Resourceful beauty

Chapter 114 Don't Give Up

"I haven't seen that for a few days, it's annoying. Let's go horseback riding in the afternoon?"

In the Hall of Leaning Willows, Princess Sixteen said to Fang Ruxuan in a good mood.

After Qiu Shumin made a fuss outside Changyin Pavilion, Qiu Zongde and his wife were summoned into the Jingning Palace. No one else knew what the empress said, but after that day, Qiu Shumin never appeared in front of everyone again.

It was also vaguely heard that the Qiu Mansion and the Wulingbo Mansion had already met in private, presumably, they were starting to discuss their children's marriage.

When she found out, Fang Ruxuan was very surprised for a while. After all, Qiu Shumin was not yet 13 years old. Although Da Yuan also had a precedent of a woman who married before she was young, there were very few such examples. Qiu Shumin, obviously, had already married her natal family. People are in a hurry, and they don't want to have any side issues. After all, there is absolutely no room for change in the marriage given by the emperor.

Fang Ruxuan didn't bother to worry about whether the person who attacked her that night was Qiu Shumin, she was relieved, and went to the camp with Princess Sixteen in the afternoon.

The mounts of the two had already been prepared early on. Although they were both gentle horses, they were a little impatient after being locked up these days. When Fang Ruxuan and Princess Sixteen took the reins, the two horses agreed Getting excited, snorting, stamping his front hooves eagerly.

One afternoon, it ended in the hilarity of you chasing after me.

In the evening, a bonfire was lit in the camp. The men sat in a few piles, and the girls who hadn't returned sat in a pile. Soldiers who were good at cooking roasted a lot of game. It was Princess Sixteen and Fang Ruxuan who didn't like meat. , I also eat with a smile on my face and I am very satisfied.

"Brother Xuan caught me a Firefox. Its fur is as beautiful as if it had been dyed by fire."

Complacently speaking in Fang Ruxuan's ear, the sixteenth princess felt a little sad again, "I don't know why, these few days, it doesn't eat or drink, as if it is going on a hunger strike."

Thinking of a little story I read in an ancient book, Fang Ruxuan said uncertainly: "If that Firefox has a companion, if it is caught by a hunter, if it is not killed, it will probably go on hunger strike. But I also read it from the book. I don’t know if it’s true or not.”

The sixteenth princess seemed to believe it, and fell silent for a while, not knowing what she was thinking.

At nightfall, when Fang Ruxuan returned to Changyin Pavilion, she saw Mu Mian, "How is it, Concubine Yun?"

The two maids sent by Chu Yuan, one named Sangye and the other named Sangshen, thought they were unfamiliar in the mansion, so Fang Ruxuan kept the kapok. Now half a month has passed, it is estimated that everything that needs to be explained has been explained clearly up.

Kapok nodded, "They are all trained people with excellent adaptability. If there is no urgent matter, I'm afraid they won't come so soon."

"What happened?"

When leaving the capital, Fang Ruxuan told Kapok two things, one was about Concubine Yun, and the other was about her father who went to Wanzhou.

Concubine Yun is fine, so it must be King Qi who made Mu Mian come here in a hurry, Fang Ruxuan's heart became anxious.

Mu Mian bit her lips and said: "The people sent to find out that the disaster situation in several prefectures and counties near Wanzhou has been brought under control, but the plague has become more and more serious, and martial law has been imposed in several places. After the prince entered Wanzhou, one There are news from our people on the way, but after the prince went to Huainan County yesterday, there is no news from him."

"What's the situation in Huainan County?"

Searching the terrain around Huainan County and the general situation in her mind, Fang Ruxuan's worries suddenly intensified several times: when she was in Jiangbei, her father was the Prince Chaopin, and when he heard what happened, he would do it himself. He took people on a field trip, and because of this, Jiangbei became more prosperous under his father's governance.

Now, even though King Qi is an imperial envoy, but when major events like floods and plagues happen, he is afraid that he will do his best.Floods are fine, as long as you are careful and the people around you are strong, you can always escape, but the plague is unavoidable.

Fang Ruxuan didn't dare to think about it.

"Zhuangzi, is there any suitable person who can be sent to Huainan County?"

Fang Ruxuan asked Kapok.

Mu Mian thought about it, "Among the few of us, Xiao Shiqi is the best at searching for information, and because of this, I arranged for Xiao Shiqi to take people to Wanzhou when the lady gave orders that day. Now, even Xiao Shiqi Qidu couldn’t find any news, so I guess it’s because Huainan’s blockade is too strict.”

She was full of melancholy, but Fang Ruxuan also knew that she couldn't get distracted right now. After thinking about it, she said softly, "You're tired after a day of running around, so go and rest with Ding Xiang. This matter needs to be discussed in the long term."

Although it is often said that man can conquer nature, in an atmosphere like the plague, it is really difficult for manpower to overcome the power of heaven.

Tossing and turning, Fang Ruxuan didn't sleep well all night, and she squinted for a while until dawn. In her sleep, there was a sad scene of her father and brother being led to the execution ground in handcuffs and shackles. With a scream, Fang Ruxuan woke up from the nightmare.

Facing Shang Dingxiang's concerned eyes, "Miss, the local situation in Wanzhou has been quickly reported. The emperor ordered that all concubines and concubines can stay in the palace to accompany the empress dowager to escape the summer heat. The courtiers prepare their bags and return to Beijing in the afternoon." .”

When the imperial court knew about this, they would discuss countermeasures. The sooner the situation in Wanzhou can be brought under control, the greater the hope for his father's safe return.

Fang Ruxuan immediately ordered Ding Xiang: "Princess Sixteen has always been loved by the Queen Mother. Now that the Queen Mother is staying in the palace, Princess Sixteen will definitely not return to Beijing. Go and say hello to her, just say that I care about my father, and I will follow them in the afternoon." I have gone back to Beijing, and please ask the sixteenth princess not to keep me in front of the queen mother or queen. I will go find her after I finish washing up."

Ding Xiang hurriedly turned around and went to Yiliu Palace, Fang Ruxuan summoned Kapok and asked her to tell Fang Zhengjun what she said last night, so that he could know.

After freshening up and having breakfast, Fang Ruxuan went out, walked a few steps, thought of something, went back to the room and picked up the little tiger who was still sleeping under the table on all fours, and hugged her in her arms.

After entering the Yiliu Palace, I heard Princess Sixteen and Bai Zixuan arguing.

"It was you who pestered me for a plaything back then, and now you are the one who asked me to send it back. You women are really fickle..."

In the main hall, the sixteenth princess stared at the lifeless Firefox in the cage with a lonely face, her eyes were full of distress and regret, while Bai Zixuan stood in the distance with her arms folded, her eyes were full of jokes.

"It must be unwilling to live alone, otherwise, why didn't it eat or drink these few days? You clearly have no sympathy at all."

Speaking angrily, Princess Sixteen even reached out to touch Firefox's face. The little guy opened his eyes, but he seemed to be dead, and there was no response.

Bai Zixuan shook his head helplessly, stood up and picked up the cage, and said complainingly: "You sympathize with it, but why don't you sympathize with me? I don't know how much effort I spent trying to catch it alive."

Bai Zixuan took a step, but was stopped by Fang Ruxuan, "Please, please put this tiger cub back into the forest."

"Yes, you are all kind people, but we are cruel."

Said jokingly, but Bai Zixuan blinked at Fang Ruxuan and said: "However, I can't help you if you are busy. Whoever sent you, you can go to someone. I can't afford to offend that plague god."

"And there are people our son-in-law can't afford?"

It is said that Cao Cao Cao Cao arrived, and Song Qian climbed up the steps from outside the hall.

Bai Zixuan pointed at Fang Ruxuan and said, "Hey, she has something to do with you."

Seeing Bai Zixuan carrying the Firefox cage, the Sixteenth Princess heaved a sigh of relief, and Fang Ruxuan at the side was still looking at the little tiger shaking his head nostalgicly, Song Qian knew what was going on.

But this little tiger was the only one that Fang Ruxuan happily accepted among the gifts he had given so many times, and Song Qian was completely unhappy about putting it back like this.

As if guessing what Song Qian was thinking, Fang Ruxuan said in a low voice: "There are its parents and partners here, it can grow up carefree, maybe in a few years, it will be the beast here King. But if you return to the capital, what is the difference between it and a cat?"

As she said that, Fang Ruxuan looked up at Song Qian and asked, "If I met a wild cat while hunting a few days ago, would Shi Zi bother to catch it?"

Song Qian agreed with Fang Ruxuan's statement in his heart, but in front of Bai Zixuan and the Sixteenth Princess, being rejected by Fang Ruxuan like this, Song Qian still felt a little embarrassed.

After being silent for a while, he stepped forward and grabbed the little tiger by the neck, ignoring its howling resistance, and strode out.

Behind him, Bai Zixuan smiled slyly, carried the Firefox cage and followed Song Qian's pace.

In the afternoon, Fang Ruxuan's car followed the brigade and headed towards the capital together.

Behind Fang Ruxuan's carriage, there were several ladies driving, including Qiu Shumin.

Thinking that Qiu Shumin would no longer be able to bully herself and the people around her like in her previous life, Fang Ruxuan felt relieved. From then on, it might not be a bad thing for bridges to bridges and roads to roads.

But obviously, Qiu Shumin didn't think so.

The past few days were like a nightmare to her. Thinking of falling from a high cloud into the mud, Qiu Shumin wished to tear Fang Ruxuan to pieces, and then scourged Fang Ruxuan's body to ashes.

Qiu Shumin was full of calculations, and with Qiu's family status, matching Anyuanhou's mansion is not considered a high climb. Three years later, Jiji, even if she can't be the concubine of Anyuanhou, but enters the palace as a concubine/concubine, she still has a chance of winning .

But what I didn't expect was that now, I have become the second young lady of Wulingbo Mansion, and my future husband is still a concubine.

Thinking of this, Qiu Shumin felt that there was a bad breath in her heart that she had to vent.

"I asked you to deliver tea yesterday, what did you hear?"

Looking back at Luyu, Qiu Shumin asked softly.

Luyu shook her head, "Master just said that because of the plague, His Majesty is in a bad mood recently, and the old man's [-]th birthday will be kept simple, so as not to spread the word and cause displeasure."

Plague, flood, King Qi...

Qiu Shumin suddenly had a bold plan in her heart.

(End of this chapter)