Resourceful beauty

Chapter 121
"Thank you for what happened last time."

Before coming here, I was apprehensive, and I always felt that it would be rash to say thank you, but now the two of them sat and drank tea, as if they had been friends for many years, and Fang Ruxuan blurted out her thanks so naturally.

Chu Yuan was stunned for a moment, smiled and shook his head, "It's nothing more than a little effort. If Song Shizi hadn't appeared, the injury on my lower body could have been avoided, so it's just a coincidence, the Princess don't need to worry about it too much."

Although she knew she couldn't see anything through her clothes, Fang Ruxuan's eyes still flashed across Chu Yuan's left shoulder, Chu Yuan smiled and said, "Would you like to show the Princess some fists?"

Knowing that he was joking to prove that her injury was indeed healed, Fang Ruxuan shook her head with a smile.

Chu Yuan lowered his head and picked up the small purple clay pot, and refilled another cup of tea for Fang Ruxuan.

The two were silent for a while, but the atmosphere didn't seem awkward. Everything around them was so harmonious and natural. Fang Ruxuan couldn't help thinking of a sentence she had read before: There are not many confidants, even if there is only one, even if you sit silently, After parting, I still feel that the years are quiet and good.

At this moment, Fang Ruxuan felt like this.

After a while, Chu Yuan tentatively looked at Fang Ruxuan, "King Qi has been in Wanzhou for more than two months, has the princess heard the latest news about King Qi?"

Fang Ruxuan shook her head, with sadness on her face, "The last time I got news, it was when I was in the palace that my father took someone to Huainan County. Since then, my news channel has been cut off. Wanzhou Mansion The yamen sent a report saying that my father's life was dying, but I didn't believe it."

Putting her doubts on the surface like this, as if the person sitting opposite her was someone she trusted, Fang Ruxuan didn't notice anything wrong at all.

Chu Yuan nodded and comforted: "I also firmly believe that King Qi will return safely, so the princess should not be disturbed by external forces."

"external force?"

Sensitively grasping the key words in Chu Yuan's words, Fang Ruxuan was a little puzzled.

Chu Yuan hesitated for a while, and finally decided to tell Fang Ruxuan the truth, "The people I sent sent back news that there were unidentified people among the relief officers and soldiers in Wanzhou. It was premeditated and organized. I don’t know what these people are planning.”

"It's been a few days since Prince Qi went to Huainan, and there was no bad news, but after that group of people appeared, the Wanzhou government issued a report, so I always feel that this The matter is not that simple. However, that's all the news I got, and now I can only stay calm and wait for the follow-up."

Chu Yuan watched Fang Ruxuan carefully, seeing that she was not impatient, he felt relieved.

"Premeditated and organized..."

Mumbling and repeating Chu Yuan's words, Fang Ruxuan seemed to feel that her father and elder brother were caught in some kind of conspiracy, and the circle of that conspiracy was shrinking little by little, and it seemed that her father and elder brother would be swallowed up in the next moment. .

The hand that was placed under the table couldn't help but to hold it, Fang Ruxuan looked up at Chu Yuan and sincerely thanked, "Thank you very much."

After all, Fang Ruxuan lowered her head in embarrassment and said, "I owe you so many favors, I really don't know how to repay them."

Fang Ruxuan, who lowered her head, showed her first embarrassment since entering the door. She seemed to be very distressed and ashamed because of this. The expression on her cheeks was not clear, but her slender neck was already covered with a layer of bright pink.

The corners of Chu Yuan's lips were slightly curved, and he stared deeply at Fang Ruxuan. After a while, he said gently: "The future is long, and there will always be a chance to pay it back."

There was the ding-dong sound of green tea falling into the cup, Fang Ruxuan raised her head, and saw Chu Yuan's expression was normal, she didn't seem to notice her embarrassment, Fang Ruxuan held up the teacup, and drank tea to cover it up.

Chu Yuan smiled even more.

"Oh, right……"

Shaking his head with some annoyance, Chu Yuan seemed to have thought of something, "A few days ago, a subordinate of mine was out on errands, and I saw Ms. Kapok staring at someone's tail, and I was worried that that person would not dare to get too close. I just intervened in meddling, does the princess want to know what I found out?"

People often say: There is no place to find when you break through the iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get it.

Fang Ruxuan tried her best to find out the origin of the manager Qi, but she had no place to start. Now, looking at Chu Yuan's appearance, it seems that the result has been achieved. How could Fang Ruxuan not feel emotional?
"Master Chu, please tell me."

Fang Ruxuan looked at Chu Yuan eagerly.

Chu Yuan opened his mouth, and suddenly changed the subject, "I have known the princess for a long time, but the princess has always called me young master, and I am extremely unfamiliar. In exchange, if we meet again in the future, the princess will call me by my name. how?"

As if she did not expect him to propose such a condition, Fang Ruxuan froze for a while, then nodded and said, "Okay, I will remember, Chu Yuan."

Chu Yuan nodded in satisfaction, "Reciprocity is a matter of courtesy, from that day on, I will call the princess Ruxuan, okay?"

Fang Ruxuan was a little ashamed to call out such an intimate title from an outsider like Chu Yuan, and Chu Yuan made up for it and said, "Of course, in front of people, I will still call you Princess, so this is fair?"

Fang Ruxuan took a deep breath and nodded.

Like drinking a cup of cold tea in a hot dog day, Chu Yuan felt indescribably happy and happy, but afraid that Fang Ruxuan would be uncomfortable, Chu Yuan said with a serious expression, "The man's surname is Qi and his name is Huan. The staff under King Lu's sect are the best at drilling camps, and they are highly valued by King Lu."

King Lu?

The person who had been suppressed in my heart for a long time jumped out of someone's mouth so unexpectedly, Fang Ruxuan was subconsciously startled, and asked almost without thinking: "Are you sure?"

Chu Yuan hesitated for a moment, "I didn't see him in person, but I judged that the man was Qi Huan after hearing the subordinate's description of the man's appearance, because in the past when the King of Lu returned to Beijing, he followed him around. Second-rate."

When Chu Yuan said that, Fang Ruxuan could almost conclude that the person must be Qi Huan.

At this time, what did King Lu send him to the capital for?
And what is the relationship between those extra people from Wanzhou and King Lu?
In this flood and plague, what exactly is King Lu planning?
Questions came one after another, Fang Ruxuan felt that her head was in a mess, and she didn't even hear what Chu Yuan said.

After leaving Chu Yuan's other courtyard and returning to Shu Yuxuan, Fang Ruxuan recalled what Chu Yuan had said over and over again, and something seemed to gradually become clear in her mind.

In the previous life, when Fang Ruxuan touched the pillar and died, it was the sixth year of Rui'an. In that year, the court was not peaceful. First, there were frequent riots at the border, and Emperor Rui'an had to send troops to suppress it. Finally, Lian Ning Shanbo handed over the military power like this Many years of veterans have been activated.

Not long after, I heard that there was a general war in the northwest, and the king of Lu kept sending reports, asking the court for reinforcements.

Ningbei is the fiefdom of the King of Lu. Beyond Ningbei is the Udal tribe known for its barbarism. Beyond Udal is the Hulan Kingdom.

The Wudal tribe has been sandwiched between Dayuan and Hulan Kingdom for more than a hundred years. However, for more than a hundred years, whether it is Hulan Kingdom or Dayuan, they all want to conquer Udal and expand their territory. A hard bone that cannot be chewed has stood firm between the two countries for so many years.

Fang Ruxuan even heard rumors that the King of Lu and the Khan of the Udal tribe had reached a secret agreement, that the King of Udar Khan would assist the King of Lu in his rebellion and enthronement. At that time, the King of Lu would give the entire north of Ning to Udal as a reward.

In the previous life, Fang Ruxuan did not see what happened later, but now, considering all these things, Fang Ruxuan can be sure that King Lu really has evil intentions.

For so many years, King Lu would return to Beijing almost every two years. When he came, he only brought some simple gifts to honor the Queen Mother, but when he left, there were always many carriages. When he came to Emperor Rui'an, King Lu always cried poorly. The richness of Ningbei is obvious to all. Every year, there are always imperial envoys going to Jiangbei to inspect under various names, but Ningbei, which King Lu said is barren, has never been visited by imperial envoys.

Therefore, no one knows what Ningbei looks like now, except King Lu himself.

But in the past and present, what King Lu fears the most is not the current sage, but King Qi who is capable of writing and martial arts, and who is superior in commanding troops and fighting.

Those generals in the DPRK, the senior ones have already handed over the military power, and now they are serving in various places, and they are all young generals who have been promoted in recent years. Emperor Rui'an only wanted to control the general power in his own hands, but I never thought that this would also give those with unruly intentions an opportunity to take advantage of.

If King Lu really had the intention of treason, King Qi would probably be the one he would eradicate first in Dayuan.

After thinking about it layer by layer, although there is no evidence, Fang Ruxuan feels that her thinking is correct. If this is the case, then the people Chu Yuan said were mixed among the relief officers and soldiers are probably the same. King Lu's arrangement was intended to trap and kill King Qi.

And it made sense for Guanshi Qi to meet Su Yuan in private.

Seeing Guanshi Qi first, and then tearfully going to Wanzhou to find King Qi, so that Fang Zhengjun made a plan to go to Wanzhou. Su Yuan has made up her mind to let her father and elder brother be buried in Wanzhou, so that Fang Zhengru can take advantage of the situation.

The heart of the most poisonous woman is fully reflected in Su Yuan.

In her heart, Fang Ruxuan wished she could drag Su Yuan to the Buddhist hall in the backyard, and cut her into pieces in front of her mother's memorial tablet.

But rationality told Fang Ruxuan that the matter was far from that simple, and the most urgent task was not to deal with her, but to ensure the safe return of her father and brother.

"Kapok..."

After recovering from her contemplation, Fang Ruxuan ordered in a deep voice: "Tomorrow morning, go to Chu Yuan and ask him to help arrange a few experts to keep an eye on Qi Huan. If you can find out who he met and what he said If not, that would be the best, if not, then be sure not to startle the snake."

Seeing Mu Mian nodding, Fang Ruxuan continued: "And you, for twelve hours a day, kept an eye on Su Yuan for me. I want to see how she wakes up laughing in her sleep."

(End of this chapter)