Resourceful beauty

Chapter 263 The Calm After the Storm
"You really said that?"

Leaning in Chu Yuan's arms, Fang Ruxuan asked with a smirk.

Taking a sideways glance at the smug little woman, Chu Yuan said with a grim expression: "Then why should I sit down and talk to them calmly?"

Seeing his teasing, Fang Ruxuan became more and more proud, she tugged on Chu Yuan's sleeve and said, "Then their expressions at that time were very exciting, right?"

One was as dumb as a clay sculpture, and the other was as pale as a leaf in the wind. At that moment, Queen Zhou and Chu Xiu probably never expected that Chu Yuan would expose these well-known words that everyone knew but pretended not to know. Say it?

"In the matter of seizing the heir, it has always been your life and death, which is understandable. However, it is too petty to always use some sneaky tricks. In short, I have already warned them today. If they dare to make plans for you next time, By the time……"

Before Chu Yuan finished speaking, Fang Ruxuan heard the strong hostility in his words, and immediately tugged at his sleeves.

Seeing Fang Ruxuan's infant son who was still sleeping soundly beside him, Chu Yuan's expression softened involuntarily.

"Try farming, is there any progress these days?"

Thinking that Chu Yuan was lying on his desk reading books on agriculture these days, Fang Ruxuan changed the subject and asked.

When mentioning this matter, Chu Yuan couldn't help feeling a little excited, "It will probably be done. Although the planting was late, at least it was planted before the first heavy snow this winter. When the thick snow is pressed, it is like God I covered it with a quilt, and after a while, some green shoots might emerge."

A lush green scene appeared in front of her eyes, and Fang Ruxuan said worriedly: "Then, will it be damaged by the freezing? The harvest is not good, or is it something else?"

Chu Yuan nodded hesitantly, "Everything is difficult at the beginning. These are all within our expectations. However, it will definitely get better. As long as this method is feasible, then one day, two incomes a year will definitely not It's a hopeless dream."

"I believe you."

With eyes full of affirmation, Fang Ruxuan said cheeringly: "If you can't do it in one year, you can take two years, if you can't do it in two years, you can do it in three years. Since other places can succeed, so can Yao Country."

Chu Yuan smiled, tightened his arms, and hugged Fang Ruxuan even tighter.

In the swaddling baby, the little guy didn't know what he dreamed of, his pouting mouth curved, revealing a smiling face, the husband and wife looked at each other and smiled knowingly, the inner hall was filled with thick warmth and sweetness.

The next day, Fengming Palace sent a message from the imperial physician, saying that Queen Zhou was slightly ill. Immediately afterwards, Fang Shanggong passed on Queen Zhou's words, waiving Liugong's greetings for the past few days.

Reminiscent of what happened after the prince went to Fengming Palace, everyone looked at the East Palace, and gradually became a little cautious.

In Shouchang Palace, the Empress Dowager Lou looked at Madam Su and said, "The mother and daughter are self-reliant, and when the mother has something inconvenient to do, the daughter will share her worries. Unexpectedly, This time, hitting the stone with an egg, I folded myself in."

As she said that, she seemed to think that comparing Chu Yuan to a stone was an overestimation of him, the Empress Dowager Lou frowned, and then asked about Prince Rui's mansion, "I heard from Ai's family that Ya'er is living in the Marquis of Lin'an these days. House?"

Nanny Su knew about this matter a long time ago, but she ordered the people in the Shouchang Palace who served the Empress Dowager Lou closely not to tell the Empress Dowager Lou about it, so as not to make her angry. The reply was naturally a little slower.

Looking up at Nanny Su, the Empress Dowager Lou sighed helplessly: "Could it be that you also think that Aijia is getting old, so you don't tell Aijia about these things, and want Aijia to be deaf and blind in this palace?" ?”

"The Empress Dowager speaks seriously..."

Talking in fear, Madam Su changed a bowl of hot tea for the Empress Dowager Lou, and said softly, "It's not a big deal for the young couple to have a fight. If it makes you worry about it, King Rui and Princess Rui will enter the palace again later. They all feel uncomfortable."

With an annoyed snort, the Queen Mother Lou said dissatisfiedly: "Prince Rui is usually a smart child, but what happened last time? When we got married and returned home, we left Ya'er alone in the Marquis of Lin'an. How long has it been?" Did you just go to pick it up? Even the palace has spread the word, and in Shangyang City, I don’t know what the arrangement is like.”

The more she talked, the more angry she was, she put the tea bowl heavily on the kang table, the Empress Dowager Lou took a breath and said: "I know, King Rui is sympathetic to Ya'er, and wants her to stay at her mother's house for a while. My young lady in the Marquis of Lin'an is ignorant and offended King Rui."

In the final analysis, rather than saying that the Empress Dowager Lou pities Lou Ya, it is better to say that she cares more about the reputation of the Marquis of Lin'an.

I want to say that King Rui took Princess Rui back later, and the bad words in Shangyang City calmed down a little bit, but Mammy Su felt that she couldn't open her mouth.

A few days ago, Princess Rui returned to her mother's house again, and now she has lived in the Marquis of Lin'an for several days.

"This time, what's the reason again?"

Afraid of what to do, Su Momo was worried, and the Empress Dowager Lou asked.

Su Momo shook her head, "From what the old slave heard, nothing happened. Princess Rui was a bit bored in the palace, so she went back to her mother's house to gather with her sisters."

"Hmph... get together with your sisters at home?"

With a sneer, the Empress Dowager Lou glanced at Madam Su, "If that's the case, why not send someone to take the sister to the palace for a few days? I'm going to run back to my mother's house? Nothing good..."

Thinking that Princess Rui had a quarrel with King Rui and returned to her natal home, Empress Dowager Lou felt that she couldn't stop being angry.

"Just a word, in a few days, let Ya'er come into the palace to talk with me..."

After giving the order, the Empress Dowager Lou waved her hands and didn't want to say anything more, she got up and went straight into the inner hall, Mammy Su was secretly relieved, and raised her heels to go up.

In the twelfth lunar month, the weather became colder and snow fell one after another. There was already a thick pile of snow in the corners of the palace road and in the nurseries everywhere.

The palace of Xuanyi was as warm as spring, Fang Ruxuan couldn't go out, so Ding Xiang and Su Ye described the situation outside to her, adding a few interesting things in the palace from time to time, the days of confinement were not so boring.

Concubine Han Shu and Concubine Lu Rufei often came here on weekdays. However, the two of them came at a different time each time, and when they accidentally bumped into each other, they would just bow their heads as a salute, with a desolate look.

When Fang Ruxuan saw it, she was secretly amazed in her heart, but she didn't show it on the face. When chatting afterwards, she heard Sangsan say: "In the six palaces, the king respects the queen the most, but he loves the concubine Shu and the concubine Jing the most. It's just an old relationship over the years. Before His Highness was sent to Da Yuan as a hostage, it was Lu Rufei who raised His Highness, but unexpectedly, this time His Highness came back, but respected Han Shu Concubine as his mother. For this matter, Rufei Your Majesty must feel that Concubine Shu did something wrong, so the relationship between the two of them was not close, but because of His Highness, it became even colder."

Concubines in the palace have always been valued by mothers and sons. There is a big difference between having a son and having a daughter.

Thinking of making friends with Concubine Ning and having the affection of nurturing Chu Yuan for seven years, Concubine Lu Ruru must have regarded Chu Yuan as her own son long ago, she would not have imagined that Concubine Han Shu would interfere in such a way, and in the end she would still be able to control her. Whoever it was, I'm afraid I would feel uneasy, and I can't blame Lu Rufei for thinking so.

Fang Ruxuan nodded clearly.

"Where is Fengming Palace, what happened these few days?"

Fang Ruxuan asked when she thought that when Concubine Han Shu came, she said that Queen Zhou was sick and pushed all the palace affairs on her, and she was busy preparing for Laba these days.

Queen Zhou's illness is real, maybe only two or three points, and the possibility of pretending to be sick is [-]% to [-]%. Now counting, she has been pretending for some time. Seeing that the New Year is approaching, I really don't know when she plans to pretend. .

Sangshen shook her head, "Even Princess Yong's visit to the palace was rejected by Fangshang Palace. It can be seen that this time, the Queen not only annoyed the East Palace, but also complained about Prince Yong's residence."

This was a pleasant surprise.

Thinking to herself, Fang Ruxuan asked about the eldest princess' mansion again, Sang Ye pursed her lips and said with a smile: "In the past few days, several shops under the eldest princess's hands have been in trouble. She thinks it's His Highness's hands and feet. , It seems that it is really because of her poor management, so she has to put out fires everywhere every day, and she can't care about the queen's side."

Regardless of whether it was Chu Yuan's actions or not, Chu Xiu would be in a state of distress for a while after succeeding Fuguixuan, Fang Ruxuan was very relieved.

While talking, I heard rumors that Princess Ping is coming.

Fang Ruxuan stretched her neck and waited for a cup of tea before she saw Wu Xiuyan come in and said with a smile: "You are the most important thing now, I don't dare to give you the cold, no, you have to roast the whole body to heat up, That’s why I dare to come in and talk to you.”

Fang Ruxuan laughed, and complained, "Why are you so delicate? It's not all about them. After hearing what His Highness said, nothing I say now will work."

As she spoke, she seemed to be showing off her sweetness, Fang Ruxuan stopped talking unnaturally, and then raised her eyes to see, sure enough, Wu Xiuyan was smiling, but she restrained herself from saying anything joking.

Just in time, the nurse brought the little one over, and resolved Fang Ruxuan's embarrassment in a timely manner. Wu Xiuyan hugged the baby skillfully, and teased the child with changing expressions.

Perhaps it was because he had just had milk, after a few strokes, the little guy opened his mouth and spit out milk.

"I...I didn't mean to..."

Apparently this was the first time she encountered such a situation, Wu Xiuyan's face changed slightly, and she looked at Fang Ruxuan and the wet nurse in panic, as if she had made a big mistake.

"It's okay, just let the wet nurse hug and pat it."

Pursing her lips and smiling, Fang Ruxuan told Wu Xiuyan about the little guy who spat milk on Chu Yuan last time, and how Chu Yuan was at a loss.

Seeing that Fang Ruxuan was not there to comfort her, and it was common for babies to spit up milk, Wu Xiuyan felt relieved.

The next moment, the faint scent of milk permeating the tip of her nose made her frown, and she pulled out the veil to cover her mouth unexpectedly.

(End of this chapter)