Resourceful beauty

Chapter 296
After the Mid-Autumn Festival, news came from the palace that King Yao and his party were planning to return to the palace. Chu Yuan arranged for the House of Internal Affairs to prepare and set off on August 22 to the palace.

When King Yao and his party returned to the palace, everything was settled and tidied up, and Fengming Palace resumed greetings, it was already August 25.

When she got to Fengming Palace early, Fang Ruxuan noticed that Concubine Fang's face was extremely pale and weak, and her dark eye sockets seemed to have not had a good rest in recent days, revealing a distressing fragility.

If she had nausea in the first trimester, or if her stomach was too big to rest well in the later trimester, it is understandable that Concubine Fang's complexion would be so bad. Now that the fetal image is three months old, Concubine Fang is acting like this. I know it well.

Fang Ruxuan raised her eyes to look at Concubine Han Gui, and saw a slight smile on her face, as if she didn't pay attention to Concubine Fang's pretentious appearance at all.

Sure enough, when Queen Zhou appeared, she first cared about Concubine Fang and Fang Ruxuan's pregnancy. She didn't even mention why Concubine Fang looked so bad, but praised Concubine Han for taking care of Concubine Fang herself.

With an unbelievable expression on her face, Concubine Fang looked at Queen Zhou weepingly, as if she didn't understand why this happened. After a while, she didn't know what she thought of. This silent performance made some people laugh in a low voice.

Her complexion fluctuated red and white, Concubine Fang felt like she was sitting on pins and needles, when Queen Zhou signaled that all the concubines could leave, Concubine Fang got up first, bowed and left Fengming Palace.

Behind him, there was endless laughter.

In the evening of that day, I heard that Concubine Fang Lihua went to Qian'an Palace with rain. Not long after, Li Sheng went to Changle Palace to pass on the words of King Yao. The pavilion is good for health and recuperation.

The palace staff of Changle Palace moved swiftly. Before the sun went down, all the concubine Fang’s belongings in the East Side Hall had been moved back to Lanyue Pavilion. The Dongpei Hall was cleaned several times inside and out, and for the next few days, the doors and windows were kept wide open, saying that they wanted to disperse bad luck.

Concubine Fang, who had left Changle Palace arrogantly, was so angry that she wanted to bite her silver teeth, but when she went to Fengming Palace to greet Concubine Han, her smile became softer and softer, as if she had been in Changle Palace for more than a month. It was very comfortable.

The life in the palace gradually returned to its former state. Fang Ruxuan was taken care of by Queen Zhou, and it was enough to go to Fengming Palace to pay her respects once every ten days. Be full and comfortable.

The only thing that disturbed her was the movement from Shouchang Palace.

Before the Empress Dowager Lou went to the palace to escape the summer heat, Xin Lan came to Fang Ruxuan to ask for grace, saying that she would serve the Empress Dowager Lou with her, Fang Ruxuan naturally had no reason not to agree.

On the second day after Xinlan came back, when she came to greet Fang Ruxuan, she said that the queen mother often talked about Lin Liangdi, and hoped that Fang Ruxuan would allow Lin Ke'er to pay her respects to the queen mother.

Lin Ke'er has been moved to Bishuixuan, and Chu Yuan has issued a foot restraint order, and she is not allowed to leave the gate of Bishuixuan for one year.

Although it was the disposal of the inner house, it was what Chu Yuan said, even if it was wrong, Fang Ruxuan would do it, otherwise, where would Chu Yuan's prestige be?
"Nowadays, there is no Lin Liangdi in the Eastern Palace. Lin Ke'er's identity is no different from that of you and Luwu. Don't call me wrong next time. Lin Ke'er has moved to Bishuixuan, and Bishuixuan is away from Lianqiu Pavilion. It's not far away, if you are interested, you can go to see her, as for paying respects to the Queen Mother, you can avoid it, the orders issued by His Highness cannot be changed overnight."

Xinlan's delicate and deep thoughts rank above Hu Moyan and others in the East Palace, not to mention that it's been a whole night, Fang Ruxuan doesn't believe that she doesn't know what happened.

Knowing what happened, but still pretending to plead for Lin Ke'er, Fang Ruxuan was not as gentle as before when she spoke again, and her words of refusal were also extraordinarily strong.

Xinlan's complexion changed for a while, she confessed her guilt in a low voice, and left the Hall of Xuanyi.

That afternoon, when Fang Ruxuan went to Shouchang Palace to pay her respects to Empress Dowager Lou, a maidservant next to Empress Lou came out to spread the word that the Empress Dowager was exhausted from the long journey.

In the past, Chu Yuan would smile and lead Fang Ruxuan to wait under the eaves of the verandah, and leave after a cup of tea. Even if the Empress Dowager Lou was dissatisfied, after all, Chu Yuan and Fang Ruxuan did not lose their courtesy.

But now, Fang Ruxuan is pregnant, and she knows that the Empress Dowager Lou is deliberately making things difficult, so she doesn't bother to pay attention.

She spoke softly and said that she would come to pay her respects after the Queen Mother had rested. Fang Ruxuan supported her waist, turned around and walked away with her brows tightly frowned. She walked away very slowly, as if she was extremely uncomfortable.

In the inner hall, from the half-closed window, the Empress Dowager Lou's face was livid with anger, and when she raised her hand, a bowl of bird's nest soup on the soft couch table just spilled on the carpet.

When Chu Yuan came back in the evening, Fang Ruxuan described the situation with a sad face, but before she finished speaking, Chu Yuan burst into laughter.

After Fang Ruxuan finished speaking, Chu Yuan leaned over and took a smack on her cheek, and praised with joy in his eyes: "The princess is extremely intelligent, she is indeed a blessing of the East Palace, congratulations, congratulations..."

Fang Ruxuan pursed her lips and snickered, snuggling into Chu Yuan's arms and smiling like a mouse that had stolen oil.

"King Rui's errands are done well, just now my father praised him vigorously, saying that I will reward him well, but King Rui begged for his father's grace, saying that he had other plans, and hoped for his permission."

After laughing, Chu Yuan naturally talked to Fang Ruxuan about the court affairs.

After returning from the palace, although King Yao resumed his court, it was only for show, all the memorials were approved by Chu Yuan, and even the discussions in the imperial study room were under the full authority of Chu Yuan.

Concubine Fang was still favored, and another happy event happened in her palace.

The two maidservants who used to serve King Yao together with Concubine Fang, one was named Yuguiren and the other was named Rouguiren, now they live in the east and west side halls of Lanyue Pavilion.

It's just that, when Concubine Fang goes to Qian'an Hall to pay her respects, she always brings Yugui and Rougui with her, and on the history book at the respect room, whenever Yugui goes to bed, Rougui must accompany her. , and the gentlemen are generally the same when they go to bed.

For a time, everyone in the palace knew that Yuguiren and Rouguiren were the new favorites of King Yao.

"Then what grace does he want?"

When Fang Ruxuan asked Chu Yuan, he also shook his head in doubt.

King Rui was working in the Ministry of Officials, and after a year later he was ordered by King Yao to vigorously investigate the official circles in several southern states and counties. After half a year, the southern side continued to move. Some officials were pulled down, and some were promoted. The young officials, after a short period of chaos, showed another kind of thriving appearance.

These are all the situations that King Yao insisted on doing so at the beginning, so when King Rui did all this, King Yao would naturally be very happy, and hoped that in the territory of Yao Kingdom, there would be a picture of Haiyan Qingping everywhere. Look stable.

Therefore, as long as King Rui's grace is not excessive, King Yao will most likely agree.

"Anyway, we'll know in a few days. I see King Rui's appearance, as determined to win."

Patting Fang Ruxuan's hand, signaling her not to worry about it, Chu Yuan got up, took her hand and went to Nuan Pavilion.

The next day, before Chu Yuan came down to court, Fang Ruxuan learned from Zheng Ping that King Rui had presented the memorial to Qian'an Hall early in the morning.

"His Royal Highness King Rui wants to become a vassal, so I hope that the king will divide the five counties near Lizhou into fiefdoms for him."

Zheng Ping reported the news he had inquired about.

"Just fan?"

Fang Ruxuan was a little surprised, she obviously didn't expect that the grace that King Rui mentioned would be this.

Yao Country is the same as Da Yuan. When the prince becomes an adult, he will go to various places to serve as a vassal and make his own contribution to the prosperity of the country, instead of living in the capital and being a wealthy prince with nothing to do.

However, this old practice was interrupted starting from King Yong.

King Yong's thoughts are naturally known to everyone, but the excuse he did not propose to surrender the feudal clan back then was that Yao Kingdom is now unified internally and externally, and the imperial power should not be divided by using the feudal clan. After all, Emperor Tiangao Far away, with the vassal king, if the imperial court makes any decision that benefits the country and the people, if the vassal king feels that it is contrary to his own interests, it will not be a good thing for the long-term stability of Yao Kingdom.

At that time, the courtiers discussed it and thought it made sense, so King Yao agreed, and after King Yong, King Xuan didn't propose to go to the vassal.

Gradually, the matter of the prince becoming a vassal seems to have been put on hold.

At this time, King Rui proposed to take over the feudal clan, but he didn't know what kind of thoughts it came from.

Randomly guessing in her heart, Fang Ruxuan couldn't help but began to think again, if King Yao agreed, then what kind of attitude would King Yong and others have.

King Yong must be unwilling to leave Shangyang City, but what about King Xuan and King Pingping?

When Chu Yuan came back, he saw Fang Ruxuan leaning on the soft couch in a daze, with a serious expression on his face.

"What do you think?"

Asking amusedly, Chu Yuan leaned down and put his ear on Fang Ruxuan's lower abdomen.

The child who was less than three months old naturally couldn't hear anything. Chu Yuan got up again, and Fang Ruxuan said with a smile: "I'm thinking, if King Rui wants to take over, will Father agree?"

"Father has agreed."

As Chu Yuan said, his eyes were full of inquiry. He didn't know whether he couldn't figure out the original intention of King Rui to become a vassal, or he didn't expect King Yao to agree so quickly.

"What about King Yong and the others?"

Fang Ruxuan asked about the attitude of King Yong and others.

"King Rui said that he asked for grace first, and then went to the feudal land after a few years. Therefore, both King Yong and King Xuan also stated that the reserve position has been confirmed, and it is time to go to the feudal land."

The words were easy, but Chu Yuan's eyes were full of depth.

Fang Ruxuan knew that there might be something strange about it.

Could it be that, after going to the palace, what consensus did King Yong, King Xuan and King Rui reach?
A bad premonition floated in her heart, Fang Ruxuan went straight to contemplate, and the next moment, she was interrupted by Chu Yuan's smile, "I have to worry about these things, you can take care of yourself, so I can feel at ease."

Nodding her head gently, Fang Ruxuan snuggled into Chu Yuan's arms.

(End of this chapter)