Resourceful beauty

Chapter 359 The Last Struggle
There was a faint smell of kerosene in the morning breeze, covering the fragrance of the flowers in the imperial garden completely. Looking around, everything was still the same as before, as if nothing had happened.

Fang Ruxuan walked over slowly, and looked at the brightened sky, feeling that this morning was very different from the past.

For a moment, even the footsteps became lighter.

Back at Xuanyi Hall, the two children were lying side by side on the bed, Brother Ming was still asleep, while Mingzhu beside him had already woken up, gnawing her fingers quietly.

Leaning down to kiss each of the two children's faces, Fang Ruxuan sat for a while before taking a shower and grooming.

The exhaustion from not sleeping all night faded away after soaking in hot water for half an hour. Looking at herself in the bronze mirror, Fang Ruxuan had a big smile on her face.

"Let's go to Shouchang Palace..."

After instructing the wet nurse to take care of the two children, Fang Ruxuan left the East Palace again without even taking care of breakfast.

It was not only Fang Ruxuan who stayed up all night, but also those people in Shouchang Palace.

Now, although there was no news, from the moment Chu Yuan led the troops into the palace, everyone's hearts probably had a result.

When Fang Ruxuan stepped into the main hall of Shouchang Palace, she felt that the inside of the hall, which was very quiet in Japan, seemed to be a little more desolate. It looks more and more eerie.

In the first place, the empress dowager Lou who is languidly crooked is showing her old age, with a little more white hair on her sideburns, and the hands playing with the Buddha string are even more unbearable to look at.

Princess Rui next to her, except for her fairer complexion, did not change much, Fang Ruxuan couldn't help but admire her with admiration.

"The princess is here? Why, is she here to see a joke?"

Looking at Fang Ruxuan who was well dressed, what Lou Dowager said again seemed extremely mean.

I never liked Fang Ruxuan, but after several confrontations, Concubine Han Gui and Chu Yuan were tight-lipped. As for the Marquis of Lin'an, after this battle, the vitality will be greatly damaged, and the Empress Dowager Lou feels extremely uncomfortable.

"The Queen Mother is too worried."

After receiving Concubine Han's wink, Fang Ruxuan leaned over and saluted, and stepped forward to sit behind Concubine Han.

Concubine Liu Ning and Concubine Lu Rufei had a little bit of fatigue in the corners of their eyes, but Concubine Han kept her back straight and her face was calm, and she stood upright at a glance.

"Can you see the prince?"

Concubine Han Gui asked Fang Ruxuan in a low voice.

Seeing Fang Ruxuan shaking her head, Concubine Han didn't say anything more, and when she turned around, she became that cold-faced imperial concubine again.

The hall was once again dead silent.

After an unknown amount of time, footsteps sounded in the yard, and everyone turned their heads to look at it in unison.

The one who came in was Gu Dahai who used to be by Chu Yuan's side.

The Empress Dowager Chonglou saluted one after another, and Gu Dahai said to Concubine Han, "Your Highness said that the king and queen will return to the palace in a few days. The palace calms the hearts of the people, so as to welcome the king and queen back to the palace."

"This palace knows."

She briefly agreed, and seeing Gu Dahai turn around to leave, Concubine Han Guifei stood up and said to everyone in the hall: "In that case, let's go back to the palace to rest. You have heard what I said just now, the king and queen will be here soon. I will come back, right and wrong, I will have my own conclusion at that time, these days, you all should be quiet in your own palace."

As she said that, Concubine Han Gui took another look at Concubine Jing.

Unexpectedly, Concubine Jing did not raise her head, and after saluting to the Empress Dowager, she turned around and left Shi Shiran, as if, what happened outside these days had nothing to do with her.

"Come here, send Princess Rui to Rui'an Palace. From now on, no one is allowed to visit, and you are not allowed to leave Rui'an Palace without permission."

When everyone in the hall had dispersed, Han Guifei gave the order.

The nurturing mother who hadn't waited to come in walked up to Princess Rui, and the Empress Dowager Lou had already grabbed Princess Rui's arm, glared at Concubine Han angrily, and said, "My family is not allowed."

Concubine Han looked at the Empress Dowager Lou and smiled, but the order in her mouth was unquestionable, "Send Princess Rui back to Rui'an Palace for delivery."

"Bitch, you..."

Disregarding her image, she loudly reprimanded her. On the side, the two foster nuns had pulled Princess Rui out of the Empress Dowager Lou's grip.

Princess Rui threw off the restraint of the two nuns, and walked out of the main hall with her head held high.

After stepping over the threshold of the main hall, Princess Rui suddenly turned around and looked at Fang Ruxuan with disdain, "You think I've lost, but I think standing behind a man like you can do anything The woman who can't live is even more tragic. I am not as good as you, but I am not as good as you, I am afraid that I didn't have a good pregnancy, and I didn't meet someone who can cherish me and respect me."

What she said was very unwilling, as if if she were the princess now, the situation would definitely be different, but Fang Ruxuan was all under Chu Yuan's favor.

Fang Ruxuan smiled lightly and said nothing, Princess Rui gave Fang Ruxuan angrily a look, and walked away.

When Concubine Han came out of Shouchang Palace, she felt that the air in the world was a little fresher. Fang Ruxuan smiled sincerely, and Concubine Han looked at her with a softer face.

In the imperial study room, Chu Yuan, who was dressed in black and gold-rimmed prince's attire, was sitting behind the desk, looking at King Rui and King Yong who were silent in front of him, without making a sound for a long time.

After a while, King Rui still didn't hold his breath, looked up at Chu Yuan and asked, "Father gave you the Dragon and Tiger Token?"

There was disbelief, unwillingness, and even more, deep depression in his eyes.

The Dragon and Tiger Order is a tiger talisman that orders all the military camps in the country. Even the generals of the Yao Kingdom must obey this order. From this we can see that mastering the Dragon and Tiger Order means mastering all the troops of the Yao Kingdom.

Although they knew there was such a thing, King Rui and the others had never seen it since they were young. For so many years, they all thought that this thing only existed in legends.

Chu Yuan shook his head with a smile, "You should have thought about it long ago. The Dragon and Tiger Token can only be held by every ruler of the Yao Kingdom. How could it be in the hands of a single person?"

"Father?"

With a look of shock on his face, King Rui quickly lowered his head, and tightly clenched his hands on the handle of the armchair, revealing his uneasiness.

Opposite King Rui, King Yong was equally astonished, but compared to King Rui, he felt a little more fortunate in his heart.

"Do you think that your father is unaware of everything you have done?"

Asked softly, Chu Yuan smiled, "You think the father is old and getting dizzy day by day, so he can do whatever he wants? But you have forgotten that the father has ruled Yao Kingdom for more than 30 years, even if he is old, he is still the same It is the sky of Yao country, the king of Yao country."

"I'm not afraid even when I'm in front of my father..."

I don't know what came to mind, King Rui gained some confidence.

Looking up at Chu Yuan, King Rui asked sharply, "Where is my father now? Right and wrong, my father has his own judgment. You are not yet King Yao, so what qualifications do you have to convict me?"

"conviction?"

As if he heard a funny joke, Chu Yuan was full of sarcasm, "I don't mean to convict you, but I just want to hear why you led the troops to besiege the palace. When I turned around, my father asked the general. The answer is no?"

"Fake intentions..."

With a sneer, King Rui looked displeased, "If you hadn't forced the father to the palace, if you hadn't blocked the news, how could this king be deceived by the rumors and rashly lead the army back to Shangyang City? Now, you put It's really shameless to show such a hypocritical face."

Chu Yuan has seen King Rui's ability to turn black and white right now. However, these meaningless verbal disputes are really boring. Chu Yuan waved his hand, "What is the father's intention, you will naturally know it in a few days. Now , there is nothing to say, let's go back to the palace and rest."

Unbelievable that he was let off so easily, King Rui raised his eyes to look at Chu Yuan, and found that he was not joking, so he hurriedly got up and left the imperial study room, but it was King Yong who hesitated for a long time before leaving.

After getting up and stretching, he summoned Gu Dahai to give some instructions in a low voice, and then Chu Yuan went to the East Palace.

In the inner hall of Xuanyi Hall, Fang Ruxuan changed Ming Zhu into a new outfit as if it was New Year's Eve, while Brother Ming was clapping and dancing, as happy as she was wearing new clothes.

Hearing his son's laughter from a distance, Chu Yuan couldn't help but move a little faster.

After flashing behind the screen, Ding Xiang and the others greeted Chu Yuan, and Fang Ruxuan turned her head.

Smiling, he turned his head to wrap Mingzhu in swaddling clothes, and Brother Ming flew over with a look of surprise on his face, and jumped into Chu Yuan's arms.

"Daddy...Daddy..."

Chirping like a bird, as if he wanted to say all the calls he owed these days at once, Brother Ming hugged Chu Yuan's neck, smiling very happily.

"Is the injury serious?"

Fang Ruxuan didn't bother to ask until Chu Yuan played around with Brother Ming for a while, and Brother Ming went to have breakfast with his wet nurse contentedly.

Chu Yuan shook his head, "Father is fine. King Rui has scruples in his heart and dare not use too much force. Therefore, except for the city gate and palace gate, he didn't kill much. There are many wounded and dead. As for King Yong, you know Father left a will in the Hall of Yiyuan, and his military strength is not as good as that of King Rui, so he has been watching from behind, planning to pick up a ready-made bargain, but in the end, he didn't find it."

"Your father also thinks so?"

At this moment, King Rui's move to be king looks more like a farce. Thinking of Concubine Han Guifei and Chu Yuan saying that King Yao may not have a clue, Fang Ruxuan asked with some doubts.

Chu Yuan smiled, but did not answer Fang Ruxuan's question. Instead, he talked about another matter, "That day in the palace, father just woke up and learned that King Rui had led troops to attack the gate of the palace, so he asked me to press the door. Followed the previous arrangement, and later, he asked me if I blamed him."

"If I were you, I wouldn't complain."

Fang Ruxuan replied with a smile, as if she was sure that Chu Yuan's answer was the same.

Chu Yuan laughed, and reached out to hold Fang Ruxuan's hand, "Ruxuan is the one who knows me."

(End of this chapter)