RPAGF Chapter 488 1 As Vicious as Ever
Chapter 488 1 As Vicious as Ever
Fu Jinyi scolded the officials and grain merchants in Hexi, and drank three cups of tea before he calmed down his anger.
"What should we do now?" Queen Mother Ruan looked worried.
"I have asked someone to give my token to my brother, as well as two blank imperial edicts. All decisions regarding Hexi will be decided by my brother," said Fu Jinyi.
In addition to hoping that the epidemic and floods in Hexi could be stopped in time, he only hoped that Fu Jinyuan could return safely.
Queen Mother Ruan nodded slightly, "What did the cabinet say?"
"Several ministers in the cabinet have conducted a thorough investigation and confirmed that they did not receive the urgent report submitted by the governor of Hexi. It is very likely that this urgent report was hijacked before it entered the royal capital."
"There are at least hundreds of memorials submitted every day from the provinces in Hexi. I have asked the Pacification Office to conduct a thorough investigation into who could have easily taken away this memorial from the governor of Hexi."
Queen Mother Ruan asked, "Has the rain stopped in Hexi?"
"We received an urgent report this morning saying that the rain has subsided and is showing signs of stopping," said Fu Jinyi.
As long as the rain in Hexi stops, the floods and epidemics can be stopped.
As Shen Sui'an listened to their conversation, a deep sense of uneasiness spread in his heart.
Fu Jinyuan's letter did not mention that the infectious disease in Hexi was so serious, and he also said that he would not just report that she was safe. It was obvious that he did not want to make her worry, so he did not tell the truth.
"Sister-in-law, don't worry. Doctor Zhou is already developing a new prescription. I heard it can control the spread of the epidemic." Fu Jinyi saw Shen Sui'an's pale face and hurriedly spoke to comfort her.
Shen Sui'an forced a smile, "I'm fine."
It is better to know the actual situation in Hexi than to know nothing.
"Your Majesty, does Hexi need medicinal herbs? Although the prince has already brought some last time, if it is not enough, I can ask people to continue raising funds." Shen Sui'an said.
Fu Jinyi said, "I have asked the Imperial Hospital to prepare it, and the few medicines that Doctor Zhou is missing are being found."
"Then the emperor, please give me a prescription later, and I can help."
"it is good."
Chao Ge'er played with the little tiger for a long time and found that he seemed to be ignored. He suddenly started to cry.
Fu Jinyi picked up his nephew and said, "I haven't seen this kid in a while. He is so heavy-handed."
As soon as he was picked up, Chao Ge'er stopped crying and reached out to grab Fu Jinyi's jade crown.
Shen Sui'an was shocked by his son's behavior.
Fu Jinyi liked this little nephew very much. Since he couldn’t take off the jade crown, he simply took off the jade pendant from his waist and gave it to Chao Ge’er.
"Your Majesty, you are just like the Queen Mother. You always give expensive things to Chao Ge'er. He is still a child." Shen Suian was helpless.
If this continues, I'm afraid Chao Ge'er will be richer than his father before he grows up.
"I'm willing to give it to you." Fu Jinyi said.
Shen Sui'an smiled and said, "Your Majesty, please hurry up and get married. Then you and the Empress will have more children. As the older brother, Chao Ge'er will take them out to play."
"..." Fu Jinyi hurriedly winked at Shen Suian.
What he hated the most now was hearing the word "wedding". A while ago, the empress dowager had been telling him that it was time for a wedding and had even picked out a lot of candidates.
Just looking at the portraits made him dizzy.
"Your sister-in-law is right, Your Majesty, it's time for you to get married." Empress Dowager Ruan looked serious and looked at Fu Jinyi seriously.
Fu Jinyi hurriedly stuffed his nephew back to Shen Sui'an and said, "I remembered that there are still memorials to be reviewed in the imperial study. I'll go and get busy first."
Queen Mother Ruan looked at Fu Jinyi's fleeing back and couldn't help but feel angry. "Every time I ask him to get married, he is always like this. The ministers in the court have submitted so many memorials. Not only does he not want to be the queen, he even refuses to participate in the selection of concubines."
"Isn't he having any...unspeakable secrets?" Empress Dowager Ruan's face changed.
Shen Sui'an opened his eyes slightly, "The emperor doesn't look like he has any unspeakable secrets."
Queen Mother Ruan took a deep breath and said, "Yes, I was too impatient. He just hasn't met the woman he likes yet."
"The weather is good, let's take Chao Ge'er for a walk in the Imperial Garden." said Queen Mother Ruan.
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Zhongcui Palace.
Yongning untied the knot in his heart and took medicine for three days. His complexion had recovered a lot. Although he was still a little thin, his mental state seemed much better.
She leaned on the couch by the window and looked at Yao Xinling standing in front of her with raised eyebrows.
After searching my mind for a long time, I finally had a vague impression.
"You don't go to the palace very often, do you?" Yongning asked.
Yao Xinling smiled slightly, "Yes, when I was eight years old, I went to the palace to pay my respects to my aunt. I met you in the Queen's... in the Queen Mother's Kunning Palace. You probably don't have any impression of me."
"I don't often attend banquets in Kyoto."
Yong Ning: "I am not familiar with you, and I guess you are not here to reminisce about the past. We have nothing to reminisce about."
"It's the Queen Mother... It was my aunt, the Queen Mother Yao, who knew that I was coming to the Southern Dynasty, and asked me to find an opportunity to meet you. Your Highness, you had to marry for the sake of the stability of the Yong Dynasty. Now the old emperor has passed away, and you are in your prime. Do you want to return to your homeland?" Yao Xinling said in a low voice.
"Mr. Yao is so kind-hearted that he's still worried that I'll be alone and helpless for the rest of my life?" Yongning almost laughed out loud.
The people that the evil queen hated the most were them, so how could she wish to return to Yong Dynasty?
"Your Highness may not know about this in the Southern Dynasty. Queen Mother Qu has been showing sympathy to the Prince of Zhennan recently. The Prince of Zhennan is very ambitious. I'm sure Your Highness should have known about this a long time ago."
"The late emperor paved the way for Queen Mother Qu and the Fifth Prince. It would be a pity if they were used by the Prince of Zhennan."
Yongning chuckled, "The late emperor favored his concubine over his wife, which is why the woman surnamed Yao is now the empress dowager. Could it be that she wants me to go back and help her deal with the Prince of Zhennan?"
"This shouldn't be the case. When did Queen Mother Yao become so childish and ridiculous?"
Yao Xinling was not surprised at all by Yongning's sarcasm.
When her aunt asked her to find Yongning, she thought that Yongning would take into account the safety of Empress Dowager Qu and the Fifth Prince, and would definitely agree to return to Yong Dynasty.
If it were her, and she was forced to marry an old emperor, she would no longer care about her mother and brothers.
"Besides, how can she bring me back to Yong Dynasty? Who can she rely on?" Yongning asked sarcastically.
"Have you told Shen Sui'an what you wanted to say to me?"
Yao Xinling's face darkened slightly, "No."
"I don't think so, otherwise you wouldn't be sitting in front of me today." Yong Ning glanced at her, "Thank goodness Shen Sui'an treats you as a friend."
"I... was just entrusted by someone." Yao Xinling lowered his head, feeling guilty in his heart.
Yongning said calmly, "Your aunt is not so kind. Did she ask you to ask Shen Sui'an to help me leave the palace when the time comes?"
Yao Xinling was stunned for a moment, "Princess Yongning, you..."
"Once Shen Sui'an finds a way to help me escape, she will take the opportunity to expose this matter. Not only will it cause misunderstandings between Shen Sui'an and me, but it will also cause a rift between Shen Sui'an and Queen Mother Ruan."
"As expected of her, she is still so vicious."