RPAGF Chapter 479 She No Longer Has This Idea (2 in 1)
Chapter 479 She No Longer Has This Idea (2 in 1)
Queen Mother Ruan was wearing a black robe embroidered with phoenixes. The gorgeous embroidery with gold threads sparkled brightly under the light. She had a solemn expression, and her eyes were deep and sharp, like two cold rays of light. She was filled with terrifying majesty.
Liao Yingying's back was covered in blood. She gritted her teeth, endured the pain, and knelt in front of Empress Dowager Ruan.
"Do you know you are wrong?" asked Queen Mother Ruan.
"Your Majesty, I was wrong, but I do not regret it." Liao Yingying kowtowed while enduring the pain in her back.
There was a surge of anger in Empress Dowager Ruan's eyes.
"What do you want to do by trying to sow discord between the emperor and the regent? Do you really think that I will not sentence you to death?" asked Empress Dowager Ruan in a cold voice.
Liao Yingying rubbed her head against the ground, still speaking firmly, "The Queen once said that women can do anything that men can do. The Crown Prince and Prince Chen are not as smart or courageous as you, so why can't it be you?"
From the very beginning, they followed the queen and were loyal only to her. Since there was a chance to change the rigid sense of belonging in this world, why not do it?
She felt that Queen Mother Ruan was more suitable than anyone else to be the emperor of this world.
There are precedents of female emperors, so why can't it be Empress Dowager Ruan?
"Empress Dowager, you have the world in your heart. Why have you completely lost your original intention now? When you led us to suppress the enemy, you were so dazzling, so happy. You were a natural empress..." Liao Yingying's eyes were bloodshot, and she only wanted to arouse the Empress Dowager's former ambition.
Queen Mother Ruan lowered her eyes and looked at her, "At that time, the Crown Prince was sick and weak, the whereabouts of the Prince of Chen were unknown, and I was surrounded by wolves..."
Before she found Fu Jinyuan, she had indeed thought that she would never let the world fall into the hands of Concubine Liu and her son. If the prince was really destined not to live long, then she would take his place and become the empress.
But since her eldest son returned to the Southern Dynasty, she no longer had this idea.
It is even more impossible for her to let her two sons turn against each other just for the throne!
"Whether I am training female soldiers or doing anything else, it is all to protect the emperor and the regent from any harm. Although the emperor is young, he is kind and smart, and the regent is loyal and righteous. They brothers support each other, and this is what I want to see most."
"Liao Yingying, don't think that I don't know what you did behind my back. Considering that you have been by my side for many years, I will spare your death this time. If it happens again, I will make sure you bring your head to me!"
"Empress Dowager..." Liao Yingying was unwilling.
In every aspect, the Empress Dowager is more suitable to be emperor than anyone else.
As long as she is willing, the throne will be within her reach with just a wave of her hand.
Just because the new emperor is a son, should she be content to be just a queen mother and wither away and grow old in the harem?
"I only have two sons. If they turned against each other and killed each other because of others' instigation, it would be more painful than having my bones and flesh cut off. Now the Southern Dynasty is peaceful and prosperous, which is exactly what I want to see."
"The world is so big, I don't plan to just stay in the harem from now on, it's just that the time has not come yet."
"If you can't understand what I'm saying, then go away and find the master you want."
When Liao Yingying heard what Empress Dowager Ruan said, she could no longer hold back her tears, "Empress Dowager, I was wrong. I am willing to accept the punishment. Please don't drive me away."
Queen Mother Ruan looked at her deeply and said, "Step back."
In fact, before Fu Jinyi ascended the throne and after the factions of Concubine Liu and her son were eliminated and disintegrated by her, there were still voices in the court supporting Fu Jinyuan's ascension to the throne, and she had already begun investigating.
She suspected that it might be a member of the Ruan family, and later she wondered if the remnants of He Zhiyuan had not been completely eliminated.
It was not until this nursery rhyme that she was sure that it was her subordinates who were causing trouble.
Queen Mother Ruan was both disappointed and angry.
"Empress Dowager, please calm down." Qingdai brought the ginseng tea and placed it next to Empress Dowager Ruan.
She had been in the palace just now and already knew why the Queen Mother wanted to severely punish Liao Yingying.
Queen Mother Ruan drank most of the ginseng tea and suppressed her anger.
"Empress Dowager, Lieutenant General Liao has realized his mistake and will never dare to act recklessly again." Qingdai said softly.
"You don't have to plead for her. Let Wei Zhen and Su Bingjie come to the palace to see me tomorrow." Empress Dowager Ruan said lightly.
Wei Zhen and Su Bingjie are both Empress Dowager Ruan's trusted and beloved generals. They are prudent in their work and will not do the same as Liao Yingying.
"Yes."
Queen Mother Ruan rubbed her forehead and said, "Everyone, please leave."
"Wait a moment." Empress Dowager Ruan called Qingdai, "Has Concubine Ning made any moves recently?"
Qingdai whispered, "Concubine Ning is in Zhongcui Palace every day and has never even been to the Imperial Garden."
Empress Dowager Ruan's eyes darkened, and she sighed, "I understand. Go down."
……
Fu Jinyuan was almost blinded by the gold and silver jewelry in the room.
He looked at the jewelry carefully and looked at Shen Sui'an beside him with some surprise in his eyes.
"This is……"
Shen Sui'an was very satisfied with Fu Jinyuan's reaction, which was exactly the same as when she first saw it.
"Hey, guess where it came from?" Shen Suian had a sly look in his eyes and a smug smile on his face.
"How did you find Zhao Jiuling?" Fu Jinyuan did not hesitate at all and saw Zhao Jiuling in the front yard as soon as he came back.
He knew that Zhao Jiuling was rescued by Shen Suian, and later went out to sea to do business and opened his own business in Kyoto City.
Shen Sui'an was surprised, "How did you guess that?"
"The treasure is on the island. Zhao Jiuling just came from overseas. The only way we can guess that it's him is that it was sent by a god." Fu Jinyuan said.
"Even gods cannot send so many mundane things." Shen Suian glared at him and explained to him how Zhao Jiuling found the treasure.
"What do you think? Is it destined that these treasures should be given to us?" Shen Sui'an said.
Fu Jinyuan looked solemnly as he looked at the four boxes of gold and silver jewelry without saying a word.
Not to mention that there are four full boxes of treasures here, just taking out one of them is enough to attract the attention of the court.
"Hide it well and don't tell anyone yet." Fu Jinyuan said in a deep voice.
Shen Sui'an asked quietly, "Aren't you going to tell the Queen Mother?"
Queen Mother Ruan also knew about the existence of the treasure, and she had a map in her hand. What if Queen Mother Ruan sent people to find it and couldn't find it?
"Let's talk about it when the time is right." Fu Jinyuan said.
Zhao Jiuling is Shen Sui'an's man, and now he is the only one who knows where the treasure is, and he doesn't want to bring any danger to Zhao Jiuling.
I don’t want Shen Suian to get hurt.
Shen Sui'an smiled and nodded, "Okay, I'll listen to you."
Fu Jinyuan lowered his eyes and looked at her trusting look. His heart seemed to be filled with something, and he hugged her in his arms.
"Sui Sui, I'm going to Hexi tomorrow."
Shen Sui'an was stunned. "What did you say?"
Fu Jinyuan sighed and explained the reason why he had to go to Hexi.
Shen Sui'an gnashed his teeth and said, "I knew that the person who spread the nursery rhyme must be problematic, but I didn't expect it to be He Zhitian."
"A dead man is still alive!"
Fu Jinyuan took Shen Suian's hand and left the secret room. Since it was a secret of the treasure, the couple did not bring any servants with them.
Holding a lantern in his hand, he and Shen Suian slowly walked back to the upper room.
"Will it be dangerous?" Shen Sui'an knew that this was his duty, but he was still worried.
Fu Jinyuan squeezed her palm and said, "If we don't go to Hexi, it will be more dangerous."
"I once asked Madam Liu. She married He Zhitian but she had never even met him. Although she is Madam Liu's husband, she has never seen her wife. Don't you think it's strange?" Shen Sui'an said.
"If his illness was fake, he wouldn't have to hide from Madam Liu. Madam Liu was completely under He Zhiyuan's control back then. What was the reason that made He Zhitian hide from Madam Liu even in the He Mansion?"
Fu Jinyuan paused and turned his head to look at Shen Sui'an.
The dim light fell on her fair face, and her sparkling eyes looked back at him.
"Unless, Madam Liu has met He Zhitian before." Fu Jinyuan said slowly.
Shen Sui'an nodded, "That's what I guessed too."
Otherwise, it would be difficult to explain why He Zhitian wanted to avoid Madam Liu, and it would be difficult to understand his purpose of marrying Madam Liu.
Fu Jinyuan's expression was stern, "Maybe we have also seen He Zhitian, but we don't know his identity."
"I'll go to the Pacification Office." He still had to re-check the people around He Zhiyuan.
Shen Sui'an straightened his clothes for him, "I'll pack your belongings for you, go early and come back early, don't let me worry."
Fu Jinyuan: "I will send you a letter every three days so that you won't worry."
"That's what you said." Shen Sui'an said.
……
Ruan Xinglin was strongly opposed to Fu Jinyuan's going to Hexi. He and Fu Jinyi had the same opinion and felt that someone else could be sent to Hexi. Unfortunately, he could not change Fu Jinyuan's mind.
He had no choice but to select a few aides from the Ruan family and go to Hexi with Fu Jinyuan.
Fu Jinyuan asked everyone to travel light and separate from the medicinal materials and food teams.
Shen Sui'an watched him leave silently outside the city gate.
"Sister, are you and the prince in danger in the Southern Dynasty?" Zhao Jiuling asked in a low voice.
He had also heard the nursery rhyme yesterday. It seemed to be saying that the emperor was unworthy of his position, but it was actually targeting Fu Jinyuan.
This is to make the emperor afraid of his elder brother and want the new emperor to get rid of his elder brother who is more legitimate than him.
"Where is there no danger?" Shen Sui'an smiled, "I'll take you to the city to have a look."
When she was just reborn, Shen Sui'an only thought about never having to worry about work again in this life, finding someone to marry, and living an ordinary life. She was secretly happy when she was granted marriage to Lu Yuan.
She thought that when she became a widow, she would find a way to leave the Lu family. By then, she would have money and a house, and her life would be wonderful.
The world is unpredictable. Who could have thought that a short-lived bastard would become the regent today.
She is not afraid of danger and any danger can be avoided. As long as she and Fu Jinyuan move forward hand in hand, she feels that it will be the same wherever they are.
"Is there anything I can help you with?" Zhao Jiuling said.
He wanted Shen Suian to know that he could do more than just go to sea.
Shen Sui'an looked at him with a smile and said, "Yes, let's get married quickly."
“……” Zhao Jiuling’s ears turned red again.
"If I don't get married, no one will marry me."
puff!
Ruan Zhaoxia, who was standing on the other side of Shen Suian, couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Zhao Jiuling's beautiful eyes flashed with surprise, as if she had just noticed Ruan Zhaoxia's existence.
This young woman had been following Shen Sui'an quietly, and he thought she was just a maid.
"You're so naughty." Shen Sui'an glared at Ruan Zhaoxia and said to Zhao Jiuling, "This is Sister Xia, a girl from the Ruan family, and the prince's cousin."
Isn’t that Prime Minister Ruan’s daughter?
"Why don't you even bring a maid today?" Shen Suian asked.
"My father is here to see the prince off today, and I don't want to be seen by him." She deliberately picked the most inconspicuous clothes and stayed quietly beside Shen Sui'an.
She really looks like a little maid.
"What were you laughing at just now?" Shen Sui'an asked.
Ruan Zhaoxia whispered, "Sister-in-law, I just thought of that idiot Shao Guanming. He was ugly but confident. I thought all the girls in the world wanted to marry him."
Zhao Jiuling is handsome and capable, but he feels that no woman is willing to marry him.
Shen Sui'an said with a smile, "Jiu Ling just has no self-awareness."
"..." Zhao Jiuling turned his head and looked away, ignoring Shen Suian's teasing.
"Jiuling is usually at sea and has never dealt with girls. Don't take it personally if he is negligent." Shen Sui'an said to Ruan Zhaoxia.
"Xia Jie'er, I haven't been in the capital for long, so I'm not familiar with the girls of different families who are eligible for marriage..." Shen Sui'an paused halfway through his words, "You haven't married yet, so it's not appropriate to find you."
"I'd better go find my aunt. She will definitely be able to find a good marriage for Jiu Ling."
Ruan Zhaoxia glanced at Zhao Jiuling and saw that his handsome face was about to burn, which she found particularly interesting.
She had never seen a man who blushed so easily. Could it be that he had never been with a girl since he was a child?
In order not to scare Zhao Jiuling away, Shen Suian did not continue talking about this topic.
"This is the busiest street in the royal capital. Apart from merchants from the Western Regions and Yong Dynasty doing business here, there are very few overseas goods." Shen Sui'an brought Zhao Jiuling to the South City Market.
Unlike East City, the people coming and going here are more lively and complex, and there are also many outsiders who look different from the people of the Southern Dynasty.
This was Ruan Zhaoxia's first time in Nancheng. Her mother had previously kept her at bay, saying that Nancheng was a mixed crowd and that she was absolutely not allowed to come there.
Only today did she realize that South City was so lively.
"How come there are still people with blue eyes?" Ruan Zhaoxia asked in surprise.
Zhao Jiuling said, "After the Yong Dynasty opened up sea transportation, some overseas merchants gradually came to our Central Plains. They should have arrived in the Yong Dynasty and then came here."
The Yong Dynasty and the Southern Dynasty were now allies, with business and trade flowing back and forth.
"What they say is different from what we say," said Ruan Zhaoxia. She couldn't understand what they were saying at all.
Zhao Jiuling did not answer, but just frowned as he looked at the overseas businessman who was talking with a local businessman.
"It seems like they are about to have a quarrel. What is he talking about?" Shen Sui'an asked.
"I'll go over and take a look." Zhao Jiuling said.
Zhao Jiuling walked up to the blue-eyed overseas businessman and spoke the same words as the overseas businessman. He had a dignified demeanor and a clear voice, and unknowingly attracted everyone's attention.
Shen Sui'an looked at the dazzling Zhao Jiuling and felt relieved.
She was sure that even if she hadn't brought him out of the stable, with Zhao Jiuling's abilities, he would have been successful sooner or later.