Chapter 679: Cuscuta Cousin 42
Mansion of Duke Fu.
The secret guards escorted Sheng Huan and his group back to the mansion.
When getting off the carriage, the secret guard stepped forward politely and helped Sheng Huan and the other two out of the carriage.
"Aunt, aunt." Sheng Huan stood between the two ladies, looking at the gloom in their eyes, knowing that they were indeed frightened today, and said softly, "You were frightened today, drink some tranquilizing soup when you go back, and you will sleep better at night."
"Okay." Madam Fu was still a little scared: "I will listen to Ying'er."
The wife of Duke Fu also nodded.
When they were almost at the fork of the two courtyards, Sheng Huan thought for a moment, stopped, and looked at the secret guards: "From now on, can you split up a few people to protect my aunt and my aunt separately?"
The secret guard bowed and said: "I will obey the master's orders."
Sheng Huan breathed a sigh of relief.
As for the wife of Duke Fu, she was still a little confused, but when she heard the secret guard call her "Master", her steps paused slightly, and a faint light flashed in her eyes for a moment. She quickly looked at the graceful woman beside her.
After Mrs. Fu recovered, she finally realized that something was wrong. Are these people the prince's men? How could Ying'er order them to do things?
She felt as if she had overlooked something important.
"Aunt, don't worry, these people are all from the prince's cousin, they are very powerful."
Seeing that Madam Fu Guogong didn't speak, Sheng Huan quickly looked at her, then at Madam Fu Er, and said, "Don't be afraid, you and aunt."
There are guards in the mansion, but the guards can definitely not compare with the secret guards.
"Good child." Lady Fu Guogong came back to her senses and looked into the girl's clear eyes: "Today is all thanks to you."
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The wife of Duke Fu returned to Fanfeng Courtyard.
After there was no one else around, she could no longer hold back and looked at the secret guard behind her.
"The prince wants you to obey the cousin?"
Without waiting for the secret guard to speak, Lady Fu Guogong said, "I saw the token hanging around Ying'er's neck. Was it given to her by the prince?"
The secret guard stood straight and didn't say anything for a long time. He was a perfect wooden stake.
But Madam Fu already knew the answer. After all, these secret guards listened to Ying'er, and she saw everything that happened just now. If Jin Mo hadn't explained, these people would be like this.
She cursed: "He really has this idea, and he dares to hide it from me!"
Did he know that if he had told her earlier, she would not have hesitated for a moment at the Qianqiu Banquet that day and was preempted by Xiao Ye Ze!
Xiao Ye Ze obviously had some feelings for Ying'er, and he was not bad either. Fu Jinmo, damn it! He had a sullen face all day long. If she wasn't his mother, she would have kicked him out long ago.
The more I think about it, the angrier I get. He’ll know when he loses his wife!
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Chunhuayuan.
After today's escape, Mrs. Fu's clothes were all dirty. She returned to the house and asked the servants to fetch water.
Sheng Huan helped her sit down: "Aunt, sit down."
Madam Fu sat down and thought for a long time. After pondering for a while, she held Sheng Huan's hand.
"Ying'er, Auntie is asking you...how do you know about the prince's secret guards?"
What she didn't ask was how she could still tell them to do things.
Sheng Huan looked a little hesitant when he heard this.
"I..." She thought for a moment, bit her lip, and said softly, "Aunt, do you still remember that we went to the palace the night before my cousin left for the battle..."
Madam Fu Er had a dazed look in her eyes. She went to the palace that time because Master Fu Er was injured. Concubine Fu in the palace ordered them to enter the palace. In the palace, she learned about the late emperor's ill intentions.
"Remember, what happened?"
Sheng Huan leaned forward and whispered: "That day, I actually picked up something, it was..."
She only said that it was a foreign language and did not elaborate on the specific content.
But Mrs. Fu's pupils were already trembling.
Sheng Huan lowered his head, his long eyelashes suppressing the emotions in his eyes: "I guess that's why my cousin asked those people to protect me."
"You damn girl!" Madam Fu was furious and pointed directly at Sheng Huan's forehead: "Why didn't you tell me such a big thing? If you were caught leaving the palace that day, the consequences would be disastrous! Tell me, and I can still cover for you."
"Yes, I'm sorry... Auntie." The woman's eyes were red. "I, I was also scared at the time. I didn't expect so much."
"You." Mrs. Fu Er saw her red nose, but she hugged her distressedly and said, "Auntie doesn't blame you, but I feel sorry for you hiding so many things in your heart. I don't know how scared you are."
Sheng Huan lay in her arms, sniffed, and said pitifully: "I don't want to make my aunt worry."
Madam Fu shook her head: "Today, it's fortunate that the prince left someone for you."
"My cousin is a good man."
As Sheng Huan was talking, his eyes became red again, as if he was thinking about what had just happened, and his long eyelashes were wet.
When Mrs. Fu heard this, she paused.
She didn’t know whether the prince was a good person or not, but even if the prince wanted to leave people to protect Ying’er, he wouldn’t leave so many people behind... right?
I wonder if the prince has any thoughts about Ying'er.
"Ying'er, you..."
Mrs. Fu wanted to test her niece to see if she had any idea about the prince. But she changed her mind and realized that the prince had no news. If she told Ying'er in advance, what would she do if Ying'er had no idea at first but had some idea after she asked her?
If the prince doesn't have it, then she must have misunderstood.
By then, I would have hurt my niece's feelings for nothing.
"Aunt, what's wrong?" Sheng Huan looked at Madam Fu Er, who had a complicated expression, and frowned slightly.
"It's okay. Your clothes are a little dirty. You don't have to accompany me. Go back and soak in some hot water so that you can sleep better at night."
That's it.
Madam Fu thought that if the prince was interested, she didn't need to mention other things.
If it is the right fate, you will not miss it no matter how many times you go around.
In the end, Ying'er was the most important thing, even though he was her own nephew. However, it was not a good deal to chase after someone.
"Thank you for your concern, aunt."
Sheng Huan smiled and acted coquettishly towards her, but finally, he left.
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Imperial Palace, Guangming Hall.
"Give them the order to get rid of Duke Fu and his men, no matter the cost." The new emperor was full of anger: "I don't believe it. Apart from the Fu family and the Xiao family, I have no other soldiers in Daqian."
"If I were to ask you, it doesn't matter if there are no soldiers. The Turks and Khitans hate the Fu and Xiao families the most. If it weren't for the Fu and Xiao families, how could those Turkic aliens attack our Daqian after just a few years of breeding?"
"Your Majesty is wise." The chief eunuch had found a way to get along with the new emperor, and he flattered him to the utmost: "The Fu and Xiao families killed their ancestors, so they naturally hold a grudge. They also caused harm to our Daqian."
The new emperor sneered: "We have a vast land and abundant resources. Just because we give the Turks some things we don't want, they should kneel down and thank us."
"Yes, Your Majesty is wise, but how powerful can such a small country be?"
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Snowfall Pavilion.
The water vapor rose, and Sheng Huan soaked in the bathtub, feeling bored.
[Host, that new emperor is causing trouble again.] 458 was speechless.
Although drinking and having fun were not allowed during the mourning period, the new emperor's temperament might have been distorted because he had lost his wife, and many palace maids were dragged out of his palace to be killed from time to time.
Sheng Huan raised his fingers slightly, and a wisp of water vapor appeared.
Who could have thought that the inhumane new emperor would become even crazier now.
[At the border, Fu Jinmo also discovered that Nanyue and the Turks had joined forces.] 458 continued: [It has even been found that it was the work of the new emperor.]
[And...] 458 It's hard to describe: [And the new emperor also sent a military supervisor.]
The new emperor and the previous emperor are indeed of the same lineage. In order to get rid of the Fu family, he would not hesitate to seek the skin of a tiger.
No, it should be because of his arrogance and the fact that the military supervisor kept dragging his feet.
Those military supervisors are good-for-nothings who don't know anything about military books, yet they dare to make decisions. Fortunately, Fu Jinmo is not a pushover.
[Host, I doubt it. If the new emperor continues in this trend, he will probably end up like Emperor Qinzong and Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty...]
Sheng Huan felt the same way when 458 mentioned this.
She was thinking about the possibility that the new emperor might die suddenly at this moment.
However, he thought of Fu Jinmo who was already accumulating strength in the border area.
Sheng Huan tapped his fingers on the edge of the bathtub and looked up at the night sky.
Ziwei star.
Well then, let the new emperor be sick for a while.
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