webnovelfull Chapter 141 Troubled Times
Chapter 141 Troubled Times
The lady knew that Zhou Qinghe was only asking Zhao Fangyu to act as a matchmaker, so she nodded immediately.
"It's a good thing that your dowry is not involved."
Just based on their relationship as an engaged couple and the fact that the lady has come forward, no one can say anything.
If we avoid mentioning this a little more, even if the Second Prince becomes unfit one day, the blame will not fall on Zhao Fangyu.
Zhao Fangyu went out less and less this year. When she had nothing to do, she stayed at home and embroidered some small things for Shu Jieer.
"Who is this embroidery for, girl?"
In Zhao Fangyu's hand was a piece of bamboo green cloth embroidered with three fat bamboo leaves.
If it were thinner, Chun Shao would have dared to say directly that it was embroidered by Zhao Fangyu for the Second Prince, but this bamboo leaf was plump and looked like a toy for children.
Zhao Fangyu looked at the fat bamboo leaf in his hand with a smile. He was really used to making things for Shu Jie'er. Everything was made into fat and cute shapes.
"Come to think of it, the girl looks much better these days."
Ever since Zhou Qinghe dug out a skinny-looking old man from among the retired imperial physicians in the Imperial Medical Bureau, Zhao Fangyu's life suddenly became difficult.
Medicinal food is no longer as delicious as it used to be. Instead, Zhao Fangyu eats whatever is nourishing and can retain the original flavor of the medicinal materials.
It is naturally difficult for medicinal herbs to taste good. Even though Zhao Fangyu himself has the ability to maintain health, it is still a slow and painstaking process. He is not like the imperial physician who can show immediate effects after a few injections and a few applications of medicine.
Doctor Huang in the mansion wanted to resign and become a disciple, but was stopped by Zhao Fangyu.
"It must be because of the medicinal food. My period didn't hurt as much as before last time."
Chunshao immediately smiled with her eyes curved, and she wished she could worship that dry old doctor.
Zhao Fangyu was weak and had not been properly cared for in the palace, so she always had severe menstrual pain, unlike the other girls in the mansion who did not have any pain and the pain passed quickly.
"Miss, there is a letter from Longxi. The eldest lady asked me to deliver it to you specially."
Zhao Fangyu took the letter and saw the words "Shishi Niang" written on it.
Shisiniang's handwriting was not like that of an ordinary girl. Her strokes were originally sharp, and now she seemed to be using the pen as a knife. A sense of hostility could not help but be revealed between the lines.
The letter said that a group of foreigners had sneaked into the interior of the country among the merchants, intending to burn, kill and loot, with the help of both inside and outside forces.
As a result, he saw a pretty girl alone outside the city and started to have evil intentions.
Unexpectedly, when Shisiniang passed by and rescued her, she discovered that the little girl who had almost been killed was actually Sun Liuniang, whom they had met and talked to a few times before.
"Knowing that the situation is bad, why did they have to ask a little girl to buy snacks? The Sun family is considered to be a wealthy family, how come they are so poor that they don't even have a little girl to match with the older girl?"
Although Zhao Fangyu was thousands of miles away, he still couldn't help but dislike Sun Heyun's behavior.
Stupid and vicious, why didn't she and Zhang Yingying meet? She could still get rid of harm for the people.
In the letter, Shisiniang said that she had shot a foreigner with a bow and blinded his eyes. It happened that the young master of the Li family who followed her that day was also a good martial artist. They took their servants with them when they went out. Two servants died, but all the foreigners were arrested and sent to the government office.
It is said that they may be taken away to exchange for prisoners of war and take them home, although we cannot kill these people to vent our anger.
But if these people can bring some heroes back home, it is also a meritorious deed.
Zhao Fangyu had not expected that Longxi had reached the point where Shisiniang might encounter lurking foreign tribes whenever she went out. His eyes darkened as he thought of Zhou Qinghe who was recovering the lost territory in Zhiqu.
Zhou Qinghe's food supply was not smooth from the beginning. The third prince was making trouble, and the fourth prince had no intention of taking the throne, but his mother's family still wanted to win some honor for him. All those who could help were trying their best to make trouble for Zhou Qinghe.
There was nothing he could do. Who told him that the emperor liked him? Even if he did something wrong, the most he could do was to be dismissed from his post and put in solitary confinement.
The emperor had done this seemingly glorious thing without any mistakes. Even though the old foxes in the court saw the clues, they never tried to stop or persuade him, and let it go.
Zhou Qinghe was like a huge ship with a hole in it, and everyone was watching and waiting for him to sink to the bottom of the sea.
After all, he was just a prince who had little to do with them.
Zhao Fangyu thought of Zhou Qinghe's situation and couldn't help frowning.
She had thought about giving Zhou Qinghe a push and sending him to compete for that position.
She can make alcohol, but with this, the Second Prince's other troops will be more powerful.
But few people in the court, whether civil or military, are optimistic about him, and she is too weak now. Although she is rich, she is not rich enough.
The next second, Zhao Fangyu thought of the Jinyiwei again, and immediately gave up the idea.
I even didn't want to embroider the bamboo leaf purse anymore.
After thinking about it, I picked it up again.
Maybe one day in the future I will become a widow, and I can make something for him with my own hands to complete the affection between us.
His father doesn't love him, his mother doesn't care about him, and if she doesn't care about his life or death... isn't that person too miserable?
The news from Zhiqu was sometimes good and sometimes bad. After Zhou Qinghe personally threatened the ancestral tomb, the food and grass were obediently delivered to the front line.
With the military pay, the soldiers had enough food to eat and had the strength to fight.
Over the years, Zhou Qinghe has practiced some Kung Fu with Xuanbi, and his skills are better than those of ordinary people. Now, after being baptized by the mountains of corpses and seas of blood, his martial arts have become more sophisticated.
"The Second Prince's momentum when he killed the enemy was really... amazing!"
The general who was speaking made a gesture to Zhou Qinghe, and Zhou Qinghe walked into the tent arm in arm with the other man.
"The Second Prince is working so hard, he must want to show off in front of His Majesty."
In the evening, the soldiers drank too much and couldn't help but wonder why Zhou Qinghe worked so hard.
Who among the civil and military officials in the court doesn’t know that Zhou Qinghe is the number one bastard in Daliang?
Look at nowadays, military generals who can lift a knife and kill people like these straightforward people who don’t play tricks on you.
Especially since the Ministry of Revenue deliberately blocked their food supplies, the Second Prince threatened in the Ministry of Revenue that if he could not get the food supplies, he would personally lead people to dig up people's ancestral graves when he returned to Beijing!
Such a tough style really hit the hearts of the generals!
The second prince did what they wanted to do but had never dared to do!
Zhou Qinghe walked out of the tent with bare arms and a bloody cloth wrapped around his body, and called Xuanbi to deliver the letter he had just written.
"Second Prince, is this a letter from your sweetheart?"
Zhou Qinghe grinned and said something shocking: "For the creditor."
The generals were stunned for a moment. They really couldn't imagine who was so fearless as to dare to be Zhou Qinghe's creditor.
Aren’t you afraid that your ancestral graves will be dug up?
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Zhao Fangyu, the original creditor.
The second prince directly handed over half of his fortune and asked Zhao Fangyu to purchase a batch of thick winter clothes for his soldiers in Jiangnan.
The letter also mentioned some other things, but did not mention the war situation. However, judging from the need for winter clothes, this war might really last until next year.
"The Second Prince is still okay, but the Sixth Prince is not so good!"
Several princes led the army in person, and many people watched, so naturally some people compared them.
The third prince has the best reputation in Longxi. Under the operation of the third prince, the stability of the war situation in Longxi seems to be his credit.
The Fourth Prince is in charge of the tent. He cannot ride a horse. Now he is in charge of the distribution and transportation of grain, and is considered a grain officer.
What's rare is that this job was done well, and it really gained a lot of favor among the generals.
The Sixth Prince who was in trouble only revealed a small flaw, which was magnified by someone with ulterior motives. Now he is still fighting outside, but the news is still being passed back to the capital, and even a little maid like Chunshao knows something about it.
"I heard that someone from the Sixth Prince's mother's clan colluded with foreign tribes! They betrayed their country and surrendered to the enemy. They secretly sold out many of our military secrets and killed many people!"
Chunshao angrily told Zhao Fangyu the news she had learned. Zhao Fangyu did not comment, but sent an urgent letter to Jiangnan that night.
Collecting cotton.
She is now in the same boat with Zhou Qinghe, and Zhou Qinghe cannot fall down no matter what.
We can’t be like the Sixth Prince and lose to his own people.