Is the emperor cremated today?

Chapter 16

In the past two days, Xu Miaoyin has been waiting in front of Xu Rennian's bed, taking care of Xu Rennian in every possible way, which frequently provoked Fang Shuhuai to want to knock Xu Miaoyin unconscious and go to Yujing with him.

"No matter how urgent things are in Yancheng, you have to pay attention to your health. Dad has already fallen ill, so you can't have any more accidents!"

Xu Miaoyin took Yuchun Yuqiu and brought Fang Shu back to the Chuihua Gate with luggage, and instructed him while helping him tie the cloak.

"Qin Zhan, you have to help me keep an eye on him, don't make him too tired, I have Yuqiu transcribe his daily medicinal diet, you must tell him to eat it."

Then Yuchun and Yuqiu gave Qin Zhan the two burdens in their hands.

Qin Zhan took it and said yes respectfully.

Because the excuse for going to Yujing this time is that there is a problem with the Yantian in Yancheng, and the person in charge needs to go to the director, and after some discussions, Uncle Song will accompany Fang Shuhuai there. Xu Miaoyin didn't prepare much for Fang Shuhuai, but it was enough for those who were about to ride a horse.

Fang Shuhuai listened to her instructions patiently, with softness in his eyes and heart, took her hands, and said with a gentle smile: "Okay, I understand, you too, let the servants do many things, don't always do it yourself, Tired myself out."

Xu Miaoyin was full of reluctance, but she still smiled and said: "Don't be stubborn, discuss something with Uncle Song."

Seeing that her thoughts were written all over her face, Fang Shuhuai rubbed her hands and squeezed them, so he couldn't bear it.

"Okay, I'm leaving, wait for me to come back!"

After speaking, he squeezed her hand again, and then reluctantly let go. After taking a deep look at her, he turned around and led Qin Zhan out of the Chuihua Gate towards the gate.

Xu Miaoyin subconsciously followed a step, then stopped, until Fang Shuhuai's figure disappeared, she still stood there for a long time in a daze.

"Girl, my uncle is gone, let's go back." Yuqiu persuaded gently.

Xu Miaoyin concealed the reluctance in her heart, turned around and walked towards Minghui Hall.

After Fang Shuhuai left, Xu Miaoyin focused on taking care of Xu Rennian. Except for the time to do housework, she went to Minghui Hall in the morning and waited for Xu Rennian to sleep before returning to Lanyin Academy.

Xu Miaoyin was exhausted after a busy day. She went to bed early, but couldn't fall asleep because of tossing and turning. When she turned outside, she saw the moonlight filled the ground outside the window she had opened due to the summer day. The half crescent of the moon was visible on the edge of the window, so I simply got up and went to the porch to look at the moonlight.

She looked at the bright moon in the night, and her heart seemed to be empty. There were many things during the day that made her have no time to think about him. Only this time when the moon was quiet, that little thing came to her mind again. I don't know what he is doing, but things in Yancheng are going well, so he sighed leisurely after thinking about it, and went back to the house.

The next day, Yuchun was helping Xu Miaoyin to dress up. Looking at the bruises under the girl's eyes in the makeup mirror, she couldn't help saying: "Girl, you are already bruised, why don't you sleep a little longer and wait until the afternoon." Shall we go to Minghui Hall?"

Xu Miaoyin shook her head, she couldn't help but said: "Take some powder to cover it up, don't let daddy see it."

Yuchun sighed secretly, and stopped persuading her.

After a while, seeing that there was no trace of Wuqing in front of him, he took Yuchun to Minghui Hall.

Waiting for Xu Rennian to drink the medicine, Xu Rennian said warmly: "Miaomiao, you can go back and rest, you don't have to come here every day, you see that your eyes are black and blue."

Xu Miaoyin smiled and said, "It's okay, Daddy, it's my son's duty to take care of you when you're sick."

Xu Rennian persuaded again: "I don't have any serious health problems, let alone Xu Ming is here, why do I need you to do it yourself, or why do I invite so many servants, you go back and rest, if you suffer When I got sick, my father felt distressed, and when Shuhuai came back and saw it, it was even more distressing, just come and see me in a few days, go back!"

At this time, Xu Ming, who was standing aside, said in a timely manner: "Yes, big girl, your filial piety is known to the Patriarch, and we are here to serve the Patriarch, so don't worry."

Xu Miaoyin got up from the drum stool and saluted Xu Rennian, "Dad, please rest well, and my daughter will go back first." Then she ordered Xu Ming to take good care of her, and took Yuchun back out of Xu Rennian. Rennian's bedroom.

Seeing that Xu Miaoyin had turned out of the corridor, "Xu Rennian" on the bed heaved a sigh of relief, it was really fatal, if the wife continued to serve her like this, the master would have to kill him when she came back!

Xu Miaoyin turned out of the corridor, and saw a person walking out of the study, holding several booklets similar to account books, walking towards Xu Rennian's bedroom, and asked Yuchun to stop this person and bring him here.

Xu Miaoyin looked at the account book in his hand, and seeing that it was the account book of his own bank, she asked Yuchun to hold it, and told the servant that if there were any more account books to send over, they would be sent to Lanyin Academy for her to handle. Then he asked Yuchun to return to Lanyin Academy with the account book.

Back at Lanyin Academy, Xu Miaoyin really felt a little tired, so she asked Yuchun to put the account book on the desk in the Ming room, and she would read it after a break, and then fell asleep under the service of Yuchun.

After the morning court, the emperor had just walked out of Fengtian Hall when Zhu Weng came to report: "Your Majesty, we are here!"

As soon as the emperor heard this, he hurried back to the Wuji Palace, waved away all the servants, and went to the bedroom alone. There was only one person standing outside the bedroom. When the person noticed someone approaching and turned around vigilantly, the emperor was startled. Qin Zhan!
The emperor took a few steps in a hurry, but when he looked closely, he found that the figure and appearance of this person were seven or eight points like Qin Zhan, but he was not him. His excited heart cooled down again, and he asked, "The master is inside."

When Qin Zhan saw that the person was wearing a bright yellow court uniform, he knew who it was, and he was no longer on guard, and nodded expressionlessly.

The emperor opened the door and entered, but he didn't see anyone. After walking in, he heard footsteps coming from the bathroom, and then he saw a tall and thin figure in moon-white pajamas coming out of the bathroom, walking towards him slowly. When he came, those eyes that seemed to be stained with ink looked at him indifferently, and stopped.

The emperor quickly knelt down: "Your Majesty, you are finally back!"

Fang Shuhuai had just finished bathing, his hair was loose, his usually warm eyes were slightly closed at this time, looking down at the kneeling person in front of him, with a faint majesty, he said indifferently, "Get up."

Fang Shuhuai walked to the soft couch in Nuan Pavilion and sat down, "Ji Weiliang, thank you for your hard work. Tell me about the important things in this month."

After Ji Weiliang got up, he stood respectfully, raised his hands to remove the mask on his face, and said with cupped hands: "The most important thing at the moment is that the torrential rain in the Yellow River Basin has caused the water level to rise, and many towns have been flooded. The drought in Yunnan and Guizhou is even more serious. The reports from Yunnan and Guizhou were a month late. Since January this year, the rainfall has gradually decreased, and there has been no rainfall since March. The officials of the two prefectures are afraid of taking responsibility. The memorandum did not explain, and there is the issue of Rong Guogong's military salary..."

"Okay, I understand. The matter of Rong Guogong will be discussed later. Several ministers from the recruitment department, the household department and the etiquette department are here. Let Zhu Weng come in and change my clothes."

Ji Weiliang bowed his hands to Ying Shi and left the bedroom.

After the door of the palace was closed, Fang Shuhuai went to the desk, on which were placed the two memorial books. The situation in Yungui was worse than he expected. He had already asked the Ministry of Industry to strengthen the fortifications in the Yellow River Basin last year. According to this year's rain, as long as there is no If the water level is exceeded, the embankment will not burst, and the aftermath of the disaster is also the top priority...

There are so many things to know, if I go back late, I wonder if there will be problems in Yangzhou.

The reluctant look in Xu Miaoyin's eyes when he sent him away appeared in his mind, he closed his eyes, the most important thing now is to take care of these things.

The sound of the palace door opening interrupted his thoughts, and when he turned his head, he saw that it was Zhu Weng who had entered.

Zhu Weng quickly came to Fang Shuhuai, knelt down to salute with tears in his eyes, and said excitedly: "Your Majesty, you are back."

A rare warmth flashed in Fang Shuhuai's eyes, and he said helplessly, "Zhu Weng, I've only been gone for a month."

"Your Majesty, next time, don't leave this old slave behind. Without this old slave by your side, you will lose weight!" Zhu Weng wiped his eyes, and his tone was choked up.

Fang Shuhuai shook his head, ignored him, and walked towards the inner hall, "Zhu Weng, serve me to change clothes!"

Zhu Weng said yes, got up and followed him to the inner room.

In the past two days, Xu Miaoyin saw that the lotus in the lotus pond was in full bloom, so she asked Yuchun to pick some for vases, and sent them to Minghui Hall. It was pleasing to the eye, and Xu Rennian's illness could be cured faster.

Yuqiu was coming from the kitchen, holding the freshly stewed bird's nest in her hand, so she bumped into Yuchun on the porch, saw her holding a stack of account books, glanced sideways into the room, saw Xu Miaoyin I was practicing calligraphy in front of the desk, and said in a low voice, "I took it from Minghui Hall? Have you checked it?"

Yuchun also said softly: "It's the same as usual, no problem."

Yuqiu nodded, and entered the room with Yuchun.

Seeing Yuchun coming back, Xu Miaoyin raised her head and asked, "Is Daddy feeling better?"

Yuchun smiled and replied: "The owner likes the vase very much. His body is recovering well, and he can go for a walk in the yard today."

Seeing that she was holding the account book in her hand, Xu Miaoyin took it and started to open it.

Seeing that she couldn't be free, Yuqiu joked, "My good girl, the account book won't run away, let's take a rest and drink the bird's nest."

As he spoke, he brought the bird's nest in front of her.

Xu Miaoyin smiled, put down the ledger in her hand, took the bird's nest and drank it slowly.

After she finished drinking, Yuqiu and the two coaxed Xu Miaoyin to go out for a walk in the yard, "You stay in the house all day, or go to the owner's place, let's go around the yard and feel more open. "

Xu Miaoyin also understood that the two of them were doing it for her own good, and she was afraid that she would be too bored by herself, and it happened that she had copied the Buddhist scriptures all morning today, so she should go for a walk, so she did as they wanted.

Yuqiu guards the Lanyin Academy, and Yuchun accompanies Xu Miaoyin to visit the courtyard.

Today's sunshine is just right, the yard is full of flowers, and the lotus in the lake is also pink and white.

Suddenly Xu Miaoyin's heart became more relaxed, and she also became interested. She wanted to take a rest in the pavilion, so she asked Yuchun to get the tea set, cook tea and enjoy the lotus, and then ordered Xu Jiaoyue to come with her.

Seeing that she was in such a good mood, Yuchun smiled and took the order, while Xu Miaoyin leaned in the pavilion, holding a round fan in her hand, fanning it leisurely.

At this time, a rustling sound was heard.

The courtyard was quiet, but the sudden sound was obvious.

Xu Miaoyin heard the sound and looked, and a head came out of the grass not far away, and the eyes of the two collided.

When Xiao Duo saw that it was Xu Miaoyin, he breathed a sigh of relief, and when he saw that she wanted to call someone, he made a shush gesture.

When Xu Miaoyin first saw a person emerging from the bushes, she was about to call someone, but when she saw it was Xiao Duo, she walked over slowly and asked, "What are you doing hiding in the bushes, if I remember correctly, you should be in the bushes right now." Mr. Chen should take classes there."

Xiao Duo crouched in the grass, looked around, saw that no one had come after him, and said, "I'm here to look for you."

Xu Miaoyin was puzzled, "What do you want me for?"

"You squat down." Xiao Duo said softly, seeing her squatting down, he looked around cautiously, and said softly: "I'm leaving, I'll leave after I've told you, I see you are a good woman, no Bear that you have been cheated, they are all liars, don't trust them, well, I'm leaving!"

After finishing speaking, before Xu Miaoyin could react, she nimbly got into the grass again, and in the blink of an eye, she was out of sight.

Xu Miaoyin was still in a daze, and then heard a gentle male voice with a slight smile, "Ma'am, what are you squatting here for?"

It was only then that Xu Miaoyin realized that squatting here was really indecent, so she stood up slowly, turned around and saw that it was Chen Fengling, and said with a smile: "Mr. Chen is also here to visit the garden?"

Chen Fengling was noncommittal, looked behind her, still smiling, "Madam, did you see Xiao Duo?"

Xu Miaoyin also looked at him with a smile, and said, "No."

When Chen Fengling heard the words, she didn't ask any more questions, but left in a gentle manner.

Xu Miaoyin watched him walk away, then returned to the pavilion.

She didn't know why Xiao Duo said those words to herself. She concealed it for him, but she did it subconsciously. As for whether it was because of what he said to herself, Xu Miaoyin didn't know herself, at least she Know that he is not malicious.

Are they all liars?

What does Xiao Duo mean by this sentence?
Did someone in the Xu family treat him harshly, or did he lie to him?
"Sister, are you in a daze?" Xu Jiaoyue's arrival interrupted her thoughts.

Xu Miaoyin got up and helped her to sit down, and said with a smile: "I think the weather is fine today, how about we sisters drink tea in the garden and enjoy the scenery?"

Xu Jiaoyue was originally a lively person, her leg was injured and she was unable to move around, and she was feeling uncomfortable when she was always staying in the house. When Xu Miaoyin asked her to go to the garden to enjoy the scenery, she was very happy.

"Okay, I'm so bored staying in the house!"

Xu Miaoyin saw Xu Jiaoyue's eyes sparkling, and the doubts in her heart caused by Xiao Duo gradually dissipated.

At this time, Yuchun also came back with a tea set and two snacks, and made tea for her two.

"That's just right, my sister is fine today, so just stay with me!" Xu Miaoyin said with a smile, looking at the beautiful scenery in the garden.

When Chen Fengling returned to the Guest House, a secret guard came to report that Xiao Duo had already left the residence.

Chen Fengling pondered for a moment, then asked, "What did he say to Madam before he left?"

"We are a little far away from Madam, so we didn't hear exactly what was said." An Wei said.

Chen Fengling thought for a while and said: "Forget it, Madam's Lanyin Institute must be closely watched recently, and nothing can be missed, let's go down."

The dark guard responded yes, then turned and disappeared into the guest courtyard.

Chen Fengling came to the window and looked at the moss that had not been cleaned up in the corner under the corridor that had never been exposed to sunlight, feeling a little uneasy in her heart, hoping that there would be no mistakes!

(End of this chapter)