Resourceful beauty

Chapter 14 King Lu
After kowtowing to the Queen Mother, each of them got a red envelope, Fang Ruxuan retreated honestly to the end, and sat beside Fang Rulan.

Listening to the greetings from the adults, Fang Ruxuan carefully looked at Lu Wang and his wife diagonally opposite.

King Lu is a few years younger than King Qi, but because of his greed for pleasure, he has a big belly, and his face is more of a wine-colored greenish yellow, and his originally bright eyes are squeezed by the flesh on his face. There is not much favor.

Princess Lu is a thin middle-aged woman, but her eyes are full of calculations.

In short, Fang Ruxuan has a new understanding of this Uncle Wang who had the deepest friendship with her father in the previous life.

It is said that people are divided into groups and things are gathered together. Although my father has many wives and concubines, he has never had excessive drinking and sex, and he is the most upright and straightforward man, but King Lu is exactly the opposite of his father.

Such two people, but frequent exchanges and good friendship, I am afraid that anyone will find it a little weird, right?
As for King Lu, during the years in Wutong Garden, Fang Ruxuan heard more than once that a staff member from Prince Lu's Mansion visited Qiu Zongde, which shows that the two also have personal relationships.

That being the case, then, does King Lu have anything to do with the case of his father being falsely accused?

Fang Ruxuan had doubts about many things that she had never doubted in her previous life.

After a quarter of an hour, the sound of the emperor's arrival came from outside.

After a while, Emperor Rui'an strode in, followed by King Qi, father and son.

Emperor Rui'an is 25 years old this year, and he has inherited all the advantages of the former emperor and the queen mother. Emperor Rui'an has a dignified appearance, and with the accumulated emperor's majesty on his body, he looks even more handsome.

After receiving the ceremony from everyone, he greeted the Empress Dowager. Emperor Rui'an went forward and sat beside the Empress Dowager. Just as he was seated, the Empress and several concubines from the harem arrived together.

"Today is a family banquet, don't stick to these vain rituals, get up and sit down."

The Queen Mother said with a smile.

Everyone sat down, and the originally empty main hall suddenly became lively.

Concubine Lin has always been liked by the Empress Dowager, and she is quite lively. With a few words, both the Empress Dowager and Emperor Rui'an burst into laughter. In addition, Concubine Shu Han and Concubine Lu are holding it, and it is not yet time for the luncheon , Yongshou Palace is already a piece of harmony.

As for Su Yuan, at some point, she came to Xianfei Su's side, and the two were talking about something.

Concubine Su Xian is the young lady of the second room of the Su residence. The second wife of Su is Su Yuan's aunt and grandmother of Concubine Su Xian.

When everyone was talking, they could hear the first place. The Empress Dowager searched her eyes and asked, "Where is that little girl Ruxuan? Why did she disappear after inviting Ann?"

When she was young, Fang Ruxuan followed her mother, and would stay in Yongshou Palace for a long time every time she entered the palace. At that time, the queen mother was still a queen, and she liked this little girl very much.

Now that King Qi is in front of her eyes, the Queen Mother probably remembered it again.

Fang Ruxuan rose in response, stepped forward to salute the Queen Mother and Emperor Rui'an: "Ruxuan is here, what orders does the Queen Mother have?"

"Come and sit next to Ai's family..."

He waved to Fang Ruxuan, and when she stepped forward and sat beside her, the Queen Mother said with a loving face: "You are so young, you have to suffer such a prison with your father and brother, I have wronged you."

Looking back, I saw some apology in my father's eyes. Fang Ruxuan gave him a big smile. Fang turned her head to look at the queen mother and said, "When a family is together, even if we suffer, our hearts are sweet. If Ruxuan doesn't regret it, I will I don't feel bitter."

"What a good boy, I won't waste my family loving you."

Praising Fang Ruxuan generously, the queen mother patted Fang Ruxuan's hand and said, "Now that I'm back in Beijing, I will come to the palace to accompany Ai's family more often. Princess Sixteen is as old as you, so you can get closer."

The late emperor had quite a lot of princesses under his knees, apart from those who were already married, only the sixteenth princess Fang Ruqian is the only princess of the right age in the palace.

Fang Ruxuan was naturally happy to be praised by the queen mother, but Su Yuan, who was beside her, was not happy.

"It's Ruxuan's blessing to have the empress dowager's pity, but this child has a tricky temper when she was in Jiangbei, and she is afraid that she will disturb the queen mother's peace if she is not well served."

The words were doting, as if Fang Ruxuan was her daughter, but in the ears of others, it seemed that Fang Ruxuan was really arrogant. For a moment, everyone's eyes fell on Fang Ruxuan.

Fang Ruxuan was not in a hurry to defend herself, she just smiled lightly and looked at Su Yuan quietly.

The queen mother is old and mature, how can she not understand what happened?
Looking past the faces of the two girls behind Su Yuan, the Queen Mother smiled and said, "They're all teenage girls, it's not a bad thing to be lively."

After all, the Empress Dowager looked sideways at Emperor Rui'an and asked, "Is there any progress at Dali Temple?"

Emperor Rui'an smiled, his eyes gliding across King Lu's face inadvertently, Fang replied to the Queen Mother's words: "The letters and evidences found in Uncle Qi's mansion that day are all available, so we have to lock them up according to the law. Uncle Qi Wang. Now, Dali Temple has re-investigated thoroughly. The report letter received years ago, the handwriting was rubbed off from the copybook, and there is no trace to be found. Uncle Qi Wang is loyal to Da Yuan, and his father trusts him In addition, it can be seen that this matter is indeed a false accusation, the minister of Dali Temple has reported back and forth, and the minister has also issued an order to clear up the grievances of Uncle Qi, as for who is falsely accusing Uncle Qi, this matter has to be investigated and discussed in the long term."

Such a result is obviously unsatisfactory, but for King Qi, it is not easy to escape this catastrophe.

The Queen Mother frowned dissatisfied, and then sighed softly: "This is the end of the matter, so we can only do this first. King Qi has worked hard and made great achievements. This matter must not be let go easily, and his heart will be chilled."

On the side, King Qi hurriedly stood up and pleaded guilty, saying that he would not hold any resentment in his heart and would be loyal to the country.

Looking at everything that seemed harmonious in front of her, Fang Ruxuan lowered her head, suppressing the anger in her eyes.

As for Ruian Emperor's casual glance just now, Fang Ruxuan can almost conclude in her heart that the person who falsely accused her father may not be able to get away with King Lu.

Looking up again, she saw her father turning his head and talking to King Lu, his face was full of the smiles of brothers reunited, Fang Ruxuan became more and more determined to expose the true face of King Lu as soon as possible, so as not to be harmed by him again in the future.

After lunch in the palace, King Qi and his party returned to King Qi's mansion.

In the afternoon, the steward came to send word that King Lu was coming to see him.

Instructing Su Yuan to prepare the banquet, King Qi took Fang Zhengjun to welcome King Lu to the main hall.

It was evening when Fang Ruxuan saw her father again.

"What's so good about plum blossoms? Ever since you came back from Jiangbei, you always like to take a walk in plum blossoms."

Scrabbling Fang Ruxuan's nose affectionately, King Qi said jokingly.

There is something I want to say to my father, but I can't be too impatient on purpose, so I can only say it while taking a walk after dinner.

The plum grove is wide and covered with snow, so it is easy to detect any slight movements around it, and you won't worry about being overheard, so it is naturally a wonderful place to talk.

Naturally, Fang Ruxuan would not tell her father what was going on in her heart, she smiled and said, "Plum blossoms are quiet, mother's favorite flower."

King Qi's expression darkened, and he didn't say any more.

The father and daughter walked towards the depths of the plum forest with one foot deep and the other shallow. After a while, they entered the Hanxiang Pavilion in the forest.

Shaking her head and stomping her feet, Fang Ruxuan pretended to be unintentional and asked, "Daddy, do you have a good relationship with Uncle Lu?"

King Qi smiled and said, "We are brothers, so it's good."

Fang Ruxuan curled her lips disapprovingly, "But I think that Daddy treats Uncle Lu very well, but Uncle Lu treats Daddy differently, which is too unfair."

The delicate appearance of the youngest daughter's family successfully amused King Qi.

Patting his daughter on the head, King Qi asked back, "Why do you think so?"

Fang Ruxuan replied solemnly: "Daddy often said that when I was young, I did my homework in the study room. If Uncle Lu couldn't do it, Daddy would help him. Uncle Lu would do the same. But this time when Daddy was in trouble, Uncle Lu stood by and watched, so my daughter felt that Uncle Lu did not treat Daddy as well as Daddy did to him."

Fang Ruxuan's words sounded a little awkward, but King Qi understood, and couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

Both Fang Qizhi and Fang Zhaozhi came from Emperor Chengqian, the great ancestor, and were half-brothers with Emperor Shengkang.

Fang Qizhi's mother and concubine are Concubine Shu, whose status in the harem is second only to the empress, and Concubine Shu is the favorite woman of Emperor Chengqian. Gaozu was pleased.

Concubine Shu is a person who has nothing to do with the world. Fang Qizhi was carefully taught by his mother and concubine since he was a child, and he has never had a little thought about the throne of the ninety-five-year-old. Therefore, among the brothers, Fang Qizhi and the prince The most intimate, and when Emperor Shengkang came to the throne, Fang Qizhi took the initiative to lead the troops to guard the border. Fang Qi's contribution was indispensable in the prosperity of Shengkang back then.

There is childhood friendship, and Fang Qizhi is too smart to know when to do things. Therefore, when Emperor Shengkang was around, among the princes, Fang Qizhi was the most trusted and valued by him. One or two can be seen from the fiefdom given to Fang Qizhi.

Dayuan has a vast land and abundant resources, Jiangbei, where Fang Qizhi is located, is very close to the capital, and it takes only two days to travel leisurely in a carriage.

The climate in Jiangbei is warm, and the four seasons are like spring. The people either farm or fish, so the area under their jurisdiction is very prosperous. After Fang Qizhi arrived in Jiangbei, he implemented a series of strategies to benefit the people. After a few years of effort, Jiangbei's prosperity has improved to a higher level.

King Lu's mother was a low-ranking concubine in Gaozu's palace. There was a wise first emperor, a wise King Qi, and so many princes with their own shining points. Among the sons of Gaozu's knees, King Lu was the most famous. One more is not more, and one less is not less.

The fiefdom of King Lu is in Ningbei, northwest of Dayuan. Although the terrain is vast, it is very barren. Coupled with the perennial bitter cold, it is truly a vast land and sparsely populated. Even if you are a prince, life is far worse than that. It is comfortable and comfortable in the capital or Jiangbei.

One year when they were reunited in the palace during the Chinese New Year, King Lu once approached King Qi, and wanted to ask him to say something nice about him in front of the late emperor and exchange him a fief.

At the right time, King Qi was the most valued brother of the late emperor, and a few words in front of the late emperor were quite important. As long as he was willing to say something, the late emperor would not like it, and for King Qi's sake, he would consider it carefully.

But King Qi sternly refused.

In King Qi's view, poverty and wealth are all the grace of the king. King Lu should not complain about others, but should think of ways to make Ningbei more prosperous, so that the late emperor can be proud and gratified of his ability.

King Lu smiled and said yes, but it was unknown what kind of resentment he had in his heart.

Thinking about what he said just now that he and King Lu are brothers, and thinking about the past, King Qi suddenly felt a little uncertain.

It has been more than two months since the accident, and even many courtiers in the court who were just nodding acquaintances in the past have written a letter to express their feelings, willing to be a guarantee for him, but this younger brother who has always been valued by him has not said a word.

"Father, if it was Uncle Lu who was falsely accused and sent to prison, would Daddy run around to plead for Uncle Lu?"

Fang Ruxuan's last words chilled King Qi's heart.

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