Chapter 799: Fu Zhan
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Yuwen Chu’s expression was emotionless. She came effortlessly, spoke a few words to intercept Yuwen You outside, and easily convinced him; she left quietly, without even coming to check on him despite the significant incident. She truly was carefree. He thought they had reconciled, but it turned out this petty woman still held a grudge against him.
Seeing Yuwen Chu’s displeased expression, Mei Yusi smiled nonchalantly, “Speaking of which, Linan Wang’s sudden betrayal has worried quite a few people. They hurried into the palace to inform the Great Empress Dowager, only to find she had been fed medicine by the Wangfei and was in a deep sleep. It really is quite frustrating.”
Yuwen Chu shot him a cold glance, feeling an inexplicable surge of irritation. Fu Mingzhu was becoming more capable and increasingly indifferent to him. Hmph—after causing such scandalous rumors, while others would avoid it like the plague, only she, with her audacious nature, dared to openly arrange a meeting with Yuwen You. Indeed, she was very bold, very bold indeed.
Mei Yusi quietly brought a bowl of soup. “It’s hot, and Wangfei specially ordered a cooling soup to be made.”
Yuwen Chu glared at Mei Yusi again. He knew very well what kind of person his wife was. Did he need these irrelevant outsiders to say good things for her?
Sensing Yuwen Chu’s sharp gaze, Mei Yusi lowered his head even further. The Regent had been in a bad mood these past few days. Just a while ago, he seemed a bit happy after handling the incident with the students, but now it seemed to have turned bad again?
Yuwen Chu drank the cooling soup fiercely, imagining it was Fu Mingzhu. He ground her between his teeth, chewed her up, and swallowed her down. No one could snatch her away, not even covet her. Drinking the soup, he thought of Mingzhu forcing the Great Empress Dowager to take medicine and couldn’t help but chuckle. “Mei Yusi, Wangfei is very clever, isn’t she?”
He had been coldly observing these days, watching how the old woman would torment others. He had even worried that Mingzhu would be persuaded to soften up. Now it seemed completely unnecessary to worry. If Fu Mingzhu got into trouble, even if Mingzhu couldn’t see through the tricks, Fu Cong could. How could he let the old woman have her way? Keep acting, keep acting, the more they act, the sooner they’ll die. He was waiting to see how the old woman would torment Mingzhu and exhaust the last bit of Mingzhu’s loyalty to her.
Feeling relieved, he had to attend to business. He sat down, took out the list sent by Princess Consort Cui, and looked at the names crossed out in red ink. He felt like he had a headache as big as a bucket. Who would be next? He knew it was the work of the Great Empress Dowager and others, but he didn’t know where their manpower came from or where they were hiding. But no more deaths! He looked at Mei Yusi. “I don’t care what method you use, find these people for me!”
Mei Yusi solemnly replied, “Yes.”
An Xiaogu handed a scroll to Mingzhu. “Reply from Shen Ruilin.”
Both Yue Guo Gong’s Mansion and Marquis Runan’s Mansion had military origins and had intricate connections with the army. They also had their own secret communication channels, so the news spread almost as quickly as it did on Yuwen Chu’s side.
The reason Mingzhu chose An Xiaogu to help was due to her experience in her past life. It was with An Xiaogu’s help that she successfully contacted Shen Ruilin and sent her mother and Little Stone out of the capital. Therefore, this time, after calming down, she immediately found An Xiaogu and asked for her help in delivering a message to Shen Ruilin, asking him for a favor.
Shen Ruilin’s reply was succinct: “Understood. Will do. Rest assured.”
Although it was only a few words, Mingzhu felt unusually reassured. She tore the scroll into pieces, threw them into the water, and watched them dissolve completely before feeling relieved.
An Xiaogu had good moral integrity and didn’t peek at the contents of the letter, so she didn’t know what was written inside. She thought Mingzhu was asking Shen Ruilin for help in finding Fu Mingzhao. “I think you’ve asked him for nothing. Brother Shen has always respected Second Brother since he was young. Even if you ask him to risk his life to find Second Brother, he would agree. There’s no need for you to ask him specially.”
What Mingzhu wanted to do was secretive. Although she asked An Xiaogu for help, she didn’t want to involve her. So she just smiled and nodded. “After all, I personally asked, so I need to be careful.”
An Xiaogu sighed, “Don’t worry too much. Second Brother will be fine.”
After chatting for a while, Mingzhu saw that it was getting late and bid farewell. “Xiaogu, keep an eye out for me at all times. Let me know as soon as there’s any news, no matter when.”
An Xiaogu supported her waist as she saw her off. “You’re being too fussy. Who am I to you?”
Mingzhu hurriedly went to the Fu Mansion again. Due to the many recent incidents, the number of soldiers patrolling the streets had increased several times, and the Fu Mansion had also strengthened its defenses. Many members of the Fu family came to visit Fu Cong and asked if Fu Lin needed their help. Fu Lin naturally thanked them politely and sent them to the door. It just so happened that Mingzhu’s carriage arrived, and he smiled, “Auntie is back.”
In recent years, Mingzhu had already restrained her former arrogance. She was very polite to these enthusiastic family members, especially when she saw a senior uncle two generations older than her. Naturally, she couldn’t sit still and got off the carriage to greet the family members and ask the elders how they were doing.
After saying hello, she suddenly felt a fixed gaze on her, making her uncomfortable. Without making a sound, she discreetly followed the gaze and found it was coming from a young relative in the Fu family named Fu Zhan. Although he was a generation younger than her, he was actually several years older than her. Usually, they only exchanged nods and polite words, so why was he staring at her like this?
Mingzhu inquired, looking at Fu Zhan, “Ah Zhan, do you need something?”
Fu Zhan gave her a salute. “Auntie, may I have a word with you?”
Except for Fu Zifei father and daughter, and the family members standing on their side, Mingzhu was always very polite to other members of the family. So she immediately walked a few steps aside to avoid the others and smiled, “Go ahead.”
Fu Zhan said earnestly, “Nephew has completed the task Auntie assigned a few days ago.”
Mingzhu didn’t understand. When did she ask Fu Zhan to do something for her? Seeing Mingzhu hesitate, Fu Zhan smiled knowingly. “Nephew just informed Auntie, nothing more.” He respectfully saluted her and returned to the side of the Fu family members.
Fu Lin invited Mingzhu in. “Grandmother was just thinking about Auntie. You’ve come at the right time.”
Mingzhu heard the departing family member’s soft question to Fu Zhan, asked softly, “What did you just say to the Regent Wangfei?”
Fu Zhan’s voice was soft and quick. “It was nothing, just a small matter.”
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