Chapter 184 – Dare Not Do Nothing

What Marquis Zhennan had asked Fu to do was that between two to three quarters of an hour after the banquet started, there would be several carts of fine wine from the capital delivered to the east side gate of the palace, where Luo Zhongshu, who was the Minister of the Guanglu Temple, was to check to receive the wine.

When Fu heard of this, she led Meng Yue to go and see Luo Zhongshu from afar.

And at this time, the Crown Prince would be led to appear in the neighborhood. As long as the Crown Prince saw Meng Yue, Fu hurriedly brought Meng Yue back, and her task was completed.

The Crown Prince was already drunk, and seeing the mature and beautiful Meng Yue, and Meng Yue looking like concubine Qu, he was so horny that he would definitely send someone to follow him without any surprises ……

Compared to letting the Emperor see Meng Yue, Zhao Guifei and the others were more willing to let the Crown Prince see it. If the Crown Prince can’t control himself and makes a big mistake, not only will it stop the Emperor from seeing King Ping and concubine Qu, but it will also strike a blow to the Cheng Guo Gongfu, and even more so to the Crown Prince. If the Emperor was not willing to tolerate it anymore, it would be better to directly abolish the Crown Prince.

Arranging it this way would also minimize the Meng family’s suspicion of Fu. Even if they blamed it, Fu had listened to the words of the Duke of Cheng, and had done bad things with good intentions. She would be punished for her carelessness, but not so much that she would lose Duke Cheng’s love, and the title of Duke Cheng’s wife ……

Fu gritted her teeth in hatred. The old master and old lady were still alive, and the Meng Zhimo couple was catching themselves in the act, so they were eager to make themselves take this step. The status and good reputation that she had managed for so many years in the State Duke’s Mansion was likely to suffer greatly because of this matter.

They hadn’t honored their promises and hadn’t killed or maimed Meng Zhimo, so why should they let themselves take this risk?

But she didn’t dare not to do it ……

As Fu was thinking, Meng Yue, who was carrying a tray, walked in.

“Is Mother feeling better? I specifically had the maid boil some rice porridge, refreshing, Mother drink some.”

If she was at home, she would have boiled the congee herself.

Fu shook her head, “Nausea, don’t want to eat.”

Meng Yue puts the tray on the table next to the crib and advises, “The congee has yam in it, mother eat a little less.”

She helps Fu up and leans on the bed, feeding Fu spoon by spoon.

Seeing Meng Yue like this, Fu’s heart had two points of softness. If that matter came to fruition, she was of the status of He Li and had no qualifications to enter the palace. However, her grandfather was the Meng Ling who fought for the Jin and Dynasty and was highly respected by the Emperor, so the Emperor might make an exception for the old man’s sake.

Just, she has this face, and in such a form into the palace, the emperor and the empress dowager will not treat her. She is soft and simple, I don t know how long she can live there …….

But thinking of the threat of the Marquis of Zhennan, and thinking of Meng Zhimo, who had been against her since she was a child, Fu’s heart hardened again.

Fu barely drank half a bowl of porridge and pushed the bowl away.

She closed her eyes and said to Meng Yue, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, “Somehow, mother is feeling more and more ill, I don’t know how long I can live.”

Tears welled up in Meng Yue’s eyes, “Mother ……”

Fu held Meng Yue’s hand and said, “Mother knows you are filial, I just said that. Alas, you’ve been good and simple since you were a child, and of the several children, you’re the one I’m most uneasy about. This morning, I also talked to your father about your marriage ……”

Meng Yue’s face was as red as rouge, “Mother, I don’t want to marry again, I’ve had enough.”

Fu squeezed her hand tighter, “I know you’re scared. Alas, at that time, when I betrothed you to Huang Cheng, my mother was interested in his family’s wealth, talent, and looks, and also specifically inquired about his temperament. Where did I think that old pious woman would be so bad …… Because Mother looked away, Old Master Hubby and Resignation Mo had quite a lot of complaints against me, thinking that it was me, the stepmother, who deliberately pushed my stepdaughter into the fire pit ……”

Meng Yue busily said, “Mother, I know you’re genuinely doing me a favor, I’ve explained it to Grandfather, Grandmother, and Resignation Mo.”

Fu sighed, “Is it useful for you to explain? Not to mention them, even your father has complained about me. It’s not good to be a stepmother, I’ve really been wronged.” Saying that, her eyes reddened, she added, “This little Lord Luo your father said is very good, a scholar and a younger brother, only one daughter, although a few years older, but older will love people. I heard that his elders are gentle, his temper is also good. Your father let me have the opportunity to take you to see him, if satisfied better, if not satisfied, mother also counted the delivery.”

After saying that, she looked at Meng Yue with great interest.

Meng Yue lowered her head at Fu’s look, bit her lip, and pondered for a moment before raising her head with red eyes and saying, “Mother, I promise to think about it. I still don’t want to marry again, I’m just considering this matter for Mother.”

Fu’s said in a serious tone, “Silly child, words can’t be full of words, if Lord Xiao Luo is really good, you should agree. People’s lives are long, after your father and I die and Xin’er marries again, the people that Resignation Mo and Resignation Yu care about the most are their daughters-in-law and sons and daughters, who can you rely on? You can’t let me and your father die without resting in peace.”

Fu’s eyes were full of concern and her tone was soft, Meng Yue was embarrassed and moved, tears welled up in her eyes.

She swallows even more, “Mother, I know that your heart aches for me, I’ve always known that.”

Fu reached out to straighten her hair and laughed, “Silly girl, you’re the daughter I brought up from a young age, of course I feel sorry for you ……”

The two of them were talking softly, when a man’s voice suddenly came from outside, “The Internal Affairs Department has sent wine, at the east side gate of the palace. Lord Luo is handing it over there, let’s go and see if we can beg for some to drink.”

Several strings of footsteps went away.

Fu laughed, “Little Lord Luo is one of the officials in charge of the banquet, the Lord Luo they are talking about must be him. I feel better, let’s go out and look at him from afar. If Yue’er really can’t look at him, forget it.”

Meng Yue’s face was red and unwilling, “Mother, it’s not good.”

“What’s not good about it. Many people have both men and women look at each other before they are betrothed. It’s the various flower banquets that allow those unmarried men and women to look at each other first, and then kiss again when they see eye to eye. We just went out for a walk and took a look from afar, by chance.”

Meng Yue was still reluctant. Old Duke, Duke Cheng, Meng Ruimo, plus Fu had all repeatedly warned her that she was absolutely not allowed to go near the palace, and that she could not be seen by the Emperor.

“Mother, didn’t you guys not allow me to go near that courtyard?”

Fu laughed, “Silly child, it’s not like we’re going to the front. That person is not to say that he won’t come out now, and even if he does, he’s going to use the main gate in front.”

Meng Yue was unable to do so, and had to personally serve her to put on her clothes, and the two of them walked out of the tent together.

The dusk after the rain was beautiful. The western side of the sky was full of colorful clouds, brilliant and incomparable, and there were several golden lights in the middle of the clouds. The other side of the sky is a tile blue, without a trace of white clouds, like just washed away.

The tents are densely packed, similar in shape, most of them are earth-white, there are also earth-yellow. For fear of not being able to distinguish them, there were number plates on the lintel.

There were very few pedestrians traveling between the tents, mostly underlings, and soldiers on patrol.

Meng Yue held Fu’s arm, followed by two maids, several people picked up clean places and walked towards the back of the palace.

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