State Women's Prison, Class 9 with yellow characters.
The teacher was teaching the students how to use abacus. Not many girls liked arithmetic, so everyone was flipping the abacus randomly, and the whole classroom was making a loud 'clacking' sound.
Shi Fuxin was sitting in the last row, seemingly studying abacus seriously, but in fact, her mind was already flying to the horizon.
She read everything the cigarette bag found out about Chu Yao, but the results did not satisfy her.
Without him, everything the smoke bag found out was not much different from the rumors about Chu Yao from the outside world. There was no mention of why he had such strong kung fu, what he was doing, and who he was working for.
Is it because the intelligence network of the cigarette bag is too poor, or is Chu Yao hiding it too deeply?
In the past two days, she went to Yianyefang again and found that more people were monitoring Saihua Tuoju.
"Chu Yao..."
Chu Yao can send four or five people to monitor a Saihua Tuoju, but what about other places? Is the entire capital under his surveillance? How many people does he have under his command?
A relative of the royal family who has not yet reached the crown has such great power in the capital. Does the emperor know?
She couldn't believe that he was just a member of the royal family who had nothing to do. Apart from the third son of Prince Rong, he must have other identities.
So what exactly is it?
After school in the afternoon, Shi Fuxin waited for Shi Fuyin at the entrance of the National Women's Prison as usual. While waiting, she saw the girls running towards the Guoxue Square, and she immediately understood that Chu Yao had come to pick up Dongfang Yunrong again.
Shi Fuxin thought for a moment and followed the crowd to watch. Once again, she saw that Dongfang Yunrong didn't give Chu Yao a good look.
Chu Yao was not upset about this, and followed the Dongfang family's carriage in a good-tempered manner, as if he wanted to escort Dongfang Yunrong back to his home.
Seeing this scene, Shi Fuxin's eyes flashed non-stop.
Chu Yao has excellent martial arts skills and can be so relaxed. Such a person... must not be his enemy.
"I didn't expect Young Master Yao San to have such a tender side."
"In the past, whenever a girl approached Mr. Yao San, he never had a good face. I thought he didn't like girls. But now it seems that he just has high vision and doesn't like those people. No, when he meets someone he likes,
I became a person, and the tough guy immediately turned into a soft guy."
"Dongfang Yunrong is too arrogant. The Duke of Ming Dynasty is noble, but Young Master Yao is a descendant of the royal family. His appearance and family background are good enough for her. It's better for her. Every time Young Master Yao comes over, he always refuses.
It looks like it’s thousands of miles away.”
"Okay, don't be jealous. Who makes her the most beautiful woman in the capital? Being liked by so many people, she naturally has the capital to be arrogant."
"Young Master Yao San is happy, but we wouldn't be envious of him."
Listening to the discussions of the people around her, Shi Fuxin looked at Chu Yao who was following the Dongfang family's carriage, and thought to herself: This is the situation Chu Yao wants, to create public opinion and force the Ming Dynasty Duke to marry Dongfang Yunrong to him.
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"What are you looking at?"
Shi Fuyin came out with Mu Qingge and Fang Mulin. Seeing Shi Fuxin standing still, he walked up and patted her on the shoulder.
Shi Fuxin came back to her senses, shook her head and said with a smile: "Nothing!"
Fang Mulin glanced at the Dongfang family's carriage and Chu Yao who were walking away, and said softly: "I didn't expect that Third Young Master Yao to be so thick-skinned."
Mu Qingge followed: "Fifth Girl Dongfang has already shown that he is not happy. During this period, he has been coming over every once in a while to show his courtesy, without caring about the feelings of Fifth Girl Dongfang."
Shi Fuxin smiled and said: "Chu Yao's approach is a bit unpleasant, but Dongfang Yunrong is probably secretly happy to be pursued so diligently by the son of a county prince."
"Otherwise, she could have refused outright in public. With the status of the Duke of Ming Dynasty, even if she rejected Chu Yao, she would not be affected in any way."
"But she didn't. She was just vaguely distant. This shows that she is not particularly fed up with Chu Yao's behavior. On the contrary, she may even enjoy the vanity brought by being pursued by Chu Yao."
Mu Qingge and Fang Mulin had never thought about it this way. After thinking about it carefully, they felt that it was really the case. If Dongfang Yunrong really wanted to reject Young Master Yao, he could have said it directly.
Mr. Yao San is not just a cat or a dog. How can he continue to pester her if he is really rejected?
Shi Fuyin said: "Everyone has their own ideas. Let others do what they like. It has nothing to do with us. Let's go back quickly."
Immediately, the four of them walked towards their carriage.
After getting on the uncle's carriage, Shi Fuxin asked Shi Funin: "Sister, why are you so late after class today?"
Shi Fuyin: "Isn't it the Dragon Boat Festival soon? There will be a three-day holiday for the Dragon Boat Festival. Before the holiday, the Xuanzi class had an exam. After class, I went to the library to borrow two books and wasted some time."
Speaking of the Dragon Boat Festival, Shi Fuxin suddenly thought: "Did grandma tell us before that she would take us out as guests during the Dragon Boat Festival?"
Shi Fuyin nodded: "Yes, let's go to Baoning Hou's house to be a guest."
Shi Fuxin was happy: "I can make new clothes again."
Shi Fuyin looked at her sister who was smiling and narrowing her eyes, and shook her head with a smile.
In a blink of an eye, the Dragon Boat Festival is here.
Early in the morning, the female members of the Shi family dressed up and came to Yixiang Hall to wait.
Mrs. Shi was in a good mood when she looked at the room full of gorgeous and beautiful granddaughters. Seeing that it was getting late, she took her daughters-in-law and granddaughters on a carriage and went to the Baoning Marquis Mansion.
Marquis Baoning has developed well in recent years. Most of the men in the palace have become officials in the court, and the girls have also married well. The eldest daughter even married the youngest son of King Kang.
Mrs. Shi and Mrs. Hou were old friends and had previously obtained two purses from the Shi family. As soon as the female family members of the Shi family arrived, Mrs. Hou came out to greet them in person.
Shi Fuxin likes to attend such banquets so that she can receive gifts. She has too few jewelry, which is far from being enough to match a set of jewelry with a dress. It is too expensive to buy, so attending a banquet can just supplement it.
jewelry.
Secondly, you can eat delicious food. Each family holds a banquet. In order to show off their wealth, they basically serve whatever is delicious and expensive.
Thirdly, you can listen to music, enjoy dancing and look at beautiful women.
When noble families held banquets, they would invite opera troupes to sing, and sometimes there would be talent performances.
Banquets like this have a very strong purpose. The participating female relatives gather together to deepen their friendship with each other or exchange information. The most important thing is to show off their daughters to be married.
Therefore, the ladies from various families at the banquet did not hesitate to perform on stage.
At this moment, Shi Fuxin was happily eating the flowing rice wine table while looking at the girls dancing on the central stage with a smile.
This day is beautiful!
While they were drinking and drinking, Shi Fuxin noticed that Mrs. Baoning's face suddenly changed after listening to a maid's whisper. She greeted everyone with a forced smile, invited Mrs. Prince to entertain the guests, and left in a hurry.
"What's going on?"
Everyone was a little curious.
I wanted to wait for Madam Baoning to come back to find out more, but unfortunately, Madam Baoning did not show up until the end of the banquet.
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"Didn't something big happen to the Baoning Marquis Mansion?"
The female family members of the Shi family followed Mrs. Shi back to the uncle's house. After arriving home, Mrs. Shi couldn't help but ask.
Mrs. Shi thought for a moment about the calm look on Mrs. Baoning's house when she left, and shook her head: "It shouldn't be a big deal."
As he spoke, he looked at the others.
"Okay, you must be tired today, so go back and rest."
Shi Fuxin and Shi Funin followed Jin Yue'e back to Yigui Courtyard. As soon as they entered the courtyard, they saw that Shi Zhenghe had come back early, and Shi Dingxuan and Shi Dinghao were also sitting beside them.
"Dad, why did you go to work so early today?"
Shi Zhenghe looked a little solemn and looked at his wife and daughter: "General Zhuang is injured." Today he was patrolling and happened to meet King Duan, who told him about this.
"Who's hurt?"
Jin Yue'e, Shi Fuxin, and Shi Fuyin all looked over.
Shi Dinghao: "General Zhuang is Zhuang Yutang, the general of Dieling Pass."
Of course Shi Fuxin remembered Zhuang Yutang: "General Zhuang is good at martial arts, and there are so many masters around him. How did he get injured? How is the injury?"
Shi Zhenghe looked a little heavy. He respected Zhuang Yutang very much: "The injury was serious. Beiyan sent top experts to attack Governor Cai. General Zhuang was almost killed in order to save Governor Cai. The military doctors tried their best.
Only then did he pull him back from hell."
"Although the person is awake now, his lower body is paralyzed. He needs help even to sit up."
"General Zhuang is a man of iron bones. How could he bear this? He wanted to harm himself several times."
"Governor Cai reported this matter to the emperor. After the emperor learned about it, he immediately sent Duke Wen to the northwest border to pick up General Zhuang back to Beijing."
"There is also Marquis Baoning who is going with us. Dieling Pass cannot be without a coach for a day. Marquis Baoning is going to take the place of General Zhuang."
After hearing this, Shi Fuxin was silent for a moment: "Governor Cai has many ninth-level masters around him. In this case, General Zhuang was almost killed. Beiyan has sent out a top master."
Shi Dingxuan nodded: "That should be true. If he is only a ninth-grade master, even if General Zhuang is defeated, he will not be injured so seriously."
Shi Dinghao sighed: "General Zhuang is so unlucky, why is he paralyzed? I quite like him."
Jin Yue'e didn't speak. She waited until her husband and son and daughter finished speaking before she spoke: "It turns out that Mrs. Baoning left in a hurry today because Marquis Baoning was going to garrison Dieling Pass."
The news of Zhuang Yutang's injury spread quickly. After everyone knew about it, they all sighed with emotion. The villagers of Duke Wen's mansion were even more gloomy.
Half a month later, Zhuang Yutang was taken back to Beijing by Duke Wen.
On the same day, Dr. Zhan, the dean of the imperial hospital, and several highly skilled imperial doctors went to the Duke Wen's mansion, and it was not until the afternoon of the next day that these people left.
When leaving, neither Dr. Zhan nor the imperial doctors looked very good.
"Is it really incurable?"
In Qianqing Palace, the emperor summoned Dr. Zhan Shen and the imperial doctor who were treating Zhuang Yutang.
Zhan Feishen stood still. When Dong Yuanzheng saw him, he had to step forward and reply: "Back to the emperor, General Zhuang was injured too seriously. The vertebrae of his spine were dislocated and broken, and both knees were crushed and fractured. There is really nothing we can do."
The emperor frowned and looked at Zhan Fei: "Zhan Qing, there is nothing you can do?"
Zhan Fei shook his head.
The emperor rubbed his eyebrows with a headache. Zhuang Yutang was seriously injured in order to save his uncle, so he still had to continue the treatment: "Zhan Qing, Dong Yuanzheng, you have to continue to think about General Zhuang's injury. From now on, you will take turns going there to see the doctor every day."