Because Princess Chengyang and Princess Qingyang fell down in public, the banquet could only end hastily. By the time Jin Yuee came out after changing her clothes, most of the people had already left.
At the gate of the princess mansion, the female family members of the Shi family were getting on the carriage. At this time, Fan Mingyu came in a hurry on horseback.
Fan Mingyu stopped in front of the princess's mansion. When he got off his horse, he looked towards the female members of the Shi family. When he saw Shi Fuxin, he got on the carriage without even looking at her. He pursed his lips and quickly entered the princess's mansion. "Mom, didn't you see how embarrassed Princess Qingyang and Princess Chengyang were just now? After today, the circle of female relatives will definitely be full of discussions about them, directly overshadowing all gossip."
In the carriage, Shi Fuxin deliberately gloated about the two princesses falling.
Jin Yue'e knew that her daughter was comforting herself, so she smiled bitterly and said, "Mom, I'm not afraid of embarrassing myself, but I'm afraid that it will bring down the four of you brothers and sisters, especially you and Jiulang. We haven't decided to get married yet."
Shi Fuxin smiled and took Jin Yue'e's arm and leaned on her shoulder: "No way, my mother is the best. Only those who have no eyesight don't know how good my mother is."
Jin Yue'e sighed: "Princess Chengyang's attitude, I'm afraid it's really impossible for you and Mingyu."
Shi Fuxin lowered her eyes: "No matter what Princess Chengyang's attitude is, it is impossible for Fan Mingyu and I. I have already packed up the things Fan Mingyu gave me, and I will find an opportunity to return them to him."<
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After returning to the uncle's house, Shi Fuxin first sent Jin Yue'e back to Yiguiyuan, and chatted with her for a while before returning to Lanyue Tower.
Looking at the empty eaves, Fuxin came to the side room, looked at the various gadgets piled together, and reached out to lift the lotus lantern that Fan Mingyu gave her during the Lantern Festival.
"Many people and many things are beautiful at first sight, but after being exposed to them, they become a bit tasteless."
Shi Fuxin put the lotus lantern back, turned around and told Xiaofang: "Move these things to the carriage, and I will return them to Fan Mingyu early tomorrow morning."
Xiaofang hesitated: "Girl, does it have to be like this? In this case, you and the young Marquis will have no room for change."
Shi Fuxin laughed: "Let's not talk about whether Fan Mingyu and I are compatible. With Princess Chengyang's attitude towards my mother today, there is no possibility for me and him."
She married to live happier and happier based on her original life, not to say goodbye to her original life.
Obviously, the happiest and happiest thing about her life in the past ten years or so was having a family who cared for her in everything.
After hearing this, Xiaofang stopped talking and turned around to do things.
The next day, Shi Fuxin really took the things Fan Mingyu gave her to the Yongchuan Marquis Mansion.
Yongchuan Houfu.
Because of the public embarrassment in Princess Qingyang's mansion yesterday, Princess Chengyang didn't sleep well all night, and she wasn't in the mood to eat breakfast. When the servants were silent, the girl from the Jin family came.
After all, she was her favorite candidate for her future daughter-in-law. After the Jin family girl deliberately tried to please her and persuaded her, Princess Chengyang didn’t look so ugly.
Just when the maids were breathing a sigh of relief, the porter came to report that the sixth girl of the Shi family was here and wanted to see the young marquis.
When Princess Chengyang heard Shi Fuxin's name, she immediately became furious, thinking that she was here to apologize to Fan Mingyu, so she said directly:
"Go and tell that girl that if she still has some girlish reserve, she shouldn't keep coming to seduce Mingyu. The Yongchuan Marquis Mansion is not a place she can enter casually."
The concierge was about to take the order and leave, but was stopped by the Jin girl's voice.
Princess Chengyang disliked others disobeying her the most. When she saw the girl from the Jin family trying to stop her, she immediately frowned.
When Miss Jin saw it, she quickly explained: "Princess, Shaozhen didn't mean to go against you. I just thought that the girl from the Shi family couldn't be entangled with the young prince all the time. You just didn't let her enter the prince's house.
, she can also meet the young Marquis in other places."
Seeing that Princess Chengyang's complexion gradually improved, she considered and said, "Why don't you, princess, first listen to what Miss Shi said when she came to see the young marquis? Then you can come up with targeted measures."
Princess Chengyang was silent and looked at the person next to the door: "Did that girl say what she came to do?"
The concierge said: "It was said to be a gift given to her by the young Marquis before."
Hearing this, Princess Chengyang stood up suddenly: "This girl is really shameless!" Thinking that Fan Mingyu was not in the house now, she immediately walked out.
The girl from the Jin family saw it and quickly followed her.
Shi Fuxin, who had been waiting for a while at the gate of the Hou Mansion, saw that no one came out to reply, and was hesitating whether to leave when she saw the girl from the Jin family supporting Princess Chengyang and walking out aggressively.
"I heard that you are here to return the things my son gave you?"
Princess Chengyang looked at Shi Fuxin coldly.
Shi Fuxin: "No reward for no merit. I was greedy and accepted the gift from the young marquis. Now that I think about it, I really shouldn't have. So I came here to return it."
Chengyang looked sarcastic: "You are indeed quite greedy."
Shi Fuxin frowned, but she still held back her anger and said, "I wonder if the young Marquis is here. This thing was given by him, and I want to return it to him personally."
Princess Chengyang sneered: "In front of this princess, you should use less of these unflattering methods." As she said that, she glanced at the box on the ground with contempt.
"They are all messy junk. My servants' children don't even play with them."
"Before, I thought Mingyu was fascinated by a goblin, but now it seems that he is quite sober and knows what kind of people deserve what kind of things."
As he said that, he held Miss Jin's hand lovingly and put the jade bracelet on her wrist directly.
"Like Miss Jin, whenever our family gives her something, it's always precious things like gold, silver, and jewelry."
"Sure enough, in my Mingyu heart, I still know that toys are just toys after all."
Listening to Princess Chengyang's accusations and scoldings, Shi Fuxin was not very angry. She just felt that breaking up with Fan Mingyu was the right thing to do.
She had thought before that people have weaknesses and needs, and as long as they do what they want, there is no one they can't win over. Therefore, she thought about taking down Fan Mingyu first and then his parents.
But thinking about it now, even if she had a way to convince Princess Chengyang to agree to her affair with Fan Mingyu, living with someone like Princess Chengyang for a long time would definitely be very torture.
"I returned the things and left."
Shi Fuxin was too lazy to do anything superficial. She turned around and left. As soon as she stepped on the carriage, she heard Princess Chengyang say: "What are you keeping these rags for? I will burn them for you, Princess, so that they don't get dirty."
The road to the Hou Mansion."
Shi Fuxin got directly into the carriage.
The carriage drove through the gate of the Marquis Mansion, and a corner of the carriage curtain was blown up. Shi Fuxin happened to see the lotus lantern being lit, and then other things were quickly submerged in the sea of fire.
In front of the gate of the Hou Mansion, the girl from the Jin family had shining eyes. Through the blazing fire, she could clearly see Shi Fuxin's dark face in the carriage.
The things that the young marquis gave her were burned, which meant that the previous affairs between her and the young marquis were gone.
After all, Shi Fuxin is just a passer-by in the life of the young Marquis, and she is the one who truly accompanies the young Marquis throughout his life.
The things were burned. Shi Fuxin didn't know if Fan Mingyu knew that she had returned the things he had given her. After that day, she never paid attention to the affairs of the Yongchuan Hou Mansion.
Time flies so fast, September is here in a blink of an eye.
As soon as September entered, a big event happened in the court.
The food and salary of the border guards in Liaodong were embezzled, and many soldiers started to make trouble. The matter was too big, and the border generals could not suppress it, so they reported it to the court.
Just when the imperial court was anxious to appease the Liaodong soldiers, another urgent military situation came from Tonggu Pass.
The Northern Yan army besieged Tonggu Pass several times, resulting in heavy casualties at Tonggu Pass and in urgent need of support.
The day before the Double Ninth Festival, after Shi Dinghao came back from a business trip to the palace, he went straight to Lanyue Building to find Shi Fuxin: "Sister, something may happen to Master Ye."
Shi Fuxin poured tea for her brother: "Speak slowly."
Shi Dinghao: "When the emperor read the details of the battle at Tonggu Pass today, I took a sneak peek. Tonggu Pass was attacked several times by the Northern Yan army last month. Not only were there heavy casualties, but there was also no food."<
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Shi Fuxin: "What do you mean without food?"
Shi Dinghao said in a deep voice: "The food and salary at Tonggu Pass have been deducted."
Shi Fuxin's eyes darkened: "The war at Tonggu Pass is urgent. Who dares to withhold food and wages at this time?"
Shi Dinghao sighed: "I'm afraid it was done by those who have enmity with Master Ye. If anything happens to Tonggu Pass, Master Ye, the general, will definitely be blamed."
Shi Fuxin slapped her palm on the table: "How can personal grudges be put before national interests? Those people are really wearing their official uniforms for nothing!"
Shi Dinghao frowned: "Governor Huaiyuan sent a letter to ask the Ministry of Household Affairs to allocate food and salary, but the Minister of Household Affairs said that the raised food and salary would be sent to the Liaodong border, and asked Governor Huaiyuan to think of a solution first."
Having said this, I couldn't help but laugh.
"Tonggu Pass is still holding a stick, but Governor Huaiyuan is left to find a way. When Governor Huaiyuan raises the food and salary, I don't know the year of the monkey has passed. By then, whose fault is it that Tonggu Pass cannot be defended?"
"Governor Huaiyuan is a member of the prince's party. If Tonggu Pass is really lost, Governor Huaiyuan will probably be removed. It will definitely be a big loss for the prince."
Shi Fuxin rubbed her forehead: "It's not enough for those people to play tricks in the capital, they also go to the border." After thinking about it, "I will send a letter to Fei Ge, the manager over there in Huaiyuan, asking him to
Pay more attention to the situation at Tonggu Pass."
After delivering the letter, Shi Fuxin and Shi Dinghao left the house together.
There are also treasures buried in the mountains behind Xiangguo Temple. If the imperial court really wants to leave Tonggu Pass alone, it will use the gold and silver there to buy grain and send it there.
However, this matter must be carefully arranged so that no one can discover any clues.
Not long after the two siblings went out, Shi Yuhua came to the uncle's house. When he arrived at the door, he happened to meet a servant from Yongchuan Houfu who came to deliver a letter.
"Whose letter is this?"
"It was given to Miss Six by Mr. Fan Xiaohou."
After hearing this, Shi Yuhua's eyes flashed, and then she stretched out her hand to the concierge: "Give me the letter, and I'll take it to Sister Xin."
The concierge did not doubt that he was there and handed the letter directly to Shi Yuhua.
After getting the letter, Shi Yuhua entered the mansion. When he passed through the corridor in front of the Chuihua Gate, he saw no one around, so he handed the letter directly to the maid behind him.
"Put the letter away and don't let anyone know about it."
The maid was stunned: "But it's over there with the concierge."
Shi Yuhua smiled: "When I leave later, I will tell you that I dropped the letter into the pond. The concierge is afraid of being punished and will not tell anyone after a warning."
The maid quickly put the letter into her arms.
When Shi Yuhua saw it, a cold light flashed in his eyes.
How can that girl Shi Fuxin marry into the Yongchuan Hou Mansion?