Fan Mingyu’s letter to Shi Fuxin was to ask Shi Fuxin to go out on the Double Ninth Festival to go up high and look far into the distance. The purpose was to save things between them. Unfortunately, the letter was blocked by Shi Yuhua.
On the Double Ninth Festival, Fan Mingyu waited at the appointed place for a whole day, until it got completely dark, and then left without saying a word.
Because Ye Mo and Shi Fuxin had been paying attention to the affairs of Tonggu Pass during this period, they did not notice that when entering and leaving the uncle's house, a concierge ran away as soon as he saw her.
In mid-September, the person in charge of the Huaiyuan branch of Shennong Hall sent a letter from the flying pigeon, saying that the soldiers at Tonggu Pass could only eat one meal a day, and that no more food and grass would be delivered, and they would really run out of food.
After Shi Fuxin read it, she was silent for a long time, then got up and went to the study, picked up a pen and wrote a letter to the cheap apprentice.
In the secret room of the First Prince's Mansion, the First Prince and Chu Yao were sitting face to face. There was an open letter on the desk in the middle. Both of them read the contents of the letter, and their expressions were a little solemn.
The content of the letter is: Tonggu Pass is about to run out of grain and grass. Shennongtang can support a batch of grain and grass. My good disciple, have you come up with this idea? Master’s writing.
In the silence, the eldest prince smiled bitterly: "Master, she really gives me problems!"
Chu Yao looked at the eldest prince: "Doctor Liu asked the eldest prince if he wanted to stand out. I think I need to translate it. She may be Shennongtang. What she really wants to ask is, eldest prince, do you dare to stand out like this?"
The eldest prince raised his eyes and looked over: "You mean"
Chu Yao nodded: "Yes, they probably want to use this matter to test the eldest prince."
"In recent years, Shennongtang's reputation at the border has gradually increased. From its preferential treatment of border guards, it can be seen that everything Shennongtang does has a sense of family and country justice."
"Maybe it's because of Divine Doctor Liu's relationship. Maybe they follow the etiquette and rules like the Reincarnation Palace and think that you, the eldest prince, are the emperor's eldest son and the most qualified person to inherit the throne."
"But qualifications are qualifications, and abilities are abilities."
"Shennongtang doesn't know whether you are a qualified monarch, so this is why you conducted this testing."
Chu Yao clicked on the letter on the table: "First Prince, this letter seems to be a homely letter from Divine Doctor Liu to you, but in fact it is Shennong Hall choosing a master!"
"This time, if the eldest prince chooses to come forward, he will be completely tied to Shennong Hall."
After hearing this, the eldest prince was not particularly happy, but instead let out a long sigh.
It is certainly a good thing to take Shennongtang into your pocket, but at the same time you have to lose a lot.
This time I have to bear a lot of pressure.
There is a Ye Mo in Tonggu Pass. As for Ye Mo, enemies are everywhere in the court. There are many people who want him dead. The most important thing is that his father does not want him to continue to live.
If he comes forward, he will not only challenge the officials, but also challenge his father.
Next, he is about to stand out. In the future, he is afraid that he will no longer be able to hide his stupidity and stay out of the matter, and will have to get involved in the fight between the princes. Although he has never stayed away, there will still be a lot more trouble when he moves from behind the scenes to the stage.
trouble.
Maybe Shennongtang is testing whether he has the ability to withstand the pressure?
The eldest prince raised his eyes and looked at Chu Yao: "What do you mean?"
Chu Yao did not answer directly, but said with a look of disapproval: "There are many ways to deal with Ye Mo, so we shouldn't drag the soldiers from Tonggu Pass into the water."
"Although Marquis Baoning has already brought troops and horses to support Tonggu Pass, there is always a possibility. If something goes wrong and Tonggu Pass is really lost, and the Beiyan army enters, the border will be in danger.
It’s going to be chaos.”
The eldest prince couldn't help but nodded. He also felt that the method of cutting off the food and grass at Tonggu Pass to make Ye Mo defeated and convicted was very inappropriate. Some officials in the court were simply unworthy of being officials and would do anything for their own benefit.
Don’t go to extremes.
My father may not want Ye Mo to continue to live, but my father definitely doesn't want to see Tonggu Pass fall. Maybe he can enter from this aspect. As long as he doesn't annoy his father, the rest is secondary.
Chu Yao suddenly laughed.
The eldest prince looked over: "Why are you laughing?"
Chu Yao smiled and said: "I'm wondering what kind of person the owner of Shennong Hall is."
The eldest prince also became interested: "What kind of person do you think he is?"
Chu Yao thought for a while and said, "He should be a person who likes to take the initiative to show his sword." Otherwise, he would not dare to openly get involved with the eldest prince, let alone ask the eldest prince if he dares to come forward when Tonggu Pass is short of food. He is not as indifferent to fame and fortune as the legendary masters. He never hides anything he does, and seems to enjoy gaining fame.
To be honest, he also felt that the eldest prince was a bit too hidden and low-key. If he really didn't show any ability, how could he attract capable people to follow him?
As he said that, he looked at the eldest prince with a smile.
"Divine Doctor Liu and Qi are good friends, so I think they have similar temperaments."
The corners of the eldest prince's mouth twitched unnaturally. His biggest feeling towards his master was that she was too disgusting!!!
He really looks like an old kid.
"Go and do your work. I have to think about how to tell my father about Shennongtang's support of Tonggu Grain and Grass Pass after entering the palace tomorrow."
Shennongtang's reputation at the border is not low. Obtaining it is like acquiring a sharp sword. The sharp sword can not only stab the enemy, but also stab oneself.
At the end of September, because the eldest prince asked Shennongtang for help, Shennongtang supported a batch of grain and grass to Tonggu Pass. As a result, the soldiers of Tonggu Pass defeated the Bei Yan army. When the news of the victory came back, the people in the capital cheered.
After Shi Fuxin found out, she and Shi Jiulang happily gathered around and made tea while playing chess and chatting.
Shi Jiulang lost his son: "Sister, if the eldest prince doesn't come forward this time, what will you do?"
Shi Fuxin ate her brother's meat directly: "Secretly sending grain to Tonggu Pass."
When he saw that his son was being eaten, Jiulang pouted and said again: "The eldest prince has been having a hard time recently, and the prince and other princes are targeting him again."
As he said that, he looked at Shi Fuxin and said, "I think it's actually quite good for the eldest prince to keep a low profile and hide his clumsiness, unlike now when he becomes a target again."
Shi Fuxin looked calm and took another shot: "Being a target also has the advantage of being a target. After thousands of arrows pierce the heart, it can be tempered into steel."
"People have inertia and laziness. They all want to pretend to be pigs and eat tigers. But if you pretend for a long time and tolerate it for a long time, you will form a fixed pattern of doing things."
"When does a person's ability grow fastest?"
"Not when you are forbearing, but when you attack, when you encounter a crisis."
"If a young tiger lives like a pig instead of hunting for food like a tiger, believe it or not, it will turn into a pig in the end."
"The emperor is afraid of the Wei family, and the prince's position is not strong. He raised the fourth prince to fight with him. The other princes are also making constant moves. The eldest prince is watching from the sidelines. Although it is safe, he does not have the experience and adaptability to actually fight."
"No matter how smart he is and how profound his mind is, if he only relies on his brain to do things without practical experience, he will eventually become a person who talks on paper."
After saying that, he dropped a piece and directly ate a large piece of his brother's chess piece.
"It's like you and I playing chess. Before we played, you never thought about losing to me. You thought your layout was very sophisticated. In your imagination, you would definitely be able to beat me, but in reality?"
"The world is changing all the time, people are changing, situations are changing, everything is changing. Experience and adaptability can only be gained by participation, not by imagination."
"I am very pleased that the eldest prince dared to stand up to the pressure this time. He is indeed my apprentice."
Shi Dinghao listened carefully and looked at the picture of his own defeat on the chessboard, feeling a little reluctant to play.
Shi Fuxin glanced at him: "You still have a chance to make a comeback." As she said that, she picked up her brother's chess piece and placed it in a certain position.
Shi Dinghao looked at it, his eyes suddenly lit up, and the two siblings continued to cum again.
After more than ten defeats, Shi Dinghao finally defeated Shi Fuxin once and said with a grin: "Sister, you are right, experience is very important."
In early October, before the first snowfall, a banquet was held at Jiang'an Hou Mansion, and the female family members of the Shi family were invited to attend.
When they arrived at the Hou Mansion, Shi Fuxin was a little uninterested because Jin Yue'e didn't come. She leaned on the pavilion and chatted with the Shi sisters while looking at the scenery in the courtyard boredly.
When she saw the female family members surrounding Princess Chengyang, and thought that her mother was unwilling to go out because she was humiliated in public at Princess Qingyang's mansion, Fuxin's eyes became a little cold.
Then, Shi Fuxin's expression paused.
Behind Princess Chengyang, Fan Mingyu and the girl from the Jin family were walking side by side, with the girl from the Jin family smiling shyly.
"Shua~"
The girls of the Shi family all turned their attention to Shi Fuxin.
Shi Fuxin's expression was calm and there was no fluctuation in her expression.
Fan Mingyu didn't want to come to the backyard where the female relatives were staying, but Princess Chengyang insisted that he come over to pay a visit to Mrs. Cai Hou, so he had no choice but to follow.
Seeing Shi Fuxin in the pavilion, Fan Mingyu was stunned for a moment, but soon he thought of being let go on the Double Ninth Festival, and he immediately felt angry.
Shi Fuxin, do you think you are the only one who treats me so lightly?
Fan Mingyu turned his head to look at Miss Jin beside him, raised the corner of his mouth, lowered his head slightly, smiled and talked to her, and when he passed the steps, he stretched out his hand to help him.
Looking at Fan Mingyu and Miss Jin who were behaving in an intimate manner, the girls from the Shi family were hesitant to speak, but Shi Fuxin took a glance and then looked away, with nothing strange on her face.
When Fan Mingyu saw Shi Fuxin turning his back, he pursed his lips and became even more gentle towards Miss Jin.
When Fan Mingyu followed Princess Chengyang into the living room, he looked at Shi Fuxin even more, accompanied by sneers of gloating.
"I'm just telling you, the Marquis of Yongchuan's family is so high, how could he like Shi Fuxin?"
"Before, Mr. Fan Xiaohou was probably new to Shi Fuxin, but now he has grown tired of her after getting along for a long time. He still feels that he should marry a well-matched wife."
"High branches are not so easy to climb. Even if Mr. Fan Xiaohou is fascinated by beauty, aren't there still Marquis Yongchuan and Princess Chengyang?"
"It's true that stealing the chicken is losing the rice. Shi Fuxin and Fan Xiaohou are openly dating each other. In the future, which young man will choose an unwanted person to be his wife?"
"Isn't it true that the Shi family likes to climb high? If a wife is not good enough, she can be a concubine. Doesn't the seventh prince just accept a girl from the Shi family?"
After hearing these words, the girls of the Shi family were extremely angry, but they couldn't go forward and argue directly with others to make the matter bigger, so all of them had gloomy faces.
Shi Fuxin glanced at the girls who said mean words and said to Xiaofang: "Go and find out whose family they are from."
It is common for girls to quarrel, but it is rare for someone to attack her life without any scruples like today. This is obviously someone trying to discredit her.
Not wanting the girls from the Shi family to be criticized and criticized, Shi Fuxin got up and left the pavilion, strolling around the Hou Mansion Garden.
After walking around for a while, I saw Fan Mingyu.
When Shi Fuxin saw it, she turned around and left.
"Wait."
Fan Mingyu trotted forward and stopped in front of Shi Fuxin: "Sixth sister, do you really not want to see me?"
Shi Fuxin did not blame everyone's opinions and comments on him, but just said: "To avoid suspicion, I think we should not meet again."
Fan Mingyu suppressed all the emotions in his heart and looked at Shi Fuxin: "Sixth sister, it was you who took the initiative to approach me. I was attracted to you, but you denied everything because it was inappropriate. Is this fair to me?"
"I wrote to ask you out and wanted to make it clear, but you didn't even reply to me and made me wait for a whole day. I ask you, have you always been toying with me?"
Shi Fuxin frowned: "Letter? When did you write me a letter?"
Fan Mingyu sneered: "Sixth girl, are you so forgetful? It was during the Double Ninth Festival last month."
Looking at the excited Fan Mingyu, Shi Fuxin glanced at Xiaofang, who immediately stepped back and watched her surroundings vigilantly from a distance.
Shi Fuxin looked at Fan Mingyu: "What do you want to say to me? Just say it and I'll listen."
Seeing this, Fan Mingyu felt angry: "We get along very well, why are we not suitable?"
Shi Fuxin did not answer, but just asked: "Do you know what your mother did to my mother on the day of Princess Qingyang's banquet?"
Fan Mingyu's expression froze.
Shi Fuxin met: "It seems that I know. Under such circumstances, do you think it is possible for you and me to be together?"
Seeing Fan Mingyu opening his mouth to answer, Shi Fuxin stopped him: "Let me ask you, what are you going to do if your mother keeps disagreeing with me and you?"
Fan Mingyu: "I will keep begging her until she agrees."
Shi Fuxin laughed: "So, you are ready to leave the matter between you and me completely in your mother's hands. Your mother agrees, and everyone is happy. But if your mother does not agree, do you have any thoughts?"
How will it affect me?"
Fan Mingyu didn't understand what Shi Fuxin meant: "I said I would ask my mother to agree."
Shi Fuxin: "There are no absolutes in anything, Fan Mingyu, whether your mother agrees or not, it won't have any impact on you, but what about me?"
"Have you heard the rumors among the women?"
"Not only me, but also the reputations of other girls in the Shi family have been affected."
"Fan Mingyu, I don't know how you define marriage, but in my case, being with someone makes me a better person, so I can choose him."
"Being with you, you have also seen, what I get is that my mother is humiliated, and the reputation of me and the girls of the Shi family is damaged. You ask, can I still be with you?"
Fan Mingyu looked at Shi Fuxin blankly: "Are you not happy when I was with you?"
Shi Fuxin looked at him: "The happiness you gave me can be given to others too."
"Fan Mingyu, do you know what I want most from you?"
"When you and I are together, the gap in status is real. Maybe you don't realize it yourself, but deep down you look down on me and my family."
Fan Mingyu strongly denied: "I didn't."
Shi Fuxin smiled and said, "Really? Then why did you do nothing when your mother insulted my mother? When I mentioned it today, you didn't even apologize."
"Deep in your heart, you think that your mother can humiliate my mother."
Fan Mingyu was stunned: "I"
Shi Fuxin: "I want your equal respect, instead of giving me cheap gifts. I can buy those gifts myself, and others can give them to me."
"Fan Mingyu, let's get to know each other so we can get together and part ways, okay?"
Fan Mingyu looked at Shi Fuxin: "If I change it"
Shi Fuxin shook her head: "You can't change, because this is who you are, just like I can't change, because this is who I am. When two people are together, it will be very painful if they need to force themselves to change."
"Fan Mingyu, you are very good, really, it's just that you and I are not suitable."