When he was about to go out, Fu Zhao glanced around and saw no sign of Fu Qingxin.
She suddenly remembered that she hadn't seen Fu Qingxin since she returned to Fu's house today.
Fu Zhao then asked: "Where is Qingxin? Why didn't she come over?"
"Oh, she is sick. She has been sick for several days. The doctor came to see her and said she was frightened," Cong replied.
After hearing this, Fu Zhao was confused, "Scared?"
How could a scheming person like Fu Qingxin be frightened and sick?
Could it be that Fu Qingxin is pretending to be ill to cause trouble again?
"I heard from your elder brother that there was a fire when he went to Yue Qing Tower. Qing Xin was probably frightened at that time. The night he came back, he developed a high fever." Cong explained patiently.
But Fu Zhao obviously still didn't believe it.
Cong looked at Fu Zhao with disbelief written all over his face and smiled helplessly.
When she knew Fu Qingxin was frightened by the fire, she didn't believe it.
Because she heard from Fu Shaonian that it was just a small fire and had not spread to other places at all.
These people only saw a little black smoke and no open flame at all.
Therefore, it is unbelievable that Fu Qingxin would be frightened by this.
But she had gone to see Fu Qingxin, and Fu Qingxin didn't look like he was pretending.
Mr. Cong then suggested, "You can come with me and have a look."
Fu Zhao nodded.
The two of them went to Fu Qingxin's place first.
As soon as I entered the courtyard, I felt it was quiet, very quiet.
The two entered the courtyard, and Aunt Kang came out to greet them in person.
Aunt Kang bowed to the two of them and explained: "Qing Xin finally fell asleep, so I asked the servants to go back to the house. Don't disturb Qing Xin's rest. The slightest movement may wake her up."
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Mr. Cong lowered his voice, "Zhaozhao is worried about Qingxin and wants to come and see Qingxin. If it's inconvenient..."
Aunt Kang said hurriedly: "It's okay, it's rare for the second young lady to come back, and they have a deep love for each other as sisters. Maybe seeing the second young lady with pure heart, the illness will be half cured."
So Aunt Kang led the two of them into the house.
In order not to disturb Fu Qingxin, the maids and ladies were waiting outside the house.
As soon as he entered, Fu Zhao smelled a strong medicinal smell, and it seemed as if he could taste a bitter taste on the tip of his tongue.
The windows in the house were tightly closed and the curtains were down.
It was clearly broad daylight, but it was as dark as night.
Fu Zhao paused for a moment before continuing to walk inside.
Aunt Kang walked in front. She opened the gauze beside the bed and let Fu Zhao and Cong take a look.
Fu Zhao couldn't hide his surprise when he saw Fu Qingxin lying on the bed.
After not seeing each other for just a few days, Fu Qingxin lost a lot of weight.
Fu Qingxin's lips were so dry that they were peeling, and her breathing was so soft that she could hardly hear it.
You can't pretend to be sick, Fu Qingxin is really sick.
Fu Zhao took one look and walked out gently with Mr. Cong.
Walking outside the house, Fu Zhao said: "Auntie, Qingxin's disease is really dangerous. Please take more care of her."
"I understand. Thank you, Miss Second, for your concern. When Qingxin wakes up, she will definitely be very happy to know that you have come to see her."
Aunt Kang sent Fu Zhao and Cong out.
After coming to Fu Qingxin's place for a visit, Fu Zhao and Cong didn't have much time left after they came out of Fu Qingxin's place, so they walked directly to the door of Fu's house.
At the door, the carriage was already waiting.
Fu Wan was already waiting at the door. When she saw Fu Zhao and Cong coming, she followed them step by step.
Fu Shaonian was riding on the horse and urged: "Hurry up and get on the carriage!"
"Okay." Mrs. Cong got on the carriage first.
After getting on the carriage, she looked out and saw Fu Zhao stopped, not knowing what he was thinking.
Cong stuck his head out and asked, "Zhaozhao, what's wrong?"
Fu Zhao came to his senses, said "nothing" and continued to get on the carriage.
She and Fu Wan got on the carriage one after another and set off.
On the carriage, Fu Zhao would lift the curtain from time to time and take a look outside.
Mr. Cong looked strange, Fu Zhao had never been a frivolous person.
Since marrying into the Hou family, Fu Zhao has been even more cautious in his words and deeds.
Cong then asked, "Zhaozhao, what are you looking at?"
Fu Zhao glanced in Fu Wan's direction and said, "I didn't see anything."
Cong didn’t ask any more questions.
After leaving the capital and reaching the suburbs, Fu Zhao called Fu Shaonian.
Fu Shaonian rode to the window of the carriage and lowered his head so that he could talk to Fu Zhao more easily.
Fu Zhao asked: "Brother, which way shall we take this time?"
Fu Shaonian pointed into the distance and said, "Take the small road. Take the small road faster."
"Brother, in my opinion, it is better to take the official route. I heard from the Crown Prince that things are not peaceful outside recently, and there is a group of bandits running around outside. It is safer to take the official route."
Hearing that it was Chen Feng who said it, Fu Shaonian agreed, "Okay, I'll listen to you. I'll go talk to the coachman right now."
Fu Zhao lowered the curtain with satisfaction.
Cong looked at Fu Zhao and always felt that Fu Zhao was hiding something.
Behind the Fu family's carriage, there was an inconspicuous carriage, following not far or near.
In the carriage, there were several big men with fierce looks.
The driver of the carriage wore a bamboo hat to cover the scars on his face.
The scarred man said to the people in the carriage: "They are taking the official route!"
Several big men were shocked, and one of them said in disbelief: "How is it possible? I have inquired about it. In the past few years, they used to take small roads to rush for time. Today I also tested the coachman of the Fu family, and the coachman said that this year
You still have to take the small road."
The scarred man said: "I didn't lie. If you don't believe me, just see for yourself!"
So several people in the carriage took a look outside, and sure enough, the Fu family's carriage in front walked onto the official road.
If you are on the official path, it will be difficult to start!
If the instructions from above are not fulfilled, all the money spent in vain will be wasted!
Those big men looked ferocious and wished they could rush out right now and kill everyone in the Fu family's carriage!
"What should we do now? Boss, why don't we do it now!"
The man known as the boss slapped the big man who spoke hard and scolded: "Do it now, do you think you have lived too long? Just wait, they may not be in official positions when they come back.
Yes, when they get off the carriage, we just need to..."
The others listened carefully and nodded in agreement after listening, praising the boss for his clever plan!
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Taking the official route, it took an hour longer than previous years to get to the temple.
By the time the carriage stopped, several people in the carriage were sore from sitting there.
Especially Mr. Cong, who has to take care of the children in addition to housework, and is not in good health.
When she got out of the carriage, her face was extremely pale.
Fu Shaonian personally came to help Cong and said distressedly: "Can you still walk?"
Mrs. Cong forced a smile and said, "Just take it slow and it'll be fine. It won't be a problem."
