Chapter 666 Return to Beijing (2)

Xin Yi was surprised, "It's no wonder."

When she collected Bai Xiaosheng's letters, she also passed the Buddhist niche in Daxiangguo Temple. Fu Jiuqu even sent a special guard for this purpose.

"What is the purpose of the other party pretending to be Bai Xiaosheng?"

Xin Yi asked the question in his heart and stared at Fu Jiuqu carefully, "Yichuan wouldn't make a special trip just for this matter."

Fu Jiuqu was silent for a moment.

"Bao Zheng suddenly fell ill when he was in charge of matters in the Privy Council..."

Xin Yi was startled.

Stare into Fu Jiuqu's eyes.

"This year is..."

"Jiayou seven years."

Xin Yi pinched his fingers and suddenly went to the bedside, taking out the "Minute of Major Events" written by himself from a box and reading through it.

When she first came here, she remembered most of the things clearly. But as time passed, many people, things, clues, and stories became blurred. She was afraid that one day she would completely forget, so she wrote down what she knew. In the booklet "Minute of Major Events", as if writing a story, I would add something as I thought of it.

"It's over!"

Xin Yi's hands trembled and he looked up at Fu Jiuqu.

"Master Bao, something is going to happen..."

After briefly docking for supplies that night, the ship continued to Bianjing, much faster than when it set off from Nanjing...

May was the busy season for water transportation. They hurried and took their time, and did not return to Bianjing until late in the afternoon.

That day, it was extremely hot in Bianjing.

When the boat arrived at the pier, the sky was getting brighter, and a layer of mist was covering Bianjing. The sunlight fell in tiny pieces among the clouds and mist, which was really beautiful.

After an absence of seven years, Xinyi once again set foot on the land of Bianjing. Looking at the familiar Bianhe River again, the past events were vivid in his mind, and he couldn't help but feel filled with emotion.

The driver of the princess's palace was already waiting at the pier. Loads of goods and boxes of luggage were loaded onto the carriage. The long convoy attracted the attention of countless people in Bianjing.

"Prince Guangling is back."

"Prince Guangling is back."

The news had long been spread in the streets and Bianjing tabloids, but when Fu Jiuqu and his entourage's motorcade returned home from the dock, it still attracted a lot of people to watch.

Xin Yi held the little raccoon flower and sat in the carriage, looking through the thin curtain at the scenery passing by outside the carriage window, and did not speak for a long time.

Xianyu was very happy.

"Mom, can I go out and play today?"

Xin Yi glared at him, "Be careful your father beats you."

Xianyu wrapped her arm around her, "As long as mom agrees, dad won't dare to beat me..."

The little boy is not very old, but his family status is very clear.

"It seems like you are really itchy."

The situation in Beijing is currently unclear, and Xin Yi will not let him do whatever he wants at this juncture.

"Bianjing is not as good as Nanjing. You stay in my house well, otherwise, your grandmother won't be able to protect you when she comes."

Xianyu said angrily.

When his father is angry, he still has two life-saving charms. If he removes his mother and grandmother, he can be saved. But when his mother is angry, no one can save him.

When Fu Jiuqu returned to Beijing this time, the officials gave him another house, but they were used to living with their mother in the eldest princess's mansion, so their luggage and entourage were brought all the way back.

Just as the carriage stopped, Li Fu's voice was heard.

"I would like to pay my respects to the eldest princess, to the county king, and to the county princess..."

Xin Yi opened the curtain and took a look.

The servants in the mansion lined up in the courtyard and saluted their master one by one. Li Fu in front of the motorcade seemed a little out of place.

She felt a little uneasy.

Fu Jiuqu jumped off his horse, threw the reins to his attendants, and walked towards Li Fu with some hesitation.

"Why is Eunuch Li here?"

Li Fu looked back and winked at him.

"The officials are here."

Zhao Zhen could not wait to see his sister and nephew for a long time, but as an emperor, it was naturally inconvenient for him to go to the dock to greet them in person, so he came to the house early and waited.

Zhao Yuqing was a little excited, and she smiled when she heard the sound, "Quick, Mother Qian, take the ebony box I brought from Nanjing, and quickly come into the house to meet you..."

She was anxious to see her brother, but Fu Jiuqu was a little hesitant.

He casually took the little raccoon flower from Xin Yi's arms, turned back meaningfully, and asked Li Fu, "Why didn't the officials go to court today?"

At this time, Zhao Guan's family should be in Zichen Hall.

Li Fu hesitated for a moment and sighed softly.

"Master Bao, the deputy envoy to the Privy Council, died of illness yesterday. When the officials heard the bad news, they were so sad that they specially missed the day..."

Xin Yi stopped.

She didn't move and looked at Fu Jiuqu.

Fu Jiuqu also looked over.

The two looked at each other in silence.

Xin Yi's steps were inexplicably heavy.

The story always comes to the ending it deserves...

"Is it true that nothing can be changed?"

Listening to Xin Yi's murmur, Fu Jiuqu's dark eyes turned slightly, and he held her hand, "It's okay, Eleven. It all depends on the human effort."

Xin Yi's throat tightened when he thought of Mr. Bao, who had not been masked yet, but recommended Brother Ninth to help them solve their difficulties. He had already become famous.

"Brother Ninth, we can't guess what our future will be like. We must be careful and not be careless again..."

Fu Jiuqu stretched out his hand toward Xianyu but said nothing.

Xin Yi said: "This position of Privy Council is really difficult to fill. When my adoptive father was in office, he was constantly criticized. Master Bao only served in the Privy Council for a mere year before he contracted an illness and died..."

Her heart felt chilly, but her voice was very low.

Fu Jiuqu held the little raccoon flower and led the little squid, and kept walking, as if he didn't hear anything.

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Zhao Zhen was talking to Zhao Yuqing in the room. Over the past seven years, Zhao Yuqing's family has changed a lot. His face has become haggard, his hair has grown white on his temples, and his eye bags have drooped severely. It can be seen that he has worked hard and worried about being an emperor.

When Zhao Zhen saw Fu Jiuqu and Xin Yi carrying their children into the house, there was obvious joy in his eyes. When he saw Yi Nian and Er Nian, his eyes dimmed slightly, revealing a complex helplessness.

"The humble minister pays his respects to the official family."

"I've met the officials."

Zhao Zhen kept raising his hand.

"No gifts, no gifts at all. It's like waiting for you to come back. Sit down and talk. Come, come, come, sit down and talk..."

He looked at this and that, his face full of kindness.

"This one is a fish, and that one is a little civet flower."

Zhao Yuqing nodded with a smile and called the child to Zhao Zhen's side.

"Quickly, call the emperor's uncle. Please ask the emperor's uncle for the police."

Xianyu bowed politely.

The little civet flower was also presentable, greeting Zhao Zhen in a vague childish voice.

Zhao Zhen smiled and showed the rewards to the children.

Then he sighed, "The children have grown up, and I have grown old... I see them leaving me one by one. One day, it will be my turn..."

Zhao Zhen was a soft-hearted man. He was getting older, his ministers had passed away, and he had no children. He could not help but think about the sadness of being alone.

When Zhao Yuqing saw this, he wiped his eyes, and the two brothers and sisters started chatting, talking about old things.

Fu Jiuqu saw that the children couldn't sit still, so he had them taken down and retreated together with the three little ones. Then he respectfully saluted Zhao Zhen.

"Wei Chen wants to ask for a favor from the official family."

Zhao Zhen looked at him with red eyes, "There are no outsiders here, why are you giving me such a gift? Tell me, my uncle has owed you these years. If you have any requests, just ask..."

Fu Jiuqu said: "Wei Chen wants to go to the Privy Council."
To be continued...