nucmednet Chapter 344 You Wait
Chapter 344 You Wait
As they were talking, Xiao Chenze walked in from outside.
Upon seeing the Empress Dowager, he knelt down and kowtowed, "Grandson greets the Imperial Grandmother. May the Imperial Grandmother live a long and healthy life."
"Okay, okay, get up quickly." The Queen Mother looked at him with relief, feeling mixed emotions.
Who would have thought?
In a short time, it was discovered that the third prince was the son of Princess Xiqiang, and the royal bloodline was confused. Even if there was no regicide, he could not be kept by his side, not to mention that he was seeking his own death.
The second prince didn't do anything out of line, but his mother and maternal grandparents were not up to the task and actually participated in poisoning Queen Chu. With such dirty evidence, how could the emperor dare to have him in front of him?
Are you going to keep it so that he and the eldest prince's brother will have a quarrel in the future?
Alas, things in this world are unpredictable.
The Queen Mother looked lonely, her eyes looking somewhere unknown.
Xiao Chenze stood up and pulled out a dark object from his sleeve. He handed it to the Queen Mother and said, "Grandmother, this is a medicinal herb that I specially collected for you in the snow. It is said to be effective for heart disease. Please keep it safe and show it to Li'er when she comes back."
The Queen Mother and Chu Qianxue looked up at Xiao Chenze.
Li'er?
Are the two of them so affectionate?
Chu Qianxue's face turned pale.
From the moment her cousin went to northern Xinjiang to pick them up, she felt that her cousin was different.
When she heard Xu Fei say that the emperor had granted a marriage between her cousin and the daughter of the Dali Temple Minister, she almost fainted from anger.
How could a prince, the nephew of the Duke of Zhenguo, and the holder of the Black Gold Order marry the daughter of a third-rank official?
Especially when she heard that Shen Li grew up on the farm, she felt even more resentful.
Before even setting off, he was already prepared to give Shen Li a warning.
Along the way, he asked around and found out a lot about Shen Li, such as walking her dog in the street, disrespecting her stepmother, and leading a group of girls without any rules...
It turns out that he is just a guy who is not presentable. So the marriage must have been granted by Fang Yao after begging the emperor, right?
This thought disappeared until she saw Shen Li.
Her heart skipped a beat, and her belief that she was stronger than others collapsed in an instant.
How could this person before him be timid at all? She was clearly a beautiful woman with an aloof demeanor and a graceful figure.
The moment her cousin saw Shen Li, his eyes never left her. For the first time in her life, Chu Qianxue felt a panic of despair.
She subconsciously moved closer to her cousin so that Shen Li would know that her relationship with her cousin was special.
Unexpectedly, Shen Li didn't even give her a glance.
She was like a clown, performing a play by herself, but no one supported her at all.
Her arrogance and pride were suddenly aroused.
Humph, in terms of origin, family background, and relationship with my cousin, I am the one who is most proud.
Who is little Shen Li?
Isn't it just relying on the support of Fang's army?
She was the eldest daughter of the Chu family army, and her status was much nobler than that of Shen Li, a cousin of the Fang family army.
One could not help herself and she said those words.
What disappointed her was that she didn't see any shame in Shen Li's eyes, but instead saw ridicule.
Yes, it was a sneer.
She almost exploded with anger.
If this happened in the northern border, anyone who dared to look at her with such disrespect would have had his clothes torn to pieces by her whip and thrown into the snow.
Shen Li, I will remember you, just wait for me.
......
When Yuan Zhilin saw Guan Yonghou and Fang Jitao, he was stunned for a long time.
Two days ago, Fang Jitao left him a letter, saying that he was going back to the capital and asked him to keep an eye on Mizhou first and contact him by carrier pigeon if there was anything. He didn't expect to meet again so soon.
After taking a look at Fang Yao and the others, he understood that Fang Jitao might have met these people on the road and followed them back.
"Greetings to the Marquis, and to the General," Yuan Zhilin bowed and nodded to Shen Li, "Miss Shen, how are you?"
Shen Li bowed and said, "Hello, young man from the Yuan family."
After all, the two of them had been engaged, so even with so many people in the past, it was still a little awkward.
Marquis Guanyong ordered Yuan Zhilin to open the map of the territory and pointed it out to everyone one by one. "From left to right, the most dangerous foreign states and tribes are marked in red. Look, number one is good at attacking with poisonous insects, number two is good at mobilizing small mountain beasts, number three..."
They continued their discussion until after noon. During this time, whenever they drank tea or ate food, soldiers would bring it from the tea room and place it outside. Yuan Zhilin would then personally go out and bring it in. He never allowed anyone else to do anything, and he didn't allow anyone else to approach, lest their conversations be leaked.
Fang Yao and Guan Yonghou couldn't help but look at him with admiration.
"You've made great progress, young man," Guan Yonghou praised. "Okay, I'll tell your parents when I get home so they don't keep worrying about you. And let your father see that you're a much more responsible son than he is. You did a great job as the prefect of Mizhou last time, and the emperor was very pleased and is waiting for you to be crowned as the Crown Prince. Work hard, and after the court arranges the appointment of the prefect of Mizhou after the New Year, you can return to the capital."
"Thank you for your praise, my Lord. Zhilin is unworthy of it. If it weren't for your willingness to give me a chance, I wouldn't be where I am today." Yuan Zhilin clasped his hands together above his head and bowed to Marquis Guanyong. "Thank you very much!"
Fang Yao patted him from behind and praised him, "Back then, I almost castrated you, but I didn't expect a serious illness would make you more clear-headed. Well done, you're better than your father. Work hard, I'm rooting for you."
"Yes, I am grateful to the General for letting bygones be bygones and giving Zhilin the life-saving medicine. The General and the Marquis have both been very kind to Zhilin, and I will never forget it."
After saying that, Yuan Zhilin secretly glanced at Shen Li.
I feel indescribable regret in my heart.
How did he end up like that in the first place? He was hanging out with those playboys in the capital, and after being provoked by a few words, he felt completely humiliated and came to the door in a rage to break off the engagement.
It just so happened that his life was saved by Aunt Fang for the first time and by General Fang for the second time. Even his father and mother said that their Yuan family owed the Fang family more than just one life.
From the moment he got out of bed, everyone said he was reborn, but he himself didn't think that was the case.
I just hope that I can have the opportunity to do something for the Fang family or Shen Li in this life to make up for my past mistakes.
The more Yuan Zhilin thought about it, the more ashamed he felt. He looked embarrassed, lowered his eyes, bowed to Shen Li, and retreated to Fang Jitao without saying another word.
Fang Jitao nudged him with his arm and squinted his eyes, "Do you regret it? Look at how good my cousin is. You have no taste."
Yuan Zhilin's face turned red.
"But if we're talking about Xiao Chenze..." Fang Jitao raised his head and thought for a moment, then curled his lips and said, "Humph, and that cousin of his, what the hell? I'll go find him later and ask him what's going on with his cousin. If he can't explain it clearly, I'll beat him to a pulp."
"Come here, if you keep bragging I'll knock your teeth out."
Fang Yao shouted, and Fang Jitao jumped over, "Dad, let's talk it over nicely. You'll scare your cousin like this."