Zhao Xiu didn't really want to see Fang Huizhu, but Mrs. Fang couldn't refuse to see her. She and Fang Renzhu are also good friends, and Mrs. Fang is also a loving elder, just if she didn't meet her, if she did, she should have met her.

Zhao Xiu could only secretly pray that Mrs. Fang would be a little more considerate, considering her bad relationship with Fang Huizhu in the past, she would not bring her eldest daughter to the prefect's back house.

It's a pity that her prayer was in vain, Mrs. Fang not only brought Fang Huizhu, but also asked Fang Huizhu to thank her in person.

After more than a year, Fang Huizhu looked a little haggard, and she lost a lot of weight. It seems that her unhappy marriage in the Qiu family has had a great impact on her, she and Qiu Huiyou have been separated for half a year, and she has not recovered her vitality. Zhao Xiu also felt that she was a little cowardly, listless in everything, and it was like this when she went out to be a guest at someone's house, and it was the same when she thanked Zhao Xiu, the benefactor. Whatever Mrs. Fang asked her to say, she repeated it again, without saying a word more. When no one was talking to her, she sat quietly and kept her head down. Her behavior like this makes people feel that she is reluctant to come to this trip at all, and she is reluctant to thank Zhao Xiu.

Zhao Xiu didn't like her originally, but she just looked at Fang Renzhu to give her face, and when she saw her such an attitude, she was also faint.

Mrs. Fang saw it, and secretly complained in her heart that the eldest daughter was not sensible, and after countless glances during the period, Fang Huizhu was still the same half-dead appearance, and she couldn't help but be annoyed. She originally wanted to stay in front of Zhao Xiu for a while, Zhao Xiu passed by Jining not long ago, and must have seen her youngest daughter Fang Renzhu. She has been back to Beijing for a long time, she misses her little daughter very much, and wants to ask her how her little daughter is doing, and Zhao Xiu happens to be her source of intelligence. But Fang Huizhu looked like she was offended, and continued to sit down, just afraid that if the Zhao family didn't say anything, the Jiang family would be annoyed. She had to hurriedly take her daughter and leave.

As soon as they left, Jiang Wen, who had been accompanying them, lowered her face: "What kind of person?" You saved her life, and she actually gave you a face, I don't know what to do! ”

Zhao Xiu also felt that Fang Huizhu didn't know what to do. But think about it, if she was an understanding person, she wouldn't have done stupid things again and again, and she cried and shouted that she had to marry a scumbag like Qiu Huiyou. What is there to be angry with such people? Let her go.

Zhao Xiu didn't care. Jiang Wen couldn't help but feel sorry for her, and when she went to see Mrs. Jiang Si and Zhang's family, she told the matter, and she also counted Fang Huizhu fiercely.

Mrs. Jiang Si was very surprised: "The upbringing of the Fang family's daughter has always been very reliable. Although there were some bad rumors before. But when I heard it, I just thought that the head of the Fang family was confused for a while. The women from the Fang family I have seen on weekdays have never been virtuous. I didn't expect the eldest daughter of the head of the family to be such a person! She couldn't help but be glad that Fang Huizhu had never entered the palace, and the daughter of the Fang family did not match the prince, otherwise it would be really bad for her in-laws to have such a person who did not know the number of etiquette.

Zhang was full of doubts: "What is the reason? When I was in Jiading before, the new wife of the Suzhou political envoy was the daughter of the Fang family, and she came to thank our family, which was very sincere and earnest. She is not close to the Fang family's descendants. Still, he also said that the sisters are very grateful to Sister Xiu. When Mrs. Fang came to visit, she was also very grateful, and she said that tears were about to fall. His family and daughter are the direct beneficiaries, so why are they so cold? ”

Zhao Xiu smiled: "Who knows? Maybe she's out of the woods and she's starting to regret it again. She seemed to be quite satisfied with this family affair at the beginning, probably just wanting to get rid of the concubine, but she didn't want to leave, right? I have heard of this girl behaving in a way that is far from her sister's. I don't have much friendship with her, and I still have old grudges. Now it's worthy of her. She's cold or not, what does it have to do with me? I didn't plan to be friends with her. ”

When it comes to old grievances, Zhang also remembers, and he is still a little afraid. She's not used to speaking ill of people behind her back. said vaguely to Mrs. Jiang Si: "Sister Xiu'er is right, that girl has a bad heart, if she doesn't have a good mother and sister, our family may not be willing to give her a hand." It will be rare for her to return to the capital in the future, and we will not have a chance to see her again, so let her go. It's her sister. It's a rarity. Sister Xiu has always been good friends with her, and when she reunited in Jining, she got together twice. ”

Mrs. Jiang Si smiled and said, "That's true. The daughter of the Fang family has a lot of good reputations, and it is not surprising that there is an unsuccessful one occasionally. She is not sensible, but everyone else understands. Let's just make friends with those who understand. Speaking of the five girls of the Fang family, I have heard that she is outstanding in poetry and writing, and Sister Wen also said that she is very good at writing, and she also cites scriptures when writing letters. When Sister Wen replied to the letter, in order not to fall behind, she always had to look for a few more books, which was much harder than before. I was so relieved to see that I finally didn't have to worry about this child's homework. ”

As her mother spoke, she suddenly pulled her in, Jiang Wen was stunned for a while and then reacted, protesting loudly: "My daughter's homework is good, she has always worked hard!" Mother, you say so, Sister Zhao must misunderstand that I am a lazy worm! ”

Mrs. Jiang Si pursed her lips and smiled: "In this case, have you done your homework in the past two days?" Don't think I won't ask just because I have guests at home. ”

Jiang Wen was stunned, her face flushed. When Zhao Xiu saw this, she knew that she must not have done her homework. In the past two days, they always gather together to chat and laugh, even if they have time in the evening, they may not be able to calm down to read and write. Zhao Xiu himself is still because he has developed a habit in the past few days, so he insists on translating a few pages of books every night before going to bed.

Thinking about it this way, she seems to have left her calligraphy and painting homework for several days for the sake of translation. She also felt guilty, pulled Jiang Wen and smiled: "What kind of homework?" It just so happens that I have homework that I haven't done yet, so let's do it all together, shall we? ”

She stayed in Tianjin for three days, and her life was peaceful and leisurely. Every day I do homework, read books, do needlework, and chat with Jiang Wen in one place, and the time is always very pleasant. Thanks to Jiang Wen's blessing, she knew a lot of secrets in the palace, and she also listened to the preferences and taboos of the Empress Dowager and the elders of the royal family, and felt that she benefited a lot. When she returned to the capital, she had to tell her grandmother Zhang about these things well, so as to save Zhang from going to the palace to see the Queen Mother or going out to socialize with people.

On the third day, an envoy came from Beijing, who was sent by the emperor to visit King Guangping.

The emperor seemed to care about King Guangping very much, and missed his brother very much, and kept saying that once he went through the years, the queen mother was also worried in the palace, and was always worried that he would not have time to return to Beijing for the New Year. Now that she learned that he was in Tianjin and would be able to go home in a few days, the Queen Mother was overjoyed. However, now that the wind and snow are very heavy and the weather is freezing, the emperor advises his brother not to be anxious, and must wait for the weather to clear before setting off. Anyway, Tianjin is very close to the capital, and no matter how slow the boat goes, it will arrive in a day or two. The most important thing is that the king of Quang Binh must not be infected by the wind and cold.

The envoy sent by the emperor also asked with concern how the eyes of the king of Guangping were cured. Did Dr. Ye come back with him? Do you need the help of the hospital? If you need any medicinal herbs, just tell him, and he will order the Tai Hospital to prepare them and send them to the palace. The emperor was also worried that the winter was cold and the king of Guangping was weak, so he could not bear it in the past, so he always had to live on the hot spring village to avoid the cold for two months. Now do you need to order someone to go to the hot spring village in the palace to prepare, in case the king of Guangping comes to stay at any time?

The emperor is a good brother who cares about his eldest brother, and he doesn't look suspicious at all. With a smile on his face, the King of Quang Binh took the emperor's will and answered the envoy's inquiries in the same detail. The envoy respectfully wrote down all the answers, left what the emperor had given him, and then turned around and went back to Beijing to resume his life. He also had to repeat the answers of King Guangping to the emperor one by one.

Seeing the envoy leave, Gao Zhen retreated left and right, and looked back at King Guangping with some worry: "Father, do you think the emperor is ...... What do you mean? "The Emperor seems unusually kind.

Now the reputation of King Guangping is very good, even if he has not come forward to preside over the disaster relief affairs of Shanghai Mansion in the open, but what he is doing is not a secret, the clan, the imperial family, the nobles, officials, families, wealthy merchants and other people who have participated in the activities of the Cixian Society have long spread the news to Beijing. The people may not have spread it very much, but the courtiers knew it, and there were many civil officials who appreciated King Quangbang's love for the people. What's more, King Quang Binh's eyes are now hopefully healed, and if the light is restored, won't he no longer have any defects?

In the past, the blind king of Guangping, the emperor still had to be suspicious. Now that he is about to become a sound person, and he has a good reputation and occupies the hearts of the people, how could the emperor not react at all?

King Guangping had long been mentally prepared, and the emperor might be more jealous of him. It's just that a gentleman has something to do and something not to do. Since he is within his power, he naturally has to contribute, and he will never watch the victims suffer because he has scruples. He didn't have any dissenting intentions, and the emperor's suspicion couldn't hinder him from doing anything, so he didn't take it to heart. But Gao Zhen is a filial son, and he has long complained about the emperor in his heart, so he naturally can't help but worry about him.

King Guangping only smiled slightly: "No matter what the emperor means, from the will, I only heard his love and concern for his brother, and his filial piety and respect for the queen mother. Then I naturally have to be a good brother and a good courtier, so as not to disappoint him. ”

Gao Zhen was still a little worried in his heart, and he wanted to speak and stopped, but he still didn't say anything. There are a lot of medicinal herbs in the things given by the emperor, and he plans to send people from the Tai Hospital. If one of them does the slightest trick, the eyes of King Quang Binh may go on a business trip. How can he not be worried?

Now it's not just the emperor who is jealous of King Guangping, but he Gao Zhen is also very jealous of the emperor.

When they are far away from the capital, their father and son don't have to worry too much, they just do what they want. But now that they have returned to the capital, the qiē that once bothered them seems to have reappeared. (To be continued.) )