Chapter 68: Chess and Chess Pieces
In the following days, Fang Jinyi had a very comfortable life, after she and Su Zixu untied the knot in their hearts, they would no longer avoid when they met, and because the two had common interests, they even came together.
When Su Zixu cataloged what he had seen and heard, Fang Jinyi stood in front of the medicine cabinet with a book in one hand, and then checked and studied various medicinal materials one by one according to the descriptions in the book.
"Zixu, what is the effect of this medicine, it is too brief in this book, I can't understand it."
Fang Jinyi walked to Su Zixu's side with the medicinal herbs and handed him the medicine, looking like he was humbly asking for advice.
Su Zixu glanced up, and then said with a smile: "This medicine is called stone pine, dry and stolon, slender, mostly born on hillsides or forests, epiphytic on cliffs or between old trees with bryophytes. The taste is pungent, bitter, warm, can dispel wind and cold, and relax the meridians and activate the meridians. It is mainly used for skin numbness, limb edema, poor movement, bruises. ”
"Oh, isn't that kind of medicine very important to you sword practitioners?" Fang Jinyi carefully looked at the medicine in his hand, and suddenly asked again: "By the way, Zixu, do you know martial arts?" I look at you, you don't seem to know how to martial arts. ”
Su Zixu nodded and said, "It's really not, I've had a strong interest in medical skills since I was a child, I'm ...... Although my father wanted me to learn martial arts, he saw that I was really not talented in martial arts, so he fulfilled my wish and let me study medicine. ”
Fang Jinyi looked at him thoughtfully, and then said, "After you said this, I remembered one thing, I don't seem to have heard Su ...... The husband mentioned the matter of his father-in-law. ”
Su Zixu's face changed slightly, as if he remembered something, but when he looked at Fang Jinyi, he had a usual expression. "My eldest brother didn't mention it probably because the matter about my father was too complicated, and besides, he didn't know where to go now, so it was useless to talk to my sister-in-law."
Fang Jinyi smiled lightly and said: "I have heard a folk rumor that my father-in-law disappeared after passing on the position of the owner of the village to the husband, but I always thought it was just a rumor, but it turned out to be true. ”
Su Zixu didn't speak again, lowered his head and continued to compile the medical book, Fang Jinyi stood next to him and looked at him, and after a moment, he turned around and returned to the medicine cabinet.
Fang Jinyi looked at the book absentmindedly, if Su Zixu was telling the truth, and the old owner of Su really didn't know where to go, then where did she get the news about that person?
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Fang Yanyu returned to the General's Mansion from the school, and was summoned into the palace again, since Fang Jinyi got married, except for the daily morning dynasty, he has never seen Yan Zhe, this time he was summoned to the palace I don't know what it was for?
When he came to the imperial study, Fang Yanyu not only saw Yan Zhe, but also Yan Yumo.
"Wechen has seen the saint and His Royal Highness the Prince."
Fang Yanyu knelt on the ground and saluted, he faintly felt that it was a very important matter for Yan Zhe to come here today.
"Aiqing doesn't have to be polite, please get up quickly."
Fang Yanyu stood up and looked at Yan Zhe, and said respectfully: "I don't know what happened when the Holy Admiral Weichen summoned here?" ”
"Aiqing doesn't have to worry, just sit down first." Yan Zhe smiled lightly, and said to Yan Yumo, who was standing next to him, "You also sit down." ”
Yan Yumo looked at him with some hesitation, and then sat on the chair next to him, and then Fang Yanyu also sat next to him.
"I asked you two to come here today because I have something to discuss with you." Yan Zhe looked at Yan Yumo, and then said, "About the appointment of a concubine by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." ”
Yan Yumo looked at him in surprise, and said a little hurriedly: "Father, the son doesn't want to make a concubine yet, and the son ......."
"Mo'er." Yan Zhe interrupted him, then looked at Fang Yanyu and said, "What does Aiqing think of this matter?" ”
Yan Yumo looked at Fang Yanyu a little nervously, and Fang Yanyu glanced at him, nodded and said, "His Royal Highness the Prince's age, it's time to make a concubine." ”
Yan Yumo was stunned for a moment, turned his head to look at Yan Zhe and said, "Father, why did you suddenly want to make a concubine for your son?" Erchen has been observing the people's feelings for a while, and the people are living a hard life, and Erchen doesn't want to set up a concubine at this time, and treats Erchen ......"
"Mo'er, that's why my father will let you make a concubine." Yan Zhe interrupted Yan Yumo's words again and said, "If you don't have a small family, how can you become a family." Our southern country is a big country, blessed and safe, the people are well fed and disease-free, as you said that the people's lives are suffering, that is only a small part that cannot be taken into account, which is normal for a big country. ”
"But the father, the son, the son, the son ...... in his heart" Yan Yumo looked at him with an embarrassed face, and some words seemed to be about to blurt out, but they were like a fish in his throat.
Yan Zhe frowned slightly, looked at Fang Yanyu and said, "Aiqing thinks that I am a concubine for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but what are my concerns?" ”
Fang Yanyu pondered for a moment, then raised his head and said, "Wei Chen feels that there is nothing wrong with the Holy Lord's appointment of a concubine for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. ”
Yan Zhe smiled lightly, and then looked at Yan Yumo, "Mo'er, you have always been thoughtful and steady, think about it carefully, what is the intention of your father to set up a concubine for you at this time?" ”
Yan Yumo looked at him, was silent for a long time, and finally got up and knelt down in the middle, leaned over and said, "Thank you, father." ”
Yan Zhe smiled and nodded with satisfaction, "Just figure it out, get up." ”
Yan Yumo got up and sat back in his place, although he understood Yan Zhe's intention to make a concubine for him at this time, he still couldn't be happy about it in his heart.
"Aiqing, in fact, I sent you into the palace today, in addition to asking you about the crown prince and concubine, there is also something I want to hear from you."
Fang Yanyu's brows furrowed slightly, and the feeling of uneasiness in his heart became heavier and heavier, "Holy Lord, please speak." ”
"Mo'er has been watched and raised by you since childhood, and you must know what his heart is." Yan Zhe said tactfully, then glanced at Yan Yumo, and continued: "I want to make your youngest daughter the crown princess, I don't know what you think of this matter?" ”
As soon as Yan Zhe's words came out, both of them were stunned, Yan Yumo looked at the ground and frowned, and his face was ugly.
Fang Yanyu was silent for a moment, then raised his head and said, "I don't know why the Holy Lord has such an idea?" Although the little girl has been easy for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to know and grow up together, but there is ...... between the two" Saying, Fang Yanyu looked at Yan Yumo, hesitated for a moment, and continued: "There seems to be no affection between His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the little girl, and it is really inappropriate for the Holy Lord to make this decision. ”
"What Aiqing said is very true." Yan Zhe didn't seem to be angry at Fang Yanyu's rude words, but said with a smile: "As Aiqing said, Mo'er and Wu'er have grown up together since childhood, and they are already familiar with each other's hearts and understand each other very well. As for affection, I believe that as long as time passes, affection will naturally come there. What's more, according to me, Wu'er seems to have intentions for Mo'er. ”
Fang Yanyu was silent, what Yan Zhe said, he couldn't deny it, but Yan Zhe's intention to do this made him feel very uncomfortable.
Yan Yumo's face became even more ugly when Yan Zhe said that he wanted Lifang Caiwu to be the crown princess, he accepted Concubine Li, but he couldn't accept that this person was Fang Caiwu. Fang Caiwu is Jinyi's younger sister, and he is somewhat clear about the matter between them, even if it is impossible for him and Jinyi, he can't do it.
Yan Zhe looked at the two who were silent, his eyes changed slightly, this chess game was indeed a bit big, but he had to play like this.
"If Aiqing thinks this matter is inappropriate, she can go back and ask Wu'er first, if she doesn't want to be the crown princess, I won't force it."
Fang Yanyu frowned, got up and hugged his fists and said, "Weichen Xie Shengshang is compassionate, and after the minister goes back and asks the little girl, he will make a decision." ”
"Well, let's go down."
"Wechen retired."
Fang Yanyu bent down and saluted, then turned around and saluted Yan Yumo, and then withdrew from the imperial study.
Yan Zhe looked at Yan Yumo, who was silent, sighed a little helplessly, got up and walked in front of him, "Mo'er, my father knows that you are unhappy about this matter, but my father is also doing this for your sake." ”
Yan Yumo stood up and saluted Yan Zhe, "Father's words are serious, and Erchen knows that his father's decision is to consolidate Erchen's position as the crown prince, and it is also for the sake of the future. It's just ......" Speaking of this, Yan Yumo's eyes became a little misty, "Why is it the third lady of the Fang family?" General Fang is not the only powerful minister in the court. ”
"What do you think?" Yan Zhe asked rhetorically, looking at him with a serious expression, "Fang Yanyu has the military power of the southern country, and his eldest son Fang Jinyu is the general who guards the border pass. I need to check and balance him, and if I can't check and balance, I have to hold on to his lifeline. ”
Yan Yumo frowned, looking at Yan Zhe's eyes with some complaints, "That is the case, why didn't my father marry Jinyi to his son, my father already knew that his son's ...... to Jinyi"
"Shut up!" Yan Zhe suddenly roared, looked at Yan Yumo with a dissatisfied face, and then reprimanded: "You are also the prince of the southern kingdom, the future prince, you actually disregard the safety of the southern kingdom for the sake of your children's personal affairs, you are so worthy of my painstaking efforts to deal with you." ”
"Circling?" Yan Yumo looked at him with a little surprise, and wondered: "What does my father mean is that there is another hidden reason for the marriage of Jinyi and the establishment of the crown princess by his son?" ”
Yan Zhe's face became very ugly, he looked at Yan Yumo and stopped talking, but finally sighed, shook his head and said: "In short, you will do what I want, and when the time comes, I will tell you everything." ”
Yan Yumo looked at Yan Zhe, and his eyes became painful, "So, Jinyi's marriage to Su Muqiu is a move, and Fang Caiwu's becoming the princess of her son is also a move, we are all chess pieces in the father's chessboard, right?" ”
Yan Zhe sighed helplessly, then shook his head and said: "It's not that my father has to make you a chess piece, but you have long been in this game of chess, although I am playing chess at the moment, but the person who will control this game of chess in the future will be you." ”
Yan Yumo looked at him with a puzzled expression, he didn't know what Yan Zhe was talking about, but he could feel that he was caught in a huge puzzle, not only him, but also Jinyi, Su Muqiu, and now a Fang Caiwu was added.
"Mo'er, when the time comes, I will tell you everything. I just hope that when the time comes, you will not be indecisive again. ”