Fu Mingzheng came in and saw such a scene, his father, who was still very energetic before leaving home, was lying on the bed lifeless at the moment, and his younger sister, who was bright and flying in the past, was kneeling in front of his father in a daze.

Although he knew the situation before he came, and made mental preparations, he still couldn't stand seeing this scene with his own eyes. He turned his head to the other side and sucked hard a few times before swallowing the tears, forcing himself not to cry and forcing himself to remain calm.

When Aunt Mu saw him coming, she motioned to Imperial Doctor Zhang and the palace people who were waiting for him to withdraw, leaving him alone to talk to the Mingzhu brothers and sisters.

"Mingzhu, I'm here to pick up my father and go home." Fu Mingzheng walked over, knelt down beside Mingzhu, kowtowed to Fu Cong, and said in a low voice: "Daddy, the child is not filial, it's too late." ”

At that time, he originally wanted to follow Fu Cong into the palace, but the situation outside was also very dangerous. The eldest brother and the second brother are not at home, Fu Mingqing is weak, Fu Lin is too young, he can only play the role of guarding his homeland, and the heavy responsibility of connecting people and Yuwen Chuli to cooperate with the outside world falls on him, and he can't leave at all.

Mingzhu heard Fu Mingzheng's voice, and then cried: "It's me who is useless." "If she was smart and capable, wouldn't her father have died?

Fu Mingzheng hurriedly held her shoulders and said in a deep voice, "What does it have to do with you?" Don't think about it. Before his father left, he said that if he died, he would find him a sunny place to bury him in the suburbs of Beijing, and wait until his mother was a hundred years later, and then send them back to their hometown in Jiangnan together and bury them in the ancestral grave. So he had long expected this trip to be dangerous, and you don't have to think about it. ”

Speaking of this, he couldn't help crying bitterly.

Aunt Mu heard the crying outside, and her expression was also sad, but looking at the sky, she couldn't help but urge: "The hour is almost up, and if you don't set off, it will be dark, in case it is difficult to walk, and it is not good to bump Fu Xiang." ”

Fu Mingzheng wiped away a handful of tears and said, "Let my aunt worry, I'll leave." After speaking, he brought in a rattan bench covered with bedding, carefully hugged Fu Cong, and escorted Mingzhu left and right.

The carriage was allowed to drive outside the Changxin Palace, and after Fu Cong was settled, the brother and sister went to thank the Empress Dowager for her farewell.

The Empress Dowager's hall was full of clans and officials waiting to be summoned, and the first one was Yu Wenyou. Yu Wenyou had already taken off his armor and changed into a sackcloth like other officials, and at the same time there was a bit of grief and sadness on his face, as if he was really sad about Yu Wenbai's death.

Everyone saw Mingzhu and Fu Ming coming over, their expressions were different, and the pro-British faction led by King Qi pushed the representative of King Qi to come over to comfort them, expressing their sadness and sadness for the misfortune that Fu Cong had encountered.

Fu Mingzheng couldn't bear it, but Mingzhu couldn't help it, he cried on the spot, and choked up: "Thank you uncles for your concern, if my father knows your condolences and care, he will be very pleased." At this time, she is not the princess of England, she is Fu Cong's youngest daughter, but anyone who expresses her sadness and sadness about her father's misfortune can get her respect.

Mingzhu thinks so, but others don't.

What they see more is the rise of Yuwenchu, although Yuwenguang is about to ascend the throne, and the Empress Dowager is still firmly in control of the government and does not let go, but everyone has eyes, Yuwenchu has already controlled the capital and the palace, and the Empress Dowager can only compromise. If there is no accident, the Empress Dowager will eventually die, but the little emperor may not be able to grow up, and Yu Wenchu will become an important figure in the empire.

Therefore, Mingzhu's humility and sincerity at the moment is, in their opinion, a low-key meritocracy and extraordinary performance. So I didn't like her very much before, but my impression was a little better, and I thought she was really good, worthy of the identity of Fu Xiang's daughter and the princess of England.

Yu Wenyou watched coldly from the side, pursed his lips tightly, and somehow, seeing Mingzhu crying so sadly, he actually had an illusion, as if he had seen her so grief-stricken. Where is it? He couldn't remember, maybe it was in a dream, he hated her, hated Fu, so he dreamed of seeing Fu Cong die, seeing her in pain, and then probably finally dreamed, and remembered this appearance.

But he wasn't as happy as he thought.

Just like that day, when he said to her indifferently, "Princess Ying, you should have sacrificed your life for Your Majesty", he thought that he had defeated the demons in his heart and defeated Fu Mingzhu and Yu Wenchu, which was really a thing worth celebrating, but in fact he was not happy, and he clearly understood that the reason why he could say this sentence so easily was because he had already made up his mind at that time, and he wanted to borrow Yu Wencong's hand to take Fu Mingzhu away first, and then wait for the opportunity to take her back and let her be used by him.

It's a pity that Yu Wencong is a stupid person, he usually doesn't look so stupid, but he is stupid at critical moments. It's so easy to lose people, and he has to rack his brains to find another opportunity.

Yu Wenyou looked at Mingzhu and thought to himself, when he caught her, if she changed her mind and knelt on the ground and begged him, he would reluctantly forgive her and give her another chance to love him; If he is still obsessed, then he ...... Kill Yu Wenchu and destroy everything she cherishes! If you think ahead, let's stand firm first. He indifferently withdrew his gaze and pretended that he didn't see the pearl.

Mingzhu keenly felt his gaze, but when she raised her eyes to look, Yu Wenyou had already turned her head. She looked at Yu Wenyou's back, turned around and whispered to Fu Mingzheng: "Fourth brother, he not only asked Yu Wencong to take me away that day, but also told me that let me die for His Majesty." ”

Fu Mingzheng glanced at Yu Wenyou and said lightly: "I remember." ”

Yu Wenyou felt a little uncomfortable, he quickly turned around, just met Fu Mingzheng's gaze, he looked at Fu Mingzheng defiantly, Fu Mingzheng hooked the corners of his lips contemptuously, revealing the first smile since entering the palace, but it was a sneer.

The Empress Dowager soon summoned Fu Mingzheng and Mingzhu, her mental state was not very good, she probably cried halfway, but she covered it up, and just asked a few words to let Yu Wenguang, who was sitting in front of her, say.

Yu Wenguang usually looks withdrawn, but when he talks at this time, he is full of words, and every word is very measured, and after expressing sadness and surprise, he rewarded medicinal materials and other things, which made Mingzhu and Fu Mingzheng retire.

Mingzhu and Fu Mingzheng discussed: "I still have something to do in the palace, I will send the fourth brother and my father outside the palace gate first, and I will rush home as soon as possible." "It stands to reason that Yuwenbai is dead, and a woman like her will cry and mourn, otherwise it will be a big rebellion. But since neither Yu Wenchu nor the Empress Dowager asked her to cry and mourn, she naturally had the privilege of going home to accompany Fu Cong.