The resignation of university scholar Liu Fu caused an uproar in Beijing*.

Even after he left the position of Shangshu, there were already rumors that the emperor no longer favored him, and the fact that the emperor no longer summoned him also proved this, but he had been up and down in the officialdom of the capital for many years, and his prestige and qualifications were still there. With the emperor's protection, with Liu Fu's age, he can at least mix in the officialdom for another ten years, and it is really unexpected to die early. Some people began to wonder if there was something unusual about this.

However, the emperor's reaction to this incident was very calm, and without much restraint, he accepted Liu Fu's resignation and summoned him in person in the dormitory. The two monarchs and ministers recalled the past when they were young, sighed, and sighed. Before leaving, Liu Fu said goodbye to the emperor with tears, and the emperor also kindly told him to take care of his body and asked the prince to send him out of the palace. Although the prince has never been close to Liu Fu, he also sent him all the way amicably, and he also had a long time with him. At that time, the civil and military officials and soldiers of the forbidden army near the palace gate clearly saw the prince politely bidding farewell to Liu Fu.

This scene has once again aroused everyone's speculation. No matter what the emperor's attitude towards Liu Fu has been in the past year or so, everyone knows that the latter is a close confidant and old minister. Judging from the attitude of the emperor and the crown prince, Liu Fu was not forced to resign because he lost the favor of the king or offended the prince, but may have taken the initiative. Combined with the fact that the emperor has been ill for a long time and almost all political affairs depend on the prince, some people can't help but guess, could it be that this is a sign of the replacement of the old and the new in the imperial court? Liu Fu only understood the emperor's intentions, so he took the initiative to retreat, so as to imply that the other old ministers would abdicate and make way for Xian? For a while, many old ministers who had been in the dynasty for decades were alarmed, while some young rising stars, officials of the East Palace or the Zheng family were ready to move.

In the midst of this chaos, Liu Dongxing was summoned by the East Palace again. But this time, he went very calmly, and when he came back, he also behaved very calmly. Although Wen Yi didn't know what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had said to him, the former seemed to be very satisfied, because in the evening of the same day, the East Palace had rewarded a lot of jewels, silks, and medicinal herbs, as well as a special saber specially given to the generals.

This kind of saber is not a casual reward, among the young generation of generals, only Fu Zhongyin got one, and now that the Northern Xinjiang War has ended for so long, the rewards have been awarded, and Donggong rewarded Liu Dongxing with a saber for no reason, so that Liu Dongxing became the focus of attention, and everyone knows that he must be of great use.

In the next two or three days, Liu Dongxing was so annoyed that he couldn't do it. As soon as he appeared in the military headquarters, countless people surrounded him, asking for news, currying favor, tempting and wooing, and sneering. If he fled to the camp, he would be coaxed by his brothers to treat him and look at the saber. finally got out, and on the way home, he would meet many inexplicable people, who seemed to be very familiar with him. He had no choice but to hide at home and not go out, but the Liu family or the family members sent by the Gu family to send things for questioning made him discouraged again. In the end, he had to excuse himself to go out, but he actually hid in his neighbor Zhu's house.

Seeing his headache, Wen Yi was worried at first, but then he felt funny, and while comforting him, he sent those who came to the door for him, and at the same time accelerated the disposal of the property to be disposed of, prepared the luggage, and arranged the boat.

Thankfully, it didn't last long. Two days later, Fu Zhongyin was also promoted, and was appointed from the general of the fourth grade to the deputy commander of the Jingnan battalion. Although he is of the same rank as Liu Dongxing, his position is much more important than that of a general stationed in a district. The eyes of the court and the opposition immediately turned to him. Because Fu Zhongyin was born in a family of generals, has a long reputation, has a wide range of connections in the army, and his fiancée is still the daughter of the commander of the forbidden army, he is obviously more important than Liu Dongxing, and he soon replaced Liu Dongxing and became the number one confidant and important minister in the eyes of everyone to be promoted and reused.

Liu Dongxing and Fu Zhongyin met in private, and felt that this situation was really laughable, and it was very likely that the East Palace did it intentionally, but they were rough people who fought wars, and they only needed to obey orders, so they agreed that they would not express their positions, but they should not understand the words of those people, except for the orders of the emperor and the crown prince, they would not care about anything else.

After Wen Yi and Mrs. Lu met with Mrs. Li and Li Chunxi to discuss, they also felt that it was best to do this. The emperor obviously intends to gradually transfer the power of the court to the hands of the prince, the prince will ascend the throne as the emperor in the future, and naturally needs to have his own manpower, since he has no intention of moving the old ministers, and he is still peaceful on weekdays, so follow his wishes, what is wrong with being a pure minister?

However, Li Chunxi couldn't help but complain to Wen Yi: "This roundabout thing is really annoying, when can the old man be like your family and go outside to be a resident general?" I still want to relax for a few years and see the world."

Wen Yi burst out laughing, and Mrs. Li poked her daughter's forehead with hatred: "It's not easy for you, a girl, Zhongyin, to have today's achievements, you still have to say such things, you really don't know how to be blessed in the midst of blessings."

Old Madam Lu smiled: "She grew up in the border city since she was a child, and she is used to being comfortable, where can she stand these constraints?" You just let her complain twice, and go to the outsider, and she will be able to do things well without us telling her. ”

Mrs. Li sighed: "Auntie doesn't know, I'm really worried now, she's about to leave the cabinet, and she's like a child, even Miss Yi is more stable than her, and she will marry in the future, and she will be the master of the house, I don't know what chaos will happen."

Li Chunxuan was not convinced: "Mother, what are you talking about?" Am I so useless? I did the same things that I should do, but I couldn't get used to seeing those people babbling. The old man is just a deputy commander, and Sister Yi's family is just a sword, neither a marquis nor a generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses, and it is worth them to be so disturbed? ”

Mrs. Lu smiled and said: "It's just another place, this place in the capital is the place with the most officials and the most powerful people in the world, they have long been used to it, with a little clue and worm traces, they will go to find out the nobles' minds, so as to seek their own interests." If you stay for a long time, you will naturally get used to it, no matter what they do, the most important thing is to stabilize your own heart, and not be blinded by the momentary power and glory. As long as you keep yourself, when the turmoil passes, the court will see your benefits, and then it will have your own creation. If you can't control yourself and are arrogant, there will always be a time when you will show your ugliness, and at that time, you will really have the ability, and the court will not look down on you. ”

Wen Yi and Li Chunxi listened, hurriedly stood up, and responded respectfully: "Grandmother Xie (aunt) taught." Mrs. Li also got up and said, "Aunt Xie teaches." Old Madam Lu waved her hand: "What are you polite to?" Sit down. These are the men's affairs outside, we don't have to worry about it, let's hurry up and take a look at the things that I and Jiu Yatou prepared for Sister Chun'er, but it still likes you? ”

Wen Yi and Li Chunxi glanced at each other, and the latter pursed his lips and smiled shyly. Wen Yi smiled and took her hand, and went to see the jewelry that she and her grandmother had added to her. Mrs. Li also happily talked with Mrs. Lu.

After bidding farewell to the Li family, Mrs. Lu set a schedule to return to her hometown. Wen Hui had no intention of changing her mind, and still wanted to return to Pingyang with her. Seeing this, Wen Yi sent a letter to the Jiang family, telling her the date of the ship's departure, and in any case, the mother and daughter had to meet a few times before leaving.

Jiang replied that he would come, but he was nowhere to be seen until the day Mrs. Lu and Wen Hui left. Old Madam Lu and Wen Yi didn't know the reason, so it was hard to say anything, Wen Hui's expression was gloomy, but she was very calm: "It's okay if Mother doesn't come, so that the family won't force her to ask her uncle and grandmother and Ninth Sister for anything." The old lady sent someone to call the ninth sister over, and I don't want to think about how busy your family has been lately, just follow your own heart, see you as you want, and talk nonsense for a long time after the pass."

Old Madam Lu coughed lightly and said, "In that case, let's go, it's not early." ”

Wen Yi hurriedly took the cloak handed by Shi Nan, wrapped it around her, and instructed: "Now that it is October, it has begun to snow in some places, although it is warmer than the north all the way to the south, but the closer it is to the end of the year, the colder the day will be." Don't be reckless, you must be careful along the way, don't get sick. ”

"Got it." Mrs. Lu smiled helplessly, "You tell me forty or fifty times a day, and you don't feel annoyed, and my wife is not a child, how can I not understand this?" ”

Wen Yi glanced at her, and then instructed the heather and the otter for a long time. They responded one by one, but Mama Zhao was snickering, and said to Mrs. Lu: "This is the filial piety of the young lady, the old lady is blessed" Mrs. Lu slapped her hand lightly: "Aren't you also blessed?" The juniors are also filial to you. Mama Zhao laughed happily. Zhao Da's family will return to Pingyang with them on this trip, and she will also have relatives to take care of her in the future, and she is no longer alone.

Wen Hui watched their harmonious appearance from the side, and silently turned her head. Such scenes used to be ordinary for her, but now they have come to naught.

Everyone got into the carriage, and Liu Dongxing personally took the manservant and the servant of the family to escort them to the dock. Wen Yi got into her grandmother's car, wanting to talk to Mrs. Lu again before parting. Old Madam Lu scolded: "Such a big person, it's just been separated for a month or two, what are you doing like this?" I'm not afraid to make people laugh."

Wen Yi didn't listen, just hugged her arm and asked a basket of words again.

When we arrived at the dock, the ship was ready, just waiting to lift anchor and set off. Wen Yi walked around the boat, personally watched the servants put all the luggage away, and checked her grandmother's room, making sure that the bed was quite comfortable, and the girl and the mother-in-law could also live in front of her, so that she could wait, so she was relieved.

Liu Dongxing said with a smile: "This is the Luo family's boat carrying passengers, it is notoriously comfortable and thoughtful, I said it earlier, you see, you don't have to worry about it, right?" ”

Wen Yi glanced at him with disgust, and went to find Tomoock again. This time, Dong Que returned to Pingyang with Mrs. Lu, but he was ordered by Wen Yi, Wen Yi naturally had to give a few careful instructions: "When you arrive in Kangcheng, you first go to find the shopkeeper Zhao we saw last time, although he is a person from the long house, it is not a problem to ask him to help pay attention to the things in the city." You just look for those places that are quiet, and the neighbors have a good temperament, not too big, two or three are enough, preferably closer to the academy. If you find a suitable one, take the money I gave you to place an order, and then report home immediately, and let Uncle Zhong do the rest of the work. To tidy up the house, you can call your family over. There is no need to rush this matter, as long as it is done before the beginning of spring next year. At the end of the year, I will pass it too. ”

Dong Que pursed her lips and nodded solemnly: "Miss handed over such an important matter to the slave maid, just to trust the slave maid, the slave maid will definitely do it well"

Wen Yi smiled and nodded, and then turned back to talk to Mrs. Lu and Wen Hui, seeing that the time was not early, Liu Dongxing came to urge: "Hurry up, no matter how late it is, you won't be able to catch up with the accommodation." Wen Yi reluctantly left the ship and landed.

Just when the boatman was about to lift the anchor, a call suddenly came from a distance: "The boat is slow" Wen Yi heard Wen An's voice, and couldn't help but turn around in surprise, and sure enough, he saw Wen An running over on a horse, and when he arrived at the dock, he turned over and dismounted, ran over and said, "Don't go my mother first."

Wen Hui immediately ran out of the cabin when she heard this, only to see two or three sedan chairs coming from outside the dock, all of which were hired from outside, because she was in a hurry, she was a little embarrassed, and there were several mothers-in-law behind her, all of whom were carrying large bags of luggage. Before the sedan chair stopped, Jiang Shi had already rushed out of the sedan chair, crying and rushing to the bow of the boat: "My Hui'er"

Wen Hui's eyes were red, but he didn't take a step for a long time, let his mother hug him, and said after a while: "Why is my mother crying?" The daughter is going to avoid trouble, from now on, she can be peaceful and happy, and the mother should be happy for her daughter. ”

Jiang sobbed and wiped away his tears, nodding frequently. Wen Yi hurriedly stepped forward and persuaded: "Fortunately, the eldest aunt caught up, and my niece is really afraid that you won't have time to send the sixth sister." ”

Jiang shook his head and said, "I'm not here to send her." ”

Wen Yi was stunned, what does this mean?

At this time, Wen An said to Liu Dongxing: "Is there still a place on the boat?" My mother's luggage is not much, but there are still a few mothers-in-law and girls accompanying her, can she squeeze in? ”

Wen Yi turned around in surprise, glanced at Liu Dongxing, and couldn't help but be stunned: "The eldest aunt wants to ...... On the road with them? ”

Jiang Shi wiped her face heavily, nodded solemnly, looking at her daughter's surprised and joyful appearance, she couldn't help but feel a heartache, but her expression became more determined: "I can't let them be at the mercy of my children anymore, my flesh and bones, why should they be used at will?" ”。.。

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