When the news reached Yongcheng Houfu, Fang Xu was lying on the steps, and Su Zi was sitting on a small wooden stool beside her, applying impatiens juice to her nails.
Fang Xu lowered his eyes and stared at his nails, his red lips parted slightly, "Is there such a thing?"
"Yes." Ye Ming nodded, with a smile of success on his face, "I never thought that Princess Duanyang would be so playful behind her back."
"On the other hand, Duke Qi, who is the master of Lao Shizi, surprises me even more." Fang Xu said quietly, "He is a genius who can handle Duanyang."
"Qingli went to report to the official?" Fang Xu lazily raised his chin and said softly.
"Yes, a large group of common people followed. Princess Duanyang has lost her moral character. I'm afraid she won't be able to escape this time." Ye Ming nodded and responded in a deep voice.
Fang Xu hummed and closed his eyes, "Follow Su Zi and go down to receive the reward later."
Ye Ming's face was filled with joy and he said loudly, "Thank you madam!"
After saying that, he glanced at the girl with her back turned to him, and the smile on her lips became more obvious.
Fang Xu thought of something and said calmly, "In addition, you can give instructions below and tell them to prepare the carriage. I will return to Qingling with Mrs. Lan early tomorrow morning."
"Qingling..." Ye Ming paused and murmured, "Madam, you want to go home to worship your ancestors?"
Fang Xu leaned on the soft pillow, with a dignified manner, and responded softly, "Not bad."
"Then Madam, do you want to send some people to follow?" Ye Ming asked weakly, "After all, Baiji's... injury has not healed yet."
"Of course we need human hands." Fang Xu raised his arm, held his forehead, and said softly.
Fang Xu has never forgotten that he lives in an ancient sweet novel. In popular novels, mountains must be accident-prone places.
She didn't understand why the heroines in those sweet pet novels would foolishly run into the mountains alone. They were often seriously injured and had to be rescued by the hero.
Now that she was in the situation, she decided to do the opposite and directly minimize the risk factor.
Moreover, it is difficult for me to control my arrogance. I make many enemies on weekdays, so I naturally have to prepare enough back-ups.
"Prepare forty people for me, half in the light and half in the dark, to guard me and Mrs. Lan the whole time." Fang Xu curled his lips slightly, a dark look flashed in his eyes, "The weapons are all equipped for me, so there can be no mistakes."
"Four...forty people!" Ye Ming said with a shocked face, dumbfounded, "Madam...are you going to destroy a copycat village?"
"You don't have to say anything." Fang Xu interrupted him and said in a low voice, "Bai Ji is still in bed. You and Su Zi stay here and help the second daughter-in-law take care of some chores. She just married into our house. After taking over the stewardship order, it is inevitable that there will be some short-sighted people next to you."
Ye Ming understood and whispered, "Madam, you want Xiao He Suzi to help the Crown Princess manage her servants?"
Fang Xu shook his head and said seriously, "I asked you two to keep an eye on the second daughter-in-law. When you see something is wrong, stop her quickly to prevent her from playing with knives and guns!"
"The second daughter-in-law is ruthless and full of energy. If someone loses her life, it won't look good."
Ye Ming looked embarrassed and nodded angrily, "Yes, I understand."
"But... madam..." Ye Ming pursed his lips, "Forty people are too many... enough to occupy the top of a mountain and make you the king of the mountain!"
Fang Xu raised his eyelids and glared at him fiercely.
Ye Ming paused for a moment, then turned around and ran away, leaving only one sentence, "Just rest, I'm going to count the people right now!"
Hearing the sound of the door closing, Su Zi raised her little face and said softly, "Madam, when you go back to worship your ancestors, why don't you ask your servant to accompany you?"
Fang Xu had a smile on his face and said in a calm tone, "Why don't you want to stay with Ye Ming?"
Su Zi's face turned red, she wiped off the impatiens juice on her hands with a coarse cloth handkerchief, and said angrily, "Madam likes to make fun of slaves!"
"I just don't understand..." Su Zi pursed her lips, lowered her head, and whispered, "In the whole house, if the Crown Princess does not understand something, there will naturally be a young lady to help her, so why should I talk too much? "
"Madam... I just want to stay with you and do my best to help Madam." Su Zi's eyes dimmed, and her voice was a little aggrieved, "I know that I am not as agile as Bai Ji, nor as agile as Ye Ming. Alert..."
Fang Xu laughed, raised his hand and tapped her forehead, "No wonder you've been depressed these past few days. What have you been thinking about all day long, you little kid?"
Fang Xu looked at her with a smile, and said in a gentle tone, "I once said that among the people around me, I only trust you and Bai Ji. Ye Ming is indeed a little smart, but if I hadn't seen that you have a crush on him, No matter how interesting it is, I won’t entrust him with a heavy responsibility.”
When Su Zi heard this, his face turned even redder, and he lowered his head and said nothing.
Fang Xu stretched out his hand, pinched her chin, lifted her little face up, and said warmly, "You and Baiji are my right and left arms, both are indispensable."
"There was a fire in Princess Duanyang's mansion, and Qingli suddenly recognized her father. All of this is too coincidental. Those who are interested will definitely investigate deeply." Fang Xu lowered his eyes and spoke in a calm tone.
"Compared with Qi Guogong, Yu Chiwei is nothing more than a brat who meets the King of Hell. The latter's methods are tough. If he is ordered to investigate further, he will definitely be traced to our house!"
Fang Xu's face turned slightly cold and he said quietly, "You must tell Ye Ming to hide his tail."
"As for why I don't let you follow me to Qingling..." Fang Xu sighed softly, "I left the house suddenly, just like an army without generals. If I were stabbed in the back at this time, the Hou Mansion might never stand up again. "
"Liu Fanyin has a calm temperament, but is weak and can be bullied. Song Huixin is vigorous and resolute, but is easily swayed by emotions. Moreover, she has just come to the house, so her prestige is inevitably insufficient."
"You've been following me for so long, and you still don't know how to imitate cats and tigers?" Fang Xu Ding looked at Su Zi across the way and whispered, "I'll leave my back to you. You should take good care of this home to prevent an internal fire."
Su Zi's eyes were hot and her nasal voice was thick, "Madam..."
Fang Xu chuckled, pinched her little face, and whispered, "Don't think too much, go find Ye Ming."
Su Zi stood up slowly, knelt down and saluted, "Yes, I know this."
Fang Xu looked at her back and raised the corners of his lips helplessly.
The little girl is as meticulous as a hair, and at this age, she is prone to worrying about gains and losses and having random thoughts. It seems that she should pay more attention to her on weekdays.
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As the sun sets over the western mountains, the sky looks strange, with rain mixed with snow falling together, and the biting chill makes people shiver uncontrollably.
Fang Xu tightened his cloak and held a Tang Pozi in his hand.
"Madam, please drink some ginger sugar water to warm yourself up." Su Zi held the porcelain bowl and carefully walked into the house. "Every winter, your hands and feet are cold, please warm yourself up."
Fang Xu raised his hand to take it and said softly, "Is it reserved for the people in the garden?"
"I've kept them all." Su Zi nodded and smiled, "Ye Ming is outside asking people to pick them up."
Fang Xu responded softly, lowered his head and took a sip of ginger syrup, and his body did feel a little warmer.
"Madam." Ye Ming opened the thick curtain and squeezed into the house.
Su Zi let out a sigh and asked in a low voice, "Aren't you sharing ginger syrup outside?"
Ye Ming shook his head at her, then raised his head to look at Fang Xu who was sitting in the seat, and whispered, "Madam, Mr. Lu and Miss Qingli are outside asking for a meeting." (End of Chapter)
