Sweet Beauty

When Liu Xiu rushed to reply to the letter capital, the spring ploughing day was just around the corner.

Spring ploughing has always been the most important day of the year. Since a hundred years ago, the kings of all dynasties will bring their queens and princes to the fields on spring ploughing days every year to help the ploughs and try ploughing, in order to encourage the people to work diligently in plowing and weaving. The princes followed suit.

Now, Liu Yu has been a believer for more than half a year. In Jizhou, the counties and states are gradually surrendering. After the next spring ploughing, it is a critical moment to fight the locust plague. Therefore, he has already prepared for this spring ploughing. .

On that day, he not only personally led the county officials and entered the fields to cultivate, but also explained the benefits of raising chickens, ducks and other poultry to the people who came to watch in detail to prevent the benefits of summer locusts. , All poultry such as chickens and ducks are not allowed to be used as an example.

These matters have been busy for nearly half a month, until all the ceremonies are over, he has just a few days to reply to the palace for a rest.

But two or three months later, from winter to spring, the bedroom in the Xin Palace has no life at all. Every evening, although the bedroom is also brightly lit, with warm food and hot soup prepared, it always lacks some popularity.

No one would doze by the couch every day, waiting for his return; no one stepped forward with a smirk to undress and clean his face for him; and no one would prepare vegetables and soup for him when they ate at the same table.

He felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, so he had to leave early and return late, and devote his daily energy to the official affairs of the government office.

It's just that there are still troubles in the house.

Liu Zhao was detained for nearly three months. He copied books behind closed doors every day for the first month, and for the next two months, he studied "Biography of Lie Nu" with Feng Li who came from Dongjun.

When Liu Yu first returned to see her, in addition to being a little taller, because of Feng Yu's strictness, her behavior was also more stable, which was quite satisfactory.

As for Mrs. Fan, in addition to her ill health, he also heard something from the sidelines—the person who had previously ordered Liu Ji to be sent to Dongjun to investigate the temple witch, now has news.

"Your Majesty, after the temple witches fled with confidence, they wandered between Yanzhou and Qingzhou. The ministers did not dare to speak up, so it took quite a while to hold them and bring them back to the letter capital." Liu Ji said, and took out The prepared silk book has a cold and chilling expression, "This is the confession obtained after the interrogation, please take a look at it."

Liu Yu had a bad premonition in his heart. After taking it, he opened it to read, and his face became more and more solemn.

Sure enough, it was almost the same as his previous vague guess, and the person behind the scenes was actually the eldest sister-in-law.

It turned out that the temple witch was originally a fortune-teller, and was familiar with Mrs. Fan when she was in Dongjun because she was good at making secret medicines. Before Mrs. Fan came to Xindu from Dongjun, she ordered her to come with her, and spent a lot of money to place him in the temple, becoming a temple witch. Before the incident, Mrs. Fan had quietly sent someone to inform him that if anyone came from the real world. People, ask for the secret medicine, just give it.

Probably because her instructions were vague, the temple witch gave both Zheng Nu medicine and Liu An antidote.

He clutched the thin and fragile cloth tightly, and his emotions were complicated and unspeakable, so he had to withdraw from the crowd, leaving the hall alone, hurting himself.

He had previously made up his mind to clean up his house, but when the truth surfaced as expected, the first thing he thought of was his deceased brother and two young children.

However, this hesitation continued for a while, and then gradually disappeared.

The words of Zhao Youxin that day were still in front of his eyes, and he never dared to forget his determination for a moment. If the elder brother is still there, with his bright and upright, righteous and arrogant nature, I am afraid that the righteousness has already wiped out the relatives.

Besides, Po Nu and Adai are still young, and as the children of their elder brothers, they should sit upright like their elder brothers. If they condone Madam Fan's behavior like this, they will only be affected by their two children in the future.

After thinking about it for a long time, he could only sigh and order someone to call Fan Xiao.

Fan Xiao and Mrs. Fan are of the same clan, and even more like siblings. Although he knew the possibility was extremely low, he still wanted to give his sister-in-law a chance. If Fan Xiao can persuade him to return from his lost way, he will deal with it leniently. In this way, he can also explain to his brother.

…

Fan Xiao didn't know what was going on when he entered, but looking at Liu Yu's face, as if he had noticed something, his heart sank, hesitating for a while, and asked nervously, "I don't know why the king called me here?"

Liu Yu glanced at him expressionlessly, but did not answer, he just threw the silk book in his hand into his hand and let him see it for himself.

Fan Xiao inexplicably felt that the soft silk and silk weighed thousands of pounds. After reading it carefully, Su Ri was in high spirits. Allow me to visit my sister first."

Liu Yu looked at him silently for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

…

At this moment, Mrs. Fan was leaning on the side of the low couch outside by the window, the rare door was open, no incense was lit, and she was quite interested in teasing the two children.

There are many playthings such as mud carts and tile dogs on the flat carpet. Po Nu and Adai just played with each other, and occasionally held up the playthings to show to their mother. When they got the approval of their mother, Fang Xin was satisfied. Keep playing.

However, after a while, the two children were fighting over a clattering ball.

This space is hollow, and because of the sand and stones in it, when it is shaken, it makes a rustling sound, which is different from the still life next to it, which attracts the favor of the two children. At first, Po Nu first held the pottery ring ball in his hand, and when Adai heard the sound, she became interested, staggered over, raised her pink cheeks, and her bright eyes were full of longing. The little finger pointed to the Tao Xiang fairway: "Brother, yes, yes."

It was rare for the broken slave to find a satisfactory plaything, but it was not enough, and without thinking about it, he shook his head like a tyrant, and said decisively: "No, no, it's mine."

Adai was young, and it took a while to understand her brother's rejection.

Where is the broken slave willing to let it go? Get out of the way, hide the plaything behind your back, and prevent your sister from grabbing it.

The two children were so annoyed.

When Fan Xiao walked to the door, he saw that Mrs. Fan was instructing Guo Yu to separate the two children, and then she came down to the bed and wiped the tears on the two children's faces. After softly coaxing her to stop crying, she broke through the slave and said: "As an elder brother, you are nearly three years older than your younger sister, so you should always let your younger sister go." After saying that, without waiting for Po Nu's dissatisfied rebuttal, he turned to Adai and said, "Even if you are young, you should understand , If you want this plaything, you need your brother's permission, and you shouldn't fight it directly. If your brother hasn't played enough, you have to wait for a while."

In this way, when the two children saw that each other was wrong, Fang felt fair, and they both bowed their heads obediently and admitted their mistakes.

It was an ordinary mother who taught her children, but in Fan Xiao's eyes, she felt sour.

He wiped his eyes sideways, hesitated again and again, and stepped inside with heavy steps.

When Guo Li first saw him, she had a smile on her face and called out "Young Master" before she wanted to salute, but she saw his face was cold, and without waiting for her to move, she ordered: "Take Po Nu and A Dai away, don't go back to the courtyard, My sister and I have something to say."

Guo Li was stunned for a moment, but did not move.

On the other hand, Mrs. Fan, after a moment of doubt, seemed to know his intention, sat upright on the couch calmly, smiled as if consoling Guo Yi, and waved: "Take them down, the people in the courtyard. Don't stay, I'll talk to Ziyu for a while."

Guo Er's face suddenly turned pale, as if he was about to speak, hesitating again and again, and finally led everyone out of the hospital without saying a word.

"Sister, the person who seduced Zheng Nv to drug Zhao Ji at the banquet and framed Zhao Ji was not Ah Zhao, but you, right?" Fan Xiao didn't go around in circles, and as soon as he left, he asked directly.

Mrs. Fan's face was indifferent, always elegant and generous, without arguing or shirking, she said "yes" bluntly.

Fan Xiao was shocked and in pain, his fair and slender face suddenly flushed with red eyes, and he was too afraid to believe: "Why? Sister, you are obviously- obviously such a good person, I have always respected you like that, never before. I thought you would do something so filthy!"

Indeed, Mrs. Fan has always been gentle and virtuous. Even when her family was poor, she could sit upright and move in a moderate manner. At the beginning, it was because of her excellent character that she was caught by Liu Xu's mother and decided a marriage for her son.

She has been married to Liu Xu for nearly ten years. She has always been filial to her parents, treated her uncles and sisters leniently, and managed her family with diligence and harmony. She has never had any stains.

When Fan Xiao came alone when he was young, he was convinced by Liu Xun's bright and upright disposition, and also because of his gentle and generous cousin. He was always very grateful in his heart.

Mrs. Fan's expression was embarrassed for a moment, but she recovered in a flash, and said lightly: "Without him, I don't want to live in the same room with the daughter of the enemy who killed my husband. Boyan is so embarrassed that he went, I really don't want him to die, but also to serve The enemy girl entered the room."

Fan Xiao said in a trance: "It turns out that A-sister pretends not to care in front of people, but she actually hates it. I should have thought of it earlier."

Mrs. Fan shook her head: "Zhong Yuan is in trouble, I know it. The unfinished business left by Boyan falls on his shoulders. He is inconvenient to do many things. Why should I help him?"

Fan Xiao couldn't understand more and more: "Not to mention that Zhao Ji was not the one who killed Brother Boyan, even if he was, sister, why would you implicate A Zhao? She believed in you, how innocent, how innocent? Still, he's so bright and upright, he can't tolerate any filthy people - what should I do with you?"

"Azhao, Zhong Yuan loves her so much, even if he does something wrong, he won't be too harsh. As for Boyan," mentioning Liu Xu, Mrs. Fan finally couldn't help but burst into tears, her face suddenly pale and violent. After coughing twice, he lowered his eyes and said in a trembling voice, "I really didn't have the face to see him, but I... don't regret it."

Fan Xiao was stunned, and didn't understand why she was so obsessed with it: "Sister, Brother Zhong Yuan already knows everything, and he wants me to come first because of his eldest brother's sake. I just hope you can come to your senses!"

Mrs. Fan smiled and said firmly: "I don't regret it. I did this for my sake and for my two children." A kindness flashed in her eyes, "Go ahead and tell Zhong Yuan what to do with it. How to deal with it."

Fan Xiao was distraught, but he couldn't persuade him any more, so he had to leave sadly and tell Liu Yuyi.

Liu Xiu also closed his eyes, his brows furrowed, and he remained silent.

It was his elder sister-in-law whom he had respected for many years, and the widow of his elder brother. Now he committed a serious crime, not only framed his own sister, but also seduced others to frame his queen. He was shocked and angry, embarrassed and deplored.

After a long time, he sighed and said sadly: "So, if Po Nu and A Dai should not be raised by her, let's send them to Feng Yu first. As for her—"

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly heard a shrill cry from outside: "Your Majesty, Madam, she has very little time, I hope Your Majesty will be extra gracious!"

Both Liu Yu and Fan Xiao suddenly raised their heads, looked at each other, and hurriedly ordered someone to bring the crying man into the house.