After I got into the drama, I led the plot astray

Seeing that my appetite had increased, Zheng Yan's face did not show any joy, but instead his eyes were full of doubt and anxiety.

Today's breakfast has a wide variety of dishes, including porridge, noodle soup, various side dishes, and my favorite meat buns and mutton hot pot. Xichun also stewed a pot of ginseng pigeon soup for me. I almost finished all of this. Why do I say almost?

That’s because Yang was afraid that I would get too full, so she risked her life to snatch my chopsticks and took away all the food. Otherwise, I would definitely have eaten them all.

In fact, Yan didn’t eat much. I don’t know if it was because he had no appetite due to staying up late, but he only ate the bowl of noodles I gave him and didn’t eat the rest. It all went into my stomach.

Zheng Yan was drinking tea and watching me eating peaches. After a while, he suddenly said, "It was indeed the Queen's fault for causing Princess Wu to fall into the water last time. I have punished her by confining her to her house and making her copy the Heart Sutra. Ah Man, are you satisfied with this punishment?"

I looked at Zheng Yan's sincere eyes and was stunned for a moment. Zheng Yan was willing to punish Zhao Fangping? !

Did I hear it wrong?

Seeing me looking at him stupidly, Zheng Yan couldn't help but feel soft at heart. He reached out and touched my head, and said with a bit of amusement, "Why do you sound stupid? Are you not satisfied with the result?"

After last night, I felt that Zheng Yan’s attitude was very abnormal.

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation!

Does he want to bring about a stormy reform of the court?

It doesn't look like much.

Could it be that he wanted to destroy our Zhao family, so he set a trap for me on purpose?

But Zhao Zhenyuan and Zhao Jinping didn't seem to have made any mistakes, and it was even less likely that I had made any mistakes. Could it be that Zhao Fangping's arrogance and domineering behavior had annoyed him, and he was planning to take action against Zhao Fangping?

But it doesn't look like that. Zhao Fangping is the daughter-in-law chosen by Zheng Xian. No one else can replace her. Even if Zheng Yan has gone crazy, he cannot cause trouble for Zhao Fangping. After all, she is the person who brings destiny to Dayu. With her around, Dayu will surely be safe and sound.

I was just thinking about all sorts of things when Zheng Yan suddenly stood up and said, "I have summoned several ministers to come to the throne today. It's almost time for me to leave. If there is anything missing in your palace, just ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to send it to you. The New Year is coming soon, so prepare everything you need."

After Zheng Yan finished speaking, he didn't wait for my reply and walked out of the house amid Wei Yi's scream of "Go!"

Looking at Zheng Yan's back, I asked Yang: "Is there anything missing in our palace?"

Yang thought for a moment, then shook her head and said, "Your Majesty, the catering department delivers fresh ingredients every day, and the palace servants' palace uniforms, monthly wages, and year-end bonuses have also been issued. There shouldn't be anything missing."

I said, "Send a message to the shopkeeper of Xingyaoxuan and ask her to make a set of head ornaments for each palace maid, and a jade pendant for each eunuch. Send them to the palace as soon as possible and distribute them before the New Year."

When Xichun heard that she could get an extra set of jewelry, she was overjoyed and said quickly, "I will send someone to deliver the message right away."

Yang looked at Xichun who was running very fast, shook her head and said, "This girl is just not as steady as Yingchun in doing things."

I smiled and said, "Xichun is a few years younger than Yingchun. Actually, this is quite good. Xichun is lively and cute. She is happy every day. Just looking at her can make me feel much better."

After that, I stood up and said, "Let Fuyao prepare the carriage, and we will leave the palace."

Fuyao is now teaching Zheng Xi martial arts in Fengyi Palace every day, and will only come back to my palace under special circumstances.

I sent someone to Fengyi Palace to call her back early in the morning. She knew that I wanted to leave the palace, so she prepared the carriage early.

Yang wanted to go back to the Duke's Mansion to visit her son, and Xichun also wanted to go back to the Duke's Mansion to reunite with her sisters, so the four of us rode in a carriage out of the palace.

When we returned to the Duke's Mansion, we were still a step too late and all the masters were gone.

Jinping took Aqiao out early; Zheng Yunyan was also very busy at the end of the year, so she went to inspect the barracks early in the morning; and Zhao Zhenyuan also went to the barracks. He heard that there would be new recruits entering the camp today, so he had to go and see them.

Yi Ping was not in the Duke's Mansion, and I felt a little bored, so I asked Fu Yao to prepare the carriage and we went to Prince Wu's Mansion.

This time, Yang and Xichun did not follow. Although Fuyao is not very good at taking care of people, she is a martial arts expert, and having her protect me is enough.

After a day of rest, Yiping was much better, but he was frightened and looked a little listless. He lay in bed and refused to move.

When she saw me appear in front of her, her jaw almost dropped, and she thought she was hallucinating.

I saw that Yiping looked pale but in good spirits, so I smiled and said, "What? Don't you recognize me?"

Yiping jumped up from the bed, hugged me and burst into tears, crying, "My dear second sister, I almost thought I would never see you again."

I touched her head and said, "Luckily you are blessed with a good life, otherwise I would have thought I would never see you again."

The Princess of King Wu hugged me and cried loudly without any image. Some palace servants showed contempt in their eyes.

Seeing these people openly expressing their dissatisfaction, I suddenly felt that Yi Ping's role as Princess Wu might not be as satisfying as I had imagined.

I gently patted Yiping on the back and asked, "Are you going back to the border after you cross it?"

After hearing what I said, Yiping let go of my hand and said, "We have built a house at the border and also established a caravan. We have to go back."

I lifted my sleeves and gently wiped away the tears on Yiping's face, saying, "It's good to go back to the border. There, the mountains are high and the emperor is far away. You'll be free and happy there."

Yi Ping immediately laughed and said, "Yes, the people on the border are very simple. Although they have been dragged down by the war for many years, they are optimistic and strong. There is an old woman living next to my house. Her husband and son died in the war, but she is cheerful every day and often gives the vegetables and fruits she grows to her neighbors. I sent her cakes once, and she actually got up early every morning to pick vegetables and bring them to me. The people there are much more honest than those in the capital."

I couldn't help but envy him and said, "After hearing what you said, I also want to go to the border to take a look, but unfortunately I don't have time."

Yi Ping paused, as if she suddenly remembered something, and she suddenly whispered, "Ankang is gone."

gone?

Going back to Xihe?

Yi Ping seemed to know what I was thinking, and lowered his voice and said, "He couldn't enter the palace and couldn't see you for the last time. Before he left, his face looked as if his mother had died. He was so sad."

I couldn't help but laugh and said, "Can you use another metaphor? This metaphor is really not very good."

Yi Ping pulled me and said, "Come to bed quickly. It's warm. I'll talk to you slowly."