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

After Fuyao came in, she bowed to me politely.

I said to Yang and Xichun, "You guys go down. I want to talk to Fuyao alone."

Yang looked at me deeply, then went out with Xichun.

Fuyao stood in front of me with her head down, not daring to look at me.

I got straight to the point and asked, "Tell me, what did you talk about with my father that day?"

When Fuyao heard this, her face turned red. She was originally a heroic girl, but suddenly she became timid and kept her head down without saying anything for a long time.

I found it a little funny, so I had to hold back my laughter and continued, "Just tell me, I promise I won't laugh at you no matter what you say."

But my expression betrayed me. I couldn't hide the smile that I tried so hard to suppress.

Fuyao said, "My dear, my dear, that day, I caught up with the Duke and expressed my feelings to him, but the Duke said to me, said to me..."

Having said this, Fuyao refused to continue.

This really makes me anxious. Hearing half of the gossip is more painful than being killed.

I quickly asked, "What did my father say?"

Fuyao swallowed her saliva and said, "The Duke said that he is no longer humane and told me to find a good family to marry and not to put my mind on him."

I spat out all the tea I had just taken a sip of, and then laughed like a goose, saying, "Did my father really tell you that?"

Fuyao blushed and said, "My queen, you said you wouldn't laugh at me."

I waved my hands and said, "I'm sorry, I just couldn't help it. My father is also a talented person, he can come up with such an excuse."

Fuyao stared at me with eyes wide open and asked in disbelief, "My Lady, are you saying this is the Duke's excuse?"

I rolled my eyes at Fuyao and said, "What else? He is physically strong, highly skilled in martial arts, and has internal strength of more than sixty years. Do you think he can't be humane?"

Fuyao was stunned and murmured, "Duke actually lied to me?"

I put down my teacup and said, "You were rejected by my father, why do you keep hiding from me?"

Fuyao blushed again after hearing this, and lowered her head and said, "I'm not afraid that the queen will not give up and still want to match me with the Duke. I don't want to embarrass myself again, so I haven't dared to see you."

I sighed and said, "Silly girl, my father doesn't want to remarry, so I can't go against his wishes. How can I force you to do that?"

Fuyao was a little embarrassed and said, "I am narrow-minded."

I waved my hands and said, "Forget it. It's not your fault. You are a young girl who has never married. You naturally don't know how to deal with such a thing. It doesn't matter if my father doesn't agree with you. You will definitely meet a suitable husband in the future."

Fuyao felt that she had lost face this time, and it left a shadow in her heart. She had a natural resistance to marriage and couldn't help but say, "Forget it, my dear. I think it's good to be alone. I am free and unrestrained."

I nodded and said, "It's good if you figure it out. I have something I want to ask you, can you agree?"

Fuyao saw me suddenly looking at her seriously, and she straightened up quickly and said seriously, "Please give your orders, Madam."

I opened the box, took out a letter, handed it to Fuyao, and said, "Please help me deliver this letter to the king of Xihe."

Fuyao looked at me in surprise, took the letter, thought for a moment, and said, "You can just take the letter to Xihe Kingdom to the post station. Why did Your Majesty ask me to make a special trip here?"

I sighed and said, "I will be trapped in Beijing for the rest of my life and will never have the chance to see the scenery of the desert. I asked you to deliver the letter because I want you to see the beautiful scenery of the desert for me and taste the juicy roast beef and the fragrant, crispy and sweet fruits. You don't have to hurry, just walk slowly all the way, eat the best food, stay in the best inn, and don't think about saving money, I have prepared the banknotes for you."

After I finished speaking, I took out a stack of banknotes and stuffed them directly into Fuyao's hands.

Fuyao was shocked. Each of those banknotes had a denomination of one thousand taels. Such a thick stack must weigh tens of thousands of taels!

Fuyao asked timidly, "My Lady, is this too much silver?"

"Is it a lot?" I looked at Fuyao blankly and said, "Considering my food and lodging expenses, this amount of money may not be enough."

Fu Yao felt her forehead throbbing when she heard this. If she rode alone at full speed on horseback, she should be able to reach the country in a month. Even if she had the best food and accommodation for that month, one hundred taels of silver would be enough.

Besides, she doesn't have to stay in an inn along the way. She has the service token I gave her. The local officials dare not neglect her and will arrange food and accommodation for her. This way, she can save some money.

But the Queen just stuffed tens of thousands of taels of silver into her hands and asked her to go to Xihe Kingdom. No matter how she thought about it, she felt that something was wrong.

But Fuyao thought for a long time and couldn't figure out what was wrong, so he asked: "Excuse me, when will I set off?"

I glanced outside the door. Although the door was blocked by a thick curtain, I could still see a ray of light through the gap in the curtain.

I said, "It's getting late. You should leave now."

"Let's set off now?" Fuyao looked at me in disbelief and asked, "Isn't it too hasty? Today is the day of offering sacrifices to the gods, doesn't the Queen need my escort?"

I shook my head and said, "No, Your Majesty has sent enough guards to wait outside the door. Now the country is peaceful and the people are safe, and no one wants to harm me. These guards are enough to protect me."

Fu Yao thought about it and felt that it was true. When she entered the palace today, she felt that there were suddenly a lot more guards in the palace.

I stuffed my token and banknotes into Fuyao's pocket and said, "Let's get going quickly. It will be hard to find an inn to stay in after dark."

Fuyao took the token and banknote, then put them in front of her chest and saluted me, saying, "Then I'll pack my clothes and leave."

I nodded.

Fuyao turned around and tried to leave, so I quickly called her back. Fuyao looked at me blankly. I stood up and came over, hugged her, and whispered in her ear, "Ankang is a good man, please take good care of him for me."

Fuyao was shocked and asked in a trembling voice, "Mother, mother, you don't want me to marry the king of Xihe, do you?"

I let go of Fuyao and smiled softly, "If Ankang is willing to marry you, that would be the best. I'm afraid he can't let go and won't marry."

Fuyao blushed and said, "My queen, please stop trying to get me into trouble. My heart is harder than iron now and I won't be easily tempted anymore."

I stroked the hair that fell from Fuyao's forehead and said, "Silly girl, there are many good men in this world. You don't have to hang yourself on a vine. When you meet someone you must marry, you won't say such nonsense."

Fuyao felt that something was wrong with me more and more, but she couldn't tell what was wrong with me, so she said, "Your Majesty, please don't say anything. After Fuyao delivers the letter, I will come back to follow you."