My Lord, my wife said she doesn't have time to talk to you.

At the majestic and solemn palace gate, Fu Shiyan was walking side by side with several important officials of the court, and they were concentrating on discussing the topic that had not been concluded in the court just now.

General Bai Shu from the Ministry of War, who was closest to Fu Shiyan, had a solemn expression on his face. He frowned slightly and lowered his voice.

"Today in the court, Brother Fu was bold enough to advise the Emperor to streamline the construction of the imperial mausoleum. Aren't you afraid of offending the Emperor's relatives?"

Fu Shiyan's gaze passed over the people walking in front of him and fell on the carriages of the adults parked on the side of the road not far away.

I saw some drivers leaning against the shafts of their carts, slightly closing their eyes and dozing off;

Some drivers gathered in groups of three or five, whispering to each other, and I don't know what interesting things they were talking about;

At the end of the intersection, there were a few ragged beggars, staring at the carriages furtively, their eyes flickering, as if they were thinking about something in their minds.

Fu Shiyan retracted his gaze and responded calmly: "As a civil servant, we should be frank and honest about the affairs of the court and analyze the pros and cons. This is our responsibility! Besides, Your Majesty is wise and intelligent, and has his own unique insights and judgments. He will definitely be able to distinguish right from wrong and weigh the key points."

Hearing this, Bai Zhu couldn't help but sigh inwardly, shaking his head and smiling bitterly.

"Alas, it seems that being a civil official is not as good as being a military commander! Being trapped in the court every day, discussing various important government affairs endlessly, is really boring. It would be better to gallop on the battlefield like me and fight a battle happily!"

Fu Shiyan looked at General Bai's helpless yet yearning expression and couldn't help but laugh.

He reminded softly: "General Bai, please don't let people with ulterior motives hear your words, otherwise someone will make a fuss about it and bring you unnecessary trouble!"

General Bai slightly pulled the corners of his mouth, revealing a helpless smile.

"This is why I want to return to the battlefield!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he had already walked to the side of his own carriage.

General Bai bowed to Fu Shiyan as a farewell.

Then he stepped into the carriage and his figure gradually disappeared behind the curtain.

Fu Shiyan stood where he was, watching the carriage that General Bai was riding in go farther and farther away, then he retracted his gaze, turned around and slowly walked in the direction of his own carriage.

When he returned to the backyard, he saw Huaying lying in a rocking chair basking in the sun. Looking at his sleeping wife, the depression in his heart instantly dissipated, and a look of relief appeared on his face.

He walked slowly to Huaying's side, squatted down slowly, and stopped next to the rocking chair.

He stretched out his warm hand and gently placed it on Huaying's slightly bulging belly.

Huaying, who was sleeping lightly, slowly opened her eyes as if she sensed something.

When she saw the familiar handsome face in front of her, she subconsciously stretched out her hands to hug his thin waist, closed her eyes and continued to take a nap.

Fu Shiyan gently pulled up the blanket covering Huaying and tucked it in.

"Did this little guy bother you again today?"

Huaying gently leaned her head on his broad and solid shoulders, and her voice was filled with deep sleepiness as she spoke.

"I don't know what's going on. The nausea symptoms were better this month, but I started to become sleepy again."

Fu Shiyan couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth when he heard this. He then leaned over and gave her a gentle kiss on her small earlobe.

Then he bent down and carefully picked up Huaying horizontally.

Huaying, who was originally dozing off, suddenly felt her body floating in the air and could not help but let out a soft cry.

Seeing that Huaying was no longer sleepy, Fu Shiyan carried her and walked straight into the inner room.

"Madam, it's time for dinner. You should have a good rest after dinner."

Huaying couldn't help but smile when she heard that, and raised her pink fist to gently hit his strong chest.

"Put me down quickly! If the servants see me, my dignity will be gone!"

However, Fu Shiyan was smiling.

"What are you afraid of, my lady? Can't I hug you? Besides, I obey your majesty, and they must respect it even more."

Huaying wanted to say something else, but when the words came to her lips, they were all blocked by Fu Shiyan's deep kiss...

Late at night, Fu Shiyan, who was busy in the study, heard a special knock on the door and whispered, "Come in."

When Fu Feng came in, he saw his master, who was wearing a black robe and sitting at the desk, writing a letter with a focused expression.

He gently placed the brocade box in his hand on the table.

"Master, these are all secret letters between Prince Rui and the First Prince of Yan."

Fu Feng took out another separate letter from his arms, looked up at Fu Shiyan with a serious expression.

"This is a letter from Prime Minister Fu, who persuaded the King of Rui to break off contact with the eldest prince. In the letter, the Prime Minister used both reason and emotion, and even used the friendship they had shared for many years to persuade him. The Prime Minister said that if the King of Rui insisted on not cutting off contact with the State of Yan, he would sever his brotherly relationship with him."

When Fu Shiyan heard the news, he stopped writing. There was no emotional fluctuation on his face, but the pen in his hand suddenly broke into two pieces.

"How's it going with Master Zhang?"

Zhang Tianshi had relied on the support of the Rui Palace to reach the Xingxiu Palace. He knew more secrets than he imagined.

Fu Feng hesitated for a moment before saying, "Master Zhang still won't help."

Fu Shiyan leaned back in his chair and said slowly, "Go to Zhang Tianshi's hometown to find out why King Rui took him in and assisted him."

He wanted to see whether Zhang Tianshi would still be so loyal to Prince Rui's Palace after knowing the truth.

Fu Feng took the order and withdrew.

Long after Fu Feng left, time seemed to stand still and the whole room was so quiet that only the sound of Fu Shiyan's slight breathing could be heard.

Finally, he slowly reached out and picked up the yellowed letter on the table.

There is still some dust on the seal of the envelope, telling of the vicissitudes of time.

Fu Shiyan carefully opened the envelope, and when he saw the long-lost yet familiar handwriting, he couldn't help but feel complicated.

His fingers trembled slightly as he read through it word by word.

After a moment, Fu Shiyan gently put down the letter in his hand, stood up and walked to a secluded corner next to the desk.

After pressing a mechanism skillfully, a wooden board quietly moved away, revealing a secret compartment...

He turned and walked into the dark room, coming to a huge map hanging on the wall.

Fu Shiyan looked up and stared at the map, his eyes resting on the location of "Fu Mansion".

The Fu Mansion in the picture is not what it looks like now, but what it looked like before.

When he was a child, he suffered from a chronic illness and was weak, so his parents had to keep him in the hospital and take care of him all day long.

At that time, he was dull and didn't like to communicate with others, but his little sister would always pester him to play with her. She would drag him to the garden to catch butterflies and chase birds, while his mother sat on a recliner beside him, watching them quietly with a loving smile on her face.

My elder brother Fu Shiyuan is a diligent and studious person. He often discusses the principles in books with his sister Su Mu under the tree.

When his father came back from court, he would always bring them some new and interesting gadgets sold by street vendors...

Unfortunately, all of these were reduced to ashes in the sudden fire.

Parents died, brothers and sisters disappeared, and when they met again, everything had changed.

My brother watched Sister Sumu marry someone else.

The little sister's medical skills are superb and she can save others, but she can't cure the nightmares that haunt her every night...

Whenever he thought of this, flames of resentment burned in Fu Shiyan's eyes.

He is determined to catch the murderer who destroyed his family and make him pay with blood to comfort the souls of his parents in heaven.

Fu Shiyan stayed in the dark room for a long time before coming out.

Huaying slept too much during the day, and after nightfall, she tossed and turned for a long time, but still couldn't fall asleep.

She stared at the empty pillow beside her, and a sense of loneliness inexplicably surged in her heart.

After hesitating for a moment, she finally couldn't help but whispered: "Qinghe..."

Although the sound was not loud, it was particularly clear in the quiet night.