Chapter 107 Exercise Exercise
"Why?" Tang Ying was still in shock, but she was afraid that her words would cause Fu Chen to misunderstand: "I don't distrust you, I just don't quite understand why you are helping me like this?" She has been in the Forbidden Cavalry Division for nearly half a year, and has only been exposed to core secrets in recent months. The more she knows, the more she can realize how difficult Fu Chen's situation is, and it is by no means as glorious as the outside world sees.
The Imperial Cavalry Division is a sword in the emperor's hand, but it does not represent the law. More often than not, it represents the emperor's likes and dislikes and his need for power.
Fu Chen is certainly very popular when he is favored by the emperor, but once he needs to apologize to the world, Fu Chen will probably be the first one to take the blame.
Fu Chen smiled slightly, his eyes clear as a monk who had attained enlightenment: "No reason, I just want to help you."
Tang Ying knew the risks behind helping her, so she was even more reluctant to implicate others, but she didn't expect Fu Chen to quietly help her find out everything behind it.
If she were to investigate on her own, it would probably take a while, but Fu Chen helped her investigate under the pretext of his official duties. It would be fine if no one knew about it, but if she was found out one day, she would probably be charged with another crime.
"You are still standing at the center of the storm. You don't know how many eyes are watching you. How can you do such a dangerous thing?" Tang Ying's tone softened involuntarily, and even her eyes were no longer guarded and distant.
Fu Chen felt that his efforts in planning these days had not been in vain, as he could get her concern. Now he wanted to show his "high moral character", so he said, "I know my own situation, so you don't need to worry about it. But have you thought clearly about the causes and consequences of all this?"
Seeing that she was still staring at him blankly with a tender and grateful look in her eyes, he was even more excited in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face. He had to put on an appearance of serious discussion: "I think back to what the Second Prince has done in the past few years. He first secretly sent people to persuade Your Majesty to transfer troops in the name of rotation, diluting your father's military power, and delaying the Tang family army's food and military pay to weaken its combat effectiveness; then, when he heard that Baicheng was besieged and asked for help, he sent people to secretly intercept the people who asked for help to delay time; then, when he estimated that Baicheng could not be defended, he asked Your Majesty to go to the battlefield to save Baicheng from danger, and brought the daughter of Marshal Tang to the capital to take care of her for a period of time and then asked for the emperor's order to grant her marriage. Why , have you ever thought about it?"
"He must have some ulterior motive." Tang Ying has become a humble and studious child today: "But what does he want?" She had a vague idea in her mind, but she couldn't make up her mind for a while, so she asked Fu Chen back.
"The Tang family has been stationed in the Northern Frontier for generations, and they enjoy a very high reputation in the Northern Frontier defense army. Moreover, the Northern Frontier soldiers all served under your father, and they are considered the Tang family's confidants. The Wan family are all civil officials in the court, and they have no support from military officials. The second prince wants to gain the support of military officials. After Marshal Tang died in the war, he married a girl from the Tang family. Can he get the support of the military generals from the Tang family army?"
Tang Ying broke out in a cold sweat: "In order to gain the support of the generals, he was willing to use the city of Baicheng as a stake? And he even endangered the lives of my father and brother?"
Fu Chen thought about it and dropped another bomb: "Actually, there is something you may not know, but I received a secret report a while ago, saying that the Second Prince had secretly sent people to Baicheng several times to persuade your father to support him, but as far as I know, Marshal Tang was determined and only loyal to the current emperor. He failed to persuade him, so he wanted to kill him."
Tang Ying couldn't help but shudder, filled with grief and indignation, and wished she could rush into the Second Prince's mansion and kill him right now: "The Second Prince is so calculating!"
"Yes, the Second Prince is indeed a thoughtful person, and he has been making many small moves over the years." He sighed, "Unfortunately, man proposes, God disposes. He brought back a fake lady, and by some strange coincidence he didn't marry you. Otherwise, in just two or three years, he would have been able to win the loyalty of a group of military commanders as the son-in-law of the Tang family. By then, with the support of both the civil officials and the military commanders, it's hard to say that he can't achieve his wish."
He thought about it and felt that it was God's will.
If the Second Prince had saved the seriously injured Tang Ying in Baicheng and taken good care of her all the way, wouldn't he have moved Tang Ying with his gentleness, humility and deep affection?
Unfortunately, Tang Ying had a preconceived idea and refused the marriage on the grounds that he and the fake Tang Ying were in love with each other.
More than half a year has passed since last year. Tang Ying, who had vowed to seek justice for her father, brother, and the soldiers and civilians in the city after the city was broken, finally found out the culprit behind the incident. She sat in Fu Chen's study, as if a traveler who had traveled thousands of miles finally reached an oasis, and she didn't know whether to cry with joy or wail in grief and anger.
She covered her face with her hands, her shoulders trembled, tears flowed through her fingers, and her emotions were completely out of control.
The Second Prince once sent people to lobby Tang Yao, but this was the first time she had heard of it.
To her, Baicheng was like a paradise on earth, where she had the happiest moments of her childhood and youth, the love of her father and brother, the indulgence of Yu An, and a smooth life ahead. However, when everything turned upside down, she found herself empty-handed and could not keep anything.
The darkness and intrigue hidden behind those happy times, the evil of human hearts and the clash of power were all blocked from her life by Tang Yao. How she wanted to go back to the past.
Fu Chen stood up and walked to her side, put his arms around her shoulders and held her in his arms, gently stroking her back: "It's all over, it's better to cry it out. Now that we know the culprit, we won't be afraid of not having the opportunity to take revenge in the future, don't worry..."
Outside the study, Xiong Yu stood on tiptoe and stretched his neck to look inside, muttering to himself: My lord, you are really capable. You were looking forward to bringing someone back, but you didn't realize that you ended up making him cry by trying to make him laugh!
This was probably not the first time Tang Ying had been embarrassed in front of Fu Chen. Perhaps her face had the ability to thicken automatically, and she had gotten used to it. She couldn't help crying, and after raising her red eyes, she stood up and bowed deeply to Fu Chen: "On behalf of the soldiers and people of Baicheng, I thank you, sir!"
Fu Chen has learned from his previous lesson and no longer chased her. Instead, he stepped back appropriately. After seeing that she had calmed down and stopped crying, he returned to his chair as if nothing had happened. "You're welcome. I didn't do this for your gratitude. It's just a small favor."
The more he calmly said that it was just a small favor and that he did not ask for anything in return, the more guilty Tang Ying felt towards him.
How strange is the human heart.
If Fu Chen helps her to find out the truth about this matter, but takes advantage of the favor, it might provoke Tang Ying to rebel. She will calculate in her mind how to repay Fu Chen for this action, and after repaying the favor, the two of them can become strangers. Relatively speaking, this person probably won't stir up much waves in her heart.
But Fu Chen had no requirements.
He became a selfless Comrade Lei Feng, helping her purely from the bottom of his heart. All these things made Tang Ying feel heavy in her heart. She could no longer intentionally ignore his affection, nor could she politely reject his approach. She wanted to push him away from her.
Xiong Yu knocked on the door at the right time and reminded outside: "Sir, Manager Tang, Uncle Wen's meal is ready."
Fu Chen ordered: "Go get a basin of hot water."
Tang Ying laughed at herself: "I don't know how many times I have been embarrassed in front of adults. I think adults are used to it, right?"
Fu Chen thought to himself: If you cry in front of others, then I will be the one crying.
He comforted her calmly, "One of the rules of the Cavalry Department is that you cannot betray your colleagues. Don't worry, I won't spread it around."
Tang Ying: “…” Lord Fu is so considerate when comforting people.
The two of them sat at the same table to eat again. It had been several months since they last ate at the same table.
Fei Wenhai personally brought the dishes over, and with his greasy hands he looked at Tang Ying expectantly: "Yingzi, try it and see if Uncle Wen has improved recently."
Tang Ying tasted a bite of donkey meat and was immediately shocked: "Uncle Wen, if you open a restaurant outside, I can also invest some money." Her family now has some savings. It has to be said that the Forbidden Cavalry Division is still a very easy to make money unit. Every time they raid the inner courtyard of officials, they will not return empty-handed. Part of it is handed over to the national treasury, but the division also has a share of running errands fees, which will not be less considering her official position.
"Yingzi is so sweet and knows how to make Uncle Wen happy!" Fei Wenhai's old face was full of smiles. He felt close to Tang Ying, who had guided him to study cooking. After he was happy, he remembered that this person's status was very different now, and he became reserved again: "I really deserve to be beaten. You are a princess now, and you have eaten all kinds of delicious food."
Tang Ying was interrupted by his words, and her mood finally improved: "That's all just a trick to fool people. When Uncle Wen knew me, I was Yingzi, and I'm still Yingzi now. Please don't be offended by me, otherwise I won't dare to come to eat Uncle Wen's cooking in the future."
"That's great. Come over whenever you want to eat!" Fei Wenhai wiped his greasy hands on his apron twice, and ignored Fu Chen, the master of the mansion, and extended a warm invitation to Tang Ying: "If you want to eat something, ask someone to tell uncle in advance, and uncle will make it for you."
Talking to parents is the easiest way to relax people. Fu Chen watched as Fei Wenhai, the cook in the mansion, made Tang Ying's mood better and better with just a few words, and secretly wondered if he could learn from him.
Master Fu was now able to draw inferences from one instance and apply it to other instances. He not only consulted his childhood friend Shen Qian, but also discussed the way of getting along with his subordinate Liu Zhong. Liu Zhong was so shocked that he thought he was going to get married: "Master, isn't Master Tang still in mourning? Are you going to marry someone else?"
Liu Zhong had an expression that said, "Sir, you have fallen in love with someone else. I have misjudged you." He was afraid that if he denied it the next moment, he would run to Tang Ying to complain.
Fu Chen could only reprimand him with a straight face: "Can't I rehearse in advance?"
Liu Zhong warned him earnestly, "Sir, women are all narrow-minded. Even the strongest woman, when faced with a relationship, will probably be narrow-minded. You can practice, but you can't practice with other women, otherwise, Master Tang will be heartbroken."
He thought at the time: How great it would be if Tang Ying were sad?
Now the situation is reversed. He is the one with a heart not much smaller than the tip of a needle. Moreover, he has to hide it so as not to scare away the heartless girl!
