If I were born again, I would marry a strong but short-lived husband.

Chapter 546 You Need Military Power

The Empress Dowager sent everyone away and only left Fu Jinyuan to talk.

"Yier didn't come to Suzhou entirely because of his heart disease. He is a soft-hearted and kind-hearted child. He was afraid that you and the Queen Mother would become enemies. If that happens, he would be more sad than death."

"Don't think he's out of tune, he actually knows better than anyone else."

"The Queen Mother will not order her subordinates to hurt you. I can still trust her on this point."

"You and your son have finally been reunited. You should still cherish your mother-son relationship."

"However, since she is now acting as regent, you cannot be without military power."

"Zhou Bian has always been her confidant in the army. Ah Yuan, I will hand over the military power of the Mu family army to you. Even if the Zhong family cannot be won over, they will not oppose you."

Fu Jinyuan said in a deep voice, "Grandmother, we won't have to resort to using knives or guns."

"Of course I hope so, but only with military power can I have the confidence."

"You are the descendants of the Fu family, and the Southern Dynasty is yours." The Empress Dowager looked solemn.

"Only those with military power can protect themselves. Now I only trust you."

Fu Jinyuan's heart was burning like a raging fire, "Grandmother, as long as I'm here, Nanchao and Yi'er will be fine."

The Empress Dowager raised her hand and touched his head. "Ah Yuan, you have worked so hard. After you come back, we, as the elders, should compensate you, but now you are asked to do so many things."

"Grandmother, I am not suffering." He has a wife and children, and a family. His life is warm and not bitter.

"Don't tell me for now that I'm giving you the military power. We don't know what kind of news will come from the royal capital." said the Empress Dowager.

She would give all her connections and military power to Fu Jinyuan, so that he would have the confidence to compete with Queen Dowager Ruan.

The purpose was not to instigate him to be hostile to Queen Mother Ruan, but to let him know that he can choose not to compromise on certain things.

It is still unknown who has the final say in the Southern Dynasty.

No one knew what the Empress Dowager said to Fu Jinyuan, not even Shen Suian.

She is busy with tonight's banquet.

Zhao Jiuling and Shui Yanze's whole family came.

The older the Empress Dowager got, the more she liked to watch the younger generations playing and having fun in front of her.

Fu Jinyi did not have the slightest airs of an emperor. When he heard that Zhao Jiuling had been overseas and had business dealings with many overseas countries, his eyes suddenly lit up.

He sat down next to Zhao Jiuling with a glass of wine in his hand, looking very excited.

"Tell me quickly, what are the differences between the overseas countries and us? I read in a book that the Black Tooth Country is to the north, the people have black teeth, eat rice and eat snakes, one red and one blue, next to them, is that true?"

Zhao Jiuling laughed when he heard this. "I didn't hear about the Black Tooth Country when I went to sea. But there is a geisha in a small country who paints her face pale and her teeth black on purpose. Maybe the Classic of Mountains and Seas is talking about this country."

"This island is called Fuso."

Fu Jinyuan raised his eyebrows, "Fuso? I heard that Fuso people would plunder in the sea. Have you ever encountered that?"

"We have encountered it, luckily we have a large number of people." Zhao Jiuling said calmly, without elaborating on the danger at that time.

"Is there a country called Fusang on the map?" Fu Jinyi asked.

Zhao Jiuling smiled and said, "Yes, I will bring the map to the emperor tomorrow for his review."

"Okay, okay. I'll toast you a glass." Fu Jinyi raised his glass.

There was warm water in his cup, and Fu Jinyuan wouldn't even let him drink the fruit wine.

"Brother Shui, I heard that you are the best shipbuilder in the world?" Fu Jinyi turned around and moved closer to Shui Yanze.

Shui Yanze was just a shipbuilding merchant. He had never been so close to the emperor before, so he straightened his back nervously.

"Your Majesty, I dare not be the number one in the world."

"Oh, I sneaked out of the palace and couldn't let anyone know that I was the emperor. Besides, today is a family dinner and everyone here is a family. You are so distant to me, don't you want to be friends with me?" Fu Jinyi patted Shui Yanze's shoulder.

Shui Yanze: He would never dare to dream of being friends with the emperor in his entire life.

"Can I go and see how you build a ship tomorrow?" Fu Jinyi asked.

"I'm at your service anytime... at your service, sir." Shui Yanze swallowed the word "emperor".

Fu Jinyi became happy and took the wine jug to pour wine into his glass.

Before he could even reach his mouth, he was stopped by a hand.

"Sir, drink more water, it's good for your health." Zhou Zhou changed his wine glass.

“……”Fu Jinyi was greatly disappointed.

He thought he could do it without anyone noticing.

Fu Jinyi looked carefully in the direction of Fu Jinyuan, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that he didn't notice this side.

The Empress Dowager smiled as she watched her little grandson getting the best of both worlds, and she was in a very good mood.

Chao Ge'er had already been fed by the wet nurse, who held him beside her and fed him some soup from time to time.

When the little guy saw his uncle running around the field like a peacock, he giggled with joy, showing his eight pearly little teeth.

Taking advantage of Shen Suian's momentary distraction, he grabbed a pork elbow and was about to stuff it into his mouth.

It was intercepted by Fu Jinyuan.

Chao Ge'er pouted in grievance, wondering why everyone else was enjoying the best food while he could only eat minced meat porridge.

Shen Sui'an stuffed some cheese into his mouth.

She had someone make this with milk as a snack for Chao Ge'er.

The banquet had not yet ended, but Fu Jinyi had already called everyone out to set off fireworks.

Shui Qingqing and Xue Jingshu were young after all, and no matter how introverted and shy they were, they were so excited that their eyes lit up when they heard that they could watch the fireworks.

They looked at Shen Sui'an expectantly.

"Come on, come on, let's go out and take a look."

"Grandmother, let's go and join in the fun." Shen Sui'an took the hand of the Grand Empress Dowager.

Fu Jinyuan put his son on his shoulders and carried him out.

boom--

The brilliance of the fireworks lit up the entire sky.

Colorful and dazzling.

Chao Ge'er rode on Fu Jinyuan's shoulders and almost jumped up with joy.

"It's really beautiful." Shen Sui'an said with a smile.

"My uncle asked us if we want to go back to the royal capital for the New Year." Fu Jinyuan whispered.

There are only two months left until the Chinese New Year.

Shen Sui'an looked at Fu Jinyi, "Yier's body is not suitable for traveling. He has just arrived in Suzhou. We can't leave him alone here for many years."

"I think the Queen Mother and my uncle will understand us, right?"

"Well, I've already gone back to my uncle. We won't be going back to the capital this year."

Shen Sui'an didn't know what Queen Mother Ruan was thinking at this moment. As a daughter-in-law, she certainly couldn't complain.

only……

It's still a bit sad.

She did not doubt the Queen Mother Ruan's feelings for her son Fu Jinyuan, but perhaps in the Queen Mother Ruan's heart, this feeling was not enough to withstand other things.

"I heard that the New Year celebrations in Suzhou are also very lively, with various parades and acrobatics," said Shen Sui'an.

"This is our first year celebrating the New Year in Suzhou, so we want to have a happy and lively time."

Fu Jinyuan lowered his eyes and looked at her: "I'll do as you say."