Chapter 93: Not being able to marry into the Eastern Palace is actually a good thing

Gu Yan looked at Yun Xiangye and said, "Fu Qianran is pitiful, but isn't Qingming's cousin-in-law pitiful? Her husband was killed, and she was humiliated. If Fu Qianran loses her position as Crown Princess because of this, she should blame her brother."

Yun Xiangye sighed. Indeed, Qingming's sister-in-law was the most pitiful person.

The news of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's wedding has already been announced to the world, and by that time people from all over the world will come to pay tribute, so I believe the wedding date will not change.

I don’t know if I can get justice for Qingming’s family.

Yun Xiangye put down her clothes and said, "Let's go back to the princess's mansion."

Gu Ling went over and picked up Nuonuo, then followed Yun Xiangye back to the Princess's Mansion.

As soon as he returned to the Princess's Mansion, Gu Ling saw Xie Shian waiting for him in Qingfeng Garden.

Xie Shian bowed to Gu Ling and said, "Cousin, I hope you can wait another two months before reporting Fu Ming's matter. Miss Fu has finally waited for the day to enter the East Palace, and it is really not appropriate for her to be delayed by trivial matters."

Yun Xiangye listened to Xie Shian's words and looked up at him.

Gu Yan said coldly: "That was a life. Cousin Qingming's family was destroyed, and it was all thanks to Fu Ming. As the new censor, I must not let Fu Ming go easily."

Xie Shian said: "It is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge. My cousin, you only reported Fu Ming two months late..."

Gu Yan frowned and said, "Cousin Qingming and his family have been through such a disaster, and it can be said that they have been living a miserable life. These past two months have been extremely torturous for them."

Xie Shian bowed to Gu Yan and said, "Cousin, I will treat the widow and orphans of cousin Qingming's family well..."

"But the dead cannot be resurrected!" Gu Yan looked at Xie Shian with cold eyes, "Why are you so protective of the young master of the Fu family?"

Xie Shian sighed and said, "Wang Heng insisted that he was the one who killed the person. If you want to accuse Fu Ming of ordering the murder, it won't be that easy. This will offend Master Fu's family. Why bother? Master Fu has considerable influence in the court."

Gu Yan said: "Wang Heng's sister Wang Zhihui is Fu Ming's favorite concubine. There is solid evidence that Fu Ming had previously ordered his men to seize the land. This time Wang Heng killed the person who reported Fu Ming. How can Fu Ming easily clear his suspicion? Even if Fu Ming does not plead guilty, how can he not be implicated when his concubine's brother kills people outside?"

Xie Shian said: "Cousin..."

Gu Yan raised his hand and said, "Go back. I will never go along with you and protect Fu Ming."

Xie Shian sighed and left.

Gu Yan looked annoyed. Yun Xiangye walked up to Gu Yan's ear and whispered, "You said before that Xie Shian had a crush on a woman in his early years and later arranged a marriage. When was that?"

Gu Yan said: "When he was a teenager, he was only sixteen years old at that time."

Yun Xiangye said, "Xie Shian is the same age as you, sixteen years old, so that was more than five years ago? Wasn't the Crown Princess engaged more than five years ago?"

Gu Yan hurriedly took Yun Xiangye's hand and went back into the house, "What do you mean by that?"

Yun Xiangye said, "You said Xie Shian is a man of integrity and he has power. What he asked was not for you to let Fu Ming go, but for you to wait until Fu Qianran enters the East Palace before reporting Fu Ming. There is only one explanation for his behavior, Fu Qianran is his sweetheart."

Gu Yan was surprised and asked, "How is that possible?"

Yun Xiangye said: "How is it impossible? Otherwise, why would he protect Fu Qianran to enter the East Palace?"

Gu Yan made a shushing gesture towards Yun Xiangye, "Keep this to yourself and don't tell anyone."

Yun Xiangye naturally knew the seriousness of the matter, and naturally would not shout about it all over the street: "I know, you only say it in front of you. It can be seen that cousin Shi An cares about Fu Qianran very much. He is willing to give up his bottom line for her and protect her to enter the East Palace."

Gu Yan sighed and said, "No matter how much you care, you can't protect it without any bottom line. After all, it is a human life."

Yun Xiangye said, "In fact, if Fu Qianran can't marry into the East Palace because of her brother, it's actually a good thing. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not a good man. Cousin Shi An protects her so much, so marrying Cousin Shi An may not be a bad thing."

Gu Yan covered Yun Xiangye's lips and said, "Stop talking nonsense."

Yun Xiangye didn't think she was talking nonsense. Xie Shi'an loved her deeply, and if Fu Qianran married Xie Shi'an, she would get his wholehearted protection, which was much better than the indecisive and irresponsible prince.

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Although he did not have to attend court the next day, Gu Yan still went to the East Palace early to report to the Crown Prince about the case in which Fu Ming condoned his favorite concubine's brother in killing the villagers of Hongliu Village.

Zhao Yun listened to Gu Yan's report early in the morning and frowned, saying, "I had already let Fu Ming off lightly, but he dared to do such a reckless thing. We can't let him off easily anymore. However, Fu Qianran will enter the palace soon, so we should discuss this matter after Fu Qianran enters the East Palace. Please comfort Qing Ming for me first, after all, the East Palace's wedding is the most important thing."

Gu Yan could only respond, "Yes."

Zhao Yun looked at Gu Yan and said, "Uncle Xiang and Auntie are coming back soon. Have you received the letter?"

Gu Yan said: "Not yet."

Zhao Yun said, "They came from Yongxing City on a government ship carrying tribute cloth from the Shen Family Cloth Workshop. They will arrive around mid-March."

Gu Yan asked: "Are they also on this official ship?"

Zhao Yun asked, "Who else was on this official ship?"

Gu Yan thought that it was not appropriate to let Zhao Yun know that his uncle and aunt came to Chang'an, so he just said, "It was my good friend in Yongxing City who came to Chang'an, and he also took this ship. Uncle Xiang Wang and aunt know my friend, and now they are taking care of him, so I should feel relieved."

Zhao Yun raised his eyes and looked at Gu Yan, "Wan He's parents also came to Chang'an on this official ship?"

"How do you know?"

As soon as Gu Yan said this, he felt that he had asked an unnecessary question.

The letters from Jiangnan were probably first reviewed by Zhao Yun before reaching him.

It seems that it would be very difficult for Ye Wanhe to fake her death and leave the palace.

Zhao Yun is not so easy to fool.

Zhao Yun looked at Gu Yan and asked, "Why did you hide this from me?"

Gu Yan said: "I didn't mean to hide it from you."

Zhao Yun took a deep look at Gu Yan and waved his hand, saying, "You can leave now."

Gu Yanying retreated. As soon as he walked out of the gate of the East Palace, he ran into Zhao Jing, who was skinny and bony.

It was a month and a half after the Chinese New Year. When Gu Yan saw Zhao Jing again, he bowed and said, "Cousin Jing."

Zhao Jing stared at the red mark on Gu Yan's neck, his eyes full of hatred as he said, "Cousin Yan."

Gu Yan asked, "Is cousin's illness getting better?"

Zhao Jing said: "Much better."

Gu Yan said: "I still have official business to attend to, so I'll take my leave now."

After Gu Yan finished speaking, he turned around and left the East Palace.

Zhao Jing looked at Gu Yan's back, clenched his fingers into fists and walked into the East Palace, "Your Highness."

Zhao Yun looked at Zhao Jing and said, "You can finally get out of bed."

Zhao Jing said: "Thank you for your concern, my brother."

Zhao Yun looked at Zhao Jing and said, "As soon as you can get out of bed, you should rest well and there is no need to rush into the palace."

Zhao Jing cupped his hands and said, "I want to relieve your Highness's worries. I heard that Brother Yan has been investigating Fu Ming these two days. The Crown Princess will be entering the palace soon. It is inappropriate for Brother Yan to investigate Fu Ming and convict him.

The person who died was just a small villager. It was that villager who started the trouble first, and Wang Heng, Fu Ming's subordinate, accidentally killed him.

After Fu Ming learned about this, he went to make amends, but Brother Yan still refused to give in. Fu Ming was wronged, and Brother Yan did not take you and the Crown Princess seriously. "

Zhao Yun turned the ring in his hand, looked at Zhao Jing and said, "I understand, you can go down."

After Zhao Jing left, Ye Wanhe walked up to Zhao Yun with a cup of warm tea and said, "Your Highness... Regarding the matter of Lord Fu, I think Prince Ning is being fair and reporting Lord Fu at this time is also for the sake of your statement..."

Zhao Yun frowned and looked up at Ye Wanhe.

Ye Wanhe realized the anger in Zhao Yun's eyes and knelt down quickly, saying, "I shouldn't have said so much."

Zhao Yun said, "You are making irresponsible remarks about the affairs of the court. Go down and receive your punishment."

Ye Wanhe stood up, put her hand on her belly and said, "Yes."

Zhao Yun said: "Wait a minute."

Ye Wanhe paused, and then she heard Zhao Yun say, "You don't have to accept the punishment. Don't make this mistake again in the future."

Ye Wanhe knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "Thank you, Your Highness, for your grace."