Yun Xiangye, while boating on a spring day, lost her footing and fell into the lake. She was rescued by Gu Yan, a wealthy young master who was recuperating in Jiangnan.
To repay his great kin...
Yu Wenlong frowned and said, "When you were plotting against my sister, did you consider that we are cousins? Take him to jail and sentence him another day."
When Mrs. Zhu saw her youngest son being taken away, she chased after him.
Yu Wenlong said to Zhao Yun, "Thank you for saving my sister, but she has lost her reputation because of you. She can't marry you, and it will be difficult for her to marry again in her life. Where are your wife and children? My sister can be your wife's equal."
Zhao Yun sneered and didn't write anything else.
Yu Xihe felt sad. She looked at the words on the paper. The more she looked, the more familiar they seemed. Suddenly, she remembered where she had seen these words before.
Yu Xihe looked at Zhao Yun in disbelief.
Yu Xihe said to Zhao Yun, "You saved me, and my uncle and aunt Zhu will definitely hate you. I'm afraid you can't go back to the Zhu family. Why don't you stay in our prefectural government office and work as a servant?"
Zhu Ting listened to his mother's sobbing and sighed softly, "My cousin is right, Gou'er, you should stay in the prefectural government office and don't come back to the Zhu family with me."
Zhao Yun nodded slightly and did not refuse. After all, it was easier to send a message to the palace from the prefectural yamen.
Yu Xihe asked the maid to take Zhao Yun to the servants' quarters to rest for a while. Yu Xihe then looked at Yu Bai and said, "Dad, when you were promoted to prefect last year, did His Royal Highness the Crown Prince write you a letter? Where is that letter?"
Yu Bai said, "The letter written by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince must be placed in the ancestral hall for worship. This is a great honor for our Yu family."
Yu Xihe took the paper Zhao Yun had just written and hurried into the ancestral hall.
Yu Xihe opened the letter from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. The letter contained nothing but official language encouraging his father to be promoted to the position of governor of Yuezhou and to be diligent in his work and love the people. The letter was signed by Zhao Yun, the name of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would not have asked someone else to write this kind of letter; he must have written it himself, but the handwriting is exactly the same as that of the mute slave.
Yu Xihe hurried to the servant's room to find Zhao Yun.
Yu Xihe entered and looked closely at the man in front of her, who was obviously of extraordinary temperament. She felt that her guess was a little ridiculous. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had passed away, so how could a mute slave be his Royal Highness...
Yu Xihe couldn't help but ask, "Mute slave, why is your handwriting exactly the same as the Crown Prince's handwriting in the letter?"
Zhao Yun looked at the letter he wrote to Yu Bai last year in Yu Xihe's hand, then raised his eyes to look at Yu Xihe.
Yu Xihe looked at Zhao Yun and said, "You...you shouldn't be a slave. Are you someone close to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"
Zhao Yun dipped his finger in the tea beside him and said, "Yes."
Yu Xihe asked, "You are someone close to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? Then how did you end up in this situation?"
Zhao Yun wrote with his finger, "Will you take me back to Chang'an? I will acknowledge you as my sister. Your reputation will not be tarnished by spending a night with me, and I guarantee you a good marriage."
Yu Xihe said, "I'll send you back to Chang'an to discuss this with my parents."
Yu Xihe took Zhao Yun to the main hall. Today, her parents came back and everyone had dinner together. Zhao Yun was considered a slave, but he saved Yu Xihe after all, so Yu Bai let Zhao Yun sit down and have dinner.
Yu Bai said to Yu Xihe, "There's one thing you definitely won't expect."
Yu Xihe asked, "What's the matter?"
"The man from out of town that the girl from the Yun family married turned out to be the son of Prince Ning. I didn't even dare to go up and greet him, I just watched him from afar. Later, I found out that it was indeed him."
Yu Xihe said, "Sister Xiangye's husband is actually the son of Prince Ning? This is really surprising. No wonder Miaomiao's family went to Chang'an. Now that Miaomiao is gone, I have no playmates.
"Dad... I have something to tell you. This mute slave is actually someone close to the Crown Prince of Chang'an. He wants to return to Chang'an. I'm thinking of sending him back with my brother so I can go find Miaomiao and spend a few days there. I was sick before, so I didn't go to Chang'an, and I also want to experience the scenery of Chang'an."
Yu Bai looked at Zhao Yun who was standing opposite him and asked, "Are you someone close to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"
Yu Xihe took out the letter she had just taken from the ancestral hall and said, "Dad, look at these two handwritings. This letter from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince must have been written by him."
After carefully comparing the handwriting, Yu Bai no longer had any doubts. He quickly stood up and said to Zhao Yun, "Your humble servant is so blind that you can't recognize a great man. I will let my son take you back to Chang'an another day."
Zhao Yun accepted Yu Bai's greeting with an open mind. He picked up the wine in front of him and drank it in one gulp. He was looking forward to seeing Ye Wanhe's expression when she saw him again.
After sleeping in the same bed for seven years, he had no idea that beneath her well-behaved, sensible and obedient appearance, she was actually so cruel and ruthless.