After gazing at the moonlight for a while, Shen Wan went back inside.

With Xie Jingyan not around, Shen Wan couldn't sleep, so she leaned against the large pillow and thought about things.

She could understand Xie Jingyan's anxious feelings. He probably hoped that someone from his maternal grandfather's family was still alive. However, it was the emperor who issued the decree to search and confiscate the Yan family's property, and it was the Duke of Mao who led the search and confiscation. The Duke of Mao would never let anyone from the Yan family go.

But the fact that he went to the Yan residence to burn paper money late at night suggests that he must have had a past relationship with the Yan family.

Even after so many years since the Yan family's incident, there are still people who remember the old friendships of the Yan family. Xie Jingyan must want to know who it is.

Shen Wan leaned against the large pillow and waited for Xie Jingyan to return. After waiting for half an hour, she finally heard Xie Jingyan's footsteps.

Shen Wan hurriedly threw off the covers and got out of bed to greet him, asking, "Did someone really go to the Yan residence to burn paper money?"

Xie Jingyan nodded slightly.

They not only burned paper money, but also straightened the collapsed memorial tablets in the Yan family ancestral hall, cleared away the cobwebs, and even pulled out some weeds...

In previous years, he had done these things on the anniversary of his maternal grandfather's and uncles' deaths.

Shen Wan knew that Tang Ze and Lu Cheng wouldn't lie to Xie Jingyan, so she asked curiously, "Who could be burning paper money at the Yan residence in the middle of the night?"

Xie Jingyan shook his head.

He couldn't guess.

But he was certain that "the people who went to burn paper money tonight have deep feelings for the Yan family."

Shen Wan looked at him, "How did you figure that out?"

Xie Jingyan said, "There was blood on the weeds that the man pulled up."

He goes to the Yan residence every year, but he has never pulled up those weeds. Tonight, the person burning paper money not only pulled them up, but pulled up quite a lot of them. Even though his hands were cut by the weeds, he didn't stop. He must have left after discovering that Tang Ze and Lu Cheng had climbed over the wall.

Looking at the blood-stained weeds, Xie Jingyan felt that the man not only had feelings for the Yan family, but even more feelings for them than for him.

Shen Wan guessed, "Could it be a student of Grand Tutor Yan?"

On the way there, Xie Jingyan also made the same guess.

But if his maternal grandfather's students wanted to pay their respects to him, they should go to his grave, not to the Yan family mansion, and they certainly wouldn't pull up any weeds.

Furthermore, most of my maternal grandfather's students were civil officials, who were physically weak. When Tang Ze and Lu Cheng climbed over the wall, the paper money had not yet been completely burned. They were able to easily discover them and leave in time, which shows that the other party not only had martial arts skills, but also quite strong ones.

Seeing that Xie Jingyan was still thinking about this, Shen Wan said, "Maybe there are still people alive in the Yan family."

Xie Jingyan looked at Shen Wan, "Is that possible?"

Shen Wan knew that the hope was slim. In her previous life, she had never heard of anyone from the Yan family still alive. However, in her previous life, Xie Jingyan rebelled in the Northwest. Apart from knowing that the Eighth Prince, her Fourth Uncle, and her Fourth Brother had joined him, she only knew of Lord Chen. She didn't know anyone else.

Maybe there really are still some.

Shen Wan wanted to say a few words of comfort to Xie Jingyan, but Xie Jingyan spoke first, "It's late, go to sleep."

...

I slept well all night.

When I woke up the next day, all the fatigue was gone, and I felt refreshed.

After Shen Wan finished washing up, a maid brought breakfast into the room. After waiting for a while, Xie Jingyan returned.

The two sat down to eat breakfast, and had just picked up their chopsticks when there was a knock on the window.

"Come in."

With a creak, the window was pushed open, and Chen Feng jumped in.

Chen Feng stepped forward and said, "Sir, someone did indeed go to pay respects at the grave of Grand Tutor Yan, and the offerings they brought were the same as when you went to pay respects—lotus pods."

Grand Tutor Yan disliked drinking alcohol and eating sweets, but he loved lotus seeds.

Therefore, Xie Jingyan would bring several lotus pods with him when he went to worship.

However, not many people knew about this hobby of Grand Tutor Yan.

Could it be true, as Shen Wan said, that someone from the Yan family is still alive?

But if someone is really alive, why don't they come looking for him?

After Chen Feng finished his report, he withdrew. Shen Wan served Xie Jingyan some food, and the two continued eating.

After finishing breakfast, Shen Wan had just put down her chopsticks when Dong'er came in and reported, "Your Highness, the Emperor requests your presence at the palace."

Shen Wan has a headache.

I wonder what the Emperor wanted to see Xie Jingyan about.

He had just visited the Yan residence last night and was in a bad mood. For the Emperor to contact him at this time was absolutely like walking into Xie Jingyan's trap.

Xie Jingyan looked displeased, but he didn't say he wouldn't go and got up anyway.

Shen Wan asked worriedly, "Shall I go with you?"

Xie Jingyan saw through Shen Wan's thoughts at a glance and said, "I won't anger the Emperor to death."

have to.

He went from being the father emperor to the emperor.

He might not anger the emperor to death, but he could definitely make the emperor half-dead with anger.

Xie Jingyan wouldn't let her go, and Shen Wan couldn't go either, so she could only sigh.

Xie Jingyan rode into the palace and went straight to the Imperial Study. However, not only the Emperor was in the Imperial Study, but Shen Jing was also there.

Xie Jingyan frowned slightly, then relaxed his brow. In front of his father-in-law, he refrained from being presumptuous and respectfully bowed to the Emperor, saying, "Greetings, Father Emperor."

He bowed to the Emperor, and then also bowed to Shen Jing, calling him "Father-in-law".

Following Shen Wan's headache, Shen Jing also got a headache.

Although Prince Ling is his son-in-law, there is a difference between ruler and subject. He should pay his respects to Prince Ling. It is one thing to pay his respects to him normally, but to do so in front of the Emperor is even more inappropriate.

However, the Emperor did not pursue the matter. It was already quite good that Xie Jingyan did not bow to Shen Jing before entering; it was not something his son would not do.

The Emperor picked up his teacup and said to Chen Jing, "You speak to him."

Xie Jingyan looked at Shen Jing, who said, "I need to leave the capital to train the Iron Cavalry. I may be away from the capital for several months. I will leave the affairs of the military camp to General Zhao, but there are some things he may not be able to handle. I will need your help to deal with them."

Only by properly managing his military power could Shen Jing focus wholeheartedly on training his cavalry.

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