Even if the Emperor doesn't summon Xie Jingyan today, Xie Jingyan will still have to come to the palace.

However, after he sent Shen Wan to the Yun family.

Shen Wan looked at Xie Jingyan and said, "Chen Yu can take me to the Yun family. You can go to the palace."

"I'll pick you up from the Yun family then."

The two had made good arrangements, but Shen Wan did not go to Cheng Yun's house.

She and Xie Jingyan walked to the front door and stepped up the stairs, where Yun Qi arrived.

Upon seeing him, Shen Wan asked, "Cousin, what brings you here?"

Yun Qi dismounted and said, "I heard that the heir of the Marquis of Xuanping was injured and is at the Ling Prince's residence. I came to check on him. Are you and the Ling Prince about to leave the residence, cousin?"

Shen Wan said, "Your Highness has gone to the palace to see the Emperor. I was just about to go to the Yun family to discuss the matter of the injury to the Marquis of Xuanping's heir."

Yun Qi didn't delay Xie Jingyan's entry into the palace and made way for him.

After Xie Jingyan left, Yun Qi looked at Shen Wan and asked, "Is the Marquis of Xuanping's heir seriously injured?"

Shen Wan led Yun Qi toward Doctor Tao's pharmacy, saying, "His injuries are quite severe. He'll be bedridden for the next few days, so I'm afraid he won't be able to personally go to the Yun family to marry his cousin Yun Rui. I'm going to the Yun family to discuss this matter."

Yun Qi said, "The priority is for the Marquis of Xuanping's heir to recover from his injuries. Even postponing the wedding is acceptable."

Shen Wan knew that the Yun family was easy to talk to, but since both families had already sent wedding invitations, it shouldn't be delayed. Besides, Lu Cheng was unwilling. He even refused to have someone else stand in for Yun Rui to marry her, just like when she married Xie Jingyan. Even though Xie Jingyan's legs hurt, he insisted on standing up to bow to her.

When Shen Wan and Yun Qi entered the room, Lu Cheng was eating porridge. He had lost a lot of blood from his injury last night, so he got up late. In addition, the acupuncture and dressing changes had taken up time, so it was only now.

Seeing that Lu Cheng's face was pale and he had lost his usual spiritedness, Yun Qi said, "How about we postpone the wedding for a while?"

Lu Cheng immediately became anxious, the pain from the wound on his waist making his forehead tremble. He covered the wound and said, "Why postpone the wedding? Don't worry, this injury won't kill me. I won't let Yun Rui be a widow."

Yun Qi, "..."

Shen Wan, "..."

Yun Qi had nothing to say.

He did it so that Lu Cheng could focus on recovering from his injuries. How could he have thought that Lu Cheng was worried that his injuries wouldn't heal properly and that he didn't want to marry his sister?

Yun Qi said, "I know your life isn't in danger, but I'm just worried that being too anxious will hinder your recovery."

Knowing he was anxious, she still said those words.

Lu Cheng was in so much pain that he couldn't get up. He beckoned Yun Qi to sit down next to him, and Lu Cheng put his arm around Yun Qi's shoulder and said, "You just got married, you should understand how eager I am, right?"

Yun Qi, "..."

Yun Qi glanced at Shen Wan, cleared his throat, and then whispered, "Your injuries haven't healed, so you can't consummate the marriage. There's no use in rushing it."

"Even if we can't consummate the marriage, I'll still be happy to marry her," Lu Cheng blurted out.

"..."

"Besides, my mother is pregnant. She's already exhausted from organizing my wedding banquet once. How can I, as her son, let her suffer again?"

"..."

In short, they refused to postpone the wedding.

He had been eagerly anticipating this day to marry Yunrui, but the wedding was postponed because of the arrest of the men in black. He would be furious to death.

Lu Cheng's attitude was resolute, even pleading. How could Yun Qi refuse? He said, "My Yun family can agree not to postpone the wedding, but you cannot force yourself. If you cannot personally welcome the bride, then find someone to do so in your place."

As long as the wedding date isn't postponed, the Yun family is fine with whatever they want.

Lu Cheng was still very weak, so Yun Qi didn't stay long. Shen Wan also didn't go to the Yun family again. Yun Qi and Lu Cheng had finished their discussion, and since she was going to the Yun family for her wedding banquet in a couple of days, she wouldn't go today.

While Shen Wan returned to Moyuxuan, Xie Jingyan went directly to the Imperial Study after entering the palace.

The Imperial Study.

The emperor sat on the dragon throne, his eyes dark and unfathomable; no one knew what he was thinking.

Eunuch Yuan stood by, not daring to make a sound to disturb them.

Upon seeing Xie Jingyan enter, Eunuch Yuan said, "Your Majesty, Prince Ling has arrived."

Xie Jingyan stepped forward, and Eunuch Yuan waved his hand to dismiss all the palace servants who were serving in the Imperial Study.

The palace servants were used to it. Whenever Prince Ling entered the Imperial Study, Eunuch Yuan would chase them away. However, they dared not stay. Prince Ling had offended the Emperor, and they were afraid that the Emperor would lose face and kill them to silence them.

Xie Jingyan stepped forward and bowed to the Emperor, "What business does Father have with me in the palace?"

The Emperor looked at him and said, "You took precautions before the earthquake in Meizhou and the dam failure in Xizhou. Didn't the expert behind you foresee this flood in Wangzhou?"

Xie Jingyan looked at the Emperor and said, "If I said that there was no flood in Wangzhou, would Father believe me?"

The Emperor's eyes narrowed, and his voice rose, "Wangzhou didn't suffer a flood?!"

Xie Jingyan said, "I also thought she hadn't figured it out, but when I asked her, she said categorically that she hadn't, and I believe her."

The Emperor frowned and said, "Such a major event as a flood cannot be concealed."

Xie Jingyan laughed, "The flood occurred in Wangzhou, on the fiefdom of Prince Cheng. The one who submitted the memorial reporting the disaster was Prince Cheng's man, and if the one who went to provide disaster relief was also his man, how could it not be kept secret?"

"It's not uncommon for people to lie about the disaster and embezzle disaster relief funds."

The Emperor certainly knew that it was common for people to lie about disasters and embezzle disaster relief funds and grain, but at least those disasters were real. Now, the disasters were completely fabricated.

Xie Jingyan said, "I know I can't convince Father Emperor that Prince Cheng would do such a thing, but whether or not a flood really occurred in Wangzhou can be found out by sending someone to investigate."

The Emperor knew that the truth of the matter could not be hidden, and the falsehood could not be made true. However, even if he sent someone to Wangzhou by express courier, it would take ten days for the round trip. If he waited until the news was confirmed before going to Wangzhou to provide disaster relief, and if the disaster in Wangzhou was real, then who knows how many more innocent people would die.

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