Chapter 217 [Extra] If Uncle Hadn't Died 3

"Seventh Master, that is Madam Yun." Jiang Fusheng, dressed as a servant, reported in a low voice.

At first, he really thought that the situation in Jiangnan was critical, so his master came to inspect it in person. When he arrived in Jiangnan, he followed his master here at full speed as soon as he got off the boat.

It was not until he learned that Fengshui Lane was nearby that he suddenly realized.

The secret inspections of smuggling salt and minting coins are clearly just excuses!

Emperor Jingxuan nodded, his eyes fixed on the pale blue figure not far away.

Of course he knew that she was the young widow named Yun Wan, and he confirmed it the first time he saw her.

A voice in his head clamored for him to stop and go find her.

These days, the people in my dreams have clear faces and become real.

Emperor Jingxuan looked at the young widow in the distance with her eyebrows curved after she tasted the pomegranate, and then fed it to the maid beside him, smiling and asking her if it was sweet.

His Adam's apple rolled as he stared silently.

Just as he was about to leave, he noticed a few good-for-nothings looking at the young widow's direction, their eyes suddenly becoming fierce.

......

After buying the pomegranates, Yun Wan prepared to go back with her maid Chun Ye, but they were met by a few people before they took a few steps.

The leading man was dressed in gorgeous clothes and had a fat body. When he moved, he swayed from side to side like a walking bucket, and his steps were unsteady. It was obvious that he had been hollowed out by alcohol and sex.

Being sensitive to smells, Yun Wan frowned and covered her nose when she smelled the alcohol and makeup on him, subconsciously dodging to the side.

The man in brocade clothes smiled and extended his hand: "Please stay, beauty."

Yun Wan didn't want to pay any attention and pretended not to hear and continued walking forward, but was stopped by the man's servant.

Chun Ye thought to herself that this was not good. She recognized this man. He was a famous playboy in Yangzhou City. He was fond of beautiful women and had done many things such as molesting women in the street and robbing women.

Because he had relatives who were high-ranking officials in the capital and had a strong background, the county magistrate could not do anything to him and always turned a blind eye.

Yun Wan could naturally see that the person was not a good person, and was thinking about how to escape. He said coldly, "Get out of the way."

A beauty is a beauty, even with a cold face she is extremely beautiful.

Is there actually a beauty in Yangzhou City that he doesn't know about?

An expression of infatuation appeared on the face of the man in brocade clothes, and he looked at Yun Wan with lustful eyes. He did not feel sorry even though he saw that she was a married woman.

It’s not like he hasn’t played with married women before.

He straightened his clothes, revealed a smile that he thought was handsome and unrestrained, raised his hands and bowed: "My name is Zhang Qiu - ah!"

As soon as he opened his mouth, he was hit hard in the chest. His fat body arched like a shrimp and flew a dozen feet away. He hit the ground hard and spat out a mouthful of blood.

The servants were horrified: "Master!"

"Master, are you okay?!"

Two of them helped the man up, while the others looked at the culprit warily, their tone fierce: "Who are you? Do you know who my young master is? My young master is the brother-in-law of Lord Li in the capital!"

"If you dare to hurt him, my master will not let you go!"

The one who kicked the man was Emperor Jingxuan. At this moment, he was sitting firmly on his horse, looking down with disdain in his eyes.

Zhang Qiu, who had barely stood up with the help of his servants, looked pale and breathless. His fingertips trembled as he pointed at Emperor Jingxuan on horseback:

"You, you're so brave! Tell me your name if you dare! I won't let you go!"

Emperor Jingxuan glanced at it casually and said, "Noisy."

"Drag him away."

With a loud noise, the Yulin soldiers dressed as guards quickly gagged several people, disarmed them and dragged them away.

The people watching on the street applauded when they saw the evil being dealt with, but they were also curious about the identities of these people.

Only Yun Wan's mind went blank after seeing the face of the person coming.

How come he is here?

Meeting Emperor Jingxuan's gaze, Yun Wan quickly lowered her head and said calmly, "Thank you very much, sir, for your help. I am deeply grateful. Unfortunately, I have urgent matters at home. I will thank you again if you have the chance. Now I'll take my leave!"

She bowed and thanked him, then hurried away with Chunye.

Not missing the panic in her eyes when she saw him, Emperor Jingxuan curled his lips, certain that the young widow recognized him.

Looking at her hurried back as if being chased by a wild beast, he raised his eyebrows slightly.

Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed the pomegranates beside him and said, "I want all of these."

Jiang Fusheng ordered his men to load two baskets of pomegranates onto the carriage. Turning back, he saw his master riding away. He hurriedly asked, "Master, where are you going?"

"Send pomegranates."

........

After returning home and closing the door, Yun Wan still couldn't stop feeling panic. She was afraid of meeting a playboy and was also shocked by the sudden appearance of Emperor Jingxuan.

How come he is in Yangzhou?

The face of the man on horseback today appeared in his mind, gradually overlapping with the blurry face of passion that night, and Yun Wan couldn't help but shiver.

Maybe it was just a coincidence, he didn't recognize me?

She felt sleepy and gradually fell asleep.

When Yun Wan woke up, Chun Ye said that someone had sent two baskets of fresh pomegranates and asked her if she wanted to accept them.

Someone sent pomegranates?

Yun Wan went to the door full of doubts, and when she saw the man outside who had changed his clothes but still had the same face, she turned around immediately.

But the man had already noticed her, "What a coincidence, Madam, we meet again."

Unable to leave, Yun Wan could only smile and greet him, "I'm lucky to have you come to my rescue today, but I don't know how you knew my home was here? And what brings you here?"

There was inquiry in her eyes.

Seeing that the two had something to say, Chunye went downstairs.

Emperor Jingxuan stared at her intently and said, "There is indeed something I want to verify, and only Madam can explain it."

Hearing this, Yun Wan's heart sank, and he had a bad feeling, "I don't know you, young master..."

"Madam, won't you invite me in to sit down?" Emperor Jingxuan glanced inside and interrupted her.

Yun Wan paused, then calmly blocked the doorway and politely declined, "My humble abode is so simple, I'm afraid it will be inconvenient. Please forgive me."

She just wanted to get rid of this big Buddha as soon as possible.

Seeing this, Emperor Jingxuan sneered and said bluntly: "Since my lady has recognized me, why do you have to pretend to be a stranger?"

Her fingers suddenly tightened, and Yun Wan lowered her head: "I, I don't know what you are talking about."

After staring at her for a long time, Emperor Jingxuan simply took out the robe and said, "This is what Madam left behind that night. Madam, do you still want to continue pretending..."

His eyes paused, his expression suddenly changing. "You're pregnant?! Whose? Lu San's?"

"Or are you married again?"

Emperor Jingxuan stared at Yun Wan's slightly bulging waist and abdomen, unable to believe it.

Yun Wan subconsciously raised her sleeve to cover herself, lowered her eyes to hide her panic, and said in a cold tone: "This has nothing to do with you."

She had no idea why the emperor, who was supposed to be in the imperial palace in Beijing, appeared in Yangzhou, and it seemed that he already knew that she was the one who was there that night.

Emperor Jingxuan remained silent, with a low pressure atmosphere surrounding him.

Until a question came from behind: "Who are you? What are you doing blocking my door?"

When Cen Yuanzhou heard that his cousin had met a playboy on the street, he felt something was wrong and hurried back.

As a result, when he returned home, he saw the man blocking his door. Seeing that he was tall and strong and looked not to be trifled with, he became alert, thinking that he was another toad who coveted his cousin and wanted to eat swan meat.

Cen Yuanzhou immediately pushed the other person away with a powerful elbow and entered his own front door. He protected Yun Wan behind him and said, "Don't be afraid, cousin. I will never let him hurt you!"

Then he grabbed a broom from behind the door and pointed it at Emperor Jingxuan: "Who are you? What are you doing in my house? Get out!"

Seeing him defending her like this, Emperor Jingxuan narrowed his eyes and looked at Yun Wan: "Is the child in your belly his? Is he the one you are marrying?"

Before Yun Wan could answer, Cen Yuanzhou said fiercely, "So what? I advise you to leave immediately and stop bothering my family, or I'll be rude to you!"

Emperor Jingxuan glanced at the frail-looking, thin, pretty boy in front of him, his eyes etched with disdain: "You're being rude to me? Just because of you?"

Cen Yuanzhou frowned coldly, rolled up his sleeves and exposed his arms: "Just me!"

"Cousin..." Yun tugged at his sleeve, fearing that the man opposite would feel offended and it would be detrimental to his cousin.

Cen Yuanzhou turned around and whispered to comfort him: "Don't be afraid, cousin. Even if I risk my life today, I won't let him touch you at all!"

He stared at Emperor Jingxuan intently, and moved the broom forward a few inches. "If you want to touch my cousin, then step over my dead body! And even if I die, I won't let you go, you pervert!"

Yun Wan was terrified and looked at Emperor Jingxuan with pleading eyes.

"Oh."

He was even willing to risk his life for her, but he ended up being the one who broke up the couple, which was like a joke.

Emperor Jingxuan's face turned cold and he turned and left.

Seeing that the person had left, Cen Yuanzhou quickly closed the door, threw down the broom, and breathed a sigh of relief.

The man just now looked like a martial artist, and I really couldn't beat him. Fortunately, he was sensible.

He turned around and told Yun Wan, "Cousin, don't go out these days. If someone knocks on the door when your parents are not at home, don't open it, okay?"

I thought to myself that I should buy a big yellow dog that can bite people, so that I can pounce on and bite any bad person I see.

Yun Wan nodded randomly, thinking that he probably wouldn't come again.

In the next few days, the Cen family was peaceful and no strangers appeared at the door. Yun Wan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

.......

In a luxurious mansion somewhere in Yangzhou City, Jiang Fusheng looked at the two baskets of pomegranates that had been floating on the ground and then returned. He glanced at his master's gloomy face and asked cautiously, "Master, what should we do with these pomegranates?"

Emperor Jingxuan curled his lips and said, "Feed it to the dogs!"

"ah?"

Jiang Fusheng was confused, but dogs don’t eat pomegranates?

"What about Madam Yun?"

"Don't let me hear this woman again."

Jiang Fusheng nodded hurriedly.

He actually wanted to know what had happened and why his master came back with such a grim expression after going to Fengshui Lane, but he didn't dare to ask.

But he understood why it was related to Madam Yun.

Just then, a servant came to report, "Master, the man has been caught and is locked up in the dungeon."

Emperor Jingxuan had a deadpan expression on his face: "Use whatever means you can to pry open their mouths. I want to hear useful information."

Emperor Jingxuan, who originally wanted to slowly deal with those people, now only wanted to end the battle quickly and return to Beijing as soon as possible.

The climate and soil of Yangzhou are as unpleasant as the plum rain in June here.

Within ten days, the issue of smuggled salt and illegal currency was completely resolved, the people behind it were caught, and Emperor Jingxuan set out to return to Beijing.

Before leaving, Jiang Fusheng came in breathlessly: "Master! I have something important to report!"

Emperor Jingxuan looked at him coldly.

This dog slave is getting more and more daring. I don't know where he's been hanging around these days. He's nowhere to be seen all day. I'll give him thirty lashes of the cane when he returns to Beijing.

Inexplicably, Jiang Fusheng shuddered all over and hurriedly said, "Master, I heard that Madam Yun is already three months pregnant, and the neighbors have never heard of any wedding in the Cen family!"

Yun Wan had only been back to Yangzhou from the capital for over a month, so the baby in her belly could not be her cousin's.

Emperor Jingxuan's expression changed slightly.

Jiang Fusheng continued, "I also found out that the third son of the Lu family has been seriously ill and bedridden for half a year, and is often in a coma."

His expression paused, and a glint flashed in Emperor Jingxuan's eyes: "Are you saying that the child in her belly is mine?"

Jiang Fusheng nodded wildly.

When he looked up again, his master was striding away.

He was stunned, "Master, where are you going?"

Emperor Jingxuan laughed and said, "Look at my women and children."

Jiang Fusheng couldn't hold back his curiosity and followed.

.......

Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. As soon as evening comes, children in the streets are called home by their parents to have a reunion dinner and admire the full moon.

The Cen family was no exception. In the afternoon, the family gathered around the stove to make two pots of mooncakes, and in the evening they prepared a large table of dishes.

During this time, no one allowed Yun Wan to get close to the stove. She couldn't sit still, so Lin Xiu kneaded a ball of dough and gave it to her, then sent her aside to play, just like when she was a child.

When the Mid-Autumn Festival dinner was ready, the alley was filled with the aroma of dinner from various families, and the Cen family's was the most fragrant.

Cen Zhuo even took out the fine wine that he had collected for many years and prepared to drink it.

As the last dish arrived, there was a knock on the door.

Thinking it was a neighbor who came to exchange mooncakes, Cen Zhuo put down the wine jar and stood up to open the door.

When he came back, he had a sullen face, followed by a tall and strong man.

When they saw who was coming, Yun Wan and Cen Yuanzhou were both stunned.

"It's you?! You again?"

When Cen Yuanzhou came to his senses, he looked around for a broom, but couldn't find one.

He frowned and looked alert: "Dad, why did you bring this man in? Do you know that he has bad intentions?"

Cen Zhuo glared at him, "He said he was..."

He sighed, "He said he was the father of the baby in Ah Wan's belly. I saw that he swore that he didn't smell of alcohol and looked clear-headed, so I let him in."

"Awan, is what he said true?" he asked Yunwan.

Otherwise, he would have also found a broom to chase them away.

Still unable to hide it, facing Emperor Jingxuan's burning gaze, Yun Wan nodded and admitted: "I'm sorry, uncle, I didn't want to tell you about this."

She glanced at him, "But I didn't expect him to come."

After hearing this, Cen Zhuo understood most of it. He glanced at the man who was standing there stupidly staring at his niece and said, "Sit down and talk."

The small dining table was just full with Emperor Jingxuan sitting at it.

Yun Wan explained it briefly, hiding the fact that the man opposite was the emperor.

After listening, Cen Zhuo waved his hand and said, "Forget it. It doesn't matter who the father of the child is. As long as it's A Wan's, it's fine."

It might be a good thing that he is not the Lu family's child.

Cen Zhuo looked at Emperor Jingxuan and asked him a series of questions: "What's your name? Where are you from? What do you do in your family? How many people are there in your family? Do you have a wife?"

Emperor Jingxuan: "My surname is Qi and my given name is Qi. I am from the capital. My family has been... for generations..."

"Business!"

Fearing that he would say something about being king for generations, Yun Wan blurted out, "His family is in business!"

Upon hearing this, Emperor Jingxuan raised his eyebrows, with an unclear meaning.

Cen Zhuo's face darkened.

If you are not good at business, it will affect your children's imperial examinations, and the children will have to take their mother's surname.

"I have many brothers and sisters at home."

Cen Zhuo's face darkened.

"But they have each started their own family, and all their property is in my hands."

Cen Zhuo's expression softened.

"I have a concubine."

Cen Zhuo's eyebrows drooped.

"But I have no wife."

Cen Zhuo's eyebrows slightly raised.

Seeing her uncle's expression changing from one moment to the next, Yun Wan quickly changed the subject: "Uncle, let's eat first, otherwise the food will get cold. If you have anything to say, we can talk after dinner."

She was afraid that if she continued, her uncle would be unhappy, and the man opposite would also be unhappy.

Cen Zhuo nodded: "Let's eat first."

The atmosphere was pretty good during the meal. Although there was an uninvited guest, it did not affect the joy of family reunion.

Even after dinner, after talking with Emperor Jingxuan, Cen Zhuo had a much different opinion of him and shared his collection of fine wine with him.

The moon was hanging in the sky. Emperor Jingxuan walked out of the Cen family's door, drunk, with steady steps and high spirits.

"Master, are we going back to Beijing?" Jiang Fusheng asked with a smile as he followed behind.

Emperor Jingxuan glanced at him and said, "If you want it back, go back on your own!"