Chapter 227 Adding insult to injury

"Wanyan, I heard from the servants this morning that the Sixth Young Master of the Earl of Pingyang's Mansion died suddenly. I heard that he was only 21 years old. It's really sad that he died so young."

He Baozhu had little contact with Situ Yue, and had never even heard of this name before.

I just wonder what sudden death was like in ancient times. Did people just die suddenly?

Qiao Wanyan knew the news early on. She knew every detail of what happened yesterday, including how Situ Yue was taken to the government office, how he was taken back to the Earl's Mansion, and how Situ Ling forced him to drink drugs and killed him, falsely claiming that he died suddenly.

When the news came out early this morning, the Countess cried breathlessly. Earl Pingyang has always loved his sixth son, but this time he did not stop it and acquiesced to Situ Ling's actions.

A mocking smile escaped Qiao Wanyan's lips. This was such a shameful incident that affected the Earl's Mansion. Even if Earl Pingyang doted on his sixth son, he would not tolerate it this time.

But what kind of love is this?

Not paving the way for the child and just spoiling him blindly is clearly because he is afraid that his son's death is not tragic enough.

He Baozhu didn't know that Situ Yue's death was indirectly caused by Qiao Wanyan. "Wanyan, don't you think it's a pity that he died at such a young age and the old man sent the young man away?"

Qiao Wanyan nodded, "Yeah, what a pity."

He Baozhu also sighed, "Forget it, let's not talk about these unlucky things. I'm going to open a restaurant in a few days, and when the first batch of customers come, I'll invite you to play, okay?"

He Baozhu has been making a lot of money from soaps and perfumes in recent times.

As a princess, even though she was not favored, she was not short of money. But since she started her business, she was the richest princess in history.

Because she was a princess, no one dared to make trouble out of jealousy;

Because she is a princess, more people buy things from her because of her name.

He Baozhu's business career was almost smooth sailing.

"Restaurant? There are so many restaurants in the capital. If we open one hastily, it won't stand out. Is there anything new?"

He Baozhu smiled mysteriously, "You'll know when the store opens! I've also invited the Crown Prince, but I don't know if he'll be free."

She knew that Wanyan liked the prince, so naturally she had to create opportunities!

Qiao Wanyan glanced at her and they smiled at each other.

"By the way, Wanyan, Master Yun will be returning to Pharmacist Valley early tomorrow morning, right?"

Qiao Wanyan nodded slightly, "Well, today is a good time to ask Ziyuan to buy some things that can only be bought in the capital and bring them back to him. I will personally see him off tomorrow. I heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will also return to the capital from Lin'an tomorrow."

The prince has been busy recently and has gone to Lin'an to deal with state affairs. I heard from my father that he will probably arrive in Beijing early tomorrow morning.

He Baozhu picked a cup from a row of teacups and said, "Xu Shujian has made another painting for you, right? When can I go and take a look at it?"

"A moment then?"

He Baozhu nodded. "What a pity! I heard from Wei Mo that Xu Shujian's writing talent is extraordinary, but he only won the third place. Maybe he didn't perform well on the spot, right?"

Qiao Wanyan smiled and said nothing more, looking at the scenery outside the window.

Xu Shujian is a man of solid knowledge, how could he not perform well?

The emperor selected him as the third place in the imperial examination simply because Xu Shujian was his father's disciple.

She knew the reason, but how could the daughter of the Qiao family appear to be insightful about political affairs?

I'm already on guard, and I'm afraid I'll be closely watched in the future.

The daughter of the Qiao family only needs to be beautiful.

Only in this way can that person feel at ease.

Daddy is always cautious for the sake of this family, so she naturally feels sorry for him and doesn't want to cause him any trouble.

The next morning, Qiao Wanyan personally escorted Yun Heng to the city gate. Yun Yao was afraid that Yun Heng would take her back on a whim, so she simply pretended to sleep and refused to get up, and secretly loaded a bunch of fun things onto the carriage the night before.

Among them is her favorite Rubik's Cube these days.

Quite a lot of people had gathered at the city gate in the early morning. After the city gate was opened, farmers carrying loads, peddlers pushing carts, merchants leading mules, and people looking for their relatives entered the city gate one after another.

Yun Heng is a very popular person, so Minister Qiao sent Steward Chen to personally bring people to escort Yun Heng back to Pharmacist Valley.

Qiao Wanyan got off the carriage. Her face was a little pale because she didn't sleep well and stayed up all night last night. At this moment, she was wearing a white gauze veil and holding Ziyuan's hand, she walked slowly on the ground.

Yun Heng took two steps at a time and walked up to him. He couldn't see Qiao Wanyan's face through the white veil, but he still looked at her with burning eyes and was reluctant to look away.

A gentle breeze blew up the white gauze and also blew up Yun Heng's snow-white clothes.

Fluttering in the wind, it seems to merge with the heaven and earth.

Yun Heng lowered his eyes, his cool and elegant face showing undisguised nostalgia.

"Can I see you again?"

A deep and clear voice sounded, and every word was distinct.

Qiao Wanyan didn't say anything, but Yun Heng boldly reached out to lift the white veil covering the goddess' face.

But when his hand was about to touch the white gauze, Yun Heng stopped again.

It was a subconscious action, but there was a voice in his head telling him not to blaspheme or offend her.

When he was about to withdraw his hand, Qiao Wanyan held his hand and lifted her veil.

He could clearly see her every day during this period, but the moment she lifted her veil, Yun Heng was still distracted.

My heartbeat suddenly quickened, and it felt like something was surging in my peaceful heart.

He couldn't explain it clearly, he just looked at her longingly, his eyes were clear and gentle, without a trace of impurities.

Qiao Wanyan's tone was gentle and alluring, "We are the best of friends. Remember my face, never forget me, and always protect me."

Yun Heng nodded slightly, "I will always remember it."

After a long while, he said again: "Go back, I'll watch you leave."

Qiao Wanyan smiled and said, "I'm here to see you off."

Yun Heng: "I know, but I don't want you to wait until I leave before going back."

"But I want to send you off. You said you wouldn't refuse any of my requests."

Yun Heng couldn't say anything to refuse her, but he nodded and got on the carriage. He stuck his head out of the window and looked back at her.

Qiao Wanyan stood there quietly, as if isolated from the noisy surroundings.

Occasionally, passers-by in the distance would glance at her, but no one dared to come forward to disturb her.

A low-key carriage stopped in the distance. He Zhiyu looked at the woman wearing a veil. Because of the distance and the veil covering her face, he could not see the woman's face.

Jing Yuan rolled his eyes and said, "Your Highness, that might be Miss Yun. They are brother and sister, so it is normal for them to behave more intimately."

He Zhiyu said nothing, rubbing the ring in his hand and speaking in a light tone, "Who sent Yun Heng, and what does it have to do with me?"

Tsuru Zhiyu said this, but he couldn't take his eyes off the slender figure.

A gust of wind blew and blew the veil on Qiao Wanyan's head to the ground.

Then, the sound of a ring breaking was heard.

The broken jade pierced into He Zhiyu's flesh, but he didn't even groan. Instead, he clenched his fist, and the broken jade sank deeper.