Chapter 296 Now that you say that, I'm not sure anymore

Yan Xingchuan was also angry for a little while, but he quickly calmed himself down and continued with the work at hand.

But he is not in a hurry.

If you can’t finish it today, you can’t finish it tomorrow, and you can’t finish it the day after tomorrow.

I'll stay here today, I'll stay here tomorrow, and I'll stay here the day after tomorrow.

Plan pass.

But he thought of her taking a shower... He smelled his own body carefully and wondered if he should take a shower as well to avoid being disliked.

After a long and tiring journey, I took a hot bath and it was so comfortable.

Cui Si asked Yanzhi to wash her hair as well. When it was half dry, she wore wooden clogs and went to the corridor to dry her hair. The spring breeze blew, bringing coolness and comfort.

The house is spacious, the windowsills are bright, and the flowers in the courtyard are blooming, which is magnificent.

Through the window of the study, Yan Xingchuan saw her with her hair loose, enjoying the cool air in the corridor.

For a moment, it seemed as if he had returned to a certain time in the past. She was wearing clothes similar to this one, sitting on the porch to enjoy the cool air, and he opened the window and happened to see her.

She heard the voice, turned around, and saw it was him. She smiled happily and asked him if he was done with his work. If he was, she would have someone serve the meal.

He should have had a good life. He avenged the Yan family, held power, and ascended the throne of emperor. His wife and children were by his side, always accompanying him.

How wonderful it was, but he lost her. These days, he always has to think of thousands of reasons and ways to sacrifice his face and stay by her side.

Yan Xingchuan wanted to call her and say a few words to her, but when he saw her ask the maid to bring a two-eared vase, and then took out the crabapple branches she bought today, and started to trim and arrange the flowers with scissors, he gave up the idea.

Since she was so happy, he should not disturb her, so that she would not recall the past and blame him again.

Yan Xingchuan stayed in the yard until sunset, had dinner at her place, and when it was getting dark, he got up and left, ready to find a random yard to stay in.

Piaomiao City is not outside. She lives in Piaomiao Mountain Residence. It is not convenient for him to stay here overnight, otherwise people will find out and there will be messy rumors.

Although he didn't care about these things, he couldn't let her get involved.

After much thought, Yan Xingchuan simply went to stay at Shangguan's house.

At this moment, Shangguan Tong was still busy in the yamen and had not returned yet. Yan Xingchuan asked the servants in the mansion to prepare hot water for him to take a bath, so that he would not be disliked by others for his body odor.

Shangguan Tong hurried back from the yamen after hearing the news. At that time, Yan Xingchuan had just finished taking a shower, changed into a snow-white robe, and came out with his hair loose.

"My lord." Shangguan Tong stepped forward and saluted.

"Oh, I'll stay at your place for a few days." Yan Xingchuan took a sip of tea and praised, "Your tea is quite delicious."

"The tea from Yunwu Mountain in Miaozhou was just delivered two days ago. The master's portion was sent to Piaomiao Mountain Residence. Perhaps there were too many things, so the steward forgot to mention it."

Yan Xingchuan nodded and asked him to come and sit down.

"Why did the Lord come to my side?" This was also strange.

"It's not convenient for me to live in Piaomiao Mountain Residence." Yan Xingchuan said calmly, "If it's not convenient, I will go to Chen Mo's place tomorrow. But he is not at home so often, I am afraid there is no one to clean the house."

After hearing what Yan Xingchuan said, Shangguan Tong finally realized what Yan Xingchuan was going to do: "Princess Wang came to Piaomiao City?"

"Well, stay for two days to rest, then go to Piaomiao River to take a look."

Shangguan Tong's eyes flickered as he asked Yan Xingchuan, "My Lord, have you asked Princess Wang why she came to Miaozhou? Is it because Cui Sanlang was sent to build the defense line?"

"I didn't ask." Yan Xingchuan took another sip of tea. "If she was really unhappy about this, she should have mentioned it long ago. Since she hasn't mentioned it, it shows that she has no objection."

"Really?" Shangguan Tong was a little skeptical. "Your Majesty, you don't know that women are different from men. Most women like to keep things to themselves and not talk about them. But she feels wronged and will remember you."

"Are you sure, my Lord, that Princess Wang is not dissatisfied with this?"

Yan Xingchuan: “…”

I was sure about it, but now that you mentioned it, I'm not sure anymore.

Speaking of which, the problem between him and Cui Si was that she had been dissatisfied with his behavior for a long time, but she didn't say it. She just kept her heart to herself, being a good queen, and no longer had any emotional relationship with him.

He also saw it clearly, but was afraid that he would be deeply immersed in love between men and women, forget his hatred, and lose his fighting spirit. He always thought that after he pacified the world, he would tell her everything, and then the two of them could stay together forever.

Unfortunately, there is no future.

"Then why don't I go and ask, is it appropriate to just ask? Will she be angry?"

Shangguan Tong: "...I don't know about that."

Who would dare to give such a random suggestion? If you really offend someone, you will be in trouble.

Yan Xingchuan thought for a moment and asked, "How about transferring Cui San back directly?"

Shangguan Tong plucked a beard with his fingers and looked at him, as if asking: Are you serious?

Yan Xingchuan sighed, "We're already halfway through, so it's obviously inappropriate to change people. Besides, it's time to teach the Cui family a lesson. Although they're relatively sensible and know when to advance and retreat, it's not appropriate if their influence is too great."

This life is somewhat different from the previous one. Leaving Pingzhou aside, Laizhou was taken by Cui Jing, and Xiangzhou, which was just acquired at the beginning of the year, was also taken over by the Cui and Guo families with great efforts.

The Cui family has also been doing business in the three states of Yuanzhou, Yunzhou and Laizhou these days.

The clans in several places followed the Cui family's lead.

It can't go on any longer.

Shangguan Tong thought about it and finally gave a suggestion: "You can talk to Princess Wang about these things. Princess Wang is sensible and will understand. Besides, if the relatives of the emperor do too much, it will not benefit Beiyan, the Lord, Princess Wang, or the Cui family."

Even if he was extremely powerful for a time and could maintain the peak of power for two generations, it would be hard to say after that because his bloodline became more distant, unless his descendants were always from the Cui family.

But which emperor would be willing to allow a clan to remain so powerful forever?

It's only a matter of time.

"The Cui family would be best placed in a position where they can advance or retreat. Others won't be able to bully them, and the monarch and the court officials will be assured. Wang Ji and Cui Sanlang are so smart, they will make plans for the Cui family."

"That makes sense. I'll talk to her tomorrow. By the way, if there's nothing urgent, you don't have to look for me in the next two days. I don't have time to bother you."

"There's nothing else to worry about, except for one thing: the Dongfang family is waiting for the master in Piaomiao City. They want to discuss the cooperation between the Dongfang family and Beiyan with the master. This matter still needs to be decided by the master himself..."