Chapter 883 A Journey to Wei (Part 5)

Seeing this, Gu Shuyan quickly stepped forward to help her up, saying, "You've helped me all my life, so I'll protect you for life. Don't be so reserved anymore."

Gu Shuyan meant past and present lives, but Mingyu interpreted her words as referring to this lifetime.

She pulled up her sleeve and wiped away her tears, then said firmly, "This servant will only follow you, my master, and will only obey your orders. I swear I will never regret it, even unto death."

Gu Shuyan didn't want any promises from her; all she wanted was for her to live a good life.

Mingyu had just expressed her loyalty when Yufei brought in two wet nurses. Upon hearing from Yufei that the madam was angry, the two nurses immediately knelt down and begged Gu Shuyan for forgiveness as soon as they entered the room.

The two did not shirk their responsibilities, but rather readily admitted it, which made Gu Shuyan look at them with higher regard.

“Mingyu has already explained that she told you to go and rest. However, the young master is still young, and if both of you go to rest, who will take care of him? So from now on, no matter what anyone says, one of you must stay behind to take care of Jiankang. Do you understand?”

"I've got it!"

Gu Shuyan did not punish them, which was already a great favor to the two of them.

During their trip to Wei, Gu Shuyan spent most of her time taking care of the children herself, so the two of them were essentially getting high salaries while doing the easiest jobs.

Now that Gu Shuyan has shown mercy and is not pursuing the matter, the two of them should take care of the young master with all their might, only then can they repay the kindness of their master's family.

In the palace, Yun Yichen, dressed in casual clothes, attracted countless gazes.

The eunuchs secretly sized up Yun Yichen, wondering about his identity. Some even huddled together and whispered among themselves.

Yun Yichen was used to being feared by people when he was in the Great Zhou Dynasty, so being stared at by so many people all of a sudden made him feel uncomfortable.

Soon, Yun Yichen was led to the main hall. When the officials saw the suddenly appearing man, they all began to look him over.

Those veteran officials who had served in the court for decades guessed Yun Yichen's identity after looking at him for a short while.

"It seems His Majesty will finally hold court today."

Several senior ministers gathered together, their faces beaming with undisguised joy.

They hadn't seen the emperor hold court for a very long time, and now that the former crown prince's child had arrived, they could finally see the emperor.

"May I ask if you are the Grand Secretary of the Great Zhou Dynasty?"

The fact that Yun Yichen was the son of the former crown prince had already reached the capital of Wei Kingdom long before the affairs of the Great Zhou were settled.

At that time, some ministers even submitted a memorial, urging the Wei emperor to write a letter to Yun Yichen, suggesting that they should cooperate in attacking the Great Zhou.

Of course, these warmongers were eventually reprimanded by the emperor and then demoted.

When asked about it, Yun Yichen looked at the man with the white beard who had spoken, sized him up, and then respectfully clasped his hands in a fist salute.

"Your Majesty, I am indeed Yun Yichen, son of Bai Xu."

Yun Yichen's actions caught the white-bearded man's attention. He looked at the slightly familiar face, stroked his chin, and asked, "Do you know me?"

"I didn't recognize you at first, but after looking at your official robes, I recognized you immediately."

Upon hearing this, the white-bearded man lowered his head and noticed several inconspicuous puddings on his official robes.

"As expected of a powerful minister who can control everything in the Great Zhou Dynasty, his observation skills are indeed excellent."

The Imperial Tutor smiled warmly, making it impossible to tell whether he was genuinely praising someone or just saying it casually.

Yun Yichen, however, knew that the other party was genuinely praising him.

Imagine if a teacher knew that his disciple's son was successful, what teacher wouldn't be happy? Before the Crown Prince left the State of Wei, he was always taught by the Imperial Tutor. After learning of the Crown Prince's tragic death, the Imperial Tutor fell ill and was bedridden for half a month.

It was precisely for this reason that Yun Yichen gave the Imperial Tutor the highest level of respect.

"Thank you for the praise, Imperial Tutor."

Yun Yichen's attitude pleased the Imperial Tutor even more, so he moved a few steps closer to Yun Yichen and whispered to him, "You'd better try to persuade your uncle and cousin later. I'm too old to manage them now."

Yun Yichen smiled upon hearing this, but did not give the Imperial Tutor a definite answer.

More people quickly gathered in the main hall. Seeing that the time was approaching, the Imperial Tutor returned to his seat.

Even while standing still, the Imperial Tutor was still winking at Yun Yichen, as if they were very familiar with each other.

The officials who witnessed the interaction between the two were all baffled, especially the man in the white robe, whose identity they couldn't understand at all.

Just as the old ministers had expected, the emperor, who had been absent from the morning court session for a long time, finally appeared in the court.

This should have been a good thing, but not only did the emperor come, the retired emperor also came.

In the past, these two would push each other away, neither of them wanting to come. But now that they've finally agreed to attend, both of them have actually shown up.

The ministers were in a terrible predicament, as no one knew what strange things would happen next.

Sure enough, just as everyone knelt down to pay their respects, the Emperor Emeritus walked straight to Yun Yichen's side and took his hand.

"Chen'er, you're finally back."

What was originally an affectionate remark from the Emperor Emeritus sent chills down Yun Yichen's spine.

If his intuition is correct, the Emperor Emeritus is definitely not thinking anything good.

"Royal Uncle!"

Yun Yichen called out and subtly withdrew his hand, but before he could put it back, Bai Moqin grabbed it again.

"Brother, you're finally back."

The way Bai Moqin called out "Royal Brother" made anyone who didn't know better think his mother had died.

Yun Yichen thought this father and son were really something else. This dignified monarch was playing these family dramas with him.

It's not like we haven't seen them for decades. They all look like this; it's a real shame they're not going to perform in operas.

"Your Majesty, you're hurting me."

Yun Yichen remembered that Gu Shuyan often said this to him in private. At that time, he just thought that it was cute when a girl said this.

However, when he uttered those words, Yun Yichen almost vomited from disgust.

Although he was extremely repulsed by the father and son's behavior, Yun Yichen maintained a calm and indifferent attitude on the surface.

Bai Moqin realized she had overacted a bit, so she quickly let go of his hand and apologized, "I'm sorry!"

The emperor apologizes—for most people, that's something they'd never even dare to dream of in their entire lives.

If it were them, they would surely be grateful to the emperor to repay his kindness. But Yun Yichen didn't buy it. He coldly glanced at Bai Moqin's face, his eyes filled with anger that seemed to want to devour her alive.