Chapter 223 The Marquis Trapped in Love

After hearing these words, Yun Qiao was naturally moved.

I feel touched, but I still feel wary.

"I didn't run away. I just went to the Princess's Mansion to get some things. I was angry with the Marquis, but I wouldn't run away. My three children are still in the Marquis' Mansion."

He helped Chen Jingyan walk into the house.

Chen Jingyan held Yun Qiao's hand tightly, as if he felt like he had lost something.

"Mother Qiao, if you feel uncomfortable, just tell me and don't think about running away."

"I'm a man, and my thoughts are definitely not as delicate as yours. Please help me think of things that I haven't thought of."

"My tone of voice was a bit harsh the other day, and I made you feel wronged..."

Yun Qiao heard the apology, but did not remember it in her heart. To put it bluntly, even if you apologize, I may not forgive you.

"The Marquis is really drunk."

"I'll help you back to the house and have a good rest."

Just at this moment, the maid brought hot water. Yun Qiao personally served Chen Jingyan, wiping his hands, rinsing his mouth, and then getting water for him to soak his feet.

The man was just drunk, not unconscious.

Looking at Yun Qiao lingering in front of him, Chen Jingyan felt a little bit of desire. He pulled Yun Qiao's arm over, and seeing that she didn't refuse, he pushed her to the bed.

After tossing and turning for a while, he turned over and fell into a deep sleep.

Yun Qiao kicked him aside in disgust.

The man seemed to sense something and stared at her with his eyes slightly narrowed.

Yun Qiao smiled and reached out to smooth his hair soothingly.

"My Lord, have a good rest and go to sleep."

He was really a donkey that went along with the flow. After being comforted by Yun Qiao, he closed his eyes again.

Yun Qiao curled her lips, got up from the bed, called the maid to bring hot water, took a hot bath, and went to the side room to sleep.

Yunqiao didn't eat dinner either.

She went to bed after taking a bath. When it was almost dawn, she was sleeping soundly when she suddenly felt that there was an extra person in the room. He lifted the quilt and lay down beside her.

Before Yun Qiao could say no, the man reached out and held her in his arms.

"It was my fault."

"I apologize."

Yun Qiao whispered, "What are you saying, Lord? How can you apologize to me? Besides, that's all in the past. I'm not angry with you."

"You say you're not angry, but it's written all over your face that you want me to stay away from you."

"Come with me to Mobei. We've been apart for so long, you must be getting tired of me and feeling unfamiliar with me."

He was really worried that if they continued to be together like this for too long, Yun Qiao would simply abandon him.

Yun Qiao thought about it and realized that this was also a problem.

But what she cares more about is the future of her three children. As for her relationship with Chen Jingyan, it is dispensable.

But if she didn't go to Mobei with Chen Jingyan, would he have other ideas in his mind? If he disliked her, would he be harsh on the child she gave birth to?

"Since the Marquis has said so, I am naturally willing to go to Mobei with him, but I need to consider the issue of the child carefully. Also, Your Majesty and the Queen Mother, are you really willing to let me take the child with you to Mobei?"

Chen Jingyan’s current identity is not only the Marquis of Zhenbei, he is also the King of Mobei.

Although the environment in Mobei is harsh, it is a fiefdom after all. If he takes his entire family with him, Emperor Zhaohe will have no leverage over Chen Jingyan.

As Empress Dowager Chen said before, Chen Jingyan was in Mobei, so she simply let Princess Yunqiao move back to the princess's mansion.

If Emperor Zhaohe really wanted to take action against Chen Jingyan in the future, he would definitely first confer the title of Marquis of Zhenbei.

After Yun Qiao moved to the princess's mansion, if the Marquis of Zhenbei encountered danger, it might be too late for her to guard him. This is why Yun Qiao did not move out of the marquis's mansion and lived in the princess's mansion.

Both the emperor and the empress dowager seemed to want to make her relationship with Chen Jingyan not so good.

"Whether they are willing or not is not that important to me."

"Mother Qiao, please follow me."

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Chen Jingyan found Gu Heng and told him about taking Yunqiao and the children to Mobei. Although Gu Heng did not quite agree, he did not object.

"Your Majesty would not dare to move against the Marquis of Zhenbei at this time."

"I didn't take Yun Qiao and her son away because I was worried that the emperor would attack the Marquis' Mansion."

"Second brother, the Marquis' Mansion will be handed over to you as we agreed before. If my aunt were still here, she wouldn't watch the mansion be destroyed."

Gu Heng listened to Chen Jingyan's words, nodded, and said, "Then Sanlang, when you enter the palace, tell your aunt that you want to take your wife and children to Mobei and no longer want to endure the hardship of separation. In addition, Princess Huayang is a princess of the Great Zhou. If she goes to Mobei, she can also bring some strength and support to the soldiers and civilians in Mobei, making them more willing to defend the Mobei border."

What Chen Jingyan thought was naturally not as great as what Gu Heng thought.

He took Yun Qiao, her mother and her two children away because he didn't want them to become tools for Emperor Showa to control him in the future.

Another thing is that Yunqiao is deep in his heart.

He couldn't leave Yun Qiao and her son in Kyoto and put them in danger.

But Chen Jingyan nodded in agreement with Gu Heng's words.

"That's what Second Brother said."

"Sanlang must protect the princess and the others. I see that the emperor doesn't care much about his aunt, the princess. Some strangers appeared outside the Marquis's mansion earlier. His Highness came to me and asked if they were arranged by Sanlang. I said they were not, and I even specially asked someone to check, and only then was it confirmed that they were arranged by the emperor."

"I don't know what his purpose is, but it's true that His Majesty is wary of Her Royal Highness. Several times, Her Royal Highness wanted to enter the palace to look for the Emperor, but His Majesty was nowhere to be seen. He simply stayed in the Empress Dowager's chambers for a while and then left quickly."

Chen Jing clenched his fists, "The princess never told me about this..."

"I think they are afraid that Sanlang will worry and make another impulsive decision." Gu Heng said.

Chen Jingyan has been in the Marquis' Mansion these days, and it's a rare family reunion. Gu Heng and Li Yuan brought Chen Yang to the East Courtyard to have dinner with Yun Qiao and Chen Jingyan.

The three little guys like playing with Chen Yang very much.

She was calling out "baby".

Nian Nian already behaves like an older sister and even feeds little Chen Yang water to drink.

In early March of the same year, Chen Jingyan went to the palace to ask for help from his aunt, Empress Dowager Chen.

It is not known what Empress Dowager Chen said to the Emperor, but Emperor Zhaohe agreed to let Yun Qiao take her three children and Chen Jingyan to Mobei, and a general also accompanied them.

The general's surname was Sun, and he was newly promoted by Emperor Showa.

He is about the same age as Chen Jingyan and is the elder brother of the emperor's favorite concubine, Concubine Wang.

Chen Jingyan didn't know what kind of person this person was, but seeing his arrogant and domineering look, Chen Jingyan felt unhappy.

Emperor Showa asked him to take Yunqiao and the three children to Mobei, but he also placed a spy in front of him.

It was obvious that Wang Dechang was sent to supervise him.

The quarrels between Yun Qiao and Chen Jingyan were a matter between them, but Wang Dechang wanted to alienate their relationship. How could Yun Qiao believe his words?

"Your Highness, you should understand my unwavering loyalty to the royal family. Your Majesty sent me here to help you manage the affairs of Mobei."

Yun Qiao looked at Wang Dechang, who deliberately took advantage of Chen Jingyan's absence to show his goodwill to her.

"I understand what Vice General Wang means. However, now I am not only Princess Huayang, I am also the wife of the Marquis of Zhenbei, the princess of Mobei. I can't just care about my own interests. I should also consider the people of Mobei, right?"

"As for the suggestion you made, I advise you to proceed with caution."

Wang Dechang was testing Yun Qiao to see if she would side with him to suppress Chen Jingyan's power.

Wang Dechang was also afraid that once they arrived in Mobei, Chen Jingyan would have the final say. He, the deputy vanguard general appointed by the emperor, would be suppressed by Chen Jingyan, the main general. That's why he wanted to test Yun Qiao and win her over.

Yun Qiao, however, did not recommend Wang Dechang to do so.

"Deputy General Wang, we haven't even reached Mobei yet, so it's too early for you to say anything. Besides, the Marquis is such a powerful figure, how could he not notice you wanting to win me over? I suggest that Deputy General Wang not approach me unless it's necessary."

Vice General Wang was Emperor Showa's man, and Yun Qiao didn't want to offend him too thoroughly.

To be honest, she doesn't trust anyone.

Regardless of whether it was Chen Jingyan, Emperor Showa, or this Wang Dechang in front of him...

Wang Dechang looked around, asked some other questions in a false manner of concern, and then returned to his original place to rest.

When the carriage stopped to rest, Chen Jingyan left without saying anything.

After talking to Wang Dechang, Yun Qiao went back to the carriage.

Two of the three children were asleep, and only Nian Nian was awake.

This time we went to Mobei, we brought all three wet nurses with us.

The child has been weaned, but is still taken care of by the wet nurse in daily life, so he has naturally gotten used to it.

If we suddenly change people, I'm afraid the three children won't be able to adapt. Adults will have trouble acclimatizing in a strange place, let alone children.

Yun Qiao thought that after entering Mobei, she would find maids to serve her three children.

The two boys fell asleep and were snoring soundly. Yun Qiao held Nian Nian, who was still awake, in her arms.

"What mother is most worried about right now are the three of you. It's generally best to stay in Kyoto, but at this critical juncture, staying in Kyoto may not be the safest. Going to Mobei with your father might mean hardship for the three of you..."

Nian Nian looked at Yun Qiao and replied, "It's not hard. I want to follow my mother."

It doesn’t matter whether she is my father or not, my mother is the closest one to me.

Yun Qiao hugged the child and coaxed him again and again.

The meals were simply prepared by the people accompanying us. We didn't dare to be too particular about them on the road. It was already great to be able to have enough food to eat.

When Chen Jingyan came back, it was already dark.

He ordered the guards to set up camp on the spot, as it was not appropriate to travel quickly with his wife and children.

Xiaotao and Qiuchan were busying around, spreading the mattress.

Yun Qiao was sleeping with her three children. Chen Jingyan stood outside the carriage and asked her if she had eaten anything.

Yun Qiao lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked at Chen Jingyan outside.

"I'm trying to coax Nian Nian to sleep, could you please keep your voice down?"

"I've already eaten. The Marquis's meal is ready. You can go eat first."

Chen Jingyan wanted to go in. The carriage was huge. In addition to the sleeping couch inside, there was also a small room for drinking tea outside, which was equivalent to a modern RV. It could even have a stove. This was a huge and luxurious carriage pulled by eight horses.

But it seemed like Yun Qiao didn't want him to go in.

"I'll go in and eat."

Yun Qiao was reluctant, but still let him in.

Xiao Tao bent down and went out, leaving Yunqiao and Chen Jingyan sitting inside. Qiu Chan put down the tea and went to the side where the maids could rest. It was separated by a sliding door, mainly to protect the master's privacy.

After Chen Jingyan sat down, Yun Qiaofang told him that Wang Dechang was looking for her.

"It seems he's not a good person. He came to me today, probably to try to win me over to deal with the Marquis..."

Before Yun Qiao could finish her words, Chen Jingyan asked her, "Can you?"

Yun Qiao's heart tightened, and the hand holding the handkerchief also tightened.

"How could that be? I am the Marquis's wife and the mother of his three children. Naturally, I will not go against him."

Chen Jingyan then smiled and said, "I don't think so."

"I trust you so much."

Yun Qiao also smiled and said, "My Lord, you don't have to trust me so much. Don't trust your safety to anyone else. The person you can trust most is yourself."

"Is that what you think?" Chen Jingyan asked her.

Yun Qiao didn't say anything, so he changed the subject and said that the chicken tasted good today.

Yun Qiao also started talking about food with him.

She fried the chicken today.

Thinking that her three children didn’t eat well, she would occasionally cook something. Fortunately, the three children also liked it.

Chen Jingyan's sister Maidong stayed in the Marquis' Mansion.

Chen Jingyan was worried that she could not support the Marquis' Mansion, so he did not explain much. However, Gu Heng and Yun Qiao felt that Maidong was certainly able to support the Marquis' Mansion now.

Regarding her marriage, Mai Dong found Chen Jingyan and told him clearly that no one needed to worry about her marriage.

She will marry when she wants to.

If you don't want to get married, it's also okay to find a son-in-law who is willing to live with you.

Since he only had one sister, Chen Jingyan just let her do whatever she wanted.

But he specially asked Gu Heng and Li Yuan to keep a close eye on them to prevent her from being cheated.

Most of Yunqiao's business and shops were managed separately by Li Yuan, Maidong, and Fang Jia.

As for the account books, she would send someone to get them every six months.

However, Chen Jingyan had sold a lot of his properties before, but now in Kyoto, there is probably not much left.

Chen Jingyan divided some of the farms and shops under the old lady's name to Gu Heng and Li Yuan, and the largest amount was under Maidong's name. Yunqiao and his three children also had considerable properties.

The old lady's dowry was quite large, and she had basically lived comfortably on that dowry for the past few years. When she passed away, she could leave a fortune for the younger generations, which was already very good.

Yun Qiao was reluctant to leave Kyoto, but she had no choice.

As long as her children and gold, silver and jewelry were there, her heart was at peace.

After putting away his deep thoughts, Yun Qiao talked to Chen Jingyan about some ordinary things.

Chen Jingyan did not stay with Yun Qiao at night. He slept outside with the guards. He wanted to sleep with Yun Qiao, but she always had a hundred reasons waiting to reject him.

Seeing Yun Qiao lower the curtain, Chen Jingyan stood outside the door for a long time...

Wuying came forward and said that the sleeping place was ready and asked the Marquis to stay there for one night.

Chen Jingyan asked, "But what did you find out? Was there any problem with Madam's whereabouts while I was away from Kyoto?"