Mo Yunhan accompanied Jiang Qingwan back to the Prince's Mansion.
Each person was preoccupied with their own thoughts and no one spoke much along the way.
Once he entered the main hall, he did not go any further inside.
"I still have things to take care of. Let Lian'er boil some water for you to wash up and get a good night's sleep. I'll take care of everything, so you don't need to worry too much."
Jiang Qingwan nodded.
The facade of civility had completely crumbled inside the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
Although Mo Yunhan has stated that he has no interest in the throne, it remains to be seen whether Mo Yunzhao will believe him.
The mind of an emperor is unfathomable; there are some things that should indeed be carefully considered.
"Go ahead, I'll wait for you to come back for dinner."
Mo Yunhan raised his hand, gently pinched her cheek, and turned to leave.
Just as they left the main hall, Zheng Qing chased after them from the side.
She pulled him toward a secluded spot.
"Yun Han, what are you really planning to do? Are you really going to resign from the military and government? Or is this just a delaying tactic? If there are any issues in the future, please tell your uncle in advance, and your uncle will fully cooperate with you."
Mo Yunhan sighed.
"Uncle, I'm telling the truth, this isn't just a delaying tactic."
Zheng Qing was stunned.
Then came the anger of disappointment and frustration.
"Just for a woman?"
"Just for a woman, you're going to resign from your military and political post, abandoning the people of Great Zhou? You're a soldier, the God of War of Great Zhou, how can you be so sentimental?"
He got angrier and angrier as he talked.
He paced back and forth with his hands behind his back.
"I knew that woman had bewitched you, made you lose your mind, and even extinguished your military spirit."
Mo Yunhan was helpless.
“Uncle, I have no regrets towards the Great Zhou, nor towards the common people. This matter has nothing to do with Wan’er.”
Zheng Qing, however, wouldn't listen to a word.
"How could it be unrelated? Do you really think your uncle didn't hear anything? Let me ask you, didn't you already know that Jiang Qingwan was a member of the Zhuge Clan? It was her people who gave you the medicine, wasn't it?"
“I heard on my way back from Dayu Kingdom that the Zhuge Clan has close ties with the Sui Dynasty. As a prince of the Zhou Dynasty, you must not get involved in this.”
Granny Li, who had just returned from gathering information outside the mansion, was walking along a side path towards Fengya Residence when she heard this and her heart skipped a beat.
Jiang Qingwan is actually a member of the Zhuge Clan?
Mo Yunhan was preoccupied with his own thoughts and didn't notice.
He didn't know how to explain himself to Zheng Qing's question.
Even he himself had not been completely certain, and he was even more unwilling for the Zheng family to be implicated.
“Uncle, if you like this mansion, you can still live here. If you don’t like it, you can move out and go back to the Zheng family’s ancestral home. In any case, I will never implicate the Zheng family.”
He left after he finished speaking.
Zheng Qing stamped his foot in frustration.
Yet she understood Mo Yunhan's temperament.
Once he's made up his mind, nothing can change it.
"It must be Jiang Qingwan who dragged Yun Han down, causing him to lose his fighting spirit and willingly withdraw from the capital, even abandoning his military and political career."
"Don't let me catch you doing anything wrong, or I'll expose you on the spot."
Granny Li trotted back to Fengya Pavilion.
The two maids were so frightened that they tumbled and crawled out of the hall, their faces covered in injuries.
She couldn't help but ask, "Is the county princess throwing a tantrum again?"
The two maids nodded, tears streaming down their faces.
Granny Li waved her hand.
"Go ahead, but don't make a sound."
"yes!"
After the maidservant left, Granny Li hurried into the hall, closed the door, and turned around. A teacup smashed at her feet.
"They're all useless, a whole bunch of them are useless and can't help this county magistrate in the slightest."
"Princess, please stop making a fuss. The Empress Dowager... the Empress Dowager has passed away."
Yun Xiaoran froze.
He slumped straight down onto the edge of the bed.
"What nonsense are you spouting? That's the Empress Dowager."
Granny Li stepped forward, avoiding the shards at her feet.
"The news from the palace is definitely true; Muzhen will never return. We should think about what to do next."
Her gaze fell on Yun Xiaoran's lower abdomen.
Although the pregnancy hasn't become obvious yet, it can't be hidden for long.
Yun Xiaoran stared blankly as tears streamed down her face.
Her already pale face now had sunken cheeks.
It was as if its life essence had been drained by something.
"What can I do? What else can I do? My grandmother is gone, and my brother Yunhan has been bewitched by that bitch Jiang Qingwan. I have nothing left, nothing at all."
She seemed to have lost her soul, muttering blankly.
Granny Li stepped forward and advised, "Princess, you must cheer up. His Highness the Ninth Prince didn't really want your life; he must still have some feelings for you. I just overheard the Prince talking to Master Zheng. It turns out Jiang Qingwan is a member of the Zhuge Clan, which is connected to the Sui Dynasty. I also heard that the Prince is going to take Jiang Qingwan away from the capital to protect her. I suspect there must be a secret behind this."
Yun Xiaoran calmed herself down.
"You mean Jiang Qingwan is a remnant of the Sui Dynasty?"
"pretty close."
Granny Li's confident assurances finally gave Yun Xiaoran some spirits.
Suddenly, a sharp pain shot through my abdomen.
She screamed in pain and collapsed onto the bed, scrambling to get her medicine from under her pillow.
That was the medicine that Mu Zhen left for her back then.
It's said to help restore health.
But now, if she doesn't eat, she feels excruciating pain, as if something is gnawing at her inside her stomach.
There are only three left.
She ate the first one with trembling hands, large beads of sweat rolling down her cheeks.
If she can't find Mu Zhen, she'll probably die from the pain.
Suddenly, the servant's voice came from outside the door.
"Your Highness, I found some things in Muzhen's courtyard."
Yun Xiaoran was overjoyed.
"Granny Li, bring it here quickly, quick!"
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