Chapter 46 You Disappointed Me

Yun Wanchen curled his lips and smiled slightly, then reached out and touched her little head as if to comfort her. His eyes were dark and cold, like cold stars.

[Hey, what happened, brother? ]

[Why do I feel that he is suddenly a little sad? ]

[Is it my illusion? ]

【……】

I don’t know why, but Yun Wanning suddenly felt that his mood had changed.

Outside the front yard.

A man in a dark blue robe leaned against the red wooden pillar of the corridor with his arms folded across his chest, his chin slightly raised, looking nonchalant.

'Rolling~'

There was the sound of wooden wheels rolling.

The young man in black appeared at the corner of the corridor, pushing a wheelchair.

"Brother Mingyue~"

A hint of joy suddenly appeared in Gu Heng's eyes, and he raised his leg to walk towards Yun Wanchen.

"It's been a long time since we last met. How are you, Brother Mingyue?"

"Everything remains the same. Where's Jinan?"

Yun Wanchen smiled slightly, his eyes were like a blooming galaxy, the ice and snow melted in an instant, and there was no trace of haze.

Jin'an is Gu Heng's pen name.

Gu Heng touched his forehead and said, "I just came back from Nanzhou Prefecture. Apart from being a little tired, everything is fine."

"I'm sorry, Brother Mingyue. I came back too late and didn't make it in time to welcome you."

In the Dawu Kingdom, the status of imperial merchants was not high. There were twelve major imperial merchants, who managed the royal salt, weaving, silk, tea, iron ore, land transportation and other industries.

Apart from their connections and business, imperial merchants had no real say in the court, but they had a lot to do.

Especially the Gu family, which manages land transportation and tea. As the young master, Gu Heng is busy all day long.

"No problem."

"By the way," Gu Heng looked at the pair of legs in the wheelchair, his eyes probing, "How was Brother Mingyue and Uncle Yun's trip to Jingzhou? Did they gain anything?"

“It was worth the trip.”

A faint smile flashed across Yun Wanchen's lips as he admitted it generously.

He will be on his feet again soon. This matter cannot be concealed after all. Although he wants to conceal it for a while, if he wants to put the blame on Jingzhou and keep his little sister's secret, he must leak some news at the right time.

"Ah? Really? That's great. I'd like to congratulate Brother Mingyue in advance~"

Gu Heng couldn't help but laugh happily. It was obvious that at this moment, he was happy for his friend from the bottom of his heart.

But, things are unpredictable, and people will change after all, right?

Yun Wanchen lowered his eyelids slightly to hide the dark spots in his eyes.

In the hall, the servant served tea and then left. Apart from Gu Heng and Yun Wanchen, only Cang Yan, who was quiet and had no sense of existence, was left.

After chatting for a few words, Gu Heng's expression suddenly became uneasy. Yun Wanchen held the teacup and blew gently, his eyes moved slightly, and he spoke calmly.

"Jin'an seems to have something to say."

Hearing this, Gu Heng's expression became even more uneasy. He gritted his teeth and spoke softly.

"Brother Mingyue, to be honest, I came to visit you this time, but I actually have something to ask of you~"

The voice became weaker and weaker, Gu Heng's handsome face turned slightly red, and he felt ashamed and embarrassed.

Everyone wants to save face, and if he had no choice, he really didn't want to ask his friends about it.

"Oh? Jinan, feel free to say whatever you want to say. There's no need to be hesitant between you and me."

Yun Wanchen smiled gently, as if the bright moon was in his arms.

"Thank you, Brother Mingyue. If that's the case, I'll just speak frankly."

Gu Heng coughed, suppressed his embarrassment, and said, "My aunt has a cousin who passed the imperial examination last year and became a top three scholar. He has not yet found an official position~"

In the Dawu Kingdom, Jinshi were divided into three classes.

The first class is the top three in the imperial examination, known as the 'Jinshi Jidi', a total of three people.

The second class is called "Jinshi Chuan", with a total of fifty people, and the third class has as many as one or two hundred people.

What does "Tong Jinshi Chuansheng" mean? It is a false title used to comfort those who did not pass the exam. Otherwise, why would they add the word "Tong"?

Therefore, the third-class Jinshi degree is worthless, and after passing the Jinshi degree, one cannot continue to take the exam again.

If they are both Jinshi graduates, they may be selected to study in the Shuchangguan if they are lucky. When the next imperial examination comes, they can stay in Gaojing to seek an official position.

Those who are unlucky can only wait or be exiled to remote areas where banditry is rampant and no one wants to go.

"My aunt's family used many connections, but they were blocked everywhere. My grandmother knew that I had a close personal relationship with Brother Mingyue, so she and my aunt asked me to come to Brother Mingyue to ask for help."

"I didn't want to agree at first, but my grandmother and aunt wanted me to kneel down to them. They are the elders, so how could I accept their kneeling?"

"I have no choice but to shamelessly come to Brother Mingyue. I hope Brother Mingyue can help me with this so that I can report back. I will be very grateful!"

Yun Wanchen's fingers holding the teacup tightened slightly, and all the luck in his heart completely turned to ashes at this moment.

As expected, my little sister said exactly what she was thinking!

Haha~ He laughed lightly, but the smile did not reach his eyes at all.

"I see. But if I were to come forward as a 'Jinshi graduate', I wouldn't be able to get a good official position."

"Brother Mingyue, it would be great if you are willing to help. As long as you can find an official position that does not require you to be transferred to a distant place, my aunt and I will be very grateful. How can we dare to hope for a good official position?"

Even if he was the top scholar, he was only a sixth-rank official. How could a fellow Jinshi graduate who was three hundred blocks ahead of the top scholar dare to dream of a good position?

It's good enough to be able to do something.

Gu Heng expressed his great understanding of this.

"Okay, I'll do my best."

"Thank you so much, Brother Mingyue. After the matter is accomplished, I will definitely ask my aunt and cousin to come to your house in person to thank you..."

After more than half an hour, Gu Heng left in a hurry, leaving behind a dozen valuable supplements.

Madam Yun came in from behind the door.

"Cang Yan, please step back first. I have something to say to the prince."

"yes."

After sending Cang Yan away, Madam Yun looked at the man in the wheelchair who was as gentle as the breeze and bright moon, and her eyes couldn't help but turn slightly red.

"Chen'er, you clearly knew..., why did you agree to him?"

She originally thought that he had grown up and was capable enough to handle his own affairs, but she could not let him go, so she handed Yun Wanning over to the nanny and followed quietly.

But who knows~ "You disappoint your mother."

"Mother~"

Yun Wanchen gently stroked his forehead and sighed helplessly, "Since you know that I know about this, why can't you give me a little more trust?"

It was so easy to deny him.

"You've already promised him, how can I trust you? You're asking for trouble, at best. At worst, you're seeking power and accepting bribes. Not only are you hurting yourself, you're also tarnishing the reputation of your father and the Yun family..."

"It's not as serious as mother said. It's reasonable and within the law for a 'fellow Jinshi graduate' to use connections to get a small job."

"You, you're still talking back? Is that the problem? The problem is that Gu Heng..., you're still helping him when he's like that?"

Mrs. Yun was so angry that tears came out.

Because when Yun Wanchen went to see Gu Heng, she thought of a very important thing. Xiao Si had said before that Yao'er would go against the heroine in the future and would be miserably harmed by several of the heroine's suitors.

And this Gu Heng is obviously one of the heroine's suitors, so he is very likely one of the culprits who harmed Yao'er.

He harmed Yao'er to such an extent, and also betrayed and harmed Chen'er. He was such a heartless and ungrateful person. She didn't understand why Yun Wanchen, who was always sensible, would help him? "Mom, please stop crying. I have my own way to deal with this matter. Please believe me. If I don't believe you, then step forward and tell me all my plans, okay?"

Seeing his mother crying because of anger, Yun Wanchen felt distressed and extremely guilty at the same time.

If his father knew that he had made his mother cry, he would probably be slapped twice by his father.

"Do you really care?"

Madam Yun wiped away her tears with a handkerchief and looked at him with red eyes.

Yun Wanchen nodded heavily.

"Okay, then I believe you. Now tell me, what is your plan~"

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“…”

After comforting Madam Yun, Yun Wanchen let Cang Yan push him to Qing Garden.

There was a faint smell of medicine in the Qing Garden. Yun Wanchen frowned slightly and saw from afar that under the magnolia tree, his seventh uncle was teaching his daughter to practice internal skills.

The two of them were quite close. It seemed that after hearing the younger sister's thoughts, Uncle Seventh had expressed some feelings in advance.

A faint smile appeared in Yun Wanchen's eyes.

Uncle Seventh is already quite old. If he really has feelings for Miss Yinshuang, it would be a good thing.

"It's the prince, Master Qi, the prince is coming."

Out of the corner of her eye, she saw the handsome and elegant young man in white clothes, who was visiting the Yuedong Sect. Yin Shuang's eyes paused slightly, and she reminded Yun Zhan, then stood up from the ground.

Yun Zhan turned his head and waved to him with a smile.

"come over."

Yun Wanchen moved his fingers and Cang Yan pushed him over there.

Yun Zhan bent down and patted his leg. "How have you been these past two days?"

"It's fine, Uncle Qi, I don't think I disturbed you, right?"

His eyes were teasing and he smiled slightly. Yun Zhan's expression froze slightly and he subconsciously turned his head to look at Yin Shuang.

Seeing that she looked normal, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"If I say I'm disturbing you, will you just go away?"

Yun Wanchen: “…”

He stopped smiling and said seriously, "Uncle Qi, I came to see you because I need your help with something."

"Tell me, what's the matter?"

“…”

Just after Yun Wanchen left, Yun Zheng sent someone over.

"Seventh Master, the Duke wants you to come over."

"Okay, I understand."

Yun Zhan looked at Yin Shuang and said, "Brother, you have something to talk to me about. I'll go over there."

"good."

study.

After Yun Zhan went in, he closed the door and walked towards the desk.

"Brother, is there any news about the thing I asked you to do?"

"Um."

Behind the desk, Yun Zheng looked up at him and handed him a portrait.

"The Shadow Hall had already gathered information from there. After receiving the order, they immediately sent all the information about the Crown Princess to me at full speed. You can take a look for yourself."

The Shadow Hall is a special organization he established to grasp the situation of various countries. Its duty is to collect all the information from other countries so that he will know nothing about the enemy when fighting.

Unexpectedly, it made the matter easier.

Yun Zhan took the portrait, and in an instant, a face so beautiful that it made him lose his mind appeared in his eyes.

The woman had a beautiful face, cold and stunning, with a hint of indifference and arrogance between her eyebrows.

The more I look at this temperament and demeanor, the more I feel that they are exactly the same as Yin Shuang's.

Yun Zhan put down the portrait, opened the envelope beside him, took out the information and read it carefully.

Feng Xi, the Crown Princess of Dayu Kingdom, is seventeen years old.

"According to secret reports, Dayu Kingdom has only had one Crown Princess, and there has been no rumors of a fight for the throne. The Crown Princess's position is as stable as a rock."

"Now he is in the imperial palace of Dayu Kingdom and occasionally appears on the streets of Fengtian City to welcome the victorious soldiers."

Yun Zheng narrowed his eyes and spoke thoughtfully.

According to the secret report, Emperor Dayu had led an army to war in his early years and was seriously injured, so he had only one heir, Feng Xi. Because he did not want the throne to flow out, he never adopted a prince, but raised Feng Xi by his side since he was a child and trained him like a prince.

So what is going on in their family now?

Xiao Si's words are definitely not false. The only possibility is that the one in the current palace of Dayu Kingdom is a fake one, which replaced the identity and face of the real crown princess and deceived the entire Dayu Kingdom.

But it's fine for the civil and military officials and the common people, but even Emperor Dayu, who raised the Crown Princess, couldn't tell the truth from the false? What exactly happened?

How could a dignified princess of the royal family be harmed to such a state without anyone noticing? "Xiao Si has confirmed that it must be false. Big brother, I'll have to trouble you to continue investigating this matter."

Yun Zhan folded the portrait and hid it inside his clothes.

"Tsk, are you really in love with that girl?"

Yun Zheng raised his eyebrows and looked at him teasingly.

"A gentleman loves a beautiful lady. Over the years, besides Yao'er and my sister-in-law, she is the only woman around me. I guess he likes her."

Being teased by his brother, Yun Zhan coughed slightly, and his handsome face was slightly flushed, but he still admitted it generously.

There is nothing shameful in admiring a girl. Besides, he learned this from his elder brother, or it can be said that it is a legacy of the Yun family.

Although he was not born at that time, he had heard from Brother Zhongli several times that his eldest sister-in-law and her family were exiled and the Lin family forced them to cancel their engagement. They were so pitiful.

When the eldest brother found out, he chased after them with a knife in hand without saying a word. On the way, he hacked to death the yamen runners who wanted to do something improper to his sister-in-law, as well as countless ruffians who bullied his sister-in-law's family. He silently acted as a hero in the dark.

After safely sending his sister-in-law and her family to the place of exile, he joined the nearby military camp and began to kill the enemy without regard for his life.

Others performed meritorious service only to bring honor to their ancestors and to be awarded titles and appointed generals, but he performed meritorious service only to bring his sister-in-law back from the bitter and cold border.

With such passion, he actually accomplished it all, and was even promoted to a higher position and received the favor of the late emperor.

It is true that when you try to plant flowers, they don't bloom, but when you plant willows by accident, they grow into a shade.

"It's good that you know your own heart. No matter who you like, I will support you. You can leave this matter to me without any worries."

Yun Zheng patted his shoulder, his words expressing his great relief.

It was not easy to raise my younger brother to this age and finally become smart.

If he is allowed to marry and start a family soon, he can also give an explanation to his ancestors and parents.

To be honest, he started worrying about Yun Zhan's life-long affairs two or three years ago, and he often had a headache, thinking that Yun Zhan was not like him at all.