Gu Yin is the head of the Miaoyin Pavilion? Yu Jingchen seemed surprised by this answer; the Miaoyin Pavilion is not…
"So, in order to retaliate against the Prince Yu's Mansion, you deliberately used the identity of Miao Yinge to force them to this point?" Yu Jingchen asked again. This time, Yu Jiangyan was arrested because there was solid evidence of collusion with Miao Yinge. Yu Jiangyan was a cautious person, but he did not know that Jiang Ji had already arranged all of this.
"What about Luo Yuncheng?" Yu Jingchen didn't quite understand why Jiang Ji's revenge against the Prince Yu's Mansion would involve Luo Yuncheng.
"It's the Empress Dowager's will." With each word Jiang Ji spoke, Yu Jingchen felt a tremor in his heart. Was this related to the Empress Dowager again?
But on second thought, Yu Jingchen seemed to be able to guess some of it. After all, the Empress Dowager had memories of two lifetimes, and Gu Yin had previously told him about the Empress Dowager's purpose in this lifetime, so he could understand it.
How could the Empress Dowager not know what kind of person Luo Yuncheng is? In the second life, the Empress Dowager chose Luo Yuncheng for Nan Zhiyun. At first, Luo Yuncheng was indeed deeply in love with Nan Zhiyun, but... he couldn't withstand the test. In the end, for the sake of power, he used and even abandoned Nan Zhiyun.
It seems the Empress Dowager in this life knew this, which is why she had Jiang Ji provide such bait to solve the problem together, but...
"Does the Empress Dowager know that you are one of Miao Yin's people?" Yu Jingchen thought. If Gu Yin was the owner of Miao Yin Pavilion, then the Empress Dowager should know that as well.
"The Empress Dowager doesn't know. She only knows that I am the Pavilion Master's person, but she doesn't know that Miaoyin Pavilion belongs to the Pavilion Master. In fact, it's not hard for His Majesty to guess. The court and the martial arts world have always been clearly separated. Anyone who gets involved with the court or the martial arts world is a capital offense."
"Your Majesty is wary of the Nan family. If... you find out that the Nan family has a connection with the Miaoyin Pavilion, which is feared by everyone in the martial arts world, what will Your Majesty do?" Jiang Ji asked.
Yu Jingchen was stumped by the question. What would he do? He might not care now, but... if it were before, he would have... eliminated them completely!
"Your Majesty knew what would happen to you, didn't you? So, in order not to implicate the Empress Dowager, and not to cause her any worry, General Nan and the Imperial Advisor never told the Empress Dowager." Jiang Ji continued. After he finished speaking, Yu Jingchen's expression changed slightly. So... "Nan Su committed suicide because of this?" Yu Jingchen couldn't believe it.
"...Yes, General, you know that getting involved with Jianghu forces without authorization is a capital offense that could implicate nine generations of your family. Two months ago, General, you had health problems. Your old ailment has worsened, and the doctor said you don't have much time left. Even if you survive, you won't be able to stand up in the later stages."
"So, after much deliberation, the General finally decided to take this approach. In the end, General Nan is actually worried about His Majesty. Furthermore... the General wants to use this method to make His Majesty feel guilty, to treat the Nan family well, to treat the Empress Dowager well, and to treat... the Empress well." Jiang Ji looked at Yu Jingchen. He couldn't understand it, but when he saw Nan Su mentioning the Empress every day at the General's Mansion, he knew that he would do anything for Nan Zhiyun.
Nan Su did not trust Yu Jingchen; the heart of an emperor is unfathomable. Especially a monarch like Yu Jingchen... Although Nan Su had relinquished military power, those soldiers were all men who had risked their lives alongside him. It was not that relinquishing military power meant the threat was gone.
In general, Nan Su took such an extreme approach... because of Yu Jingchen.
“Your Majesty… General Nan’s death was indirectly caused by you, and you can never make up for the debt you owe to the Nan family.” Jiang Ji stood up. Making Yu Jingchen feel guilty was Nan Su’s goal, and Jiang Ji would naturally help him achieve it.
"General Nan is His Majesty's mentor, the Grand General Protector of the Yuan Dynasty, and the Empress's biological father. His Majesty has chilled the hearts of old ministers and meritorious officials. Ministers can be loyal to their monarch because, to His Majesty, General Nan is merely a minister. But loyalty is all that remains; trust is gone forever. It is Your Majesty himself who has worn away this trust." Jiang Ji even uttered such treasonous words.
Yu Jingchen remained silent, not angry. How should he... face Nan Zhiyun? Jiang Ji didn't speak further. He had said what he needed to say, and done what he needed to do. The rest... depended on whether General Nan understood His Majesty well enough...
General Nan had always felt that after a lifetime of fighting on the battlefield, it was better to use his life to do one last thing for his only daughter, for the Nan family, and for the Empress Dowager than to die such a wretched death. His greatest regret in life was for his daughter, but... was it really worth it?
Jiang Ji didn't know, nor did he want to know. What use would it be to investigate now that things had come to this?
Yunpeng Palace
Nan Zhiyun and Yan Qing were together. This morning, she was sleeping soundly when Yu Jingchen picked her up from the bed, saying that she should move around a bit, and as a result, she was brought here.
There were many guards outside, and even if she was slow to notice, she would know. So she stayed there obediently, and Yan Qing would keep her company and tell her some interesting stories.
Yan Qing was speechless. His Majesty sent someone over early in the morning to tell her to keep the Empress company and do whatever she wanted, but she couldn't leave.
And then there's this: Her Majesty the Empress likes storybooks, and if she gets bored, you can tell her some interesting stories to keep her from making too much noise and hurting herself. So… Yan Qing was utterly exasperated. Was she being treated like a nanny? Your Majesty, is Her Majesty the Empress a child? Am I taking care of a daughter?!
However… Yan Qing was genuinely envious when she saw Nan Zhiyun. She had been so well protected by the Empress Dowager and General Nan before, and now she was being protected so well by His Majesty, forever living like a child. For her sake, His Majesty had become unlike His Majesty, caring for her in everything.
To disband the harem for Nan Zhiyun's sake, Yu Jingchen became unlike a monarch. He treated Nan Zhiyun like a father caring for his daughter, holding her in the palm of his hand and protecting her.
"Is it still not ready? It's been so long..." Nan Zhiyun propped her head up with her hands. It had been such a long day, why hadn't she received any news yet?
Yan Qing had already told her everything, including about the Yu Prince's Mansion and Luo Yuncheng, and that Luo Yuncheng had gone missing, so he might have secretly gone to Fengyin Palace, which is why he brought her here.
Ugh, how boring. She was shocked for a long time when she first heard this. She really couldn't believe that Luo Yuncheng would do such a thing.
Yan Qing just said that there's something fishy about Luo Yuncheng being able to enter the palace... He still has people in the palace...
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