After dusk, lights were lit up in Tianze Kingdom, dotted like stars, adorning the peaceful and tranquil imperial city.
The noisy Qingyunfang finally quieted down a little after the storyteller left the stage, and the actors came on stage and sang song after song.
You finish your performance and I come on stage. Life is just like this. Everyone sets up a stage and sings on it. Occasionally it is a solo performance, and occasionally someone will sing with you. But in the end, everyone is a passerby, and in the end, we are all alone.
Yan Yunshu didn't know whether it was right or wrong for her to pull Xu Jinghuai to accompany her in this play in this life.
At night, Xu Jinghuai sent Yan Yunshu back to the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery's Mansion.
In front of the mansion gate, the two said goodbye.
Yan Yunshu didn't say a word, but just looked at Xu Jinghuai. Her peach blossom eyes were still red, containing indescribable complex emotions.
Xu Jinghuai didn't say anything either, just looked at her quietly.
Afterwards, Yan Yunshu turned around and entered the Marquis' Mansion.
Xu Jinghuai stood alone outside the mansion for a while.
Huaiwang Mansion, in the study.
Ying Feng looked at Xu Jinghuai, who was frowning, and said, "Your Majesty, I don't understand."
Xu Jinghuai put down the book in his hand and looked at Yingfeng.
Ying Feng said, "Your Highness already knew that this matter was related to the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery's Mansion, so why did he put on such a show in front of the princess?"
Xu Jinghuai looked out the window and said, "Letting her discover the truth slowly by herself will make it easier for her to accept it than for me to tell her the truth in person."
"So, my Lord, what should we do next?"
Xu Jinghuai lowered his head and pondered for a moment before saying, "I'll find the right time to confront Old Marquis Wen directly. Old Marquis Wen loves his granddaughter dearly. Xu Jingye threatened Yan Yunshu and asked him to guard a criminal, so of course he would agree to such a small matter. However, Yan Yunshu suddenly severed her relationship with Xu Jingye, so Old Marquis Wen will definitely cut off his contact with Xu Jingye as well. If we investigate this person carefully, I'm sure the old marquis already knows where she came from, and now he's in a difficult situation."
"Your Highness, Lord Wen could have simply returned the person to us, and we would not have held him responsible."
Xu Jinghuai heard this and shook his head.
Sure enough, even the secret guard who had been following him since childhood could not fully understand his thoughts.
"Returning it directly sounds good, but what if Xu Jingye takes advantage of the situation and makes trouble? Xu Jingye, knowing the situation, can put all the blame on the Zhongyong Marquisate for secretly imprisoning important military officials. By then, the Zhongyong Marquisate will be unable to defend itself, and I will not be able to protect it."
"So, Your Highness is planning to directly reveal his cards and have the Marquisate secretly return the person to us, right?"
Xu Jinghuai nodded.
"But that would really be an advantage for the real culprit behind this!!!" Ying Feng said angrily.
Xu Jinghuai's brows seemed to be covered with a layer of oppressive frost.
"No, once the conspiracy that cost the lives of all my soldiers is proven, this crime and this matter will be dealt with together!!"
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At the Mansion of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery, Yan Yunshu, feeling uneasy, paid her respects to her grandparents, uncle and aunt.
She tried her best to pretend nothing happened, but her grandfather still noticed something was wrong.
In desperation, she could only tell her grandfather the rumors she heard today to hide her true feelings.
"Today in Qingyunfang, everyone said Shu'er was Tianze's most vicious daughter..."
Yan Yunshu pouted and complained aggrievedly.
My grandfather was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.
"It's okay, let them talk. The next time Shu'er meets them, she will show them how vicious she is! Don't worry, Grandfather will take care of everything for you. As long as you don't take their lives, Shu'er can do whatever she wants."
"The child is crying out of anger, and you're still teasing her!"
Grandma hugged Yan Yunshu distressedly and said, "My dear child, you have been wronged. Just wait, tomorrow I will go find those who gossip and tear their mouths apart!"
"Oh, am I just trying to make our Shu'er happy?"
Grandfather looked at Yan Yunshu with heartache, "Shu'er, tomorrow I will prepare a small knife for you. Carry it with you, and you can cut anyone you don't like."
Yan Yunshu chuckled.
She looked at her grandfather, who was nearly sixty years old and had a head full of white hair.
These strands of white hair must be related to the mischief I have done in those years!
Her nose felt sore and tears were about to roll down.
"Shu'er, be good. Even if the sky falls, your grandfather will hold it up for you."
Yan Yunshu could no longer control her tears, she almost burst into tears, and all the events of her previous life came to her mind.
All the pain, grievances, sadness and fear that had accumulated over the years were vented out in front of the closest relatives.
Lord Wen and his wife had never expected that the gossips spread by others could make Yan Yunshu collapse to such an extent, and both of them shed tears of heartache.
Lord Wen, who had always been reserved, suddenly changed his clothes, saying that he was going to meet the emperor and put an end to the slanderous rumors!
He was cursing at the same time.
You say my Shu'er is a vicious daughter? My Shu'er is clearly the best child in the world!
These bastards are blind!
Just wait and see how I deal with you one by one!
Old Marquis Wen changed his clothes and was ready to go to the palace in the middle of the night to meet the emperor urgently in the snow and wind.
Yan Yunshu stopped the old man anxiously and amusedly.
"Shu'er is fine! Shu'er is really fine! The wind is so strong and the snow is so heavy. If anything happens to grandpa, Shu'er will cry even harder for you to see!"
After hearing what Yan Yunshu said, Lord Wen looked at the city outside which was covered in snow and wind.
After thinking about it, I decided to go again tomorrow.
Otherwise, what if Shu'er cries even louder?
That night, when Yan Yunshu left, she looked at her grandfather who had painstakingly planned for her throughout his life.
I really want to ask him, have you done anything else for me?
But when she saw how much he loved her, how he held her in his hands for fear of losing her, and held her in his mouth for fear of her melting, she really couldn't bear to let her grandfather know that she knew all this and make her grandfather worry and sad.
But she still couldn't let it go, and she wanted to remind her grandfather.
So she thought about it, and finally said what she had been holding back for a long time when she said goodbye.
"Actually, Xu Jinghuai was also criticized today. They all said he was brutal and cruel, killing people without regard for the lives of civilians on the battlefield. But Xu Jinghuai said that this was not true. If Wei Ruofeng, the captain of the three armies who was responsible for transporting the will and the relics, was still alive, he would be able to prove everything. Those soldiers, including Xu Jinghuai, fought for the people."
Lord Wen's expression froze for a moment, then he quickly relaxed. "Well, Shu'er, be good and get some rest."
Not talking about the content of these words.
When Yan Yunshu turned around and returned to the yard where she was resting, cold sweat ran down her back.
She understood.
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