Nightfall
Not long after Shangguan Lan lay down, Shangguan Mochen pushed the door open and walked in.
"Your Majesty, why aren't you sleeping yet? Aren't you tired?"
"I can't sleep, but I'm not tired either." Shangguan Mochen said as he got on the bed and lay down beside Shangguan Lan. "I came to talk to you."
"If you have anything to say, save it for tomorrow when you go to the palace." Shangguan Lan was sleepy and didn't want to pay attention to him.
"Who was the first to discover that Gu Yunshu was our Ruian?"
Shangguan Lan closed her eyes and did not respond.
Shangguan Mochen gently poked Shangguan Lan's arm, "Just tell me, okay?"
Shangguan Lan was furious and slapped him. "That day when we left the city to pay homage to the imperial mausoleum, Rui'an wore a mask identical to Dongfang Yin's and waited at the entrance of an alley not far from the city gate. He wanted to attract Dongfang Yin's attention, and ended up catching Xiao Xi'er's attention, which is why Xiao Xi'er started investigating her..."
"Didn't Rui'an regenerate half a year ago? Why would he only think of attracting the attention of the Eastern Seal half a year later?"
"Half a year ago, Rui'an didn't know the whereabouts of the Eastern Seal. She also believed that Yi had died twenty-three years ago, perhaps reborn in someone else's body like her. Only after their uncle and nephew revealed their identities did she realize Yi was still alive..."
Shangguan Mochen hadn't expected that Dongfang Yinzhang would help Rui'an plan for years just because Ayi was Rui'an's child, and even be willing to give up the throne to help Ayi ascend to the throne. "Dongfang Yinzhang is a good child, but why didn't he send Ayi to Dongjun when he took Ayi out of Beiyi Palace? Ayi couldn't have endured so many years of hardship. I remember seeing him in Zhaixing Tower all those years, but he never revealed Ayi's whereabouts."
"This..." This question stumped Shangguan Lan for a moment. After a moment, she said, "Perhaps he was being hunted and couldn't come to Dongjun with the child. The situation was urgent at the time, so he had to send Ayi to Guihua Village first. If he wanted to bring Ayi back to Dongjun, Old Man Su wouldn't agree. I heard from Ayi that Old Man Su treated him very well."
"And Dongfang Yinzhang is the eldest son of Emperor Jingchen. He doesn't want to see Dongjun and Beiyi fighting for decades to come. After all, it's the common people who will suffer. Now Nankun and Xirong are both under Ayi's control. Without a single soldier, he avenged Rui'an and helped Ayi ascend the throne of Emperor Beiyi. I think he did a good thing."
"Hmph!" Shangguan Mochen snorted, "The culprit is still alive and well!"
"It's up to Ayi to decide how to do this. After all, he's related by blood. Ayi has only been emperor for a few days, so we absolutely cannot allow any public opinion to be unfavorable to him..."
Shangguan Mochen narrowed his eyes. He would be living in Beiyi permanently in the future, so he would do the things that were inconvenient for Ayi!
Dongfang Yinzhang learned last night that Shangguan Mochen had arrived, and rushed to the Royal West Garden early the next day.
"My son-in-law Feng Yulin pays his respects to my father-in-law."
"My dear son-in-law, please stop being so polite." Shangguan Mochen helped him up.
"Thank you, father-in-law."
Shangguan Mochen stared at the Dongfang seal with a serious expression.
It was the first time he saw the true appearance of the Oriental seal. Looking closely, it really looked a bit like Feng Yanzhi.
But he is much more handsome than Feng Yanzhi, with regular features, handsome eyebrows and eyes, and he looks like a gentleman at first glance.
Unlike Feng Yanzhi, who is all show and no substance but full of schemes and intrigues.
Shangguan Mochen stared at the Oriental Seal and felt nervous. Would his father-in-law be dissatisfied with him as a son-in-law?
After all, he is already middle-aged, while Ryan is only 29 years old in this life.
Dongfang Yinzhang quickly glanced at Gu Yunshu out of the corner of his eye.
Gu Yunshu hurriedly whispered something to Shangguan Lan.
"Your Majesty, please stop staring at Yulin like that. It will scare him."
Shangguan Mochen's lips curled up, his eyes instantly filled with a doting smile. He patted Dongfang Yinzhang's shoulder and said, "From now on, don't call me father-in-law in front of outsiders. Call the head of the Gu family father-in-law. Yun Shu's true identity must not be revealed."
"Okay, father-in-law, I will keep this in mind and will not let outsiders doubt Yun Shu's identity."
The more Shangguan Mochen looked at the Oriental Seal, the more he liked it. "Okay, you came here so early, you must not have eaten yet, right?"
Oriental Seal nodded very sincerely.
"Alright, brother-in-law." Shangguan Jinnian hurried into the palace and hurriedly pulled Dongfang Yinzhang to sit. "After we finish eating, let's go to the palace together. An Ge'er and the others haven't met my father yet..."
East Palace
Xiao Lingyu fed Xiaowu, handed him to the wet nurse, and then took the four brothers and sisters to the study.
Ever since they learned that Xiao Xier was going back to Nankun, Su Ningjie and Su Ningwen had not gone to the Imperial College to study.
Xiao Lingyu couldn't let the children play wildly for seven days, so he went back to his old job of teaching the four brothers and sisters to read and write.
Baili Qingluan helps the children improve their physical strength after class.
The children have been happy and content these days.
When Baili Qingluan saw the children going to school, she jumped up and climbed onto the high wall to stand there.
Half an incense stick later, Baili Qingluan entered the study.
"Sister Queen, the children's grandparents, their uncles, and their great-grandparents are all here..."
Before he could finish his words, the children left the study in a hurry.
Xiao Lingyu said, "Sister Qingluan, the children's great-grandfather is..."
"Yes, Xiaojiu's father, the Emperor of Dongjun."
Xiao Lingyu was surprised: "You're here so soon? Prince Yu has been away for only a few days?"
Baili Qingluan took Xiao Lingyu's hand and said, "You are so eager to see your daughter that you must be rushing here. Let's hurry over too."
Baili Qingluan was halfway there when she remembered the letter she had received from Baili Xuanlang last night. She said to Xiao Lingyu, "My Langlang wrote to me, urging me to go back with An Ge'er..."
"What? I don't agree. Don't go back. You should have arranged for people to take care of the general affairs in Rongcheng. You and your son can stay in the capital as long as you want. And the Prince Fu's Mansion in the capital is almost ready."
"Sister Queen, you misunderstood. Langlang is getting married, and I want to take An Ge'er back to attend the wedding."
"Getting married?" Xiao Lingyu was surprised. "I remember your brother hasn't found anyone yet, right?"
Baili Qingluan smiled and said, "I got it. You know this person."
"I know him?" Xiao Lingyu quickly searched his mind, "Could it be Xu Yulan?"
"Ha...it's Miss Xu."
Xiao Lingyu was surprised: "I remember Yu Lan didn't want to get married so early, and wanted to run Yu Lan Xuan for a few more years."
"My Langlang fell in love with Miss Xu the moment he saw her in Huayang County. I'm also curious about how he won her heart."
"So, your Langlang has chased him to Xishui County?"
Baili Qingluan smiled and nodded.
"This..." Xiao Lingyu hesitated for a moment, "Has your Langlang arranged a matchmaker for marriage?"
"Not yet. He's still in Xishui County. When I return to Rongcheng, I'll arrange for someone to bring the betrothal gifts to the Xu family to propose marriage."
"You don't have to go back to Rongcheng. Yulan is my sister, and the emperor and I are from her family. The imperial edict to confer the title of county princess hasn't been sent to Xishui County yet. When Yulan arrives in the capital, our two families will sit down and discuss this marriage..."
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