What's more, a martial arts expert like Xuan Ling is probably more aware of this rule. Her unruly behavior of wandering here really makes me wonder!
"It's true that something is wrong. Situ Yao sent a servant for me earlier, but he just left for something, so I wandered here."
She calmly explained that everything was so logical that no one could find any mistakes.
It was hard to say anything, so I just said, "The East Palace is quite big. When I first came here, I couldn't tell where it was. Why don't I take you back? I've just finished discussing something and don't have anything else to do right now."
He offered to take Xuan Ling back, and Xuan Ling did not refuse, so the two changed the subject and talked about other things.
"You're almost recovered, but you still need to recuperate a little longer. You've suffered many internal injuries before, so you might as well take this opportunity to recover." Su Mengyan instructed before leaving.
Xuan Ling agreed to all of them.
But the seeds of doubt were planted in Su Mengyan's heart.
The emperor specially summoned Situ Yao and Situ Zhao to give a summary of the matter of recruiting the mountain bandits.
"Both of you performed very well this time, especially Situ Yao, who was very mature and played a big role in this operation. It seems that my son has really grown up." The emperor rarely said some words of praise.
Situ Yao was very happy. The emperor had not praised him for a long time. It had been so long since the last time he praised him that he almost forgot about it.
"I just happened to receive some rare tributes a while ago. Come, go to my warehouse and pick out a few rare items for my son to send to the East Palace."
The emperor's words shocked both of them. Situ Yao didn't expect that in addition to praise, he would also receive rewards. That was a great encouragement to him.
Situ Zhao felt jealous. He had been accompanying his father on this operation, but his father had not mentioned him at all. He even asked him to come here and listen to the reward to others. This made him very dissatisfied.
"Thank you, father, for the reward." Situ Yao accepted it with pleasure.
Seeing this scene, the emperor continued with satisfaction: "Situ Zhao performed well this time. Although he did not achieve any merit, he still showed the dignity that a prince should have."
"This kind of behavior should continue to flourish."
The emperor's words spread throughout the palace, and Situ Zhao finally felt better. Although he did not receive any rewards, his father still praised him, and he was worthy of being the emperor's most beloved child.
"I will definitely work hard."
The emperor then asked Situ Yao to leave first, saying that he had something to say to Situ Zhao.
"You performed well in this operation, but you are still a little lacking compared to your royal brother. You still lack a close confidant by your side." The emperor said to Situ Zhao.
"I understand, son." Situ Zhao accepted it humbly.
The fact that my father left me alone shows that I am special in his heart. Not only that, the fact that he taught me personally also shows that I am the person he cares about most.
"It's time to settle down. A few days ago, I sent someone to find a few auspicious dates. Pick one you like and make it your wedding date."
The emperor waved his hand and asked the eunuch beside him to hand the red paper to Situ Zhao.
The news spread quickly, and Su Mengyan in the East Palace was very happy: "The emperor finally rewarded you with something. You still have a certain status in his heart."
Situ Yao didn't react to this at all, as if he had become numb to it all. He just smiled at the person in front of him who was so happy.
"The only unpleasant thing is that the day of the arranged marriage has come. It seems that our plan has to begin." Su Mengyan pouted when she said this. This was really unpleasant. Everything was different from what she had expected.
"Don't worry too much about these things. Don't worry, I'll take care of everything." Situ Yao knew that Su Mengyan wanted to say something else, but he didn't want to hear those words, so he stopped her from speaking.
After what happened last time, his attitude and feelings towards her were clear, and she would not easily say those things out loud. However, when this man suddenly said such touching words, her heart still trembled.
"You have always been very smart, I am not worried at all." Su Mengyan said.
Situ Yao blushed a little after hearing this sudden confession.
The two talked about some other things, and after that day, Su Mengyan suddenly noticed Xuan Ling.
His behavior that day was really suspicious, but he had no evidence. In the next few days, Xuan Ling was recuperating there quietly and did not go to the study.
It seemed that he did not take any action, but one day he suddenly found Situ Yao and told him something.
"I have disturbed you a lot these days, and now there is some internal strife in the martial arts world, and some people have come to me. I think that although they are not big figures, they can at least be of help." Situ Yao accepted it and discussed how to make these people willingly serve as his subordinates.
"What we, the Jianghu people, value most is the word 'affection'. Returning kindness is our motto, so if we can help them resolve this difficulty, I believe they will be able to surrender with peace of mind."
Xuan Ling has dealt with many things in the martial arts world, and naturally has his own set of plans for these things. Seeing that Situ Yao's plans were wrong, he directly said the most correct plan.
"Let's do this." Situ Yao had no doubts about Xuan Ling's words. People in the Jianghu did things differently from them. Now that he had someone to guide him, things would be even easier.
Sure enough, after a few days, good news came.
The method Xuan Ling said was indeed effective, and a small number of forces in the martial arts world really surrendered to Situ Yao.
For this matter, Situ Yao went to discuss it with Su Mengyan. He felt that he should let her know that Su Mengyan had no opinion on this matter and just wanted to congratulate him.
However, I still felt that something was vaguely wrong, but I didn't realize what was wrong.
Is this Xuan Ling really the Xuan Ling he knows? Why does it always feel like there's a purpose behind what she does?
However, these things he did really helped Situ Yao. The power was not particularly great, but for others, it did invisibly establish Situ Yao's prestige in the world, and he also gained some reputation in the future.
I shouldn't worry about these things right now. The most important thing is that Situ Zhao and Cui Mixue are going to get married.
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