Chapter 234: Chang'an City is about to be in turmoil
Yun Xiangye coaxed Fu Anran for a long time, but Fu Anran started talking about her past with Wei Xi.
Yun Xiangye listened to Fu Anran scolding Wei Xi for the entire afternoon until it got dark and Fu Anran had to go back to the Fu family.
As soon as the two sisters of the Fu family left, Gu Yan came to the embroidery workshop.
Gu Yan saw Yun Xiangye and asked, "Why are you still in the embroidery workshop at this time?"
Seeing Gu Yan coming, Yun Xiangye couldn't help but sigh and said, "Fu Anran came to my embroidery workshop today to buy clothes. She told me that her family wanted her to marry Zhao Jing as a concubine, and she wanted me to agree to let her be your concubine..."
Gu Yan frowned and said, "You didn't agree to her, did you?"
Yun Xiangye said: "How could I possibly agree to her? I'm just curious why the Fu family would let Fu Anran be Zhao Jing's concubine?"
Gu Yan said: "I will tell you about this matter when we return to Qingfeng Garden. Let's go back first."
Yun Xiangye stood up and walked out of the embroidery workshop with Gu Yan. As soon as they left the workshop, before they got on the carriage, they saw Zhao Jing and Fu Ming at the entrance of the alley.
Zhao Jing narrowed his eyes and looked at Yun Xiangye and Gu Yan, and gave Yun Xiangye a determined smile.
Yun Xiangye looked at Zhao Jing's smile and felt uncomfortable. She didn't look at him any more and followed Gu Yan into the carriage.
Return to Qingfeng Garden.
Gu Yanping dismissed the servants and said to Yun Xiangye, "I'm afraid the Fu family is also thinking of following the dragon's merit."
Yun Xiangye opened his eyes wide and asked, "Are you saying that Zhao Jing wants to rebel and ascend the throne? Where does he get such courage? Now that His Majesty is still alive, he dares to rebel?"
Gu Yan said: "The current emperor has only one son. Although there is a little grandson, he is still a baby. The rumor that the Gu family and the Crown Princess are colluding to rebel is spread all over the city by Zhao Jing who sent people to spread it in the city.
If His Highness had really passed away, His Majesty would be in great grief and would probably not live long. The little grandson is just a baby in swaddling clothes. The court officials who cannot bear to see my father’s integrity and are hostile to my Gu family, how could they watch the little grandson become a “puppet” of our Gu family?
With that rumor, after His Highness dies, our Gu family will definitely be accused of attempting to rebel and control a puppet emperor. At that time, Zhao Jing can rebel under the pretext of clearing the emperor's side.
Then, the factions in the court that have always been hostile to the Gu family, other princes of the Zhao family, and some generals who want to take advantage of the opportunity to gain merit, will surely help Zhao Jing to rebel and ascend the throne? "
Yun Xiangye took a deep breath and said, "That's true."
Gu Yan said: "Your Highness has been pretending to be dying these past few days, and he is seriously ill and in danger of dying at any moment, just to see how many people in the court have ulterior motives... More importantly, he wants to know the attitude of the Zhenbei Marquisate..."
Yun Xiangye said, "Isn't Lord Zhenbei good friends with father-in-law? Will he also plot against the little grandson?"
Gu Yan chuckled and said, "Our prince is very suspicious. After my father handed over his troops, 50,000 troops were allocated to the Zhenbei Marquis. His Highness doesn't want our Gu and Xu families to be on good terms with each other more than anyone else. This is also the reason why my father rejected Xu Mengqi's proposal to me."
Yun Xiangye asked, "Have you ever wanted to marry Xu Mengqi?"
Gu Yan said hurriedly: "I just treat her as my sister. I knew since I was a child that the friendship between our Gu and Xu families could only stop at my parents' generation, so although Xu Pei and I are the same age, we rarely interact with each other."
Yun Xiangye said: "The royal family is troublesome. Even cousins have so many quibbles with each other."
Gu Yan said: "Sitting in that position, there are many things to consider, so he was willing to give her a status and marry her as the Crown Princess until she was pregnant...
Seeing him choose to give up his kingdom and power to follow his sister this time was beyond my expectation."
Gu Yan did not expect that Zhao Yun would be so heartbroken that he almost died. He thought that the most important thing in Zhao Yun's heart was his country and his people.
Gu Yan continued, "The Xu family of Zhenbei Marquis's Mansion is the maiden family of Princess Chu. The current Lord Xu is Zhao Jing's biological uncle. There is no guarantee that he will not help his nephew ascend the throne. So if Your Highness wants to know whether the Zhenbei Marquis' Mansion is loyal or not, if the Zhenbei Marquis' Mansion really has any intention, then Your Highness will definitely settle accounts with the Xu family..."
Yun Xiangye said, "Marquis Zhenbei, please don't act recklessly."
After all, Xu Mengqi is now her cousin-in-law.
Yun Xiangye doesn't want to go to war with the Xu family.
Gu Yan said: "I believe in Uncle Xu's loyalty."
Yun Xiangye saw that the sky outside was getting darker and darker, and there was a burst of thunder. She snuggled into Gu Yan's arms and said, "This Chang'an City is going to be in turmoil. This year is my zodiac year, and I really have to believe in fate. I'll go to a Taoist temple to pray for blessings and get a peace charm for you some other day."
Gu Yan touched Yun Xiangye's head and said, "I'll go with you when I have time."
Yun Xiangye nodded slightly.
Gu Yan sighed and said, "I'm afraid the Princess of Chu doesn't know about Zhao Jing's rebellion. Zhao Jing dared to team up with the traitor and covet the throne. It's not a pity for him to die. It's just a pity for my second aunt. From what Your Highness said, it seems that he doesn't want to keep Zhao Jing alive. But my second aunt only has Zhao Jing and Nan'an as her children. Alas!"
Yun Xiangye thought of Zhao Jing's mother. She was also a good elder who always smiled when she saw her.
If Zhao Jing had lost his life, the Princess of Chu would probably be very sad.
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On the river, bean-sized raindrops fell, and the strong wind swept the big ship, causing it to sway continuously.
In the cabin, Ye Wanhe received a letter from Gu Yan. She saw that the letter said that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was heartbroken and had no appetite, and she couldn't help but sigh.
"My dear cousin, the wind and rain are really too strong. I'm afraid we can't travel tonight."
Ye Wanhe said to the visitor: "It's better to be safe, so there's no need to hurry."
The wind and rain stopped for a long time, and Ye Wanhe heard cries for help coming from outside.
She opened the window of the cabin, lit a lantern, and used the moonlight outside to see the two people in the river clearly.
"Help! Help!"
Ye Wanhe quickly stood up and said to the two female secret guards beside her: "Go and save them quickly."
Two female secret guards jumped off the boat one after another to rescue the two people who were floating in the river.
Ye Wanhe went to the deck, holding a lantern and looking at the two people who were rescued. They looked to be in their twenties or thirties.
Ye Wanhe walked over with a lantern, and when she saw the man's face clearly, her eyes widened involuntarily. This man looked too much like the King of Chu.
Chen Qing, who was standing by, saw the woman in front of him staring at his husband. Although he was a little suspicious, he still knelt down politely and said, "Thank you, madam, for saving my husband and me. I will repay you for saving my life one day."
Ye Wanhe looked down at Chen Qing, listening to her Yongxing dialect accent and looking at her appearance carefully, she couldn't help crying and said, "Chen Qing? Are you Chen Qing?"
Chen Qing raised his eyes and looked at Ye Wanhe. It took him a while to recognize Ye Wanhe. After more than ten years of not seeing her, he could still vaguely recognize her: "Wanhe! Are you Wanhe?"
Ye Wanhe hurriedly helped Chen Qing up and said with a smile: "It's me. I thought I would have to go to Jiangnan to see you, but I didn't expect to see you today..."
Chen Qing looked at Ye Wanhe and said, "You left the palace? That's great. We haven't seen each other for more than ten years, but I didn't expect that you saved us. It's really fate."
Ye Wanhe looked at the man next to Chen Qing and asked, "Is this your husband? How old is he?"
If you say that Mr. Chen Qing’s face is not the King of Chu’s biological son, I’m afraid few people would believe it. However, the King of Chu has always been in love with the Princess of Chu. Could it be that he has an illegitimate child outside?
Chen Qing said: "He is the same age as me. This year is his zodiac year, and he is twenty-four."
"Twenty-four..."
Ye Wanhe calculated the age and found that the Prince of Chu was only a few months younger than Zhao Yun, and seemed to be about twenty-four years old.
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