Chapter 92: Let Miss Fu become the Crown Princess smoothly
It was already past noon when Yun Xiangye slowly woke up.
Hearing the noise inside, Run'er hurried in with warm water.
Yun Xiangye stood up and felt sore all over. She sighed secretly and knew that she could only be more tolerant towards Gu Yan until her sister could get away safely.
Yun Xiangye took the handkerchief handed to her by Run'er and wiped her face, saying, "Go to the princess's residence later and bring Nuonuo over."
Run'er asked, "Aren't you going back to the princess's mansion?"
Yun Xiangye said, "The embroidery workshop will open soon, and I have to be busy making more clothes. By the way, I can see how the clothes made by other embroiderers are, and I can improve them immediately, so that I don't have to work in vain."
Run'er responded, "Okay."
Yun Xiangye went to the embroidery room, where many embroiderers were already making clothes.
Yun Xiangye went over and gave them instructions one by one, and also taught them some skills that her mother had taught them. Before they knew it, half a day had passed.
It was not until Nuonuo came that Yun Xiangye went over and hugged the sweet and soft Nuonuo.
Nuonuo is cute and well-behaved. Most of the embroiderers are mothers, and they are extremely happy to see Nuonuo.
Yun Xiangye allowed them to bring their children to the backyard of the embroidery workshop, so that Nuonuo would have more playmates.
The embroiderers naturally agreed to bring the children with them.
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After lunch break, in the Censorate.
Qing Ming hurriedly walked to Gu Yan and whispered softly, "Master, I have to take a few days off and go back to Hongliu Village. I just received news that my cousin was killed by Wang Heng, and my cousin's wife was also insulted by those beasts and is trying to commit suicide. My second uncle and second aunt lost their son in middle age and are so sad that they can't get out of bed..."
Gu Yan was annoyed when he heard this: "Did Fu Ming instruct you?"
Qing Ming nodded and said, "That should be the case. Wang Heng originally occupied the land of Hongliu Village for Fu Ming. When my cousin was murdered, the Dali Temple's Shaoqing intervened and put Wang Heng in jail. They insisted that he was the murderer and that Fu Ming had nothing to do with it. The case was closed and Wang Heng has now been detained in the Dali Temple."
Gu Yan frowned and said, "Isn't the Shaoqing of Dali Temple Xie Shian?"
Qing Ming whispered, "Yes, Sir Xie."
Gu Yan said: "You go back and take care of the funeral first. I will definitely give your cousin justice in this matter."
Qing Ming knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "Thank you, Master."
After Qing Ming left, Gu Yan went to the Dali Temple with a sullen face.
Seeing Gu Yan coming over, Xie Shian smiled and asked, "How come you have time to come to my place?"
When Gu Yan saw Xie Shian, he asked, "Fu Ming's men killed the villagers in Hongliu Village. How could you cover up the evidence for him?"
Xie Shian whispered, "Fu Ming's men also made a mistake for a moment, and it was not Fu Ming's order. Now Fu Ming has compensated the villager with 100 taels of silver on behalf of Wang Heng, which is enough for his family to live safely."
Gu Yan said, "Fu Ming relied on the name of the Crown Princess' brother to allow his men to enclose land and seize the people's fields and houses. Your Highness has already let him off lightly once, but he still wants revenge and kills people to silence them. This matter must be reported to Your Majesty."
Xie Shian said, "Cousin, the Crown Princess is about to enter the Eastern Palace. If something happens to her brother, where will the reputation of the Eastern Palace be?"
Gu Yan said: "It is against the reputation of the Eastern Palace to cover up Fu Ming's mistakes again and again. I just can't imagine that you would cover up for him. You have always been fair, why do you have to do such a dirty thing?"
Xie Shian said, "This was done by Fu Ming's men. It has nothing to do with Fu Ming. Moreover, Fu Ming has also sent that man to prison, waiting to be executed in the autumn. You should not pursue this matter any further. Even if you want to pursue it, wait another two months and let Miss Fu become the Crown Princess smoothly."
Gu Yan just felt that something was wrong with Xie Shian. This was not the Xie Shian he knew.
Xie Shian has always been upright and honest, and there is no need for him to cover up for Fu Ming in order to please the future Crown Princess.
Gu Yan said: "I need to report this matter to His Majesty. The deceased is Qing Ming's cousin. I came here today to advise you not to get involved in it anymore, so as to avoid being implicated."
Xie Shian frowned slightly and said, "Cousin, it's only two months, can't you let Donggong marry the Crown Princess safely?"
Gu Yan said: "How unjustly did the villagers who died in Hongliu Village suffer?"
After Gu Yan finished speaking, he turned around and left. After not seeing him for three years, he never expected that Xie Shian would become such a sycophantic person.
After returning to the princess's mansion, Gu Yan saw that Yun Xiangye had not returned home all day, so he went to the embroidery workshop.
Entering the backyard of the embroidery workshop, Gu Yan saw Yun Xiangye embroidering in the corridor, while Nuonuo was playing with kites with her wet nurse and Run'er.
Gu Yan walked up to Yun Xiangye and asked, "Why don't you go back?"
Yun Xiangye said, "I will go back after I finish embroidering this flower."
Yun Xiangye raised her eyes and glanced at Gu Yan. Seeing that he looked surprised and angry, she said, "This embroidery shop is about to open, so I have to pay more attention to it. Why are you angry? You are the one who is angry."
Gu Yan said: "I am not angry because you are not going back, but I am angry with cousin Shi An. After all, we haven't seen each other for three years, and everything has changed a lot."
Yun Xiangye said: "Cousin Shi An is a good person, how could he make you angry?"
Seeing that there was no one around, Gu Yan sat down next to Yun Xiangye and talked to her about officialdom: "Qingming's hometown is Hongliu Village outside Chang'an City. After we returned to Chang'an, his cousin found him and said that there was a nobleman in Chang'an City who forcibly occupied the land of the people in Hongliu Village and took away the land of Qingming's ancestors. I checked and found out that the person behind it was Fu Ming.
This matter was reported to His Highness years ago. His Highness was concerned that the Crown Princess would soon enter the palace, so he only asked me to advise Fu Ming to return the land and property to the people.
I thought the matter was over, but today Qingming told me that his cousin was killed by Fu Ming’s men because he reported Fu Ming, and his cousin’s wife was also humiliated…”
The needle in Yun Xiangye's hand pierced her finger, and blood oozed out. She quickly covered her finger with a handkerchief and said, "In this peaceful and prosperous era, how could such a thing happen under the feet of the emperor?"
Yun Xiangye grew up in the remote Jiangnan area, and had never seen such a thing of bullying the common people by taking advantage of power.
Who would have thought that such evil things would happen around the imperial city.
Gu Yan said: "It is precisely because of the world that such incidents occur frequently. Human nature is greedy. Once you have power and influence, you can't guarantee that you won't have delusions in your heart. You can take advantage of the protection of the court and do whatever you want."
Yun Xiangye said: "Then you have to seek justice for Qingming's family."
Gu Yan said: "Of course I have to seek justice. Qing Ming has been with me since he was very young. I can't let him down. But I didn't expect Xie Shian to protect Fu Ming and cover up for him just to please the Fu family."
Yun Xiangye said, "Cousin Shi An doesn't need to do this, right? Although his surname is not Zhao or Xie, he is still the nephew of His Majesty. Why should he try to please the family of the future Crown Princess? He is the cousin of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and he doesn't need all this power."
Gu Yan said, "Who knows? Three years ago, Xie Shian was so upright and incorruptible. In just three years, he seems to have become a different person. In order to please the Fu family and let the Crown Princess enter the East Palace smoothly, he even disregarded the lives of innocent people."
Yun Xiangye said: "Poor Qingming's cousin and cousin-in-law, you must seek justice for them."
Gu Yan nodded and said, "Well, I will never let Fu Ming off easily in this matter."
Yun Xiangye was in no mood to embroider. She sighed and said, "Fu Qianran is really pitiful. It's not enough that she has a playboy cousin, but she also has a brother like this. I hope this matter doesn't affect her future."
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