Chapter 249 You're Really My Darling
"Why are you all stammering? Who can persuade Prince Jing to surrender? I will reward you handsomely!"
At the Jiangnan Imperial Palace, Emperor Honghui was holding a court meeting.
The palace was originally full of civil and military officials, but now only half of them remain.
He, the emperor, has been forced into this situation by a rebel, and has fallen ill several times from anger.
I heard that King Jing killed the powerful and influential people who did not obey him according to their family genealogy, and Emperor Honghui fell ill with anger again.
How could this Prince Jing be so outrageous?
Emperor Honghui's expression was not good at this moment. "Why is no one saying anything? Are you just going to watch the rebels become emperor? A subject who has disgraced his ruler dies. What do you think will happen to you?"
"A traitor like that can become emperor? Dream on!"
"Your Majesty, Prince Jing is pressing us hard and there's no way he'll surrender. We need to make plans soon. Perhaps we should gather all the troops in Jiangnan to wipe out the rebels."
If it could be destroyed so easily, it wouldn't have led to the loss of Kyoto.
Emperor Honghui's face darkened. "Guards, summon the head of the An family and the head of the Tao family to see me."
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"Lady Ye, the Emperor has also placed the land of Jingzhou under your jurisdiction, and is entrusting you with the task of adapting to local conditions."
Chu Xiujie came to deliver a message.
"What a convenient way to adapt to local conditions! How can I possibly manage it all?" Ye Wan almost rolled her eyes.
Does she think she's a nuclear-powered donkey? Even donkeys need rest, right? How can you exploit someone like this?
“It’s definitely not just you alone, you’ll be my helper.” Chu Xiujie said with a smile.
Ye Wan rolled her eyes thoroughly.
"Madam, Madam!"
Hearing that someone was coming, Chu Xiujie left first.
It was Lady Dou who arrived.
Lady Dou was beaming with joy.
"I could hear you from far away. Your voice was so loud it was driving me crazy. Does that happy look on your face mean you have some good news to tell me?" Ye Wan asked her to sit down and talk.
"Madam, I'm pregnant!" Lady Dou said, placing her hand on her belly.
She had been longing for this child for so long, and finally she was pregnant.
"Congratulations! When the baby is born, you must invite me to the full moon celebration." Ye Wan was happy for her too.
"Madam, I've been waiting for this day for so long, and it's finally come true. Madam, if it weren't for you, I might have... I might have..." Dou Niangzi's eyes welled up with tears as she spoke.
Ye Wan interrupted her before she could finish speaking. "You are a strong woman. If we're talking about details, I'm not as good as you. Don't dwell on the past anymore, just keep looking forward."
“Waaah, Madam, Madam…” Lady Dou cried.
Pregnant women may experience greater mood swings.
"Alright, alright, stop crying. The way you're crying makes it sound like I'm some kind of heartless man. Here, have some grapes." Ye Wan brought over a plate of grapes.
Lady Dou tasted one, and her eyes lit up.
“Take the grapes back with you and take good care of them. After you have the baby, come back to work for me.”
Lady Dou said she could start working right now and didn't need to go back to rest.
He reluctantly went back after being scolded by Ye Wan.
Not long after Lady Dou left, Ge Yue arrived again.
"Xiaoyue, what's wrong?"
Ge Yue stammered, "Madam, I... I've been feeling really bad about letting you take me in for so long. I'd like to give you a gift."
"What gift?" Ye Wan asked curiously.
Then Ge Yue took out two beads.
"This is……"
Ge Yue lowered her head. "These are glass beads. I made them myself to play with. I know they're not worth much. I... this is all I have now."
She wanted to stay; she didn't want to be a burden to her brother.
You made this yourself?
Ye Wan took the glass bead and looked at Ge Yue with shining eyes, as if she were looking at a treasure.
"Xiaoyue, my dear Xiaoyue, you are such a precious treasure!"
Glass! This little girl can actually make glass. I knew she couldn't just take someone for free, and she was right!
Ge Yue's face flushed red instantly, her whole body turning as red as a boiled shrimp.
"Madam, I can only make these pure colors. This one doesn't look very good. I can try making the colorful ones later."
Her mother was the daughter of a glassmaker, and she had seen glassmakers since she was a child. Unfortunately, when she tried to make them for fun, she couldn't create beautiful colors.
"No color, this is perfect! Great!"
Ye Wan summoned the servants, "Replace everything in the guest quarters with the best of the best, and give those two siblings whatever they want!"
"My darling, from today onwards, you are the number one darling in my life."
Ye Wan held Ge Yue's hand, overjoyed.
Ge Yue blushed, "Madam, my brother and my grandfather..."
"Don't worry, don't worry. Since we're your family, I'll take care of everything, from food and drink to toileting."
"Tell the kitchen to prepare the ingredients; I'm going to cook today myself."
With glass, she can do so many things, most importantly, she can install glass windows, so the room won't be dark after sunset.
Ge Yue left, and Chu Xiujie came again, urging Ye Wan to get to work.
The land held by the powerful and wealthy is mostly in Prince Jing's hands. While the weather is still hot, some abandoned land can still be cultivated, so we must hurry up and seize the opportunity, as the national treasury is still empty.
"Madam Ye, what makes you so happy?"
"Take a look at this." Ye Wan took out the pair of glass beads.
"Glass? It's pretty, but it's not very practical, and it's colorless, so it's worthless." Chu Xiujie wasn't very curious about glass.
This thing isn't very practical; it's just for looks.
"What do you know? I'll make it valuable."
Ye Wan felt she could try something.
Chu Xiujie clicked his tongue. "Oh right, there's something I forgot to tell you. I think you'll be going to the capital later."
Ye Wan said, "We haven't even had a chance to settle down in Jingzhou City, and now we're going to the capital again?"
"Our master wants Lin Anyuan to go south. We don't feel comfortable letting you stay here. Go to the capital and stay under the master's nose. Otherwise, what if some fool bullies you? How will we explain that?"
"Going south?"
Ye Wan was surprised, yet not surprised at the same time.
Since King Jing has become a rebel, he cannot simply let the current emperor escape.
It's Lin Anyuan...
Chu Xiujie conveyed his message and left, but was stopped by someone as soon as he stepped out of the courtyard.
"Lord Chu, please wait."
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Lin Anyuan returned a day later. After taking a bath and changing his clothes, he pulled Ye Wan into the house.
"I have something important to tell you."
Ye Wan realized she'd been tricked as soon as she entered the house, and pushed him away, saying, "Didn't you say you had something important to say?"
"We talk the talk, we walk the walk."
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"Lin Anyuan, have you no shame? How can you be so shameless?"
Exhausted from the ordeal, Ye Wan gave up and kicked him.
"How come you only just realized how shameless I am? I've always been pretty shameless, otherwise how could I have tricked you into my arms?" Lin Anyuan grabbed her foot, pulled her close, and hugged her, finally feeling at ease.
"I'm going to Jiangnan next month, Wanwan, take good care of yourself then."
Ye Wan was too weak to push him anymore. "If you go to Jiangnan this time, won't you be going to clash with them?"
The An family is something Lin Anyuan is unwilling to mention, but his biological father does indeed live in the An family.
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