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.
Seeing Yun Xiangye, Gu Yan asked, "Why are you still in the embroidery workshop at this hour?"
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 wants her to marry Zhao Jing as a concubine, and she wants me to agree to let her be your concubine..."
Gu Yan frowned and said, "You didn't promise her, did you?"
Yun Xiangye said, "How could I possibly agree to her request? I'm just curious why the Fu family would allow Fu Anran to be Zhao Jing's concubine?"
Gu Yan said, "I'll tell you about this matter when we get back 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 then said to Yun Xiangye, "The Fu family might also be thinking of following the dragon's merit."
Yun Xiangye's eyes widened as she asked, "Are you saying that Zhao Jing wants to rebel and ascend the throne? Where does he get such audacity? 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 being spread around the city by Zhao Jing.
If His Highness 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 stand my father's integrity and are hostile to my Gu family, how could they watch the little grandson ascend the throne while my Gu family is a puppet?
With that rumor, our Gu family will definitely be accused of trying to control the puppet emperor.
Then, by then, the court factions that have always had a bad relationship with the Gu family, the other princes of the Zhao family, and some generals who want to take advantage of the opportunity to gain merit, will they not help the other princes of the Zhao family 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, seriously ill and on the verge of death. He just wants 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 asked, "Isn't Lord Zhenbei a good friend of my father-in-law? Would he also plot a rebellion against the young emperor's grandson?"
Gu Yan chuckled and said, "Our prince is very suspicious. After my father handed over his troops, 50,000 soldiers were allocated to the Marquis of Zhenbei. His highness, more than anyone else, does not want our Gu and Xu families to be on good terms. 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 hurriedly said, "I just treat her as my younger sister. I've known since I was a child that the friendship between our Gu and Xu families only stopped at my parents' generation. So even though Xu Pei and I are the same age, we rarely interact."
Yun Xiangye said, "The royal family is troublesome. Even cousins have so many arguments 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 willingly give up power and wealth to follow his sister this time was quite unexpected to me."
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.
Gu Yan continued, "The Xu family of the Zhenbei Marquisate is the Chu Princess's family. The current Xu Marquis is Zhao Jing's biological uncle, so there's no guarantee he won't help his nephew ascend the throne. So, Your Highness wants to know the loyalty of the Zhenbei Marquisate. If the Zhenbei Marquisate really has any intentions, 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 see the time when the Xu family goes to war.
Gu Yan said: "I believe in Uncle Xu's loyalty."
Yun Xiangye watched the sky outside grow darker and darker, and then a burst of thunder roared. She snuggled into Gu Yan's arms and said, "There's going to be unrest in Chang'an City. This year is my zodiac year, so I really have to believe in fate. I'll go find a Taoist temple to pray for blessings someday, and also get a peace talisman for you."
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 associate with the rebels and covet the throne. He deserves death. It's just a pity for my second aunt. From what His Highness said, it seems that he doesn't want to keep Zhao Jing alive. But my second aunt only cares about Zhao Jing and Nan'an, her two children. Alas!"
Yun Xiangye thought of Zhao Jing's mother. She was also a good elder who always smiled when she saw her.
The poor one is indeed the Princess of Chu.
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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.
"Cousin, the wind and rain are really too strong. I'm afraid we won't be able to travel tonight."
Ye Wanhe said to the newcomer, "It's better to be safe than sorry, so there's no need to rush."
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