The carriage slowly came to a stop. Yinshuang got off the carriage first, and then helped Chenwan down.
Stepping up the stairs, Shen Wan asked the gatekeeper, "Has the Prince not left the residence?"
The servant hurriedly replied, "The prince is in the manor."
However, he sounded somewhat unsure of himself when he said that.
Although the prince didn't enjoy climbing over the wall as much as the Prince of Yanping and his son, he still climbed over the wall to leave the mansion sometimes.
However, most of the time, the prince still entered and exited the mansion through the main gate.
Shen Wan invited Yun Qi into the mansion and went directly to the Moyu Pavilion.
From afar, Xie Jingyan could be seen coming out of Moyuxuan. When Xie Jingyan heard from the maid that Yun Qi had arrived, he knew that Yun Qi was here to see him. If he was looking for Shen Wan, there would be no need to come to Moyuxuan if he had run into her.
Upon seeing Xie Jingyan, Yun Qi bowed to him. Xie Jingyan asked, "You came to see me?"
Yun Qi nodded, "He came to deliver a letter to you."
Xie Jingyan found it strange, and Shen Wan had already asked, "Sending a letter?"
Yun Qi took out a letter from his pocket, but instead of giving it to Xie Jingyan directly, he said, "I don't know who sent you this letter..."
After a pause, Yun Qi continued, "My Yun family's business is not limited to Da Chu. We also have some involvement in Xi Liang and Dong Lie, but not much. The Yun family is only in it for making money. To avoid trouble, our business in Xi Liang and Dong Lie is not under the Yun family's name. I don't know how it got out, but about a month ago, someone sent a letter to the Yun family's shop in Xi Liang, saying that it should be given to you."
The messenger left the letter and went. The shop manager felt something was amiss, so he sent someone to send the letter back to the capital.
The letter was delivered to the Yun family yesterday evening. The Yun family hesitated all night about whether to give the letter to Xie Jingyan.
Some people in Xiliang knew that it was a shop owned by the Yun family and asked them to help deliver a message to Prince Ling. Those who didn't know might have thought that the Yun family was secretly colluding with Xiliang.
Moreover, what if this letter was sent by someone with ulterior motives to plot against Prince Ling? Wouldn't the Yun family become accomplices?
Hesitating repeatedly, unable to make up my mind.
I wanted to open the letter and take a look, but it would be too immoral to casually read someone else's letter to Prince Ling.
Yun Qi felt that Xie Jingyan was not so easily manipulated. The Yun family had clearly explained the origin of the letter, and Prince Ling would make his own judgment.
Yun Qi then delivered the letter to Xie Jingyan.
Xie Jingyan's gaze fell on the letter, which Yun Qi handed to him.
Shen Wan asked curiously, "Why would someone from Xiliang send you a letter?"
Xie Jingyan also found it strange, "We'll know once we open it up."
He took the letter from Yun Qi.
The seal is made of sealing wax.
He opened the letter.
I opened it and glanced at it.
Xie Jingyan's brows furrowed.
The letter contained only a few words—
The person you are looking for is at the General's Mansion in Zhenyuan.
The signature did not include a name, but instead depicted a wine glass.
Shen Wan stood beside Xie Jingyan, and could see the contents of the letter clearly.
She looked at Xie Jingyan, "Do you know who sent you the letter?"
Xie Jingyan said, "It is the Crown Prince of Western Liang."
Shen Wan's eyes widened.
Crown Prince of Western Liang?
Didn't he die after being assassinated and falling off a cliff in the Great Chu?
Is he still alive?
Shen Wan asked, "Are you sure it's him?"
Xie Jingyan said, "I have drunk with many people in the Great Chu, but in the Western Liang, I have only drunk alone with the Crown Prince of Western Liang."
"On the day I went to Deyue Tower to keep the appointment, I told the Crown Prince of Xiliang that someone in Xiliang was secretly colluding with King Cheng, and reminded him to secure his position as Crown Prince."
"He sent this letter to tell me that the person colluding with Prince Cheng is the General Zhenyuan of Xiliang, and that Prince Cheng is in the General Zhenyuan's mansion."
The Crown Prince of Xiliang would indeed find someone to help him deliver messages. The Yun family had a shop in Xiliang, so the person sent would definitely be trustworthy. Only someone so trustworthy that even if they were caught and tortured, they would not reveal that they were from the Yun family could be entrusted with this task.
Shen Wan said, "If the Crown Prince of Xiliang is not dead, then whose body was found after he was assassinated and fell off a cliff?"
Because of the Crown Prince of Western Liang, Western Liang demanded an explanation from Great Chu. Great Chu couldn't provide one, so they besieged the city. However, the Crown Prince of Western Liang had already returned to Western Liang. As the Crown Prince of a country, how could he just stand by and watch Western Liang and Great Chu fight without showing up?!
Xie Jingyan said, "It's highly likely that the person who was assassinated and fell off the cliff that day wasn't him."
The Crown Prince of Xiliang already has people who want him dead in Xiliang. Those who want his life are not only in Dachu, but also secretly colluding with King Cheng. Xie Jingyan had openly warned him to be careful that day. How could the Crown Prince of Xiliang not be on high alert on his way back to Xiliang? If something happens to him in Dachu, it will give Xiliang a reason to attack Dachu. If the person behind this really has a scheme, they will definitely take this opportunity to kill him or Princess Nanyi in Dachu.
I sent this letter to him not only to repay the favor he gave me that day, but also because I wanted to join forces with him.
He wants to get rid of King Cheng, and the Crown Prince of Xiliang wants to destroy General Zhenyuan.
The two of them hit it off immediately.
Yun Qi said, "I'm relieved that there's nothing sinister or scheming in this letter."
Shen Wan said, "I only knew that the Yun family had expanded their business to the desert, but I didn't expect that they had also done so in Xiliang and Donglie. Xiliang and Donglie don't trade with our Great Chu, especially now that we're at war. How can we still do business with them?"
Yun Qi chuckled, “Doing business doesn’t necessarily mean selling goods from Da Chu to Xi Liang and vice versa. The Yun family makes money in Da Chu just as easily as they do in Xi Liang.”
Shen Wan, "..."
I feel like the question I just asked was incredibly stupid.
Neither matters of the imperial court nor business matters could stump Xie Jingyan.
Since the matter has been brought up, Yun Qi decided to say a few more words.
Yun Qi said, "The Yun family's business has become too big. In the past, my grandfather was worried that one day the Yun family would be targeted and that money would bring disaster. He dared not let us all stay in the capital at the same time. If the Yun family were to get into trouble, there would be no place for the Yun family in the Great Chu. After sensing a hint of trouble, my grandfather also opened a few shops in Xiliang and Donglie, hoping to have a way out in the future."
"Grandfather thought no one would know, but he never expected that the shop would be known even by the Crown Prince of Xiliang in less than two years."
It has to be said that the Yun family has a keen sense of smell. In their previous life, the Yun family was targeted by someone, and in the end, the whole family was wiped out. It is always good to be more careful. Although they are from the Great Chu, the Great Chu wiped out the entire Yun family. Survival is the most important thing. The world is so big, there is always a place to stay.
But he didn't expect to be discovered. His grandfather must have been very frustrated when he found out.
Shen Wan dared not say what would become of the Yun family in the future, but she believed in Xie Jingyan's character. As long as they lived, no one would dare to target the Yun family again.
After delivering the letter, Yun Qi took his leave. He needed to return to the Yun family and tell Old Master Yun and the others about this, so as not to worry them.
Xie Jingyan and Yun Qi left the mansion together, but he went to the palace.
Although this letter cannot be used as evidence to force Xiliang to withdraw its troops, the fact that the Crown Prince of Xiliang is still alive, and the whereabouts of Prince Cheng, must be informed to the Emperor…
He had previously told the emperor that he would personally bring Prince Cheng back.
They offered the head of King Cheng as a sacrifice to their mother.
The day General Zhenyuan of Xiliang goes to the battlefield will also be the day he goes to the battlefield.
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