Chapter 522 Princess

The prince's words reminded Song Mo of something.

He asked the prince: "Have you found out the cause of death of the eldest son of the Liao king?"

"It's been investigated." The prince said worriedly, "My father personally sent someone to investigate. It was said that the Liao Palace heard that my fifth brother was in Kyoto to take care of the sick, and knew that the matter was exposed, but they couldn't get any news about my fifth brother. Some of the people he recruited in the past fled one after another, and those who stayed had no intention of protecting their master. The Liao Princess even hanged herself. My nephew was frightened and fell ill. The chief historian of the Liao Palace was afraid that the emperor would be angry, so he wanted to report the death and illness to Kyoto in a few days. Who knew that this delay would lead to the current situation!" He said bitterly, "It's all these villains' fault."

If he can handle one or ten, can he handle a hundred or a thousand?

Thinking of this, the prince sat down on the armchair calmly, waved his hand to Cui Yijun, and said, "You go away first. Yantang and I have something to talk about. If he is not safe here, there will be no safe place in the world."

Cui Yijun glanced at Song Mo with a smile, but turned around with a somewhat gloomy look on his face.

Song Yantang was indeed the one whose ancestors had been adopted by the royal family. Just when he came by on the road, the prince treated him with special affection!

Song Mocai was too lazy to care what Cui Yijun was thinking.

In the past, with Wang Yuan, who had lived in the Qianqing Palace for his entire life, he was able to place a few of his own people in the Qianqing Palace. Cui Yijun had just moved into the Qianqing Palace and wanted to compete with him, but he could quickly join forces with Wang Yuan to sideline him.

However, the emperor is on the decline, and even if Wang Yuan wants to guard the emperor's mausoleum in peace, he has to be more careful. He can take this opportunity to arrange a few people in the Qianqing Palace...

Song Mo thought about it, lowered his head and drank a sip of tea, and asked the prince with a concerned tone: "What happened?"

The prince thought for a moment and whispered, "I wanted Cui Yijun to pass a message to Wang Yuan, but Cui Yijun said that it was not a good idea to tell Wang Yuan about this matter, lest the emperor later misunderstand that I instructed the eunuchs around him and misunderstand me even more. Do you think I should pass a message to Wang Yuan?"

Song Mo couldn't help but sigh.

After what happened, the prince is no longer as weak as before, and now he knows how to use his brain to think of solutions.

He said, "I think what Eunuch Cui said makes sense. Not only should you have less contact with the people around the emperor, but you should also be more polite. If anyone dares to talk about the emperor's affairs in front of you, you should beat him to death immediately."

The prince nodded thoughtfully.

The room became quiet and there was no sound at all.

Suddenly, there was a burst of talking outside.

Song Mo frowned and shouted "Wuyi" loudly: "Who is talking outside? You don't know the rules. Tell the Madam to call the matchmaker in to deal with everything."

Wuyi hesitated to speak, and did not immediately turn around and leave as usual.

The prince was curious and asked Wuyi, "Is there something urgent that can't be delayed?"

Being questioned by the Crown Prince, Wuyi, who had experienced the incident at the Duke of Ying's Mansion, was so nervous that his legs went limp. He knelt down and stammered, "It was the Crown Prince who asked us to keep an eye on the Earl of Yunyang's Mansion... Today, the Earl of Yunyang's Mansion suddenly moved all of Master Gu's things to the Yunyang Earl's Mansion's other courtyard in Daxing. I'm afraid Master Gu will suffer a loss... Master Gu is still in Tianjin Wei helping our Crown Prince to dock the boat..."

"Gu Yu?" The prince, who was too busy at this time, murmured, then smiled bitterly at Song Mo and said, "You are a loyal person. Even in this situation today, you still protect Gu Yu."

Song Mo stood up quickly and said, "Please forgive me, Your Highness..."

The prince waved his hand and interrupted Song Mo: "I think Gu Yu is very lucky to have a friend like you." He was very moved and ordered Wuyi, "Go and tell the people in Yunyang Marquis's Mansion that the queen treated the Shen family well in the past. Don't I have the heart of a woman? Tell them not to change their attitude according to the situation and make things difficult for Gu Yu." He added, "I'm afraid it won't be helpful for you to go. I'll let Cui Yijun go with you!"

Song Mo hurriedly thanked Gu Yu on his behalf.

Wuyi kowtowed nine times before retreating.

The prince sighed, "In this world, there are many people who add flowers to the brocade, but few who help others in times of need!"

Song Mo had no choice but to comfort him: "Although it's a small amount, it's not nothing. Don't worry for now. Things will get better day by day."

After talking to Song Mo for a while, the prince felt much better.

Song Mo asked, "Have you ever thought about arranging a marriage for Gu Yu?"

The prince was stunned for a moment, then began to seriously consider the problem.

The Queen and Prince Liao's eldest son passed away, and he not only had to show great sorrow, but also show favor to Gu Yu, whom the Queen treated like her own child during her lifetime... What a good idea!

He couldn't help but get excited.

"And Jingyi, her last marriage with the Duke of Xingguo failed, and she is still unmarried. Now that the empress is gone, she must be very scared, and no one will care about her life or death. I will discuss with the emperor and ask him to personally choose a good marriage for her. The emperor will definitely be in high spirits. This is a good topic..." The more he thought about it, the more he felt that Song Mo's idea was good.

Seeing that things were finally going in the direction he had hoped, Song Mo smiled and said, "Speaking of Princess Jingyi, do you think it would be possible for Gu Yu to marry Princess Jingtai?"

The prince was stunned and asked, "Princess Shang?"

"This is what I think," Song Mo said, "If we give Gu Yu a marriage gift, if his family is too high, the other party may not agree. If his family is too low, it will seem insincere. It is better to let him marry a princess and inherit the Yunyang Earl's Mansion in the future. He can live a comfortable and noble life, which can also please Concubine Shu."

Concubine Shu was a very good person in the palace. He arranged a marriage for Taijing. With Concubine Shu's intelligence, she would definitely say a few good words for him in front of the emperor.

The prince said excitedly, "Okay! Let's do this. I will go back to the palace immediately, comfort my father first, and then talk about Jingyi's situation, Jingyi's marriage, and then Jingtai..."

He has a brotherly relationship, and the emperor will definitely be very happy.

The prince stood up and left in the same haste as when he came.

Song Mo let out a long sigh, and when he returned, he gave Dou Zhao a hug and said with a smile: "You asked Wu Yi to deliver it to me, right?"

The Duke of Ying's Mansion is not some shabby family, and the rules of Yizhitang are even stricter. Not to mention that the Earl of Yunyang's Mansion only moved Gu Yu's things out, even if they were hunting for Gu Yu, there was no reason for them to break in to report when the Crown Prince came to visit.

Dou Zhao smiled and said, "If you bring up Gu Yu's case, it will leave too much trace. If you don't mention it, and the Crown Prince starts to rectify the civil service after things go smoothly, Gu Yu will be implicated. I have no choice but to try the trade insurance."

Song Mo laughed and said, "We really are in sync. You and I think the same thing. But the prince is in a good mood and can't think of this for a while. After a long time, he will definitely find it strange. Wuyi can't stay in the mansion."

He called Wuyi in and asked, "Do you want to go to the guardhouse or the government office?"

If he goes to the guardhouse and joins the army, his descendants will all be military households; if he goes to the government office, he can only be a constable. Although it is also a hereditary job, his son must have the ability to take over from him.

He felt bad about both sides.

He didn't raise his head and looked at Dou Zhao.

Dou Zhao nodded encouragingly and said jokingly, "If you miss this opportunity, you will never get it again. Make up your mind quickly."

Wu Yi finally felt relieved and said, "I want to follow Zhao Liangbi to do business!"

Song Mo and Dou Zhao were both very surprised, but Dou Zhao had many businesses, and since he was willing to follow Zhao Liangbi, it would be good for him to stay there and be a shopkeeper. After ten or eight years, the prince would not recognize him.

"Okay!" Song Mo said with a smile, "Then go find Zhao Liangbi!"

Wuyi kowtowed to Song Mo happily and retreated.

Dou Zhao smiled and said, "Since you are pretending to put your internal affairs in order, shouldn't you also sort out the people on the Duke's side?"

Song Mo couldn't help laughing again and said, "This is your purpose, right?"

Dou Zhao just smiled and said nothing.

Song Yichun's injuries had healed long ago, but he could no longer speak, and he also lost his job as the commander-in-chief of the Five Military Governor's Office, so he has been bedridden ever since. Song Mo sent Lu Zheng and his wife to take care of his daily life. Lu Zheng was fine, as he had served Song Yichun since he was a child and was loyal to him and took good care of him. However, Lu Zheng's wife was resentful of Song Yichun for abandoning Lu Zheng, and kept whispering in Lu Zheng's ear. She didn't dare to mention it again after being beaten by Lu Zheng. But Lu Zheng's family blamed Song Yichun for this, and they were inevitably careless in washing clothes and cooking. Lu Zheng was a man, and he had to deal with Song Yichun's inexplicable temper and the people in Xiyuan who had lost their loyalty. How could he care about these things? Even if they were discovered and talked about occasionally, Lu Zheng's family would sincerely admit their mistakes and let the incident go, but would continue to do what they should do afterwards, and the people below would follow their example. It just so happened that Song Yichun couldn't speak, and thought that Lu Zheng should be able to see that she was uncomfortable, so she took her anger out on Lu Zheng. In order to appease Song Yichun, Lu Zheng spent more time and energy on Song Yichun, and paid less and less attention to the trivial matters in life. The people under him became more and more indifferent to Song Yichun...Xiangxiangyuan was a mess, with resentment everywhere every day, and people didn't want to step in.

Song Mo asked Yan Chaoqing to handle this matter.

Within a few days, the Duke of England's mansion was sold out and many people came out.

The Crown Prince heard this and said to the Crown Princess, "It seems that Song Yantang will have to take charge of the Duke of Ying's Mansion!"

Song Yichun's confusion is well-known within a certain range.

The Crown Princess said, "It should have been done a long time ago. If it weren't for Song Yantang's loyalty, the palace coup would have been troublesome."

They both still remembered that at that time Dou Zhao and his mother were being held hostage by Prince Liao's men.

The prince nodded and said, "You go there every now and then to give gifts. Anyway, the Duke of Ying's Mansion and the palace have always been close."

"I understand." The Crown Princess smiled and gave the Duke of Ying's Mansion a basket of peaches that the Marquis of Changxing's Mansion had presented a few days ago.

"There are still peaches in this season?" Dou Zhao was very rare and had to send some to the Dou family and Jiang Yan.

Upon hearing this, Marquis Changxing's face darkened.

He had already received the news that the prince was going to visit Song Mo.

Could it be that since I failed to defeat the old Duke of England, now I can’t defeat Bian Songmo either?

He invited Choi Yi-jun to have tea.

Cui Yijun smiled and politely declined: "I am not allowed to leave the palace without permission. I appreciate the good intention of the Marquis of Changxing."

He didn't want to get involved in these things.

You know, Song Mo and Wang Yuan are old friends.

Even if he wanted to touch Song Mo, he might not be able to do so even if he used all his strength. But if Song Mo wanted to touch him, he only had to tell Wang Yuan.

I'm afraid that old dog Wang Yuan is looking for faults in his eyes!