Gu Yun saw her worry and shook his head, saying, "It was someone I know in the palace who passed the news to me. Yesterday's incident did not cause any commotion outside the palace. Besides, Cheng Ying has said that no one would dare to talk nonsense."
Yu Jiao breathed a sigh of relief, and Gu Yun escorted her all the way back to Liu's house.
Gu Yun got off the horse and escorted Yu Jiao into the mansion. He hesitated and said, "How about I take you to the suburbs for horse racing tomorrow?"
Yu Jiao wanted to refuse, but before she opened her mouth, Gu Yun looked at her and said carefully in a low voice, "You... don't have to feel burdened. I already understand what you mean. I won't embarrass you anymore. It's fine if you're willing to treat me as your brother."
He had figured it out long ago. It was Yu Jiao's freedom to love whomever she wanted, but he was willing to be nice to Yu Jiao and like her. He didn't need her to pay anything back, nor did he want her to have any burden.
After Gu Yun said this, if Yu Jiao refused again, it would seem that she was taking it too seriously.
She thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll ask my second sister to go with me tomorrow."
"Okay." Gu Yun just wanted to take her to the suburbs to relax. When he heard her agree, a smile appeared on his lips and his tone became cheerful, "Then I'll help you choose a well-behaved horse tomorrow."
Yu Jiao nodded and invited him to come into the mansion for a cup of tea before leaving. Gu Yun shook his head and got on the horse, "I'll pick you up at 9:00 p.m. tomorrow."
Yu Jiao watched Gu Yun leave before turning back to the mansion. Before she reached Yingyue Pavilion, a servant came over and said, "The master heard that you, the third young lady, have returned to the mansion, so he asked me to invite you to the study."
Yu Jiao followed the servant to Liu Yu's study in the front yard. She guessed that her father must have known what happened in the palace. There is no wall that is impenetrable in this world, let alone what happened in the palace.
Gu Yun knew what happened yesterday. As his father was the second assistant minister, he had sharp ears and eyes, so he would have heard some rumors.
As expected, as soon as Yu Jiao entered the study, Liu Yu looked at Yu Jiao nervously, and said gently and concernedly, "I heard about what happened in the East Palace yesterday. Fortunately, Zhan Xing went there in time. Were you frightened?"
Yu Jiao said frankly, "I was a little scared in the East Palace yesterday, but now that it's over, I feel much better."
Liu Yu touched her head with some distress, "You shouldn't have been allowed to enter the palace. It's your father who didn't take good care of you."
Yu Jiao couldn't bear to hear her elders say such things and felt a little guilty. After she returned to Beijing, although she was not close to her father Liu Yu, she knew that Liu Yu treated her very well.
Seeing that she was still a little pale, Liu Yu asked her to sit down and talk, and said gently, "Cheng Ying has handled all the affairs in the East Palace. You have nothing to do with it, and no one will slander your reputation. Although Yang Congwen was castrated as a eunuch, it caused a lot of rumors outside, but outsiders thought he offended Cheng Ying."
Yu Jiao was a little surprised. Last night Cheng Ying only told her that she had taught Zhu Yu and Yang Congwen a lesson, but she did not mention that she had cut off Yang Congwen's family line and turned him into a eunuch.
She felt somewhat relieved and was also somewhat grateful to Cheng Ying. She had actually done everything she had said last night. The affairs of the Eastern Palace had nothing to do with her, and she had indeed taught Yang Congwen and Zhu Yu a lesson.
Seeing Yu Jiao's haggard face, Liu Yu didn't say anything else and changed the subject, "When summer comes, let your mother take you and Yaoyu to Pingliang Prefecture to live for a while. The scenery there is very beautiful, and there are no troubles and restrictions in the capital."
Yu Jiao was looking forward to going to Pingliang Prefecture to see the snow-capped mountains in the desert, so she nodded.
Liu Yu smiled and gently told her, "Go back and rest. If you feel unwell, call someone to tell me."
Yu Jiao stood up and said tenderly, "Father, don't be so busy with official business all the time. Take care of your health."
Liu Yu watched Yu Jiao leave. He sighed softly, picked up his pen and wrote a letter. He called a tall servant in and ordered, "Be sure to send this letter to Lingnan so that the eldest master can see it with his own eyes."
Zi Qi's people must have already informed him of what happened in the East Palace yesterday. Liu Yu knew how much he valued Yu Jiao, and after knowing what happened yesterday, he must have wanted to cut Zhu Hui into pieces.
He was really worried that Liu Ziqi might do something inappropriate in his anger, so he specially wrote a letter and had it delivered to him.
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