Chapter 20 Meeting Again
Tang Xinuan remained silent.
Chu Yannuo had other important matters to attend to and did not stay in the Green Bamboo Garden for long.
He kissed Tang Xinuan's cheek before leaving.
After he left, Tang Xinuan wiped her face hard, wishing she could rub off a layer of skin from the place where he had kissed her.
"Miss, stop wiping! You'll ruin it if you keep wiping," Xiaoqian noticed her strange behavior and quickly stopped her.
Tang Xinuan remained silent, her crystal-clear tears falling in a steady stream.
Xiaoqian felt sorry for her, "Miss, I know you're wronged, but the marriage between the two families has already been arranged and can't be changed. Let's forget about this place and start over."
Tang Xinuan listened attentively.
She wiped away her tears with a handkerchief.
"This is the last time I'll cry for him. From now on, he'll just be my cousin."
Xiaoqian was still planning her escape.
I had originally arranged to meet Prince Duan the next day.
But recently the manor has been very strict, and she even needs the young master's permission to leave the Green Bamboo Garden.
That's why I haven't found an opportunity yet.
However, recently the mansion has begun to make large-scale purchases, decorate the bridal chamber, and repair problematic gardens.
Such strict regulation cannot be maintained indefinitely; as long as we wait, we will eventually find an opportunity.
It was the third day after Chu Yannuo and the Wei family got engaged.
At the morning court session, Zheng Jian'an, a fifth-rank censor-in-chief, impeached Chu Yannuo.
He was impeached for being incompetent yet appointed as Vice Minister of Revenue, having accomplished nothing in his year in office. Anyone with a shred of decency should resign voluntarily.
Of course, he was a scholar, and that's not how memorials were written.
However, the meaning is roughly the same.
Chu Yannuo's expression changed drastically upon hearing this.
Pointing at Zheng Jian'an, he questioned, "I have no grudge against you, so why are you impeaching me with these baseless accusations?"
He has been diligent and conscientious since taking office, doing better than most rich kids.
Zheng Jian'an presented his arguments logically and convincingly, and even listed several points for him.
Chu Yannuo was so angry that his face turned ashen. If they weren't in the imperial court, he would have loved to beat the man up.
Zhou Chuanxing naturally sided with Chu Yannuo.
He tried his best to calm Zheng Jian'an down.
Unexpectedly, Zheng Jian'an seemed to have taken some kind of mad drug, biting anyone he saw.
He'll yell at anyone he can find.
If a single word displeases him, he accuses Zhou Chuanxing of being a tyrant, acting perversely, engaging in endless wars, and causing the Great Zhou Dynasty to fall into poverty and its people to suffer.
He unleashed a torrent of words, leaving all the ministers in the court stunned.
It should be noted that Zhou Chuanxing was a military general who had led troops in battle for more than ten years, killing countless people and developing a heart of stone.
Although I haven't killed many people recently.
However, when he first returned to the capital with his troops, he purged many of his rivals' followers.
Otherwise, with the emperor bedridden for several years, how could a general leading troops in the field possibly smoothly take over power?
Do you still remember the Grand Tutor a year ago, who was beheaded in front of all the civil and military officials for opposing Zhou Chuanxing?
And Zhu's entire clan.
Overnight, the Grand Tutor incident implicated hundreds of people, none of whom survived.
It can be said that this was the first major purge Zhou Chuanxing experienced upon entering North Korea.
After that, who would dare to openly oppose him without knowing the consequences?
After Zheng Jian'an finished cursing, the entire Golden Palace was quiet; not even Wei Nuo's breathing could be heard.
Chu Yannuo, on the other hand, felt relieved.
This Zheng Jian'an, relying on being the son of the Duke of Yu, dared to insult the Regent without any regard for his own life. He's just waiting to die.
Zhou Chuanxing was indeed very angry.
Whether leading troops in battle or now serving as regent, he has always been conscientious and selfless.
But in the eyes of the Imperial Censor, he was a tyrant who was warlike and disregarded the lives of the people.
"The court session is adjourned," he waved his hand wearily. "Zheng Jian'an, stay behind."
The civil and military officials glanced at Zheng Jian'an with regret.
It's a pity for such a young man; who knows how Zhou Chuanxing will torment him.
After all the officials and civil servants had left, Zhou Chuanxing began to process the memorials.
Zheng Jian'an remained kneeling on the ground.
The harsher the insults were just now, the more they regretted them now.
He still had a blood feud to settle, and before he could even restrain himself, he had even cursed the regent.
The Great Zhou Dynasty has indeed fought for decades, leaving it teetering on the brink of collapse and its people suffering. But to place all the blame on the Regent seems unfair.
But he got carried away with his insults against Chu Yannuo.
A heartless and treacherous scoundrel.
It's just that he's currently insignificant and his voice carries little weight; otherwise, we would definitely send this scumbag to jail.
Zhou Chuanxing remained silent, and Zheng Jian'an couldn't understand what he meant.
Driven by a deep-seated hatred, he decided to humble himself and turn back.
“Your Majesty, I… just now… mainly wanted to scold the Crown Prince of Chu, and I lost control for a moment… Please forgive me, Your Majesty.”
Prince Duan returned and walked to Zhou Chuanxing's side, asking in a low voice, "Do you really want to deal with him?"
Zhou Chuan gripped the memorial in front of him tightly, wishing he could tear the person kneeling before him to pieces.
However, he ultimately swallowed his anger.
“Send him to the prison, let him learn a lesson.”
“Alright,” Prince Duan strode up behind Zheng Jian’an, grabbed him by the collar, and said, “Let’s go.”
Zheng Jian'an refused to go no matter what. "Regent, you can't imprison me. You can punish me however you want, but I can't go to jail. I want to see Chu Yannuo get married with my own eyes, and I want to wish him a hundred sons and a thousand grandsons..."
Prince Duan chuckled and said, "You should have thought of this outcome when you were cursing. My second brother has only thrown you into the Heavenly Prison, which is already letting you off easy."
No matter how much Zheng Jian'an struggled, Prince Duan refused to let go and eventually sent him to the imperial prison himself.
...
The wedding preparations at the Marquis's residence are still in full swing.
One side was the Marquis's mansion, and the other was the Duke of Wei's mansion. They were either imperial relatives or important officials in the court, so the wedding was exceptionally grand.
The regent also took notice and personally ordered the Ministry of Rites to take care of it.
The scale of the wedding has reached a new level.
Chu Yannuo dared not slack off, and was so busy that one person in the Marquis's mansion wished they could be two.
This has led to increasingly lax supervision of the Green Bamboo Garden.
Xiaoqian finally found an opportunity to visit Prince Duan's mansion.
Prince Duan personally received them.
Upon learning of the situation at the Marquis's residence, Zhou Chuanxing was quickly informed.
Tang Xinuan was ready; on the night of her wedding, she and Xiaoqian would leave the Marquis's residence together.
These past few days, she has remained quiet, neither making a fuss nor seeing Chu Yannuo.
Apart from paying her respects to Lady Hou every morning under the watchful eyes of Qing Ning and others, she had no other opportunity to step out of the Green Bamboo Garden.
Even when Chu Yanqing wanted to go to the Green Bamboo Garden to keep her company, he was stopped.
Tonight, she drank a bowl of pumpkin porridge, and then sat in front of the easel to paint the Marquis and his wife.
Perhaps because she had been watched too closely these past few days, her nerves were on edge, and she began to hallucinate.
"Miss Tang—"
"Miss Tang—"
It sounded like a man was calling her.
Tang Xinuan rubbed her wrist and turned around at the sound.
She stared wide-eyed in disbelief. How could the man she had seen in the palace that day be in her boudoir?
She blinked her blurry eyes and looked around to make sure she was in her bedroom.
"You... are the person who gave me the books that day and then went back on your word?"
Zhou Chuanxing: "..."
There's no need to remember it so clearly.
A note from the author:
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Zhou Chuanxing: Oh no, my first impression was a bit bad.
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