Since that's the case, they simply set the date for Bai Jiaojiao's arrival at Prince Gong's Mansion and presented it to Yu Nanqing to see his reaction.
In fact, if everyone ignores these rumors, they will naturally disappear after a while. Even if they are mentioned, they are just topics of conversation after dinner. Moreover, no one has ever come forward to say that this matter is true.
In addition, everyone is busy celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival, so it won't matter even if you don't specifically explain it.
The problem is that they genuinely wanted to get Bai Jiaojiao into Prince Gong's mansion, and they also genuinely wanted to use the Bai family as a breakthrough point.
If Yu Nanqing can compromise, that would be best. If not, can he kill them all?
Yu Nanqing stared at the memorial in silence for a long time. The prefect couldn't help but steal a glance at the supervisor. The supervisor frowned, hesitated, and then bowed and said, "Your Highness, there has been a lot of gossip in Fucheng recently. You must have heard about this matter. If it is not true, why don't you take this opportunity to explain it clearly?"
The governor spoke tactfully, without mentioning that they had acted on their own initiative or the Bai family. The implication was that they had only dared to speculate about the matter because they had heard rumors circulating in the city.
Then, he lowered his eyes and added, "We are also filled with trepidation."
It was precisely because I couldn't understand Yu Nanqing's meaning that I was so apprehensive.
Yu Nanqing glanced calmly at the folded document in his hand.
There was another silence. After a long while, Yu Nanqing let out a very soft, deep chuckle.
The laugh was faint, yet it was clearly audible in the quiet atmosphere.
The hearts of everyone in the hall jumped, and before they dared to make any statement, Yu Nanqing had already put away the memorial, slowly stood up, and walked away from the hall.
"What...what does this mean?" Yu Nanqing's actions shocked all the officials.
"Of course! The date was even set in the memorial. If the prince doesn't deny it, then he agrees!" someone chimed in, their voice low but filled with excitement.
Of course, some people were skeptical: "Is it really that simple? I feel like something's off. He's a prince, and all he wants is a woman. Does he have to be so roundabout? Doesn't he understand our intentions?"
"You don't understand. He's trying to establish his authority in front of the people, but in private... doesn't he still need us to take care of him?" The person who said this had a smug smile on his face.
"That's possible. Perhaps the prince returned to the capital and found the situation there to his advantage, so he's trying to build momentum here," another person chimed in.
The news of the discord between the Empress Dowager and Yu Nanqing in the capital reached them even from afar.
With this explanation, Yu Nanqing's actions after returning to Fucheng all make sense.
The prefect felt somewhat relieved and pulled Lu Jiao aside, saying, "Go back and tell the Bai family to prepare."
Lu Jiao was Lu Chao's father, and his official position was the Education Commissioner of Fucheng.
Lu Jiao wanted to say something, but before he could speak, the prefect cut him off again: "Tell the Bai family to keep a low profile."
Judging from Yu Nanqing's reaction, he probably doesn't object to this matter, but he also didn't nod, presumably because he didn't want to make a big fuss.
Lu Jiao nodded: "Okay, I'll make the arrangements when I get back."
After a pause, he asked, "Should we send Lu Chao to Prince Gong's residence to sound out Princess Gong's opinion?"
He still had some concerns. Just as the prefect had thought, although Yu Nanqing hadn't explicitly said he objected, he hadn't explicitly said he agreed either.
"The memorial has already been received. If we ask again, there might be some changes."
Men, don't they know that all too well?
What authority can Princess Gong have?
She's still a woman, and she has to rely on Yu Nanqing for everything.
Lu Jiao hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "Okay, I understand."
It only benefited the Bai family. If he had known things would go so smoothly, he would have let Lu Chao...
However, it doesn't matter. Although the post says she is a concubine, Bai Jiaojiao comes from a merchant family. Even if she enters Prince Gong's mansion, she can only be a concubine at most. The prince still has two vacant concubine positions, so the Lu family has a great chance.
On the other side, at Prince Gong's Mansion.
When Yu Nanqing returned, Su Wanyan was still in the pharmacy.
After hesitating for a moment, I still took the steps and went to find it.
Su Wanyan particularly liked this separate pharmacy. It was very spacious, and all the furnishings were arranged according to her preferences. Every now and then, Su Wanyan would patiently replace those strange and unusual items with new ones.
Yu Nanqing quietly approached the door and pushed the slightly ajar door.
Peering through the crack in the door, Su Wanyan was not seen.
If it's not in the pharmacy, then it must be in the inner room.
The inner room was where Su Wanyan made medicine. Yu Nanqing walked silently, and only when he arrived at the round archway did he see that small figure sitting in front of the long medicine table, her little hands pounding the medicine again and again.
On the long table in front of her were pieces of medicine paper, and on the paper were various kinds of ground medicine powder.
The color of the powder varies depending on the type of medicine.
The rest of the medicine table was cluttered and disorganized, but upon closer inspection, it seemed to be orderly within the chaos.
When he wasn't busy, Yu Nanqing often came to help Su Wanyan. He knew her habits very well. He walked up to her with light steps and bent down, intending to give her a little scare.
You could see how focused she was, and I couldn't bear to do it; what if... she got scared?
In that moment of hesitation, Su Wanyan turned around and was met with Yu Nanqing's magnified face: "Hey! When did you get here? You scared me!"
She saw a shadow and thought it was Akiha and the others.
Unexpectedly, when I turned around, I saw Yu Nanqing.
Yu Nanqing smiled and took the medicine cup from Su Wanyan's hand: "I'll help you."
Su Wanyan didn't mince words; Yu Nanqing was indeed better at pounding medicine.
"Yan'er," Yu Nanqing called out.
"Um?"
“This…” Yu Nanqing took out a folded document from his sleeve and handed it to Su Wanyan, looking somewhat uneasy: “Take a look.”
Su Wanyan asked curiously, "What is this?"
The folded document was ironed with red patterns, making it look more like an invitation to a banquet than an office folded document.
She opened the page and was immediately stunned.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the Bai family of Fuzhou has a daughter named Bai Jiaojiao, who has come of age. She is to be married as a concubine to Prince Gong's household, and the fifteenth of May will be the day she enters Prince Gong's residence."
"This woman is my own biological daughter, raised by my own family. She has never received money from anyone, and her wealth is not of dubious origin. After entering the household, she will respect her superiors, protect her inferiors, and be filial to her mistress. This is the betrothal document, and this contract serves as proof."
Next comes Bai Jiaojiao's birth date and time, as well as some rules and regulations after she entered the manor, such as that if the feng shui is not good, it is fate; she was born a person of the royal manor and will die a soul of the royal manor.
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