Ye Chen entered the palace early the next morning. He wanted to give his brother-in-law a reason to return to the northwest that he could not disobey. This reason could only be given by the emperor.
It happened to be a day off, and the emperor was busy with state affairs and was tired from reading memorials in the study. He was drinking tea and taking a break. "Your Majesty, the Duke is here!" Eunuch Gao came in to report to the emperor.
The emperor looked up and said, "Oh? This kid has been coming to me quite frequently recently. Could it be that he is setting a trap for someone and needs me to do something for him?" Eunuch Gao just smiled and ignored the emperor.
The emperor tapped the table with his fingers. "Let him in. I want to see who he's going to trap."
When Ye Chen came in, he happened to meet the emperor's gaze. Ye Chen pretended not to see it, raised his hand and bowed, "Greetings, Your Majesty!"
The emperor gasped, "Hiss, who are you really trying to trap? Every time you talk to your uncle like this, there's always someone who falls into your trap."
The emperor pulled Ye Chen to sit on the chair and said slyly, "Tell your uncle quickly, who has offended you again?"
Ye Chen glared at the emperor, "Uncle, you are the emperor and the ruler of a country, how can you speak like this?"
The emperor smiled and said, "Hehe, if you set a trap for someone, that person will just fall into it obediently. Can't I just watch the show for free? Anyway, you will definitely use me in your trap this time, otherwise you wouldn't talk to me like this, right?"
Ye Chen smiled and raised his hand without standing up, just bowing to the emperor, "Uncle is wise!"
The emperor sat down next to Ye Chen and asked, "Then tell me, who did you set up this time?"
Ye Chen ignored the emperor and just picked up the tea to drink. Then he said, "My brother-in-law Shen Yue has been back for a long time. No general who has been away from home would take so long to report to the capital. You should order him to leave tomorrow without delay, and you should also scold him when he goes to court tomorrow."
The emperor looked at Ye Chen. "Didn't I let him stay a little longer at your request? What's the matter? Did he make you angry? Do you want to send him back?"
Ye Chen shook his head. "Someone was trying to marry him, and he was set up by someone. I just pulled him out."
The emperor paused, "Oh, who set up General Shen? But General Shen is a good-looking man, except for his black spots, he is good in every way."
Ye Chen stood up and prepared to leave, "Hey, you really don't plan to bring your son into the palace to show me? Otherwise, I can go out of the palace to your place to see him." The emperor hurriedly grabbed Ye Chen and asked about Xiao Anan again.
"Once I have dealt with my brother-in-law's matter, I will bring him in and wait for him!" Then he went out.
"Hmph, he's becoming more and more unruly. It's a good thing I dote on him, otherwise he would have been beaten with a stick long ago." The emperor looked at Ye Chen who was walking away, and now complained to Eunuch Gao at the door of the study.
"Who asked you to love the Duke? Even if you are angry, don't you still have to worry about him when you should? Do you need me to grind ink for you?" Eunuch Gao served the late emperor. He watched the emperor grow up and accompanied the emperor through that dark past. Although he didn't dare to guess what the emperor was thinking, he understood it.
"Well, write it now. Remember to remind me when you go to court tomorrow. I want to scold General Shen in court. This Chen'er always makes such novel requests every time he comes!" The emperor shook his head, but the corners of his mouth kept rising.
When Chen Yue returns to Beijing to report on his work, he will also attend the morning court.
The next day, when the morning court was about to end, the emperor almost forgot that Eunuch Gao had given him several looks, but the emperor didn't remember. "Eunuch Gao, are your eyes uncomfortable?" The emperor actually said such words in court.
Eunuch Gao raised his hand and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, I thank you for your concern. However, Your Majesty, the Duke said he would come over after the court session. What do you think?"
When the emperor heard Ye Chen, he remembered what Ye Chen had said to him yesterday and quickly replied, "No, let him go back."
Then, he looked down and said, "Where is General Shen?"
Chen Yue came out and bowed, "I am here!"
The emperor suddenly raised his voice, "General Shen, it took you too long to report back to the capital, didn't it? What's the matter? Do you feel that life in the capital is comfortable and you don't want to go back to the northwest? Don't forget, you are the vanguard general among the northwest defenders. It's not right for you to be away from the northwest for so long!"
Chen Yue knelt down and kowtowed, resting her head on the ground. "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I will return to the northwest tomorrow."
The emperor waved his hand and said, "I think it's best to start the meeting today. Court is dismissed!"
After Chen Yue returned to the Duke's Mansion, the herbs that had been collected a few days ago had already been loaded onto the truck, and all the valuables that needed to be packed had been packed.
However, they did not set off until after lunch. Ye Chen sent people to escort the medicinal materials away. When they arrived at the north gate, "Brother Shen, Brother Shen, wait a minute!" It was Fang Yu's voice.
Everyone stopped, and Fang Yu walked to the side of Shen Yue's horse, "Brother Shen, you said you would marry me. Are you leaving in such a hurry because you don't want to marry me anymore?"
Chen Yue frowned, but still said patiently: "The emperor has ordered that I have taken too long to report on my work. I must leave for the northwest today. I have military duties to attend to. Please wait for me. I will come back to marry you."
After saying that, he squeezed his horse's belly and fled out of the city without even saying goodbye to Chen Qiu properly.
Fang Yu wanted to catch up and say a few more words. She thought to herself that only by letting these irrelevant people know that they were engaged, would Shen Yue not be able to run away. Even if she ran to the northwest, she was still his fiancée, and he could only marry her. If he married someone else, he would be a traitor.
In fact, this was also the effect Ye Chen wanted. When Lord Zheng, the Minister of the Dali Temple, went to court, he would naturally hear the emperor scolding Shen Yue. Regardless of whether Lord Zheng knew that Shen Qiu came to the Zheng Mansion yesterday, he must know that Shen Yue saved Fang Yu and promised to marry Fang Yu. Then, when the emperor wanted Shen Yue to return to the northwest, he would definitely go back and tell his wife and Fang Yu. When Fang Yu knew about it, he would naturally chase her out. Then his first step would be accomplished. He would have sent Shen Yue away with good reason, and let people know that Shen Yue had no choice but to leave.
If we get Shen Yue out of here, things will be much easier later on.
Since she wants to enter a marquisate, then give her a chance and let her have more choices. When she sees other marquisates in the capital, it will be time for me to take action. I just don't know which marquis' son will fall into this trap.
Seeing Fang Yu like this, Chen Qiu felt like she had eaten a fly. She was so nauseous that she wanted to wash her stomach, but she had to act. "Miss Fang, my brother has military duties, and his words always count. You just wait for him. I will take care of you for him during this time. If there is anything that Madam Zheng can't help you with, you can come to me."
"We will be sister-in-law in the future. I will definitely help my brother take good care of you." Chen Qiu smiled, but in Fang Yu's view, this smile was terrifying, and she couldn't help but shudder.
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