Chapter 87 Return to the Capital

The sky is bright and everything is facing the sun.

It's a rare warm day.

Emperor Yuan had already arranged for the eldest princess to work with people from the Ministry of Rites to open the city gates and welcome the victorious Yun family's army.

Yun Zhuan naturally went there as well.

I just stood on the rooftop of the teahouse and watched from a distance.

Aong was at the front, wearing armor and looking as calm as usual.

Following behind were the Fourth Prince and the Seventh Prince.

The Fourth Prince Yuanzhi had a gentle temperament. Whenever his subjects greeted him or threw flowers at him, he would smile and nod slightly.

The Seventh Prince had a cold face and told everyone not to enter. It seemed that the murderous aura from the battlefield had not yet subsided.

However, due to his neat and slender figure, many noble ladies looked at him from afar.

After that, it was Lu Zhe who was just now. He pursed his lips, and his face was unusually pale.

Are you injured?

Yun Zhuan took a sip of tea, but his eyes never left Lu Zhe.

Lu Ze seemed to be aware of the gaze. He looked over there and met Yun Ju'an's eyes.

Yun Shuan raised his teacup and paid his respects from a distance.

I don't know when other little girls came over to join in the fun.

The one in the lead was as bright as the morning sun, with a smile on her face. She happened to see Lu Zhe looking over here, so she said to the girls around her:

"I think that man is good. If I invite him to be my son-in-law, my parents will definitely be satisfied!"

"Hey, you see me coming, why don't you get out of the way!" The little girl saw that the best viewing spot was occupied by Yun Zhuan, and couldn't help but sneer and said, "Do you know who I am?"

Yun Ju'an turned around and raised his lips slightly: "Who is it?"

The little girl seemed unable to believe her eyes. This face was much more outstanding and beautiful than hers, but she had never heard of such a person in the capital.

"I am Liang Rong, the second daughter of the Liang family, the prefect of Jingzhao." The little girl raised her eyebrows, showing her girlish confidence.

Yun Zhuan recalled that last time he was at the Su family, there seemed to be a Miss Qin who had some connection with the Liang family: "Who is Qin Si to you?"

"The Qin family?" Liang Rong seemed a little disdainful. "Is it the Qin family that favors wives and kills concubines?"

"This Qin Si is just a concubine of the Qin family. I have nothing to do with them!"

Well, look at this little girl, she is innocent, but her temper has been spoiled by her family, it doesn't matter.

Yun Zhuan stood up, and Duhuo threw the change to the waiter: "Since this lady likes it, give it to them!"

The waiter agreed repeatedly and then took Yun Zhuan out of the teahouse.

"Duhuo, go check and see if there is any discrepancy between what His Royal Highness Prince Ye said about the Qin family and the Liang family." Yun Zhuan said calmly.

Before coming out, she met with Yuan Ting.

Yuan Ting asked her when she would be free to go with him to the south of the Yangtze River.

Yun Jianan refused, saying that if the account book was in front of her, she could help check it, but she was in a difficult situation on her way to Jiangnan and couldn't agree to it.

Yuan Ting was not a person who would haggle over small details, so he immediately took action and had people collect the account books and pile them up in a small house that Yun Zhuan had bought separately.

There is a large clan in the southeast, the Liang clan.

To what extent have prestige, power and wealth reached?

Even the Liang family, if they wanted to marry the princess, would use this.

The Liang family started out as imperial merchants, and later other branches of the Liang family in Jiangnan came up with a way to establish the Jiangzhou Weaving Factory.

Afterwards, the Liang family consolidated their strength in the southeast and continued to shed their status as imperial merchants. The role of imperial merchants was then handed over to other branches of the family.

As a result, now, they are like separatist princes, raising their own soldiers. The court has to rely on the Liang family's annual taxes and other income, and for a time it is actually controlled by the Liang family.

Yun Xin's wife, Ms. Li, also known as Yun Jian'an's Aunt Li, was from the Li family in Jiangzhou, Jiangnan, which was also a prominent family in the area.

Not only did he have close ties with the Jiangzhou Weaving House, but he also married a girl from his clan to the Liang family as his principal wife.

The Liang and Li clans had close contacts.

The official position of Jiangzhou Weaving Factory was not high, but he held great power.

He was originally the emperor's spy in Jiangnan, but the Liang family was two-faced. The whole family had already achieved great success, but they were still thinking about shady ways.

The problem with the accounts this time is most likely due to the Liang and Li clans.

Since it was about Aunt Li, she didn't know what to say.

The Liang family naturally has a mortal enemy, and that is the Lin family in Beijing.

The Lin family's ancestral home is in the southeast, but the two families were originally aristocratic families, but for some reason they became feuds. The Liang family directly drove the Lin family away, and the Lin family had no choice but to go north along Jiangzhou. In order to settle down, they passed the imperial examinations and settled down in Shangjing.

I don’t know how difficult this process is.

From then on, the Lin family and the Liang family became enemies.

The Lin family is now the emperor's confidant. The head of the Lin family, Lin Qi, now serves as the second-rank Minister of Personnel. Today's grand and magnificent return to the court was presided over by Lin Qi from the Ministry of Rites.

Yun Ju'an was thinking about the relationship between the two, and somehow he walked into the middle of the team. Just when someone tried to stop him, a strong hand directly took Yun Ju'an to his mount.

Yun Ju'an looked up and saw that it was the old man who was getting older and older with wrinkles on his face!

"Aunt?!" Yun Ju'an could sense how difficult it was to fight against the Dongyi just by looking at them, and tears welled up in his eyes.

Yun Rui wore a forehead protector and smiled slightly: "Auntie, I know that when Auntie comes back, Jiaojiao will definitely come to see him!"

"Uncle, I miss you so much!" Yun Ju'an leaned in Yun Rui's arms, his eyes blurred with tears.

Yun Rui smiled and touched Yun Zhuan's head: "Grandfather knows everything. When Grandfather was not around, Jiaojiao took good care of the Yun family. It's Grandfather's fault for not protecting Jiaojiao's uncle well!"

[If Yun Huai was still here and came back with me, I'm afraid Jiao Jiao would be happier now, right? ]

[If I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have agreed to let Yun Huai go to the battlefield. ]

"It's not your fault, you've done a good job!" Yun Zhuan wiped away his tears, "You don't know, it's because of a spy in the army that this happened!"

Yun Rui frowned and said, "Spy, what spy?"

Yun Zhuan shut up: "You can ask His Majesty when the time comes. I don't know much about these things. Don't blame yourself blindly. Everyone is very sad about this matter, but it is difficult enough for you to return safely!"

After the troops finished their parade through the streets, those in important positions had to go to the palace to report on their duties.

Yun Zhuan was also taken away by Yun Rui.

The seventh prince Yuan Yin was quite obedient. He saluted after getting off the horse:

"Ms. Yun."

Yun Ju'an naturally had to return the gift, and the two pretended not to know each other.

The palace gate slowly opened, and the solemn and majestic imperial palace appeared before Yun Zhuan's eyes again.

Yun Rui held her hand, and felt extremely confident.

(End of this chapter)