Chapter 66 The Ruthless Emperor
Mo Ran had excellent hearing; even while waiting outside the Imperial Study, he overheard Xiao Yu and Pei Yanchuan's conversation.
"Why are you so sour? Just say what you want to say."
Mo Ran was not one to meddle, but Pei Yanchuan said it,
He could no longer contain himself. He glanced around and said in a low voice, "I just feel that His Majesty's current actions are truly disheartening."
"If it weren't for Your Highness, who knows who would be sitting on the throne right now?"
"But he clearly knows how painful that medicine will be for you, not to mention that it will only shorten your lifespan."
Pei Yanchuan and Mo Ran and Mo Qing both knew that the divine physician Xiao Yu arranged to treat Pei Yanchuan at the mansion was also there to monitor the mansion on behalf of the Emperor.
"I still think the Princess is more reliable. Although blood transfusions are dangerous, at least she won't use such a torturous method."
Mo Ran rarely mumbled so much, and Pei Yanchuan listened quietly the whole way without responding.
He only spoke calmly after getting into the carriage, "You should understand the principle that when an enemy state is destroyed, its strategists perish."
Xiao Yu's throne is currently unstable, and he needs Pei Yanchuan as a tool. However, if he secures his throne, then Pei Yanchuan will be the biggest threat.
Dealing with Pei Yanchuan at that time would be difficult and would invite gossip.
Only Pei Yanchuan survived such a difficult life, living until Xiao Yu secured the throne, and his health didn't require Xiao Yu's intervention.
We'll put on a show after Pei Yanchuan dies.
In this way, Xiao Yu gained the reputation of a sage king, and no matter how great the merits were bestowed upon Pei Yanchuan, he would still be nothing more than a dead man.
As for Pei Anqing, Xiao Yu didn't take him seriously at all.
But now that Pei Yanchuan and Jiang Wanning are engaged, if they have children, I'm afraid...
"The one on the throne now is no longer the crown prince who fought alongside you and me, but the emperor who possesses the entire Eastern Mausoleum."
"Sitting in that position, even someone who isn't ruthless becomes ruthless."
"But it must be said that he was a good emperor."
Although Mo Ran felt uncomfortable listening to Pei Yanchuan's words, she did not refute them.
Emperor Xiao Yu was indeed a good emperor. Since ascending the throne, he had undertaken projects such as building bridges and digging canals, and cracking down on corrupt officials.
"Does Your Highness really want to take that medicine?" Mo Ran couldn't help but ask.
Only he and Mo Qing knew the prince's current physical condition; he was already at his last gasp.
"Perhaps I should go and urge the Princess and that young master Yu?"
Young Master Yu only said that the prince's illness required a blood transfusion, but there were no conditions for a blood transfusion.
But he never mentioned what those conditions were again.
The princess seemed to have forgotten about it, spending her days either sewing and mending those rabbits or going to check on her shop.
Pei Yanchuan lightly lifted his finger, his fingertip parting the curtain on the car window, and turned his head slightly to look outside.
Layers of dark clouds pressed down overhead; although it was still noon, the sky was as dark as nightfall.
Pei Yanchuan looked at the hurried people on the street and felt a strange emptiness in his heart.
"This rain looks quite heavy," Mo Ran said, looking out the window.
Pei Yanchuan snapped out of his reverie and lowered the carriage curtain. "There's no need to inform Ningning about this beforehand."
"I can hold out for a while longer."
He should avoid taking the medicine if possible, because if he did, he wouldn't have the strength to sit with her for a long time.
Since Yu Hai arrived at the Langya Prince's Mansion,
Jiang Wan Ning went to study medicine almost every day, and Pei Yan Chuan found various excuses to accompany her almost every day.
Pei Yanchuan lowered the curtain, as if he had made a decision, and said in a low voice, "Hold on for a while longer, and after I die, I can protect her for the rest of her life."
Pei Yanchuan spoke in a very low voice, so even with Mo Ran's excellent hearing, it was impossible to hear him.
I only managed to hear the first half of the sentence.
"Ningning's shop has opened. Tomorrow, go to another residence to borrow some more ice," Pei Yanchuan instructed.
Summers in Dongling Kingdom are particularly hot, and ice is very scarce.
Ningning finally asked him for a favor, and he would conjure it up even if he didn't have one.
Mo Ran naturally understood that the "borrowing" his master was referring to was nothing more than threatening those officials with their weaknesses.
If Minister Wu knew that he had been targeted so quickly, it was entirely because of the ice cellar in his residence, which was larger than a person's.
I wonder if they'll regret it to the core.
......
The Ningyuan Marquis's Residence.
Jiang Wan Ning was collecting medicinal herbs in the yard; she always did these things herself.
Haitang rushed in and whispered, "Miss, the fish has appeared."
Jiang Wan Ning straightened up and handed the medicinal herbs in her hand to Shao Yao.
She lifted her skirt and went into the house, with Haitang following closely behind.
As soon as he stepped into the house, he turned around and slammed the door shut.
“This servant has been keeping an eye on the courtyard that Zhang Mama went to for several days. A man lives in that courtyard.”
"I inquired and found out that the man's surname is Zhang, he is nineteen years old, and he doesn't seem to have any particular livelihood, but he doesn't appear to be poor."
"Besides him, the only master in the house, everyone else was a maid or servant."
"His favorite place to go is the gambling den, but he has rarely been to the gambling den these days. Instead, he has been getting drunk at the Shidinglou restaurant every day."
Jiang Wan Ning slowly turned the teacup in her hand, rubbing her index finger along the rim of the cup.
She muttered a few words repeatedly, "Nineteen years old, surnamed Zhang, Granny Zhang."
"What about Bihe Courtyard?"
"After Zhang Mama left the mansion that day, Aunt Liu made up for the interest on the loans from various money shops."
"Miss guessed correctly, there is indeed an underground passage in Bihe Courtyard that leads directly to the outside."
“Zhang Mama would go out every day, disguise herself, and then go to the street to buy some food and medicine.”
"It seems I guessed correctly; Madam Liu has already realized there's something wrong with the food."
Jiang Wan Ning didn't care much about it. She had only put pig feed in their food as a way to vent her anger.
With only congee and side dishes every day, and his weight increasing daily, Liu could guess that it was only a matter of time.
"What about Father?"
Jiang Wan Ning has been too busy lately, so she has left all the affairs of the household to Hai Tang.
"Lady Liu lied, claiming that before she entered the Marquis's mansion, she had owned a house and a family heirloom jade pendant, which she had kept hidden from the Marquis."
The original intention was to use it as part of the second young lady's dowry; selling it now would just balance the accounts.
"The Marquis didn't say much after hearing that."
"An ancestral jade pendant, that's a good excuse," Jiang Wanning sneered.
Seeing Haitang's hesitant expression, he said, "Is there anything else? Just say it."
After hesitating for a moment, Haitang said, "My lord... has sent medicine to Bihe Courtyard."
Jiang Wan Ning sighed, "Fine, Father is good at fighting on the battlefield, but he knows nothing about the ways of the inner quarters."
"He's just feeling sorry for Liu's difficult life again."
"However, the Marquis only sent someone to deliver it; he did not deliver it himself."
"The Marquis has been staying in the Madam's room for the past few days."
In her previous life, Zhou rarely shared a room with Jiang Zheng due to health issues.
Jiang Zheng spends most of his time sleeping in his study.
"Miss, what should we do now?" Seeing Jiang Wan Ning's blank expression, Hai Tang immediately changed the subject.
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