"The Emperor has bestowed a marriage upon him, betrothing him to the Eighth Princess as her husband," Yunxin said, still somewhat shaken.
Yun Qingluo's face turned pale. "How could this be? Isn't the Eighth Princess still young?"
"That's why the marriage was arranged to take place two years later. But the prince consort, I don't know what kind of spell the second young lady has cast on him, actually refused the marriage on the spot, saying that he would not marry anyone but the second young lady of the General's Mansion."
Yun Qingluo's head was buzzing, and for a moment she couldn't hear what Yun Xin said next.
She had never seen anyone so eager to die.
Even Ah Chen had to think twice before issuing an imperial edict.
Disobeying imperial orders is punishable by death, or even the extermination of one's entire family.
That newly crowned top scorer must have gone crazy from studying too much, right?
But right now, she's not most concerned about their love and hate; she's more worried about the General's Mansion.
However, there is no doubt that Yun Yiyi, bearing the title of the second young lady of the General's Mansion, will naturally be implicated in the General's Mansion.
"All I heard was them talking loudly about how the top scholar was infatuated with the second young lady of the general's mansion, and how he openly defied the imperial decree, giving up wealth and honor, and choosing to marry an adopted daughter of the general's mansion instead of being a proper prince consort."
Yun Xin heard Yun Qingluo ask about the General's Mansion, but no one below mentioned the General's Mansion.
She didn't know either.
Yun Qingluo was a little anxious and hurriedly turned to instruct Qiushui.
"Qiushui, contact Yunjin to investigate the situation at the General's Mansion. Go quickly, I need detailed information."
Qiu Shui nodded, didn't even offer a formal greeting, and hurriedly turned to attend to her business.
Inside the room, Yun Qingluo stared at a table full of dishes, finding it difficult to swallow.
Father, Mother, you must not be hurt.
Damn it, she should have kept some backup plan.
She thought she wouldn't cause any trouble once she entered the temple.
After all, her parents had raised her for so many years. If she openly opposed them, her parents would naturally be in a difficult position.
However, she still regretted it.
He regretted not getting rid of her before leaving the capital.
Yun Yiyi, you shouldn't have hesitated to kill me because of your parents' reluctance.
This will save you from causing your family a mountain of trouble.
Yun Qingluo suppressed the hatred and regret in her heart, thinking of the current situation of the General's Mansion, which must not be much better.
Although in recent years, my father has been delegating power, whether intentionally or unintentionally.
But that person...
Her father understood the meaning behind "her merits overshadowing the master" better than she did.
However, despite all the precautions, they missed Yun Yiyi, this scourge.
She truly betrayed her parents' careful teachings by doing such a shameless and immoral thing.
Not only did they lose face for the General's Mansion, but they also endangered the safety of the entire family.
Seeing that Yun Qingluo had no appetite, Yun Tao and Yun Xin tried to persuade her for a long time, but seeing Yun Qingluo's expression of eating without any interest, Yun Tao silently took away the food.
Yunxin went to the kitchen to get hot water and prepared it for Yun Qingluo so that she could take a bath.
After taking a bath, Yun Qingluo told the two people to go and rest, as she wanted to be alone for a while.
Yun Tao looked at her with a worried expression, then glanced at the young master and young lady.
"Your Highness, why don't we take the young prince and young lady to the next room to be cared for?"
Yun Tao was worried that Yun Qingluo wouldn't be able to take care of herself all by herself.
Back when they were in the City Lord's Mansion, there were inner and outer rooms. She and Yunxin would rest in the outer room and would get up in the middle of the night to take care of the young master and young lady.
Yun Qinglu shook her head and refused.
Seeing this, Yun Tao had no choice but to pull Yun Xin away.
After the door was closed, Yun Qingluo finally couldn't hold on any longer and collapsed onto the bed.
A metallic sweetness welled up in my throat...
The two little ones were a bit scared and suddenly started crying.
Yun Qingluo closed her eyes and tried to swallow the metallic taste, then smiled gently at the two little ones.
When Xiao Zeyan and Xiao Qianyue saw the familiar smiles, they finally stopped crying.
Yun Qingluo breathed a sigh of relief, walked to the bedside, poured a glass of water, and rinsed her mouth.
Then I lay in bed, but found it hard to fall asleep.
Yun Qingluo couldn't help but recall what Yun Xin had said.
Wan Guo Temple.
How could she not mind...?
When she was young and had never been to the countryside, her favorite thing to do was to go to Kaiguo Temple with her mother to burn incense, and they would stay for a few days each time they went.
There is a large peach blossom forest on the back mountain of Kaiguo Temple.
She hadn't lost her modern memories at that time, and always suspected that the peach grove was for making peach wood swords. As soon as she had this idea, she couldn't wait to tell her mother.
Her mother chuckled and pinched her nose, saying, "Silly Luoluo, a peach wood sword is a Taoist artifact, how could it be found in Buddhism?"
Yun Qingluo then vaguely remembered that she had gotten so used to pretending to be a child that she had forgotten even these basic common sense facts.
Back then, in spring, she would pester her mother to pick peach blossoms; in summer, she would drink the chilled mung bean soup specially provided for pilgrims at Kaiguo Temple; in autumn, she would admire the maple leaves covering the mountains; and in winter, she would drag her two older brothers to the back mountain to build lots and lots of snowmen.
She thought there were many fun places and interesting people at Kaiguo Temple, and she begged her mother to take her there.
Every time she insisted on going out to play, her mother would say helplessly, "Silly girl, that's a temple, a very solemn place, not a place to wander around."
But after saying that, he would immediately start preparing things and take her out to play.
Mother said that she would only take Luo Luo to Kaiguo Temple to see the flowers, drink mung bean soup, enjoy the scenery, and build a snowman.
But why did it change?
A look of confusion appeared in Yun Qingluo's eyes. How could things have changed?
The more she thought about it, the more upset she became, and she gradually felt like she couldn't breathe.
The two little ones seemed to sense something and started babbling, which brought Yun Qingluo back to her senses.
She stared at the two delicate little faces, somewhat lost in thought.
Can......
Forget it, what's the use of thinking so much? What's done is done.
She can't die in her memories, that would be such a loss.
Yun Qingluo slowly closed her eyes, a tear falling from the corner of her eye.
The next morning, Yun Tao brought back the news.
"Your Highness, Yunli replied that Yunshui has been keeping a close eye on the situation in the capital. When she first learned of this, she wanted to tell you, but you were unwell and had to personally take care of the young master and young lady, so she kept the news from you..."
Yun Qingluo interrupted Yun Tao, "Just tell me, what about the General's Mansion?"
Upon hearing this, Yun Tao's eyes flickered, and she finally said, "The Emperor did not make things difficult for the General's Mansion, but only summoned the General to the Qinwen Hall for questioning..."
Seeing Yun Tao's hesitant manner, Yun Qingluo knew that things were not so simple.
"What time did you go? What time did you return?" Yun Qing pressed.
Seeing that Yun Qingluo had already guessed what was going on, Yun Tao stopped trying to hide it.
She said with some indignation, "They went there early in the morning and didn't return until dinner time. I heard that the general almost fell to the ground when he dismounted and was limping."
Hearing about this family, Yun Qingluo felt a pang of pain in her heart.
In the end, they were punished.
"Pack your things and hurry up and get going," Yun Qingluo said in a somber tone.
Yun Tao was worried about Yun Qingluo's health and advised her to eat breakfast before leaving.
Yun Qingluo asked Yun Tao to bring some food to eat in the carriage.
Hearing this, Yun Tao stopped trying to persuade her and asked Qiu Shui to pack some food while she helped pack her things.
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