Chapter 6 Disappointment at someone's lack of ambition
Chu Yunjin cried for a long time before she stopped.
Yan Jinyue hated her so much she wanted to grind her teeth. Seeing her pretentious and weak demeanor, she wished she could have the most formidable governess in the palace come and give her a good beating.
Chu Yunjin stopped crying and said through sobs, "Give me some time, and I will slowly prove that I am truly repentant and that I will make up for all of this."
"How will you make amends?" Yan Jinyue retorted coldly. "Can you get my mother out of the Cold Palace and restore her to the rank of Imperial Concubine?"
"I can," Chu Yunjin swore, raising her hand. "I guarantee I'll get the Imperial Concubine out of the Cold Palace and make her even more favored than before. I can also make Prince Jin pay for this as compensation to the Imperial Concubine. Besides, if what happened with Pei Yi'an is true, I hope you can believe me for now—"
"I can send people to investigate Pei Yi'an's matter," Yan Cang said calmly. "If his army can arrive by tomorrow, my spies will be on horseback and will be back before the city gates close tonight."
Yan Jinyue pursed her lips, her expression somewhat pale.
She both hoped that Chu Yunjin had truly repented and worried that what she said was true, and her feelings were extremely complicated.
Yan Cang summoned his personal guard and ordered him to send someone to investigate the movements of Pei Yi'an's army, emphasizing: "Pay attention to whether he has a woman with him, and who that woman is. Find out as much as possible and have her return before the city gates close tonight."
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Yan Jinyue glared angrily at Chu Yunjin: "Do you have any other ways to prove yourself?"
Yan Cang frowned: "Jin Yue."
"Is Your Majesty bewitched by her again?" Yan Jinyue said discontentedly. "Besides being pretty, what does she have that makes Your Majesty so infatuated? She's a heartless and wicked woman. She's ruined Mother like this, and you still believe her? Does Your Majesty only have eyes for this troublemaker and no eyes for Mother?"
Chu Yunjin spoke weakly, "Sixth Princess, please calm down. The fact that the Imperial Concubine is currently in the Cold Palace is actually a form of protection for her."
"What did you say?" Yan Jinyue looked at her in disbelief. "Protect you? How about I send you to the Cold Palace for two days to protect you? Are you willing?"
Chu Yunjin remained silent for a moment, then looked at Yan Cang expectantly: "The Prince of Jin is so vicious, doesn't Your Highness want to take revenge on him?"
Yan Jinyue retorted angrily, "Don't try to beat around the bush—"
"What do you want to do?" Yan Cang asked calmly.
Yan Jinyue's voice faltered as she stared at Yan Cang in disbelief, her expression a mixture of anger and disappointment.
My elder brother is truly beyond saving.
When will he finally see through this woman's true colors?
Why does he keep failing to learn his lesson despite repeated setbacks?
“What Prince Jin anticipated was that His Highness would go to the palace today to request a divorce agreement.” Chu Yunjin’s voice was calm, unlike her usual hysterical state. She seemed more like a normal person than most. “If His Highness doesn’t go this morning, he might get restless. He’ll send someone to inquire… No, there’s a maid named Taozhi he’s arranged at Prince Yan’s residence. Prince Jin might come to Prince Yan’s residence in person, under the guise of comforting His Highness, to ask me about the progress, or to instruct Taozhi to do something. In short, he will definitely take some action.”
Because the plot of the book is that Yan Cang did indeed go to the palace to request a divorce agreement and was punished with a cane in court, it doesn't describe how the Prince of Jin would have reacted if he hadn't gone.
Chu Yunjin can only rely on guesswork and the existing plot in the book to make judgments.
Yesterday, when Prince Jin had the original owner falsely accuse Consort Gu, the original owner asked him, "What if Yan Cang still doesn't agree to a divorce?" Prince Jin told her to keep making trouble until Yan Cang agreed.
If one imperial concubine wasn't enough, they would bring out his sister, Yan Jinyue, to threaten him.
Chu Yunjin thought about the plot and the original owner, and her emotions gradually calmed down. She looked at Yan Cang with teary eyes: "Because Pei Yi'an has returned, Prince Jin has a strong backing in military power. So he is determined to make you, the Grand Marshal of the Army, get into trouble as soon as possible. Divorce is the only way he can think of to make you anger the Emperor. Anything else is too risky and could easily involve him."
The divorce was Yan Cang's own idea, and it was his private matter. The emperor's anger would only be directed at Yan Cang, not at someone else framing him.
Yan Cang remained silent, but his brows and eyes were covered with a layer of frost.
Chu Yunjin turned to Yan Jinyue and said, "If Sixth Sister wants me to prove anything, then stay at the Prince's Mansion for lunch today. We'll deal with whatever comes our way; there's always a way to prove my innocence."
Yan Jinyue raised her eyebrows: "Who said you're the sixth sister? Don't try to claim kinship with me. I don't have a sister-in-law as vicious as you!"
“Jin Yue.” Yan Cang frowned.
Yan Jinyue stomped her feet in anger, really wanting to ask him, "Are you a pig? Are you a pig?"
How could he win battles if he was so easily fooled by this cunning woman's few words?
How much of the title "God of War" is actually just hype?
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