Chapter 175 They have a good relationship
Looking at Chen Niao, Yu Qinghuan finally understood how the rumor spread.
At that time, my hair got caught on Cheng Gongjin's sleeve. He raised his hand to untie it for a while, but later they had an argument and I bit him. Seeing that he was bleeding, I felt a little sorry, so I bandaged him with a handkerchief.
What Chen Niao said was completely fabricated.
Thinking of this, Yu Qinghuan hurriedly explained, "I just met Elder Cheng once at the Duke's wife's birthday banquet. You also know about the assassination of Jiuchongshan. It was all a misunderstanding. I really have nothing to do with him. It's all clean."
Chen Niao blinked, "Is it still innocent after kissing?"
Yu Qinghuan was silent for a moment, "Doesn't it count?"
Chen Niao: "...does it count?"
“…”
Yu Qinghuan simply changed the subject. Thinking of Cheng Gongjin's recent behavior, she immediately wanted to ask Chen Niao about the Cheng and Mu families. "Your family and the Mu family are old friends. You should be quite familiar with Mu Huaian and Cheng Ge Lao, right?"
Chen Niao keenly caught the difference in her words. She addressed her brother by his name, but was polite to Lord Cheng.
“Not particularly familiar.”
We often played together when we were children, so I am quite familiar with Mu Huaian, but I don’t know much about Elder Cheng.
After all, the Duke's wife is Lord Cheng's elder sister, and she doesn't know him well, let alone them, the younger generation.
Yu Qinghuan asked curiously, "Then do you know what the relationship between Mu Huaian and Cheng Ge Lao is like? Is there any hatred or conflict, or do they dislike each other?"
Chen Niao almost laughed out loud, "Why do you ask that?"
Yu Qinghuan: "It just suddenly occurred to me, and I'm a little curious."
There were not many people where the two of them were now, and seeing that she was curious, Chen Niao told her what he knew.
"Duke Ding was very busy when he was young, and his wife had to manage the affairs of the two inner chambers, so they had no time to take care of my brother. So, since he was young, Elder Cheng has been taking care of him. Once, my brother fell seriously ill, and Elder Cheng didn't sleep for several days to take care of him. In the end, he fell ill himself."
Yu Qinghuan seemed to be thinking about something. "According to what you said, they have a very good relationship."
Chen Niao nodded. "Also, brother is very good at riding and archery, and he has a lot of knowledge. He was all taught by Elder Cheng personally. Some people in the capital even said that brother would be the second Cheng Gongjin in the future."
If it weren't for the accident that happened later.
Hearing this, Yu Qinghuan was a little surprised. Cheng Gongjin, as a teacher, was really more responsible than a father. It was obvious that he really cared about his nephew Mu Huaian.
If that's the case, why would he deliberately approach me and do something that would obviously make my nephew sad?
Thinking of this, she tentatively asked Chen Niao, "Based on your understanding, do you think it's possible that they turned against each other and became enemies because of something?"
Chen Niao hesitated for a moment and shook his head, "It's hard to say."
If it was a few years ago, that would definitely not happen, but now, not only has Elder Cheng changed, but Mu Huaian has also changed. These two might really become enemies because of something.
She suddenly thought of something, her face a little grim, looked around, and said in a low voice: "Ah Huan, you must not let my brother know what happened between you and Elder Cheng today."
Mu Huaian has been cheering up a lot recently. He has been staying in the capital and even went out to a banquet today. Chen Niao could vaguely guess that it must be related to Yu Qinghuan.
She originally thought that Mu Huaian was about to get married, but who would have thought that Cheng Gongjin would suddenly appear.
If he knew at this time that Yu Qinghuan was involved with his teacher... with Mu Huaian's personality, it would be impossible for him to compete with his teacher for her. I'm afraid he would hide somewhere else and might even seek death if he didn't see anyone again.
Chen Niao didn't dare to think about it any further.
Back at the banquet, Yu Qinghuan was absent-minded as he listened to the women around him chatting and laughing.
She didn't know what Chen Niao was worried about, but she also knew that she had to chew over and swallow what happened with Cheng Gongjin in the past few days for the rest of her life, otherwise if Mu Huaian knew about it, he would definitely ignore her...wait!
Could it be that Cheng Gongjin's purpose is to separate Mu Huaian from himself?
No, no, he is the prime minister of the cabinet and an elder. If he just wants to break them up, there are many ways to do it. Why would he get himself involved?
It’s definitely not that simple.
He had no idea what was going on and it was all a mess. Yu Qinghuan shook his head, poured himself a cup of tea, and decided not to think about it for the time being.
But just as she put the matter aside, she heard the women whispering over there.
"I didn't expect His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would come today."
"I heard that His Majesty has been urging His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to choose a Crown Princess recently. Perhaps His Royal Highness came here today just for this matter."
"Who do you think will be the future Crown Princess?"
Yu Qinghuan pricked up his ears unconsciously, and was a little curious.
"Maybe it's Miss Chen..."
"Miss Lou is the most talented woman in the capital, with good looks and a good family background."
"If you ask me, Miss Sun is the most suitable one."
Someone whispered, "But isn't the Sun family currently negotiating a marriage with the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion? I just saw Miss Sun talking to Young Master Mu!"
"I don't think this will ever happen. Young Master Mu's face is so ruined, he looks like neither human nor ghost. If Miss Sun saw him, how could she possibly be willing to marry him?"
"That's true..."
"By the way, have you seen it?"
"No, he wears a mask all day long, so how could anyone see him?"
"But I heard that he dropped his mask once in Jingyuan before, and it scared a lot of people!"
"No way, I remember that Young Master Mu used to be very handsome. If he hadn't been engaged to the Chen family, many girls would have wanted to marry him."
"That was in the past..."
Upon hearing this, Yu Qinghuan frowned. If you are talking about the prince, just talk about the prince. Why bring Mu Huaian into the picture?
She turned around and was about to say a few words for Mu Huaian, but she caught a glimpse of Xiao Jinghe, who was ten meters away. He was surrounded by many young men. He still looked very noble, but there was a hint of fatigue between his brows.
Yes, the current emperor is seriously ill, Prince Rui has lost his power, and the other princes are unable to compete. Xiao Jinghe is now supervising the country together with several other important officials in the court. There are so many things to do, so naturally he is tired.
But his position as crown prince was completely secure, and he had to start thinking about getting married and having children.
Yu Qinghuan thought that after Xiao Jinghe married the Crown Princess, she should cut off all contact with him.
When she looked away, Xiao Jinghe happened to look up. When he saw the familiar figure, he was stunned and an unnatural look flashed across his face.
Why is she here... Is she here to meet someone and prepare for her second marriage?
Thinking of this, Xiao Jinghe unconsciously clenched the folding fan in his hand, and a dark light flashed across his eyes: This woman is very good. She rejected me, but still dressed up beautifully and ran to this Spring Flower Banquet to meet her new husband!
Haha, he wanted to see which ignorant person dared to covet his, Xiao Jinghe’s, woman!
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