Answer to Chapter 1211
"oh……"
Yuwen Qian's eyes flickered again.
Yu Mingyue didn't know why he suddenly asked her this, but after she got the answer, Yuwen Qian didn't say anything more. He just silently walked past her, went to the other side to get a stick of incense, and then put it into the incense burner. After a while, a wisp of green smoke rose from the incense burner again, swirling in front of him.
Amidst the swirling smoke, those clear, shallow eyes seemed somewhat vacant.
Yu Mingyue felt uneasy for some reason, but then she heard Yuwen Qian say, "So, what kind of books do you like to read? Do those books give you any answers?"
"Answer?"
These two words made her even more confused.
What answer does she want?
She disliked those dry history books, and didn't like any serious books at all. She thought the saying "there's a golden house in books" was just toxic positivity, nothing compared to the exhilarating feeling of a light novel. She didn't see anything wrong with it; everyone around her felt the same way. But Yuwen Qian's question left her somewhat bewildered, and for the first time, she felt ashamed to even speak.
She mumbled, "Just read and have fun. What do I need answers for?"
"...!"
Upon hearing this, Yuwen Qian's eyes widened slightly, his previously somewhat empty pupils filled with astonishment. After a moment, that astonishment gradually transformed into an emotion that seemed to be pity.
He looked at Yu Mingyue quietly, remained silent for a long time, and then sighed deeply.
Yu Mingyue bit her lower lip: "What's wrong?"
Yuwen Qian didn't answer her, but turned and walked out. Bingbing stood waiting in the courtyard, some distance away. Although she was the Crown Princess's personal maid, and her clothes were quite luxurious and thick, she still shivered in the cold wind so late at night. As soon as she saw the two of them come out, she immediately stepped forward to greet them. Yuwen Qian waved his hand and said as he walked away, "Have they all gone back yet?"
He cut the subject cleanly, as if severing it with a single stroke.
Yu Mingyue had unspeakable doubts in her heart, but subconsciously did not want to ask, and only followed up by saying, "Those officials have all left. But they are all very worried."
"..."
"The King of Qin's side is currently very powerful. If we don't find a way to curb their arrogance, some people in the court will inevitably harbor disloyal thoughts."
"..."
"What if, even Father Emperor, is swayed..."
Yuwen Yuan shook his head, recalling everything that had happened in court that day. In fact, he had said very little, and he hadn't even shown much anger. On the contrary, Yuwen Yuan was clearly provoked. Whether it was Yuwen Ye's previous act of opening the treasury in Luoyang, or his move to expand the Twelve Guards to increase his own power by feigning retreat, both were undoubtedly challenging the emperor's authority and putting the emperor in a difficult position. That's why Yuwen Yuan had that attitude when the court session ended.
He said, "It's alright, there's still a knife stuck in the second brother's body."
"A knife?"
"No matter who it is, if they hold that knife, even if it's not fatal, it can still restrain them."
"oh?"
Yu Mingyue was somewhat puzzled. She tried her best to recall what weaknesses Yuwen Ye still had in the history she knew, but unfortunately, since some things changed because of her appearance, the things she knew had not happened or had formed other situations because of these changes, which made her feel very troubled.
Since her experience of being resurrected, she has considered herself special and different from everyone else in this world. Therefore, she feels superior to many people here, especially Shang Ruyi, just like the protagonists with cheat codes in the novels she has read. However, when she faces an unknown future, the feeling of helplessness and confusion is no different from when she faced her ordinary and trivial life in the past.
She was, in the end, just an ordinary person.
However, these matters seemed to be under Yuwen Qian's control, so she could only ask, "What knife?"
Yuwen Qian stopped and glanced at her, his gaze seeming to flicker with the same pity that had just appeared. Yu Mingyue felt very displeased by his gaze, but she couldn't say anything.
Just then, a cold, mocking voice came from the darkness ahead—
"Of course, it's the person I brought back."
Upon hearing the voice, Yu Mingyue immediately suppressed her unease and displeasure. Looking up, she saw Yuwen Cheng slowly walking towards her. Perhaps it was because of the deep night, but he was accompanied by only one servant carrying a lantern. The dim light illuminated his young, handsome, yet exceptionally sharp face from below, revealing an indescribable fierceness in the night.
Yuwen Qian asked, "You didn't leave?"
Yuwen Cheng immediately laughed and said, "Brother, am I the same as the others? I just arrived."
"Oh, where did you go?"
"Of course, it's in the military camp."
As he spoke, he had already walked up to Yuwen Qian. Without even looking at Yu Mingyue, he simply bowed to Yuwen Qian and said, "Brother, with these tens of thousands of people entering Chang'an, the original tens of thousands of garrison troops are nothing but ants in their presence. Today, Second Brother went to great lengths in the army, redeploying all those tens of thousands of troops, assigning eight to ten thousand men to each guard, especially the Imperial Guard, which has more than twenty thousand men. The left and right commanders are Shen Tu Tai and Shen Wuzheng, respectively, while the Left and Right Vanguard Guards have been relegated to the outskirts of the city, treated like watchdogs."
"..."
“I saw that your father-in-law is almost sick with anger, and Su Changjing almost got into a fight with Shen Tu Tai and the others.”
"..."
“Your Highness, my second brother is already the governor of Yongzhou and now commands the Twelve Guards. The entire Chang'an belongs to him. If he wants to do anything to us in the future—not to mention you and me, even whether Father can resist is a question.”
Upon hearing this, Yuwen Qian's face darkened: "Don't talk nonsense."
At the same time, upon hearing this, Yu Mingyue immediately frowned: "What does the Prince of Qi mean—"
Yuwen Cheng had no intention of shutting up. Hearing her question, he turned around to face her and said with a smile, "What I mean is, whoever has the knife in their hand can become king and tyrant. There are many such precedents throughout history."
"..."
"Brother, if you really let Second Brother continue to be so powerful, then who will care about your status as the Crown Prince?"
"..."
Yuwen Qian didn't speak, but his brows gradually furrowed.
Yu Mingyue said, "What King Qi said makes sense."
After saying that, she seemed to remember something and asked, "By the way, you just said that Yuwen Ye had a knife stuck in his body, which was brought back by the Prince of Qi. Are you referring to Xiao Yuansui?"
"Um."
What can he do?
"..."
Yuwen Qian did not answer her, but exchanged a glance with Yuwen Cheng, who had long understood his meaning and smiled slightly: "He can do a lot more than that."
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