Ye Jinhui listed which officials had lost their heads and which had lost their positions. Among them were people from the First Prince, the Seventh Prince, and neutral individuals.
After hearing this, Yun Qinghui and the others realized that the other party didn't still care about them and their children at all; rather, now was simply not a good time to arrange a marriage.
Yun Qingying said, "I knew it! There must be a reason why Lord Sun hasn't remarried."
Sisi said, "If the eldest prince wins, he might even invite Great-Grandpa back. If Great-Grandpa is reinstated, they can come to you and complain that they were forced into it."
Yun Qingying said, "If that day ever comes, you mustn't be soft-hearted. Look at Third Sister's husband, and then look at them."
The other six Qing officials all said they would not be soft-hearted.
Sisi thinks her aunt is getting cuter and cuter.
After they finished talking, Ye Jinhui picked up the previous topic again. "Xiao Liu, how did you know Lord Huo was dead?"
"I have connections in the capital."
Ye Jinhui remembered what Yun Qingfang had told him about Sisi having a very powerful master. "You're talking about your master, right? Can you ask your master who will win between the First Prince and the Seventh Prince? My father had my leg broken, but he gave birth to me and raised me. I don't want him to end up like Lord Huo."
Upon hearing this, Feng Chan quickly gave Si Si a meaningful look, signaling her not to say anything.
Sisi felt that neither the First Prince nor the Seventh Prince would win. However, she wouldn't say that. "My master said that who gets to sit on that throne is determined by Heaven, and mortals can't fathom it."
Feng Chan was relieved. "Yes. I've heard people say that there were many people in the past who were clearly very capable and could have taken that position, but in the end they lost for no apparent reason. Grandpa, Dad, Second Uncle, Third Uncle, you've all read history books, right? There are such stories in history books, aren't there?"
Her daughter isn't a god; how could she know who would win? If she's wrong, wouldn't she be blamed? No, being blamed is the least of her worries. "Grandpa, Dad, Second Uncle, Third Uncle, isn't there such a story in the history books?"
Ye Jinhui: "..." Why did you say it twice?
Grandpa Yun said, "Yes. Well, you can all go back and rest. Xiao Liu, stay here. Also, until the new fake face is made, hide in that room. I'll have Qingfang bring you food."
Ye Jinhui: "Okay."
Soon, only Grandpa Yun and Sisi remained in the room.
Grandpa Yun looked at Sisi and said, "If you receive any more news in the future, please let your great-grandfather know, okay?"
Sisi tilted her head and looked at Grandpa Yun, asking, "Don't you feel bad after hearing that?"
"...You didn't tell Great-Grandpa because you were afraid he would be upset?"
"Yes." For someone like his great-grandfather, seeing the court in its current state was more painful than having his own flesh cut off.
"Great-grandfather, it's no use for you to know now. Instead of worrying about these things, you should practice more martial arts. Otherwise, when you have the opportunity to serve the people, your health will be failing, and you'll regret it."
Grandpa Yun was conflicted for a long time after hearing this.
In the end, Old Master Yun still couldn't let go of the imperial court he had served his entire life. "Great-Grandpa, practice a few more sets of boxing, and you tell Great-Grandpa about the affairs of the court. Okay?"
“Alright.” Sisi picked a matter that Grandpa Yun was powerless to address. “The old emperor’s health is failing; it’ll only be a month or two before he passes away.”
Grandpa Yun: "..." I think I'll go practice my boxing. "Anything else?"
"It's gone."
"Then...then you should go and rest."
"Okay. You should get some rest too."
After Sisi left, Grandpa Yun sat for a while before going back to rest.
When Grandma Yun saw him return, she said, "Luckily you angered the Emperor early on, otherwise you would have ended up like Lord Huo."
"Yeah." Forget it, if it weren't for Xiao Liu, they'd all be dead by now. He'd better listen to Xiao Liu practice a few more sets of boxing. As for the affairs of the imperial court, even if he knew, he couldn't do anything about it now.
On the other side, after Sisi returned, Fengchan told her, "If anyone asks you who can sit in that position in the future, you must not say."
"I know, don't worry."
"Hmm. Nobody can say for sure about these things. If you're wrong, people will hate you to death."
Sisi assured Fengchan again before Fengchan felt at ease. "Do you think General Niu will be affected?"
"Not for now. However, after the old emperor dies, the eldest prince will most likely launch an attack on Consort Zhang and her son on charges of causing chaos in the palace. If Consort Zhang and her son are executed immediately, or if they kill the eldest prince, then the chaos will subside after a while. If neither of them can kill the other immediately, then all the officials will have to choose sides."
"If it comes to that, I hope General Niu will make the right choice. General Niu is a very good person."
"Hmm." Sisi didn't want the world to descend into chaos either. If the world were in chaos, no one could remain unaffected. "My former sixth aunt's husband will be here soon too."
"Really? His relationship with your sixth aunt isn't as good as your third aunt and uncle's."
“He didn’t come to see my sixth aunt; he was exiled here. My third aunt’s husband left the capital, and his family set off right after.”
"...So be it, being exiled is worse than losing your head. Better to live a wretched life than to die a glorious death."
"Um."
Feng Chan looked at Si Si curiously and asked, "Do you think he might come looking for your sixth aunt?"
"I don't know. I haven't thought about him."
The mother and daughter gave Thirteen a bath and then went to sleep.
More than half a month later, Lao Hei returned.
Sisi led Lao Hei to Ye Jinhui's room. "Let me introduce you, this is Lao Hei, and this is my third uncle."
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