Chapter 38
Since Song Yanting was not at home, after asking Xuanyouwei for the news, Canglin went directly to Youyang's small courtyard.
He jumped off the wall and was just in time to be seen by Qingyun.
Seeing her mouth wide open as if she was about to scream, Cang Lin hurriedly covered her mouth.
Anyone who can be in this yard must be Youyang’s confidant and cannot bear to see blood.
"If you don't scream, I'll let you go. I'm here to look for someone, not an assassin."
Qingyun didn't dare to act rashly. She was holding a bottle of medicine in her hand. This was the best medicine for treating external injuries in the hospital. If it was dropped, it would be useless.
Before Qingyun could agree, Youyang moved her ears and heard the noise outside. She opened the window and saw this scene, her eyes widened as if she had been hit.
Qingyun had no idea what she meant. With her mouth covered, she couldn't speak. She could only signal with her eyes to tell her to run quickly, as the man with a knife was very scary.
"Ahem..." You Yang shook her head to get rid of the weird thoughts in her mind.
"It's okay, Qingyun. This is my colleague. He's not a bad person. He wants to see me for something. Bring the medicine in and remember to ask Zifeng to come with you. Don't let anyone else get close to my room."
Cang Lin let go of her hand at the right time. Seeing that he had left a red palm print on her face, he lowered his head and leaned forward to express his apology without saying a word.
Qingyun stomped his feet in anger and left without looking back.
You Yang chuckled helplessly, "It's rare to see her show some sharpness."
"General Cang, if you have anything to report, just come in."
Cang Lin was a little embarrassed and touched the back of his head.
He reported to Song Yanting what happened in Zichen Palace and the news brought by Wei Lian's messenger, then jumped onto the treetop and disappeared quickly.
Song Yan listened while stroking the warm jade in his hand. He snorted softly at the words, "Do you really think that seeking can solve all problems? If power is not in your own hands, then you will only be at the mercy of others."
"Although a trip to the military camp tempered my character, how can I gain a foothold in the court if I don't have enough cunning?"
He raised his eyebrows and said jokingly: "My dear brother, you are still too naive."
Although they are brothers, their ways of doing things are completely opposite.
When things go smoothly and you have someone to support you, it seems that what you want is always within your reach.
The other one has everything on his own. His father doesn't love him and his mother is not around, so he has to rely on himself for everything.
You Yang couldn't help but recall the past of Song Yanting as described in the book.
His miserable and dark childhood was summed up in just a few words.
His childhood was filled with too many shadows, and he once thought he was happy. Although he seldom met his father, he would always agree with a smile to whatever he wanted.
Until that day, he hid behind the screen and saw with his own eyes that his mother was poisoned by his father and died in his arms with her eyes open. His dream was shattered, and he fell into the endless abyss.
From childhood to adulthood, the instigator had tried to throw him into the cold palace and starve him to death. When he was six years old, he was thrown into the deep mountains and wild animals where wild beasts roamed, causing him to almost die in the mouth of a wild beast. He was even injured in an assassination and became deaf in his left ear.
He survived these dark days and nights thanks to his strong will to avenge his mother.
And all the pain was caused by his biological father, whom he was once proud of.
With so many unexpected events, anyone else would have gone crazy long ago, but the fact that Song Yanting was only this abnormal was a blessing from God. Compared to the other story books he had read, the villains in those stories were all aiming to destroy the world.
"Why do I feel like you are cursing me secretly?" Song Yanting narrowed his narrow and long phoenix eyes and swept a sharp gaze towards You Yang.
"What are you looking at?" You Yang spoke incoherently.
Were her eyes not kind enough? She had let him have such a deep misunderstanding. Her heart was in vain.
Song Yanting's inquiring gaze made You Yang feel uncomfortable.
Expressing sympathy and pity to a man is very damaging to his self-esteem, and Youyang knows this very well.
Qingyun knocked on the door and entered with permission, carrying the medicine bottle. His eyes fell on Song Yanting who was sitting at the desk. His hands loosened, and the teapot and cups shattered to the ground.
She threw herself to the ground in fear, her forehead pressed against the floor, and trembled in her voice, "Greetings to His Majesty the Xuanwang!"
"You two, master and servant, really look alike. Even your knees weaken at the sight of me are exactly the same."
"Get up and apply the medicine first."
You Yang: “…” It’s because your reputation outside is too scary.
She allowed Qingyun to come in this time because she planned not to hide it from the two of them anymore. But where was Zifeng? Why hadn't he come yet?
Qingyun hurriedly got up from the ground and carefully placed the medicine on the table.
"Miss……"
She was worried that if the beautiful young lady fell in love with the Prince Xuan, who was known throughout the capital for his promiscuity, it would be the end of her.
Youyang didn't notice Qingyun's worry about her, she just felt that she was afraid of him just like she was when she first met Song Yanting.
She sat comfortably waiting for Qingyun to come and apply medicine to her, and casually asked about Zifeng's whereabouts.
"Zi... Zifeng was called away by the people in the front hall..." Qingyun explained tremblingly as he moved to Youyang's side, holding the small porcelain bottle of medicine powder tightly in his palm, swallowing nervously.
She trembled a little and hesitated again and again, "Your Highness Xuan... Your Highness Xuan Wang... Please... Please step aside..."
You must undress before applying medicine on your shoulders. It is already extremely inappropriate for a man outside the woman to enter her bedroom, and applying medicine while she is present... This is something that only husband and wife can do.
Qingyun is afraid of Song Yanting's identity, but she will never give in when it comes to Youyang.
"See? I told you to stay away." Song Yanting leaned back in his chair and pointed at Yuande.
Yuan De, who had already turned his back, was very perceptive and said: "...Your Highness, I have already turned..."
Qingyun: “…”
You Yang was so angry at his shameless look that she choked.
“…”
"Turn around!"
…
After Youyang applied the medicine and changed into new clothes, the two of them slowly came back.
Song Yanting always liked to play with something in his hands. When he got tired of playing with the jade pendant, he picked up a bottle of medicine on the table and rubbed it.
He opened it and smelled it, then said with disdain, "You're using this medicine? None of the servants in this palace use this crappy medicine."
He quickly threw all the medicine bottles on the table into Yuande's arms.
"I went back and changed it to better medicine and had it sent over."
"Lest people say I'm being harsh on my men."
Yuande answered yes.
It is not Youyang's nature to refuse good things when they are delivered to her door. The best choice is to accept them calmly.
People who practice Taoism value opportunities. If she doesn't want the opportunity that is right in front of her, then she must be crazy.
She cleared her throat and got back to business.
"By the way, why did you go to the border town after such a long journey?"
Song Yan didn't seem to notice and asked her, "Guess who owns the fiefdom closest to the border town?"
You Yang knew nothing about it, and the storybook didn't explain it either. She hesitated and guessed, "Could it be your fiefdom?"
"You're so smart, Xiao Youyang." Song Yan smiled when he heard Zhan Yan, and put his hand on her head and drew circles gently.
"It's Xuan Yang."
"Mu Lin has already rushed to the border town to deploy before us. You should also go back and make preparations in advance. My safety along the way depends entirely on you."
"How can I go?" You Yang was confused by his words. "Do you really think I'm a god? I can even split myself into two to accompany you to the border town. Do I still want to stay in Youfu?"
"Miss! Miss! Miss!" At this moment Zifeng's voice sounded outside the door.
Youyang gestured to Qingyun to open the door and ask what was going on.
As soon as the door opened, Zi Feng said, "Master and Madam asked Miss to go to the front hall. I heard that the emperor has issued an imperial decree!"
You Yang turned around in surprise and looked at Song Yanting.
Song Yanting spread his hands and said, "Look at me, I don't know anything."
You Yang was doubtful and could not tell the truth from the falsehood for a while.
Could this be the imperial decree granting the marriage between the male lead and the second female lead? Why did it arrive so soon? Wasn't the male lead still stubbornly refusing to agree in the palace? Why did he give in so quickly?
She stood up and decided to go to the front hall to check it out herself.
Song Yanting stood up with her and walked out slowly and leisurely.
"Miss You, I think we will be able to meet again soon."
He smiled defiantly, and his words were filled with joy that Youyang couldn't understand.
"On this trip to the border town, I cannot do without your company."
Without time to think deeply, You Yang understood what the imperial edict represented in this world view, so he did not dare to delay and hurried to the front hall.
No matter how serious the punishment is, it is better than the crime of punishing nine generations of the family.
When we arrived at the front hall, the chief eunuch, Cousin Zhou, had already been sitting in the seat of honor for a while.
Liu Mei was the first to notice her arrival, "Yang'er, you're finally here. Eunuch Zhou has been waiting for you for a long time."
From what Concubine Liu in the palace said, she learned that the drowning incident was related to You Yang, but considering that this was a blessing in disguise, she did not seek revenge on You Yang after she returned home.
You Guolin pulled You Yang to Zhou Xiangzhong and said with an apologetic smile, "This is my second daughter, You Yang. I grew up in the countryside and I don't know the rules. I hope you can forgive me, sir."
How could You Yang not hear that Liu Mei was saying, both explicitly and implicitly, that she didn't know the rules and wasn't reasonable?
However, she had no rules to begin with, and everything she did was in accordance with her heart. You Yang disdainfully pulled her arm away from You Guolin's grasp, and knelt before Zhou Xiangzhong to greet him: "You Yang, your humble servant, greets you, eunuch."
"I dare not disobey the imperial decree, so I changed into appropriate clothes before coming here. I hope you will forgive me, eunuch."
It was the first time that Zhou Xiangzhong met You Yang. He had expected that the woman who would catch the eye of the playboy Xuan Wang would be a beauty. He did not expect that she would be so talented and beautiful that could captivate people. No wonder Xuan Wang, who had many concubines in his house, was so moved.
He cleared his throat, reluctantly withdrew his gaze, put down the tea in his hand, propped up his fat body, and stood in the hall.
"No problem, no problem."
You Yang noticed the flash of regret in his eyes.
The sudden imperial edict had already made her uneasy, and this look made her heart pound.
Zhou Xiangzhong took out the bright yellow scroll from the brocade box held by his father-in-law who was following him, and recited it aloud in his shrill voice.
"By the providence of Heaven, the Emperor proclaims: I have heard that the second daughter of the Minister of Justice, surnamed You, is dignified and respectful, beautiful in appearance, gentle and chaste, kind-hearted, and prudent. She possesses a gentle and graceful nature, a gentle and dignified demeanor, and a graceful and elegant demeanor. She is intelligent and virtuous, always modest in her actions, and respects the order of morning and evening. I hereby grant her marriage to Prince Xuan as his principal wife, and order the Ministry of Rites to select an auspicious time for the wedding ceremony. I decree this."
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