"Why...why are you helping me? What is your purpose?"
Before Gu Lin could answer, Yun Mo lowered his eyes. He stuttered when he spoke to people, so what could others possibly want from him?
If it was because he was after the young master's status, then that status was clearly just a name without substance. During his days of house arrest, he kept thinking about it and realized that he had never had any real power.
"Young Master, how does the Yun family view the current situation?"
When Gu Lin asked this question, he did so with a hint of scrutiny. If Yun Mo was simply hopeless, then he would choose to find another way.
How should the Yun family conduct itself?
Yunmo repeated Gu Lin's words; from the day he was born until now, no one had ever asked him that question.
After a full incense stick's time, Yun Mo finally spoke, "My...my Yun family has mechanical arts and techniques, so we have the ability to survive no matter what."
"What if what I want is for the Yun family to live in seclusion in a remote corner of the world?"
Yunmo took a few steps back. The man in front of her had an extraordinary aura, and his words were inexplicably convincing.
But Yunmo's lips curled into a bitter smile. Now, her father had also placed the Empress Dowager of Dayu under house arrest, living in a remote corner... This was already a luxury for the Yun family.
Given Emperor Yu's temperament, he might do anything to destroy the Yun family in the future.
"Even living in a remote corner isn't easy..."
"I will help you find out the truth about your mother's difficult childbirth back then and get back what is rightfully yours," Gu Lin said slowly. "But you must keep what you just said: the Yun family must remain in a corner of the world."
"Also, when the time comes, apart from you and Yun Hui, the life and death of everyone else in the Yun family will be up to me."
Yunmo's eyes widened suddenly. The truth of what happened back then?
Was there more to the story than met the eye when your mother had a difficult childbirth?
"I need to...I need to think about it." Yunmo pursed his lips, he hesitated...
Seeing this, Gu Lin smiled slightly. "No rush. Think it over carefully, and I will come back to ask you again."
A down-on-his-luck young master? Wrong.
Gu Lin glanced at the mechanisms in the room and realized that Yun Mo was the most talented person in the Yun family.
"If...if I agree to your request, what...what do I need to do?"
Yunmo clenched his fists tightly, the veins on the back of his hands bulging.
"The mechanism in the Minghua Water Pavilion is the most prized creation of the Yun family patriarch. If you agree, all you need to do is break that mechanism with all your might."
......
Lately, Yun Qing has been acting strangely, encountering numerous setbacks in everything she does. Problems keep popping up here and there, and she seems extremely irritable.
"Great-aunt."
In Yunwei's courtyard, Jiang Yu smiled warmly, "I haven't seen you for a few days, so I came as soon as I felt a little better."
"Cousin Ming."
Yun Wei forced a smile. For some reason, she simply couldn't like the face in front of her.
"I brought a potted plant for my cousin."
As soon as Jiang Yu finished speaking, Xia Zhi came forward carrying a flowerpot. The flowers in the flowerpot were extremely beautiful and quietly emitted a very light fragrance.
"Thank you very much, Cousin Ming."
"You don't look too well, does your eldest aunt have something bothering you lately?" Jiang Yu asked knowingly. Gu Lin had been making things difficult for Yun Qing recently, so it seemed that Aunt Zhu and the other two hadn't been having an easy time either.
"It's nothing." Yun Wei was somewhat absent-minded. For some reason, she felt even more irritated when this woman arrived.
"My eldest aunt married a good husband, and the Gong family treats her extremely well. They even granted her permission to return to Luoming to visit relatives. Everyone who sees this says the couple is harmonious," Jiang Yu said with a smile. "And the eldest young master of the family is highly valued by the head of the family. How could my eldest aunt have any worries?"
"Big brother? He only knows how to yell at me and Mother?"
Before she could think, Yunwei realized who was on the other end of the line and awkwardly shut her mouth.
“Young Master is in charge of many affairs, so it’s inevitable that he’s not very energetic.” Jiang Yu’s gaze swept over the potted plant. “But Young Master must care about his eldest aunt. As long as his eldest aunt invites him to sit and chat in the yard more often, he will be fine.”
Although Yunwei did not respond, the softening in her eyes was unmistakable.
Seeing that the matter was settled, Jiang Yu got up to take her leave.
The potted plant contained hallucinogenic drugs. Long-term exposure to the smell would cause hallucinations, especially frequent recollections of past wrongdoings.
If placed in Yunwei's courtyard, all three of them would have a chance to smell it.
......
Jiang Yu and Gu Lin continued to meet every three days, and the letter written by Jiang Yu herself reached Gu Qingyan's hands.
"It's the Empress Dowager's handwriting."
Inside the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Gu Qingyan spoke excitedly. Jiang He, who was sitting below, couldn't sit still any longer and stared intently at the letter in Gu Qingyan's hand.
Gu Qingyan read the letter three times before raising his head. "Uncle, Mother is alright."
"It's alright, it's alright..."
Jiang He felt a huge weight lifted from his heart, and a sense of relief washed over him, like he had been reborn from a calamity.
"So it turns out that Mother Empress has been in the Yun family for the past four years and lost her memory. No wonder..." A sharp glint flashed in Gu Qingyan's eyes. Jiang He knew that this was a sign that Gu Qingyan was about to take action.
"Has Her Majesty said when she will return?"
"Mother said she would deal with the Yun family before coming back." Gu Qingyan pondered for a moment, "Yingzhi, go and call Lingshan back."
He should send some more helpers to his father and mother.
"The Yun family has kidnapped the Empress; their intentions are despicable. It would be better to deal with them directly." Jiang He also revealed a hint of murderous intent. If the Emperor wants to unify the world, he will definitely have to deal with these powerful families one by one.
"Your Majesty, please allow me to proceed to Luoming."
Four years ago, because he was wounded, Ayu went to the battlefield, but she never came back.
So this time, he wanted to personally bring Ayu back.
Gu Qingyan pondered for a moment, then slowly said, "Then I'll leave it to you, Uncle. I'll be waiting for you to return in the capital."
......
In July, the birthday of the Yun family patriarch will be approaching.
The atmosphere in Luoming gradually eased from the previous tension, and people decorated their homes with lanterns and colorful decorations to celebrate the birthday of the Yun family patriarch.
"How was the patriarch's birthday celebrated in previous years, on the summer solstice?"
Inside the tea pavilion, Jiang Yu asked softly.
"Replying to Miss, every year at this time, the head of the family holds a banquet at the Yun family. On the first day, he invites prominent figures from Luoming to attend the banquet, and several masters of the mansion will make an appearance."
The next few days will be for preparations for the common people; the masters will not show their faces.
"I see."
Jiang Yu nodded with a half-smile, "Then it seems I'll have to prepare a grand gift for the family head this year."
Otherwise, it would be a disservice to the Yun family's four years of careful "cultivation".
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