The capital of Dayu.
"Today, I have specially prepared a banquet to bid farewell to the three young masters."
Perhaps because the turmoil within the Yun family had begun to spiral out of control, the other families also received the news and offered their resignations.
Gu Qingyan was well aware of the Yun family's situation, so he did not stop them from leaving Dayu.
"This trip has given us a real taste of the power of the Great Yu." Qin Zheng took a sip of the wine. "The Yu Emperor treated us to fine wine and meat. If there is an opportunity in the future, I hope I can also extend the same hospitality."
"With these words from Young Master Qin, I will certainly make a trip to Jianghuai."
Sitting below, Kui Ruo listened to the barbed conversation between the two and smiled nonchalantly. The Emperor now had the confidence to challenge the Qin family, so why should he play the subservient role?
At the banquet, Gong Liusheng appeared somewhat distracted. The Yun family was related to his family, and he needed to hurry back and find out what had happened to the Yun family.
Qin Zheng and Sun Cai, on the other hand, sipped their wine casually.
After the banquet, the three of them left in a hurry.
"Your Majesty, it seems that the Emperor Emeritus and the Empress have made progress in Luoming."
Over the course of four years, Wei Ruo's hair turned somewhat gray. In order to quickly develop Dayu, Wei Ruo almost exhausted herself.
Now that she has learned that Jiang Yu is safe and sound, Wei Ruo is finally relieved.
Fueled by the alcohol, Wei Ruo's eyes began to glaze over.
"Sir, I'm getting a little impatient." Gu Qingyan's face showed some urgency. He was eager to see his mother, as it had been four years since they last met.
"If Your Majesty has the time, I may accompany you for a walk outside the palace."
Gu Qingyan raised an eyebrow in surprise upon hearing this, "Okay."
The gentleman looks somewhat different today than before.
"The girls' schools are now quite large, and this September, the first batch of women will take the imperial examinations." Wei Ruo spoke with great enthusiasm, "And if Her Majesty returns in September..."
That was the birthday gift that Kui Ruo gave to the Empress.
"Thank you for your hard work in running the girls' school these past few years, sir." Gu Qingyan glanced at Wei Ruo. For the past few years, Wei Ruo had been helping Xie Zhiqing with the girls' school. Whenever it came to the girls' school, no matter how big or small the matter was, Wei Ruo would handle it personally.
Kui Ruo shook his head. What the Empress liked was of utmost importance to him.
"Hmm, and also... Your Majesty, could this place be called Flower City?"
Gu Qingyan looked at the flowers everywhere. Not only here, but many flower farms have also been built in the suburbs of Beijing, making the capital city fragrant with flowers.
"Of course."
On this day, Wei Ruo recounted the changes in Dayu to Gu Qingyan, her eyes shining brightly.
“Sir, you have long since reached the age of thirty, and it is time for you to consider marriage.” Gu Qingyan’s voice was very soft, but Wei Ruo immediately stopped in her tracks. “I will personally bestow a marriage upon you then.”
"Your Majesty, I will never marry in this life."
Kui Ruo smiled and flicked her sleeves. "Isn't it wonderful to be carefree and independent all by yourself?"
The person he wanted to marry had already been destined to miss him from the moment they met.
......
On the other side, after Yunmo unlocked the mechanism of the Tea Flower Pavilion, Gu Lin naturally "lived" there.
Outside the tea pavilion, Xia Zhi stood guard, her face pale and sickly. But if Xia Zhi had to choose, she would rather stay outside the courtyard.
After all, the atmosphere in the courtyard... was just too terrifying.
In the courtyard.
Gu Lin and Jiang He sat facing each other, while Jiang Yu stood to the side, the veins on her forehead throbbing.
"Is this how you two have been getting along during the four years since my accident?"
Jiang Yu's anger slowly built up. If that were really the case, how difficult it must have been for her Ayan to be caught in the middle for the past four years?
"Of course not!"
The two answered in unison, then glanced at each other before quickly looking away.
“Ayu, it’s not that I’m targeting him. I’ve been in Luoming for seven days now, but I can never have a chance to speak to you alone. This guy just follows you around like he has no sense of propriety.”
Jiang He also felt wronged, because, in a sense, he was Gu Lin's brother-in-law!
Disrespectful to his brother-in-law? And he wants to marry his sister?
"What is it that you want to talk about behind my back without me telling Ayu?" Gu Lin retorted, not to be outdone. "I'm afraid you want to talk badly about me behind my back."
"you!"
That's enough.
Jiang Yu slammed her hand on the stone table, and Gu Lin immediately stood up and took Jiang Yu's reddened hand. "Ayu, did you hurt your hand from slamming it?"
"I have some excellent medicine for wounds here." Jiang He took out a porcelain bottle from his pocket, while Jiang Yu's face began to show signs of despair.
"How is Yunqing doing?"
When it came to serious matters, both of them became much more normal.
“Yun Qing is probably thinking about how to kill Yun Zhi right now.” Jiang He said with a sneer, “People used to say that the closest relatives are husband and wife, but now it seems that even biological fathers and sons are no less close.”
Seeing that the two were no longer at odds, Jiang Yu breathed a barely perceptible sigh of relief and thanked Yun Qing.
“I think Yun Qing is most similar to Yun Zhi.” Gu Lin also spoke up, then glanced at Jiang Yu’s expression, and finally silently poured Jiang He a cup of tea.
My brother-in-law is someone you shouldn't mess with.
After Jiang He left, Jiang Yu looked at Gu Lin with annoyance, "Why are you always going against my brother?"
Gu Lin put his arm around Jiang Yu's waist, "No one can take you from me."
The scent emanating from Jiang Yu's neck calmed Gu Lin's anger somewhat.
Only he himself knew that even if it was Jiang He who wanted to take Jiang Yu from him, he would feel murderous intent towards him, and he could only try his best to restrain himself.
"I'm standing right in front of you, perfectly fine. Who would take me away?"
Jiang Yu reached out and touched Gu Lin's hair, a soothing gesture that immediately relaxed Gu Lin. "Anyway, you can only be mine."
A muffled groan sounded, and Jiang Yu's heart trembled slightly.
As Jiang Yu was preparing to go to sleep in the evening, a commotion arose outside the courtyard.
After getting up and pushing open the door, Jiang Yu saw Yun Qing standing outside the courtyard gate, holding the short blade that Jiang Yu had given her in her right hand, which was stained with blood.
Seeing this, Jiang Yu raised an eyebrow.
"I want to ask you..." Yun Qing seemed still somewhat shaken, but greed still controlled her reason, "Is it enough to only stab once?"
"count."
Before Yun Qing could even feel happy, Jiang Yu's voice rang out, and a hand chop struck Yun Qing's neck hard, causing Yun Qing to collapse limply to the ground.
“Yun Zhi was stabbed, but he didn’t die.” Gu Lin glanced coldly at Yun Qing. “This guy is quite flexible. He cried and begged to apologize to Yun Zhi, but as soon as he saw Yun Zhi, he stabbed him.”
"Seriously injured?" A glint of light flashed in Jiang Yu's eyes. "Perfect, we'll go and visit the Yun family patriarch ourselves first thing tomorrow morning."
Yun Zhi, it's time for his end.
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