Chapter 310: Asked? Give up?
"I know you have fantasies," Yu Xiang said with the air of a seasoned veteran. "You think Yun Zhao won't change her heart so easily, and that she's someone who sticks to her principles. But I also want to tell you, no one likes to be abandoned, especially now that she's the Queen Mother."
Mu Chengyan's face was dark and gloomy.
Yu Xiang said slowly, "This is the thing. If you can't control Yun Zhao, you might as well cooperate with me. Now that Xie Jingmo hasn't returned to the court, we are already struggling. If we join forces in the future, I'm afraid there will be no place for you in this palace."
Yu Xiang left after saying this.
Mu Chengyan stood there, silent for a long time.
After a long time, he slowly turned his head and saw Yun Zhao leaving the court.
During this time, she didn't even look at him.
It's like—
He is no different from these pedantic ministers in the court.
Yun Zhao had already walked a long way away, but Mu Chengyan still followed him.
He panted, looked at Yun Zhao with tears in his eyes, and asked, "Why?"
Yun Zhao also looked at him, "What?"
Mu Chengyan, "Why are you protecting Xie Jingmo?"
Yun Zhao said, "Xie Jingmo is a mighty general of our dynasty. If he didn't want to leave at the beginning, I couldn't force him. You should be very clear about this. The reason he left was just to give face to me, the queen mother. Now that the matter has come to a decision, he has returned, which means he is unwilling. I have no reason to force him. He is a general of our dynasty with great military achievements. If he wants to refuse something, I have to give him face."
"Without him, there would be no prosperity for our dynasty, right?"
Mu Chengyan looked at Yun Zhao, and there was no trace of falsehood on the latter's face.
Mu Chengyan had some words on the tip of his tongue.
He wanted to ask very much.
But I tried to hold it in, but I couldn't bring myself to ask.
For the first time, he felt scared.
He was afraid that if he asked, Yun Zhao would answer truthfully because of her frank character.
He was afraid that she would fall in love with Xie Jingmo again.
Mu Chengyan walked quite far away. Yun Zhao said to Fu Hai beside him, "Have the assassins keep an eye on who he has been in contact with recently, and report everything he says and does to me."
Fu Hai lowered his head and replied, "Yes."
As Mu Chengyan walked out of the palace, he met Yu Xiang who was waiting at the door.
Yu Xiang, with his white beard, sneered at Mu Chengyan and said, "Have you asked? Have you given up?"
Mu Chengyan walked out with a gloomy face.
Yu Xiang laughed, "Mu Chengyan, do you know what's the funniest thing about you? You expect too much from women. Now that you're gone, do you think women can manipulate you just by relying on letters? Naive! So naive!"
Yu Xiang glanced at Mu Chengyan. "But it's okay. It's just the years after you left, isn't it? Once you bring her back to Liziguai, what kind of relationship can't be cultivated? You can make up for the three years you missed with many more years later."
These words made Mu Chengyan feel better.
He turned to look at Yu Xiang.
Yu Xiang said, "Listen to me, it's true. I have eighteen concubines, the youngest of whom is as young as Yun Zhao. She has all these romantic thoughts in her mind. If you put in a little more effort, how can you not win her over?"
Mu Chengyan looked at Yu Xiang, who looked very old and had wrinkles all over his face.
He felt that if an old man like Yu Xiang could do it, there was no reason why he couldn't win back a woman's heart.
He turned around and strode back to the palace.
Yu Xiang's attendant was very dissatisfied. "Master, don't you want Mu Chengyan to fight on your side? Why are you still teaching him? If these two get along well and join forces later, it will become an even bigger problem."
Yu Xiang smiled and watched Mu Chengyan's figure disappear at the foot of the city wall.
He turned around and walked slowly towards Yu's house.
"You don't understand."
"Yun Zhao is not an ordinary woman. Can someone who can be the queen mother reconcile with her in just a few words?"
"I just want Mu Chengyan to hit a wall again and again, so that he can understand that Yun Zhao can never go back."
The attendant heard this but didn't understand, "But I see that the Queen Mother is much better to Xie Jingmo now, so he has gone back, hasn't he?"
Upon hearing this, Yu Xiang smiled.
"That's because they are the ones in charge, so they are confused and don't understand."
"When Xie Jingmo lost his mother, his brothers, and the most important power in his hands, he didn't touch Yun Zhao at all. He even watched Yun Zhao ascend to the throne with his own eyes. Is the love he showed here just love?"
"And Yun Zhao, if she truly hated him, the first thing she should have done upon becoming empress would have been to kill Xie Jingmo. Personally, because of past events. Publicly, Xie Jingmo's influence is too deep. He was the crown prince of the previous dynasty, and his influence in the court is still strong. His status is still overbearing. Regardless of the past, now that he has returned from the Xiongnu, he should have been killed. But did Yun Zhao do that? Why?"
Upon hearing this, the attendant frowned deeply, only half understanding what was said.
Yu Xiang was in a good mood, so he said a few more words, "Men and women, when it comes down to it, they can't escape the word lust. Mu Chengyan had been in the palace for a long time before, and I didn't see them being intimate. It felt more like they were close friends who accompanied each other day and night.
The only person Yun Zhao had ever loved was Xie Jingmo, so he didn't understand. How could Mu Chengyan not understand? He was a grown man, and to put it bluntly, he was just enduring. Some things were in his nature. Yun Zhao learned everything by himself with Xie Jingmo, but with Mu Chengyan, he was gentle and gentle. That was the difference."
"You haven't gotten married yet, so there are many things you don't understand."
Yu Xiang smiled and walked into the sunset.
None of them noticed that the person who had just walked away had turned back at some point and listened to these words in silence and coldness.
Yun Zhao handled official business for the day.
When I came out of the imperial study, I saw Mu Chengyan standing at the door for who knows how long.
"Why are you here? Didn't Fu Hai inform you?"
Mu Chengyan smiled and said, "No, I want to wait for you at the door. Are you tired?"
Mu Chengyan raised his hand to cover Yun Zhao with the cloak, but Yun Zhao took it himself and said, "I'm not tired. What's going on?"
Mu Chengyan smiled and said, "It's been a while since I've played chess with you. Today I'm free, so I wanted to ask Zhao Zhao if he would do me the honor."
Yun Zhao glanced at the time.
Fu Hai whispered to Yun Zhao beside him, "Empress Dowager, General Xie just sent word that the wolf-hair brushes are ready, and that your favorite coconut chicken has been prepared for dinner. You can go over now and wash up and have a meal."
Mu Chengyan then looked regretful, "Is that so? Well, forget it. I can't let Xie Jingmo down for all his hard work. I'll play chess with you another day."
Mu Chengyan said this, but did not take a step at all, just waiting for Yun Zhao to make the decision.
"It's still early, a game of chess won't be a problem." Yun Zhao said, "Let's go."
This round lasted particularly long.
When Yun Zhao looked up, it was already completely dark outside.
Yun Zhao asked Fu Hai, "What time is it?"
Fu Hai said, "Empress Dowager, it's already midnight."
Mu Chengyan looked apologetic. "It's so late, Zhao Zhao must be hungry. How about we go out of the palace tonight and I take you to Fu Man Lou to eat roast chicken?"
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