Chapter 209 The old lady passed away, and the Marquis rushed back overnight
Yun Qiao didn't bring Nian Nian with her. Unexpectedly, her grandmother would come by herself.
It seems like he came with other people.
Yun Qiao's mind was very confused now, and she even felt her scalp tingling.
Is there someone in another dimension watching them?
Thinking of this, Yun Qiao, who came from another world, felt inexplicably uneasy.
After coaxing the child, Yun Qiao went to the old lady's courtyard again and handed over the furnishings of the mourning hall to Gu Heng. Yun Qiao actually didn't have much to do, but she was needed to be there, the one in charge, so that the people below would not be in chaos. Someone was always needed to take care of things.
Close relatives and friends were notified overnight.
Prince Mingyu, Pang Zheng, Zhao Xuan and others put on their clothes at night and rushed directly to the Marquis' Mansion.
When Maidong came, she saw bruises under Yunqiao's eyes, so she walked forward.
He whispered to Yun Qiao, "Sister-in-law, you should take a rest first. I'll take care of things outside."
Yun Qiao said, "How can I believe it at this time?"
"Maidong, your brother hasn't come back yet. I'm worried."
Chen Jingyan, can you have some telepathy and come back on time?
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It has been three days since leaving Yicheng, and Chen Jingyan is feeling increasingly uneasy.
"How long until we get to Kyoto?"
"At least three days. My Lord, we've been walking for five days now, and you haven't rested. You can't hold on like this. There's an inn up ahead. Would you like to rest there for a night?"
Wuying followed Kuang on the journey, his lips were cracked, and they had almost drunk all the water they had.
"No rest, keep going."
One night, he suddenly had a dream. In the dream, his father, mother, grandfather and grandmother said that they were leaving.
Tell him and Yunqiao to live a good life.
The scene in the dream changed, and it was Nian Nian. She was crying and calling for her daddy, wanting to find her daddy.
Said great-grandmother was leaving.
Where are you going?
Chen Jingyan never figured it out, but then he suddenly realized that his grandmother might have passed away.
Chen Jingyan had to leave Mobei without waiting for the emperor's edict. He didn't bring many people with him, only Wuying and four other guards. He changed horses several times at the post stations along the way, and three horses died of exhaustion.
The death notice was delivered to the palace, but Yun Qiao and Gu Heng did not go. Instead, they sent a steward from the Marquis' Mansion.
When Empress Dowager Chen found out, she understood.
Princess Huayang resents them in her heart.
Empress Dowager Chen did not go to the funeral.
Sent there in panic.
The emperor did not show up, but he gave away a lot of burial items. But what use were these things?
The funeral has not been held yet. Chen Jingyan has not returned, so the funeral cannot be held yet.
Yun Qiao once again heard Nian Nian's inner thoughts. She said, "Daddy is on the way and will be back soon."
Yun Qiao thought, she had to wait.
Gu Heng was a little anxious. After all, it was still quite hot in this season, and he was also afraid that it would rain. There would always be a long rain in late autumn.
The roads are slippery due to the rain, so we have to go back to the ancestral home in the countryside for burial.
It takes three to five days just to walk through the aisle.
All of this takes time.
"Wait two more days. I always feel that the Marquis has come and will be back soon." Yun Qiao murmured in a low voice.
Gu Heng wanted to say a few more words to her.
But he was stopped by Li Yuan.
"Second Master, listen to the princess and wait a little longer. I've had some more ice brought in from outside. If that doesn't work, we can borrow some from someone else..."
Mai Dong said, "I'll go to the palace and ask for it. Isn't the Queen Mother my grandmother's biological daughter? When her own mother died, she didn't come. The Queen came to see her for a moment and then left. Didn't they say they had something to ask them? Then I'll go now."
"Maidong, don't be angry."
Li Yuan persuaded.
Yun Qiao said, "Mai Dong, go ahead and explain to the Queen Mother that we need ice. We'll need ice even if we're sending it to our ancestral home in the countryside. It's always better to ask for more."
Don’t miss it.
This is what they owe to the Marquis' Mansion and the old lady.
The old lady only had one grandson, and she never got to see him until her death. How could she not feel regretful?
Yun Qiao even thought that the old lady's illness could be cured so quickly, perhaps because the emperor had banished Chen Jingyan to Mobei.
Maidong has always been a courageous person, and now with Yunqiao's consent, she really went straight to the palace to ask the emperor for ice.
Both His Majesty and Empress Dowager Chen knew in their hearts that they owed the Marquisate a debt regarding the old lady's affairs.
Maidong went to ask for ice, and the emperor agreed.
Maidong is also very cruel. He said they would take as many as there are in the palace.
The ice in the palace is prepared according to the quota every year and is used from early summer. There is not much left now. Now all the Ophiopogon japonicus is going to be taken away, and even the emperor's quota will be gone.
It will be hot for a while in late autumn, Your Majesty, please bear with it.
The mourning hall was ready, and Gu Heng, Li Yuan, Yun Qiao, Mai Dong, and everyone in the Marquis's Mansion knelt on both sides.
Gu Heng and Yun Qiao were still busy with the reception.
On the side of the mourning hall, Li Yuan and Mai Dong were kneeling.
On the third day after the old lady left, people from the Li family in Jiangcheng came, including some men from the Li family.
After a busy day arranging the guests who came to pay their respects, Yun Qiao finally got some rest late at night.
She had just arrived at the East Courtyard, soaked her feet and washed her face when she suddenly heard hurried footsteps outside the door.
Yun Qiao didn't have time to ask who was outside, being so unruly...
Suddenly the door opened and in came Chen Jingyan, whom I hadn't seen for almost a year.
"My Lord, you are back?"
Yun Qiao hurried forward to close the door and told the maids to leave. "Shut up, everyone! No one is allowed to tell anyone about the Marquis."
"Xiao Tao, go prepare some hot water and some food."
Yun Qiao dragged Chen Jingyan into the house and gave him his instructions before turning to look at him: "I knew you would come back. Did you tell His Majesty before you came back?"
“No.”
Chen Jingyan whispered, "But I couldn't take care of it. I heard the news about my grandmother's death as soon as I arrived in the suburbs, so I hurried back."
"Qiao Niang, my grandmother..."
There was a hint of expectation in Chen Jingyan's words, but he hoped it was fake.
Yun Qiao said helplessly, "Grandma passed away peacefully."
Yun Qiao half-hugged Chen Jingyan's waist and continued in a low voice, "Grandmother said a lot before she died. She was most worried about you and your safety. Now you have returned from Mobei without the emperor's order. Is this really possible?"
"No, this is the only way."
Yun Qiao: "Isn't there still a war going on in Mobei?"
Chen Jingyan said, "This could have been avoided. The deputy general sent by His Majesty caused trouble, sparking rebellion among several tribes in Mobei. However, a fight wouldn't break out anytime soon."
But His Majesty would definitely not believe this.
Chen Jingyan knew clearly that no matter whether he came back after his grandmother's death or not, the emperor would still be suspicious of him.
If he didn't even come back when his grandmother died, the emperor might become even more suspicious.
"I'm going to carry the coffin to bury my grandmother."
Chen Jingyan said this firmly, and no one could stop him.
He wanted to personally carry the coffin and bury his grandmother, regardless of whether the emperor agreed or not.
Seeing him like this, Yun Qiao had a strange feeling towards him, which she couldn't describe, but she was sure that it was Chen Jingyan.
"I'll go with you."
"Mother Qiao, I want you to take the child to Mobei first. Mobei may be far away, but I have old subordinates there who can keep you and the child safe."
Yun Qiao said, "I'll go with you."
"My Lord, this is what my grandmother said before she died. She asked me to take the children with you to Mobei and leave our things here. I believe that one day, you will make His Majesty so afraid that he dare not touch you."
Chen Jingyan never expected that after Prince Yu became emperor, the first person he would deal with would be him, the great contributor.
He really believed in his cousin, the emperor, at first. The emperor said that military power needed to be dispersed and could not be placed in the hands of only one person. At that time, he was also thinking that Prince Yu had ascended the throne and the world was now at peace. He just wanted to take off his armor, have a good rest, and spend time with his wife and children.
Unexpectedly, the emperor did not agree to his wish.
No wonder he always picks dangerous things to do.
Chen Jingyan only now understood that Prince Yu, before he became emperor, might have had a brotherly relationship with him.
Once someone sits in that position and possesses supreme power, people begin to have doubts.
Suspicious of anything that might be harmful to him.
Especially at that time, Prince Yu ascended the throne and it was Chen Jingyan who read the imperial edict.
There are rumors among outsiders that Prince Yu was able to become emperor because his cousin Chen Jingyan secretly changed the imperial edict. Otherwise, how could Prince Yu, a prince stationed in the northeast, become emperor?
Besides, this prince was the one that the emperor disliked the most before.
Unexpectedly, the death of the late emperor would pass the throne to the least favored prince, which naturally aroused suspicion and dissatisfaction among the other princes.
It is inevitable to make bad remarks.
The emperor's suspicion was completely groundless, but he believed it without a doubt. Chen Jingyan could not explain it, and explaining it at this time would make him look like there was something wrong with him.
But he absolutely could not compromise when it came to his grandmother.
He still didn't believe that Emperor Showa could really kill him at this time?
Chen Jingyan also wanted to test Emperor Showa. If he really had the intention to kill, then in the future, if he had the intention to rebel, it would be because he was forced to do so.
Yun Qiao read Chen Jingyan's thoughts and became panicked.
No way?
Does Chen Jingyan want to rebel and become emperor?
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