Tian Yu walked straight ahead without looking back. Too many things had happened so suddenly that she couldn't understand them. Just as she reached the door of her tent, she was stopped by a gust of wind who handed her a letter, saying, "Madam, this is a letter from the Prince."
"Oh!?" Tian Yu said, taking the letter but not opening it. Instead, she looked at Ji Feng and asked, "Ji Feng, are you familiar with the capital?"
"I'm fine. Is there anything I can help you with, Madam?"
"It's nothing serious, I just wrote a few novels and want to make some money, but I don't want anyone to know that I wrote them. Do you have any ideas?"
"Should it be published in Beijing?"
"Yes! There are a lot of people there, so there should be a lot of people watching."
"If you trust Madam, I have a way."
"Of course I trust him. Wait a moment, I'll go get it right now. You can find a way to send it out for me tomorrow."
"good!"
Tian Yu went inside to fetch the book and handed it to Ji Feng, instructing him, "This is the first half. Send it out first, and I'll give you the rest later."
"Alright! Don't worry, Madam."
Tian Yu returned to her room, pondering deeply. She opened the letter Ji Feng had given her, which contained only a few words: "Come quickly, or your husband will be in danger." Looking at the letter, Tian Yu fell into deep thought. She realized she really had to go to the capital. Zhao Moyan, you can't lie to me this time. Even if you don't want me to, I, Tian Yu, will find a way to stay. But before she went, she had things to do.
The next day, Tian Yu, sporting dark circles under her eyes, wrote a letter back to Prince Wu. She then found Li Yong, who was practicing martial arts with his soldiers. Upon seeing Tian Yu like this, Li Yong put down his weapon and ran to her side, saying, "Sister-in-law, did you not sleep well last night?"
"Um!"
"Sister-in-law, don't worry too much. Brother will be fine. It won't be long before he passes away."
"I know, I have something else to discuss with you."
"What is it? I'll do anything I can for you."
"Alright, it's not a big deal. What I want is a detailed explanation of the officials in the capital, the more detailed the better."
"What does my sister-in-law need this for?"
"You don't have it?"
"Yes! But?"
"Don't worry, I just want to know, I have no other intentions."
"Oh, I'll have someone send it to you right away. You can go back to your tent and wait."
"Okay, where did the glutinous rice balls go?"
"Don't worry, Madam, everything will be fine with Xuan Yu by your side."
Sure enough, not long after, soldiers brought in two large piles of books. Looking at the books in front of her, Tian Yu asked the soldiers, "So many?!"
"And another thing, the general said he'll bring it over after you've finished reading it."
"Ah! Okay, I understand. You can go now!"
After the two soldiers withdrew, Tian Yu buried herself in her books, not even bothering to eat lunch. It wasn't until Li Xingyun came to find her in the afternoon that Tian Yu looked up from her books, smiled foolishly at Li Xingyun, and said, "Brother, what brings you here?"
"Your parents were worried about you, so they sent me to come and see you, and also to bring you some green willows and autumn chrysanthemums."
"Oh! Go back and tell them I'm fine, don't worry. Is there anything else?"
"What are you doing?" Li Xingyun turned his wheelchair closer to Tian Yu and picked up the book Tian Yu was reading from the table, flipping through it casually.
"I'd like to know about the situation in the capital."
"With so many books, if you can finish reading them all in a day, just ask me directly."
"Oh right, I forgot, you also stayed in the capital."
What do you want to know?
"I want to know who the important figures are in the capital, who are related to Zhao Moyan, who are they worth associating with, and who I should be wary of."
"I'm not very clear about that. I can only tell you about the affairs between the major families in the capital."
“Alright! Let’s talk about the Tang family then!” Tian Yu said with a smile.
Li Xingyun's expression changed, but he quickly regained his composure and said slowly, "There are four great families in the capital. The Zuo family is the current Left Prime Minister. The Li family's current Grand Secretary and Grand Councilor have a close relationship with the Zuo family. Then there are the Tang family and the Shangguan family. The Tang family is a family of scholars for generations. Although they do not have much real power in the court, they are deeply loved by literati. The Left Prime Minister was originally one of the Tang family's retainers. The Shangguan family has achieved great success in business and has dealings with all the officials in the court. Although they are not as famous as the first three families, their strength should not be ignored."
"Yes, I've seen all of these. I've heard that Tang Wanying, the eldest daughter of the Tang family, is a talented woman and very beautiful. Have you met her, brother?"
"Are you looking for a beating?" Li Xingyun rolled up his book jacket and said, as if to hit Tian Yu on the head.
"No, no, I'm just curious. Brother, why don't you go back and fight them? Your little sister will find you an even better one to make them furious!"
"Get out! I've said everything I needed to say. Don't worry about the rouge shop. With my mother around, everything will be fine. Just let me know when you're going to the capital."
How did you know I wanted to go to the capital?
“I have eyes, I can’t walk but I can still see, Zhao Moyan must have encountered a problem this time.”
"You knew all along?!"
Li Xingyun nodded and said, "I couldn't get in touch with him before, and now it seems someone is blocking him. Alright! This is your own business, you make the decision yourself. The two girls are still outside, I'll go back first."
"Wait, let me see you out!"
"No need, you should read your book. I'm not very clear about many details either, you'll have to rely on yourself."
"Alright! Take care, bro!"
Tangyuan came to dinner twice, but Tianyu always gave perfunctory replies that she would be right there. In the end, Qiuju had no choice but to bring the food in and place it in front of Tianyu. Tangyuan and Maorong watched Tianyu finish her meal before leaving.
After Tangyuan fell asleep, Tianyu found Li Yong again and, after confirming that it was safe, said, "Prepare two carriages. I'm going to the capital in three days."
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