Chu Yunxiao nodded his head and pretended to look in the direction of the palace gate.
“Is there something the Shizi wants to enter the palace?”
Chu Yunxiao watched the palace door slowly close and withdrew his gaze, “It’s not anything important, it’s just as well to talk about it tomorrow, is Commander Sun going home or ……”
“Go home.”
“Let’s go together.”
Chu Yunxiao rolled onto his horse, and Sun Qi immediately followed, a step behind, at a diagonal rear.
The forbidden guards who had come out in front of them had all gone, and they were the only ones left on the wide road in front of the palace gate.
Chu Yunxiao slightly lowered his voice a little, “Is there anything different about my aunt today?”
“Does Shi Zi mean ……?”
Chu Yunxiao spoke Xu Yan’s words.
After listening, Sun Qi said, “After you and Miss Song left the palace in the morning, Queen Consort Xian took the Crown Prince to her palace, and the Crown Prince came out a quarter of an hour later, and after that he went to the imperial study and didn’t leave except for lunch.”
“May I know what they said?”
Sun Qi shook his head.
Normally, the forbidden guards were not allowed to enter the harem, and he happened to see them when he was on patrol.
“By the way, Shizi, Yang Lin and the others ……”
The real Yang Lin was still imprisoned in the mansion in the southern city, and the current “Yang Lin” was Xiao Qian’s impersonation, but since the “Yang Lin” had injured his neck, Sun Qi had sent him home to rest after the emperor was imprisoned.
“We will let them out after the Crown Prince is crowned.”
“I understand.”
……
Sun Qi left and Chu Yunxiao went back to the Xu family.
Just as he reached the entrance of the house, a carriage also happened to drive by and stop, the curtain lifted, Zhu Zhihong came out from inside, seeing Chu Yunxiao, he froze for a moment, then hurriedly dismounted and saluted, “Greetings, Shizi.”
“Lord Zhu, please do not salute.”
Zhu Zhihong stood up straight, looking at the face in front of him that bore a slight resemblance to King Qin, and the accusation that filled his heart suddenly dispersed.
When he heard that Song Yin was King Qin’s son Chu Yunxiao, he was confused, he had been to the Xu residence many times, and even played chess with Song Yin, and he had not noticed anything unusual about Song Yin at all.
But after the confusion, all the things that had happened in the past days began to reverberate in his mind.
He had made it to the rank of cabinet minister, so naturally he was not stupid, and when he connected the events before and after, he knew he had been used.
It had done him no harm, but it had made him angry.
The old gentleman was his benefactor, so naturally he couldn’t go and point fingers. He just wanted to ask Chu Yunxiao why he had been chosen, and did Chu Yunxiao know that in case he didn’t succeed, he would follow him into ruin?
But now, in front of this face, he could not ask a single word of reproach.
Back then, if King Qin hadn’t led an attack to quell the palace chaos, there was no telling how many people would have lost their lives.
Without King Qin’s bravery in killing the enemy at the border, there would not have been so many years of peace and stability in the Great Qing Country.
And such a man, who had done so much for the Great Qing Country, had taken the blame for the assassination. If he were the Shizi, he would have found a way to vindicate his parents and let the world know the truth.
“Lord Zhu this is ……?
“My humble servant is here to congratulate His Majesty, and by the way, I would like to have a lesson in chess with him, I wonder if His Majesty is free?”
The moment Zhu Zhihong got off the carriage, there was anger on his body, Chu Yunxiao could see it clearly, although he didn’t know why it had suddenly dissipated.
Smiling, he nodded his head, “Sure.”
“Many thanks to His Highness for his willingness to teach.”
“Please come in, Lord Zhu.”
Zhu Zhihong went with Chu Yunxiao to the old gentleman’s courtyard.
The old gentleman and Song Wangyue were killing each other with difficulty, while Xu Yan sat on the side watching the battle.
Zhu Zhihong didn’t even bother to salute as he entered and leaned over to carry a round stool.
Zhu Zhihong sat down nonchalantly.
Xu Yan gave Chu Yunxiao a wink and the two of them came out and went to Xu Yan’s study.
“What did Sun Qi say?”
Chu Yunxiao spoke Sun Qi’s words.
Xu Yan listened and pondered with a frown.
If Concubine Xian had only said something unusual to the Crown Prince, the Crown Prince would not be so abnormal, and if it was about the Emperor, the Crown Prince would not be so either, so …… it would only have to do with the Shizi.
“Why don’t you go into the palace tomorrow and ask the crown prince.”
“It’s not right.”
Chu Yunxiao shook his head, “If I go into the palace tomorrow and ask, the crown prince will definitely guess that it was uncle who said something to me, now the crown prince doesn’t feel anything, when he ascends to the empire in the future, I’m afraid he will become guarded against uncle, which is not good with uncle.”
“I don’t really want to do ……”
Halfway through the words, Xu Yan paused, he did not want to be the Crown Prince Taifu, but he had to do it, he had to give Yue’er a strong backing, so that Yue’er life without worry.
“This matter we just pretend not to know, uncle also do not ask, the crown prince has any decision, naturally will summon me into the palace to say.”
Xu Yan nodded, “That can only be the case.”
The following day.
Chu Yunxiao moved to his mansion in the south of the city with great fanfare.
The two thousand people in the mansion also went back to the valley one after another, with only Hu Yong staying behind with thirty people.
Housekeeper Gu went over to King Qin’s residence every day, while Doctor Yao and Master Yao went to the quarantine outside the city every day.
Most of the people who had smallpox had recovered, with a few who had not fully recovered.
The pastry shop has also reopened.
But the number of people coming to buy pastries was significantly less.
Song Wangyue came up with a new pastry and put up a notice that not only was the price not too high, but she was also giving away half a catty with the purchase of one catty, and within half a day, there was a long queue in front of the pastry shop again.
Xiao Yao was so impressed.
“Little sister, how do you think you grew this brain, so many ideas to make money.”
Although the money earned from buying one catty and giving half a catty free was less, but more was sold, and the income in a day was similar to the previous one.
The other shops are not the same, they’re not doing so well.
Song Wangyue was serious, “Does your sister-in-law want to know?”
Xiao Yao had gotten to know Song Wan Yue, and when she saw how serious she was, she knew that she was trying to tease her, so she reached out and poked her forehead, laughing, “Your elder brother and I are going to go back home in a couple of days.
Song Wan Yue tapped her forehead, “I forgot to tell you and big brother, Chu Yun Xiao has sent a message to Master Chu, asking her to bring her family to the capital.”
“Really?”
Xiao Yao was overjoyed.
She hadn’t seen her son for most of the year and couldn’t sleep from thinking about him.
“What’s so happy?”
Song Si’s voice came from behind the two of them.
Xiao Yao turned around, “Little sister said she has sent a letter to her family to come to the capital.”
Song Si was also happy, “We’ll go and pack out the mansion over there in a while.”
He did want the family to live over here, but he knew they would not be used to it.
“I’ll go too, and have someone call Chu Yunxiao as well.”
“Good.”
The three of them were about to head out when Xiao An came in quickly from outside, “Young master, young madam, someone from the palace is here.”
Song Si and Song Wan Yue looked at each other and thought of something at the same time.
“Quickly please.”