Chapter 78.1
Lin Si held his laughter in . He had made his point . Now that he had proven his hearing was fine, he stopped gesturing .
Zhong Wan forced himself to act nonchalant . He asked, “What do you have to tell me?”
Lin Si wiped the amusement off his face and solemnly gestured, “Master, a few days ago, the members of the imperial clan wanted to choose a day to send Xuan Rui back to Qian An . ”
Xuan Rui’s case had been mostly resolved . Emperor Chongan had only stripped him of his royal title . He hadn’t taken back the estate and lands in Qian An . Now that things had settled, it truly was time to send him back to Qian An .
Zhong Wan asked, “What’s wrong?”
Lin Si signed, “Before the request had been brought to the Cabinet, Prince Yu had already ordered someone to intercept it . ”
Zhong Wan furrowed his brows . “Since when has Prince Yu started caring about Xuan Rui?”
Lin Si gestured, “That’s the strange part . These past few days, I’ve stayed by Young Miss and Little Young Master’s sides . Young Miss listened to you, Master, and now discusses with me when anything comes up . When an imperial clan relative visits the estate or when messages are exchanged, Young Miss never orders me away . Based on what they said a few days ago about what they wanted to do, they clearly intended to send Xuan Rui away as soon as possible . However, just two days ago, they suddenly changed their minds . They said that Nanjiang is far away and that proper preparations hadn’t been completed yet . ”
Zhong Wan didn’t even need to think to know that this was an excuse .
Lin Si signed, “I felt that something was off . After further investigation, I finally learned that Prince Yu had told someone else about this matter and had borrowed the hand of that person to stop Xuan Rui’s return . I’m uncertain about the meaning behind this, so have come to tell Master in a rush . ”
Zhong Wan leaned against the headboard . He furrowed his brows once more . “What does Prince Yu want to achieve by keeping Xuan Rui here…”
Lin Si gestured, “There’s no way Prince Yu doesn’t know about the relationship between you and Young Prince Yu . Perhaps he just wants Xuan Rui to stay in the capital to piss Young Prince Yu off?”
“No . ” Zhong Wan shook his head . “It’d be too stupid for him to go through such trouble just for this sole purpose . Could it be that he wants to use Xuan Rui to threaten Yu She in a life and death struggle? No… that’s not right either . ”
Zhong Wan burst into laughter . “There’s no need for threatening . Yu She himself wants to take Xuan Rui’s life .
“How long is Prince Yu’s reach? In an emergency, is he capable of stealing someone from the Imperial Clan Court?”
Lin Si wasn’t too sure . He signed, “I’ll go investigate . ”
“I’ll tell Yu She to investigate too,” Zhong Wan lowly said . “But if I were to make a guess, I’d say Prince Yu probably isn’t capable . ”
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Then, Zhong Wan whispered, “It seems more like a spur of the moment decision . ”
Lin Si nodded and gestured, “Exactly so . Based on the timeline, it was probably around the time that the emperor decided to admit Young Prince Yu as his son . ”
Zhong Wan muttered, “If the Imperial Clan Court were to send Xuan Rui away, Yu She would definitely order his own soldiers to escort him . Even after Xuan Rui reached Qian An, he probably still wouldn’t completely relax . He’d leave people there to stand guard in case Xuan Rui pulled another secret return journey to the capital . Which also means… as soon as Xuan Rui exits the Imperial Clan Court, he’ll fall into Yu She’s grasp .
“Is Prince Yu trying to avoid this? Why?
“Why has Xuan Rui suddenly become important?”
Lin Si couldn’t understand this part either .
Zhong Wan fell silent for a moment . Following that, he said, “You can go . Leave this to me . All you have to do is keep Congxin and Xuan Yu safe . ”
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Lin Si nodded and stood up . Zhong Wan added, “Also . ”
Lin Si hurriedly listened, diligent .
Zhong Wan sighed . “When you have the time, go see Xuan Jing . ”
Lin Si lowered his gaze . A while later, he gestured, “When he was asleep, I visited him a few times . ”
“What use is it if he’s asleep?” Zhong Wan asked . “Last time, he told me that he no longer blames you . Stop wasting time . Hurry and go clear things up with him . ”
Lin Si’s pupils shifted . He nodded and left .
As soon as Lin Si left, Zhong Wan grabbed some clean clothes and put them on . He tasked someone to invite Yu She over .
Before Yu She could find the imperial doctor, he got urged back by Zhong Wan . Yu She ordered the messenger to leave first . Expression one of exasperation, he lowly asked, “How come you can’t be separated from me for more than a moment?”
Zhong Wan was speechless . His ears turned red and he almost forgot the official business he needed to share .
“I have, I have important things to tell you . ” Zhong Wan repeated everything Lin Si had just told him to Yu She . He added, “Look into it . I have a guess in my heart, but I’m not too sure . Therefore, I don’t dare to tell you . ”
Yu She fell silent for a moment . He smiled . “What’s there not to dare to speak about? I, too, already have my suspicions . ”
Yu She sat down and narrowed his eyes . “The past few days, Prince Yu’s life hasn’t been too great . The Court is unstable and the emperor is constantly promoting me . He’s anxious . A wily hare has three burrows . He’s started finding a backup plan for himself . ”
Zhong Wan softly said, “He wants to use Xuan Rui as his last resort . ”
“Xuan Jing and Prince Yu’s estate have been enemies for many years . Xuan Jing can’t be trusted,” Yu She softly said . “If I happen to swallow all of Xuan Qiong’s power in one bite in the future, he could still make a risky move at the very end and kill both me and Xuan Jing . And then…”
Zhong Wan said, “Place Xuan Rui on the throne as a puppet king . ”
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Yu She scoffed . “How strange . What a good life Xuan Rui has, right? So many people want to help him ascend to the throne . ”
Yu She glanced at Zhong Wan . His expression was dark . “And someone also spent many years risking possible death to protect him . ”
Zhong Wan smelled a hint of vinegar . He burst into laughter . “We’re talking about official business right now . ”
“Regardless of how useless Xuan Rui is, he’s still Prince Ning’s eldest biological son of the legitimate line . By blood, he’s the most important person aside from the imperial princes . He’s also the type who’s easy to trick . ” Even Zhong Wan himself had to admit this . “He truly is a God-given puppet . ”
Yu She quieted temporarily before saying, “I have a plan . ”
Zhong Wan lifted his gaze . Yu She stood . “You don’t need to worry about this anymore . I have my reasons for entering the palace tomorrow . ”
Zhong Wan was shocked . “What’s the rush? What plan do you have? aren’t you going to discuss with me?”
Yu She glanced at Zhong Wan . “Xuan Rui has already become Prince Yu’s target . You’re really not in a panic?”
Zhong Wan secretly thought to himself, the smell of vinegar is getting stronger .
Zhong Wan reached out and held onto Yu She’s wrist . He quietly said, “I am in a bit of a panic, but I’m more worried about you . ”
Yu She’s expression instantly became a lot more pleasant .
Yu She shared his plans with Zhong Wan . Zhong Wan clicked his tongue . “You…”
“The simplest plan is sometimes the most effective . Since the enemy is in the shadows whereas I’m out in the light, I’ll simply use this to my advantage . ” Yu She lifted his hand to stroke Zhong Wan’s forehead . “You still have a fever . Lie back down . I’ll attend the morning assembly tomorrow and be sure to give you a response when I return . ”
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With no other option, Zhong Wan could only obediently lie back down .
The next day, Emperor Chongan excused morning court, as expected . However, Yu She still appeared at the Cabinet on time .
This was the first time that Yu She was appearing in public following Emperor Chongan’s imperial decree that had taken him back .
The senior cabinet officials didn’t know what to call Yu She either . They stared at each other, a bit bewildered . However, Yu She’s expression was the same as it normally was . He calmly said, “Everyone simply carry on as usual . ”
Everyone felt like a huge burden had been lifted off their shoulders . They messily bowed before continuing to work on their own tasks .
Yu She looked over documents for a bit, then walked over to Senior Cabinet Official Sun’s desk .
Senior Cabinet Official Sun hurriedly made to stand up . Yu She politely pressed down gently on his arm, quietly saying, “There’s no need to be like this, Senior Cabinet Official Sun . It is I who have something to trouble you with . ”
These years, Yu She had always acted rebelliously . He had a horrible reputation .
Upon first finding out that this person was going to join the Cabinet to learn politics, all the cabinet members had simultaneously confirmed to themselves the rumor that he was Emperor Chongan’s illegitimate son while also complaining in their hearts .
They feared that Yu She would eat cold food powder here and go crazy . They feared that Yu She would suddenly start repeatedly attempting suicide . They feared that with one misstep, everyone would get blamed for Yu She’s actions .
Unexpectedly, aside from occasionally arriving late and leaving early, Yu She hadn’t actually done anything out of line .
Yu She was very quiet . If one didn’t pay special attention, they wouldn’t even realize that there was such an important god in the Cabinet too .
The documents that passed through his hands, no matter what type, would often be covered with his unique and straightforward comments .
It couldn’t actually be said that he was impressive because of this . However, in comparison to Xuan Jing, who couldn’t understand anything he looked at, or Xuan Qiong, who didn’t have a brain yet still liked giving random orders, he was simply too amazing