Chapter 89
Zhong Wan broke down . Don’t tell me what could be forgotten and what might not be forgotten is according to his mood?
Carefully, he looked at Steward Feng . “What else did Ziyou say to you?”
Doubtfully, Steward Feng looked at Zhong Wan . “He didn’t say anything else . His Highness woke up very early today . After leaving the estate and climbing onto the carriage, he suddenly thought of this matter . Then he had people return and tell me that Young Master suffered from a bit of excessive internal heat, and that your throat has been sore since last night . I purposely asked if we should summon an imperial physician, but His Highness said it wasn’t necessary . To just have you drink something to get rid of the pain . After thinking it over, I had someone make a pot of snow pear tea . ”
A wave of relief washed over him . That’s good, that’s good . Yu She should be clear-headed now . And he should know to not let me get too embarrassed . However…
Zhong Wan was apprehensive . When did his head clear?
Could it have been yesterday?!
Blushing, Zhong Wan drank his tea . Last night, he thought that since Yu She would forget everything once he woke up, Zhong Wan didn’t need to be embarrassed . Thus, he had acted in the most unrestrained manner possible . Never had he thought…
Yu Ziyou would grow more and more splendid .
Seeing Zhong Wan’s complexion change from red to white, Steward Feng asked with doubt, “Young Master, What’s wrong?”
Zhong Wan poured another cup of tea for himself . Vaguely said, “Nothing… Please prepare a carriage for me . I’ll leave in a moment . ”
“Where is Young Master going?”
Zhong Wan finished drinking his tea . “Prince Qian An’s estate . ”
Two hours later at Prince Qian An’s estate .
After Xuan Yu heard they were going to Yu She’s rural manner to play, and that it had mountains, lakes, and hot springs, he became overjoyed . All of sudden, he thought of something . But he was too afraid to tell Xuan Congxin . Like when he was younger, he went to Zhong Wan’s side and kept pausing as he tried to whisper to Zhong Wan .
Since the beginning, Xuan Yu had been like this, closer to Zhong Wan than to his siblings . Helpless, Zhong Wan said, “Young Master, you’re no longer young . Why are you still whispering? What do you want to say?”
In a fearful manner, Xuan Yu glanced at Xuan Congxin . Softly said, “Are we… Are we all going together?”
“You and Congxin will be going . ” Zhong Wan coughed twice . Picked up a teacup . “I won’t be going since I’m busy . When I was young, I heard Ziyou talk about that rural manor . Although I wasn’t able to go, I hear it’s pretty good . And it used to belong to an old prince from the past era, so it’s very unique . ”
Zhong Wan patiently asked, “Who do you want to bring with you?”
“No one . ” Hesitating, Xuan Yu asked, “Is it… possible to not bring other people?”
At the side, Xuan Congxin said with a cold expression, “You don’t want to bring me?”
Zhong Wan smiled . Xuan Yu hurried to shake his head . “How could I dare? I-I just want…”
In a pitiful manner, Xuan Yu looked at Zhong Wan . Said in a quiet voice, “Can we not bring the teacher?”
Xuan Yu continued in a sullen manner, “Teacher is very scary, I don’t want to bring him along! Let him stay alone in the capital to endure the cold!”
A sigh left Zhong Wan’s lips . He stroked Xuan Yu’s head, a bit worried . “Prince Ning was of great erudition and scholarship . Princess Consort was renowned for outstanding literary talent back in those days . Nowadays, I’m not asking you to surpass them, but you can’t be too bad, right?”
Head lowered, Xuan Yu took in Zhong Wan’s lecturing, feeling aggrieved .
“Alright . Then we won’t bring him . We’ll delay your schoolwork until you return . ”
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But Xuan Congxin still found it strange . “It’s too rushed . My servant girls probably don’t have enough time to pack my things . ”
At present, she wasn’t easy to fool . After a moment of thought, Zhong Wan sighed . “Nevermind . I’ll just tell you the truth . ”
In a flash, Xuan Congxin sat up straight .
Zhong Wan thickened his face and seriously said, “Yesterday, Ziyou did something to offend me, and so wants to curry favor with you people . Mm… You know that’s the way he is . Inarticulate yet thinks himself clever . ”
Zhong Wan had spoken ambiguously, so Xuan Congxin nodded in embarrassment .
“Offended you…” Xuan Congxin hesitated before asking, “How did he offend you? Is it…” A bit nervous, Xuan Congxin continued, “Is it that Young Prince Yu wants to discuss marriage?”
Zhong Wan laughed in spite of himself . “Where are your thoughts going?”
“If that’s not it, then that’s good . But…”
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Xuan Congxin was deeply worried . “I wanted to ask about it yesterday but felt too embarrassed . Is Young Prince Yu not marrying?”
“N-no,” said Zhong Wan .
“I’m not too clear about the situation of the court, but I did hear, did hear that His Majesty recognized Young Prince Yu as his son . And he relies heavily on him . The people outside think the emperor intends to make him crown prince,” said Xuan Congxin . “If he truly becomes the emperor in the future, how could he not have an imperial harem? At that time… what will happen to you?”
Zhong Wan thought for a moment, then laughed . “I really never thought about this . ”
Zhong Wan wasn’t just consoling her . This thought had truly never crossed his mind .
After he had returned to the capital, especially when he started to live with Yu She, things happened one after the other . As if people were rushing, urging, and chasing him forward . It was already good enough to keep his life . How could he have the time to think of the future?
Moreover, although Yu She had never brought this up, for some reason Zhong Wan thought there would be no troubles arising in their relationship .
Xuan Congxin frowned . “Why haven’t you thought about it? I’ve never heard of an emperor who didn’t have an imperial harem . Would the imperial clan members agree to that? Would the court ministers not push for a harem?”
Zhong Wan could not help but laugh . “I’m not even worrying about it, but you’ve already thought of it so thoroughly . ”
Xuan Congxin’s expression was poor . “Then treat me as having groundless fears… I believe that Young Prince Yu is sincere toward you . However, the future days are long . Who knows what will happen? You need to plan . ”
Zhong Wan only wanted the twins to quickly leave the capital . In a perfunctual manner, he said, “Alright, I’ll plan, I’ll plan . Hurry and check what you need to bring, so that you don’t forget the things you need . ”
Discontent, Xuan Congxin took her leave .
Zhong Wan kept urging them to hurry . After midday, he finally escorted them up the carriage . Finally let out a sigh of relief .
He gazed at the carriage in the distance . As he felt completely at ease, he looked at the black clouds in the horizon . All of a sudden, he had an ominous premonition .
When the twins returned to the capital, the capital should already be sorted out .
Only after Zhong Wan had left the estate and heard the family soldiers talk did he learn this: Yu She had told the family soldiers early on that if things go without a hitch in the future, they must immediately bring the twins back to the capital to receive their fief and title .
If something occurred, then no matter what happened to Yu She or himself, the family soldiers did not have to return . Instead, they must escape with the twins from the rural manor . Go as far as they could go and conceal their identities . They could settle anywhere, but they must never return to the capital .
The family soldier who was accompanying Zhong Wan carefully glanced at him, analyzing Zhong Wan’s thoughts . In a low voice, he said, “Young Master shouldn’t think too much . The future is uncertain . It’s not guaranteed that we would get to this point! Heir is just afraid of implicating the children, so is preparing ahead . ”
Zhong Wan gazed into the distance as he thought aloud, “If something happened, then just a while ago… was my last meeting with those children . ”
Xuan Congxin was too intelligent . Zhong Wan had been too afraid to say anything too intimate or full of emotion to her . There had been numerous worries in his heart, yet he didn’t dare to tell them, too afraid to provoke her suspicion . Now, as he thought about it, he felt somewhat disappointed and frustrated .
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Zhong Wan laughed at himself . “I’m suddenly regretting it . ”
This brought sadness into the family soldier’s heart . In a clumsy manner, he tried to console him by saying, “Young Master mustn’t think like this! Regret… . Regret what? If there’s anything Young Master wants to tell them or bring them, just let me know . I will bring it to them!”
“I’m regretting that I’m too soft,” said Zhong Wan . “I should have sent the teacher with them! If they really can’t return, wouldn’t Xuan Yu die from happiness with no teacher to guide him? If it comes to the point where he doesn’t even know the most simple characters, I truly will be too ashamed to meet Prince and Princess Consort!”
The family soldier was speechless .
Then he tried his best to console him by saying, “The teacher is already old . It’ll be hard for him to accompany them as they run about to the ends of the earth . ”
Zhong Wan nodded . “That’s true . Alright then . ”
The family soldier looked at Zhong Wan’s unconcerned appearance; he truly failed to put Zhong Wan at ease . After he helped Zhong Wan onto the carriage, he stubbornly said, “Also, Young Master doesn’t have to worry about money for them . Apart from the money they brought, Heir also had the accompanying trusted aides carry a lot of silver . In short… In short they’re not lacking anything . ”
Zhong Wan’s heart softened . After smiling, he felt grateful to Yu She .
It’s enough that Yu She had to wrack his brains to fight openly and covertly with those extremely wicked and vicious people . But he also had to divert his attention and manage this type of trivial matter .
This person had to be very cautious all day long in the Cabinet . Who knew how hard it was for him?
At this moment, the very cautious Ziyou actually wasn’t having a hard time at all in the Cabinet .
After rousing early this morning, Yu She was in a clear state of mind . And he was in incredible spirits .
Once the court dispersed, Yu She and Yu Mucheng walked toward each other . He even flashed Yu Mucheng a smile .
It really startled Yu Mucheng .
For the whole morning, Yu She did not go through even one booklet .
His mind was stuck on what had occured last night .
While it was true he did not remember trivial things, he remembered everything to do with Zhong Wan .
Each and every detail .
A few months ago, when he requested the imperial physicians to completely heal Zhong Wan, Yu She had asked the leader of the imperial physicians whether Zhong Wan’s illness could in fact be healed .
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Steward Feng had also asked this question in the past before . At that time, the imperial physician said there was no guarantee in fixing all the mental problems . One could only try to self-cultivate in peace over many years .
Back then, the imperial physician also said that when a person was in their prime, there were some illnesses that their own body could slowly heal for them . Zhong Wan also did not take medicine for a long time, so the poison in his body was decreasing by the day . So there was a possibility that he could gradually recover .
Back then, Yu She did not take the imperial physician’s words to heart . But now, he did .
Last night, he clearly fell into a bout of madness . But he remembered everything that had to do with Zhong Wan .
And this included Zhong Wan saying, “If you forget, then I’ll do it again tomorrow, again the day after tomorrow, and again two days after tomorrow . ”
In the cabinet’s work area, Yu She sat up straight and proper in the chief seat, seriously pondering whether he should pretend to have forgotten everything once he returned to the estate, hoping that Zhong Wan would fulfill his promise .
“Your Highness, Your Highness?”
Yu She snapped back to his senses . Closed the booklet in his hands . In a gentle manner, he said to Cabinet Minister Sun, “May Sir speak . ”
Cabinet Minister Sun smiled . “It’s nothing much . Just that there is a booklet this official would like Your Highness to see . ”
Yu She received it . Cabinet Minister Sun said, “The Imperial Censorate said today that Fifth Highness has been in house arrest long enough and feels regret . They are asking Your Highness if it is fine to end his house arrest . ”
Cabinet Minister Sun intended to get a favor out of Yu She . He softly said, “Today, His Majesty is not feeling well . He merely showed his face during court before returning to the inner palace . It’s possible that he won’t be in the mood to look at this booklet . There are many urgent memorials and proposals today . This booklet… could be sent to the emperor or could be held from him . ”
Yu She carefully flipped open the booklet and looked through it . With a calm expression, he said, “Send it . ”
Cabinet Minister Sun was astonished . Before he could say a thing, Yu She said, “However, we won’t be sending it just like this . Tell the Imperial Censorate that it’s not thorough and detailed enough . It’s not clear enough . Have them write another booklet . ”
It was a usual occurrence for the Cabinet to block a booklet, and have it be rewritten due to the text being poorly expressed . Cabinet Minister Sun nodded . “Alright . ”
Yu She added, “After they send the new copy, I’d like to ask Sir Sun for a favor . ”
“May Your Highness speak . ”
With indifference, Yu She said, “Once that booklet arrives, place it with this booklet . Then gather the previous… booklets that have anything to do with ending Fifth Highness’ house arrest . No matter when they were sent, put them all together . Then place these booklets in the case meant for the most urgent booklets . After that, send this case to the emperor . ”
Cabinet Minister Sun was speechless . Young Prince Yu was young, and had only been working in the Cabinet for a few months . Yet he already learned the vicious tricks of the senior ministers .
To send these booklets to the emperor in such a grandiose manner would make Emperor Chongan think this: even though Xuan Qiong was on house arrest, he still had the ability to collude with many ministers . As such, he definitely would not end his house arrest .
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