Chapter Thirty-Four: Discussing Marriage

  Yun Shallow Moon was speechless, looking at Rong Jing's serious face for half a moment before glaring at him with hatred, "You carnivore!"

  Rong Jing smiled and nodded sincerely, "You're right! It's indeed like that! So, don't let me see you riding this horse with a dark coat again, or I won't guarantee what will happen to it one day!"

  "You...!" Yun Qian Yue glared at Rong Jing, furious: "Then what should I ride? Find me a horse better than Tuo Xue, and I won't ride it! If you can't find one, then I'll ride it anyway. And if you dare to eat it, I'll eat you!"

  "Huh? You want to eat me?" Yun Shangyue leaned in close to Rong Jing.

  "Get out!" Yun Qianyue pushed away Rong Jing, took a step back, and looked at him with a straight face. "Listen carefully!"

  "What I heard is exactly this!" Rong Jing smiled at Yun Shangyue.

  "You're the one who's sick!" Yun Shangyue turned around and left. Is there a medicine for regret in this world? If so, she would rather die than come back to find this scoundrel. It's simply unbearable!

  Rong Jing smiled lightly and stopped talking, following Yun Shangyue with a raised step.

  Yun Shallow Moon walked a short distance, turned her head and saw Rong Jing following closely behind, staring at him, "What are you following me for?"

  Rong Jing's expression was innocent, "The car is parked in front!"

  "I won't ride in a carriage! I'll ride a horse!" Yun Qianyue looked ahead and saw that his horse carriage was stopped on the road. He deliberately said, "You'd better bring back Tapsnow for me right now, or find an even better horse than Tapsnow, otherwise, I won't let you off!"

  "The best horse in the world is the Jade Snow Flying Dragon. Although Treading Snow is good, it's not as good as the Jade Snow Flying Dragon by a single point. I happen to have one of the Jade Snow Flying Dragons hidden somewhere, but the Jade Snow Flying Dragon is a rare treasure that even the emperor can't get his hands on. If you were to ride it through the streets, do you think the emperor would be pleased?" Rong Jing raised an eyebrow.

  Yun Shallow Moon frowned, "It's just right to make the old emperor angry to death!"

  "Will you be satisfied when I send it to you on your wedding day?" Rong Jing's tone softened, and he emphasized: "Ye Qian has been working hard for a long time and finally got a good horse. If he doesn't give it to Ye Qian but gives it to you instead, wouldn't that make his thoughts obvious? What do you think the Emperor would say? Even if I don't eat the meat of the Treading Snow horse, you still can't really have this horse. Don't you think that's enough trouble?"

  Yun Qianyue thought it was reasonable, but she really liked treading on snow. According to legend, the Jade Snow Dragon could soar through the snowy mountains and cross ravines with ease, making ordinary mountain paths seem like flat ground. Without being able to tread on snow, he might as well owe her a Jade Snow Dragon. Moreover, she had already been bothered enough and couldn't be bothered any further. Her annoyance dissipated, and she looked at Rong Jing, "You said it yourself! On my birthday, I must see the Jade Snow Dragon."

  It's still half a year until the imperial examination, by then the world might have changed beyond recognition. The old emperor may not even be able to express his opinions anymore, who knows if he'll be buried in the yellow earth by then? What is she afraid of when riding the Jade Snow Flying Dragon?

  "Hmm, I said so! When have I ever failed to keep my promise to you?" Rong Jing nodded and said casually: "But you promised me something and broke your word."

  "I promised you what..." Yun Qianyue was about to retort, but suddenly remembered the half-embroidered sachet and lost her nerve. She said somewhat gloomily: "It's all because you scolded me and drove me away. Otherwise, I would have finished it long ago!"

  "If I hadn't driven you away that day, who knows what blood-curdling words you would have uttered!" Rong Jing glanced at Yun Shangyue.

  The cloud was shallow and the moon was rational, if he hadn't discovered her intention that day, she indeed intended to cut off all ties with him. She pulled at the corner of her mouth, reached out and grabbed Rong Jing's hand, "We're heading back now, I'll finish embroidering that sachet for you, how about it?"

  "What I'm thinking about most now is eating the fish you personally grilled for me." Rong Jing said.

  "What about the sachet? If you have roasted fish today, you won't be able to wear it!" Yun Shangyue glanced at the sky, and now it was already past noon. If they were going to rush to Xiangquan Mountain, roast fish on the way back, and then return to the mansion to embroider the sachet, there wouldn't be enough time.

  "Then let's change it to the day of my coronation, you give it to me, how about that?" Rong Jing said.

  "That's okay!" Yun Shangyue readily agreed. He and Guan were of the same age as her, after all. It was still early!

  Rong Jing stopped talking and pulled Yun Shang Yue to walk in front of the carriage. Just as they were about to get on, a fast horse came galloping from afar, with a young eunuch riding on it. Rong Jing's hand paused, and Yun Shang Yue looked up to see that she recognized this young eunuch - he was the one who had accompanied the Empress on her private visit to Shang Yue Pavilion that day. He was the new Grand Steward of the Imperial Palace, succeeding Old Eunuch Lu, and had been promoted to this position by the old Emperor at a very young age, showing that his abilities were not to be underestimated.

  "What's his name?" Yun Qian Yue asked Rong Jing with a tilted head.

  "He's called Wenlai, the adopted son of Lu Gonggong. In the imperial palace, everyone calls him Xiao Wengzi, and now he's become Wen Gonggong!" Rong Jing looked at the little eunuch hurrying over in their direction, his tone slightly subdued, "It seems we won't be able to go to Xiangquan Mountain today, I won't get to eat your roasted fish!"

  "If I don't eat it today, there's always tomorrow or the day after. I'll roast some for you another day!" Yun Shangyue wasn't very interested in going to Xiangquan Mountain, but she knew that Rong Jing wouldn't suddenly want to eat roasted fish and go all the way to Xiangquan Mountain for no reason. Probably because today was Qixi Festival, he had arranged a surprise for her at Xiangquan Mountain.

  "Whatever!" Yong Jing sighed, his expression seemingly a bit melancholic.

  Yun Qian smiled and comforted Rong Jing with a glance, withdrew her hand that he was holding onto, and watched as the horse approached.

  Rong Jing's complexion returned to calmness.

  Before long, a man on horseback arrived. Wen Gong dismounted and bowed to Yun Shangyue and Rong Jing, "I am Wen Lei, here to pay my respects to Master Rong and Miss Yun! I have been sent by the Emperor to invite Master Rong and Miss Yun to enter the palace. The Emperor and Empress Dowager have not begged for cleverness together in many years, and today they want to beg for cleverness together in the Hundred Flowers Garden. They are inviting all the young masters and misses from each mansion to beg for cleverness together. Master Rong and Miss Yun must go. It's a lucky day, no one can be missing."

  "Wen Gonggong, how did you find this place?" Yun Shangyue looked at Wen Lei. What a pity that he was given the name of a eunuch. As the adopted son of Lu Gonggong, who died because of her, he should have hated her in his heart. However, this little eunuch didn't show any hatred towards her, which was quite impressive.

  "I heard it from Seventh Prince," said Wen Lei.

  "Seventh Prince?" Yun Shangyue's eyes narrowed.

  "Yes, I happened to run into the Seventh Prince when I was leaving the palace. The Seventh Prince heard that I was going to invite Jing Shizong and Qianyue Miss, so he told me to come here and try my luck. Because the Crown Prince and others have all gathered at Xishan, Jing Shizong likes quietness, I thought the Seventh Prince made sense, so I came to Dongshan." Wen Lei replied with extreme respect, his head bowed.

  Yun Qian Yue thought that Ye Tian Yi returned to the palace quite quickly, but she didn't know how he had dealt with those dozen or so black-clad men. Was it also like Rong Jing's case, quietly and silently burned away? If they were indeed burned, then Ye Tian Yi probably knew something about it.

  "Alright, Gonggong has worked hard. Let's return to the palace!" Rong Jing glanced at Yun Shangyue and got into the carriage first.

  Yun Shallow Moon no longer spoke and followed onto the horse carriage. Thinking about the old emperor's intention to let them return to the palace together to pray for cleverness!

  "I still have to go to Xishan to deliver the imperial edict to the Crown Prince and others, so I'll take my leave first. Jing Shizi and Qianyue Miss can arrive at Baifeng Garden before 5 pm." Wen Lei added.

  "Good!" Rong Jing responded with a sound.

  Brunei turned over on his horse, and one man and one horse disappeared like a mirage.

  After Yun Piao Yue got on the carriage, she suddenly lifted the curtain again and took a look outside. She saw Wen Lei's figure leaving, riding on horseback, with a small and stable figure, and his posture of controlling the horse was also very good. She slightly frowned, "The martial arts skills are so good, silent when dismounting, and speaking in a soft voice, I didn't expect that he is actually a eunuch with martial arts skills!"

  "He is the only eunuch in the imperial palace who knows martial arts. He was pardoned by the emperor a few years ago when he saved the emperor's life from an assassination attempt in the Imperial Garden. Lu Gonggong knew that he knew martial arts, which violated the rules of the imperial palace and should have been killed, but the emperor not only pardoned him but also allowed him to practice martial arts and even appointed him under Lu Gonggong." said Rong Jingdao.

  "So it was like this!" Yun Qian Yue put down the curtain.

  Rong Jing took out two brocade boxes and opened them, handing them to Yun Qianyue. "Have some first! The Emperor will be hosting a banquet in the Hundred Flowers Garden today, we'll enter the city and head straight into the palace later."

  "Ah!" Yun Qianyue saw various pastries in the brocade box and nodded as she accepted it.

  The two of them stopped talking.

  Xian Ge had those corpses burned to ashes, returned to the front of the carriage, cracked his whip, and the carriage drove out of Dongshan towards the capital. He thought about how the young master and Shallow Moon Miss had finally made up, if they hadn't he would have been tormented to death by the young master. The young master's suffering wasn't just his own, but also that of those who served him, who suffered along with him. Not only them, but also the people in the Rong Wang Fu these past few days were all sighing and complaining, not even daring to speak loudly.

  Yun Qianyue lifted her head after eating a box of pastries and saw that Rong Jing was leaning against the carriage wall, asleep. She hesitated for a moment, then reached out to push him but stopped just short of touching him. Instead, she asked Xuan Ge softly, "How long has your young master gone without sleep?"

  "Since you left that day, the young master hasn't slept." Xuan Ge's voice carried a hint of resentment.

  "What has he been doing?" Yun Shangyue thought that it had been three days since she left the Rong Wangfu. Had this person not slept for three days? But just now, she hadn't seen any signs of him being unspirited at all.

  "The day before yesterday, I stayed in the house for half a day and one night. The next day, I taught Fifth Miss and Rong Xi to manage the household for a day. In the evening, we drank wine on the rooftop all night. After that, I came to Dongshan early in the morning. Then you know what happened next." Xuan Ge said in a low voice.

  "Miss Wu and Rong Xi are in charge of the household?" Yun Qian Yue raised an eyebrow and glanced at Rong Jing, who was asleep.

  "Yes, the young master has handed over the power of managing the household to the fifth miss. He has removed Rongfu from his position as the head steward and Yongxiang will take over." Xiang Ge thought back to that day's events and felt shocked and amazed. At that time, her heart was in her throat. She was afraid that if the young master and Shallow Moon Miss really fell out, they would be in a desperate situation. However, Shallow Moon Miss understood things clearly, if she followed Seventh Prince today and didn't return, who knows what the young master would do."

  Yun Qian Yue thought of that day's situation and smiled faintly, "Rong Ling Yan is a talented young master! Rong Xi wasn't bad either."

  "So you're saying that too! That day, when I heard that the young master let the fifth miss manage the household, the Rong Wang Fu was in an uproar. Especially the second miss was not convinced and wanted to barge into the Purple Bamboo Forest. But she was stopped by the fifth miss right away. Originally, everyone in the household thought the fifth miss was weak and could be bullied, but it turns out she's actually a tough cookie."

  Xuan Ge heard Yun Shang Yue say this and her resentment dissipated. She had been holding it in for several days and rarely spoke up, but now she opened up to Yun Shang Yue in a low voice: "The second miss has been arrogant and domineering in the household for too long, so she got what was coming to her. Those misses won't dare to provoke the fifth miss again! Moreover, yesterday the young master only taught the fifth miss and Rong Xi for half a day each, but they were able to take over the household matters right away. Now not only do those misses not dare to challenge the fifth miss, even some of the old masters and madams don't dare either, including the fifth miss's own parents, the fourth master and fourth madam."

  "Has Fourth Master and Fourth Madam arranged a marriage for Fifth Miss yet?" asked Cloud Shallow Moon. She had heard from the likes of Cai Lian during those days that they would often gossip about various interesting things in the capital, with most of it being about Fourth Madam going around to arrange marriages for Fourth Miss.

  "It has been decided, but Fourth Miss has always disagreed. Madame Fourth asked the Young Master about this matter some time ago and wanted him to speak up. As long as the Young Master agreed, Fifth Miss would have no choice but to agree too. However, the Young Master did not respond to Madame Fourth. Now that Fifth Miss is in charge of the household, she is considered the Young Master's person and is different from the other misses in the manor. From now on, her marriage will be decided by the Young Master." said Xuan Ge.

  "Whose young master was chosen?" Yun Shangyue thought of Rong Lingyan's infatuation with Ye Tianyi. What was Rong Jing planning?

  "The chosen one is the young master of the Chancellor's Manor." Xuan Ge said.

  Yun Shang Yue thought back to the day of the Wu Zhuangyuan Conference, when it seemed that a young master from the Chengxiang Fu had appeared on stage. Now, Qin Yu Cong and Ye Tian Qing had been granted marriage by the old emperor, and the Chengxiang Fu had produced the first crown princess in a hundred years, aside from those of the Yun surname, in the Tian Sheng dynasty. Many officials in the court were eager to curry favor, and it was likely that many people would tread on the threshold of the Chengxiang Fu. The Fourth Lady's selection of the young master of the Chengxiang Fu also conformed to common human sentiment. She smiled and asked: "What attitude does the Chengxiang Fu have?"

  "The Chancellor's mansion has not made any statement, but the young master of the Chancellor's mansion seems to have a liking for Fifth Miss, and this morning he went to the Rong Wang Fu to invite Fifth Miss to pray for cleverness together." Xuan Ge said.

  "Oh? Did Fifth Miss agree?" Yun Shangyue thought that this capital city was indeed full of interesting things happening every moment.

  "Miss Wu has agreed!" Xian Ge said.

  Yun Shang Yue thought that Rong Ling Yan was also a clever person. No wonder she could let Rong Lao Wang Ye use her to threaten Rong Jing and her. It's true that you can't judge people by their appearance, how could the women of the Rong Wang Fu be truly foolish? She too had moments where she misjudged people. She smiled slightly and stopped speaking.

  The strings outside the car also fell silent.

  Rong Jing leaned against the carriage wall, seemingly asleep, his head swaying with the movement of the horse-drawn vehicle.

  The moonlight was too shallow to see through, and she sat down beside him. As soon as she sat down, Rong Jing's head leaned on her shoulder. His hands, which were originally placed on his legs, hugged her, and the weight of his entire body pressed against her. Yun Shang Yue blinked, thinking that Rong Jing was also a young man who had not yet reached adulthood, only more mature than others, occasionally showing a childish side. She smiled at him for a moment, feeling no sleepiness, and stretched out her hand to open the book compartment on the carriage wall.

  On the left side of the bookcase, about a dozen books were neatly arranged. On the right side, about a dozen black books similar to memorials were also neatly arranged. She glanced at the books on the left, hesitated for a moment, turned her head to look at Rong Jing, saw that he was sleeping peacefully, and reached out to take the book from the farthest right and opened it.

  It turned out to be a notebook with dense handwritten notes. This notebook was different from ordinary notebooks, not written on xuan paper or grass paper to record events, but instead, purple bamboo leaves were pasted on the paper, each with words written on them.

  When she saw the first piece of purple bamboo leaf on the first page, she was stunned.

  All he saw was written above: "Hong Ge re-emerges, does the young master have any instructions?"

  Only see below is Rong Jing's handwriting, "Nothing!"

  The second piece of purple bamboo leaf reads: "The Seventh Prince will return to the capital in no time, Gongzi is certain to win!"

  Only see below is Rong Jing's handwriting, "Chaos!"

  The chaotic tail has a slight pause, revealing the painter's uneasy mood at that time.

  Yun Shallow Moon stared at the messy characters for a moment, then turned her head to look at Rong Jing. Rong Jing seemed unaware that she had peeked at his important secret, and continued to sleep motionless. She withdrew her gaze, no longer looking down, closed the letter, put it back in the book box, and had no intention of looking at those letters again. She closed the book box, leaned against the carriage wall, and sat quietly.

  The horse carriage went smoothly all the way back to the East City Gate.

  Yun Shallow Moon heard the sound of people outside the car, stretched out her hand to open a gap in the curtain and looked outside. She saw that a large crowd had already gathered outside the city. The area around the Moon River was surrounded by young men and women. Everyone held star lanterns and begged for clever things. The clothes were bright and shining, and the scene was bustling with excitement.

  She remembered Ye Qingran saying they would go horse racing and then release floating lanterns on the Moon River, but unfortunately, it didn't work out! She let down the curtains, silently sighing. As for Ye Qingran, she wasn't a fool; she could vaguely sense his feelings, but couldn't respond, not wanting to break the spell, so she pretended not to know. Hopefully, he would understand that becoming friends was enough, because she already liked Rong Jing, and whoever she liked, her heart would like just as much, without hiding even a little bit of extra space, so nowadays, she couldn't bear to owe too many emotions to him or anyone else.

  "Do you want to go and release lanterns? Shall we go down?" Rong Jing opened his eyes and looked at Yun Qianyue.

  "It's just a child's play. Don't go!" Yun Qian Yue shook her head, "There is still an hour before the hour of You, you sleep for another hour, and we will enter the palace quietly."

  "Hmm!" Rong Jing closed his eyes again.

  Yun Shallow Moon stopped talking and thought about what kind of program the old emperor would arrange for tonight.

  The carriage went smoothly into the city and headed straight for the imperial palace.

  Xuan Ge knew that Rong Jing was asleep, so he naturally slowed down his journey, driving the horse carriage as slow as possible.

  As soon as they entered the city, it was even more lively inside than outside. The streets were bustling with noise, and all kinds of vendors' cries filled the air. The names being shouted out were all sorts of clever gadgets.

  Yun Shallow Moon opened the car curtain again and looked out, only to see that both sides of the street were filled with various stalls. Rouge boxes, mirrors, colorful combs, velvet flowers, melons and fruits, and many cloth dolls tied with colored silk. The cloth dolls were painted with various patterns, all in pairs. Especially a kind of double lantern woven with colored silk was particularly numerous, and the lanterns were painted with Cowherd and Weaving Girl. She thought that these must be the Star Destiny Lanterns.

  "Tonight's night market will last until midnight, if we leave the palace early, maybe we can have some fun." Rong Jing said softly with his eyes closed.

  "Hmm!" Yun Qianyue responded with a sound, putting down the curtain. Just as she put down the curtain, it suddenly rose again, and her gaze turned to the opposite side of the carriage, where a three-story high building was brightly lit in front, with several women wearing thin silk dresses standing on the building, their eyes flashing, remembering that Huasheng and others said they were now living in Yanliu Building, wondering if it was currently in Yanliu Building or out playing.

  "Are you interested in the Wenyu Building?" asked Rong Jing again.

  "Are you still sleeping?" Yun Shangyue turned her head and looked at Rong Jing for a moment before putting down the curtain.

  "You keep moving around, I really can't sleep." Rong Jing said helplessly.

  "Serves you right! Who told you not to sleep when you should have? Now look at how tired you are!" Yun Shang glanced at Rong Jing with a pale face.

  "It's said that Su Su of the Yan Liu Lou has been granted a special permit by His Majesty to perform her skills in the Hundred Flowers Garden today." Rong Jing said.

  "Hmm?" Yun Shangyue raised an eyebrow. Hua Song said that Su Su was also a person from the Red Pavilion! The old emperor had personally appointed Su Su, what did he want to do? Even if Su Su sold her art but not her body, she still belonged to the brothel, and according to reason, she shouldn't have been qualified for the old emperor's special permission.

  "Because the Crown Prince of Nan Liang likes it, the Emperor wants to take a look at Su Su! Moreover, Su Su wrote a poem, and all the imperial concubines in the palace are very fond of it. They are eager to pass it on and sing it together. It's also because they want to see what kind of woman she is." said Rong Jingdao.

  "What kind of words?" Yun Qianyue asked.

  The scenery is silent.

  "Hmm?" Yun Qianyue looked at him.

  "Lewd words and beautiful music, suitable for the joy of bedchamber." Rong Jing fell silent for a moment before spitting out one sentence.

  Yun Shallow Moon smiled and raised an eyebrow, "Lewd words and beautiful songs, suitable for the pleasure of the bed? That's still letting the palace ladies compete to sing?"

  "In private, I sang for His Majesty to hear. His Majesty has heard it many times and naturally wants to meet him." said Rong Jingdao.

  The clouds were shallow and the moon was silent, thinking that the Red Pavilion had also appeared such a figure. Being able to sing lewd songs throughout the imperial palace is also a skill. Today she naturally wanted to see this Su Su too. She didn't speak again, and Rong Jing also closed his mouth, closing his eyes once more.

  It's lively outside the car, but quiet inside.

  Yun Shallow Moon also closed her eyes.

  "Master, I've received news that Her Majesty the Empress might not be well today." Just then, a very soft voice reached Yun Shangyue's ears, and it was Hua Song.

  Yun Shallow Moon was taken aback and immediately responded with a counter-question through her mind transmission, "What's wrong with the law?"

  As soon as she finished speaking, she felt that she would not be able to keep it confidential. Hua Song seemed not to have heard her, but then Hua Song's voice immediately came, "It seems that the Emperor intends to depose the Empress!"

  The cloud was startled by the moon, knowing it was useful, and continued to use her intention to follow the direction of her voice and ask: "Why?"

  "This is what we guessed from the information that person in the imperial palace obtained, after I received the news, I immediately came to report to you, young master." Huasong said.

  "What information did you get? When was it transmitted? Why do you suspect that the Emperor intends to abolish the Empress?" Yun Shang Yue's mind was tightened, and she asked several key questions in a row.

  "Susu entered the palace, and the emperor's intention was to perform artistic skills, but in fact, it was to let Susu sing that song on the spot. However, that song belongs to obscene and erotic songs. Now that it has been sung throughout the palace, all the princesses are taking turns singing it to charm the emperor. If the emperor investigates today, the empress is the mistress of the harem, the motherly model for the world, and if she is found guilty of not strictly managing the harem, she will be punished lightly by being confined to her quarters for reflection, or heavily by being deposed, and even more severely, it will implicate Yunwangfu's teaching of girls without method, which is unbearable as a motherly model."

  Yun Shallow Moon's eyebrows furrowed slightly.

  "The news just arrived, one of our people serving by the Emperor's side said that when the Emperor sent someone to deliver the edict to Su today, he was facing the Ronghua Palace where the Empress Dowager resides. His expression was gloomy. So our person made this guess and spread the news, I think it's credible, so I immediately came to inform you, young master."

  Yun Jian's eyes closed and opened again, her gaze somewhat cold.

  "We people from Hongge don't easily spread messages back and forth, but once we do, it's about 80-90% reliable. So this message is probably true." Huasong added.

  Yun Shallow Moon's eyes narrowed slightly and asked: "Has Su Su entered the palace?"

  "She has already entered the palace, and after receiving the imperial edict, she must not delay. She followed the eunuch who delivered the edict into the palace. It's been an hour since she entered the palace. The palace is heavily guarded today, with an additional 3,000 Imperial Guards. Our person in the Red Pavilion was initially unaware of what was happening, because except for when the Emperor gave orders to Su Su, his gaze was directed at Ronghua Palace and there were no other abnormalities. It wasn't until later that he felt something was off and immediately sent a message." Huasheng said promptly.

  Yun Shallow Moon clenched her fist and asked again: "And what about my aunt? Where is she now?"

  "The empress and the imperial concubines are together, they should be in the Hundred Flowers Garden of the Imperial Palace at this hour." Huasheng replied.

  Clouds are shallow and the moon is silent.

  "Now, with only half a time left, the main thing is to think of a way to save the Empress as soon as possible. Otherwise, once inside the palace, it will be too late to take action." Huasong waited for half a moment without hearing Yunshuoyue speak, and then softly reminded, "In my opinion, the Emperor taking the Empress is a small matter, roughly using this to implicate the Yunwangfu, which would be unfavorable to you."

  "Hmm!" Yun Shangyue responded, her mind racing quickly. Was the old emperor setting up a trap for her today? First, it was the assassin, and now he's making a move from the empress. It seems she really can't wait to make a move on the Cloud King's Manor. She asked in a low voice, "Where are Ye Tianqing and Ye Tianyu right now?"

  "Your subordinate just saw that not long ago, the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince went to the Imperial Palace one step ahead of you and Jing Shizi." Huasong said.

  "Find a way to get this message to Ye Tianqing and Ye Tianyu immediately." Yun Shangyue instructed.

  "Yes!" Huasheng immediately responded.

  "Was the lyrics written by Su Su herself?" Yun Shallow Moon asked again.

  "No, it was written by Nan Liang Rui's crown prince and sung by Su Su." Huasheng shook his head.

  Yun Shangyue pressed her lips again and instructed, "Find a way to pass this message on to Nan Lingrui as well!"

  "Yes!" Huasheng responded again.

  "Then have someone take care of it at once!" Yun Qianyue gave no further orders.

  "Yes!" Hua Song's voice faded away.

  Yun Shallow Moon withdrew her thoughts and found that Rong Jing was looking at her. She remembered that Rong Jing had just mentioned Su Su, and the old emperor had suddenly sent someone to deliver a decree to Su Su an hour ago. During this time, she had been with Rong Jing all along, without seeing any letter being delivered or Qing Ti appearing. So, it seemed that he had also received the news through someone secretly informing him, just like Hua Song?

  But it's no wonder that with this person's ability to spread news behind his back, he would find out!

  Yun Shallow Moon also looked at Rong Jing, seeing him staring straight at her without blinking. She raised an eyebrow, "What are you looking at me for?"

  "Shall we ask His Majesty for a royal decree of marriage today?" asked Rong Jing.

  The cloud was shallow and the moon was stunned, this word was too sudden, making her uncertain what he wanted to do for a while. She looked at Rong Jing, carefully scrutinizing his eyebrows and eyes, seeing that his expression was not unusual, she raised an eyebrow, "Did you come to ask for a marriage decree today?"

  "Good, then let's get married today!" Rong Jing nodded.

  "Are you sure?" Yun Qiu Yue looked at him.

  "Alright!" Rong Jing nodded firmly.

  "Will the old emperor agree?" Yun Shangyue stared into Rong Jing's eyes, wanting to see what he was thinking, but now that the sky had darkened and the carriage was dimly lit, she only saw a blackness in his eyes.

  "Maybe!" Rong Jing gave an ambiguous answer.

  "Why?" thought Yun Shangyue, if they were to be betrothed by imperial decree, this would be the biggest event of tonight! Since such a big thing has happened, would the old emperor still have the heart to punish the empress? But what would be the consequences of being betrothed by imperial decree? Would the old emperor really agree? The unwritten rule between Rong Wangfu and Yun Wangfu was broken by his own hands?

  "Don't you think today is a great opportunity? Rong Jing held Yun Shangyue's hand and lifted it to her forehead, gently rubbing it with his voice calm and gentle. "I've long wanted to marry you into the Rong Wang Fu! Since everyone now knows I like you and you don't have any ancestral burdens, why not ask for an imperial decree to get married?"

  "Today's opportunity is not bad!" Yun Qiu Yue did not express her opinion, but she had not thought about getting married and having children, at least for now!

  "Sooner or later, you will be marrying into the Rong Wang Fu. What difference does it make whether it's sooner or later?" Rong Jing seemed to know what Yun Shang Yue was thinking, and his jade-like fingers gently stroked her eyebrows as he spoke softly and warmly: "Marry me early, and you can enjoy the privileges of being the Crown Prince's consort earlier. You can also get rid of this troublesome identity as the Cloud King Fu's legitimate daughter sooner. Do you know how many people are eyeing this identity now? Aren't you the one who dislikes trouble the most? As long as you marry me, I'll take on all the troubles from then on. Why wouldn't you be happy about that?"

  "I won't marry just because I'm afraid of trouble!" Yun Shangyue was speechless, and after her words fell, she looked at Rong Jing's slender body and hummed: "Besides, the old emperor might not agree, and it would also bring a lot of trouble. If we go to ask for an imperial decree today, if it succeeds, there will be a lot of trouble, and if it doesn't succeed, the trouble will be even greater. Can this skinny bamboo-like body of yours withstand it?"

  "You don't try, how do you know if I can hold on or not?" Rong Jing smiled lightly, seeing Yun Shangyue roll her eyes, he put away his smile and said seriously: "This is the only way to save the Empress. Do you think that relying on Ye Tianqing, Ye Tianyu, Nan Lingrui or some other person can stop the Emperor and save the Empress? That's impossible! You don't understand the Emperor, Ye Tianqing and Ye Tianyu were raised under the Empress' name. If they intervene to rescue her, the Emperor's heart will only become more ruthless. Because none of them are the Emperor's chosen successors! Suppressing the Empress is also suppressing them."

  A chill ran down Yueliang's spine.

  "So, let's go and ask for the imperial decree to get married, catching the Emperor off guard! This is the only way! He must not have thought that we would dare to go together to ask for the imperial decree, so he won't be prepared at all. Only this way can we take control of the initiative in this good play." As Rong Jing's words fell, his voice dropped low and he said gently: "Of course I want to marry you!"

  "Good!" Rong Jing's words fell, and Yun Shangyue responded in unison.

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