All along the way, Li Huaiyu always felt that she had forgotten something, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't remember. Being reminded by him, she suddenly jolted.

  Yes, what about Qing Si?

  Turning back to him, Huai Yu frowned and asked: "Where is she?"

  "Three days ago, Qing Si sneaked into the palace with the intention of assassinating Your Majesty." Jiang Xuanjin lowered his eyes, "But he was discovered before passing through the three gates and was taken to the Tingwei Yamen."

  Her heart sank, and Huaiyu's face turned even paler.

  Qingsi this fool, actually ran to assassinate! They have all withdrawn from Kyoto, she is alone in the Tingwei government office, what to do?!

  Jiang Xuanjin's eyes were calm and peaceful as he looked at her, unruffled and composed, as if waiting for her to speak.

  Hua Yu was taken aback and asked tentatively: "Sir, is there a way to save him?"

  Jiang Xuanjin nodded.

  I have a method, but you need to ask me, and I'll decide whether or not to answer based on my mood.

  That was what Hua Yu read out of his eyes.

  Li Huaiyu smiled dryly and said somewhat awkwardly, "If you can help rescue people, I would be eternally grateful, but..."

  But now she doesn't have anything that can be used to repay, with this person's temperament and how much they dislike her, how could they possibly still help her?

  "Your Highness is going to Danyang?" Jiang Xuanjin asked indifferently.

  It's no secret that she wants to escape, and the only place she can go is Danyang. Huaiyu nodded slowly and looked at him again: "If you pass through Ziyang, I wonder if you can give me some convenience?"

  "What do you think?" He was indifferent.

  Ziyang Jun didn't stop Chang Gongzhu, it's already considered benevolent and righteous, what more convenience is wanted?

  He rubbed his temples and felt a bit presumptuous himself, saying in a low voice: "Why did the lord ask this?"

  "There is a city between Ziyang and Danyang, which has been plagued by drought for three years and locusts have ravaged it." He said, "If Your Highness can lend a helping hand after returning to Danyang, I will not mind rescuing Qing Si and returning her to you."

  Indeed, it is in line with the Jiang family motto - taking the lives of the common people as one's own responsibility, and being willing to die for it a thousand times.

  This condition was put forward by Jiang Xuanjin, very naturally and logically, Li Huaiyu felt that it could be accepted, so he nodded immediately: "One word is settled."

  Jiang Xuanjin loosened his grip and turned around, saying: "Then let's go up the mountain to rest first."

  "Good... uh? Wait a minute?" Huai Yu didn't understand, "What am I going to the mountain for?"

  "This place is thirty miles away from the next big city, are you still in a hurry?"

  The mountain by the river doesn't look steep, and halfway up there's a magnificent temple that should take no more than half an hour to reach. Compared to continuing on the road, it's definitely more relaxing to rest on the mountain.

  Li Huaiyu thought for a moment and asked: "Are there many people on the mountain?"

  Xu Chuyan stepped forward and replied, "Not many. Every time it's the Double Ninth Festival, this temple only receives one donor family from Jiangfu, no outsiders are allowed in."

  "That's fine." Hua Yu nodded.

  They are now fugitives and although they don't know when the warrant will be issued, they must try to avoid crowds as much as possible.

  "The old master doesn't know about your situation yet." Jiang Xuanjin said, "Please trouble Your Highness to pay him a visit on the way and let him rest assured."

  Does Old Master Jiang still not know? Hua Yu's mouth twitched, this is quite embarrassing, she and he have made such a scene, the Eldest Young Master, Second Young Master of the Jiang family, and Jiang Yan must all be clear about the situation, yet she still acts as if nothing has happened to pay her respects to Old Master Jiang?

  "Is there something troubling you?"

  "...Nothing." Either he was seeking something from someone, stroking his chin thoughtfully, or he had simply agreed to go along with it, "Let's go!"

  "Your Highness..." Beside Qingxuan and others wanted to speak but stopped.

  "Don't be afraid, Zi Yang Jun is not one of those treacherous people in the imperial court. Besides, he saved my life, it's not reasonable for him to harm me again."

  "It's not a matter of whether it's harmful or not." Bai He pursed his lips, "Don't you think... that the Emperor is digging his own grave?"

  One scoop at a time, the two roads that were originally going to go their separate ways were brought together again.

  Hua Yu thought for a moment and said, "As long as I can save Qing Si, it's fine. Besides, this pit can't bury me."

  The two times Danyang Princess fell were both because of emotions, the first time was familial love and the second time was romantic love. She had experienced pain and knew what to do and what not to do, even if there were deeper schemes, they couldn't deceive her.

  In the past, her father had said, "A wall stands for a thousand ren, without desires it is strong." She hadn't understood what he meant at the time, but after these repeated brushes with death, she finally understood.

  No emotions, no weaknesses. Those in power, once having a weakness, will never recover.

  She won't make this fatal mistake again.

  The coachman and Cheng Xuzhuo led the way in front, while Xu Chuyan pulled Hua Yu step by step up the mountain, feeling tense and worried, frequently turning back to look at her.

  Hua Yu couldn't help but laugh at being watched: "Don't worry too much about me."

  "How can I not worry?" Xu Chuyan shook his head, "You rest well on the mountain for two days, and I'll make you some medicine."

  Hua Yu thought of nodding, but remembered that the temple was full of Jiang family members. She pursed her lips: "No need, it's not good to be seen by others."

  Xu Chu Nian naturally knew what she was worried about, glanced at Zi Yang Jun who followed behind her, and pulled her over to whisper: "I said it's for myself, what can be done?"

  Look at her serious appearance, Huai Yu smiled slightly: "Second... Second Madame's heart is really kind."

  She habitually called her "Second Sister", but this title was clearly no longer suitable.

  Xu Chunian also realized this problem, pinched her hand and said: "If the words are suitable for a lady, I don't know if Your Highness would mind?"

  "Excellent." Hua Yu's eyes sparkled, "I haven't even exchanged vows with the young lady yet!"

  "From now on, you can call me Chu Nian." said Xu Chu Nian, "The 'Half Leaf New Willow Initial Brew' Chu Nian."

  "This is a good name," said Huai Yu with a smile, pointing at herself: "Huái of 'Huái Bì Qí Zuì' and Yù of 'Yù Shí Jù Fán'."

  "......" Xuchu Nian heard this and couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time, "Who talks about themselves like that?"

  "Honestly, it's just those two words."

  Shaking her head, Xu Chuyan said softly: "What you have is a jade that holds hidden talents and beautiful jade."

  Talents and skills are like beautiful jade, shining brightly.

  Li Huaiyu was stunned, and then burst out laughing.

  It had been a long time since anyone had praised her so gently since the death of her father, and although she was still feeling a bit down, when she saw Xu Chuyan's gentle eyebrows and eyes, she suddenly felt like the sky had cleared up.

  Going to the temple is also good, at least I can stay with Chunniang for a while.

  Hanshan Temple.

  As soon as she saw the name of the temple, Huaiyu felt a little familiar. When she went in and saw the two monks holding the engraved Buddha beads, she understood.

  Liu Yunlie's high monk was invited here.

  Jiang Xuanjin felt like he was back home as soon as he entered this place, his expression relaxed, and the sleeves that had been rolled up all along were also let down.

  "This way." Without needing a monk to guide them, he directly led this group of people south.

  Li Huaiyu looked at his back with a curious face, Xu Chuyan glanced at her and explained: "Jun has had Buddhist roots since he was young, and he is very destined to be with the old abbot here. The abbot took him as a secular disciple, and he comes to live here for a month every year."

  It's no wonder that I'm so familiar with this place. Huai Yu raised an eyebrow, and suddenly thought: If Jiang Xuanjin shaved his head, what would he look like?

  The person in front seemed to have noticed something and turned his head back, taking a glance at her.

  Long eyebrows like a knife edge, ink-like eyes, in an instant without charm or sentiment, as if just down from the snowy mountains of deep winter, with eyes full of refreshing coolness.

  However, Huaiyu thought that even if he was as cold and unfeeling as this, with his three thousand strands of black hair falling down, he would still be the most handsome monk in the world.

  No other meaning, she just objectively evaluated one two.

  She averted her eyes and asked Xuzi: "Don't you need to go and greet the second young master first?"

  Xu Chuyan hesitated for a moment and said with some embarrassment: "I shouldn't need to, should I?"

  Jiang Shen was in a bad mood the day he left the mansion, although I didn't know who had offended him, but every time he was unhappy, it seemed that he would always vent his anger on her, so not going in front of him would be better.

  "Second Auntie should still go," said Jiang Xuanjin in a light tone ahead, "Second Uncle's mood has been poor lately."

  She knew he was in a bad mood, but what's the point of her going? It would be better to let his concubine go instead, she wouldn't know how to coax him anyway.

  Xu Chuoyan was about to refuse when she met the slightly cold gaze of Qian Jun, who was standing in front of her.

  "......Well, I'll go take a look anyway!" She said hastily, "I'll leave Huaiyu in your care, Your Highness."

  She wouldn't look at anyone else, but her eyes still understood, let alone Jiang Shen. As for Jun Shang, his mood had been bad lately, and she would rather face Jiang Shen than him.

  "Alright." Huai Yu said, "Wait until you're free, then come find me again."

  "Hmm!" She smiled and nodded in agreement, not daring to look at Prince Zi Yang again. Xu Chuyan picked up her skirt and left.

  She comes here every year, and the road is familiar. After passing through two large halls, she arrived at the guest room on the west side, where Jiang Sheng lived in the first room.

  Pushing open the door and entering, Xu Chuyi's heart was still racing wildly, but she didn't look at the people inside the house. Instead, she first glanced outside.

  Zi Yang Jun was normally taciturn and rarely looked at her, so when he suddenly gave her a glance, it really startled her.

  "What are you doing?" came Jiang Shen's voice from behind.

  Xu Chucheng turned around and met a dark face. He first bowed politely: "I've come to pay my respects for the festival."

  Jiang Shen's face smiled, but his eyes didn't: "Didn't you say you didn't want to come? Now you're rushing over?"

  He had this smile that Xu Chuyan disliked the most. However, she wouldn't say anything more and just stood there with her head bowed, like a silent stone statue.

  "Where is your wife?"

  "... didn't bring."

  For their safety, she only brought a carriage driver as an escort. The maid was from the Jiang family, and naturally, she didn't dare to ask her to come along.

  "Then who did you come with?" Jiang frowned deeply.

  Xu Chuyan felt a bit guilty and hesitated for a while before saying: "Yes, sir."

  Young uncle and sister-in-law on the same road, it seems to be against the rules. But there were so many people in her car, and she didn't stay alone, so naturally it doesn't count as a taboo. Xu Chaoyang's guilty conscience was only that she hadn't told Jiang Shenhua about the matter, originally they were supposed to come together, but in order to wait for Hua, she deliberately said she wasn't coming, now it's really a bit embarrassing.

  But in Jiang Shen's eyes, it was a completely different story.

  Jiang Xuanjin said she wouldn't come, so she didn't come. Jiang Xuanjin came, and then she did too, not avoiding suspicion by coming with him?

  What does this mean?

  He had been angry from the start, and now he was even angrier. Jiang's face turned solemn, and in a cold voice, he said: "Should I go thank Third Brother?"

  "Thank him?" Xu Chuyan was puzzled, "What for?"

  "Thank him for taking care of you all along." Jiang Shen said with a cold smile.

  "...Reacting to what he was thinking, Xu Chuyan felt both angry and embarrassed,"It's not what you think!"

  "What's going on?" Jiang Shen swept his sleeve, his eyes increasingly sarcastic. "No wonder it's been cold lately."

  Her face was flushed, all because of him. Xu Chuyan gritted her teeth and said: "I'm not as good as you, my heart isn't that broad, I can't accommodate so many people!"

  In other words, she has always had him in her heart.

  Jiang Chen paused for a moment, the anger in his eyes dissipating slightly. He pursed his lips and looked at her trembling figure, humming a question: "Then why didn't you come with me?"

  "You'll know when you go to pay your respects to Old Master later." Xu Chunian said, turning to leave.

  However, Jiang Shen reacted extremely quickly and with a pull of his strength, she fell back into his arms.

  "What's with your temper lately?" He wrapped his arms around her, Jiang Shen raised an eyebrow, "You've been ignoring me since you got back from your parents' house, not even looking at me properly, and I'm the one who's overthinking?"

  His hand was pressed against his chest, and Xu Chuyan's nose tip slightly ached as he listened to these words.

  This person is always like this, they say something harsh and then immediately forget about it, but then turn around and say she's being cold.

  What can she do if she doesn't pretend to be cold? Having already provoked his disgust and become a woman who is lucky to have been favored but has a deep mind, going forward again like before, foolishly thinking of pleasing him, who knows what more hurtful words will be heard.

  She was a little scared.

  "Aren't you going to speak?" Jiang Shen pursed his lips, "We are husband and wife, we should be open with each other. If I've done something wrong, tell me, don't sulk in silence."

  For so many years, Jiang Shen had never spoken to her in such a gentle tone. Xu Chuyan's eyes reddened as she slowly grasped the clothes on his chest with her hands against his.

  "Hmm?" Jiang's eyes became even softer, "Not angry anymore?"

  Xu Chu nodded slowly with his head hung low.

  What can she be angry with him about? The heartache is hers, the distress is hers. For this person, she still wants to give him all the good things.

  Jiang's lips curled up, he reached out and pinched her chin, his nose rubbed back and forth against hers a couple of times before he kissed her.

  In terms of coaxing women, Jiang Er Gongzi thought he could outdo his third brother by a mile. Isn't it just about throwing a tantrum? Scolding for a while, sulking for two days, and then being coaxed back like now, isn't that all there is to it? Women are really so easy to handle!

  He just couldn't understand why his third brother was frowning every day!

  The spring breeze was in high spirits, and Jiang Er Gongzi thought confidently that his third brother Mei was beautiful, but it was impossible to snatch a woman from him. With his temperament, who could stand it except for Jiang Bai Shi?

  "Ah-choo!" Just after entering the house and sitting down for a moment, Huai Yu let out a loud sneeze.

  The eunuch beside her reached out and felt her forehead: "Your Highness, you can't get sick again, this body..."

  "It's nothing, just an itchy nose, I'm not sick." Wiping her nose with a handkerchief, Huaiyu looked around the room, "This room is quite large."

  Jiang Xuanjin stood by the window, his eyes dimly gazing over at her side, coldly saying: "My room, naturally won't be smaller."

  "What? Huai Yu stood up: "Then let me rest here?"

  "If you're not here, where should you be?" He said expressionlessly, "Father is also in the south wing, let him know that we are living separately, adding unnecessary trouble."

  Qing Xuan furrowed his brow and raised his eyes to look at him: "What does this mean, Your Highness?"

  Meeting his gaze, Jiang Xuanjin slightly hooked his lips: "Don't you understand?"

  He wants to share a room with her.

  Qing Xuan's eyes sank: "You and the prince... I'm afraid it's not suitable?"

  They're all men, and they know exactly what's on each other's minds.

  Jiang Xuanjin slowly brushed off the fallen leaves on the window, gazing at him and saying: "Whether it's suitable or not, it's not for you to comment."

  The already cool room seemed even colder, Qingxuan stood beside her, gazing at Jiang Xuanjin from afar.

  The room fell silent for a moment, the Buddhist flag moved slightly, and a chill ran in all directions.

  "Ah-choo!" Li Huaiyu couldn't help but rub her arm and let out another sneeze.

  The person by the window paused, withdrew his gaze, and closed the window with a wave of his hand: "Does Your Highness have any objections?"

  "If I said yes, would you then refuse to save Qing Si?" Hua Yu raised an eyebrow.

  Jiang Xuanjin nodded very seriously.

  This shameless feeling is really familiar to her! Huai Yu smiled lightly and waved her hand, saying: "Then I have no objection, sharing a room is just sharing a room, it's not like we haven't shared one before."

  "Your Highness..." Qing Xuan looked at her with great displeasure.

  She patted his arm and said, "Don't worry too much, you go find Chi Jin and the others first, don't wander around and bump into the Jiang family, it'll be hard to explain later."

  Reluctantly standing for a while, Qingxuan nodded: "Yes."

  The room was left with only the two of them, Li Huaiyu looked at the person by the window with extra curiosity, supporting her chin: "I say, Junshang, shouldn't Kyoto be in chaos right now? You don't go back to help with government affairs, but instead have the leisure to climb high and gaze far?"

  Jiang Xuanyin gazed out of the window through the carved hollow flowers, silent and unspoken.

  This appearance was exactly like when she first approached him, with a cold and detached attitude that seemed far removed from worldly affairs.

  But this time, Li Huaiyu wouldn't go over and force him to speak. She smiled slightly, looked around the room, then lay down on the bed and closed her eyes to rest.

  It was already dark outside, Qingxuan left and didn't come back. Huaiyu lay down for a while and her consciousness became blurry. In a daze, she felt a slight dip beside her and knew it was Jiang Xuanye who had come up, so she turned over and moved away from him.

  Such a big bed, she slept on the side against the wall, almost sticking to it.

  Jiang Xuanjin turned his head to look at her for a while, with a cold expression on his face, waiting until she had completely calmed down and was no longer moving. Only then did he let out a sigh of relief and gently pulled her into his arms.

  Her slender waist was even thinner than before, her face had no blood color, she was in a hurry all the way, and there was still some unknown ash on her chin, looking dirty.

  He pinched the sleeve, held his breath, and wiped away the ash for her one by one. The dark brown dust stained his cyan-colored sleeves, like a good painting splashed with ink.

  Staring at the dirty thing for a while, inexplicably, Jiang Xuanjin actually smiled, his voice low and hoarse, with a bitter and astringent tone.

  Li Huaiyu is invisible, her eyebrows slightly furrowed, and her dreams are not very peaceful.

  She escaped, and after Huai Lin found out, he must have been furious. In his fury, it's inevitable that some people would be implicated to force her to show up. Qing Si is already in their hands, and the families of Han Xiao and others don't know if they've evacuated from Kyoto yet. This time she escaped with a narrow escape, but what about the remaining people?

  Beijing is gone, but the worries left behind are truly not few...

  She wrapped the quilt tightly around her and murmured in her sleep.

  Jiang Xuanjin had also heard her talking in her sleep before. At that time, he didn't pay attention to it because the name she called out was too absurd.

  But this time, Jiang Xuanyi clearly heard her shout:

  Your Majesty.

  Rumors say that the eldest princess is ruthless and cunning, shouldn't she be invincible? Why does she sound like a little kid, with a pitiful tone? It's as if she's tugging at Emperor Xiao's sleeve, half-kneeling on the ground, being unreasonable with people.

  Recalling Qing Si's words, Jiang Xuanjin's eyes darkened and he slowly reached out to tuck a stray strand of hair behind her ear.

  The pot in Kyoto has already been opened.

  Li Huailian sat on the dragon chair, his face looking very bad. In front of him, Qi Han, Liu Yunlie and others all knelt down, reporting one by one:

  "Having searched everywhere, it's likely that the Empress has already left Kyoto."

  "Ziyang Jun also left the capital and went to Linjiang Mountain, although it is said to be a Jiangfu convention, but I feel that there is something suspicious. The mansions of Han Xiao, Yunlan Qing and Xu Xian have been searched, but their families all left the capital yesterday."

  The Grand Prison of the Court of Judicial Review was raided and all remnants of the Danyang party were eliminated.

  He slapped the imperial case in front of him heavily, and Li Huailin stood up and said: "Precedent? Pretext? Can't you see that this is what Jiang Xuanjin has been planning all along?"

  Liu Yunlie was stunned: "This... how could it be? Didn't the Emperor already have a falling out with Princess Chang?"

  "A rupture?" Li Huailian paced back and forth in anger, "What a rupture! He's clearly using a clever trick to drain the water from under our feet!"

  At first, it was Liu Yunlie who dug a pit for Jiang Xuanzhi, letting him and the party of Danyang slaughter each other, making him lose people's hearts and then take action to get rid of him. But somehow, they ended up following Jiang Xuanzhi's rhythm instead.

  Jiang Xuanjin insisted on executing the party of Danyang, they did not stop but instead encouraged it, which led to dissatisfaction among the officials in the imperial court, who thought that the emperor was weak and indecisive. Jiang Xuanjin did not attend the sacrificial ceremony, and as a result, the prisoners escaped, making it seem like there were no other options left for the emperor, further highlighting the young emperor's incompetence!

  These past two days, the memorials submitted to the imperial study have, intentionally or unintentionally, all been advising him to listen more to the words of loyal ministers.

  Who is a loyal minister? The entire court of civil and military officials and the people of the world only recognize one Ziyang Jun!

  "Your Majesty, calm down." Qi Han cupped his hands and said, "No need to say anything else, Zi Yang will definitely return to the capital. When he comes back, we'll take care of it then."

  "Waiting for him to come back?" Li Huailin pulled out the note that had just been handed over, and slammed it in front of Qi Han, "You see for yourself!"

  Zhi Han was so frightened that he trembled all over and hastily opened it.

  Jiang Xuanjin personally wrote a memorial, requesting Your Majesty to sentence Qi Chengxiang as soon as possible, in order to comfort the spirit of Sima Chengxiang in heaven.

  "What... what's the point of bringing this up again?" Zihan looked at the Emperor in dismay. "There's no need to turn over this case."

  It's the right time to use people, and Li Huailian naturally didn't want to sentence Qi Han to death, but judging from Jiang Xuanjin's attitude on the memorial, it was clear that he wouldn't be sentenced to death, or else he wouldn't return to the capital.

  If you can't go back to Kyoto, where will you go?

  Tzu-yang!

  Really letting him return to Ziyang is no different from releasing a tiger back into the mountains! With his departure, he took away the upper and lower levels of the Jiang government. He didn't even grasp any handles, and now he's being held at sword point by the opponent with 100,000 troops, stuck in his throat.

  Emperor Xiaowen once said that if there is no major event, the emperor will not return to Pingyang. In other words, once he returns, something big will happen in Northern Wei.

  Li Huailian's face was gloomy and he slammed several folded papers on the table in frustration.

  Zi Han was so frightened that he didn't dare breathe out loud, pinching his folded hands and trembling frequently, looking at Liu Yunlie beside him.

  He doesn't want to be convicted, hurry up and say a few words!

  Liu Yunlie seemed to be deep in thought, his eyes dim and unclear, as if he hadn't seen the emperor's gaze at all. He stepped forward with his hands clasped together and said, "Your Majesty wants nothing but justice. He has the military power given by the previous emperor and vast territories, so it's really impossible to force him. The current predicament, the turning point is all on Prince Ziyang's side. Since that's the case, why not give him some benefits first, lure him back to the capital and then talk?"

  "What does Liu Ai Qing mean?" Li Huai Lin pondered, looking at Qi Han.

  "We'll have to trouble Chancellor Qi a bit more." Yun Lie nodded.

  Zi Han's face turned white instantly.

  He thought he could avoid this calamity, but in the end, he still had to pay the price after going around in such a big circle.

  Simaxu was murdered by him. That old thing has occupied the position of Chengxiang for too long, so long that he didn't have many years to wait. So on the day of the palace feast, he dispersed the people in Fulu Palace and beheaded Sima Xu who had drunk too much. He arranged it very well, without leaving any evidence. Anyway, Princess Danyang was notorious, directly framing her, no one would suspect.

  He had thought about what would happen if the truth were to be revealed, and was also afraid for several nights, but later with the emperor's support, Qi Han felt at ease, thinking that he would not have any problems, and could sleep soundly.

  As a result, even if there was an emperor in between, Jiang Xuanjin still had a way to make him surrender to justice.

  Liu Yunlie's words were light and easy, but was he just suffering a bit of injustice? This position as Chancellor was obtained after how much effort and how many years of waiting? To bring back the Purple Sun Duke to the capital, the Emperor would definitely remove his official hat, what difference is there between this and killing him?!

  Zhi Han shook his head again and again, he was unwilling, he refused!

  "What?" Li Huailian frowned, "Does the Prime Minister have anything else to say?"

  "I think, Your Majesty is not as straightforward and honest as we see. Will you really return to the capital after dealing with me? If he doesn't, what means do you have to control him?" Qi Han asked urgently.

  Li Huairan was taken aback, then looked at him with displeasure: "Prime Minister, are you rebuking me for being incompetent?"

  "Your humble servant dares not!" Qi Han bowed repeatedly, "But your humble servant thinks that without any guarantee, making such concessions would be a loss! It's better for Your Majesty to issue an imperial edict directly, ordering Ziyang Jun to return to the capital!"

  The Emperor's edict is a weighty matter, how dare Ziyang Jun not listen? Not listening is defying the imperial order!

  Li Huailian thought for a moment and hesitated, saying: "Will it make me seem like I'm making a big deal out of nothing?"

  Others just followed the people from the government to go up the mountain and pray for blessings, but he hastily issued an edict ordering them to return. What is this?

  "Your Majesty, this is also a helpless move!" said Qi Han, "In this way, at least the initiative is still in your hands!"

  This makes sense. What he fears most now is that the Duke of Purple Sun returns to his fief, so if there's a way to prevent him from returning, it must be done. As for what happens after recalling...

  Li Huailian glanced at Zihan and asked: "The eldest daughter of the Prime Minister's family, has she been admiring you for a long time?"

  "This......" Zhi Han stuttered, speaking hesitantly, "I'm not quite clear."

  Liu Yunlie smiled lightly: "Something that all the civil and military officials in the court are clear about, only the Prime Minister doesn't understand?"

  Zi Han glared at him with great annoyance and waited nervously for the Emperor's next words.

  Li Huailian sat on the dragon chair for a while, and said: "We can't summon Zi Yangjun back to the capital without reason, so let's find an excuse for the imperial marriage."

  Zi Han's eyes widened in shock, and Liu Yunlie was also startled: "Your Majesty?"

  "Zuo You, Purple Yang Jun and the marriage with the White family should also be counted as nothing." Li Huailian said, "Granting him an imperial marriage will not only show my appreciation, but also make it a legitimate and reasonable decree, killing two birds with one stone."

  Thinking of Jiang Bai, Liu Yunlie furrowed his brow, and his eyes became more complex.

  With Jiang Xuanjin's temperament, the emperor's edict might be accepted, but this imperial marriage...

  He felt uncertain in his heart.

  In September, autumn is dense, sad wind howls, and the bell in the mountain temple echoes with a lingering sound.

  Hua Yu followed Jiang Xuanjin and politely greeted Old Man Jiang: "Greetings to Father."

  Old Master Jiang pinched his dragon-headed cane and said discontentedly: "Where has Jiang Baishi gone recently? Why can't I see her anywhere?"

  "Recently... I haven't been feeling well, so I've been moving around less."

  Old Master Jiang nodded and said, "Very well, take good care of yourself then. These two days in the mountain temple, let Xuan Jin accompany you more."

  Still accompanying? Jiang Xuanjin's face turned cold as soon as he saw her, not giving her a hint of kindness, and if they continued to accompany each other, it would be mutual dislike.

  In her heart she was cursing, but with a sweet smile on her face she still nodded: "Yes."

  The two young masters and the little young master of the Jiang family all stood behind Old Master Jiang, their eyes looking down at her with a mixture of vigilance and shock, especially Jiang Yan's eyebrows, which were almost twisted into a knot.

  Playing along, Huai Yu took advantage of the old man's inattention and flashed them a gloomy smile, her eyes cold as if she were an evil spirit crawling out of the underworld.

  "Wow!" The two young masters were still calm, but the young master of the Jiang family, who was most afraid of ghosts, couldn't stand up and retreated two steps back, almost knocking over Jiang Chong's feet behind him.

  "What's all this commotion!" The old man was startled and turned around to scold, "Yelling at the top of your lungs, what kind of behavior is that?"

  "Grandpa, I... she..." Jiang Yan pointed at Li Huaiyu and was about to tell on her.

  However, when he looked up and saw his uncle's eyes, they were extremely cold and warning, staring at him, not much kinder than the evil spirit beside him.

  Jiang Yan: "......"

  "What's wrong?" The old man looked at him, slightly angry, "Can't even speak clearly?"

  He swallowed his saliva and slowly put down his hand, saying with a sob: "It's nothing, it's just that my grandson is too frightened."

  The old man said sternly, "You are all officials now, how can you still be so frivolous? Your aunt's body is not good to begin with, if you shout like this and scare her, what will happen?"

  Jiang Yan was so wronged! Who's intimidating who here? He was already startled by the lingering ghost of the Empress Dowager, and his younger uncle glared at him. His younger uncle glaring at him was one thing, but even his grandfather scolded him!

  What evil has he done?!

  "It doesn't matter." Li Huaiyu said magnanimously, "The young master didn't mean it either."

  The old man nodded his head and looked at her, saying gently: "You have a good temper. There are many rare mountain vegetables in this temple, remember to come with Xuanjin again at noon."

  "Yes."

  Jiang Yanqi was so angry that he gritted his teeth, seeing the two people finish their greetings and wanting to leave, he hastily followed them to pay his respects: "Grandfather, I still have things to ask my uncle, I'll take my leave first."

  Jiang Chong and Jiang Shen also said: "Father, rest first, we sons also have something to ask of Third Brother."

  Jiang Xuanjin had always disliked noisy crowds, and everyone in the mansion knew it. Normally, when people went to see him, they would discuss a suitable time among themselves and go separately. Why was today different, with everyone gathering together?

  The old man didn't understand, he just nodded and let them go, holding the dragon head cane and staring at their backs, still thinking to himself when he could hold a grandson again.