After hearing the content of the imperial edict, Yan Ling breathed a sigh of relief and turned around and said, "This matter has been settled for the time being. Your Majesty has given up the idea."
Xu Yin nodded: "Fortunately, he thought of it."
Regarding this Majesty, she only had impressions from other people's mouths in her previous life. He was an emperor who was very lucky because all the princes older than him died in the Green Forest Rebellion. Apart from that, he had mediocre intelligence and hobbies.
Enjoyment is not a tyrant, but it is far from a wise king.
Having seen it with her own eyes, she felt that this evaluation was very pertinent. He knew that the imperial family was in an embarrassing situation and that the imperial power was being held hostage by the local government. He even made some efforts himself, such as sending Jiang Yi to Jiangdong, but he lacked the ability to go there.
To solve this dilemma, we can only take one step at a time.
The alliance between their two families is not a good thing for the emperor, but what if they change to another? It is almost impossible to stop it. When he understands this, he will naturally not do useless work anymore.
While she was thinking, Yan Ling glanced over at her frequently.
Xu Yin raised his eyebrows: "What are you doing?"
Yan Ling tried her best to keep her expression steady, but she couldn't help showing a little bit of embarrassment: "After all, this method only treats the symptoms but not the root cause. As long as you don't get married for a day, it might happen again..."
Xu Yin instantly understood his intention, felt a little funny in his heart, and said, "Marriage is the order of parents."
Yan Ling's face quickly fell. He almost forgot that his father was still fighting outside!
There was no hope of getting engaged quickly, so Mr. Yan had no choice but to focus on the matter in front of him.
"Have you noticed that the Yu family is indeed a little strange."
Xu Yin nodded: "Although she won't get married in the short term, Miss Yu is already a confirmed crown princess, but the Yu family has kept a low profile, as if this matter is not worth mentioning. Yu Chong is not the kind of person who keeps thinking about you.
You're a sour scholar, this line of conduct is a bit strange."
Yan Ling clapped her hands: "That's right! That's the problem. The Yu family is obviously a family of military commanders, but they behave like literati who abide by the rules, including Miss Yu. If something goes wrong, she must be a monster..."
Xu Yin softly uttered two words: "Pretending."
It was easy to talk to her, as long as she started the sentence, she could follow up with the second half. Yan Ling couldn't help but smile and continued: "Yes, General Yu acted like he was holding a model drama in his hand.
In this book, I will show you what is written in it."
From a certain point of view, what he did was not wrong. A very powerful minister almost held up half of the empire. If he was too arrogant, he would definitely arouse the suspicion of the superiors.
The problem is that this empire has been so broken, and there are more than one powerful officials in various places who are more powerful than him, so it is no longer necessary to keep a low profile.
"That Miss Yu was also deliberately taught to be like this, right?" Xu Yin said softly, "Although the old-fashioned and dogmatic Crown Princess is not lovable, no one will object to her."
The two looked at each other.
"Now, there is only one question left." Xu Yinshen pointed, "What is the relationship between Prince Duan and them."
"This is a bit troublesome," Yan Ling frowned, "Both Prince Duan's Mansion and the Yu Family are very vigilant, and I haven't arranged to hire anyone yet."
Xu Yin thought for a while, and finally sighed: "Take your time! In the worst case, I'll ask Chai Qi to keep an eye on it."
After getting down to business, she asked: "Is your injury okay?"
Yan Ling couldn't help but stretched out her hand to touch the corner of her mouth, and said calmly: "It's nothing, just a show."
He originally wanted to show his calmness to win her favor, but Xu Yin nodded and stood up: "As long as everything is okay, I'll go back first."
Yan Ling was dumbfounded: "Hey! Are you going to leave like this?"
Xu Yin paused: "What else?"
"..."
Can't you comfort me and express your distress?
…
Exit the room, go through a hidden secret door, and arrive at the teahouse next door. Then go out through the back door of the teahouse, make a long circle, and Xu Yincai appears grandly on the street and takes a carriage back home.
Since there are more people following us, it has become much more inconvenient for us to move around!
She sighed in her heart, feeling more and more constrained and that she had to find a way to solve it once and for all.
After several trials, Xu Yin was almost certain that these were King Duan's men. In addition, the Yu family had tried to let her into the East Palace before, so she was now facing two enemies at the same time.
So, how to determine the relationship between King Duan and the Yu family?
"Let me go."
There was a sudden voice next to her ears, and Xu Yin was stunned for a moment. She raised her eyes and saw Xiao Sang who had gathered the courage to speak.
"Miss, I heard what you just said." Xiao Sang looked a little nervous, but also eager to try, "To find out the relationship between General Yu and Prince Duan, the best way is to start with Miss Xue
.It is inconvenient for others to do this, so I am the most suitable."
Xu Yin thought for a moment and said, "This is very dangerous. Will your senior brother agree?"
Xiao Sang said with excitement: "What my senior brother has done is a hundred times more dangerous than mine. When I was sick before, I had to rely on my senior brother. Now that I'm better, I can't keep letting my senior brother take risks." She paused,
Emphasize, "I can do a lot of things too."
Xu Yin saw her sincerity, but after all, Xiao Sang had never done errands alone, so after thinking about it, she still called Chai Qi.
After Chai Qi heard about it, he calmly replied: "Third Miss, just let her go. We learn this skill and that's what we do in the first place. Xiao Sang is with you. If she is just an ordinary maid, she will be with others."
What's the difference? She's still clumsy, far inferior to Miss Xiaoman."
Xiaoman must be very happy to hear that, right? Xu Yin smiled and didn't object: "Okay, then you can teach her. Although the danger is inevitable, we can reduce it. Remember, the mission can fail, but it must
Come back safely."
"Thank you Miss San." The brother and sister bowed gratefully, and Chai Qi took Xiao Sang down.
…
When King Duan got the news, he was silent for a long time.
Such a good opportunity did not succeed, which was beyond his expectation.
He took a deep breath and asked: "Why did your Majesty give up the idea?"
The guard reported: "According to our informant, the news should have been revealed by Concubine De. When Yan Er learned about it, he went to the East Palace to find a fight with the prince."
Prince Duan raised his eyebrows: "A fight? Can the prince beat him?"
The guard explained: "Of course there was no real fight. I heard that the prince made a move first. Yan Er was so angry that he pushed the prince a few times, and the two of them ran to His Majesty to ask for a verdict."
King Duan thought for a moment and his face darkened.
The guard looked at him: "Your Majesty, is there any problem?"
King Duan snorted and said, "Prince, I really underestimate him!"
"ah?"
King Duan said coldly: "The fight is fake, let's find out from your majesty whether it is real. Our prince, your highness, is really good at pretending to be stupid."