Chapter 7: Yang Ye Transmits the Book

  Ye Qian seemed to have not heard Ye Qingran's words and the movement of kicking the bed board did not wake her up, she continued to sleep soundly.

  Yun Qian looked at Ye Qiang with a tilted head, admiring her sleeping skills without bounds. She glanced at Ye Qing and Ye Qing said to her: "You get up first, wait for me to drag her away and deal with the proper business, then you can continue sleeping."

  "Uh-huh!" Yun Qianyue nodded, got up and sat up straight, put on her clothes, bent down to pick up the shoes by the bed and put them on, then moved away from the bed.

  "Get out, you stinky woman!" Ye Qingran didn't hold back this time and kicked the bed board twice. The bed board creaked in protest at his rough movement.

  "My bed can't take it if you keep kicking like that, and if you kick two more times, the consequence is that you'll have to help me buy a new bed." Yun Qianyue reminded Ye Qingran with a sigh.

  He was about to kick again, but stopped his foot and looked at Yun Shangyue with some embarrassment. He then slapped Ye Qian with a loud palm. The wind from the slap came swiftly, but Ye Qian remained oblivious. Ye Qian didn't flinch, so he withdrew his hand and shouted: "You woman, don't you believe that I, Xiao Wang, can strip you bare and hang you on the city gate?"

  Ye Qian remained unmoved as ever.

  "Nan Lingrui! What are you doing here?" Ye Qingran suddenly shouted loudly.

  Yun Shallow Moon blinked her eyes and turned to look at Ye Qian. She saw Ye Qian suddenly sit up, the woman who was just sleeping soundly immediately woke up, without a hint of drowsiness, a pair of beautiful eyes tensely and vigilantly looked towards the door. She was speechless, thinking that Ye Qian, this poor child, had been caught by Night Light's grasp of her weakness, and it was all in vain.

  "As expected, this move can still take care of you!" Ye Qian looked at Ye Qian with a gloomy face.

  "You're cheating!" Ye Qian glared at Ye Qingchen without seeing anyone.

  "Yè Qīng Rǎn Lěng Hēng yī shēng," "Nǐ zài shuì a!"

  Translation:

  Ye Qing said with a cold hum, “You sleep again!”

  "I'm going back to sleep!" Ye Qian suddenly lay down again.

  "You dare to make me sleep again, I'll go and call Nan Lingrui right away!" Ye Qingran threatened.

  Ye Qian suddenly became furious, her body which had just lain down suddenly sat up again, angrily saying: "What's the point of calling him over? This princess is going to sleep, do you want him to come and watch our loving scene?"

  Yun Shallow Moon heard the words and suddenly came to watch the play, her eyes lit up, she didn't expect that as soon as she woke up, there would be a good show to watch.

  "You... you shameless woman, who likes you?" Ye Qingran immediately became like a lion with its fur standing on end.

  "What's wrong with you not liking me? I like you!" Ye Qian batted her eyelashes at Ye Hua, raising an eyebrow with a hint of pride. "The whole world knows that Ye Qian likes you. What are you still shy about?"

  "You... don't spout nonsense!" Ye Qing's forehead throbbed with a faint pulse.

  Ye Qian coldly snorted, "I'm not talking nonsense! Have you forgotten? Nan Lingrui saw us lying naked on the same bed, he's clearer about our relationship than anyone else."

  The night lightly dyes the handsome face white.

  Yun's eyes lit up even more, and this was still a scene of catching an adulterer in the act...

  Ye Qian saw Ye Hua's gaze and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow, moving her line of sight to see Yun Shang Yue with a smile that seemed to be enjoying the show. She felt a chill run down her spine, her face turned red as she angrily said: "What kind of dirty thoughts are you thinking in your head? Although I did sleep on the same bed as him, it was only because I helped him detoxify and heal his wounds! Nothing happened between us!"

  "Oh! So nothing happened after all!" Yun Shangyue drew out her tone, indicating that she understood.

  "Little girl, what's with that ugly expression! This king can't stand this vicious woman!" Ye Qian's face turned white and then black again, as she grabbed Xie Wanru's wrist, "Get up, let's hurry into the palace."

  "Entering the palace is just entering the palace! I was originally going to enter the palace with you today too." Ye Qian shook off Ye Qingchen's hand, "Let go, I need to get dressed and tidy up, can't let me go into the palace looking like this, isn't that being rude to Emperor Tian Sheng?"

  "Do you still know what it means to be rude?" Ye Qingchen let out a cold hum, but still loosened his grip.

  "Are my luggage and clothes in your house? Can you bring them over?" Ye Qian asked again.

  "I don't know!" Ye Qing said with an ill temper.

  "Go ask now, if you can't bring it over quickly find someone to get it for me. Didn't you want me to enter the palace with you? If you don't collect it for me, I won't enter the palace." Ye Qian said.

  He walked out with his face darkened by the night.

  Yun Qianyue found it amusing, he had never seen Ye Qian's face have so many expressions before. This Ye Qian was truly a treasure. Being able to make the infamous little demon king of Tian Sheng change his expression, she couldn't help but admire her.

  "Hey, do you want to know how we met?" Ye Qian suddenly spoke up to Yun Shallow Moon.

  Yun Shallow Moon's eyes revealed a hint of the Eight Trigrams, just as she was about to nod, Ye Qing Ran suddenly became enraged and said: "You dare to utter a single word of nonsense to her, I'll make you enter the palace naked. Don't believe me? Try it then. Don't think that this young king really has no way to deal with you."

  Yè Qiàn immediately shut her mouth and said in annoyance: "If you don't want to say it, then just don't!"

  Ye Qīng Rǎn had just taken his first step out.

  Yun Qian Yue didn't expect that Ye Qian's acquaintance with him was so taboo, she put away her gossiping expression and thought about Rong Jing saying that Ye Qian had a tryst with Ye Qing Lan at the Broken Bridge of Luoyang, she felt that it was probably because Ye Qing Lan felt embarrassed, so he didn't let Ye Qian mention it. She couldn't help but find it somewhat amusing.

  "This little Yan Wang! If I had known he was so annoying, I wouldn't have gone to provoke him!" Ye Qian scolded in a huff, staring at the back of Ye Qingran.

  "Go and wash up first! It's getting late! Otherwise you should go to the palace for lunch." Yun Shangyue smiled.

  Ye Qian murmured "uh-huh" and got out of bed barefoot.

  Cai Lian and Ting Xue each carried a basin of clear water in, and they greeted the two. Yun Qian Yue walked to one of the basins and just put her hand in when Ye Qian's hand also reached in at the same time. Yun Qian Yue raised an eyebrow, and Ye Qian said to her: "Let's wash together, it saves water!"

  "Can't I even afford this little bit of water for you to wash your face?"

  "This full basin of water is enough for a whole family to wash their faces in our southern border, what a waste!" said Ye Qian.

  Yun Shallow Moon only then remembered that the south border had been dry for two years, and it seemed to be saving water. She smiled and nodded, "It's a bit wasteful, okay, let's wash together!"

  Ye Qian nodded.

  Then Cloud Shallow Moon had her first experience of sharing a basin of water for washing her face with someone else.

  After washing up, Ye Qian sat in front of the mirror first and beckoned to Yun Shangyue, "Come and comb my hair!"

  Yun Qian Yue shook her head, "I won't!"

  "You won't either?" Ye Qian was taken aback, and suddenly burst out laughing in a very unladylike manner, "I've finally found someone who can't style their own hair just like me!"

  Yun Shallow Moon silently gazed up at the sky and instructed Colorful Lotus, "Give her a haircut!"

  Cai Lian responded with a smile and walked over to comb Ye Qian's hair. Unlike before, she no longer guarded against or rejected Ye Qian. She felt that Little Princess Ye had a similar temperament to Miss, truly a great person to get along with.

  The two of them finished combing their hair, and Ye Qian had already taken a package and walked in, throwing it into Ye Qian's arms. With a cold face, she said: "Hurry up and change, the Emperor is probably finishing his morning court now, we have to hurry!"

  Ye Qian didn't refute this time, nor did she mind the slight chill in the air. She immediately opened her package, found a clean set of clothes, shook them out, and with one swift motion, pulled off the clothes on her body, leaving only a thin undergarment. She changed into the new clothes as if no one was around.

  Yè Qīng Rǎn immediately turned around and scolded: "Do you know what it means to be ashamed as a woman?"

  "You're not like you've never seen me before?" Ye Qian bai looked at Ye Hua with a hint of annoyance.

  Yun Qian Yue let out a snort, thinking that Ye Qian was really too interesting! She saw that Ye Qing's face turned black and then red again, and it was really good-looking. For a moment, she couldn't help but feel sorry for Ye Qing. When encountering Ye Qian, even the little demon king had no choice but to give in.

  "How shameless!" Ye Qingyan scolded in a low voice.

  Ye Qian didn't think so, quickly changed her clothes, looked in the mirror for a moment, turned around again, and said to Yun Shangyue: "This is my new dress bought in Beijing, Tian Sheng's dress is more beautiful than ours in Nanjiang. Do you think I look good wearing it?"

  "Hmm, it looks even better without it!" Yun Shallow Moon smiled and said.

  "I think so too!" Ye Qian nodded in agreement.

  Yun Qian's eyes widened slightly, and Ye Xian's face turned pale as she was dragged out the door by Yun Qian. "I haven't had breakfast yet..." Ye Xian shouted.

  "If you don't eat and starve yourself, you'll be slimmer and look better." Ye Qing said with a serious face.

  "But I'm hungry!" Ye Qian emphasized.

  "I don't think you're hungry at all, hurry up and go to the imperial palace first. The imperial study has plenty of delicious food, as long as you handle things properly and find out who the murderer is, I'll let you eat whatever you want." Ye Qingyan's words were both coercive and tempting.

  Ye Qian immediately fell silent and this time she followed him without needing Ye Qingchen to pull her.

  Yun Shallow Moon watched the two leave, and the smile at the corner of her mouth couldn't be hidden. She thought it was interesting to see people around her like this, if she could do it every day, she wouldn't have any more troubles.

  "Miss, this little princess is so interesting. Just like you, she loves to eat and sleep." Cai Lian smiled.

  "Hmm! Rarely met a straightforward one." Yun Shangyue smiled and withdrew her gaze, she originally thought that these ancient women were all like Qin Yujing, cold and distant, Rong Linglan and the like. Didn't expect there to be an exceptional Ye Qian. Luckily there was still Ye Qian, letting her not lose interest in these ancient women entirely.

  "The maid brought Miss her breakfast!" Cai Lian asked with a smile.

  Yun Shallow Moon nodded, and Cai Lian walked out. Ting Xue came over to wipe the table with a cloth and said to Yun Shallow Moon: "Miss, tomorrow is July 1st. Besides letting us slaves embroider some prayer symbols for you to burn paper for Princess Wang, what else do you need to prepare?"

  Yun Qian Yue suddenly remembered that she had to go and burn paper for her mother the next day, so she thought for a moment before asking Ting Xue: "Ting Xue, how long have you been in this courtyard?"

  "Miss, I've been here with Xiǎo Yu for about three years now. That's two and a half years earlier than Cǎi Lián sister! Cǎi Lián sister has only been here for half a year. It's just that we were previously arranged to be responsible for sweeping the yard outside, so we couldn't get close to your house, Miss. And I've never spoken with you before, so I suppose you don't remember me." said Ting Xue.

  "So you and Ting Yu have been together for three years now!" Yun Shu Yue nodded, asking: "Then how do I deal with my mother's death anniversary every year? Do you know?"

  Xue was taken aback, not understanding why Yun Shang Yue asked this, but she didn't think much of it and immediately said: "In previous years, you didn't prepare anything, just took the prayer token given by the Empress to Wang Fei and burned it at Wang Fei's grave. I saw that Miss is different from before, so we embroidered a few prayer tokens, I thought you wanted to prepare something for Wang Fei, so I asked you."

  Yun Shallow Moon's mouth twitched, "Time is running out. Let's just embroider a few prayer flags this year! Next year I'll make sure to prepare well for Mother. It's time for me to show my filial piety."

  Xue nodded slightly.

  "Who accompanies you every year?" Yun Shangyue asked again. "Every year, it's always Miss herself alone!" Xue heard this and suddenly felt that something was off with Miss, hastily asking anxiously, "Miss, what's wrong? Don't you remember?"

  "Not really, I was just testing you. You look like you're not in a good mood today, with big dark circles under your eyes, looking like you haven't woken up yet, so I wanted to see if your brain is still working properly? Turns out it's still pretty good." Yun Shangyue said with her eyes wide open.

  Ting Xue immediately covered her small face, suddenly looking drowsy, "Miss, did you only see that my complexion isn't good? Didn't you notice that Cai Lian and Ting Xue are the same as me? We didn't sleep all night last night."

  "Why didn't you sleep?" Yun Shallow Moon wondered.

  "Of course it's for embroidering a prayer flag for the princess! If I don't work through the night, I won't be able to finish it." Xue said.

  "So that's how it is! Then how many have you embroidered?" Yun Shangyue asked.

  "Cai Lian sister embroidered two, I and Ting Xue each embroidered one. If we continue to embroider during the day and tonight, we will definitely be able to embroider a few more." Ting Xue said.

  "Never mind, no need to embroider, these are enough." Yun Qianyue saw Cai Lian and Ting Yu bringing in breakfast while yawning, and said to the three of them: "You will all go to sleep soon."

  "The slaves can hold on." Xue Yue shook her head.

  "Don't worry, miss. We will definitely finish embroidering a few more prayer flags for the princess before tomorrow night." Cailian said immediately.

  Listening to the rain also nodded and echoed.

  "No need, I've said enough. It's not about how much, it's about the thought that counts. My mother in heaven knows your good intentions." Yun Shang Yue shook her head.

  "Alright, miss!" Cailian and others nodded, came over and put down the breakfast.

  Yun Qianyue picked up her chopsticks and saw the chicken soup on the table. She immediately thought of Rong Jing's instructions to Cai Lian yesterday. Before she could say anything, Cai Lian smiled and said: "Miss, this chicken soup was cooked for you yesterday, but who knew that you and Ye Xiaogongzhu didn't even have dinner before going to sleep? This morning, at the third watch, Zhao Mama got up and cooked a fresh pot. Please hurry up and eat it! Rong Jing instructed us to do so."

  "Don't mention him to me!" Yun Qianyue hummed.

  "Miss, you really like Rong Feng young master?" Cai Lian's voice immediately became much softer, asking cautiously.

  "Like it!" At the mention of Rong Yun, Yun Qiu Yue's face slightly improved.

  "But it seems that Gongzi Rong doesn't compare to Shijie in your eyes!" Cailian whispered.

  "That's because you don't understand him." Yun Shangyue felt that it would be difficult to correct the thoughts of Cai Lian and others, not just Cai Lian, but how many people in the world wouldn't be misled by Rong Jing's sinister intentions? If she were to say one bad thing about him, the spittle of the whole world would probably drown her. She waved her hand, "You all go to sleep quickly!"

  Cai Lian nodded, and without saying more, she and Ting Xue, Ting Yu yawned and exited the room.

  After the three left, the room quieted down. Yun Shangyue picked up the chicken soup and took a sip, feeling that Zhao's mother's craftsmanship was really good. The chicken soup could be stewed to bring out a fresh and delicious flavor without being greasy, which was not easy to do. She drank a few more sips, and at this time, she heard footsteps coming from the door. She looked up and saw it was Zhao's mother, holding a small bowl of something similar to soup. She smiled and praised: "Zhao's mother, your craftsmanship is getting better and better. This chicken soup is really delicious."

  "Miss, where did you learn such skills? This was sent to you by Young Master Jing's servant this morning." Zhao Mama immediately smiled and said: "At that time, Miss was still sleeping, I heated it up again for you, otherwise it would be even more delicious than this."

  Yun Shallow Moon was taken aback, "Didn't Cai Lian say you got up at three watches to stew?"

  "The slave got up at the third watch and stewed it, but then saw Jing Shizi send someone to deliver this, so the slave didn't bring out what she had stewed herself. The aroma is different as soon as you smell it, the slave's culinary skills are still not presentable." said Zhao Mama.

  "Ah-ha!" Yun Shallow Moon looked at Zhao's mother's bowl and asked: "What is that in your hand?"

  "I don't know what this is either, it was sent with the chicken soup. I thought that since it was sent by Young Master Jing, it must be good stuff, so I heated it up for you. Miss, please drink it while it's hot!" Zhao Mama said, shaking her head and placing the bowl in front of Yun Shangyue.

  Yun Shallow Moon looked down and took a glance, couldn't tell what it was, then smelled it again, she seemed to have smelled the fragrance of Dan Shen and Cordyceps, plus several other medicines mixed together, didn't know what they were. Dan Shen and Cordyceps are both good for the brain, probably the other medicines are also good for the brain. She raised her head and asked Zhao Mama, "You said this was sent with the chicken soup?"

  "It was brought together!" Zhao's mother nodded.

  "Who brought Rong Jingpai?" Yun Shangyue asked again.

  "It was one of those two young men who came last time to deliver dinner for Miss. Called Qing something." said Zhao's mother.

  "Qingquan?" asked Yun Shallow Moon.

  "That's right, this is the name. I'm old and my memory isn't good." Zhao Mama hastily nodded.

  "What did he say?" Yun Shangyue asked again.

  "He didn't say anything, just said he was sent by Young Master Jing to deliver something to the young lady. Then he left." said Zhao's mother.

  "Alright, I know, you go ahead!" Yun Qiuyue waved her hand at Zhao's mother.

  Mother Zhao walked away.

  Yun Shallow Moon frowned, looking at the chicken soup in her hand and the dishes in front of her. She wondered if Rong Feng had told Rong Jing about their conversation yesterday, or if Rong Jing really knew that she had a brain blockage and had prepared medicine for her today. But Rong Feng hadn't said anything, was it just a coincidence? She didn't feel like thinking about it anymore, whatever, since someone had sent it to her doorstep, she had no reason not to accept it. After finishing a bowl of chicken soup, she also drank the other bowl of soup. Then she ate a few more bites of food and a plate of date cake before putting down her chopsticks.

  At this time, there were footsteps at the entrance of Shallow Moon Pavilion again. Yun Shangyue looked out and saw King Yun walking in with a swagger.

  Yun Shang didn't get up to greet him, but instead waited for Yun Wangye to walk towards the house. She wondered if her father had come specifically to see her or if he had some other purpose.

  "Miss, the king has arrived!" Zhao's mother's voice came from outside the door, softly reminding. Cai Lian and others were sent to sleep by Yun Shangyue, she could only take on this temporary errand duty.

  "I know!" Yun Qianyue nodded, "You can put away the table and go busy! Don't mind me!"

  "Yes!" Zhao's mother came in and cleared away all the bowls and dishes from the table, then bowed to King Cloud at the door.

  Yun Wangye nodded at Zhao Mama and looked at the bowl in her hand with a frown, "Shallow Moon just had breakfast?"

  "It's the young master. Yesterday, Ye Xiaogongzhu stayed in Miss's room, and they chatted. Miss got up late!" Zhao Mama said immediately.

  Yun Wangye didn't say much more, and he himself lifted the curtain and entered the room. At a glance, he saw Yun Qianyue sitting at the table, and when she saw him arrive, there was no sign of welcome or courtesy. Although he felt uncomfortable in his heart, he didn't blame her, and he walked over slowly, taking a look at her arm: "Is your injury better?"

  "Father King, don't worry, it's nothing serious!" Yun Shangyue pointed to the chair in front of her and treated Yun Wangye as if he were an ordinary person, "Please sit down, Father King!"

  Yun Wangye nodded and sat down, looked at Yun Shangyue and said: "Your complexion is still a bit off. Mingming Jing Shizi said to wait until you're healed before returning to the manor, why did you suddenly leave?"

  Yun Pian Yue thought that he had come to visit in vain. She said lightly, "He has a strange temper! How would I know why he suddenly left?"

  "It's better that he left!" Yun Wangye nodded, "I didn't agree with Jing Shizi living here in the first place. It was your grandfather who insisted. Now that you're not bothered by your wound, let your brother change your dressing for you! Your brother's medical skills are still quite good."

  "Hmm!" Yun Qiu Yue nodded, thinking why bother with so much trouble? She would change the medicine herself!

  "Yesterday I heard that Dye Xiao Wang Ye and Ye Xiao Gong Zhu both stayed here with you?" Cloud Wang Ye asked again.

  "Hmm!" Yun Qianyue nodded.

  "How can they all live here with you? And I heard that the young master Wang has moved all his clothes here, intending to stay for a long time. This is not in line with etiquette!" Cloud King continued.

  "I'm also helpless, you're not unaware of Ye Gongzi's temper as the little demon king, how can I drive him away? Moreover, Ye Gongzi is a princess from Nanjiang and she likes it here, can I not let her stay and drive her out?" Yun Shangyue raised an eyebrow at Yun Wangye.

  Yun Wangye detected that Yun Shangyue's tone was not good, and after thinking about it, he felt that what she said was also right. He sighed and slowly said: "Although Cai Xiao Wangye is not bad to you, after all, there are differences between men and women. Ye Gongzhu is the only daughter of the King of Nanjiang, and Nanjiang is skilled in insect curse techniques, which is really not a good master to provoke. Father Wang was just afraid that you would get into trouble."

  Yun Shallow Moon nodded, "Don't worry, Father! They're not bad to me. It's not a trouble for now."

  "As long as you have a plan in mind, it's fine! The Emperor's attitude towards those vassal states over the years has been neither too hard nor too soft. Sooner or later, he will eliminate them. Although Nanyang is a small country, it borders Nanliang and has always had a good relationship with Nanliang, almost to the point of being inseparable. Nanliang has grown more powerful day by day, becoming the Emperor's taboo. Nanyang is skilled in insect curse techniques, which is also the Emperor's taboo. So you should know that if you are too closely connected with Ye Qian, the Emperor will pay even more attention to you this time." Cloud King said.

  The cloud is shallow and the moon does not set, without a word.

  "There's also Nan Lingrui who has moved into the mansion, and it was your grandfather's idea. These two are the crown prince of Nanliang and the princess of Nanzheng, both important figures in Nanliang and Nanzheng. I don't know what your grandfather is thinking. The Yunwang Mansion already receives enough attention from the Emperor, this time it will likely incur the Emperor's displeasure. In the past two days when I attended court, the Emperor has been making veiled attacks on me."

  The cloud is shallow and the moon continues to be silent.

  "Shallow Moon, the Rong Wang Fu has stood for a hundred years. Father King doesn't want it to be destroyed by you and me. Can you understand? So, we should still be cautious in our actions! Especially now that it's an autumn of many events." Yun Wang Ye sighed and advised her after seeing that Yun Shallow Moon didn't make a sound after he spoke for half the day.

  "Father, I've said it before. Do you think that in all these years, swallowing your anger and yielding to the Emperor, and taking a step back from everyone else has been effective? Yet aren't we still in this passive situation with Cloud King Manor?" Yun Shangyue looked at Cloud King, saying seriously: "I'm giving Father two choices. Now that you've handed over the authority of managing Cloud King Manor to me, please truly let go and listen to me. If you don't agree, then take back the authority of managing the manor. From now on, whether Cloud King Manor is honored or humiliated, prosperous or declining, good or bad, dead or alive, I won't care about any of it."

  "Shallow Moon you..." Yun Wangye furrowed his brow, his face somewhat unpleasant.

  "You can imagine, whether the rise and fall of Rong Wang Fu are now all entrusted to me alone? I thrive, Rong Wang Fu thrives, I perish, Rong Wang Fu perishes. If you think it's not like that, if I'm insignificant, then from now on, I'll only take care of myself, not Rong Wang Fu. Let those who are capable take charge. For example, Yunxiang He, my elder sister. Or my brother, the heir of Yun Wang Fu, Yunwu Han. Or those younger sisters." said Yunshang Yue.

  The Cloud King remained silent.

  Yun Shallow Moon no longer spoke. She felt that she needed to make an effort to wake up Yun Wangye. Being timid and shrinking back would only lead to being passively beaten. She couldn't understand why her grandfather, a clever old man, had such a useless son. If things continued like this, the old emperor would likely devour them until nothing was left.

  "Alright! From now on, I won't interfere with your affairs." Yun Wangye said silently for a moment, nodding his head.

  "Is Father King at ease?" Yun Shallow Moon raised an eyebrow.

  "What's there to worry about? I've been in this position for too many years and it's really exhausting. Alas, I couldn't retire after your mother passed away, so I've been holding on all this time. Now, I'm thoroughly fed up. If possible, I'd rather have your older brother take over my position. However, since the founding of the Tian Sheng Empire, the rule has always been that the successor must first establish a family before establishing their career. Your brother hasn't married yet, so he can't inherit the throne, and I couldn't retire." said the Cloud King.

  "Really? There's such a saying?" Yun Shangyue was taken aback.

  "Hmm!" Cloud King nodded.

  "Are all four of the royal residences like this? The Rong Wang Fu? The De Qin Wang Fu? The Xiao Qin Wang Fu?" Yun Shang Yue asked again.

  "It's all like this!" Cloud King nodded again.

  Yun Qianyue thought about it and wondered, "It's understandable that Ye Qingran didn't marry after traveling for seven years, and Rong Jing didn't marry after being bedridden for ten years. My brother was delayed by Qingwen Gongzhu, so it's also understandable. But how could Leng Shaoyu, a lecherous man, not have married?"

  "It's because King Xiaojing doesn't want him to take over the throne so soon. Once Prince Leng takes over, King Xiaojing will have to step down. We haven't even stepped down yet, and King Xiaojing is a person who loves power, how can he be willing to step down?" Yun Wangye said again.

  "Really!" Yun Shallow Moon nodded, "Does the emperor not urge them to get married? They haven't even gotten engaged yet, have they?"

  "The Emperor has been silent and hasn't expressed any opinion, I don't know what he's thinking in his heart." Yun Wangye said.

  Yun Qianyue thought for a moment, hummed, "I reckon he thinks you two are easier to control. Letting them take over the throne so early is not easy to control, he probably wants to keep it for the new emperor to use as a bargaining chip or to establish authority, or perhaps to eliminate him in one fell swoop and be more satisfied."

  "Be careful, there are ears behind the wall!" Yun Wangye didn't expect Yun Qiuyue to say this. He was shocked for a moment.

  "It's all right! Speak freely in my courtyard, Father. Mo Li is guarding the place." Yun Shang Yue thought that this father of hers was really making her at a loss for words. She couldn't understand why he was so afraid of the old emperor.

  The Cloud King's complexion slightly improved, as if he had seen through Yun Shangyue's thoughts. He sighed again and lowered his voice: "You're still young, a newborn calf not afraid of tigers. You haven't experienced the emperor's tactics yet. As your father, I've been on the throne for nearly twenty years since marrying your mother. But even now, I don't understand the emperor's mind more than one hair out of nine cows. You can imagine how unfathomable he is."

  Yun Shang Yue really wanted to say that it was his fault. For twenty years, he didn't understand the old emperor, and it's simply not worth mixing. But she couldn't say this, and in her heart, she knew that the old emperor's methods were likely to be more ruthless than she imagined. Because from that day on, the martial arts conference could see a glimpse of it. However, people will have weaknesses and shortcomings. The old emperor's weakness is Jiangshan Sheji, as long as she grasps his weakness, there will still be opportunities to turn over when he takes action against her. She said calmly to Yun Wang Ye: "Father, I know what you said. Don't worry! I know what to do."

  "As a father, I was just afraid you didn't know these things and wanted to tell you so that you would understand. Now it seems like you have a clear mind, so I won't say anything more. I was thinking that with your mother's exceptional talent and intelligence, how could she possibly...” The Cloud King stopped mid-sentence, looked at Yun Shang Yue for a moment, and seeing that she didn't seem to care, changed the subject: "Tomorrow is your mother's death anniversary, be careful when you go to Mount Yunwu. The fog on the mountain peak is thick, and there are also ferocious beasts roaming around. Back then, your mother refused to enter the ancestral temple before her death, insisting that I bury her at the top of Mount Yunwu. Although I disagreed, it was her last wish. How could I bear to let her die with disappointment? So I had no choice but to agree. All these years, letting her be alone on the mountain peak, fortunately, every year you go there on her death anniversary."

  Yun Qian Yue thought that this was the result of her efforts, and it wasn't a waste of time. She was worried because she didn't know where her mother's grave was! It turned out to be at the top of Yunwu Mountain. It is said that the top of Yunwu Mountain is over 100 miles away. Even riding a fast horse would take an hour. That's not too far, after all.

  "You're currently injured, and just the other day you were ambushed in broad daylight along with Jing Shizi. I really don't feel at ease about you going out alone. And your mother also instructed before she passed away that no one from the Yun Wang Fu was allowed to see her except for you. So, take Mo Li and San Qian Yin Wei with you tomorrow! Although San Qian Yin Wei is a dark guard of the Yun Wang Fu, they don't count as someone with the Yun Wang Fu's bloodline."

  "Why did my mother give such instructions?" Yun Shangyue wondered.

  "Your mother..." The Cloud King's face showed a gloomy and painful expression, he spat out two words, then fell silent.

  Yun Piao Yue didn't ask again, she was still a mess of confusion herself and didn't have the leisure to care about things from the previous generation. She softened her tone and said to Yun Wang Ye: "Father King can rest assured! This time I will bring Hui Wei with me."

  The Cloud King seemed to be immersed in some thought, subconsciously nodding his head.

  Yun Shallow Moon no longer spoke. Wondering what kind of woman her mother was? Old Master Yun had always admired her.

  "Your Highness, the Emperor has sent someone to pass on a message. Princess Ye of Nanjiang has entered the palace and is currently searching for clues about the murderer behind her back. Please enter the palace immediately." Yun Meng hastily ran into the Shallow Moon Pavilion, and his urgent voice could be heard from afar.

  Yun Wangye woke up with a start, hastily got up and took two steps forward before asking Yun Qianyue, "Qianyue, are you going to the palace with Father? After all, this is about your encounter with Jing Shizi. Can you go see if Princess Ye can find any clues?"

  "No, you go, Your Majesty!" Yun Shangyue shook her head.

  Yun Wangye took a glance at Yun Qianyu's arm, thought about her going to Yunwu Mountain the next day, nodded and quickly walked out. Before long, he exited the Shallow Moon Pavilion.

  Yun Meng didn't leave immediately, but instead came to the door and respectfully said to those inside: "Miss Shallow Moon, there is a letter for you, I've just brought it for you."

  "Letter?" Yun Shallow Moon was taken aback, "Mine?"

  "It's the letter for you!" Yun Meng nodded.

  Yun Shallow Moon got up from her seat, walked to the door, and Yun Meng immediately presented the letter. She took it over, and between them was an ordinary grass paper envelope. She looked at it front and back, but there was no signature or handwriting on the grass paper. She opened it in puzzlement, and inside was a leaf. She gently pulled out the leaf, and on it were three words carved with a bamboo sign: "Are you safe?"

  She turned the leaves over, and except for the lines on the back, there were no more words. She looked at the front again, and there were no more words either. She shook the envelope again, and there was nothing inside. Her eyebrows furrowed involuntarily as she asked Yun Meng: "Uncle Meng, how did you get this letter?"

  "There is a little beggar who has been sent to the door and says it's for you." said Yun Meng.

  "Little beggar? Is there anything else you'd like to say?" Yun Qianyue asked again.

  "No! The old slave didn't even have time to ask, that little beggar ran away in a flash. The old slave could only hurry up and bring this letter to find you." Yun Meng shook his head, looking at Yun Shangyue's face, also puzzled, "Miss, who gave you this letter?"

  Yun Shang Yue didn't answer, and instead asked: "Has anyone ever sent me a message like this before?"

  "No, this is the first time." Yun Meng was taken aback and shook his head.

  "I thought I had remembered it wrong! It turns out that there really wasn't any. Yún Qiǎn Yuè shook the leaves and smiled at Yún Mèng: "Probably someone played a prank on me, nothing was written, just a piece of leaf."

  Yun Meng looked at the leaf in Yun Qian Yue's hand, stunned for a moment, and a look of longing and nostalgia gradually appeared on his face.

  "What's wrong? Does Uncle Meng think something is amiss?" Yun Shangyue raised an eyebrow.

  Yun Meng immediately came back to himself and shook his head at Yun Shangyue, "Nothing's wrong, it's just that this old slave saw these leaves and thought of his hometown."

  "Oh? Where is Uncle Meng's old house?" Yun Shangyue lowered her head and took a glance at the leaf in her hand, which was just an ordinary willow leaf. This kind of leaf could be found anywhere.

  "The old slave's hometown is in Yangyecheng. Although this kind of leaf can be found everywhere, the leaves in Yangyecheng are the most abundant in the world." Yun Meng said with a nostalgic tone.

  "Yang Yecheng? Where is he?" Yun Qianyue wondered.

  "Yangyecheng is in Beijiang, it's the largest city in Beijiang." Yun Mengdao.

  Beijiang? Yun Qian's heart skipped a beat, something flashed through her mind, she wanted to grasp it, but the feeling vanished into thin air, just like the one that appeared when she was talking to Rong Feng yesterday. She smiled at Yun Meng, "I didn't know Uncle Meng's home was in Yangye City."

  "The old slave's hometown is in Yangye City, and later because his great-grandfather entered the imperial court as an official, the whole family moved to Tian Shengjing City." Yun Meng explained: "The old slave has gone back to Yangye City twice to transport the ashes of his grandfather and father for burial. Three years ago, one of the old slave's brothers passed away, and he went back again to attend the funeral."

  "What is Yang Yecheng like?" Yun Qianyue thought that Yun Meng's grandfather had been the Grand Councilor of the previous dynasty, and later his father was the Historian of the current dynasty. Meng Shu stayed in the Yun King's mansion as a slave because her grandfather had saved his life.

  "Yang Yecheng is beautiful," said Yun Mengdao.

  "Isn't Beijiang a land of bitter cold?" Yun Shangyue asked.

  "The northern border was indeed a harsh and cold place, but that was ten years ago. Nowadays the northern border is no longer like before, I, an old slave, can't even describe it, you'll understand once you have the chance to go there and see for yourself. It's different from this holy capital city. I've already made plans, when I'm old and can't do anything anymore, I'll return to Yangye City to spend my remaining years and be buried in my hometown." said Yun Mengdao.

  "It's also good for leaves to return to their roots!" Yun Qianyue stopped asking and smiled, waving her hand at Yun Meng, "Uncle Meng, go ahead and busy yourself!"

  Yun Meng nodded, turned around and walked out, took two steps and then turned back to ask, "Did the old slave send someone out to find that little beggar and bring him back for Miss to interrogate? To see who has eaten the guts of a leopard and dared to tease Miss."

  "It's no use, even if you send someone out now, I'm afraid they won't be able to find anyone. Forget it!" Yun Shangyue shook her head.

  "Miss is right too!" Yun Meng dispelled the idea and quickly walked out without saying more.

  Yun Shallow Moon watched as Yun Meng's figure left, then looked down at the leaf in her hand. The leaf was tender and had a light yellow-green color, with a thin texture that didn't seem to match the large, green leaves of the willow trees in Tian Sheng City during the hot summer months of July. It seemed more like the kind of leaf that would be produced by the spring breeze in February or March. Because of Yun Meng's words, she couldn't help but think of Bei Jiang. Due to its cold climate, Tian Sheng was currently experiencing a sweltering summer, while Bei Jiang's weather was two to three months behind, which meant it could have produced leaves like this tender new branch of willow tree. This made her wonder if the leaf really did come from Bei Jiang, and whether there were friends in Bei Jiang who had heard about her being ambushed and had come to offer condolences, but were afraid of revealing their identity, so they used a beggar to deliver the message...

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