Yang Jinyao, who are you going to marry?

Although I have always known that listening to the corner of the wall is not a good habit, at this time I almost subconsciously and hesitated, and I frowned slightly to listen to the sound coming from the hall.

Yang Jinyao continued, "At the time, you sent Sister Jin Qiao to Shangyang Palace for yourself. Now? The eldest brother is gone, Sister Jin Qiao doesn't even go back to her family! Dad, mother, do you really think that marrying me to that person will be happier than Sister Jin Qiao?"

"Stop your mouth!"

Before Yang Wanyun could speak, Mrs. Yuerong next to her was obviously frightened by her words, her face turned pale, and she stopped her with a stern voice.

I subconsciously turned around and saw that the family of three were silent through the shaking pearl curtain. Mrs. Yuerong looked shocked and angry, and reached out to pull Yang Jinyao back several steps. Yang Jinyao still had a stubborn expression on her face and refused to admit defeat.

The only thing that cannot be seen is Yang Wanyun.

I could only see the old man sitting quietly in his seat. After listening to Yang Jinyao's words, he didn't move or even said a word. I could only see that his shoulders seemed to collapse slightly, as if those words had turned into invisible boulders, pressing on him and his heart.

Mrs. Yuerong was obviously worried that he would be angry, so she rushed to beat Yang Jinyao twice, then walked forward earnestly and said, "Master, this girl is confused, Master, don't be angry..."

I was still watching, and I heard a sound of footsteps coming from the front.

Looking back, a group of maids came over.

It would be bad if they saw me eavesdropping on their master's words. So I hurriedly pretended to be unintentional and walked away. When the maids saw me passing by, they nodded to me one after another. I just nodded and continued to walk towards the money.

After a while, I returned to the room I arranged for.

When he opened the door, Caiwei was packing the teacup on the table inside, looking very worried. When she saw me coming back, she hurriedly said, "Madam, you are back. Is it okay?"

"Of course it's okay, I just went over and talked to the master."

"That's good."

She breathed a sigh of relief, put away the cup, then turned to look at me, and asked in a low voice: "Madam, what did you say to Lord Yang come to you?"

"I just chatted for a few words. His 60th birthday is three days away. At that time, there may be many guests coming."

"oh."

"Of course I will attend, so you should be smarter at that time."

"I know!"

I don’t have to worry about this girl’s cleverness. But when I think of Yang Wanyun’s 60th birthday three days later, I always worry about it. This place is a capital city after all, and he is the only royal merchant in the Celestial Empire. He is the only royal merchant in contact with him. He is not only the royal relatives and nobles. When those people come to Yang’s mansion, what will happen if they see me?

I frowned.

But when I raised my head, I saw her frowning, as if she was thinking about something, so I asked, "What's wrong? Why are you worried?"

She glanced at me and said in a low voice: "Madam, will you—will you return to the Emperor?"

“…”

My face sank slightly.

She immediately felt that I was angry and hurriedly took a step back, but I did not immediately vent my anger, but just suppressed my voice and asked, "Why do you ask me that?"

"..." She hesitated for a while and whispered: "Because as we go back to the capital, many people are talking about the relationship between the wife and the emperor. I am worried, madam, you are going to return to the emperor. Then, then, I, we——"

“…”

I suddenly understood something.

After all, she is a person around Pei Yuanxiu. Even though she has come out with me now, her origin is still in Jinling. Although the relationship between the court and Jinling has not officially started, anyone can see the undercurrents. She must be worried that if she follows me and if I really want to go back to the emperor, then her experience may not be so good.

I sighed.

Although I have always felt that there is no need to tell my own things to irrelevant people, this girl is really not an irrelevant person after I followed me from Yangzhou to the capital. Besides, it is normal for her to worry about her safety.

So, I was silent for a while before saying lightly: "No."

"Really?" A light flashed in her eyes.

I said calmly: "If I really wanted to go back, I wouldn't have to escape."

She breathed a long sigh of relief, and turned around and saw me looking at her expression with a smile. She seemed a little embarrassed and hurriedly said, "Madam, don't blame me. I am just--just worried about my wife. Besides, we live in this Yang Mansion. They are imperial merchants and have such a close relationship with the emperor. They are about to marry the queen again."

“…!”

My heart skipped a beat: "What? Marriage?"

"Yes." She nodded and said seriously: "A lady in their family is about to marry the queen's family. By the way, I just heard that she was planning to escape today, but she was caught."

What she said should be Yang Jinyao. Just now in the hall, I heard Mrs. Yuerong reveal that Yang Jinyao was going to escape from marriage, but to my surprise, how did Caiwei know? I chatted with the owner of this house in the hall, but I didn’t even talk about these things. It took her a while before she came, and she was so clear.

When I asked, Caiwei smiled with a little smug look: "I just went to the Xiaren's room to chat with those people. They got familiar with me and said that. And the guards who caught their ladies and eloped came to eat, which I overheard."

“…”

It seems that if you want to inquire about any news in this world, you really don’t need to ask the big guys. It’s enough to have those gossipy servants in the family.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content behind! But I didn’t expect that the partner Yang Jinyao wants to marry is actually the queen, who is from the Chang family!

Who is it?

I asked Caiwei, "Have you heard that the lady of the Yang family is going to marry, who is from the Queen's family? What's the name of Chang?"

Caiwei recalled it hard, and then said, "I remember that it seems that it is not the surname Chang, but it is just a relative of the Chang family. It seems that it often ran to Jiangnan a while ago. I heard that I have made contributions, so--"

A familiar face immediately flashed through my mind.

Wu Yanqiu?!

Could it be that Yang Jinyao is going to marry him?

When Caiwei heard me pronounce this name silently, she thought about it and immediately said, "Yes, it seems that this is the one with the surname Wu!"

I couldn't help but gasp.

It’s really Wu Yanqiu!

That's true. After Chang Qing's death, the Chang family had no children of other ages who were suitable for marriage. In addition to Wu Yanqiu, the favorite disciple of Chang Taishi, who had previously served in Xichuan and later handled various affairs when the emperor went to Jiangnan. It should be said that he made great contributions. Especially after Liu Qinghan was convicted and fled, Wen Fengxi stayed in Yangzhou, he should be the one who was more capable around the emperor.

He wants to marry Yang Jinyao?

I didn't know how to evaluate it for a while, but this matter had nothing to do with me at first, but I was just struggling in my heart for a while. Even when I was lying down to rest, Wu Yanqiu's pure and restrained eyes and Yang Jinyao's handsome but stubborn face flashed in my mind.

It's time to have supper later.

I was invited to the main hall to have dinner with Yang Wanyun and several of his wives.

Before that, Caiwei went to hang out with the servants for a while, so she had ulterior motives and found some news for me, so I was not too rude during the meal. In addition to his wife, Mrs. Hanyu, Yang Wanyun also had four concubines, among which I met Mrs. Yuerong, with one son and one daughter, and two others. I heard that they were all given to me by others at the outside world, and only had one son. The remaining one was the mother of Yang Jinqiao who had passed away.

Speaking of which, the Yang family is not small, only Yang Yunhui died and Yang Jinqiao left. The huge Yang Mansion seemed much empty. The remaining two sons were sent by Yang Wanyun to another place to do business and were not at home all year round. There were only a few of us at this dinner. Even Yang Jinyao, who heard that she was locked up, did not attend.

Of course, there were all kinds of delicacies during the meal. Because I, a guest, I specially opened a jar of wine that had been stored for forty years. It should be said that I was kind to me, but the meal was very quiet. Yang Wanyun was so worried that he had nothing to say. He didn't speak, and of course the ladies had nothing to say.

A meal was silent.

After finally finishing the meal, everyone was rinsing their mouths with tea. Yang Wanyun took the silk parfait handed by the servant and wiped the corners of his mouth, and said, "Ms. Yan is really wronged to come to our house these days. Don't bother Miss Yan, do you understand?"

His words obviously meant something.

However, Mrs. Hanyu's face did not change. After sipping, she took the tea served by the maid and took a sip on her own.

The other ladies looked at them and didn't say anything.

Yang Wanyun then smiled at me and said, "Miss Yan must be tired from entering Beijing all the way. Let's go to bed earlier today."

I smiled and said, "Okay, I'm just a little sleepy, so I'll go back first."

After saying that, he saluted the ladies again, and then turned around and walked back with Caiwei.

The capital city is not much the same as Jiangnan. After dinner, it was almost dark. A servant took us back to the room with a lantern, and then gave us a few instructions before leaving.

Caiwei went to make the bed for me, and while making the bed, she chatted with me. I sat on the couch by the window, talking to her in a mess, but my mind was always a little confused.

Although it has been smooth since I returned to the capital and no accidents have happened, it has made me feel a little uneasy.

For me, the capital is not such a stable place.

After all, is it true that everything is safe or the tranquility before the storm?

Just as I was upset and Caiwei finally prepared the bed and was about to ask me to go over and rest, suddenly, a sound of footsteps came from the quiet night.

The footsteps were very light and were not easy to detect, but the surroundings were too quiet, so we could hear every step clearly, and kept hearing the footsteps stopping at our door.

Twist twist.
Chapter completed!