Her guards

Chapter 89 Discussions about others
Night covers the earth.

City guards marched past on the street outside the alley.

After several days of searching, no more remnants of the Sun family were found, and daily life gradually returned to normal.

The sounds of chopping wood and mincing meat drifted from the alleyway, their aroma spreading throughout the winter night.

"Is it safe to come out?" Zhang Shengyou asked in a low voice, glancing at the courtyard gate.

Mo Zheng sat in front of the stove: "Wei Jiao is not in the capital. The others watching the Ding'an Duke's Mansion and the people here are not a threat. They can't find me."

"The message says Wei Jiao went to see off the Wei family, so it seems he believed what you said earlier, young master," Peach Blossom said.

The young master's words were logical and reasonable, so it's not surprising that Wei Jiao believed them.

Strangely enough...
"Why is he covering up your murder? What does he mean by this?"

Everyone now believes that Wei Jiao and the Embroidered Robes killed the murderer.

Even if Wei Jiao left in a hurry, he couldn't possibly have missed the opportunity to tell the government, or even the emperor, the truth.

Therefore, it must be that Wei Jiao does not intend to say it.

Why is he so kind to you, young master?

I don't know how to describe peach blossoms.

The young master had already decided not to hide the fact that he was skilled in killing. No one in the capital knew about Yang Luo's identity, and no one knew whether it was true or not that he had practiced martial arts since childhood.

Then came a series of troubles, including being interrogated by the government, being on guard by the people of the Ding'an Duke's Mansion, and being strictly investigated by the emperor and empress as a princess's tutor.

But to everyone's surprise, Wei Jiao didn't say anything, tacitly acknowledging that the culprit had died at his hands, thus saving the young master from trouble.

Because they had met in Zhao County earlier, the young master had them inquire about Wei Jiao in detail afterward, as this eccentric and unpredictable man was difficult to fathom.

"Good to me?" Mo Zheng said with a smile, "Isn't it good to him? He gets credit for nothing."

Peach Blossom scolded, "He doesn't care about credit."

Mo Zheng exclaimed twice, "Sister Taohua is already Wei Jiao's confidante."

"You have no manners!" Peach Blossom tapped Mo Zheng on the head with the back of her knife. "You're joking with me again!"

Zhang Shengyou watched the two laughing and joking, and laughed along with them, pouring the braising sauce into the pot and stirring it vigorously.

“He doesn’t care about credit, so he doesn’t care about me either,” Mo Zheng continued. “He’s not kind to me, nor does he trust me. On the contrary, he trusts me even less. He knows I’m strange, and he knows that since I dared to kill, he would have a way to deal with me if he exposed that I knew kung fu and killed someone. So he simply doesn’t expose me and just watches me and waits for my next move until he catches my real secret.”

Zhang Shengyou frowned: "Wouldn't that be very dangerous?"

After all, this "Miss Yang" does indeed have another identity. The young master will not only encounter this attack, but if those people come back again and he really runs into Wei Jiao, it will be terrible.

Mo Zheng smiled and said, "Danger can sometimes offset danger. With such a dangerous person watching me, it's inconvenient for others who want to pose a danger to me to act. They won't dare to make any rash moves."

Wei Jiao's name is very useful.

She can make the patrol guard stop in his tracks when faced with murder, and she can also move around with ease among girls.

At this point, Mo Zheng stretched.

After this incident, neither those who wanted to harm the former dynasty's prince nor those who wanted to harm Miss Yang dared to act rashly, and she could finally live in peace for a while.

"Oh, and also, we have the class for the chief priest tomorrow," she said with a beaming smile.

She went out dressed as a man today, and Zhang Shengyou and Tao Hua couldn't help but laugh when they saw the boy's bright eyes.

Peach Blossom chopped the meat forcefully and muttered, "Why does the young master like reading so much? I get a headache just looking at those words."

Mo Zheng smiled but didn't say anything. If everything in this world gives you a headache, the words in the book can give you endless comfort.

……

.......
"I saw my father again today!"

"We were waiting outside, but they wouldn't let us in."

"But when Father heard that the Grand Master was going to give us a lesson, he called us in as well and gave us some instructions."

Inside the brightly lit Imperial Concubine's Palace, Princess Wuyang recounted her story with great enthusiasm.

Consort Li interrupted her: "How was your reading today?"

Princess Wuyang was taken aback for a moment, then became annoyed: "Mother, I was talking about something important when Father saw me. Why didn't you ask him what he said, but instead asked a mere tutor?"

Consort Li smiled and explained, "I was just curious, after all, this Miss Yang has personally witnessed the traitors."

Although Princess Wuyang was unhappy that her mother cared about the other young ladies, she could understand that her mother was bored in the deep palace and would inevitably be curious when she heard such things. So she simply recounted the process that the young lady from the Yang family had told her in the school.

Consort Li listened attentively, her expression shifting between surprise and realization as she recounted the story. "So, those thugs were eliminated by Wei Jiao and her embroidered-clothes warriors," she said, nodding. "No wonder Miss Yang wasn't injured; the embroidered-clothes warriors are indeed very skilled, and the thugs were no match for them."

Princess Wuyang beamed, "That's right, that's right, Ajiao is really amazing." Then she added with dissatisfaction, "Ajiao is also wrong. Why did she save them? It just allowed them to show off. Miss Yang didn't seem scared at all. She only seemed happy to be saved by Ajiao. I would be satisfied if she died at the hands of the villains."

Consort Li seemed to be deep in thought.

"Yes, why was Wei Jiao there?" she asked Princess Wuyang. "Does he have dealings with Miss Yang?"

Princess Wuyang was not happy to hear this and said angrily, "How could Ajiao have anything to do with her! Ajiao doesn't even know who she is! Ajiao only knows that I introduced her, and Ajiao didn't even glance at her after the introduction!"

Consort Li pressed her forehead to stop her daughter's wailing: "Alright, alright, I know. I'm just curious about how Wei Jiao happened to appear. What was he doing over there in the middle of the night?"

Princess Wuyang was even more displeased: "I don't know."

Ah Jiao didn't tell her.

But then he was happy again.

"However, A-Jiao didn't tell Heisei either. When Miss Yang told him, Heisei looked surprised."

He laughed as he said this.

"So it turns out that Wei Jiao and she weren't completely open with each other."

Consort Li smiled and said, "Wei Jiao is working for His Majesty, so how could he tell the princess everything? The princess is not the crown prince."

That's right, that's right. Don't be fooled by Princess Heicheng's haughty demeanor in front of them. She was meek and submissive when she met the Prince of Donghai. Princess Wuyang nodded, having no interest in mentioning the Emperor and Empress, her two precious darlings.

Let's continue talking about herself.

"Father told us to listen carefully to the Grand Master's lectures. I've already thought it all out. If the Grand Master asks a question, I'll definitely answer it before Princess Heisei does, that way..."

"How was Princess Heicheng's treatment of your study companion?" Consort Li interrupted her, seemingly remembering something, and asked, "Did she bully her?"

Princess Wuyang choked back a word: "Mother, am I your daughter or is that Miss Yang your daughter? Why have you been asking about her all night? Do you like her that much? How about I bring her in so you can ask her all you want?"

Consort Li's eyes lit up with joy as she looked at her daughter: "This is indeed good. It is only right that I meet your tutor—"

"How did Mother become like this?" Princess Wuyang shouted angrily, "I will never speak to you again—" and ran outside.

Consort Li hurriedly got up and called out, and the palace maids rushed to stop her, making the palace noisy in the night.

……

……

Compared to the bustling atmosphere of the Imperial Concubine's Palace, the Empress's Palace was very peaceful.

Princess Heisei was also talking about the lesson she would be taking with the chief priest the next day. The empress listened while pruning plum blossoms. She didn't concern herself much with her daughter's studies.

"It's your first class, so the chief priest should keep it very simple. Don't be impatient, just listen carefully," she simply instructed.

Princess Heisei nodded: "I know." Then she smiled and said, "My reading is genuine reading, not reading to please Father Emperor."

This refers to the two younger sisters.

The Queen stopped holding the scissors.

"So, how do the young ladies of the Yang family treat you?" she asked.

Princess Heisei was taken aback. She had thought that the Empress had suddenly stopped to ask about her two younger sisters, which was quite unusual. Her mother never paid any attention to the concubines or other princesses and princes, and never mentioned them.

Unexpectedly, the question wasn't directed at the two princesses, but rather at the princesses' personal tutor.

This was even more unexpected.

Is the Empress Dowager worried that these two young ladies from the Yang family will bother her like Yang Hui did?
"They," Princess Heisei smiled, "are not qualified to treat me."

Yang Hui was the one who proposed it, but the two young ladies from the Yang family were given to Wuyang Nangong by the Emperor as tutors, and had nothing to do with her. She didn't care about them, and they had no right to come to her.

The Empress glanced at her and said, "That's good. Ignore them."

After saying that, he lowered his head, picked up the scissors, and cut off the plum branch.

Princess Heisei paused slightly as she looked at the plum branches covered with buds that had fallen to the ground.

As the Empress, the Empress Dowager didn't need to please or care about anyone. If she didn't like someone, she wouldn't mention them, ignore them, or even give them a second glance.

But specifically mentioning dislike for someone
That's not just dislike, it's disgust.

"Yes." Princess Heisei nodded. "Your daughter understands."

(End of this chapter)