Looking at Tai'an from the full moon

Two days later, news of Emperor Mingren's serious illness spread from Tai'an City. Emperor Mingren issued an edict to announce to the world that all state affairs would be handled by Concubine Yun during his illness.

As soon as the news came out, the people of the whole city were in an uproar. Those who knew the inside story naturally understood why such an imperial edict appeared, while the people who were not aware of the situation discussed why the emperor did not hand over the regency to the princes. Some people also said that Concubine Yun was a demon concubine who brought chaos to the court. For a time, people were restless.

Along with this news came a letter, a letter from Concubine Yun to Xiao Zuochen.

"My son, personally...

I think my son has heard that your mother has to act as the governor of the government for your father and cannot return to Wangyan City for the time being. My mother heard that the lord of Wangyan City passed away for some reason, which is really regrettable. I also heard that his daughter Wei Yang is smart and his son Wei Chao is idle all day and cannot bear the heavy responsibility, so she ordered Wei Yang to take over the position of lord of Wangyan City. The imperial edict will arrive soon, and I hope my son can help the new lord to continue the prosperity of Wangyan City.

In addition, Shura Road is a natural barrier between Wangyan City and Miaojiang, so Shura Road must be restored to good condition."

Xiao Zuochen closed the letter with some disappointment. There was not a word in the whole letter that expressed any concern for him. It only talked about some unimportant things.

"What are you expecting?"

Mr. Ying saw Xiao Zuochen’s lonely expression and spoke directly.

"Do you understand what your mother means? Logically, if the old city lord dies and there is no successor, then someone capable can be chosen. How can a weak woman like Wei Yang take on such an important task? Or your mother could pass the city lord position to you, or let you assist Wei Chao. Why did she choose Wei Yang?"

Xiao Zuochen knew his elder sister's abilities and did not agree with what Mr. Ying said.

"Although I don't know why mother did that, it may not be a bad thing for my sister to succeed as city lord. First, my sister is indeed more careful than Wei Chao, and the people in Wangyan City love my sister very much. Second, my sister can set an example for Wei Chao, and it is not impossible to pass the throne to Wei Chao after he can handle things on his own. Third, it can also let the world know that Tai'an does not look down on women."

Mr. Ying shook his head.

"If this appointment was issued by the emperor, the people of the world would naturally recognize it. But the problem is that this appointment was issued by Concubine Yun, so the people of the world would naturally not recognize it. Even if the people of Wangyan City love Wei Yang, there is no guarantee that there won't be bad people who take advantage of this to rebel against her~"

"They dare!"

Xiao Zuochen slammed the table in anger. The loud sound made Mr. Ying realize that Xiao Zuochen's body was much stronger than before.

"And she asked you to take care of Shura Road. She didn't leave anyone for you. How could you take care of it? She just found an excuse to trap you here."

"Yunchi is still here."

"Hey, have you seen him these two days?"

"..."

"Don't have any illusions. It's good enough that your mother didn't kill you to vent her anger."

"..."

Just when Xiao Zuochen was feeling depressed, there were two knocks on the door and then it was pushed open. Chu Yao poked his head in and looked at the two of them.

"Ah, Mr. Ying is awake! Did I not disturb you two?"

"It's okay, come in quickly~"

When Mr. Ying saw Chu Yao, he immediately smiled. After all, Chu Yao was different from Xiao Zuochen. Xiao Zuochen had his own ideas, which always trapped him. Chu Yao, on the other hand, was carefree and didn't think about anything.

"Today, Sister Changmei went to the street to buy some vegetables and fruits, and made some refreshing and delicious side dishes. I have tried them and they are edible. Would you like to try them, sir?"

"Okay, I'm a little hungry, so why not try it?"

Mr. Ying was laughing happily, and Xiao Zuochen became even more depressed when he saw this. It felt as if he had fallen into a barrier alone. Everyone around him was happy, but he was the only one who was depressed, and no one around him understood where his depression came from.

Xiao Zuochen was about to get up and leave when Mr. Ying called him again.

"Zuo Chen."

Xiao Zuochen turned around and said respectfully.

"What else can you do, sir?"

"You are not alone, you see..."

Mr. Ying patted Chu Yao and pointed outside.

"Chu Yao and Wei Changmei are both on your side. As for Zuo Xin, she is still in seclusion. She will also be your helper in the future."

"That's right! Besides, I still have the Shenyin Pavilion behind me. Once you have dealt with the chores here, I will immediately leave and go back to catch the spies while Emperor Mingren is imprisoned!"

"Okay, wait a couple of days, I plan to train a group of Shura troops. Although the scale is not as large as last time, it will at least have the capital. When the time comes, you two brothers will join forces..."

"But what are we joining forces to do?"

Chu Yao suddenly asked. Xiao Zuochen was also stunned for a moment. Are they going to join forces to seize power from his mother?

"Tai'an cannot fall into the hands of your mother, otherwise more people will die in her hands! Isn't it known that she needs to sacrifice more people to ensure her eternal youth?"

Chu Yao opened his mouth in surprise and turned to look at Xiao Zuochen, who had not yet told him about this. Xiao Zuochen clenched his fists. He had already lost his father and did not want to lose his mother.

"It doesn't matter if you are determined or not. Let's prepare according to the plan. If your mother really manages Tai'an into a peaceful and prosperous era, then we can stay in Shura Road for the rest of our lives."

Xiao Zuochen nodded after hearing this. If his mother really had the talent to govern the world, he would definitely support her. It was just that his brother... He had persuaded his brother to fight for power with the queen, and had wanted to give the throne to his brother after overthrowing the queen. Now he could only let him down. Although he did not come to save him on the day of the altar, he must have his own difficulties. After all, he had offended his father for him.

Chu Yao nodded after hearing this.

"No matter what, I have to go back and clean up the mess. When I have dealt with the matter of Shenyin Pavilion, I will come back to find you."

Chu Yao said this and patted Xiao Zuochen on the shoulder.

"Whatever decision you make, I support you."

After saying that, she threw a coquettish glance at Xiao Zuochen.

"..."

While having dinner that day, Xiao Zuochen took off his jade pendant and gave it to Wei Changmei.

"Take this jade pendant to ward off the evil tomorrow, and let Chu Yao help you select some servants who know you well."

"this..."

Wei Changmei was stunned. She had never pawned anything in a pawn shop, but this seemed to be something that people would do when their family was in financial difficulty. Chu Yao also looked at Xiao Zuochen in shock.

"Isn't it?"

He quickly took out his purse from his pocket, which was bulging with money. He suddenly sighed. This money was all the money he had left from Yixing.

"Your jade pendant is quite valuable, so don't pawn it. I have some small change here, you can use it first."

Xiao Zuochen waved his hand.

"This jade pendant was given to me by Emperor Mingren. I'll just pawn it. I still have a few jade mines, so I won't starve to death."

"..."

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