Wandering the Heavens

When Yan Yujin returned home, he saw his father sitting cross-legged beside a brazier despite the cold weather, throwing flyers into the fire and burning them. The flames made the two lines of tears on his face sparkle.

"Father, is what's written here true?" Yan Yujin asked cautiously.

"Why do you ask that?" Yan Que wiped away his tears.

"At first I thought it was just some boring thing written by a scholar who lowered his status, but later I found that something was more and more wrong. Because many people were very secretive when they mentioned this matter, and the Xuan Jing Division also intervened. So..." Yan Yujin didn't want to continue talking about it after this.

"Father is not sure." Yan Que forced a smile.

"But, father is the civil servant in this story, isn't he?" Yan Yujin finally made up his mind.

"So what if it's true? What's the use of it! That person is still alive and well!" Yan Que suddenly got up and yelled at his son with a ferocious face.

Both the father and the son stood there in a daze. The only sound in the entire front hall was the sound of burning flames.

In the light of the fire, the father and son looked at each other's faces. They had ignored each other over the years, and their family affection had faded, but they didn't realize that one had grown old and the other had grown up.

"Of course it works!"

The father and son came to their senses and looked at the person standing in front of them.

"Is this your work?" Yan Que was the first to react.

"Of course." Yu Xian also sat cross-legged in front of the Yan family father and son: "You should burn paper money, not these things. Because these are for the living to see."

"But I want them to know why they died and at whose hands they died." Yan Que said as he threw another flyer into the brazier.

"Why are you doing this?" Yan Yujin is young after all.

"I have an ideal!"

At dawn, Yu Xian left the Yan Mansion and persuaded Yan's father and son that it was going better than he imagined. The men in this world could not fish, watch the sword-forging competition, pull bananas, or trim hooves. But they were still persuaded by Yu Xian's description and speech of a bright future, and boarded the pirate ship, and they could also avenge Le Yao and her sister.

In the palace, Xiao Xuan woke up after being rescued, and the Jiangzuo League made great efforts in it. If Xiao Xuan died now or could not handle political affairs, the battle for the throne would most likely break out in advance, and Prince Jing, who had just been punished for the mutiny, would not have any advantage at this time.

Moreover, in the absence of a will, Jinling might face a bloody storm, and the Liang State would inevitably suffer heavy losses.

Xiao Xuan woke up. The New Year was approaching, which was a cause for celebration anyway. Then the Ministry of Rites started to make trouble.

Concubine Yue had previously plotted against Mu Nihuang but failed. However, in order to appease Prince Mu's palace, Xiao Xuan confined Concubine Yue to his house. Later, he was overwhelmed by a bunch of things and forgot about it. At the instruction of Xie Yu, Minister of Rites Chen Yuancheng submitted a petition requesting that Concubine Yue's punishment be lifted.

Seeing this, Mei Changsu asked Prince Yu to mobilize the court officials to impeach Chen Yuancheng. This incident once again pushed the deliberately hidden Prince Mu's Mansion to the forefront. Xiao Xuan intended to restore Concubine Yue, but considering her stupid behavior, he asked Mu Nihuang and her brother for advice. Mu Nihuang, who had long been disappointed with Liang State, of course had no objection.

The statement made by Prince Mu's Palace disappointed many court officials who wanted to take advantage of the situation. However, they still did not give up this opportunity and launched a debate in the court.

The Crown Prince and Prince Yu each mobilized their own people, and all the famous Confucian scholars from all over the country gathered in Jinling. In order to take over the Ministry of Rites, Mei Changsu did not hesitate to use his connections to ask Zhou Xuanqing to come forward.

In the court hall in the past, a group of scholars spit at each other, and the Crown Prince and Prince Yu sat at both ends to stand up for their own forces.

Back at Prince Mu’s mansion, Yu Xian and the Mu siblings sat beside the brazier discussing the outcome of the debate.

"Sir, sister, who do you think will win this court debate?" Mu Qing started the topic.

"It should be Prince Yu. He asked Zhou Xuanqing to come out of retirement. What do you think, sir?" Mu Nihuang looked at Yu Xian.

"On the surface, the Ying family is King Yu, the temporary Ying family is the Jiangzuo League, and the final Ying family is us. Because what they are doing now is actually consuming the national strength of Liang." Yu Xian put down the book in his hand.

"What's your opinion, sir?" Mu Nihuang asked.

"I want to ask you siblings a question. Does Xiao Xuan have a legitimate son?" Yu Xian asked the Mu siblings.

"The Queen has been childless for many years, so of course she has no legitimate son." The two answered without thinking.

"You are wrong. Xiao Xuan has a legitimate son, and that person is Prince Yu Xiao Jinghuan." Yu Xian denied the two's statements.

"What!" Mu Nihuang felt incredible.

"Because he was raised by the Queen, no matter who his biological mother was, from the moment it was decided that he would be raised by the Queen, Xiao Jinghuan was the undisputed legitimate son." Yu Xian gave the reason.

"Since Xiao Jinghuan is the legitimate son, why didn't the emperor make him the crown prince? Is he supporting him now because he regrets it?" Mu Qing didn't understand what this was all about.

"Xiao Xuan has never considered making Xiao Jinghuan the crown prince. The reason why he supports Prince Yu is because as he grows older, he feels that the court officials are fickle-minded. He is afraid that the court officials will hold the crown prince hostage and drive him off the throne early. Therefore, Prince Yu is just a tool for him to divide the court officials and secure his own throne." Yu Xian told Xiao Xuan's plan.

"It's terrible. Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs. Hasn't he ever thought about what the final fate of Prince Yu will be?" Mu Nihuang shook her head.

"Prince Yu's biological mother is Princess Linglong of the Hua clan, and she has the blood of the Hua clan. Even if Prince Yu defeats the crown prince, he will not consider passing the throne to him. Instead, he will support one of the princes to continue the fight. Therefore, Xiao Xuan doesn't care whether his son lives or dies in the end." Yu Xian told the two of them about Prince Yu's life experience.

"Let's not talk about this. Speaking of this court discussion, the most important issue for a country is the successor. I really can't imagine that in today's world, these countries treat the issue of succession so lightly. Take Liang State for example, if Xiao Xuan doesn't want to appoint a crown prince, then just drag it out. Once a crown prince is appointed, he should be well trained to handle state affairs, and tell his other sons to do their duties." Yu Xian brought the topic back to the court discussion.

"But every emperor deliberately indulges his children to gather court officials to fight each other, and he doesn't care even if it damages the country's strength and destiny. This is not a normal world. Therefore, in a place where there is no rule to follow when appointing a crown prince, they would find a group of old scholars to quarrel over something like the crown prince touching the emperor's dress to the ground at the year-end festival. Isn't this too absurd?"

"They don't even follow the biggest rules of etiquette, but they're making such a fuss over the details of a year-end festival." Mu Nihuang smiled helplessly.

"Princess, Prince, Lord Xia Dong from Xuan Jing Si is here to visit." The maid handed the visiting card from the doorman to Mu Nihuang.

The brother and sister looked at Yu Xian with some embarrassment.

"Let her in! Some things have to be brought to light." Yu Xian had no intention of avoiding the issue.

"Let her in! Also, Prince Mu's mansion is under immediate martial law and no one is allowed to move around without permission." Mu Nihuang ordered the maid to bring Xia Dong in.

"Sir, is it too early?" Mu Nihuang had no confidence that Xia Dong would betray her.

"Nie Feng's fire and cold poison has been completely eliminated, and he is undergoing recovery training. The couple's weaknesses are each other." Yu Xian was also somewhat envious of their relationship.

"It's really you!"

While Yu Xian was talking to the Mu siblings, Xia Dong followed the maid into the room.