The peerless and dark princess

Before Empress Meng Yujiao could tell Sun Tao why Emperor Chen Yan had imprisoned him, Sun Tao committed suicide in prison. This news surprised everyone, except Crown Prince Chen Yunjie and Zuo Ci who added fuel to the fire.

Sun Tao's death alerted Meng Yujiao. She feared the Emperor might have noticed something, but whether he knew or not remained to be verified. However, the situation was becoming increasingly unfavorable to her. Given this, she could only...

"Come here, tell the Meng family and the official family to get ready."

As the Shangshu, Mu Heng naturally noticed the difference, but he remained calm. He knew neither the Second Prince Chen Yunfeng nor the Crown Prince Chen Yunjie, who had left the capital for southern Xinjiang, could get involved now. Without a sure win, he needed to wait and see. While high-ranking officials were great, they also needed a life.

Despite the turmoil in the capital, neither Lu Qinghan (Zuo Yunhan), who stayed at home with the Dong family, nor Zuo Yunxin, who lived on Fulin Street, paid much attention to the situation. As the young mistress of the Dong family, Lu Qinghan, now pregnant, was naturally treated like a treasure by the Dong family. Zuo Yunxin, on the other hand, had been away from the capital for many years and had always been protected by Zuo Ci's men. She didn't understand the situation and naturally didn't take it to heart. From time to time, Chu Moxuan would go up to her to chat.

"The King of Yue is returning to the capital?!"

When Mu Wange received the news, Chen Yu and others had already left Minzhou, taking Meng Yan and others with them.

"Yes, Miss."

"What about the people who entered the Minzhou fiefdom?"

"It's Mengyan and the others. We haven't received any news yet."

Mu Wange's face looked a little bad. He shouldn't have been so lucky as to think that the King of Yue would not attack them, a group of people who posed no threat. They were all members of the royal family, so how could he be so sure that he could still be the same as he was more than ten years ago?

"If we continue to investigate, our people will find the body alive or dead. Will the King of Yue return to the capital alone?"

"Of course, His Majesty will be accompanied by guards when he returns to the capital."

That means there are no less than a hundred people. It is unknown whether those people are masters or just guards. She is not the original owner who does not know Chen Yu. Even if she is the original owner, she only knows to follow Chen Yunfeng, so how could she know anything else.

It seemed a bit strange that Zuo Ci mentioned the King of Yue. I didn't notice it at the time, but now when I think about it, the weird look on Zuo Ci's face when he mentioned Chen Yu is really a bit suspicious.

"Brother Yu, I have arranged for Gao Yong to go to the capital to gather some information. We have not been aware of the situation in the capital for many years in Minzhou. We must be prepared when Chen Yan calls us back to the capital this time."

Yan Li has always been a man of detail, and he made all the necessary arrangements shortly after leaving Minzhou.

"You always play it safe and do things your way."

It's not that Chen Yu didn't think of it, but what Meng Yan said influenced his thoughts. He simply decided to let Yan Li do it. Yan Li had followed him for decades and he trusted him.

Compared to Chen Yu's panic, Yan Li, who was following Chen Yu, was quite worried. If Chu Wanran's affairs were to be verified at that time, would this person go crazy? After all, he still had someone in his heart for so many years.

Chen Yu stared at the distant mountains in silence. "It's been over a decade. What's the scene like back in the capital this time?" Wanran, are you dead, as that little girl said? I thought you and Mu Heng were doing well. Even if you weren't innocent, I would still have been willing to marry you. But you didn't even give me a chance and just married him. Do you know...

"Second brother, Chen Yu is already on his way back to Beijing." Chu Lianyao stared out the window, but spoke to Chu Lianyue.

"Returning to the capital at this time?" Chu Lianyue was surprised, but he thought of more. "According to his personality, he would not return to the capital on his own initiative. Could it be that person in the palace this time?"

"Probably. We don't know what the two brothers talked about back then. But if it's her, do you think Chen Yu would be able to do it?"

Chu Lianyao's words silenced Chu Lianyue. Their sister hadn't said anything since the incident, and hadn't refused Mu Heng's tacit agreement or his proposal. Even though she was furious, Wanran had already made up her mind to marry Mu Heng. How could the brothers stop her? Furthermore, the late emperor's preference for Chen Yuyou made it clear she wasn't a match for the now-innocent Wanran. What happened after that was unknown. The brothers only knew that Chen Yan and Chen Yu spent a night together after the late emperor's burial, and then left for their fiefdom, never to return to the capital.

"Brother, that was more than ten years ago. Wangge has already reached the age of marriage. It's like she..."

"That's right. I haven't seen him for more than ten years and I don't know how he is doing. There was Zuo Xiang back then, but fortunately Zuo Ci is still a good guy. We have been in the court for so many years now, and I don't know what role Chen Yu will play this time when he returns to Beijing. And Chen Yunfeng and the Empress are making a lot of moves, I'm afraid they will take action soon..." Chu Lianyao still has affection for Chen Yu, but he also knows that he hasn't seen him for more than ten years, and his character remains to be verified.

"Well, big brother, the one who came back with Xuan'er is Zuo Gang's little girl, Zuo Ci's sister?"

"Yeah, I never thought that the person I met in Southern Xinjiang was Zuo Ci's sister. Zuo Gang can finally rest in peace. Although the girl's appearance has changed a lot and she has lost her original memory, she is fortunately following our Master. Master, huh?" Chu Lianyao reacted, "That girl is our junior sister, and Zuo Ci is our grandson-in-law. What a relationship~~~"

"Anyway, we won't suffer any loss. Whether we call him senior brother or uncle, our seniority is still there. Yeah, this guy is really good, but I'm afraid of the elegy he'll have to endure in the future."

"Second brother, you worry too much. Look at that girl Wange, she doesn't care about Zuo Ci at all. Wange is not like Wanran. Look at what she has done in the past year. Everything she does is not like a man's. If Wange wasn't our sister's daughter, I would have let Li Xiu marry her." Chu Lianyao was not worried about Mu Wange. He could see that Mu Wange didn't take the arranged marriage to heart, and even acted as if it was unimportant. It was the elders like them who were worried.

"..."

Chu Lianyue had no choice but to say it, because his Chu Lixiao had already been engaged to Dong Mingxue, the girl from the Dong family.

"Let's not talk about the elegy anymore. No matter what, we should make preparations as soon as possible for Chen Yu to return to the capital. And I'm afraid that Meng Yujiao's secret recruitment of people cannot be hidden from our emperor. As for the crown prince..."

"Don't you still have that brat Zuo Ci with the Crown Prince? When you returned the military token, didn't you give him the opportunity to exploit it? Now we just have to wait for the east wind."

After the Chu Lianyao brothers finished their discussion, they each went back home. These matters shouldn't be known to the women in the family or the old man; they should just stay home and be safe. Yu Yan'er, on the other hand, was worried. After all, Mu Wange was already a month younger than Chu Moxuan, but she still had to rely on someone else. But after all the trouble the royal family had put her through, they still didn't know how to find a husband for her, and they were worried they wouldn't be able to control her.