eurekapd Chapter 128: Saving the Crazy Mistress in Sheep's Clothing
Chapter 128: Saving the Crazy Mistress in Sheep's Clothing
Because of the events that happened during the hunt, such as the princess falling off a cliff, the county lady being demoted, and the general being dismissed, the overall atmosphere of this year's hunt was very depressing.
Wen Fengye was also not in the mood for hunting. Thinking that Emperor Ling had imprisoned Song Yizi because of Wen Yang, he wanted to find an opportunity to say a few words to Wen Yang so that Wen Yang would take the initiative to talk to Emperor Ling and cancel the punishment for Song Yizi.
However, as soon as he approached Wen Yang's tent, he was stopped by the commander of the Iron Eagle Guard who was guarding outside the tent.
Wen Fengye frowned, his tone clearly showing some displeasure: "Don't you know who I am?"
Luo An, the commander of the Iron Eagle Guard, showed no fear and replied calmly, "I know. It's His Royal Highness the Second Prince."
"Since you know, why don't you get out of the way?" Wen Fengye scolded in a low voice.
However, Luo An remained unmoved. He spoke calmly, "The Queen has ordered that, in order to protect Her Royal Highness the Princess's safety, no one is allowed to enter Her Royal Highness's tent without permission unless Her Royal Highness summons them."
Wen Fengye's face darkened when he heard this. "I'm her brother, so why can't I even see her?!"
Luo An, however, still used the same tone, "The Queen's order applies to everyone, including all members of the royal family. Your Highness the Second Prince, please forgive me and go back." After saying that, he bowed and made a 'please' gesture.
"What if I really want to see you?" Wen Fengye said in a deep voice.
Luo An held the spear across his chest and said softly, "If His Royal Highness the Second Prince breaks through by force, then we will be in trouble."
Wen Fengye looked at the silver light on the tip of the guard's spear and the posture of being ready to fight. He could only snort coldly with a sullen face and leave with a wave of his sleeves.
Only after Wen Fengye's back disappeared from his sight did Luo An put the spear back to his side.
At this moment, Wen Yang was sitting in his tent, taking a sip of tea, while Cao Ruyi was also sitting next to Wen Yang with a very complicated expression.
"Ayang, you said Song Yizhi had ill intentions towards you, and it was instructed by His Royal Highness the Second Prince. Could it be a misunderstanding...?"
Cao Ruyi spoke cautiously, with a hint of disbelief in her tone.
Wen Yang chuckled, "You should have seen the expression on my Second Brother's face when I came back that day."
Cao Ruyi nodded solemnly. When Wen Yang returned that day, most people were delighted and shocked by his miraculous survival. However, when she looked at Wen Fengye, she saw fear and uneasiness in his expression. She had thought she had seen it wrong, but now, after hearing what Wen Yang said, she felt that she might not have been wrong.
Thinking about how later, after Wen Yang pointed out that Song Yizi was the one who caused her to fall off the cliff, the Second Prince actually stepped forward and attributed Song Yizi's behavior to poor guarding...Cao Ruyi's expression became even more complicated.
Wen Yang looked at Cao Ruyi's expression and said in a calm tone, "Because of our friendship, I have a word of advice for you, Ruyi. Stay away from Wen Fengye and don't let the Cao family get involved in the dispute."
After all, it is now certain that Wen Fengye has ulterior motives, and now that the Song family has been deprived of military power and has lost the support of the Song family, it is very likely that Wen Fengye will secretly try to win over the Cao family.
Prime Minister Cao has always been neutral and difficult to win over, so Wen Fengye is very likely to start with Cao Ruyi.
Hearing the hidden meaning in Wen Yang's words, Cao Ruyi's face turned pale, but she was the daughter of the Prime Minister after all, and was always a woman of insight, so after a while, she accepted the fact.
Cao Ruyi nodded slowly and said, "Thank you, Ayang, for your advice. I will keep this in mind."
Then she smiled and asked Wen Yang, "Do you remember that I once said that if your second brother bullies you, I will stand on your side?"
"I'm not joking. Don't worry, I'm not the kind of woman who would be blinded by love. When it comes to major issues, I still have a clear mind."
"In that case, I feel relieved." Wen Yang also replied with a smile.
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After Wen Fengye returned to his tent, he angrily swept everything on the table to the ground, and he couldn't calm down for a long time.
In the past few days, Song Yizi was dismissed from his post, and he has been thinking of ways to resolve this matter.
After much thought, he still felt that it would be most appropriate to start with Wen Yang. After all, Song Yizi was dismissed because of Wen Yang's fall from the cliff. Therefore, only by letting Wen Yang go to his father and explain everything properly would it be possible for his father to cancel the punishment on the Song family.
But I never thought that now it would become difficult to even see Wen Yang?
Moreover, after Wen Yang came back, the Iron Eagle Guards still stayed in the hunting grounds and did not return to the Yangzhou fiefdom. Could it be that the Iron Eagle Guards will always stay with Wen Yang in the future... ?
Thinking of this, Wen Fengye's brows furrowed even deeper...
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Soon, the twenty-day hunting trip was coming to an end. On the last night, Emperor Ling held a bonfire party in the hunting ground, and then returned to the palace early the next morning.
After returning to the palace, Song Yizi was escorted directly to the Ministry of Justice as he had said before, with no room for maneuver.
Wen Yang returned to the princess's mansion.
In the past, the imperial city did not feel any threat, so the Iron Eagle Guards had always stayed in their fiefdom in Yangzhou.
But things are different now. Ever since Wen Yang had an accident in the hunting ground, Queen Mausoleum has applied to Emperor Mausoleum to keep the Iron Eagle Guards with Wen Yang, and in the future she planned to let the Iron Eagle Guards serve as Wen Yang's guards in the imperial city. Emperor Mausoleum readily agreed to this.
After the Iron Eagle Guards followed Wen Yang back to the Princess's residence, the maid in charge cautiously asked Wen Yang, "Your Highness, where will these new guards be accommodated?"
Wen Yang pondered for a moment before replying, "How about temporarily arranging for them to stay in the back yard? There's no one there right now, and there are plenty of rooms."
"Yes." After agreeing, the nanny immediately started to make arrangements.
The next morning, Wen Yang had just gotten up and finished his breakfast when he sent someone to call Luo An over.
When Luo An was brought here by the servants of the mansion, he bowed as soon as he saw Wen Yang.
Seeing this, Wen Yang hurriedly said, "Uncle Luo, please stand up quickly."
Luo An did not stand up, but completed the ceremony respectfully, then spoke softly, "This is the ceremony that Your Highness deserves."
Seeing this, Wen Yang had no choice but to give up.
She said, "I asked Uncle Luo to come here today mainly because I have something I want to ask of him."
Luo An's face paused, "What's the matter?"
"I would like to ask Uncle Luo to help me discipline the servants in my house, and by the way, help me see if there are any spies planted by others..." Wen Yang said in a deep voice.
Before, the original owner had never paid much attention to the affairs of the mansion, nor did she care much about the rumors leaked outside, so she had never seriously investigated whether anyone in the mansion had any ulterior motives.
Moreover, after she married Song Yizhi, she handed over all the guard duties in the training house to Song Yizhi, which led to her being placed under house arrest by Song Yizhi later, without even a single piece of news being able to get out.
This also gave Song Yizi the opportunity to let the substitute he arranged live in the princess's mansion openly and do outrageous things.
Now that I think about it, I still need to ask someone I trust to conduct a thorough investigation on the people in the mansion.
Especially now that she and Song Yizi have completely broken off relations, she doesn't even intend to give her second brother any face. If they have planted spies in the princess's mansion, it is better to remove them as soon as possible to avoid giving these people the opportunity to hurt her later.
After hearing Wen Yang's words, Luo An happily agreed.
At this time, Qiuju suddenly walked in. She glanced at Luo An with a gleam in her eyes, then looked at Wen Yang hesitantly as if she wanted to say something.
Wen Yang saw that she looked twitchy and asked in confusion, "What's the matter? Just tell me."
Qiu Ju spoke hesitantly in a low voice, "Your Highness, Miss Yao from Xunlu Tower said you could go over when you're free. She might have the information you want to know."