Chapter 465 - 465 Competing for the Medicinal Primer (5)
465 Competing for the Medicinal Primer (5)
Yu Wan nodded and said, “I heard that the Eldest Princess and the Little Princess were born on the same day. In that case, the Empress and Consort Yun were pregnant around the same time?”
Qing Yan said, “That’s right. Once the news of Consort Yun’s pregnancy spread, the Empress was also diagnosed to be pregnant a few days later.”
Yu Wan knew everything that happened after that—the State Preceptor Hall did a divination for the Emperor and his heir and found out that he will not have a son. Among the Empress and Consort Yun’s daughters, one was the lucky star of the heavens and one was the jinx of the country.
If either of them gave birth to sons, this prophecy would naturally be broken. However, they really gave birth to daughters, and there was indeed a phenomenon that descended from the sky. It was difficult not to believe.
Fortunately, Consort Yun’s Eldest Princess was the jinx. The Emperor hated her so much, so he had no qualms in exiling her daughter without a word. If it were the Empress’s daughter, the Emperor would probably hesitate.
“Didn’t Consort Yun cause trouble?” Yu Wan felt that Consort Yun was not simple. She had ruined the reputation of her unfaithful fiancé and slept with her best friend’s man. It was obvious that she had some skills.
Qing Yan shrugged. “Of course she did, but the more she causes trouble, the more the Emperor hates her. The more the Emperor hates her, the more he won’t bring her daughter back.”
“Such a pity for the Eldest Princess,” Yu Wan said.
It’s a pity for you too, Qing Yan thought.
“The Empress’s health hasn’t been good these few years. Consort Yun has been eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddha, which is equivalent to entering the Cold Palace. The only thing that can make the Emperor happy is the Little Princess.” When Qing Yan said this, his expression was a little cold, but Yu Wan couldn’t see him as he sat outside driving the carriage.
Dong!
Qing Yan was hit in the back of his head. Yan Jiuchao threw a fruit at him.
Yan Jiuchao said expressionlessly, “Noisy!”
Qing Yan cleared his throat and stopped talking.
Shadow Thirteen and Shadow Six were not around. At first, Yu Wan was worried that Yan Jiuchao would be neglected because he did not have his trusted aides and Qing Yan and the others were all on her side. The outcome was beyond her expectations. They doted on Yan Jiuchao as much as they doted on her.
Yu Wan lowered her head and kissed Yan Jiuchao’s cheek. She said gently, “You’re not allowed to bully Qing Yan.”
“Hmph.” Young Master Yan rolled his eyes and continued to breathe her smell on her soft stomach.
At noon, the two carriages arrived at the Biluo Villa one after another. Dong Xian’er’s maidservant was already waiting at the door. When she saw Yu Wan and the others, she first went forward to greet them. “Mingxiang greets the young masters and this lord.”
The last sentence was directed at Senior Yue. Senior Yue nodded in response. The maidservant was slightly surprised. Looking at this person’s clothes, he was clearly a great Gu Master. In this day and age, there were very few Gu Masters who did not put on airs, let alone a higher-level Great Gu Master.
However, the person who surprised the maidservant the most was not Senior Yue, but Yan Jiuchao. She had never seen such a beautiful man—
“This is…”
“What does it have to do with you?” Yan Jiuchao said angrily.
The maidservant choked and tactfully shut up.
The maidservant led them to the place where Dong Xian’er was treating guests. It was a waterside pavilion surrounded by an immortal aura. Ten steps away was an endless grassland. Dong Xian’er had arrived early, but she had sweated a little and returned to her room to touch up her makeup.
The maidservant led them into the waterside pavilion. “Esteemed guests, please rest in the pavilion for a while. My master will arrive soon.”
The pavilion was wide, and there were long chaise lounges on all sides. Yan Jiuchao found a shady place to sit down. He did not like to bask in the sun recently, and even Yu Wan noticed it. Yu Wan sat down beside him. He wanted to lean his head over again, but he thought of something and finally held it in.
Qing Yan invited Senior Yue to sit down on the other side of the chaise lounge. Jiang Hai’s butt hurt all the way so he did not want to sit. The maidservant carried over a stone bench and table and placed them in the middle of the pavilion. Fresh tea leaves and fruits were placed on the table.
“Lord Yue, please.” The maidservant said.
Qing Yan gestured for Senior Yue to go ahead. Senior Yue sat on the stone bench politely. Yu Wan poked Yan Jiuchao’s arm. “Do you want to go eat something?”
Yan Jiuchao turned his face away and snorted. “No.”
This fellow had become more and more coquettish recently. Yu Wan was powerless against this and her heart softened. Yu Wan covered their hands with her wide sleeve and pulled his fingertips. “Then I’m not going either.”
Qing Yan, who was standing in front of the two of them and had been fed a wave of affection: “…”
Please blind me…
The few of them waited for a while. Dong Xian’er, who went to touch up her makeup didn’t return, instead, the Little Commandery Princess arrived.
She was still dressed as a man. She thought that she had hidden her identity very well, other than Dong Xian’er and her maidservant, no one knew. Little did she know that Yu Wan and the others all knew her identity.
She held a golden folding fan and entered the pavilion elegantly and arrogantly. Behind her were a few guards from the Queen Manor and a black-robed Gu Master.
This person was about the same age as Senior Yue, but he was much more noble than him. Although they were both Great Gu Masters, his robe was embroidered with gold, and his boots were even more expensive and strange. He wore a priceless jade ring on his left thumb.
As expected of a Gu Master from the Queen Manor. Putting aside his abilities, he must have earned a lot judging his clothes.
Yu Wan suddenly thought of the Fei Luo they had killed outside Liu City. He seemed to have a master who was a Great Gu Master in the Queen Manor. Could it be this person in front of her?
Just as Yu Wan was thinking, Senior Yue said, “Junior Brother.”
Everyone was stunned. Even the little princess was stunned. She looked at the man on the stone bench and turned around to look at her Great Gu Master. She saw a trace of shock flash across his eyes.