Chapter 293 Testing Gu Tingye's Marriage

Day two.

Pingyang Houfu.

"You mean, there was news from the Fuchang Marquis's Mansion that the young lady from the Rong family was murdered?"

Yang Wenyuan got up early in the morning and before he had time to change into his official uniform, he heard the news about Rong Feiyan from Changqing.

"It wasn't suicide, but he was killed?" Yang Wenyuan confirmed again.

Chang Qing nodded affirmatively and replied:

"Sir, you asked me to find out about the Rong family, I dare not neglect it in the slightest. Since the Rong family girl was found yesterday, I have been keeping an eye on that place."

"Early this morning, a white silk was hung in front of the Fuchang Marquis's mansion, and the cause of death of Miss Rong was also stated. It was said that she was killed and thrown on the street."

Good guy!
Yang Wenyuan was startled at once, and the remaining sleepiness on his face immediately faded away.

He did not expect the Rong family to act so decisively, and he did not think about how to restore Rong Feiyan's reputation. He just blamed Prince Yong for Rong Feiyan's death.

After all, Prince Yong did not hide the fact that Rong Feiyan was abducted, so anyone who knew the inside story knew that it was Prince Yong who did it.

But now things are getting serious.

There is a big difference between forcing someone with force and directly taking their life.

"But sir, I got some news this morning." Yang Wenyuan was thinking in his heart when he suddenly heard Changqing say it again.

"What's the matter?"

"Just this morning, something happened in the patrol camp. It was said that the captain who found the girl from the Rong family yesterday was found dead at home with his entire family."

Chang Qing carefully glanced at Yang Wenyuan and asked:

"Sir, I guess this is the method used by King Yong? Killing to silence the witnesses?"

"After all, the gang of thieves escaped from the captain's hands yesterday. If you say it has nothing to do with the captain..."

Yang Wenyuan glanced at Changqing, sighed softly, and said:

"Yes, killing someone to silence them. This is too much like killing someone to silence them. Even you think so, let alone the officials who often stay in the palace."

Chang Qing was stunned, and after hearing Yang Wenyuan's hidden meaning, he asked in confusion:
"If it wasn't Prince Yong who did it? Then who was it? Could it be that there are other families taking advantage of this?"

Yang Wenyuan did not intend to explain it in detail to Changqing, but just asked Changqing to go out and prepare the carriage.

"It seems that the Rong family is much more decisive now than before. I don't know how much of this is influenced by me."

But at this juncture, it’s not Yang Wenyuan’s business anymore. He just needs to watch the show from the sidelines.

Go out and attend court.

royal palace.

Hall of Wende.

"Your Majesty, please make the decision!"

As everyone expected, as soon as the court meeting began, Rongchang stepped out of the hall and cried.

"My little daughter was kidnapped by bandits on the street, and then the bandit leader left her body on the street, causing the government to lose its prestige and the people to be angry. All this happened right under your watch!"

The emperor on the dragon throne said nothing. He only heard Rongchang continue to bow his head in tears and said:

"How dare this gang of thieves do such an outrageous thing to the royal family in Bianjing City, under the feet of the emperor. If they are not severely punished now, I really don't want to think about what kind of evil will happen in the future!"

at the same time.

Prince Yan immediately stepped out with his tablet in hand, and spoke in a clear voice that echoed throughout the hall:
"I am terrified and beg Your Majesty to order a thorough investigation of this matter!"

"Your humble servant is terrified and begs Your Majesty to order a thorough investigation of this matter!" The officials of Prince Yan's faction also echoed at the same time.

There was silence in the hall for a while, and then the emperor spoke:
"Where is the Dali Temple? Where is the Ministry of Justice? In all these days, your officials haven't found any results."

The Dali Temple Minister and the Ministry of Justice Minister first quietly raised their heads and glanced at the emperor, and then they immediately stepped out of the line and bowed one after another, saying:

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty! The origins of this gang of thieves are unknown. The Lantern Festival is crowded with people of all kinds. They committed the crime on impulse. It would be difficult to find out the clues in just a few days."

"I second the proposal!"

"What's the spur of the moment?!"

Rongchang immediately stopped working and raised his head and scolded:
"My daughter was followed by so many servants and there were so many people at the Lantern Festival, why did they kidnap my daughter? If it was really a sudden act, how could there be no news at all? And let her run away on the street?"

After that, Rongchang turned to the emperor again and said with tears in his eyes:

"Your Majesty! This is clearly a disregard for your dignity, and is specifically targeting my daughter!

They came prepared!"

"What is the decision of the King of Yong on this matter?"

At this time, the emperor suddenly turned around and asked Prince Yong, who had remained silent.

Upon hearing this, Prince Yong stepped out from among the officials at an unhurried pace and said respectfully:

"Your Majesty has his own judgment in mind, and I dare not make any rash comments."

It has already happened, and any explanation now is useless. All he can do is hand over the power of judgment to His Majesty.

This was something he had anticipated.

It's just that the development of things deviated a little from what he expected.

However, this was not a big deviation, so Prince Yong was not particularly panicked.

After all, who is Rong Feiyan?

As I said, he is just a lucky person, not a member of the royal family, nor a direct relative of Queen Cao, so he cannot influence the overall situation.

As long as the marriage between his daughter, Princess Jiacheng, and Qi Heng can be successful, it is really not a big deal.

Princess Pingning, who is raised as a daughter by the emperor, is much more important than the Rong family or Rong Feiyan.

Seeing that Prince Yong looked not flustered at all, and even looked more composed under the surprised looks of his ministers, the emperor felt slightly relieved, and his original anger also subsided a lot.

Of course, he saw through Prince Yong's intention, but he had no intention of pursuing it.

But now that Rong Feiyan died, the matter became a little awkward.

After thinking for a while, the emperor finally said:

"Although Prince Yong is unwilling to say it, I think he has already made up his mind. So, let's do this..."

A smile suddenly flashed across the official's face, and he turned to look at Prince Yong and said:
"I'll leave this matter to you to investigate. You must catch the thieves within a month and give the Rong family a satisfactory explanation."

His health is no longer good, so the issue of the crown prince must be decided this year to prevent chaos in the country if something unexpected happens to him.

I had been thinking of deciding on the candidate right now, but since Prince Yong has come to me now, I'll give it one last test.

As soon as the emperor said this, the palace suddenly became quiet.

The officials who were able to enter the court of Bian Jing were not fools, and they all understood the meaning behind the emperor's words.

Obviously, whether Prince Yong handles the Rong Feiyan incident properly may very well affect the position of the crown prince.

For a moment, everyone present buried their heads in their chests, not wanting others to see their expressions.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Prince Yong immediately accepted the order.

It was rare for the King of Yan not to sing a different tune. After all, judging from the current situation, he clearly had the advantage in this matter.

Does Prince Yong’s way of doing things satisfy the Rong family?
Your two families are now tainted with blood feud, and you still want the Rong family to agree with you?
It's good enough that I didn't stab you in the back!
"But how should I deal with myself?" Prince Yan thought to himself.

Should he make trouble in secret, or join forces with the Rong family to put pressure on his good brother who is half a year older than him?
Ugh!
Having too many methods is also a kind of happy trouble!
Originally, when Rong Feiyan was abducted, everyone in Bianjing City wanted to make fun of the Rong family, but things turned out to be somewhat unexpected, so they turned their attention to the Prince of Yong's Mansion.

But now that the official had spoken, everyone's attention was focused on the Rong family again.

And after the court meeting.

The Rong family immediately gave their answer.

The first thing they did was to send servants and men to surround the entrance of the yamen, and began shouting at the yamen to quickly find the murderer, otherwise if they didn't find him, they would make trouble at the entrance all day.

So in the following days, a group of people could be seen making noise at the gate of the government office every day.

On the other hand, let’s look at Prince Yong.

He calmly accepted the official's order and became the person in charge of the Rong Feiyan kidnapping case, but he did not seem nervous at all. He just let the Dali Temple and the government handle the matter according to the procedure.

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Highlight the calmness and dissatisfaction.

In this leisurely and quiet contrast, a month passed quietly, which was the deadline set by the government.

The Rong family immediately brought the matter to the attention of the government.

But the result was unexpected. The emperor only asked Prince Yong:

"How's the case going?"

Then I got the sentence:
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I have not yet found the thieves."

Afterwards, the government did not get too angry, but just symbolically stripped Prince Yong of his position as the commander of a state, and the matter was left unresolved.

Anyone with a discerning eye could already see that the position of crown prince would most likely be decided upon by Prince Yong.

Naturally, Prince Yan refused to accept this, and immediately tried to stir up trouble in the court in order to win the emperor's favor in his career.

Judging from last year's situation, it would be easy for Prince Yan to cause chaos in the court.

However, now, the result was beyond his expectations.

Except for most of the officials who had clearly stood on his side, all the other cabinet ministers and heads of various departments who had been watching from the sidelines had already left.

He is no longer allowed to make trouble.

Obviously, now that the situation is clear and the big ship of the new era is already ready in the port, no one will allow him to stir up trouble.

Whenever he wanted to take advantage of an issue, there was no need for the emperor to say anything, as there would always be some elderly cabinet minister or the head of the Privy Council or the six ministries who were about to retire who would come out to mediate.

It seems that the court is thriving.

Then, at the end of spring, Yang Yuqing finally returned to the capital.

The emperor was generous in praising and rewarding Yang Yuqing, who had helped him to quell the threat in the southwest.

First he was promoted to the cabinet.

Although he was ranked last, he was successfully promoted to become a member of the Great Zhou cabinet.

But this is the upper limit. After all, he was born a military general, and he will never be able to become the prime minister in this lifetime.

Then he was rewarded with a large mansion.

It’s not far from Pingyang Marquis’ Mansion.

There were also countless other gold and silver rewards.

Perhaps the emperor felt that taking away Yang Yuqing's military power was a bit excessive, or perhaps he really had nothing to promise, so he also rewarded Yang Yuqing's son, Yang Wenyan, and promoted Yang Wenyan, who was far away in Lingzhou, to a higher official rank.

Yang Wenyan: Sit at home and cakes will come to you! Good father!

The city of Bianjing naturally took advantage of the opportunity to become lively for a while, which also dispelled the remaining haze of the Lantern Festival.

Early March.

The wedding that Gu Tingye and Yu Yanran had agreed on has arrived.

When it came to Gu Tingye's marriage, the person who should have helped him to go to Yu's house to pick up the bride was supposed to be his brother Gu Tingyu. However, Gu Tingyu was in poor health and it was difficult for him to leave the house, let alone ride a horse.

It was not convenient for Yang Wenyuan to go, so Gu Tingye planned to let Changbai come, which would add to the festive atmosphere.

Changbai naturally refused. After all, Gu Tingye had a younger brother at home, so it was not his turn.

Therefore, this job finally fell to Gu Tingwei.

Late spring.

The breeze is gentle.

Gu Tingye, dressed in festive red wedding gown, and Yu Yanran, dressed in green wedding dress, got married at the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion.

Even Qi Heng, who had been locked up at home for many days, was finally released to attend the wedding banquet because of his family's relationship with the Gu family.

Ningyuan Hou Mansion.

Hualan, who was pregnant, carefully went to chat at Madam Chen's banquet room accompanied by Yang Ruijin.

This was the time when they should move around more. Besides, the wedding banquet would last until sunset, and the two mansions were not far from each other. So Yang Wenyuan was afraid that Hualan would be bored staying at home alone, so he brought her out with him.

After watching Hua Lan sit down safely, Yang Wenyuan withdrew his gaze.

"Brother Wenyuan, long time no see." At this time, a familiar voice suddenly came from behind Yang Wenyuan.

Yang Wenyuan looked back and found that it was Qi Heng who had not appeared for several months.

However, Qi Heng no longer had the high-spirited and gentlemanly demeanor he had when he was in the academy. Instead, he looked very thin, as if he was exhausted both physically and mentally.

"It's Yuan Ruo! It's been a long time since we last met."

Yang Wenyuan immediately smiled and said:
"I heard from the princess that you have been studying hard at home these days, and you have been very attentive."

Qi Heng immediately gave a bitter smile, not knowing whether Yang Wenyuan was joking with him or finding a good excuse for his weight loss.

"Thank you, Brother Wenyuan, for your concern."

"Ok!"

Yang Wenyuan nodded, and then pretended to ask casually:
"I heard that the princess has been visiting the palace and the Cao family recently. You haven't been with her? You should also go out more often. Although you don't have a private school to stay in, you can still come to your house to look for someone like Gu Tingye did."

"I don't know about that." Qi Heng replied reluctantly.

He was confronting Princess Pingning at home, so how could he take the initiative to inquire about what his mother had done recently? Moreover, he didn't care much about these interpersonal matters. He was only thinking about how to make his mother accept Minglan as his principal wife.

"Hey, Yuan Ruo!"

At this time, Gu Tingye appeared from nowhere and shouted:
"But I haven't seen you for a long time. Today is my good day, so we have to drink to our heart's content!"

When he saw Gu Tingye coming, Qi Heng's thin face immediately lit up. He quickly gave Yang Wenyuan an apologetic look, then walked forward and pulled Gu Tingye aside:
"Uncle, I want to talk to you."

Qi Heng didn't want to stay too far away, so he just pulled Gu Tingye to talk in the corridor not far away.

Yang Wenyuan just looked up and saw that after just one or two words, Gu Tingye nodded repeatedly, appearing to be in charge of something.

There is no need to guess, he must want Gu Tingye to help "introduce" Minglan.

(End of this chapter)