N-A-A Chapter 1748 Trouble in Nanzhao
Chapter 1748 Trouble in Nanzhao
Yin Yunting then asked her, "I noticed you seemed very subservient to Duan Fan earlier, constantly watching his every move. What's wrong? Do you have some kind of leverage over him? You're his elder, so why do you have to be so mindful of his feelings?"
Yao said timidly, "It's because I feel that I'm just a woman and don't understand many things. But Duan Fan is already the top scholar appointed by the emperor, and he usually helps us with many things and makes decisions for us. So as soon as I came out, I thought I should listen to his opinions and pay attention to his expression so as not to do anything wrong and offend a noble person, especially when I come to the Prince of Jin's mansion."
She paused for a moment and said, "Before coming to the Prince's mansion, Duan Fan told me a lot about the Prince's past, describing him as very terrifying and having a very volatile temper. I was quite uneasy, which is why I paid close attention to Duan Fan when I met the Prince."
Yin Yunting was speechless after hearing this.
Yao Yutong bit her lower lip and looked at Yin Yunting, asking, "So how long exactly was I unconscious in the Prince's mansion? Did I do something wrong?"
"You can't remember any of it?" Yin Yunting asked.
Yao Yutong shook her head.
“I really can’t remember, but I really don’t want to ruin the prince’s wedding banquet. Did you all see Jinxi? It was Jinxi who insisted on taking me to the guest courtyard.”
Yin Changxing said, "You can leave a maid to tell you what you did, but you certainly can't go home now. I'll ask the prince how he wants to deal with you later."
Hearing him say that, Yao was terrified. Would the prince really spare them?
Yin Changxing didn't want to stay any longer, so he turned and left. Yin Yunting said to Doctor Fu, "Please trouble Doctor Fu to take a good look at her again. I'll be leaving now."
As soon as the father and son went out, they heard the sound of Yao and her daughter crying bitterly from inside the house, along with a few dry words of comfort from Doctor Fu.
Yin Yunting caught up with his father and asked, "Father, are you going to see the Prince now?"
Yin Changxing shook his head expressionlessly and said, "I'm going to find your martial uncle."
Having said that, she left without waiting for him, flicking her sleeves.
Watching his retreating figure, Yin Yunting guessed that his father probably wanted to ask his martial uncle about the matter of Madam Mang. After all, his father might not have paid much attention to these things in the past, and even if someone admired him, his father might not have known. On the contrary, his martial uncle was more thoughtful and paid attention to many people around him. Perhaps his martial uncle knew this Madam Mang?
He definitely needs to have a talk with his senior sister.
Now that Duan Fan has been taken away by Qi A, I believe Qi A will definitely interrogate Duan Fan carefully about what happened in Nanzhao in the Underworld. I can just ask Qi A about it later.
Now they know someone, Lady Mang.
After hearing Yin Yunting's words, Lu Zhaoling and Zhou Shiyue were also quite curious.
Lu Zhaoling looked at Zhou Shiyue and asked, "This so-called Lady Mang is the one you mentioned before, the new favorite of the Prince of Nanzhao in the last two years, right?"
Yin Yunting was somewhat surprised. If she really was the new favorite of the Prince of Nanzhao, how dare she carve the image of another man onto a jade pendant and wear it on her waist?
Is the King of Nanzhao so magnanimous that he doesn't care at all that the women around him are thinking about other men?
Zhou Shiyue said, "I don't really know much about the King of Nanzhao, but over the years, my brother has never mentioned sending anyone to Nanzhao to see how the taxes and people's livelihood are doing, or even inquired about the situation of the King of Nanzhao's army there, or how many soldiers he has."
“I used to think that my elder brother was too lazy to govern and indifferent to these matters, but now I think that he might not dare to care, or rather, he doesn’t dare to cross the bottom line of the Prince of Nanzhao.”
Yin Yunting said, "If the Emperor knew where the Prince of Nanzhao's bottom line was, then he would know more about the Prince of Nanzhao than you do."
Zhou Shiyue nodded and said, "Then I'll sound out my brother's opinion tomorrow."
Lu Zhaoling said, "Why didn't you ask the Emperor Emeritus about this? The Emperor Emeritus should know more about the Prince of Nanzhao than the Emperor does."
"Father will definitely ask about it too, but he values family and brotherly affection too much. You can tell from his current attitude towards his elder brother and the crown prince that when faced with such family and brotherly affection, his rationality is weakened."
“When he was young, he had a good relationship with the Prince of Nanzhao. In the first few years, he often thought about the Prince of Nanzhao and even said that he wanted to invite the Prince of Nanzhao back to the capital for a visit.”
Lu Zhaoling recently discovered that the Emperor Emeritus was indeed too focused on emotions, which was not a good thing for an emperor.
However, these matters still need to be investigated in detail. Zhou Shiyue also gave Qingxiao many instructions, asking him to send people to investigate more in Nanshao.
As for Yao and her daughter, Zhou Shiyue did not want them to stay in the Prince's Mansion. After all, he felt that having these people in the mansion was somewhat unlucky.
"I've already sent Lin Rong over. Just have Lin Rong take the person away."
When Yao and her daughter saw Lin Rong, they were trembling with fear, because they knew that Lin Rong was from the Dali Temple.
She never expected that coming to a wedding banquet would end up in Dali Temple. Yao cried until her eyes were swollen.
But there was nothing they could do, because they had already heard about what happened yesterday from the maids in the Prince's mansion.
Yao Yutong not only almost ruined the Prince of Jin's wedding, but also almost framed the Crown Prince, which is a capital offense.
If His Highness the Crown Prince were to truly pursue the matter, the Yao family would be in deep trouble. The fact that Yao Yutong was only imprisoned in the Dali Temple prison was already considered an extraordinary act of mercy. Therefore, although the mother and daughter cried until their eyes were red and their bodies trembled like autumn leaves, they had no objections and obediently followed the officials.
Lin Rong first had the officials take Yao and her daughter out of the Prince's mansion, then he followed a step behind and approached Zhou Shiyue. "Your Highness," he said, "I heard that Lord Duan came to the Prince's mansion with Yao, but Lord Duan's attendant just went to the Jingzhao Prefecture to report that Lord Duan has not returned home and asked Lord Chen to send someone to help find him."
Zhou Shiyue and Lu Zhaoling were both somewhat surprised when they heard about this.
It had only been half a day since Duan Fan accompanied Yao to the Prince's Mansion.
Is it really necessary for Duan Fan, a grown man, to have not returned home for most of the day, for his attendants to report him to the authorities?
Zhou Shiyue said, "Unless he had given instructions before leaving, or his attendant's identity is not ordinary."
He asked Qingfeng, "Did Chen Deshan send any officials over?"
Lin Rong said, "I happened to be passing through the Jingzhao Prefecture. Upon hearing about this matter, I suggested to Lord Chen that we deal with Duan Fan's entourage first and postpone the matter. I think we should ask the Prince for his opinion first."