Chapter 107
Naturally, Xiang Xiang would not really let him eat the leftovers. Zhou Xian Yang waited for her to distribute the food in a very organized manner, no longer smiling and laughing, and ate quietly.
Strange to say, he has been in the army for so many years, actually eating is still very civilized, sitting there also has a pine and bamboo posture, still with the year in the Palace Crown Prince’s mark.
Rong Xiang see a moment lost in thought, such Zhou Xian Yang, and last night that hold her ankle scoundrel, which one is really him.
She asked Fei Xue to keep an eye out, and if Xiao Rong was coming, to inform him as soon as possible.
Zhou Xian Yang glanced at Xiang Xiang: “Calling for help?”
“Yes. How can you go out in broad daylight? There are people outside the several doors, even if the lake is cold and no one is there, there are many people coming and going to work outside.”
“I know.”
“By the way, how did you interrogate the assassin yesterday?”
Zhou Xian Yang hesitated for a moment and said, “I suspect that the assassin was not really here to commit an assassination, nor was he sent by the Li Royal Family or the Zhang Family.”
“King Qing?” Rong Xiangshi asked casually.
The cup in Zhou Xian Yang’s hand almost fell to the ground, “How do you know?”
Rong Xiangshi knew too much, back then, King Qing had tripped up King Li a lot. But now, an enemy’s enemy is a friend.
Rong Xiangmian said: “Excluding well, not the king of Li, certainly not the king of Qi, he did not have the guts. King Qing …… he wants to borrow you to eradicate the third highness?”
“Should be.”
“What do you think?”
“What do you think?”
“Are you going to cooperate with him? The Second Highness is the child of the Imperial Concubine, his status is noble, and His Majesty likes his temperament. His chances of joining the Eastern Palace are no less than Third Highness.”
“You want him to be the emperor?”
“Yes. I heard that Empress Yu’s protection was the key to his safe birth. If he succeeds to the throne, your mother may be able to join you in the future, and your lives will be better.”
Zhou Xian Yang put down the things in his hand, rubbed the back of his hand against the princess’ cheek, and said warmly, “If everyone in this world was like you, who knows how to return favors, and is lenient and soft, there wouldn’t be so many bloody storms.”
“You mean ……”
“If he really has the heart, he could have gotten through to me. Whether this move is to use me to get rid of the Marquis of Yongan, or to see us lose both, who can say?”
“Will it?” In this life, Rong Xiangmian’s impression of King Qing was okay, but she didn’t dare to jump to conclusions, she put down her chopsticks, “No matter what his purpose is, you can’t make enemies of everyone. Be careful and watch out, divide and conquer, or use the other’s method to return the favor and tell them to consume each other.”
“Good one, divide and conquer, consume each other.” Zhou Xian Yang held her hand, “That assassin, as soon as he entered the king’s mansion, he went straight to the bedroom, this shows that King Kai and King Qing may have already been in communication with each other, they’re secretly allied, it would be foolish for us to go in hard.”
“Well, as long as they aren’t doing anything truly unfavorable to us at the moment, letting it go for now and pretending to be unaware of it, with the enemy in the light and me in the dark, it would be an advantage instead.”
Zhou Xian Yang was originally in suspense over this matter, but now that he had talked to the princess, he felt enlightened. In fact, he could think of all these things, but he just needed someone to think about them with him, in order to be more determined.
After the discussion, the two of them resumed eating. The rest of the table was filled with sweets, and Xiang Xiang knew that Xian Yang didn’t like sweets, but still asked, “My family’s sugar cake is very sweet, do you want to try it?”
Zhou Xian Yang unexpectedly came over, “You feed me.”
Rong Xiangyan rolled his eyes and ate it himself.
It must be said that the first bite of this sugar cake was fragrant, but by the third bite it was a bit too sweet, and she drank several mouthfuls of tea.
When Zhou Xian Yang looked at her expression, he knew what was going on and reached out to take the small half in her hand and stuffed it into his mouth.
“What are you doing?” Rong Xiangyang is surprised, this person doesn’t like sweets, so why bother.
Zhou Xian Yang chewed on the sugar cake, “Didn’t you say you’d let me eat your leftovers? Eat it …….”
Before the words were finished, his originally handsome face instantly twisted into a comical mask, Rong Xiangyang had never seen him like this before and couldn’t help but burst out laughing, handing him his own tea to relieve him of his fatigue.
He also called Feiyun in, “Why is this sugar cake so sweet? It’s not the previous craftsmanship.”
Feiyun said, “The slave girl will go and ask later.”
“Well, the feast in Jing Yi Yuan will require the cooks of the State Duke’s Office to contribute, so it would be bad if the flavor is poor.”
Zhou Xian Yang puts down his teacup, finally recovering his original appearance, and can’t help but sigh, “Wangfei is still worrying about the feast at this time of the day, it’s really hard work.”
Xiang Xiang twisted his head, “Don’t think that saying a few kind words will make it alright.”
Zhou Xian Yang smiled curtly and was about to say something else when Rong Xiang Wang happened to come over. Seeing King Yu was shocked, “Fourth brother-in-law, when did you come. The people in front didn’t even inform us.”
Zhou Xian Yang immediately changed his indifferent face and said with a straight face, “I came in over the wall at dawn.”
“What?” Rong Xiangyang said in a bad way, “Fourth brother-in-law, don’t tell Eldest Uncle. The defense of the State Duke’s Mansion was only handed over to me.”
When Zhou Xian Yang heard this, no wonder Xiangmian called Xiangwang here, he asked fervently, “General Xiao Rong, do you know why Wangfei suddenly came home?”
Rong Xiangwang had heard slightly, “I heard from elder uncle that assassins broke into the Yul Wang residence?”
“That’s right,” Zhou Xian Yang was serious, “The Duke of State loves his daughter, and for the sake of the Princess’s safety, he brought her home to live. But is the State Duke’s Mansion any safer than the Yu Wang Mansion? I wanted to test and see, but I ended up coming in like this, and none of your people realized it. The Yuhang Mansion at least caught the assassin, the State Duke’s Mansion can be more friendly to assassins than the Yuhang Mansion.”
“Fourth brother-in-law, don’t be angry, I’ll have someone reinforce the defenses.” Rong Xiangwang hurriedly remedied the situation, Xiangmian watched from the sidelines as this guy fooled his younger brother around, his heart indignant, “Your Highness is too worried. Our Rong family has been in the military for generations, even if there are any petty thieves who want to break in, the spirits of our ancestors in the ancestral hall can scare them to death. For so many years, our family could have never had a single incident of theft!”
“Just because there was none in the past, doesn’t mean there won’t be any in the future.” Zhou Xian Yang’s tone was extremely serious, “Times are different, and the Rong family has been living in peace for so many years, it’s inevitable that they will slacken off. The reasoning of being born in sorrow and dying in peace, you guys naturally understand that once there is an eventuality in this kind of thing, it is too late to regret.”
Rong Xiangxian was made to feel a chill on his back by his words. Will it? Would the Duke of England’s Mansion be implicated because she married King Yu?
Rong Xiangwang immediately made a bow, “Thank you for your brother-in-law’s guidance, I will go and order it down in a moment.”
Only then did Zhou Xian Yang suggest, “I’d better leave the mansion first and come in through the main gate. Please support me so that the Duke of State doesn’t know that I entered the mansion easily, and it won’t look good on everyone’s face.”
“Yes. Brother-in-law wait a moment, I will go and make arrangements.” Rong Xiangwang immediately went.
With only the two of them left in the room, Rong Xiangyang sighed, “To climb over the wall in the middle of the night and enter the house by yourself, and still be able to say it in such a grandiose manner, you are truly a talent.”
Zhou Xian Yang didn’t mind the taunt at all and laughed, “I don’t dare to take your Highness’s compliment.”
Rong Xiangyang couldn’t tell what she felt as she watched him with a bad smile on his face. She was originally grateful for his kindness, admired his persistence, appreciated his propriety, and was distressed by what happened to him, but now she liked his childish side more and more.
I don’t know if it was because of the bedtime and skin-to-skin contact, Aimi felt that she had become more and more concerned about this person.
However, she also realized that she would never get the same focused response. She was even more angry at herself for not being able to do what Mingyue had said, not to take her husband too seriously.
Seeing that she was slightly lost in thought, Zhou Xian Yang collected his smile and sat down next to her.
“If I knew at the time that those words would hurt you like that, I would never have made a promise so easily, it’s all my fault, I was too rash.”
When Rong Xiangmian did not respond, Zhou Xian Yang went up and wrapped his arms around her, “In the future, I will only be nothing but obedient to you, okay?”
“There’s no need,” He has given promises to others that Rong Xiangmian doesn’t care about, and, “I don’t need you to be obedient to me without fail. Every single thing that should or shouldn’t be done, we have to discuss and weigh it out.”
Zhou Xian Yang looked at her stubbornly pretending to be calm, and after a moment of silence, he broke into a smile, “Well, there is no such thing as your business, my business, only our business. We discuss everything together.”
Hearing that Zhou Xianyang understands his own heart, Rong Xiangmian is able to ease the knot in his heart.
Before he left the house, Zhou Xianyang wrapped his arms around Xiangmian and kissed him, “I’ll come back to you when I’ve gone to make amends to my father-in-law.”
Outside the State Duke’s Mansion, Xiao Bei has already brought people to wait not far away as promised.
Waiting for King Yu to show up, he immediately greeted him and smiled, “Master didn’t return all night, it seems to have coaxed Princess Wang well?”
Zhou Xian Yang mounted his horse: “Not coaxed well, is the princess magnanimous, not with me.”
“Not many days after the wedding, Master’s eloquence is getting better and better.”
Zhou Xian Yang laughed: “If she asks you, you say the same thing.”
“Understood.”
From the east gate around the main gate, it won’t take long, the lofty, tall, and impressive Duke of England’s Mansion will come into view.
Early on, a concierge got up and saluted, “Report to the Duke of State that His Highness, King Yu, has arrived.”
Zhou Xian Yang dismounted his horse and went straight inside.
Only Rong Xianggu came out to greet him. As expected, as soon as the Duke of State heard he was coming, he went to the study.
Zhou Xian Yang went over to make amends. Repeatedly promising, “In the future, never stay out at night, do not drink excessively, and do not make the Princess angry.”
Only then did the Duke of England put down the book in his hand and said loosely, “It’s not that I’m putting up the old Taishan’s front in front of His Highness Yuhang. This daughter of mine has lost her own mother since she was young, and I am also busy with public affairs. For the sake of her future, I sent her to the palace. She’s been away from home since she was young and knows better than anyone. I hope that Your Highness cherishes her and loves her, so that she can live in peace and happiness for the rest of her life.”
Zhou Xian Yang naturally understood the Duke of State’s love for his daughter, so he said, “Don’t worry, Father-in-law, my son-in-law will definitely cherish her as the only one in his life.”
The only one in his life? The Duke of England didn’t believe it, but being able to get such a promise at least showed that Yu Wang had a heart.
He no longer cares about what happened the day before, but instead asks him about the assassin’s progress.
Zhou Xian Yang happens to want to ask, “His Majesty has asked the Department of Criminal Justice to take him away. I wonder, what kind of organization is the Department of Criminal Justice?”
The Duke of England’s face immediately showed a worried look, “How dare you use the Criminal Investigation Department? They specialize in dealing with unseen matters for His Majesty. ……” The words came out of his mouth, and he realized that he had misspoken.
Zhou Xian Yang savored the meaning of these words and asked, “Does His Majesty still want to harbor the person behind the curtain?”
“Your Highness Yul Wang, is it because you think that His Majesty is biased? Always minimizing the big things and minimizing the small things?”
Zhou Xian Yang didn’t say anything and was considered to have acquiesced, the Duke of England laughed and said, “The major events in the eyes of Your Highness and the courtiers are sometimes just small waves in a tea cup to His Majesty. His Majesty only needs to know what is in his heart and be in control. The water is not spilled, so he can just watch.”
Zhou Xian Yang thoughtfully, “I understand.”
Only then did the Duke of England get up and walk over to Xian Yang, patting him on the shoulder, “Don’t worry, His Majesty will not pretend it didn’t happen.”
After saying that, he gestured for Yu Wang to walk with him.
Today, there were guests, and the Changle Hall was crowded. Other than Rong Xiang Gu who was busy in the Hanlin Academy and did not return, the rest of the people were all there.
As soon as Zhou Xian Yang arrived, Marquis Yong Ding and his wife came up to salute.
Xiang Yang had to introduce him one by one, “This is uncle and aunt.”
If he didn’t know that they had something to ask for, Zhou Xian Yang would have been quite favorably disposed towards this enthusiastic couple.
Mrs. Hou is full of anticipation, after Rong Xiangshi’s introduction, before she gets down to business, Rong Xiangzhi walks up and curtsies, “Your Highness, King Yu, is well.”
The Rong family’s third girl, flowery face, a coat of Deng Yun Jin lined her extraordinarily dainty, but Zhou Xian Yang looked at her, but did not have half a bit of pleasure.
From the time he knew that she had embarrassed the princess in the palace, from the time he knew that she had saved the princess from death, a little bit of his gratitude and affection had been consumed to the point that there was very little left.
Until the party heard her take her promise and use it as a thorn in the crown princess’ heart, he was completely disappointed.
Time will change a lot of people, this person in front of her eyes has been completely different, not the slightest bit of the goodness and beauty that he sensed.
Under Rong Xiangzhi’s expectant gaze, Zhou Xianyang coldly said, “Third sister, you forgot that you said before that you don’t have to perform great rites at home.”