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After he finished explaining, he asked, "Has there been any result regarding the jade ring?"
Cao An hurriedly said, "I have found out, my lord. The jade ring is made from a piece of raw jade offered as tribute by Nanzhao. It is not owned by the county lord, but she asked for it from Princess Shaohe."
Lu Shiqing was slightly stunned when he heard this.
When he first saw the jade ring in the Nanzhao military camp, he naturally guessed that it was given to Xiju by Yuan Cixian for his safety. Otherwise, the battle between the two armies that night would not have ended so easily, and his words of peace talks would not have been so smoothly uttered.
But he didn't know why a jade ring made Nanzhao choose to cease fire. Thinking of what Yuan Cixian had said, that she and Xiju had a first encounter at dusk by the Chunye Stream, which was full of stories, he couldn't help but imagine 17 or 18 different versions of the story. He finally came to the conclusion that the jade ring might be a token of love from Xiju, and seeing the ring was like seeing the person, in exchange for him unconditionally agreeing to her request.
Fortunately, it turned out that he had a very vivid imagination.
He thought for a moment, sorted out the origins behind the tribute, smiled, and said, "I understand. Go and do it. Draw up another copy of the same hexagram and show it to the old lady."
*
The next day, when Yuan Yizhi received the divination sent by the Lu Mansion, he looked into Feng's eyes and sighed.
Whether the birth dates are compatible or not is not decided by the family alone. After the two sides exchanged the engagement cards yesterday, the Yuan family also sent someone to calculate the result, and the result was the same as the bad omen Lu Shiqing had received at first: the man did not conflict with the woman, but the woman actually suppressed the man.
When they received the bad omen, the couple thought that the marriage might not be possible. After all, even if Lu Shiqing had good intentions, there were still other elders in the Lu family. How could Xuan, who had always believed in Buddhism, allow such a daughter-in-law to enter the family? Unexpectedly, the omen sent by the Lu family was clearly a harmonious and auspicious omen.
Although the fortune-telling may have slight deviations due to various reasons, the birth date is an unchanging inanimate object. How could it be so upside down? The only explanation is that Lu Shiqing changed the fortune without authorization and deceived Xuan.
At this point, the couple was in a state of hesitation. Lu Shiqing's meaning was already very clear, which showed that he didn't care about fate and destiny, but as people who knew about it, how could they feel so at ease to marry their daughter to him
Yuan Yizhi asked, "You haven't told Cixian about this yet, right?"
Feng shook her head. The child was so happy yesterday, how could she bear to discourage her
"It is indeed better not to say anything." Yuan Yizhi nodded and said, "Since Zishu is determined, it would be like breaking up a couple if we expose him now. Anyway, they haven't gotten married yet, so let's follow my original plan and postpone the wedding date and wait and see."
The reason why Yuan Yizhi asked to postpone the wedding date yesterday was not because of the so-called "hurry". It was because the situation in the Great Zhou Dynasty was too complicated. Lu Shiqing, as the most trusted minister of the saint, was actually controlling the court affairs quietly and supporting Zheng Zhuo secretly. As long as this life of licking blood on the tip of the knife was not over, Yuan Yizhi could not completely trust his daughter to him. But he was really moved by his sincerity and dedication, so he agreed to the engagement first.
Feng asked, "You didn't know whether the divination was auspicious or not yesterday, but you already proposed to postpone the wedding date. But do you have other concerns? What's wrong with the Lu family's child?"
Yuan Yizhi was silent for a moment.
He was always reluctant to discuss the secrets of the court with Feng and his children, fearing that the more they knew, the more dangerous it would be, and that they would worry about it and hurt themselves, so he always acted like an upright and stubborn old man, even looking a little loyal. But in fact, he knew all about the power tactics played by the saints and the factions in the court. He was loyal to the Great Zhou, but he was not completely inflexible.
Yuan Yizhi chose to conceal the truth after a moment of silence, and lied, "It's not inappropriate, it's just that we were in too much of a hurry. We haven't been in the capital for a long time, and we don't know the details of the child. It's for Cixian's good to see her more."
He said, and sighed inwardly.
In fact, there was no need to look any further. He had seen clearly how Lu Shiqing treated Yuan Cixian. In this case, he would never treat the child badly. The saint was so afraid of him that he had to choose a wise master to live with. Zheng Zhuo was indeed a rare person in the royal family who cared about the people. So, he would lend a helping hand to Lu Shiqing and fully support what he supported.
As he was thinking about this, he suddenly heard three knocks on the door. When he asked, he found out that it was the brother and sister who came.
After Yuan Cixian and Yuan Yu entered the room, they pushed and shoved each other, as if they wanted to say something but couldn't, and they were forcing the other to speak first. In the end, the younger sister pinched her brother's waist hard and pushed him forward.
Yuan Yu stumbled forward and was pushed out. He could only smile at Yuan Yizhi and Feng and said, "Father and mother, Cixian and I have something to say to you two elders."
Over the past month, the brother and sister had tried many times to talk to Yuan Yizheng about the political situation and the future direction of the Yuan family, to see if they could replace the absurd dream with a statement that he could accept and believe, so as to remind him to be on guard and not be so foolish and straightforward. However, every time they opened their mouths, they were ordered not to talk about state affairs.
Seeing that their parents were going back to southern Yunnan tomorrow, and that their correspondence would be monitored by the saint in the future, they would lose the chance if they didn't tell him now. So the two of them mustered up their courage and prepared to give it one last try.
Yuan Yizhi glanced at him and said, "If you have something to say, just say it. It's not nice to be so hesitant."
Yuan Yuxin said that he vomited and swallowed it, but was not afraid to say that he would be beaten. He looked at Yuan Minxian and adopted the method of "roundabout saving a family" as agreed before. As a euphemism, "Father, this is how you know, when Kingston was at the dawn of Changan, both the sixth prince and the ninth prince of the Central Government wooed her. "But the sage's attitude at the time was strange, as if he would not marry the sixth prince after being too involved with Craig."
Yuan Yizhi raised his eyebrows.
Yuan Cixian continued, "My brother and I didn't understand it at first, but we got the answer later. This is because the Saint loves the Ninth Prince, not the Sixth Prince. With the prestige of our Yuan family, no matter which prince is involved with me, he will be feared by the other princes. Emotionally speaking, the Ninth Prince is weak and sickly, and the Saint can't bear to see him get involved in those undercurrents. From the perspective of the court, his mother is one of the four concubines, and his relatives are powerful, so they should stop having close contact with our Yuan family."
Yuan Yizhi’s expression became increasingly ugly.
Yuan Yu smiled and stopped him: "Father, don't be angry yet, let Ci Xian finish what she is saying."
Yuan Cixian gritted his teeth and continued, "But the Sixth Prince is different. After the Crown Prince was deposed, the Second Prince and Prince Ping each held half the power in the court. The Saint was worried about the threat of a second prince trying to pull him off the throne early, so he wanted to do some superficial work and pretend to support one of his sons to balance the two forces. After all, historically, only a triangle is the most stable. So he chose the Sixth Prince to be this chess piece, this shield."
"The reason is very simple. First, the Sixth Prince's mother's family is a poor merchant family, weak and without support. Second, he does not seek fame and fortune, has never been ostentatious, and is not popular among the court officials." She paused here, "At least that's what it seems on the surface."
"As long as I arrange a marriage with the Sixth Prince, the court officials, including the Second Prince and Prince Heping, will naturally take notice of him, and the parties will naturally be divided. And once the Sixth Prince really has bad intentions, or if they become uncontrollable, the Saint can also use means to destroy this marriage."
For example, in her previous life, she believed that the saint also had some intentions in the Jiang family's scheme. Otherwise, if the Jiang sisters had just worked together, Zheng Zhuo would not have fallen into the trap. It should be that after he turned from darkness to light, the saint felt threatened, so he used the Jiang family to alienate him from the Yuan family.
Yuan Yizhi frowned and said, "You two brothers have been talking in circles. Just tell me what you want to say."
Yuan Cixian smiled sheepishly: "I want to say, father, you see, the saint is afraid and wary of the second prince and Prince Ping, controls and uses the sixth prince, and protects and loves the ninth prince. In fact, none of these princes is the real candidate for the crown prince in his mind. So, who is left in the court? Isn't it the thirteenth prince?"
Yuan Cixian heaved a sigh of relief after she finished speaking. It was too unreliable to directly say that she dreamed of the Thirteenth Prince ascending the throne, but now she finally had a reason and evidence to make it right.
Yuan Yizhi was silent for a long time and said, "It's because I'm useless as a father that I have to make a little girl like you worry about these things all day long."
She comforted him by saying, "Father, I'm so smart, it's not a big deal to think about these things!"
"Father understands what you said. Since you are really concerned about this, Father will not hide it from you anymore." He sighed after he finished speaking. He originally wanted to prevent his children from getting involved in these intrigues, but Yuan Cixian's analysis was so clear and logical that it seemed that she was deeply involved. If he continued to hide it from her, he might put her in danger and take the wrong path.
He hesitated for a while, and finally seemed to have made up his mind. He glanced at Feng who had been silent beside him, and then said, "It is true that the saint may intend to let the Thirteenth Prince succeed to the throne, but the court situation may not go in this direction. Even if he is revered as a saint, there are things he cannot control, and that is the people's hearts. He who wins the hearts of the people wins the world. According to the current situation, father believes that the one who can win the hearts of the people is definitely not the saint, nor the young Thirteenth Prince, but the Sixth Prince who you mentioned is being used as a pawn and a shield and thrown around at will."
Yuan Yizhi's words were very straightforward, showing that he was leaning towards Zheng Zhuo.
Yuan Cixian was choked on the spot for a moment, exchanged glances with Yuan Yu who was equally shocked, and became speechless.
Zheng Zhuo clearly has nothing to do with her in this life, so why did the Yuan family still go down this path
*
The next day, the King and Queen of Southern Yunnan left the capital. Since Yuan Cixian had already been engaged to Lu Shiqing, there was no reason for her to return to Southern Yunnan, so she stayed.
After the brother and sister sent their parents out of the city, they returned to Shengyefang. As soon as they arrived at Yuan Mansion, they saw Cao An waiting at the door. Seeing Yuan Cixian, he hurried forward and said, "Lady Lancang, my husband asked me to bring you something."
She was startled, and looked down at the invitation in his hand sprinkled with gold powder: "What is this?"
Cao smiled secretly and said, "Four days from now, February 14th is the eve of the Flower Festival. The Sixth Prince has invited you to attend the Liushang Banquet. Do you plan to go?"
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