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Yuan Cihan returned home thinking about it all the way.
Just now in Furong Garden, she had tried every possible means to be alone with Zheng Zhuo, in order to find out what he was up to. Now, she probably had some idea.
If she guessed correctly, her brother must have established a political partnership with him. However, her brother knew that his father was loyal to the emperor and had no other thoughts, especially he did not like to play power games, so this matter would probably not get the support of southern Yunnan.
But if her younger sister had married Zheng Zhuo, everything would be different.
The same is true for Zheng Zhuo - there is no point in winning over his brother who has no official position. The key is to use it to win over his father who holds a large number of troops.
Just when her brother had no way to get his father's support, she happened to go to Beijing, which provided a breakthrough for the matter.
To put it bluntly, Zheng Zhuo came here to win her heart. But he never expected that he would be questioned by a young girl who had just started out, so he was speechless for a moment.
After figuring out all these links, Yuan Cixian was increasingly confused: Since Zheng Zhuo had such a close relationship with his brother, why did the Yuan family end up dying at his hands? Was it the former who abandoned the donkey after it had done its work, or the latter who betrayed the family in the face of battle? Where did the idea that the Yuan family had raised an army to rebel come from
That night, she fell asleep full of questions, but unexpectedly she returned to that dream again.
In the dream, there was a drizzle of rain, mixed with a bit of chill, which seeped into the bluestone slabs little by little. It felt like winter.
There was no sound of people around, but one could hear the faint crackling sound of raindrops falling on umbrellas. It seemed that someone was standing on the bridge with an umbrella.
A hoarse male voice sounded: "Still can't find it?"
Someone replied, "Master, we have been fishing all night, and you have been waiting here for a long time. This is not a good way to go on."
"Keep looking..." The man's voice trembled a little.
"You should not stay here for too long. You'd better go back first. We will report to you as soon as we have any news."
He was silent for a while, said "hmm", and walked away slowly.
The person who stayed on the bridge sighed and whispered, "Since the master volunteered to capture the Yuan family father and son, why is he so obsessed with the life and death of the county lady now? Even if the county lady is still alive, she will never let go of the revenge for killing her brother and father."
Someone replied: "There is no one left in the Yuan family. After all, she was the master's former fiancée, so she has to be buried..." After saying that, he also sighed.
When she dreamed of this, Yuan Cixian suddenly woke up, sweating profusely. She looked out the window and saw that the sun was high in the sky, the grass and trees were lush, and it was a beautiful midsummer scene. There was no cold winter night at all.
But the voice of the person in the dream was too familiar. The so-called "master" was clearly Zheng Zhuo, who had parted with her in Furong Garden yesterday.
What did they say? She was his fiancée. Once
She grabbed her hair and calmed down. Could it be that Zheng Zhuo and the Yuan family turned against each other because of the broken engagement? But why did she become his fiancée in the first place, and why did she cancel the engagement later
She called Shi Cui and asked, "Is my brother at home?"
"My dear, my husband is here. He came here early in the morning and heard that you were still asleep, so he told the maids not to wake you up."
"Dress it for me."
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Yuan Yu was pacing back and forth in the study at this moment.
Jiang Birou, who was standing by, saw this and scolded him: "Don't walk around aimlessly. You're making me dizzy."
He then stopped and said apologetically, "I just couldn't help it when I was so anxious." He then asked, "According to you, does Ci Xian really like the Sixth Prince?"
Jiang Birou was asked by Yuan Yu to accompany him to Furong Garden yesterday. She paid special attention to the details. She replied, "I have already told you everything that happened during the boat trip. I saw it all clearly from the bamboo building. If there was no love between the man and the woman, how could there be such a thing?"
Yuan Yu was so anxious that he scratched his head: "Then, then should I not stop Ci Xian?"
When the teacher sent by Zheng Zhuo proposed this marriage to him, he should have refused without a second thought. Regardless of whether he agreed to help him win the throne, he would not use his sister's lifelong event as a bargaining chip.
The reason why he accepted the invitation on behalf of Yuan Cihan was because he saw that she had shown an unusual attitude towards Zheng Zhuo last time. He was afraid that she really liked this man, so he didn't want to judge her at once and planned to test the situation first.
Jiang Birou glanced at him and said, "Could it be that you, as my brother, want to break up the couple? From what I saw yesterday, the Sixth Prince is both good-looking and virtuous, and can be a good match. And I heard that the concubines in his house were all forced into his house by the Saint, so he is definitely not a lustful person, otherwise why would he not have a wife and children at this age?"
Yuan Yu shook his head: "I didn't say that the Sixth Prince was bad, it's just that the situation in the royal family is complicated and you don't understand."
He did not tell Jiang Birou about the affairs of the court. The woman probably just saw him as a simple son-in-law and was not as cautious as he was.
Jiang Birou said in a muffled voice: "But you also know Cixian's personality. You can't stop her from getting what she likes..."
Just as she said this, she heard a voice coming from outside the door: "Young lady..." It was the voice of a servant.
Yuan Yu immediately went out to greet her: "Ci Xian."
Yuan Cixian called out "Brother", glanced inside, and smiled at Jiang Birou: "Sister-in-law is here too."
When Yuan Yu saw her strange smile, he knew that she had probably heard what he had just said. After thinking for a moment, he turned around and said, "Birou, go back to your room first."
Jiang Birou nodded, lowered her eyes and walked out.
When only the two siblings were left in the room, Yuan Yu asked, "Where did you hide just now?"
Yuan Cixian pointed to the rear window: "There."
He laughed: "Okay, your sister-in-law is gone too, just tell me what you want to say."
She sat down without being asked, and said, "Brother, please don't misunderstand me. I guessed that you didn't want your sister-in-law to get involved in the complicated affairs of the court, and I was afraid that she would worry too much and hurt her health, so I sent her away."
"I know why you and my brother are estranged." He came over and rubbed her head. "Why do you want to talk to me about politics?"
Yuan Cixian hesitated for a moment and said, "Yes and no. I want to ask you, brother, whether you want me to marry the Sixth Prince."
"My brother told you last time that you cannot enter the royal palace casually. As for what I just said to your sister-in-law, you should have heard it."
She nodded. "You may not understand, but I do. The Sixth Prince wants to marry me because he wants you and Dad to stand by his side, so that he can help you when he needs you. Of course, this will also benefit my Yuan Family. Who doesn't want to be a loyal minister and rise to prominence? Besides, if I marry the Sixth Prince, I might become the Queen in the future."
Her words were so direct that Yuan Yu couldn't help but choke.
She continued, "Brother, please don't hide it from me anymore. I know this marriage is a deal, and I can see that you admire and value the Sixth Prince, and I'm afraid you have a lot of personal relationships with him. You may have thought of bringing me and the Sixth Prince together to convince my father to support you, but?"
It was embarrassing to have his secret exposed in front of him. Yuan Yu said with a bitter face: "Ci Xian, don't blame my brother."
Yuan Cixian knew the difficulties he faced in Beijing, so how could she blame him? She could only blame the dream for keeping him in suspense and not revealing all the information at once. Otherwise, she would not have let the Yuan family be in such a situation, where it was easy to get on the pirate ship but difficult to get off.
She shook her head and said, "I don't blame my brother. I just want to ask, if I don't want to marry the Sixth Prince, will my brother force me?"
Although she still had many doubts in her heart, she was determined not to go down the old path of dreaming. No matter what happened before and after, being engaged to Zheng Zhuo would only tie the Yuan family to him. But the person who ascended the throne in the end was not him.
Yuan Yu was a little surprised: "You don't want to get married? It's a good thing that you don't want to get married. My brother is reluctant to involve you. There are other ways to win my father's support. Why sacrifice you?"
Yuan Cixian believed this. But in her dream, she did become Zheng Zhuo's fiancée. This shows that this marriage was in the interests of Emperor Huining at some point.
She said, "But brother, I'm afraid that this matter is beyond our control. I see that the Sixth Prince seems to have everything ready, and only needs my response. Perhaps he has already obtained the approval of the Saint. What if the Saint is willing to bring us together?"
Yuan Yu choked. That's right, if he hadn't passed the test of the saint, how could Zheng Zhuo dare to make such a solemn promise to him? Remembering the calm and composed look of the gentleman that day, he felt that his sister was right and asked anxiously, "What should we do?"
Yuan Cixian stood up and paced back and forth a few times. "It's not like there is no room for maneuver. If the Saint has made up his mind, then he should grant the marriage. Why should the Sixth Prince ask me what I think? The Saint will not tear his face with our Yuan family." Thinking of the situation in the dream, she changed her words, "At least not now. Even if the Saint really wants me to be his daughter-in-law, he must hope that I am willing to do so. In this way, he can still save face for the Yuan family and make things work for them."
Her frown gradually relaxed and she smiled, "I don't want to get married, so there is only one way - to strike first before I fall into a passive position."
"What kind of preemptive strike method is this?"
"If I had arranged a marriage with someone else first, the Saint would not have arranged a marriage for me randomly, right?"
Yuan Yu slapped her thigh angrily: "That's reasonable, but after all, I still have to marry you off!"
Yuan Cihan thought to herself, what's the big deal about getting married? She'll have to get married sooner or later anyway, and it's better than dying miserably.
The more Yuan Yu thought about it, the more anxious he became: "How can you rush your lifelong event? How can you just marry anyone? It's better that you pack your bags and go back to Yaozhou. Your brother will support you here. The sky is high and the emperor is far away, and no one can catch you." After saying this, he pushed her.
"Hey!" Yuan Cihan pushed him away, "Brother, are you so anxious that you're going crazy? This whole world belongs to the king, and southern Yunnan doesn't really belong to our Yuan family!" In her previous life, she should have been given a marriage during this trip.
"Besides, the so-called preemptive strike is just a delaying tactic. We should delay it as long as possible. We can get engaged, but we can also cancel the engagement, right? If we really want to get married, we can also divorce amicably!"
Yuan Yu was really impressed by her, and took a step back and said, "But who can you get engaged to in such a hurry? No, I have to write a letter to my father to discuss this matter."
"Brother, have you forgotten that the letters you sent to Yaozhou have been secretly opened and read every now and then? Are you clearly trying to let the saint know what we are planning?"
"This won't work, and that won't work either. You're going to drive my brother crazy!"
Yuan Cixian glanced at him and said, "What's the rush? I already have a good match in mind. As for whether it can work out..." She touched her face and said, "Brother, am I beautiful?"
Yuan Yu was stunned by his question, and nodded with his mouth open, saying: "She is as beautiful as a fairy, beautiful beyond measure, and beautiful beyond compare."
"That's it."
He was stunned: "What do you mean it's done? How did it happen? Who made it happen for you?"
Yuan Cixian did not answer, but asked: "Last time at Luting, Minister Lu gave you a jade ring, where did you put it?"
Yuan Yu could hardly keep up with her wild thoughts: "Of course it's lost! I'm a grown man, what do I need his jade ring for? Our Xiao Hei doesn't even want it!"
Yuan Cixian sighed, "If I remember correctly, it seemed to be a piece of bluish-white soft jade?" Seeing that he had obviously forgotten everything, she stopped talking nonsense with him and said, "Forget it, I'll think of a solution myself."
Yuan Yu nodded and watched her leave. After she left, he realized belatedly that - wait, the perfect match Yuan Cixian was talking about was Lu Shiqing
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