Four Harmonies and Good Fortune

Chapter 750 Turmoil
When Yang Qin was carried away by Wang Yan, he was still thinking about things. Half an hour later, he couldn't care less about anything anymore, because his clothes were soaked with sweat and beads of sweat kept falling from his forehead.

Not only Yang Qin, but Yan Sui was in the same situation. Both of them were exhausted, but they were pursing their lips to keep going. Who told Wang Yan, who was standing in front of them, to refuse to stop?

"Can I still practice?"

When this problem arose, the stubbornness in the two children immediately took over.

What's impossible? They can endure even an hour.

"You think you can just start shooting arrows after you get the bow?"

"You need to practice your body movements first, then your arm strength, but that's still not enough... You also need to learn to calm your mind and focus your spirit."

Sweat dripped from Yan Sui's chin. He would keep practicing this because Wang Shanren had given him a bow earlier. Unlike Yang Qin's bow, his bow was slightly smaller, after all, he was shorter.

However, Yan Sui felt a pang of heartache. It was so close! Once he grew taller, wouldn't the bow be unusable? What a waste! He'd rather make do with the larger bow, at least it would last longer. Touching the bow, he couldn't put it down. Suddenly, he felt it was quite worthwhile. He could always ask his master to be more frugal. Those old trousers... the ones worn underneath could still be used. After all, even if they broke, there was always the monk's robe to cover them up.

An hour later, the two of them finally sat down, exhausted.

“When I’m not here, you two continue practicing like this, and don’t slack off,” Wang Yan said, looking at the two of them. “I will try to come over whenever I have time to check on you. Only when you have mastered these skills can you continue.”

Yang Qin was somewhat unconvinced, but when his gaze fell upon the target in the courtyard, he had to shut his mouth. Just now, Lord Wang picked up his bow and, almost without looking, hit the bullseye with a single arrow.

He was about to question whether it was a child's bow when Lord Wang, clearly seeing his thoughts, took out a commonly used large bow. The result... was even easier; in the blink of an eye, the arrow firmly pinned a leaf to the bullseye.

Yang Qin took the large bow and tried it out, but he could only draw it a little bit.

Therefore, if you want to learn well, you can only grit your teeth and listen to Lord Wang; this is probably what is meant by bearing humiliation and hardship.

After Wang Yan left the courtyard, Yang Qin looked at Yan Sui. Yan Sui didn't know how to comfort him, so he could only whisper, "In another ten years, you might be more capable than Wang Shanren."

Yang Qin felt a pang of heartache.

As Yan Sui spoke, he took out a few copper coins from his pocket and cast a divination for Yang Qin.

Yang Qin didn't believe in these things at first, but Yan Sui would do this from time to time, so he habitually asked, "How so?"

Yan Sui looked troubled, and after a long while said, "Ten years is not enough, fifteen years is about right."

It turned out to be a bad omen, and Yang Qin felt even more bitter.

……

Zhang personally prepared the meal in the kitchen, and everyone sat down together for the meal.

Seeing Wang Yan eat three bowls of rice, Zhang couldn't help but feel sorry for him. He must be too busy with official duties to sit down and eat properly. Wang Yanjun has it tough too.

Thinking of this, after everyone left the table, Zhang went to the kitchen to prepare pastries, so that Wang Yan could take them with him if he needed to go to the yamen later.

After sending Yang Qin and Yan Sui to the study to read, Xie Yuyan sat down to talk with Wang Yan.

The two had long since stopped hiding their actions from each other, and Xie Yuyan, upon receiving the message from Fujian, also handed it to Wang Yan for review.

On the surface, everything seems to be going smoothly.

“There are still quite a few merchants going there every day,” Xie Yuyan said. “This is normal, after all, the imperial court has regulated the maritime trade, so there will inevitably be many merchants who want to go there to do business.”

“However, there are slightly more than when we were in Quanzhou, thanks to Sun Yuan, the Director of the Maritime Trade Office of Fujian Circuit. His reputation for integrity has attracted many merchants.” Wang Yan smiled and said, “Director Sun has only been in office for a short time, but these merchants are already well-informed.”

This situation had already occurred when Xie Yuyan bought those demonic sects' ships.

Suddenly, several merchants appeared and competed with her for the ships. If she hadn't decisively sold those shops and had a large amount of money in hand, those big ships might have belonged to someone else.

As for who is behind this, as long as we have people planted beforehand, we can find out the clues.

Sun Yuan was restless even before she bought the boat, so he made an excuse to go out to sea and didn't return for a long time.

An official who has suffered greatly in prison and whose leg will never recover should not arouse suspicion, but everything happened too smoothly. Just when Xie Yizhi's gang was arrested, Sun Yuan appeared and thus gained the support of the people.

Someone has to take over from Xie Yizhi and others to control Fujian shipping. Whoever appears in that position will benefit.

As expected, Sun Yuan obtained the position of Supervisor with the help of the King of Qin.

Following this line, they can dig out even more.

“We have some people and leads, but we need to wait for an opportunity to take them all down at once,” Xie Yuyan said.

This time, she didn't want the Third Manager, nor the Demon Sect or Xie Yizhi, but the mastermind behind it all.

Similarly, the boss also needs an excellent opportunity to deal with her and Wang Yan.

Wang Yan asked, "You already have a plan in mind?"

It might not be a complete plan, but she did have some thoughts on it.

Xie Yuyan looked at Wang Yan: "You saw His Majesty yesterday. How did His Majesty look?"

The Emperor's face appeared in Wang Yan's mind. Those familiar with the Emperor would notice a hint of weariness hidden behind his imposing demeanor. Since his promotion to Chaoqing Lang, Wang Yan had frequently visited the Chuigong Hall and could sense that the Emperor's old ailment was becoming increasingly severe.

A few years ago, there were rumors that the official was suffering from dizziness. In the end, the person who spread the rumor was punished, but the illness has never been confirmed.

In fact, Wang Yan didn't need to guess to understand what A Yan meant; A Yan knew what would happen later.

So... does A-Yan mean that the current emperor's days are numbered? And that the Great Liang Dynasty is about to face a change of imperial power?

Although he knew this, he couldn't reveal it to Ayan.

Wang Yan said, "You guessed that the Emperor might be seriously ill?"

"Is the instability in the harem considered an anomaly?" Xie Yuyan asked. "The Empress is openly supporting Prince Qin... She probably won't take such a risk unless it's absolutely necessary."

With the Emperor present, the Empress need not panic. A person who has lived an honest life will only make a move at this time if she starts to worry about the instability of her position and wants to pave the way for the future.

Wang Yan said, "And the Cining Palace, the fact that the Empress Dowager is willing to step forward at this time also shows that she senses the political turmoil."

Xie Yuyan nodded. In her previous life, the Emperor passed away in this year, and the Prince of Qin succeeded to the throne. In this life, the situation has changed because of her, but the Emperor's health will not be greatly affected.

Unless... someone secretly interfered with the emperor's death.

(End of this chapter)