Her guards

Chapter 179 It’s agreed

When Wang Zaitian brought the Emperor and Miss Yang back to the school, Ling Yu did not go with them.

Firstly, he had already wasted a lot of his reading time, and secondly, he had a bad feeling.

The wooden fish hanging under the eaves of the house was swirling in the wind. Ling Yu pushed open the door, and the already messy house became even more messy, with papers scattered all over the floor. Wei Jiao was lying among them, his head and body covered with scrolls, seemingly asleep.

"Wei Jiao!"

Ling Yu shouted, not bothering to pull Wei Jiao up, and first threw herself on the ground to pick up the scattered papers. She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that the dense writing on them was handwritten.

Ling Yu hurriedly picked up the books that had been scattered on Wei Jiao's body and on the ground.

"Get out of here now!"

"Don't take advantage of your madness to do whatever you want."

Wei Jiao lay on the ground lazily and said, "I'm not the only one who's sick. Among the disciples that Master has taken in, there are mediocre officials, wandering scholars, you bookworm, and now we have a liar who's full of lies."

As he spoke, he grabbed a book from his body and swung it around with his uninjured hand.

"Last time I caught someone who was arguing with me about the superiority of virtue and the inferiority of virtue. He was spouting nonsense and insisted that it was what the master said. I should have kept him and sent him to the master as a disciple. That would have made things even more interesting."

He laughed as he spoke.

When it came to reading, Lingyu couldn't help but ask, "What did he say about the superior virtue being beyond virtue?"

Wei Jiao said it, then scoffed, "Isn't this utter nonsense?"

Ling Yu sneered: "This is what Master said when he traveled to Mengzhou in the third year of Yuan Chu. You are ignorant and shallow in your knowledge, yet you have the nerve to laugh at others."

Wei Jiao sneered: "I haven't heard of that. It's the teacher who's been negligent. Why should I be embarrassed!"

After saying that, he got up, stepped on the scattered books and papers, slammed the door open, and walked out.

A gust of wind blew in, causing the books in the room to rustle. Ling Yu hurriedly went to close the door, then frowned slightly as she watched Wei Jiao's swaying figure disappear into the distance.

He doesn't know how he ended up being blamed for someone else's mistake!
He's really taking advantage of his illness to act crazy!
Ling Yu slammed the door shut, then couldn't help but chuckle softly.

In the third year of the Yuan Dynasty, in Mengzhou, that was the year I met Ah Sheng.

Wow, time flies! So much time has passed.

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When the emperor went to the Imperial Academy, no one knew, but when he came out of the Imperial Academy, the emperor no longer concealed his whereabouts, and everyone knew.

Consort Li was released from confinement, and her children returned to her side to be raised. Princess Wuyang came over as soon as she got out of school, not even bothering to eat her snacks, her face beaming: "Mother, Father praised me today..."

"Then Yang Luo, what did your father say?" Consort Li interrupted her and asked.

Princess Wuyang was annoyed. Her mother always asked about Yang Luo, from the very beginning, as if sending her to school was just to ask about Yang Luo.

However, this time it's understandable. After all, there are many rumors about Yang Luo and the Emperor, so it's normal for the Empress Dowager to be nervous and curious.

"The reason why Father didn't want to take her as a concubine and let her live in the imperial palace and ride in royal carriages is because of the Grand Master of Ceremonies, and she is his disciple," Princess Wuyang said lazily. "This is to give the Grand Master of Ceremonies face."

Consort Li asked, "And then?"

“What else?” Princess Wuyang said. “Father didn’t even glance at her, and she won’t be attending classes with us anymore.”

Consort Li exclaimed, "Your father won't let her go to the Imperial Academy anymore?"

Princess Wuyang pouted: "It's not that she doesn't want to come to the National Academy, it's just that she's a disciple of the Grand Master of Ceremonies, and she'll be attending classes with him from now on, not with us."

After saying that, he said happily.

"Mother, please find me another tutor."

Although she didn't need any tutors, she naturally wanted everything that Princess Heisei had.

Today, in her father's words, she is on equal footing with Princess Heicheng...

"Mother, when Father praised me today, he didn't praise me and Nangong together, but He Cheng together..."

Consort Li interrupted her: "Was this arranged by your father, the Emperor? Or by the Grand Master of Ceremonies?"

Princess Wuyang stood up angrily: "It was Heisei's arrangement. She wanted to get rid of Yang Luo so she wouldn't have to see him anymore—"

After saying that, he stamped his foot.

"Mother, you don't want to see me either, so I'm leaving!"

After saying that, he stormed off.

The palace maids and servants outside the door called out to the princess repeatedly.

Consort Li simply called out, "Remember to eat well," and then ignored him, sitting in the hall lost in thought.

Using rumors to get His Majesty to acknowledge his daughter, and then clashing with Marquis Yichun, proved ineffective.

However, Consort Li was not too disappointed. After all, His Majesty was not a foolish, incompetent, or impulsive ruler, and there were many ways to deal with such rumors.

However, it still adds to their disgust.

The Empress was disgusting, the Emperor was disgusting, and even Princess Heicheng was disgusted by it, which is why she proposed to remove Yang Luo from the ranks of the study companions.

One wonders what the family of three sitting opposite her was feeling at that moment. Consort Li picked up her teacup, smiled, and drank it all in one gulp.

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"Father, Mother, I'm going to wash up and change now."

Princess Heisei bowed and said.

The emperor nodded with a smile: "Go ahead, come over for dinner in a bit."

Princess Heisei responded with a yes, then looked at the Empress.

The Empress smiled and said, "Go ahead."

Only after receiving a response from both parents did Princess Heisei feel relieved and leave.

But what she didn't see was that the smiles on the Empress and the Emperor's faces vanished as soon as she left.

“Heise did this for His Majesty. You are a wise ruler and cannot silence the voices of the people,” the Empress spoke first. “She will silence them for you.”

The emperor nodded: "I know."

But he didn't say sorry to Heisei. These rumors made Heisei feel so embarrassed at school. The Empress clenched her hands on her knees.

Ha, he only has that Miss Yang in his heart and eyes.

Poor Heisei, all her feelings for her father were wasted.

But she won't make a fuss anymore.

Making noise won't help.

The Empress lowered her eyes to conceal her emotions: "Also, my father said that those rumors were not spread by our family."

The emperor nodded again: "I know." Then he called out softly to Ah Feng, "Such a sordid and despicable thing is not the way you and your father-in-law should behave."

Yes, he knew, but didn't he know that these sordid and despicable rumors were all caused by his improper behavior? It was he who kept Miss Yang in the palace and treated her like a princess... The Empress clenched her fists until they bled.

"Ah Feng, don't worry," the Emperor continued. "Miss Yang is Miss Yang, a disciple of the Imperial Academy Master, and no one else."

"Don't worry? When he married her, he told her to don't worry. After Lady Yang left, he told her to don't worry either. But what happened? Suddenly, a wife appeared between the husband and wife. Lady Yang left, and then Miss Yang appeared..." The Empress looked at him and nodded: "Okay."

The emperor's expression softened slightly: "Also, that Ji family servant who was spouting nonsense has already committed suicide out of fear of punishment."

The Empress smiled: "That's wonderful. Father can now celebrate his birthday in peace."

The emperor exclaimed, "Indeed, my father-in-law's birthday is in February, it's coming soon."

He stood up as he spoke.

"This year is my father-in-law's birthday, so we must have a big celebration."

"I will personally handle this."

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As night fell, while the emperor and his family of three were having their evening meal, the Marquis of Yichun was also eating.

After seeing off the Empress's eunuch who had come to deliver the message, Chai Yuan said with a hint of relief, "Not bad, at least he still has a conscience and dealt with that servant who was spouting nonsense."

Marquis Yichun slowly chewed his food. What kind of conscience was this? If he really had any conscience, he should have ordered the servant to be beaten to death when he started talking nonsense. Why did he have to wait until now?

He was merely using this servant in exchange for them no longer pursuing his favor towards the Yang family's daughter.

This is not conscience, this is the heart of an emperor.

It seems that although they say they don't recognize the princess, they still want to treat the woman surnamed Yang as a princess.

Marquis Yichun snorted coldly.

"Also, His Majesty mentioned that your birthday banquet will be held in the palace in early February," Chai Yuan asked. "What does Father think?"

Marquis Yichun raised his head: "This is His Majesty's wish, and we, as his subjects, cannot refuse."

Chai Yuan was a little surprised that his father would agree. Over the years, his father had lived a secluded life, and many people had forgotten his power and status.

He happily said, "This is a joyous occasion, so we should celebrate it with great fanfare."

Marquis Yichun smiled and said, "At that time, I will add another joyous occasion for His Majesty."

Chai Yuan's eyes lit up, and as if remembering something, he sat up straight and lowered his voice: "Father, has that matter been settled with Zhu Yunxiao?"

Marquis Yichun said calmly, "If it's something that's good for everyone, then of course it's easy to just talk about it."

Happy National Day! Have a wonderful holiday, everyone! You can work on your writing in the next few days; I'll finish writing the White Horse Town case part of the story!