vstars Chapter 584 The situation changes again
Chapter 584 The situation changes again
The New Year passed in the blink of an eye, but everything seemed to have stood still.
Firstly, the New Year's Eve banquet was cancelled due to the sudden illness of Emperor Lin, and the year-end ceremonies were all performed by Prince Rong Fengduo on behalf of the emperor.
Zhou Chang didn't care. After all, as Prince Yi, he had to bring Princess Yi with him if he wanted to attend the New Year's Eve banquet, and it would be better for her and Yuan Yun to see each other less often.
She did not take the initiative to go to the East Courtyard, and Yuan Yun did not invite her again. However, they occasionally met in the mansion, and they could still greet each other as usual, and they were both able to save face.
And as Yuan Yun wished, her wet nurse, Nanny Sun, never appeared in front of her again.
As for where did Nanny Sun go?
I heard Skinny Monkey mention it once, and he does appear in the mansion, but he doesn't often show up next to Yuan Yun. Instead, he runs between Yuan's house and Prince Yi's mansion. I wonder if he is up to something again.
During the New Year holidays, Zhou Chang didn't care about these things. As long as those people knew the word "fear", she would be satisfied.
The next ones were Prince Duan and Prince Xian. They had been confined in their respective palaces, and even though Emperor Lin was getting better, he had no intention of releasing them.
However, at the opening ceremony of the new year, Emperor Lin was still unwilling to show up and still asked Prince Rong to offer sacrifices on his behalf.
As a result, the court's attitude changed drastically.
It was not until early February that the big moves began to unfold.
First, Concubine Yi, Gu, was "devoted to Buddhism" and "voluntarily" became a nun.
So Emperor Lin allowed her to build a temple within the palace walls so that she could devote herself to worshipping Buddha.
Then, Duke Gu Yan of Xu resigned from all military positions, retired, left the imperial city, and returned to his hometown in the northwest. His three sons were all generals who led troops and were sent to the southwest border to guard the border between Lin State, Qing State, and the Qimei people.
Finally, Emperor Lin issued an imperial decree, giving the five states of Peinan as his fiefdom and driving Prince Duan away from Jindu.
The five states south of the Pei River were not as rich as the eight states of Danlu, but they were still decent. And once Prince Duan left, he would never be able to return to Jindu.
When Zhou Chang received this news, he couldn't help but sigh.
The Prince Duan's party was wiped out quietly, which shows that the Gu family's self-confidence in their strength is just so-so. It can even be seen from this that the core power of the Lin Kingdom is still firmly in the hands of the emperor, and the Lin Emperor is not as useless as he seems.
As for Prince Duan, he now has a wife, children, land and money. He has everything he needs. As long as he is willing to live the rest of his life peacefully, everything will be fine. It can be said that he has ended up in a pretty good way.
As for King Xian, he is still under house arrest.
Everything seemed to be going according to Zhong Yu's expectations...
Zhou Chang was just thinking about the things that happened after the New Year when Skinny Monkey hurried in from outside.
Without waiting for the skinny man to stand firm, Zhou Chang asked anxiously: "How is it? Is the news accurate? When did Wen Fei return to Jindu?"
The skinny monkey sighed and replied, "I have inquired about it and found that Lord Wen did return to Jindu before the New Year and brought Danlu's mother with him to spend the New Year together in the Wen Mansion."
"He came back before the New Year? Did he start living with the bride? Are their lives good?" Zhou Chang didn't seem to be asking the skinny monkey, but rather muttering to himself.
The day before yesterday, when the two of them went to the Siwei Medicine Shop in Jixiangfang, they happened to see Wen Qingyan. Only then did Zhou Chang realize that he had returned to Jindu.
Half a year has passed since she returned to Jindu and celebrated the New Year, but there is still no news from Yuan Qi.
Zhou Chang couldn't keep his composure at that time.
When did Wen Qingyan come back?
Did you spend the New Year in Danlu before coming back?
I don’t even know if he spent the New Year with Yuan Qi and then left?
……
The thin monkey probably thought Zhou Chang was asking him, so he followed up, "Your Highness, no matter what, Lord Wen is still a newlywed. As for how the couple is living, how can outsiders know?"
Zhou Chang didn't care whether Wen Qingyan was living a good life, but whether they were living in harmony as a newlywed couple could always reflect some problems from the side.
But he couldn't discuss such a question with Shou Hou, so he had to change the subject: "So there is still no news from the Yuan family? Even if it's Yuan Jie..."
The thin monkey rushed to answer before Zhou Chang finished asking: "This servant has also inquired about it. I heard that Steward He has accompanied the young master of the Yuan family back to Jindu a few days ago, and has also sent a letter to the twelfth prince. It is estimated that he will be able to enter the palace in a few days to continue to accompany the young master."
"Yuan Jie is really back? Then..." Zhou Chang's words were stuck in his throat.
How could the skinny monkey not understand Zhou Chang's thoughts? He said, "Miss Yuan should not have returned yet. She is still in Danlu. I went to the Yuan Mansion to ask the servants."
"You also went to Yuan Mansion?" Zhou Chang felt uncomfortable from the bottom of his heart for some reason.
If it weren't for that awkwardness, I could have written the letter openly a long time ago.
Skinny Monkey didn't take it seriously. He asked him to go and get the news. The first place he thought of was Yuan Mansion. "If we don't go to Yuan Mansion, where will the news come from? Including the matter of Lord Wen, the people in Yuan Mansion must know it all."
Zhou Chang was speechless, and thought about Gao Yuan and Liu E again: "What about Liu E? Did she come back?"
The skinny monkey was really thorough in getting information: "This servant also specifically asked about it, it should be that there is no, Miss Liu should still stay in Danlu to accompany Miss Yuan."
Zhou Chang asked around, but he still didn't know what he wanted to know the most. However, he knew that this way of asking would not get him anything. Just as he was secretly disappointed, Zhong Yu and Gao Yuan came hurriedly outside.
Zhou Chang rarely saw the two of them together, and they were so anxious that he couldn't help but rush to ask: "Why did you come here together? Did something happen?"
Gao Yuan supported Zhong Yu with his right arm. Zhong Yu was pale and panting: "Your Majesty... I heard that... the Mirage Kingdom launched another surprise attack and occupied the three states again..."
"What?" Zhou Chang stood up in shock, but he still remembered Zhong Yu and walked around the table to comfort him, "Sir, please sit down first. Did you faint again just now?"
Zhong Yu looked really bad and his breathing became more and more severe.
Gao Yuan had already helped Zhong Yu sit down on the chair, and then he said anxiously: "It is absolutely true, Your Majesty... I met Mr. Zhong, and he fainted again when he heard the news. Fortunately, he had the porcelain gourd bottle with him. Once he wakes up, he will insist on reporting to Your Majesty."
While talking, the skinny monkey took out the white porcelain gourd bottle from Zhong Yu's body and put it under Zhong Yu's nose to let him smell it.
Zhou Chang stared at the clock and his breathing gradually calmed down, then he began to calculate the time: "What day is today?"
The skinny monkey thought for a moment and replied, "February 23."
"It was February 23rd of the 36th year of Lin Guo You'an..." Zhou Chang muttered, silently calculating in his mind when was the last time a war was won?