Yusui Chang'an

At dusk, Chu Chengyao, who had been dealing with Zhou Yuexue for half a day, considerately let Zhou Yuexue go to bed first, saying that he had been sleeping for several days and had many chores that needed to be dealt with urgently. He came out of the happy room and went straight to the study.

Zhou Yuexue was worried that the wedding would not be held as scheduled because Chu Chengyao was under house arrest. She also had to follow the palace etiquette and learn royal etiquette every day, so she was always on edge.

It was a foregone conclusion that she would become the Princess of Jin today. Her tense heartstrings relaxed and she felt tired. Pregnant women are sleepy by nature, so Chu Chengyao fell into a deep sleep before he even left the room.

Chu Chengyao, sitting behind the desk, did not have the slightest bit of the joy of a groom. After finishing his business, he told Zhong Yi to bring Zhang's doctor and Zhang Ying'er.

He responded to the Zhang father and daughter's explanations of grievance with trust and guilt, and told Zhang Ying'er without any grudge to follow Zhou Yuexue in the future and protect the safe birth of his first child.

He also explained the importance of this child to the royal family. The Zhang father and daughter's medical skills were not as good as Wu's. In order to prevent someone from plotting against them, they would ask Wu to help take a look at the child from time to time.

With this trust, the depression that Zhang's father and daughter felt due to Zhong Yi's house arrest disappeared completely. Instead, they became more grateful to Chu Chengyao and promised earnestly that they would ensure the safe birth of the emperor's grandson.

After sending the two away, the gentleness in Chu Chengyao's eyes disappeared, and he coldly ordered Zhong Yi to keep a close eye on the two and not to be discovered.

"Go and have a look at the Qin Palace. Have you found any news?"

Chu Chengyao was still worried about Chu Chengye, who had no hostility today. He asked Zhong Yi to contact the spy again. When the time came, Zhong Yi hurried back and brought back extremely unfavorable news. Chu Chengyao stood up suddenly in shock:
"When did I send Qi Yan to deliver cakes mixed with extremely cold ingredients to the Lin family?"

Zhong Yi: "The news was released by the Qin Palace. The Duke's Mansion heard about it and fanned the flames. Although the news has not spread among ordinary people, most of the officials who can attend the court in the capital have already known it. The palace...I am afraid it can't be concealed. Your Highness must make plans early."
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Miss Jiang was treated coldly by the Marquis of Buye, so she became more interested in An Zhixian. She sent people to investigate the women An Zhixian had been with over the years. When she heard that there were two granddaughters of Master Lin, Miss Jiang did not take it seriously.

After all, An Zhixian is just a businessman. Even though Master Lin has no real power, he comes from a scholarly family and is respected by students all over the world. He will not marry a businessman.

It was also heard that a low-ranking official in Kyoto and merchants near the Marquis of Buye had all tried to woo An Zhixian, but were rejected one by one. They felt that An Zhixian was quite good, so after returning home, they found their brother, praised An Zhixian a lot, and implicitly expressed their admiration for him.

Jiang Houguang, the director of the Imperial Observatory, was a Jinshi at the same age as Han Qingru. Although his promotion was not as fast as Han Qingru's, he was still not comparable to ordinary officials. Because his parents died early, he raised his younger sister, who was ten years younger than him, like a treasure, and it can be said that he had no one but him.

After hearing what his sister said, Jiang Houguang behaved uncharacteristically and resolutely refused to allow his sister to look for An Zhixian again.

Miss Jiang asked anxiously, and said a lot of good things about An Zhixian, even using the killer move of crying, but Jiang Houguang could only say:
"No matter how good he is, it has nothing to do with you. You are not allowed to see him again, and you are not allowed to mention him again."

Miss Jiang was pretending to cry at first, but she really burst into tears after hearing what he said. She was upset about Jiang Houguang's unreasonableness and also because it was the first time she was treated like this by Jiang Houguang.

When she woke up the next day, she learned that the maid who accompanied her to see An Zhixian yesterday was betrayed by Jiang Houguang in the middle of the night. Miss Jiang cried so much that her eyes were swollen like walnuts. (End of this chapter)