Four Harmonies and Good Fortune

Chapter 801 Warmth
Wang Yan scooped up a spoonful of soup and brought it to Xie Yuyan's lips. The medicinal soup prepared in the kitchen didn't taste very good, but under the worried gazes of everyone in the room, Xie Yuyan still swallowed the last mouthful.

"I'm fine," Xie Yuyan said to everyone.

She took the poison only to appease the officials and doctors, making it appear as if she were poisoned. Even the blood she spat out was deliberately from her tongue, indicating that the dosage was not large. Even if Wang Yan hadn't arrived in time, it wouldn't have been a serious problem.

Zhang frowned deeply: "Then why did it take you so long to wake up?"

Xie Yuyan looked at Wang Yan. The reason she was like this was not because of the poison, but because she went to that mountain forest.

“What Madam Zhang said is right,” Wang Yan said, but he didn’t speak up for her, as if he didn’t know the inside story at all. “The doctor said that your health is not good to begin with, and even a little bit of poison could cause a disaster.”

Xie Yuyan looked at Wang Yan, signaling him to stop while he was ahead, but Wang Yan seemed not to understand her hint and continued, "It's all thanks to Madam Zhang for taking care of your health before, otherwise I don't know what the outcome would have been."

Hearing this, Zhang's face darkened. She was good-natured and rarely got angry. Even when bullied, she would never show a harsh expression. It was clear that she was really anxious now: "I might as well have taken the poison myself."

"If you continue like this, I will... I will..."

Madam Lin knew that her son intended to use Zhang to implicate Ayan, so that Ayan would not do such a foolish thing again in the future. However, she could not let Zhang get too anxious, so she stepped forward and pulled Zhang aside, saying, "Ayan knows he was wrong and will never do it again."

Then Madam Lin looked at Xie Yuyan and asked, "Isn't that right?"

Xie Yuyan sighed inwardly. In her previous life, the Xie family had treated her badly. She had been wary of and fought against them openly and secretly, never showing fear or softening her heart. But now, facing Zhang Shi, she felt somewhat guilty.

Xie Yuyan responded, "Yes."

"That's good now." Madam Lin smiled, and Zhang's complexion improved considerably. She was truly frightened; Ayan lay there unresponsive, and she felt incredibly guilty. If she could have helped, Ayan wouldn't be in this state.

If anything happens to Ayan, she will be sad for the rest of her life and will never have peace.

Wang Yan also said to Zhang Shi, "Ayan will do whatever she says, so please don't worry!"

Yang Qin leaned closer, holding Ali in his arms, and looked at Xie Yuyan expectantly: "Yes, sister-in-law keeps her word."

Xie Yuyan was both amused and exasperated. All they wanted was for her to make a promise, so she just had to comply.

Madam Lin and Madam Zhang made an excuse to leave the room. Yang Qin had experienced this several times before and realized that they were making room for his brother and sister so they could talk in private.

That being the case...

"I'll go get some dried meat for the cat."

Mrs. Yu smiled and closed the door, leaving the two of them inside.

Xie Yuyan, recalling Wang Yan's earlier relentless pressure, deliberately turned his face away, ignoring him.

Wang Yan grabbed her hand and held her fingers in his palm: "Don't you know what's wrong with you? You've already scared me half to death this time. If it happens again, you'll have to find me in the mountains!"

Xie Yuyan frowned. "He always manages to say discouraging things."

“Look,” Wang Yan said calmly, “you’re not even willing to listen. If I did something like that, wouldn’t you be angry?”

"Put yourself in my shoes, aren't I the same? If you're like this, and I'm like this too, can we still stay together until we grow old? Haven't we already missed each other for a lifetime?"

Xie Yuyan turned around and looked at Wang Yan: "You knew everything?"

Wang Yan shook his head: "I only guessed some of it. You forgot what happened to us in the mountains, didn't you?" Xie Yuyan nodded.

Wang Yan said, "But you know who I am."

“When we first met in Daming Prefecture, I saw through your deception, so I was always on guard against you until I guessed through the cat that you were the person I had been searching for, and that changed my mind.”

"But your attitude towards me has remained consistent, which shows that in your timeline, you knew me, but our relationship was very distant. Didn't that mean you missed out on a lifetime?"

Xie Yuyan felt a strange pang of sadness. Under Wang Yan's gaze, she spoke the truth: "You passed away before I entered the palace. We were more than forty years apart, so naturally we wouldn't have much interaction."

“But you may have recognized me. After you passed away, my brother… Wang Zheng took care of me in every way. I used many of the Wang family’s connections. Even when the Northern Qi army was at the gates, most of the people left by my side were your men. At that time, I thought it was because I supported the new policies and naturally gained the support of the new party. Now that I know the truth, and thinking about how Wang Zheng treated me differently, there must have been your arrangements.”

Wang Yan listened carefully to these words, and after a long while asked, "Which descendant of the Liang family did you marry?"

Xie Yuyan thought that what Wang Yan was concerned about was whether the new policies promoted by him and his son had been implemented, or when Northern Qi would send troops south to attack Daliang, and what the final outcome would be.
Little did anyone know that this was what he cared about.

"You..." Xie Yuyan didn't know what to say to him. When she noticed that Wang Yan was waiting for an answer very seriously, she paused and continued, "The fourth son of the Prince of Huai."

"After the King of Qin passed away, the Prince of Huai succeeded to the throne, and then passed it on to his eldest son. The eldest son only reigned for a few years before he died. Since there was no heir, the Empress Dowager supported his brother to ascend the throne."

After a long pause, Wang Yan finally nodded and said, "Now that you've come here, everything will change. Isn't that how you dealt with Xie Yizhi and the boss?"

"Furthermore, whether the Great Liang will prosper in the future depends on its successors; this is not the most important thing right now."

"The only thing we can control right now is who will inherit the throne, and I naturally need to find out."

Xie Yuyan looked at him with a hint of suspicion. Was it really because of this? Did he really have no other intentions?
"If neither the King of Qin nor his son inherits the throne," Wang Yan seemed to be seriously considering, "do you think there are any suitable candidates among the imperial family of Liang?"

Xie Yuyan laughed out loud: "I am seventeen years old this year, and the son of the Prince of Huai has not yet been born."

Wang Yan frowned: "I'm afraid the Prince of Huai has other intentions." He could tell that the Prince of Huai wasn't without ambition, but he needed the support of him and the Wang family. He just couldn't afford to break off relations. Who knew if he would have ulterior motives after inheriting the throne?
“No,” Xie Yuyan reached out and cupped Wang Yan’s face, her gaze gentle and tender, “My heart belongs only to Wang Lang.”

Walking through the mountains and forests again felt like a baptism for her; all the things from her past life vanished, and she now truly possessed the life she had in the present moment.

“Once everything is settled, I will retire,” Wang Yan said. “I will take you away from Bianjing.”

He wanted to take her to see all the mountains and rivers of Daliang.

Xie Yuyan pressed his forehead against his: "Then... you're not going to take care of the new law? Will Prime Minister Wang agree to that?"

“Ayan, don’t underestimate my father. He is still young and can hold his position in the court for at least several decades.”

As soon as Wang Yan finished speaking, Wang Bingchen's voice came from outside: "Where is my husband? Tell him to come to the study to find me."

Wang Bingchen, who had just finished cleaning up the mess at the Dali Temple, returned home and wanted to see his son, but he was met with rejection everywhere. In desperation, he stood in the yard and made a scene.

If it weren't for the need to save face for his husband, he would have cursed out loud by now. This inhuman wretch, now that he's awake, he should get back to work.

Poor old man, who knows how long he'll have to keep sheltered from the wind and rain outside?

(End of this chapter)