Chapter 275: Settlement
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Mingzhu felt a bit tired, so she leaned against Yuwen Chu’s arm and fell asleep heavily. Yuwen Chu listened to her shallow breathing, staring into the darkness, silently thinking about things. That imperial uncle, he’s really pressing too tightly, extending his hand too far. Both sides haven’t torn their faces apart yet, but it’s not good to keep being passive like this. He must give him a slap to make him retract his claws a bit.
Someone outside the window called softly, “Your Highness.”
Yuwen Chu got up, carefully propping up Mingzhu’s head and neck, then pulled out his arm, covering her with a blanket. After waiting for a while and seeing that she was still sleeping soundly, he gently got off the couch and went outside.
Wei Tiande looked a bit nervous. “Your Highness, both matters have been settled.”
These two matters, one was about Princess Funing. After Princess Funing ran out of Ying Wang’s mansion, she didn’t go to find Kangning and the others at all. Instead, she made an excuse to first buy out someone’s teahouse, then sneakily slipped out and went to Huaihua Alley, successfully finding that Top Scholar Liao.
“Top Scholar Liao invited the princess to tea, and they had a pleasant conversation. The scholar wanted to repay the money, but the princess refused, saying it wasn’t easy for her to come out, so she insisted on the scholar treating her to drinks. Madam Liao personally went to buy groceries, as you know, the Liao family is not wealthy, there are no servants at home, only an old man at the door and an old lady doing the rough work, as well as an ignorant little maid. So Madam Liao had to go buy groceries herself…” Wei Tiande said up to this point, looking somewhat guilty at Yuwen Chu, not daring to say the following words.
Yuwen Chu said calmly, “When Madam Liao went out to buy groceries, a colleague of Top Scholar Liao happened to visit, and then they met Princess Funing?”
“Yes, yes.” Wei Tiande almost praised His Highness for being wise, but obviously it was not appropriate to say this at the moment. He swallowed a mouthful of saliva and whispered, “There was a person inside who happened to be the young master of the Feng’en bo House, the cousin of the Eighth Wangye, who had seen the princess before.”
Yuwen Chu’s face showed no expression. “And then, did Princess Funing know that Liao Guang was not an ordinary person? Did Liao Guang know who the princess was?”
“Yes, yes.” Wei Tiande cursed Yuwen Long under his breath. “Looking all proper, but still scheming against us.”
“What was Liao Guang’s attitude?” Yuwen Chu remained noncommittal. Who knows, maybe Yuwen Long himself was also very wronged, he didn’t even know about this matter. Everyone was just a pawn in royal uncle’s hands. The more chaotic the situation between his brothers, the more opportunities royal uncle had. But it didn’t matter, whether Yuwen Long was involved or not, this person Liao Guang, he really wanted him!
Wei Tiande said, “He didn’t say much, just insisted on giving a grand ceremony to Princess, offering her the highest seat. When the Princess became impatient and left, he escorted her all the way to the teahouse. He only left after seeing Princess and her guards meet up.”
It’s likely that soon someone will bring Funing and Liao Guang together. Yuwen Chu then asked, “What about the other matter?”
Wei Tiande leaned in closer, “Liansheng has refused to say anything at all. She’s as stubborn as they come.”
Yuwen Chu also stood up casually, adjusting his robe, and instructed Su Lan and others, “Take care of the Wangfei.”
Liansheng no longer looked like she did before, gasping for breath as she curled up in the corner of the room, appearing as if she had stopped breathing altogether. Yuwen Chu walked in, sat down, and calmly said, “There are two options: first, you tell me everything you know, and I’ll spare your life; second, you keep resisting, don’t say anything, and I’ll have your little brother sent to the palace to live a life of luxury.”
Liansheng finally showed some movement, slowly lifting his head, repeatedly emphasizing, “I am alone, I have no brother.”
Yuwen Chu glanced at Jing Song, and Jing Song’s flat voice sounded, “Bai Xiaoqi, twelve years old, an apprentice at Daxiang Silk Shop. Although young, he is clever and hardworking, not afraid of hardship. The shopkeeper likes him for being smart and willing to work hard, despite his poor background and lack of family. The shopkeeper intends to marry his own daughter to him, so he takes special care of him. With such a promising child, he will probably be clever and capable in the palace, maybe even become a steward.”
Liansheng’s lips trembled, panic-stricken as she looked at Yuwen Chu. The person had promised to protect Xiaoqi and let him live a good life. But unexpectedly, her secret was exposed like this. If boys like him entered the palace to become stewards, there was only one path—castration to become eunuchs. But their Bai family only had this one lifeline left, did they have to end it?
Yuwen Chu looked at Liansheng coldly, calmly speaking from his thin lips, “One or two…”
“Your Highness, spare me! I’ll say everything!” Liansheng suddenly collapsed. Everyone has a weakness, a fatal flaw, and Yuwen Chu had hit hers accurately. It wouldn’t matter if she died, but what about her brother?
“Our family almost died in the Great Flood of Cangzhou. Our parents used their last strength to push me and my brother onto a tree and told me to take care of him… We hung on that tree for three whole days, starving, thinking we were going to die, but we were saved by someone. He made us call him Mr. Zhu, and he took us to a big house, taught us manners, and gave us food… Later, I was sold into the Wang’s mansion, to Zhou Nushi…”
“Since I entered the mansion, no one has contacted me until a few days ago. Someone came to find me, saying the mansion wanted to entertain guests and instructed me to deliver a painting and a package of clothes to that Qiuwen, and let Qiuwen dress up like that. If anything happened, blame it on the Great Flood of Cangzhou, so they would hate the Wangfei… I know I deserve to die, but I beg Your Highness to spare Xiaoqi, give him a chance to live.”
Her story was pitiful, even Wei Tiande couldn’t help but feel a bit choked up. But Yuwen Chu remained unmoved. “How many of you orphans are there in this group? What does Mr. Zhu look like? Who came to find you recently?”
“We have about a hundred people in our group, and we’re usually not kept together. We’re separated by courtyard walls and not allowed to communicate easily. Mr. Zhu is very young and handsome, sings beautiful songs and plays beautiful tunes. He never scolds people. A woman with a large mole on her nose came to find me a few days ago.”
“If you see them again, can you recognize them?”
Liansheng nodded firmly, “Yes.”
Yuwen Chu stood up and walked out, leaving behind a sentence, “Find a suitable place for her and bring her brother over.”
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