Chapter 1037: Ambitious
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Not long after, the Yue Fei’s Residence sent someone to the Yu Garden to bring Princess Lishan to the Yue Fei’s Residence to settle down.
Although Princess Lishan was not of the royal bloodline, as the Empress’s niece, she had been raised in the palace as a legitimate princess since she was young. Even if her ident.i.ty was spread, she could not be negligent.
The small Yu Garden couldn’t afford to accommodate this “big Buddha”. Yu Youyao wasn’t willing to accept Princess Lishan’s trouble, nor was she impatient to put on a show of “sisterly love” with her, nor was she willing to stay under the same roof as Princess Lishan and pretend to be polite to her all day.
The Yue Fei Kings Residence was the most suitable.
In the afternoon, the Second Old Madam and the Clan Chief’s wife came to look for Yu Youyao.
The Clan Chief’s wife’s expression was solemn. “It’s good for you to know that recently, there have been many rumors in the court about Duke Xu. Back then, the old matters of the Ning Residence were also mentioned. There were even people clamoring to redress the rebellion of the Ning Residence. Princess Liyangs ident.i.ty as the Empress’s niece can’t be concealed.”
Princess Liyangs ident.i.ty was originally an open secret. However, due to the old case of the Ning Residence, the implications were too great. The Empress Dowager had also given her a lot of face, so no one dared to mention it.
Now that Princess Liyangs ident.i.ty had been exposed, no one would believe that there was nothing fishy.
She did not say it clearly, but Yu Youyao understood.
The old case of the Ning Residence involved the tragic matter of the emperor personally conquering the north back then. Even the current emperor could not escape unscathed.
Now, it was an eventful period in the court.
Someone had used the old matters of the Ning Residence to shake the structure of the court. Once this matter blew up, it would be like poking through a window paper. It would undoubtedly expose the matter of the emperor harming loyal and kind people to the world. The emperor would lose his virtue, the dignity of the Imperial Court would be lost, and the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty would lose all their hearts. They would only exist in name. There would be another controversy about the rebellion of Thief Liang.
Meanwhile, if Duke Xu could not hide the fact that he framed those who were loyal and kind, the army would definitely be affected. At that time, the morale of the army would be greatly reduced, and there would be nothing to fear.
It was really killing two birds with one stone.
Thief Liang would be able to reach into the royal court, preparing for the general attack.
Yu Youyao’s heart skipped a beat. “So, as an orphan of the Ning Residence,
Princess Liyang is in the limelight and is here in Liaodong to temporarily lie low.”
Since she was hiding from the limelight, the fewer people who knew about it, the better. It was not good to make it public.
The Clan Chief’s wife nodded. “There was an uprising in Shandong. I heard that the local government office was smashed by the uprising army. All the officials were tied up and paraded on the streets. In the end, they were killed. The officials the Imperial Court sent to Shandong to appease the rioters were also cruelly killed. All kinds of actions to provoke the Imperial Court caused it to lose all its dignity. However, there aren’t enough troops in the capital now, and the capital is too busy to care. Helpless, we could only ask the King of Dongning to send troops to attack the rebels in Shandong and quell the rebellion in Shandong. The King of Dongning hasn’t sent troops yet. It’s obvious how ambitious he is…
Yu Youyao gasped in shock. With this order from the Imperial Court, it would seem logical for the King of Dongning to send troops. With a legitimate reason to send troops, there would be a chance to seize the throne and usurp state power.
He had not attacked secretly not because he did not want to, but because the time was not right. The Liang thieves were sitting in the Xiangyang Fortress, and the war with the Liang army was still unclear. There were many variables.
The King of Dongning would definitely send troops. However, he had to wait for the winner of the battle in Xiangyang to be determined. Once the King of
Dongning sent troops, he could forget about bringing his troops back.
It was easy to invite a G.o.d, but difficult to send him away.
The Clan Chief’s wife sighed and said, “Your Second Uncle has been working hard and is seriously ill. During this period of time, he has been going to court with an illness. Gradually, he doesn’t have much energy and can’t attend to other things. There are groups of demons dancing in the court. The Yu clansmen who stayed in the capital gradually returned to the clan. Although you’re not in the capital, you have to consider any news about the court carefully.”
This short sentence revealed a lot of information.
There was no doubt about Yu Zongshen’s control over the royal court, but with Yu Zongshen’s illness, the court began to fall into chaos.
In the Yu Clan, there were two memorial tablets. One was for Duke Zhonglie, a place where scholars in the world made pilgrimages to show their virtue. The other was a chast.i.ty memorial tablet, and it was a model for women in the world to cultivate virtue.
No matter how chaotic the world was, anyone with any ambition would not dare to cause trouble in the Yu Clan. Otherwise, they would incur the wrath of the heavens and the people, and lose the hearts of the people in the world.
The Yu Clan was already seeking to protect themselves.
Yu Youyao asked with concern, “How’s our Second Uncle’s health?”
The Clan Chief’s wife looked a little sad and said vaguely, “The imperial physician only said that he shouldn’t work too hard or think too much. Then, this illness can be cured.’
She did not even mention the specific illness. She did not say if it could be treated or how it could be treated. Yu Youyao’s heart skipped a beat. She kept feeling that the word “cured” had an ominous feeling.
Yu Zongshen was only in his forties and was in his prime. In the past, his health was not bad. Why was he suddenly so seriously ill?
The atmosphere became a little heavy.
The Clan Chief’s wife did not seem to want to mention this topic either. She changed the topic. “By the way, your marriage with King Yue Fei has already been raised in the royal court. I heard that the cabinet has asked the Imperial Astronomer to calculate the date. As for the exact date, we still have to wait for news from the Imperial Court.”
Previously, when Auntie Xu had mentioned it, Yu Youyao had an idea. Now that her elders had mentioned it in person, she blushed and only pretended to be embarra.s.sed. She pursed her lips and did not dare to say anything.
The Second Old Madam’s smile deepened. She held her hand and said, “Good child, you have to be mentally prepared. The Imperial Court values King Yue Fei’s marriage very much. 1 reckon that as soon as your coming-of-age ceremony is over, they will send the Imperial Astronomer, the Ministry of
Rites, and the imperial family to Liaodong to settle all the matters and prepare the marriage early.”
At this point, Yu Youyao couldn’t keep quiet. “Why— Why are they in such a hurry?”
Clan Chief’s wife nodded. “There’s nothing we can do about it. You and King Yue Fei aren’t young anymore, so we can’t delay it. It’ll be more rea.s.suring if we do it as soon as possible. However, don’t worry. The marriage is organized by the Imperial Court, so there definitely won’t be any mistakes in etiquette. We won’t let you and King Yue Fei worry at all. We’ll only suspend the war at the front line. When King Yue Fei is free, we’ll confirm an auspicious date.”
Now that the court was in chaos and Duke Nings old case was mentioned, it was very disadvantageous to the Imperial Court. The Imperial Court hoped to use the marriage between Eldest Princess Shaoyi and King Yue Fei to divert those rumors that were disadvantageous to the Imperial Court and calm the country and the hearts of the people.
Yu Youyao lowered her eyes. “I’ll follow the elders’ arrangements.”
Madam Clan Chief and the Second Old Madam both smiled. They held Yu Youyao’s hand and asked about the preparations for the coming-of-age ceremony.
Yu Youyao answered them all.
After saying that, the two of them did not rest. They quickly went to look for the officials in charge of preparing for the coming-of-age ceremony and were busy managing it together.
This work lasted until the sixth of October.
The old princess consort of Long County was the main guest who would put on the adult hairpin for Yu Youyao. The person-in-charge was a sister-in-law of the Yu Clan who had a complete family, and the host was Princess Lishan.
After everything was over.
The people who had been invited to watch the ceremony also came one by one.
It was a lively scene in the Yu Garden..