Chapter 288 Why can’t you worry about rising quickly?
"It's a good move to cut off the prince."
A male voice sounded leisurely, with an exclamation, elegant and long, like the fragrance of tea rising from a teacup.
Raising his hand slightly, the gorgeous sleeves with dark gold threads shimmered. His thin and slender fingers gently dropped a white piece and picked up the tea cup next to him.
Opposite the chess game, a man dressed in white is sitting upright. His voice is frosty and cold, and he is slightly hoarse: "Where is the chess game?"
The man in rich clothes chuckled: "Tell me, is it gratifying or sad that Lord Ye has reduced his title?"
The person opposite said nothing, and the man in fine clothes said again: "What flourishes must decline, and the rapids retreat bravely."
But the man disagreed: "Ye Zhaoru doesn't have that courage. All he wants in life is power and glory, and he will never be willing to retreat."
"So, this is the beauty of the chess game. When you literati play chess, you all want to be the flag-bearer and win the game justly, but you don't know how to use tactics to catch the enemy by surprise."
"Ye Zhaoru is stepping down now. The new emperor will care about the Ye family's contribution and blood relationship. The Ye family will definitely be preserved. However, if the new emperor takes the throne in two years, the Ye family will have to die."
"Ye Zhaoru's virtues are superficial. He can see through the future outcome with just one look. He is bound to be arrogant and become a whetstone for the new emperor. But he has no brains, but someone can see clearly. His heart will definitely be lost to Ye Zhaoru.
The cancer that destroyed the family has been removed but the foundation of the Ye family has been preserved. Ye Shaoyang studied under the Marquis of Xinyang and is very promising at a young age. Within five years, the Ye family will surely rise again."
"The foundation of the Ye family is at the bottom, and the kindness of the new emperor is at the top. As long as Ye Shaoyang is not a piece of mud that cannot be supported, why worry about not being able to rise so high?"
The man in white was silent after hearing this, and slowly dropped the black stone: "But who would play such a game of chess to pave the way for Ye Shaoyang, even at the expense of destroying Ye Zhaoru?"
The man in fine clothes raised his eyes slightly: "I think you know this person best."
The man in white paused, picked up the teacup on the side, brought it to his mouth and put it down again.
Seeing him like that, the man in rich clothes smiled even deeper: "It is indeed the most prosperous place in the world. This Shangjing is much more interesting than that barbaric land."
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Ye Zhaoru retired, and Xu Dinghai, the Minister of Civil Affairs, was appointed as the new prime minister by the new emperor. Although the foundation of the Ye family was still there, Ye Zhaoru was not in the court, which meant that the era of the Ye family would eventually come to an end.
The Ye family no longer has a title, and there is no one in the court. Even the Empress Dowager has been suppressed. Without the glory, she will naturally be eliminated.
Seeing that the Ye family seemed to be about to fall, many people gloated and clapped their hands, but it was just a temporary good show. Being in the middle of the court, they were afraid that they would be the next to be watched.
After suppressing the Ye family's arrogance, Ye Wanwan was able to focus on Mrs. Lin's affairs again. After so many days, it was time to do so.
Ye Wanwan asked Aunt Lin to clean up a separate yard for them and wait for their arrival.
She waited and waited, but no one came. If Yan Chen hadn't asked someone to deliver a letter to her once a day, she would have been unable to sit still. Fortunately, after waiting for ten days, someone from the Lin family finally arrived.
"Wanwan."
Wu Yu and Lin Xiao were riding in front, guarding a carriage in the middle. Seeing Ye Wanwan, Wu Yu was very excited and quickly got off his horse and went to say hello to her.
"sister in law."
After not seeing each other for a few years, Wu Yu has matured a lot, and his personality is still as carefree as before, but there is always a little bit more about him.
The door of the carriage opened, and two little dolls wearing the same color clothes were hugged by Lin Xiao. The two dolls were not afraid of strangers. They got out of Lin Xiao's arms and grabbed Wu Yu's clothes from left to right. Their big, watery eyes were curious.
Looked at Ye Wanwan.
Wu Yu touched their heads: "Zhou'er, Yun'er, call auntie quickly."
The two children immediately called out: "Hello, aunt."
Ye Wanwan now understood the reason for Wu Yu's different temperament. It was because she had become a mother, and had the gentleness of being a mother.
"Be good." Lin Zhou and Lin Yun had met the twins Lin Zhou and Lin Yun when they were in Wu Yu's belly. She couldn't see them when they were born.
Ye Wanwan raised her head and looked at the carriage, a little worried: "Is grandma okay?"
Wu Yu and Lin Xiao looked at her at the same time, but did not speak for a moment. Ye Wanwan knew that the situation was not good at that time, and quickly walked to the carriage. The large carriage was laid flat on one side, and the old lady was lying inside wrapped in a thick quilt.
Ye Wanwan's eyes instantly became wet. Without asking any questions, she asked someone to come out and carry the old lady in: "Go and ask for the imperial doctor."
The old lady was sent in, and Wu Yucai comforted her: "Wanwan, don't feel bad. Grandma is old and has not been in good health these years..."
Ye Wanwan let out a heavy breath, but her heart felt heavy and uncomfortable as if there was a stone pressing on her: "She is not in good health, so why did she insist on coming to Beijing?"
Wu Yu: "Because grandpa is here. The old lady knew that she didn't have much time, so she insisted on coming back. My parents didn't agree. But she said she wanted to see you and my aunt. If she left, she wanted to go with her.
grandfather."
Ye Wanwan was stunned for a while, and it wasn't until Qingsha reminded her that she took Wu Yu and the others in.
The accommodation had been arranged in advance, and they settled in quickly. As soon as they sat down to drink tea, the imperial physician from the palace arrived.
"I've met Mrs. An Guo."
Ye Wanwan raised her hand: "Excuse me, Doctor Qian, please help me quickly."
Doctor Qian was respectful and did not look down upon Ye Wanwan at all because of the Ye family's reduction in rank: "Okay, I'll go and see her right away."
Doctor Qian took the old lady's pulse, checked her eyes, mouth and nose, then slowly sat back down, sighed heavily, stood up and said to Ye Wanwan: "Madam, I'm afraid this old lady is powerless as a low-ranking official."
He frowned and stood up, bringing Ye Wanwan out, and then said: "The old lady's body has been completely exhausted. The lower official saw that her mouth was red and her eyes were white, and her whole body was covered with the strong smell of ginseng. I'm afraid she has always been the best."
Ginseng is hanging on to life, but it can only hold on to the last breath. The heart has withered and there is no way to recover."
Even though she knew the situation was not optimistic, Ye Wanwan was still shocked to hear the facts. The old lady really wanted to leave.
It could be seen that Ye Wanwan was feeling uncomfortable, and Imperial Physician Qian couldn't bear it, so he added: "The old man is so lethargic, and his breath should be gone for a few days, but I'm afraid he won't be able to wake up. I have a set of acupuncture techniques, which are retrograde.
The sea of qi can make people return to their original state of mind, making them no different from ordinary people within four hours."
It takes four hours to return to the light, but what happens after four hours?
Ye Wanwan could not reply: "Please ask the imperial doctor to stay here, I will consider it."
Doctor Qian nodded and left.
Ye Wanwan sat on the edge of the bed, looking at the sleeping old lady, her eyes were blank, and her heart felt as if there was a gaping hole in her heart. But when she was actually in front of her, she couldn't even shed tears.