Yu Xiunan nodded, then looked out the carriage window, with an unclear expression on his face, as if he was thinking about something, or simply in a daze.
"Second brother, I want to talk to Sixth Sister tomorrow. After so many days, it should be okay, right?"
Yu Xiunan lowered the car curtain, looked back, paused before nodding. "It's okay to go see her, but remember, you can't reveal even half of the purpose of your visit, otherwise your trip will be in vain."
Although Yu Xiunan doesn't need Yu Xiunan's advice and Yu Yunxuan will not reveal anything to Yu Siling, she has a deep relationship with Yu Siling and doesn't like to be on guard against her as if she were an enemy.
"Sixth sister is from the Western Kingdom no matter what, and her heart is towards the Western Kingdom. Second brother, you should be cautious, but there is no need to guard against her like this, right?"
Yu Xiunan raised the corners of her lips and said slowly: "When Sixth Sister was in the Western Kingdom, my father ignored her. All the brothers and sisters, except you, looked down upon her. One person made her suffer."
After being bullied for more than ten years, how much emotion do you think she can have?
On the contrary, after she came to Dongchen, King Chen loved her very much, and even the regent respected her. After so long, there is no guarantee that she will not change her mind."
Yu Yunxuan couldn't refute, because it was true. If it were her, she couldn't guarantee that she wouldn't betray the West.
"Actually, I haven't been able to figure it out for so many years. Let alone the princes and princesses, why, as a father, does my father, as a father, treat Sixth Sister so indifferently?"
As a princess, Yu Siling might not be as good as a minister's daughter in the eyes of the emperor. The difference in treatment was so huge that while Yu Yunxuan was puzzled, she also felt very sympathetic towards Yu Siling.
Yu Xiunan picked up the tea cup on the small table and sipped it one mouth at a time. "This is a grudge from the previous generation. Of course you don't know."
Yu Yunxuan raised her eyebrows, looked at Yu Xiunan with interest, and said flatteringly: "So, second brother knows the inside story? Why don't you tell me?"
Yu Xiunan glanced at her and saw the excitement in her eyes, and couldn't help but feel speechless. "What did you hear?"
"I'm just curious." Yu Yunxuan knew that once Yu Xiunan showed such a suspicious expression, it meant that he wouldn't say anything. She curled her lips and said, "If you don't want to say it, then forget it."
The brother and sister then stopped talking, each thinking about their own concerns, until they returned to the post house.
As Xiao Yunchen expected, before dark, the news that Yu Xiunan and Yu Yunxuan visited the Regent's Palace alone had spread to the streets and alleys of the capital.
After some people deliberately spread the rumors, some people speculated that the regent had fallen in love with the third princess of the Western Kingdom and planned to marry her as his concubine.
Some people also say that the regent and the brother and sister are old acquaintances, and today they are just catching up.
In short, there are various different opinions, and everyone has different opinions and spreads the matter. After hearing this, the ministers in the court couldn't help but become anxious and decided to find out clearly in the morning.
In the Golden Palace, Xiao Yunchen sat peacefully, listening to the Prime Minister's report below.
"To report to the regent, I heard some bad rumors yesterday and was quite confused. According to rumors, the second prince and third princess of the Western Kingdom visited the regent's palace yesterday. I don't know whether this is true or not?"
Xiao Yunchen replied calmly: "Yes, the second prince and the third princess did come to my palace. As the regent, I, as a regent, stayed with them to have a meal at the palace."
He didn't explain anything, because in this case, the more he explained, the more guilty he would appear.
"But...I also heard someone say that Prince Regent, you and their brother and sister are old acquaintances? I wonder if this is true?"
Xiao Yunchen showed a very surprised expression and said angrily: "Who said that? That's nonsense! I have grown up in the capital since I was a child. Although I have traveled around the capital in the past few years, I have never been to the Western Kingdom. How could it be possible?
Know them?
These people who spread rumors deserve to be damned for slandering me! When I find these people out, I will definitely punish them severely!"
Seeing Xiao Yunchen so shocked and angry, everyone felt that someone must be deliberately spreading rumors to slander him behind his back. These rumors may not be credible.
At this time, Bai Yuxian spoke up: "The Western Kingdom is ambitious and has been eyeing the Dongchen Kingdom. This mission to Dongchen is ostensibly for peace talks, but its real purpose is probably to use alienation tactics to defeat the Dongchen Kingdom from within.
Dongchen.
According to this king, if these rumors yesterday spread to everyone in just a few hours, they must be deliberately manipulated by someone, and the person who manipulated all of this is the second prince.
He just wants to make the people and civil and military officials doubt the regent, thereby causing turmoil in the court and unrest among the people, so that he can reap the benefits. Your Excellencies are all smart people and should not be fooled by him."
When the ministers heard this, they all lowered their heads slightly. They all felt that what Bai Yuxian said was reasonable. However, even though they still had doubts in their hearts, it was hard to say anything more.
After the court came down, Xiao Yunchen and Bai Yuxian came out of the palace together. On the way, Xiao Yunchen said jokingly: "Oh, the eldest brother is still so majestic. He blocked the mouths of those ministers as soon as he spoke. Otherwise, I don't know how long we would have to talk about."
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"These ministers have always been like this, and you don't just know it." Bai Yuxian glanced at him sideways and said calmly: "I thought you had grown up before, but I didn't expect that you would still get into trouble."
Xiao Yunchen was so aggrieved that he frowned and said angrily: "You can't blame me for this. That Yu Xiunan had planned it earlier and came to her on purpose. As the regent, I can't treat people with a shameless face.
Coax him out?
Alas, I also feel helpless. If you want to blame me, brother, you should blame yourself for your original decision. If you hadn't elected me to be the regent, I wouldn't have caused the troubles I have today."
Bai Yuxian chuckled suddenly, shook his head and said: "But now you have become the regent, so what else can you do? It's better to complain less and think more about how to deal with Yu Xiunan."
Xiao Yunchen suddenly became even more depressed, and sighed and said: "Yu Xiunan is the prince of the Western Kingdom, and he came to the capital as an envoy. It is really difficult to deal with Dongchen before he and the Western Kingdom quarrel.
If you don’t get the handle, it might give the Western Kingdom an excuse to attack Dongchen.”
It's not that Dongchen is afraid of the Western Kingdom, it's just that Dongchen has been at war with neighboring countries in recent years, which has consumed a lot of national power. When the army is exhausted and the people are exhausted, it is not appropriate to send troops again. If there is a war, it will suffer.
The only ones left are the people at the border.
Therefore, even if it is purely for the sake of the people, we must try to avoid war. This is the reason why Dongchen Kingdom has repeatedly given up to the West Kingdom over the years.