After Yan Wulu finished treating Qingsi's wounds, he briefly discussed the next arrangements for her, then left and went back to his bedroom.
He met Zhang Chunhua in front of the prince's bedroom, who seemed to be waiting for him.
"Prince."
Zhang Chunhua saluted respectfully and asked, "...how are you going to deal with this woman?"
"She is very smart and good at politics and power. I am not good at these things, so I need such a person to help me."
"So, do you want to stay with me?" Zhang Chunhua asked, seemingly with a deeper meaning.
"There is too much chaos in Jinling at the moment. Moreover, Qingsi is the apparent owner of Lan Yue Tower after all. This matter of Lan Yue Tower is very involved. Prime Minister Qin, Zhang Zheng, and Prince Yu will not let this matter go easily."
"...First make a fake corpse to disguise herself as her and hand it over to Prince Yu's men, and then secretly send Qingsi to Yanbei."
Yan Wulu said, as if he had thought of something, and suddenly changed his words: "...No, let's send it to Yaowang Valley first."
"Chunhua understands."
…
…
The next day.
The news that Lan Yue Tower was sealed overnight immediately set off a big wave in the entire Jinling family.
The mistress of Lanyue Tower, "Qingsi", is dead, but this incident is far from over.
Ji Wenyao, the commander-in-chief of the City Defense Department, was killed on the spot by Zhang Zheng with the "Shangfang Sword" because he resisted arrest with force and disrupted the investigation.
Within the City Defense Department, many senior lieutenants were implicated in the case, accounting for almost half of the people arrested.
The tragic deaths of many women in Lanyue Tower are related to the senior officials of the City Defense Department.
Therefore, this case regarding the power and sex trade in Lanyue Tower is also known as the "City Defense Department Case".
…
While Zhang Zheng was investigating the case, other matters in Jinling were still proceeding in an orderly manner.
The Lanyue Tower was indeed sealed.
But that's all. Before long, there will be Lanxing Tower, Lanri Tower and other pavilions to replace it.
This time, the "City Defense Department Case" is, in the final analysis, nothing more than a case of official corruption and depravity.
The reason why it caused such a splash was simply because the method was too cruel, which touched the intolerance of Prime Minister Qin Shuzheng, and he met a fearless "fanatic within the law" like Zhang Zheng.
Jin Wang Zhao Lingcheng, under Yi Junhan's suggestion, tried his best to clear up his secret relationship with Lan Yue Lou.
And Zhang Zheng has been following the clues to get to the bottom of things...
His intuition told him that there was more than just the City Defense Department behind this "City Defense Department Case".
…
The engagement ceremony between Princess Taiping and Prince Zhenbei is still under intense preparation.
The imperial court of Daqian sent invitations widely.
For a time, countless celebrities gathered in Jinling, whether in the arena or in the court.
Among them, the most eye-catching people are naturally the major shareholders of the Wulin Alliance, as well as the Crown Prince Pingxi and the Crown Prince Dingnan.
Yan Wulu had also met two other princes and princes.
The eldest son of King Pingxi, Wu Wenwen, is the seventeenth son of King Pingxi. He is just over twenty years old. He is gentle and approachable, but the city is quite deep.
Geng Hongcheng, the eldest son of King Dingnan, is the second son of King Dingnan. He is eighteen years old. He is quite frank and sincere, but he is as irritable and irritable as his father.
At that time, Yan Wulu and Prince Yu Zhao Lingrui welcomed the two young princes.
The four of them also went to the famous restaurant "Liuxiang Pavilion" in Jinling to have a drink together.
We got along very well during this period.
Especially between them and Yan Wulu, the three of them are all princes of the vassal, and they know that under the glorious appearance of the prince, it is not easy, and there is quite a sense of sympathy for each other.
The two of them deeply admired Yan Wulu, who had such charm and talent. He was a poet sage in Jinling and the best in martial arts, but he could still hide his shame and self-destruction for twenty years.
It is indeed a role model for the two of them.
They all call Yan Wulu "Brother Yan".
And Yan Wulu also "reluctantly" recognized these two virtuous brothers.
By the way, it’s worth mentioning——
The two princes of the feudal lords each came to Jinling with five hundred elite soldiers as escorts. They were expected to return to their fief after attending the engagement ceremony between the prince of Zhenbei and Princess Taiping on behalf of their respective fathers.
…
In addition, the advance team of the Yi family from the Western Regions finally arrived at Jinling.
They also claimed to be here to participate in Princess Taiping's engagement ceremony.
Prince Zhao Lingfeng personally led a team to greet him.
Afterwards, the advance team of the Yi family marched non-stop, and that afternoon they met directly with the Holy Emperor...
No one knows what the old emperor and the envoys of the Yi family said.
However, one thing Yan Wulu knew was——
This time, the Yi family's huge delegation in the Western Regions was led by Yi Qiuyue, the eldest daughter of the Yi family's head, Yi Xiangtian.
…
…
Prince Yu Zhao Lingrui learned some news from the palace and came to discuss with Yan Wulu——
"Your Highness, the young king heard from the palace that the Yi family of the Western Regions now wants to return to the Central Plains, and they intend to curry favor with me."
"...The Yi family has sent such a large delegation of nearly a thousand people to Jinling this time. Its main purpose is to marry into the royal family of Daqian, so that the legitimate daughter of the head of the family, Yi Xiangtian, can marry into the royal family."
"...Furthermore, the emperor also intends to point out that woman to Zhao Lingfeng to become the crown prince's concubine."
Zhao Lingrui said, frowning slightly, and continued: "This is not okay!"
"...Although Zhao Lingfeng is weak and kind-hearted, he is not mediocre. If the Yi family of the Western Regions is behind him as the foundation of his power, he will be no more difficult to deal with than the fourteenth-year-old Zhao Lingcheng."
"...So, never let them succeed!"
Yan Wulu listened quietly to Prince Yu Zhao Lingrui's speech.
He drank all the wine in the cup and said calmly to King Yu: "Don't worry, Zhao Lingfeng won't be able to marry Yi Qiuyue."
When King Yu heard this, he was stunned for a moment...
He wondered if Yan Wulu had misunderstood what he meant.
"Your Highness, what are you talking about? Why can't Zhao Lingfeng marry Yi Qiuyue? This..."
...Does it have anything to do with what I'm talking about?
Zhao Lingrui hasn't finished speaking yet.
Yan Wulu took the lead and said calmly——
"Because, I will marry her."
Yan Wulu's words were calm and powerful, and his expression was full of calmness and confidence.
When King Yu heard this, he was stunned for a moment, as if his heart was struck by five thunders...
He was wondering why Prince Zhenbei suddenly became stupid?
After a moment, he suddenly realized.
Suppressing the urge to laugh out loud, with a friendly smile on his face, Zhao Lingrui slowly said -
"Your Highness, I think you have misunderstood. My father is planning to marry Yi Xiangtian's second daughter, Yi Hanmiao, to Zhao Lingfeng, but not Yi Qiuyue, the eldest daughter."
"ha?"
Yan Wulu was stunned when he heard this. He seemed to have taken it for granted, and the atmosphere was a bit awkward.
"This...that..."
"...No, generally speaking, in this kind of marriage, as Zhao Lingfeng is the prince, shouldn't he marry the eldest daughter with the most noble status?"
Yan Wulu hesitated several times and expressed his inner confusion.
"Well……"
Zhao Lingrui didn't know how to answer this apparently simple question.
In fact, he only discovered today that His Royal Highness actually has such a silly side, and he couldn't help but feel that he was even a little cute.
But it's better to be stupid.
Zhao Lingrui thinks that he is the only one who is too smart, makes no mistakes at all, and has no weaknesses.
"Your Highness, it seems that your intelligence work is not very good."
Prince Yu Zhao Lingrui raised the wine cup in his hand and said slowly -
"... In the Western Regions, no one knows that Yi Hanmiao, the second daughter of the Yi family, is extremely beautiful and has an extraordinary temperament; while Yi Qiuyue, the eldest daughter of the Yi family, was disfigured during her exile a few years ago. "
"...Although Zhao Lingfeng is also lame, he is still my crown prince after all."
"...How could my father and the courtiers allow a disfigured woman to marry the crown prince of Da Gan?"
Prince Yu Zhao Lingrui said while taking a sip of the wine in the wine cup.
Yan Wulu seemed to be in a trance...
In Zhao Lingrui's eyes, he must have felt that the other party had not fully understood the situation.
He was even thinking in his heart——
Yan Wulu likes stunning beauties, which Zhao Lingrui has known for a long time.
but……
The eldest lady of the Yi family and Yan Wulu must have never met. Moreover, the eldest lady of the Yi family, Yi Qiuyue, is a disfigured woman. The prince just said directly that he wanted to marry her?
Moreover, it is still at this special time when I and my eighteenth sister are about to get engaged.
Prince Yu Zhao Lingrui felt that there must be something fishy in this...
However, he doesn't want to delve into it at the moment.
What he cares about most now is to prevent the marriage between Prince Zhao Lingrui and Yi Hanmiao of the Yi family.
As for the rest, it doesn't matter.
If the person in front of him can really prevent Prince Zhao Lingfeng from marrying and forming an alliance with the Yi family, Prince Yu Zhao Lingrui doesn't care what secrets Yan Wulu has.
Which woman will he marry? Or how many women will he marry?
These are not what Zhao Lingrui cares about...
At this moment, Yan Wulu looked complicated and his body was frozen. He only had one thought in his mind - Qiuyue, was disfigured?!
No matter who did it, it is absolutely unforgivable!
Yan Wulu felt angry and exerted force with his hands, turning the hardwood armrests of the seat into powder.
"wrong!"
"...With Qiuyue's strength, she is one of the top three people in the Zhenbei secret guard system in terms of comprehensive abilities, and she is the eldest daughter of Yi Xiangtian. It is impossible for anyone in the Yi family to hurt her."
"...calm down, stay calm."
…
Follow-up missions from the Yi family in the Western Regions also arrived one after another.
Today, the largest batch of Yi family envoys, a team of 500 people, accounting for half of the entire envoy, arrived at Jinling.
A huge carriage that is gorgeous and majestic like a pavilion, decorated with smoky purple tulle, is beautiful and dreamy with a sense of charm.
The horses pulling this huge carriage are also different from ordinary horses. They actually have eight hoofs.
This is a kind of monster - "eight-legged horse".
As its name suggests, it is a tall horse with eight legs. Its endurance is far beyond that of ordinary horses, and it can cross mountains and seas as if it were on flat ground.
There are several golden eagles circling in the sky, and they have not left for a long time. They must be birds raised by the Yi family's envoys.
The rest of the Yi family guards around were also riding jackals, tigers, leopards and other wild beasts of various colors, guarding the carriage in front and behind.
With such a huge array of beasts, only the Yi family of the Western Regions, a family of beast tamers, could travel like this.
All kinds of rare birds and beasts are naturally rare.
But what attracted the most attention of the crowd was the figure of a stunning beauty on the top floor of the huge carriage, behind the smoky purple gauze curtain that attracted the attention of thousands of people.
Through the layers of gauze curtains full of mysterious atmosphere, you can only vaguely see a rough figure——
Purple tulle.
Long black hair.
Wearing a veil made of beads connected in series gives you a hazy feeling.
The charming dress of the Western Region style also has the soft beauty of the Central Plains women.
The gauze tent door is occasionally opened by the breeze, and the sound of bells and drums can be vaguely heard inside...
The strange fragrance lingers around the tent, it is the unique spice of the people from the Western Regions.
Yan Wulu and others made a special trip here.
They were in a private room by the window of a restaurant, looking at the street, and saw this massive Yi family delegation.
Zhang Chunhua was beside Yan Wulu at that time.
She saw the huge carriage that looked like a loft, and also saw the woman wearing a veil of Western Orbs on the carriage.
Zhang Chunhua's originally emotionless and colorless face suddenly changed. She suddenly grabbed Yan Wulu's arm, pointed at the mission carriage, and said -
"Your Majesty, look, that... is Qiuyue!"
"Yeah, I saw it too."
Yan Wulu was very calm, and he looked there quietly.
He remembered what King Yu Zhao Lingrui had told him, that Yi Qiuyue had been disfigured. His emotions could not help but fluctuate slightly for a while, and even his internal energy aura also changed.
Perhaps sensing the change in Yan Wulu's internal energy, or some other factors, the beautiful figure on the top floor of the carriage suddenly stood up and turned to look in the direction of the restaurant where Yan Wulu was.
Eyes crossed.
When Yan Wulu saw this, he couldn't help but smile and waved gently.
The beautiful figure moved slightly, and there were tears in her eyes.
…
The old emperor met with representatives of the Yi family mission that day.
Inside the palace.
After the old emperor informed the leader of the team, Zisha Qianying, about his marriage to the prince.
To everyone's surprise, Zisha Qianying was silent for a moment and said to the emperor——
"My little sister came all the way from the Western Regions not just to be a concubine of the crown prince."
Zisha Qianying seems to be a little dissatisfied with the fact that her sister finally got the non-concubine status of "the crown prince's concubine".
but……
To make such a request in such a grand manner is as if he has made up his mind and does not want to marry or form an alliance with Daqian.
At that time, everyone held their breath and concentrated for fear of offending Long Yan.
But only the old emperor burst out laughing...
Even if the other person is wearing a veil, I heard that he has been disfigured.
But Zhao Purui just felt that the woman in front of him was smart and beautiful, yet still had a bit of courage.
He even felt that this woman was more heroic and courageous than Yi Xiangtian.
He suddenly remembered that when he first met Liu Mengyun, she was also the kind of woman who was both heroic and courageous.
Maybe it was to make up for the regrets of the past, or maybe my mind was temporarily confused.
The old emperor actually agreed to the woman's proposal.
He decided to let the crown prince Zhao Lingfeng marry Yi Hanmiao, the second daughter of the Yi family, as his concubine, the only crown prince.