The Fourth Prince’s aide asked, "Your Highness, what should we do now? Should we inform the Zhou family?" The Fourth Prince definitely cannot show himself.
After pondering for a long ti, the Fourth Prince said, "Send soone to inform my uncle, tell him not to get involved in this matter. Whether Zhou Shu lives or dies depends on his own fate." If Father doesn’t know, he could still help manage; but clearly, Father is aware of quite a bit of the private dealings, otherwise, he wouldn’t have given Luo Shao such authority, mobilizing even the Five Cities Troop and Horse Command and the governnt officers. As long as it’s proven Zhou Shu is the mastermind, Zhou Shu is dood. Now, we can only hope Zhou Shu handles his affairs cleanly and tidies up the loose ends.
The aide beside the Fourth Prince shook his head and said, "Your Highness, it will be difficult. Given this incident, Marquis Jingning will certainly keep a close eye on Zhou Shu."
The Fourth Prince sighed slightly, "Indeed, Marquis Jingning fiercely protects his own, and even though Lian Yueyao is his sworn sister, with such an incident, he definitely won’t let the mastermind go unpunished." By doing this, Zhou Shu is essentially slapping Luo Shao in the face. But who is Luo Shao, would he let anyone insult him?
The aide whispered, "Your Highness, if only we could..."
The Fourth Prince shook his head, "It’s not that easy. The family precept of Marquis Jingning’s Residence is to be loyal only to the Emperor and not to get involved in the struggle for the throne, and the successive Marquis have firmly upheld this precept."
The aide felt it was a pity. Luo Shao was talented both in literature and martial arts and deeply trusted by the Emperor. If they could gain such support, it would be like adding wings to a tiger. The aide was the one who initially suggested that the Fourth Prince take Yueyao as a consort. He thought that if Lian Yueyao beca the Fourth Prince’s consort, then getting close to Marquis Jingning in the future would give them an edge over the other princes. Plus, Yueyao was also the closed-door disciple of Mr. Yu Shan and had friendly relations with the Min Family, which could be advantageous if used well. However, he hadn’t anticipated that Lian Yueyao would refuse so bluntly, and with Luo Shao’s backing, they couldn’t use any tactics, so they had to let it go: "If back then the Third Miss of the Lian Family had agreed to the marriage, today’s issue wouldn’t have arisen." Now, not only did they gain no support, they also lost Zhou Shu, who was the Prince’s purse, leading the aide to believe Yueyao was an ominous woman.
The Third Prince’s expression was unpleasant, "That woman, Zhou Shu could not subdue her." Even a woman that neither he nor Guan Jingshuo approved of, how could she be willing to submit to Zhou Shu?
Fan Jun learned the situation by evening. Fan Jun also looked displeased, as he hadn’t expected that Zhou Shu, a rchant, would act so brazenly, reaching the level of being utterly arrogant. Otherwise, he definitely would have had soone secretly protect Yueyao. But now that the situation had reached this stage, all he could do was help rescue her. Fan Jun imdiately wrote a letter and sent it out.
Zhou Xi knew the reason for Capital City being under lockdown before the Fourth Prince’s ssage arrived. Zhou Xi was itching to tear Zhou Shu to pieces. He had warned Zhou Shu last ti, forcing him to leave, thinking the issue was resolved. However, Zhou Shu dared to abduct Yueyao, and from the Vice Minister’s Mansion no less.
Zhou Xi’s confidant and aide said, "Master, Zhou Shu must not be allowed to remain."
Zhou Xi nodded, "I had originally planned to keep him around for a while longer, but now it seems his influence is too great, it’s ti to dethrone him!" Even though he had no romantic feelings for Yueyao, she was still his junior sister. Zhou Shu dared to abduct Yueyao, clearly disregarding him. How could he be at ease with such a person? Last ti, he only forced Zhou Shu away not because he didn’t want to punish him, but because he hadn’t selected a suitable replacent. Replacing Zhou Shu recklessly would also disrupt the rchant trade. After half a year of preparations, he was now ready.
The lockdown in Capital City was lifted, and a maid dressed as Yueyao, along with her close maid and an old nanny, left Ma’s Mansion, heading to Zhaohua Temple. anwhile, Xiang Wei did not accompany them to Zhaohua Temple; she changed directions midway and went to the manor. Xiang Wei was currently very weak and had to recuperate well.
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