The first prince waited all night for no one to come from the palace, but early the next morning he got the news that the whole capital knew that the oldest had died.
He could wait no longer and hurried into the palace.
The Emperor was lying on the dragon bed and Eunuch Huang was serving him medicine.
Compared to yesterday, today the emperor looked like he had aged over ten years.
“Father.”
The eldest prince saluted.
The Emperor finished the medicine and handed the empty bowl to Eunuch Huang, leaning on the bed in a low spirit, “But have you heard the news?”
“Yes. Wasn’t third brother relegated to Youzhou? How did he suddenly appear in Wuji County?”
The emperor also wanted to know.
If there was something going on, the Third Prince would certainly have had someone report to him in advance, but he hadn’t gotten any news.
Seeing that the emperor was silent, the eldest prince added, “Could it be that third brother tried to sneak back to the capital? He was discovered halfway through the journey? That’s not right either, apart from a group of officials in the capital, no one knows third brother.”
The Emperor closed his eyes, “I have sent someone to investigate, we will soon get news.”
The eldest prince was about to say something else when the palace staff reported, “Your Majesty, the second prince is here.”
The Emperor gestured for the man to come in.
The Second Prince walked in and bowed, “Please take care of your sorrow, Father, and take care of your body.”
Without waiting for the Emperor to speak, he added, “No matter what mistakes Third Brother had made in the past, now that he is dead, the past has all been cancelled out, so I would like to take Third Brother back to the capital for burial, and I would like to ask Father’s permission.”
The third prince was deported to Youzhou, but was killed in Wuji County, no matter what the reason was, he was considered to have disobeyed the decree, the emperor could not say that he would have his body transported back to the capital, it was different if the second prince asked, they were brothers in love, how could the emperor have not made it happen.
“I grant it.”
“Many thanks, Father.”
The eldest prince stood to the side, unable to guess what medicine the second prince was selling in his gourd. They had fought as brothers for so many years, so naturally they knew that the Second was not that brotherly towards the Third, but why did he personally go to fetch the Third’s corpse back to the capital?
……
Song Yin entered the capital six days later.
The road was a plain one, and the pedestrians on the road were in a hurry, not talking or laughing, and even the shopkeepers at the restaurant did not come out to greet them.
He took Xiao Si straight to the Xu residence, “Excuse me, is Miss Song Wan Yue Song here?”
His demeanour was uncommon, his body was surrounded by a heroic aura, and his face was even more handsome, the watchman couldn’t help but look at him a few more times, “Miss Sun hasn’t come over today, may I ask if you are ……”
“My name is Song Yin, I’m from the border, what do you mean she hasn’t come today?”
Coming from the border, he should have met her when he went to make pills, the watchman was no longer wary, “Miss Sun usually lives in the South City, she will only come over when she is free.”
“Can you tell me where she lives in South City?”
The watchman was just about to say something when Xu Yan walked out from inside. The Third Prince was in mourning, and several of the princes had gone to help, so he did not need to go into the palace to teach for the next few days.
He heard what Song Yin had just said and looked at him for a few moments, from the inside he grew wary, intuiting that this boy did not have good intentions for Yue’er, “Are you looking for Yue’er for something?”
“You are ……”
“I’m her uncle.”
Song Yin immediately became a few degrees more respectful, “I am Song Yin, when Miss Song went to the border we talked very well and made an appointment to come and find her if I came to the capital.”
Xu Yan’s guard grew heavier, “That means there’s nothing going on. In that case, don’t go looking for her, do what you have to do, and when she arrives I will tell her that you have come to see her.” Song Yin heard the rejection in his words and knew without thinking that Xu Yan knew what he meant.
This suited him just fine, and he wasn’t annoyed, “I’m looking for Miss Song to talk about a big deal.”
Xu Yan couldn’t stop him this time, but he didn’t tell Song Yin his address either. Instead, he sent someone to call Song Wan Yue to come over, while he let him into the house and took the opportunity to inquire about how Song Yin met Yue’er.
Song Yin didn’t hide anything and told him everything.
After hearing this, Xu Yan noticed that something was wrong. He was a lieutenant, so he should be at the border, how could he be in the capital?
“I’ve injured my arm.”
Song Yin lifted his left arm, “I took a knife to the shoulder while fighting the enemy and injured the bone, the doctor said I would never be able to lift it again, so I retired from the army.”
Wounded for his country.
Xu Yan admired him a little more in his heart and was a little more polite in his attitude.
When Song Wan Yue came in, she saw her uncle and Song Yin talking at length, and the corners of her mouth lifted slightly. If Song Yin had the intention to please someone, no matter what the person’s status was, he would be pleased.
“Yue’er.”
Seeing her, Song Yin stood up, his heart and eyes full of her.
The corner of Song Wan Yue’s mouth dropped, showing surprise at the right time, “Why have you come to the capital? Is there nothing going on at the border?”
“I got out of the army.”
When he said this, Song Yin’s expression dimmed a little, but soon he was glowing again, “So I came to the capital to look for you, to ask if what you said was still true.”
“Since I have said it, it naturally counts.”
Xu Yan, who was sitting on the other side, could not understand the riddle the two were playing and could not help but ask, “What did Yue’er say?”
A blush rose to Song Yin’s face, giving his fair face some more of the shyness of a love interest as he looked towards Song Wan Yue, “Yue’er said that if I asked for her hand in marriage, she would agree to marry me.”
Xu Yan’s hand shook and he knocked over the tealight, the tea flowed down the edge of the table and dripped onto him he couldn’t care less, “Yue, Yue’er ……”
He still thought Yue’er would not come out of Gu Yi’s death in this life, so after the incident of Zhu Wen, he made a deal with the madam that he would not betroth Xu Cotoneaster first, let him wait for a few years, and if Yue’er did not have someone in mind by then, let Xu Cotoneaster marry her, but, but now ……
“I fell in love with him at first sight. ”
Song Wan Yue unapologetically confessed her heart.
Xu Yan’s lips opened and closed, closed and opened again, and still failed to make a sound after so many times.
He was happy, happy that his niece had come out. But it had come so quickly that he hadn’t prepared himself for it.
“He has no father or mother, so if he does get married later, he can come live with me in Qingping County.”
Even though Xu Yan had that little bit of disapproval, it was completely gone when he heard these words. Her sister only had such a daughter, so naturally she did not want her to marry far away, and it would be best if she could be by her side. For another, the other party had no father or mother, so naturally they would not dislike Yue’er’s origins, and Yue would be in charge of the family after she married there, and would not have to be bound by anyone.
“But, but you are still young.”
After a long time, Xu Yan said, “Is it too early to marry someone at the age of thirteen?
“We can get engaged first, and then get married after I reach maturity.”
That would be no problem.
Having changed his mind, Xu Yan looked at Song Yin in a smooth manner, “Little Yin ah, you just came to the capital and still don’t have a place to live, I’m ordering someone to pack a courtyard for you ……”