All Hail Cousin Brother

361 Moving to the Manor

At noon, Yu Zongshen and Yu Zongzheng finally left the court. When they returned home, they went straight to An Shou Hall.

Old Madam Yu leaned against the couch and listened to her eldest son. “…King Ping is seriously injured. The emperor has arranged for him to be placed in the palace in Autumn Mountain and has sent an imperial physician to treat him. For the sake of King Ping’s safety, he has also sent a large number of troops to guard him. He has also given King Ping a private courtyard and arranged for his heir, Liang Jingye, to stay in the capital in the future.”

Old Madam Yu opened her eyes and was stunned for a long time. “King Ping has entered the capital. Not only is he seriously injured, but his heir will be kept in the capital for a long time. After suffering a defeat, we can probably let go of this matter. Since ancient times, rulers have always valued human lives and the country. In the future, we will have to rely on King Ping for the war on the southern border. Even if we lose, so what if some people die? As long as King Ping shows his loyalty, he will still be a worthy minister.”

Yu Zongshen spun the oily red walnut in his hand. “King Ping has been dealt with. Next, it’s time for Youzhou.”

It was also a war. One had suffered a defeat, and the other had won a battle.

Since he had already dealt with one, he couldn’t always keep the other to himself.

The fact that the vassal lords had entered the capital privately meant that the emperor had been lenient and did not pursue their crimes. However, he could not help but feel angry. He wanted to reward the Marquis of Changxing, who had won the battle last year, to intimidate the vassal lords.

This was the mind of an emperor.

Just like that, the Marquis of Weining’s lineage was really unstoppable.

The room was silent for a moment.

The matter of the vassal king entering the capital caused an uproar.

In less than two days, the Cabinet Grand Secretary, Xia Yansheng, resigned as the Minister of Revenue on the grounds that he was old. He also recommended his disciple, the Assistant Minister of Revenue, Yu Zongshen, to the emperor.

The emperor approved it in court and ordered the cabinet to discuss the reward of meritorious officials. This matter was supervised by the new Minister of Revenue, Yu Zongshen.

In the end, the matter of the vassal king entering the capital had broken the long-standing balance of the court.

Yu Youyao shook her head and shaped the polished cooling beads into pearls.

The finished Cooling Pearls had a hint of bitter medicinal fragrance, but also a hint of floral fragrance. After the fragrance entered the body, it was like a piece of cedar, with a touch of coolness. In the hot summer, wearing the beads would make you feel comfortable physically and mentally.

Yu Youyao took out a string of summer pearls and placed them in a treasure box. She handed it to Xia Tao. “Send this string of summer pearls to Cousin.”

Xia Tao took the box and went to The Green House.

At this moment, Liu’er came over to report, “Young Miss, Third Miss went to Old Madam’s house. I heard that she had copied a lot of Buddhist scriptures recently and wanted to send them to Old Madam personally. It wasn’t easy for the gatekeeper to stop her, so she opened the door.”

She closed the courtyard door so that Yu Jianjia could recuperate well. She did not explicitly say that she wanted to restrain Yu Jianjia.

Yu Jianjia had a suitable reason, so the old maid guarding the door naturally did not dare to stop her.

Yu Youyao put another string of Cooling Beads into a box and stood up. “The Cooling Beads are ready too. Grandmother is feeling hot, so it’s just right.”

With that, she brought Liu’er to An Shou Hall.

When Yu Youyao entered the hall, she saw Yu Jianjia wearing a light purple dress that accentuated her slender and weak figure, as well as her pale and sickly face. She was really weaker than before.

Seeing that she had arrived so quickly, Yu Jianjia suddenly tightened her grip on her handkerchief, but she was not surprised. Everyone in the courtyard had been changed to Yu Youyao’s men. She was afraid that Yu Youyao would have already received the news as soon as she left the courtyard.

Yu Youyao stepped forward and bowed to Old Madam Yu.

Yu Jianjia also stood up and bowed to Yu Youyao. “Big Sister.”

Yu Youyao returned the greeting and sat beside her grandmother. “Is Third Sister feeling better?”

Yu Jianjia’s eyelashes trembled slightly. She lowered her head and said weakly, “Thank you for your concern, Big Sister. I’ve already recovered a lot after taking Imperial Physician Hu’s new medicine.”

Everyone in the courtyard was Yu Youyao’s men.

How could Yu Youyao not know how her health was?

Yu Youyao smiled gently. “That’s good. Third Sister, take care of yourself more in the future.”

Yu Jianjia lowered her head and agreed.

At this moment, Old Madam Yu put down her teacup and smiled at Yu Youyao. “You came at the right time. I happen to have something to discuss with you.”

Yu Jianjia’s breathing tightened, and she tightened her grip on her handkerchief.

It seemed that Yu Jianjia had not come to An Shou Hall just to deliver the Buddhist scriptures. Yu Jianjia was very scheming. For a moment, Yu Youyao could not guess what Yu Jianjia was up to.

She was a little curious. “What is it?”

Old Madam Yu glanced at Yu Jianjia before saying, “It’s all because of your third sister. Previously, when her condition worsened, didn’t Imperial Physician Hu say that she had to recuperate in peace? Your third sister is also someone who knows the severity of the matter. She felt that the matters in the capital were complicated and not good for her recovery, so she invited herself to the manor to recuperate. It’s also peaceful.”

Yu Youyao was a little surprised and did not expect this. “It’s naturally more peaceful to recuperate in the manor than in the residence. I think it’s beneficial for Third Sister to rest.” At this point, she changed the topic. “It’s just that Third Sister is still young. I’m afraid it’s a little inappropriate for her to live alone in the manor!”

On careful thought, it was actually easy to guess what Yu Jianjia was thinking.

Perhaps she felt that she was in charge of the residence now, so she couldn’t even recuperate well.

Although she couldn’t avoid her eyes in the manor, at least he could escape her control and be more autonomous.

Yu Jianjia had long expected Yu Youyao to say this and had prepared an excuse. She said calmly, “After coughing up blood that day, I was terrified every day, so I only want to recuperate well. If Big Sister feels that it’s inappropriate, send more people to follow me. After all, it’s our residence. There’s no need to worry about my safety.”

She even said that she coughed up blood. She would not stop until she achieved her goal.

Imperial Physician Hu had already said that Yu Jianjia needed to recuperate from her illness. How could there be any place in the residence who could let her recuperate better?

If she did not agree, it would be her disregard for her sister’s health.

Yu Youyao hesitated for a moment. “But, there aren’t any elders around. This…”

Afraid that she wouldn’t agree, Yu Jianjia continued, “Mother has a hot spring manor in the suburbs of the capital. The scenery there is not bad, and it’s not too far from the capital, so it’s convenient for me to travel. Previously, when Imperial Physician Hu was taking my pulse, I also asked him. He said that soaking in the hot spring more would be very beneficial to my health.”

Why would she be soaking in a hot spring on such a hot day?!

However, since Yu Jianjia had even mentioned Imperial Physician Hu, Yu Youyao couldn’t say anything else. “Grandmother, what do you think?”

Old Madam Yu said calmly, “Third Miss can judge her own health. Since she feels that it’s better for her health to recuperate in the manor, we naturally have to prioritize Third Miss’s health.”

It meant that she had agreed.

She had no choice but to agree.

Yu Jianjia’s health was indeed very weak. If she did not take advantage of her young age to recuperate quickly, her future would be over if she kept falling ill.

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