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Chapter 261: Legend of Zhen Huan - Yun Li 07

Yunli didn’t know whether Meng Jingxian had ever been to Jiangnan before she married him. At that time, he had no thoughts about Meng Jingxian and was indifferent to everything about her.

Yunli held the list and thought to himself that besides completing the task assigned by the emperor, he had other plans for this trip to Jiangnan.

The imperial family is ruthless, and he cannot guarantee that the emperor will always trust him.

He always had to leave a way out for himself and his mother.

Jiangnan is a good place, his mother will probably like it here.

Seeing his grandfather daydreaming again, Ah Jin sighed slightly and reminded him, "Grandpa?"

Yunli looked at Ajin and said nothing.

Ah Jin said, "Master, this Meng Da, should we continue to investigate?"

Yun Li shook his head, put the list down, and said, "No need, she is not important. The most important thing now is to complete the task assigned by the emperor."

Ah Jin said yes repeatedly, "Then sir, are we still going to the poetry reading?"

Yunli nodded.

Ah Jin suddenly had a bitter face and said, "But we have participated in those poetry gatherings several times, but we haven't caught any big fish."

Yunli retorted, "How do you know there are no big fish hooked?"

Through these poetry gatherings, Yunli got to know many talented people, and naturally attracted the attention of the troublemaker behind the scenes.

According to the Eighth Master's suggestion, those people specifically looked for talented people with relatively great reputation, preferably those with real skills and knowledge. In this way, more and more talented people would be recruited, and the emperor would be unable to do anything to them in the end.

After leaving the Old Summer Palace, Yunli went to the east to travel and enjoy the mountains and rivers. He was not very clear about the unrest initiated by the talented scholars in the south of the Yangtze River, nor did he care about it.

All I know is that those Jiangnan talents ended up like what the Eighth Master had expected. The emperor was unable to punish them and could only grit his teeth and bear it.

Apart from secretly causing trouble for those talented men and preventing them from entering the official career smoothly, the emperor did not impose any punishment, at least not openly, and he could not take any big actions in private, which was extremely frustrating.

When Yunli returned to Beijing, the matter had already come to an end, and he did not dare to ask the emperor how he dealt with those talented people.

After all, this also concerns the emperor's dignity. If he asks the emperor or asks someone else, the emperor will accuse him of "making fun of the emperor."

At the poetry reading, Yunli and Ajin found a place to sit down, and several talented people he knew came over to greet him.

Yun Li was responding to their conversation when suddenly, he caught a glimpse of Meng Jingxian sitting with a man drinking tea in the corner.

He narrowed his eyes and thought, "Why is Meng Jingxian here at the poetry gathering?"

A Jin, who was beside Yunli, had been paying attention to his master's movements. When Yunli looked in the direction of Meng Jingxian, A Jin's gaze also moved to Meng Jingxian.

Ah Jin saw Meng Da was also there, and whispered in his master's ear when he was free: "Master, do we need to keep an eye on him?"

Yunli nodded.

A Jin quietly left. Less than a quarter of an hour later, A Jin came back and nodded to Yun Li, indicating that everything has been done.

Yunli nodded to him and continued to chat with the talented scholars about each other's newly written poems.

A Jin was listening to what they were saying, but he couldn't help but glance at Meng Jingxian.

This is the first time I’ve been so curious about someone since my grandfather woke up.

When Prince Guo came in, Meng Jingxian saw him. Her good mood disappeared immediately when she saw Prince Guo.

The man following behind was the guard that Duke Pei found for Meng Jingxian when she left the capital.

The guard's own lady's mood worsened, and he followed her gaze to see several talented men saying these words.

He asked curiously, "Miss, what are you looking at?"

Meng Jingxian retracted her gaze and shook her head at the guard, "Nothing, I just saw someone I hate."

"Hateful people?" The guard was even more curious. He glanced at the talented men again and thought, "Young lady has lived in the capital since she was a child? The people that young lady hates must also be active in the capital. Could it be that among those talented men, there are people from the capital?"

Meng Jingxian was originally curious about what the gathering of talented men in the south of the Yangtze River was like, so she brought her guards to the teahouse to take a look. She didn't expect to see Prince Guo here. She instantly lost all her good mood. After looking around, she felt a little bored. Meng Jingxian left the teahouse with her guards. She went to see how the rouge and powder revenue of her own shop was.

Yun Li had just finished a conversation and moved his eyes to the seat where Meng Jingxian had sat before. He found that someone else had taken that seat. Had Meng Jingxian left?

Yunli looked at Ajin beside him.

Ah Jin pointed to the door and whispered, "A cup of tea ago, that man left with his men."

Yunli glanced at the door, then retracted his gaze and continued to sit in the teahouse listening to the discussions of other talented people.

While he was listening to the discussions among several other talented scholars, a strange scholar in a light blue robe came over to talk to Yunli.

During the conversation, the scholar repeatedly told Yunli, both explicitly and implicitly, that the current emperor had illegitimately come to the throne.

Yunli secretly exchanged glances with Ajin, and both of them said in their hearts, "The big fish is coming."

As it gradually darkened, Yunli returned to his residence. He stood in the yard, staring at the banyan tree in a trance.

When A Jin came over, he hadn't come to his senses yet.

Just when A Jin was about to stand behind Yun Li as a background, Yun Li suddenly asked him if he had someone he liked?

Ah Jin was somewhat puzzled by the question asked by his master.

He scratched his head and said, "Why would I ask you this question? How could I have someone I like? Did someone say something wrong in front of me?"

Yunli looked at the silly Ah Jin, sighed, and changed the subject: "Forget it, it's useless to ask, just tell me the results of your investigation."

Today's poetry gathering has not yet ended, and Yunli asked A Jin to find the people given to him by the emperor and ask them to investigate the origins and recent movements of the blue-clothed scholar.

At this point, Ah Jin's expression changed and he said, "Master, that fish is not fat."

"Hmm?" Yun Li asked curiously, "What did they find out?"

Ah Jin replied, "That person is not from the Eighth Prince's faction. He is just angry because he failed the exams one after another. Under the instigation of the Eighth Prince's faction, he hates the emperor. I'm afraid he doesn't even know the real reason behind this unrest."

Yunli: “…”

After thinking for a long time, Yunli let the matter go. He looked around, asked Ah Jin to come closer, and asked, "Did you find the place I asked you to look for?"

Ah Jin knew what Prince Guo was talking about, nodded, and said, "I found it, but, Master, why did you find a place that is surrounded by mountains and rivers and isolated from the world?"

Yunli looked at Ajin who had been with him since childhood, and did not intend to hide it from him, and said: "Do you think mother would like that place?" Ajin first said "huh?" to express his doubt, and then followed Yunli's words and said: "The scenery of that place is beautiful, it is the type that the concubine likes."

Yunli nodded with satisfaction and started to ask Ajin to prepare some carpentry work as he wanted to renovate that place.

As for the task assigned by the emperor, there is no need to pay too much attention to it now.