Chapter 63 It turns out to be him
The butler understood and replied respectfully, "Yes, sir."
Lord Zheng's disgust for Guo grew day by day. He stubbornly believed that the poor health of his two children was due to Guo's poor care.
Guo’s cruelty was already unbearable, and now she can’t even take care of her children, which is unforgivable.
The news that Xiao Guo was pregnant with a boy quietly made him start to think about divorcing her.
Guo was completely unaware of all this and was still busy trying to appease Zheng Chengyan.
In Jiaoyang Courtyard, Su Wanyu sat quietly in the courtyard, tapping her fingers lightly, thinking about the Regent's upcoming trip to Jiangzhou, so she asked Yun Yi, "When does the Regent plan to leave for Jiangzhou?"
Logically speaking, something unexpected should have happened in the near future.
Yun Yi replied, "According to the news from the Princess's Mansion, it will be around today."
Su Wanyu raised her eyebrows slightly, stood up and walked into the house, "Give orders to the servants to pay more attention."
"Yes, Miss." Siqi responded. At this moment, Ping's mother walked into the courtyard with a big stride, holding the cloth she got from the Su Mansion. "Miss, the cloth you asked for has arrived. Come and take a look. Are you satisfied?"
Su Wanyu turned around and looked at the fine silks. She had already made a plan in her mind to buy new clothes for Yunyi and herself. "Thank you for your hard work, mom. I will give the fabrics to Siqi later and ask her to find a skilled tailor."
"Okay, miss." Ping's mother smiled from ear to ear.
Recently, she often heard people in the mansion discussing the affairs of Guo and Jiang Yingying in private, and she was secretly happy.
She stroked the precious silk from Yuezhou and said with a smile, "These silks were brought back by the master himself last year. They are priceless. If they are made into clothes, they will definitely make the other ladies in the mansion look pale in comparison."
The Su family owns their own embroidery studio and cloth shop, producing and selling their own products, and has everything from mulberry planting and silkworm breeding to silk weaving.
In Yuezhou, they run a first-class silk workshop, cultivate the highest quality silkworm species, and produce top-quality silk. This pride and honor is self-evident.
When she was a child, she embarked on a long journey to Yuezhou with her father.
The sky in Yuezhou was exceptionally blue, and the clouds seemed within reach. It was in that vast expanse of heaven and earth that she first experienced the freedom and pleasure of riding a horse.
Su Wanyu sat in the embroidery room, and Ping's mother's whispers stirred up long-standing ripples in her heart.
The regent's casual question at the hunting ground was now lingering in her mind, unlocking a dusty memory.
There was a glimmer of inquiry in her eyes, and she confirmed with Ping's mother again: "Mom, can you tell me more about the trip to Yuezhou? Especially the part about me learning to ride a horse."
Mother Ping's fingers gently smoothed out the wrinkles on the fabric, her eyes looking into the distance.
"Of course I remember, young lady. At that time, you were still a lively little girl, full of curiosity about the world. The master loved you and asked me to accompany you to avoid the fatigue of the journey. The carriage we took slowly passed through the mountains and rivers of Yuezhou, and every scene was refreshing."
"As for the boy who taught you to ride a horse," Ping's mother's face lit up with a loving smile, "he was a child named Jun'er, from the famous Li family in Yuezhou."
"Jun'er," Su Wanyu repeated softly, the name dancing on the tip of her tongue with a hint of barely perceptible warmth.
"Which one is it?" She suddenly wanted to know more.
Mother Ping took a pen and paper from the table and wrote the word "Jun" stroke by stroke. The handwriting was strong and powerful, as if it was engraved on her heart.
When she recognized the name as that of Regent Gu Linjun, the emotions that surged in her heart were complicated and indistinguishable.
Fragments of memory were pieced together in her mind. Outside the silk workshop in Yuezhou, surrounded by mountains and vast grasslands, people there lived freely and unrestrainedly.
She was a delicate young lady from the capital, and she found unprecedented happiness and challenges there.
She remembered how she had secretly ridden on her father's horse, and how the gentle old horse had carried her across the sea of green grass until she nearly fell and was caught steadily by a silent but brave boy.
The figure of the young Jun'er gradually became clear in her memory. During that month of companionship, they galloped together and shared the sunrise and sunset. Those days were simple and pure, yet fleeting.
As time passed, she left Yuezhou, and the boy's name and face gradually became blurred, becoming a faint sadness in her heart.
Now, the appearance of Regent Gu Linjun has illuminated the dark corners of her memory, making her realize that the thread of fate had already inadvertently tied them together.
"Miss, Miss." Yun Yi's voice interrupted her thoughts and brought her back to reality.
"What's the matter?" She gathered her thoughts and her tone returned to her usual calmness.
"Siqi is back, and it seems like there's something urgent going on." Yun Yi's eyes revealed a hint of uneasiness.
Su Wanyu turned to the door and saw Siqi with a serious expression. She whispered, "Miss, the Regent is leaving for Jiangzhou today to deal with the flood there."
She nodded slightly, having a premonition that this matter was not simple.
"Any other news?"
After Yun Yi and Ping Mama left, Si Qi lowered her voice and said, "Miss, I have been keeping an eye on Lord Zheng's movements as you instructed. This morning, Prince Liang came to visit secretly, and their conversation was extremely secretive. I could only vaguely hear the name of the Regent being mentioned."
"King Liang?" Su Wanyu frowned, "Why did he come?"
"I don't know the specific content of the conversation, but as far as I know, as a member of the royal family, Prince Liang's desire for power has become increasingly obvious in recent years. There are even rumors that he has evil intentions."
Siqi's words caused the temperature in the room to drop sharply.
Su Wanyu's heart sank. The sudden visit of Prince Liang and the danger faced by the Regent in Daliang Mountain did not seem to be a coincidence, but a carefully planned conspiracy.
Her heart beat faster and a terrible guess formed in her mind.
The mudslide that the Regent encountered in Daliang Mountain was most likely man-made with the intention of killing him.
Once the regent dies, the young emperor will lose his protection, and Prince Liang can take advantage of the situation and seize the power he has coveted for so long.
"No, nothing can happen to him!"
She stood up suddenly, but fell back into the chair due to exhaustion. The hairpin on her head swayed, making a crisp and trembling sound.
Siqi hurried forward to support her, her eyes full of worry: "Miss, are you okay?"
At this moment, Su Wanyu clearly realized that she must take action, not only for the young man who had given her warmth and courage on the grassland, but also for the future of this country.
Su Wanyu's fingertips almost dug into Siqi's arm. The urgency and anxiety burned in her eyes. She almost gritted her teeth and asked, "Regent, have you left the city gate?"
Siqi's body stiffened slightly. After a moment of shock, she gently uttered two words: "It's out."