Chapter 645 I invite you here for three things
In the evening, every household enjoys dinner.
Ning Yunxi's dinner was neatly placed on the table. Although it was a feast of delicacies, she had no appetite at all.
Yu ordered an audience, and Teng Elan was summoned to Emperor Jin's palace.
Yan Yu told her clearly that it was Princess Yuexi who invited her, so Teng E Lan came to Jinlanju.
"Princess Yuexi, may you be blessed with peace and happiness."
Ning Yunxi was repeatedly recalling the past of her elder brother when she suddenly heard a greeting. She came back to her senses and quickly reached out to help.
"Now that you are here, please stand up and sit down."
Teng Elan followed instructions and took a seat respectfully.
"Yes, thank you princess."
"I dare to ask, Princess, what do you want to see me for?"
Ning Yunxi responded warmly and explained the situation in detail.
"I asked you to come here for three things."
"First, it's time to recommend you for the imperial examination. I've said before that you are the most suitable to be admitted to the provincial governor's office, but I didn't ask you about your intentions. The road to officialdom is a matter of great importance. Think it over carefully and then tell me."
"Secondly, the time has come. I will arrange for your family to reunite tomorrow, and Uncle Feng and his wife can move into the Teng Mansion."
"Third, my brother's last words and the secrets of the Tongshitai. I ask you to convey them to Zhuang Rui, who will tell them to the family."
Teng E'lan answered the questions in order, one at a time.
"Princess, you have put yourself in my shoes and thought carefully. My wish is to become a governor of a state. But I don't know how many times I have to take the imperial examinations to get admitted. I am afraid that I will fail the princess's expectations."
Ning Yunxi soothed her with gentle words and was generous with her praise.
"Don't worry, I can introduce you to others a few more times. But I believe that you are extremely talented and will succeed in one go."
Teng Elan lowered her eyes, feeling a little embarrassed.
"Thank you for your encouragement, Princess."
She continued to reply.
"Excuse me Princess, for our family to be reunited, do I need to change my nationality?"
Ning Yunxi's tone of voice was as light as the breeze and clouds.
"To the outside world, you are the adopted daughter of Lord Teng and Lord Wei. There is no deception about your background, so you don't need to change your nationality."
"It's not that I don't want your family to be reunited, but I think it would be safer for you to stay under the names of the Teng and Wei clans."
Teng E-lan immediately expressed her understanding.
"I know that the princess is full of good intentions and has no selfish motives."
She turned the conversation back.
"Princess, you are right. I have a question. It may be presumptuous."
Ning Yunxi sat upright with a gentle and calm expression.
"It's okay, just ask."
Teng E-lan frankly expressed her difficulties and then gave earnest suggestions.
"The emperor is wary of my status and plots to harm me from time to time. It is very difficult for Ruilang and I to meet."
"Emperor Yue has passed away, and the Second Young Master Ning will surely come to mourn. It would be more appropriate to ask him to convey the last words and secrets."
Ning Yunxi looked distressed when this matter was mentioned.
"My second brother came here during the day."
"I wanted to ask him to repeat it, but he couldn't remember so much."
"I thought, why not just write it down on a piece of paper and ask my second brother to take it back. It's especially dangerous to carry a secret letter with you. You have to be careful on the way back home. I thought about the plan and arranged all the details, but my second brother still couldn't remember it."
"Well, I have no choice but to trouble you."
"For the Emperor, your background is related to Gu Yihe's identity as an informant, so he is a little wary. But now, the Emperor knows that he can no longer hide it, and he has taken the initiative to restore Gu Yihe's position as the Emperor's daughter. Therefore, I think that he will slowly relax his guard against you in the future."
Teng E'lan looked serious and nodded in understanding.
"Thank you for your guidance, Princess. I will try my best."
"What are the princess' plans in case I fail to convey your message?"
Ning Yunxi immediately had thoughts.
"You can ask my eldest cousin to come to my house to have a chat and pass on the news."
Teng Elan was slightly startled.
"Princess, have you forgotten? The Emperor has been very strict lately and doesn't allow them to have any contact with you."
Ning Yunxi explained patiently.
"My eldest cousin seems to have a way to sneak into my house quietly."
"Last time, my second brother invited them to travel outside the capital, and he came to me once on the pretext of something. Afterwards, I searched for traces and was surprised to find that there was no flaw at all."
"This time, he can find an excuse to come back again. It shouldn't be difficult."
Teng Elan responded and also looked distressed.
"I see."
"But he is not in Shengjing."
Ning Yunxi was surprised.
"what?"
"So where is he?"
Teng E'lan was frank and told the truth.
"I heard from Ruilang that he liked a female anchor, proposed to her and left, going to another county, without leaving any specific whereabouts."
Ning Yunxi asked in confusion.
"When are you leaving?"
"Which female anchor?"
Teng E'lan answered truthfully.
"Like, left a few days ago."
"As for which female anchor, Ruilang tried many times but all ended in failure. Mr. Zhuang never revealed a word."
"Rui Lang guessed that it might be the female anchor of Bingqingyuan."
Ning Yunxi didn't understand what he meant.
"Bingqingyuan is located in Shengjing. What is he doing in another county?"
Teng Olan answered.
"Rui Lang guessed that it was the female anchor who quit her job at Bingqingyuan and left for another place. Mr. Zhuang was deeply in love with her and followed her."
She described the situation with great emotion.
"Rui Lang said that Master Zhuang was very serious and must be in love. Master Zhuang had originally instructed him to find an opportunity to apologize to the Secret Attendant Gao and resolve the past grudge. He readily agreed, but in the end he had no time and could not take care of it. He simply packed up his belongings and resolutely left Beijing."
"I humbly think that we had better not disturb him."
Ning Yunxi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and sighed with regret.
"At this critical moment, why would I want to court a female anchor? Sigh..."
Teng Elan was slender and calm, and made a sincere proposal.
"Rui Lang also has a clever plan, sneaking into Yuexi Mansion, right?"
"A few days ago, we met again and decided to get married. He took me to see the princess late at night and told her what the emperor was thinking."
Ning Yunxi shook her head repeatedly and refused without hesitation.
"Forget about him. He used drugs so carelessly that the traces are too obvious."
"I still remember that night clearly. I dragged myself around and cleaned up after him. I was really exhausted."
Unable to bear blaming her beloved, Teng E-lan blamed herself and apologized.
"I blame myself for being incompetent and having no good ideas."
"I'm so sorry for your hard work, Princess."
Ning Yunxi is sincere and understanding.
"How can I blame you? He was lazy and didn't practice the method of hiding properly."
She thought about it for a moment and came up with an idea.
"You can give it a try. If it doesn't work, I will check the female anchor who resigned from Bingqingyuan recently, and track down Zhuang Wei based on the clues."
"When the time comes, I will send someone to tell him to come to the west tower to meet me alone, or to come back to the capital to talk. It's all fine."
Teng Elan asked.
"Why not invite Lord Zhuang to meet him in secret?"
Ning Yunxi solved the problem.
"Uncle, aunt, the emperor attaches great importance to it and is watching it very strictly. If we don't have the right opportunity, it will not work."
Ning Yunxi explained the secret of the will in detail, and Teng Elan listened attentively, and then left Prince Dijin's mansion.
Once the matter was settled, Ning Yunxi reluctantly ate a few mouthfuls of food, then walked out of Jinlan Residence. Unknowingly, she arrived at the place where her brother's coffin was.
Wen Jia had been keeping vigil for several hours and was exhausted from crying. She had now returned to the guest room to rest.
In the hall, a team of servants on duty were kneeling, respectfully guarding the body of Emperor Yue.
Ning Yunxi dismissed the people around her and stayed alone, sitting next to her eldest brother.
Just as she sat down, she heard footsteps. She recognized the sound and looked up.
"Brother?"
Yan Yu took the initiative to tell the reason.
"Knowing you, I will definitely come to accompany you. I didn't want to disturb you, but I was afraid that you would be sad and no one would comfort you. After struggling, I decided to come over."