As she spoke, the entire room fell silent.
Normally, when she and Yu Wenye interacted, such silence wasn’t uncommon, but with Pei Xingyuan present—this person, who naturally brought a lively atmosphere—even if he didn’t speak, just sitting there, he exuded a sense of earthly closeness and liveliness.
But now, even he, had fallen silent.
The face that usually wore a jesting expression now slowly adopted an unusual solemn look, which made Shang Ruyi, who was so accustod to his playful deanor, find it sowhat unfamiliar.
Pei Xingyuan turned to Yu Wenye and slowly said, "I heard that yesterday outside the Taiji Palace, the Grand Chancellor gave orders to both you brothers."
"..."
"The East City is his, the West City is yours."
"..."
"Whichever market under whose governance first eradicates the plague, he will grant them—great rewards."
Yu Wenye lowered his eyelids calmly, remained silent for a long ti, then looked up, casting him a faint glance: "Your information is always so well-inford."
Pei Xingyuan chuckled, saying, "This isn’t because my information is well-inford."
"Oh?"
"If you don’t believe it, go and ask around; now in Daxing City, who doesn’t know the Grand Chancellor’s great ambition is about to be realized—" At this point, he laughed again, saying, "Speaking of which, when I was exiled, I hoped for Uncle to succeed, so our family would have better days ahead. Looking at it now, although off by a bit, it’s not far from the mark."
Hearing him say this, Shang Ruyi recalled that when they saw him off outside Luoyang City, Pei Xingyuan did indeed say such things, but at the ti, due to the presence of others, he hadn’t finished his words.
So it seems that even back then, they knew Yu Wenquan had long aspired for the throne. That is why, even in exile, they pinned their hopes on his ascension to save their fates.
Shang Ruyi sighed lightly in her heart.
Before her eyes appeared the image of that Immortal descending upon the world, even if blurry, it remained deeply etched in her heart, seemingly indelible—Chu Yang.
During his life, he had always guarded against Yu Wenquan, weakened his military power, and even wanted to use marriage to bind his son.
It seems now, he was indeed right.
But, he was even more wrong...
Shang Ruyi was montarily lost in thought, and by this ti, Pei Xingyuan had continued, "The situation is clearer now, the future is between you two brothers; this news is no less shocking than a plague entering the city and emptying the market!"
"..."
This ti, Yu Wenye also said nothing further.
Although Pei Xingyuan’s words were sowhat exaggerated, there was so truth to them. After all, Daxing City is the capital. Even if Chu Yang moved to the Eastern Capital, leaving behind the Imperial Palace people, those here experienced Emperor Wen’s founding and Chu Yang’s ascension; their sensitivity to royal transitions is no less than the ministers at court.
Moreover, this plague that truly affected their lives beca Yu Wenquan’s final step toward the throne.
Who wouldn’t be worried?
However, the more pressing problem was right before them—
To quickly eradicate the plague, only a portion of people that could be saved should be treated with the limited dicine. But doing so ans the number of those dying from the plague would be hard to count!
Conversely, saving more people ans delaying the eradication of the plague, and Yu Wenquan’s so-called "great reward" would be completely out of reach!
How will Yu Wenye choose?!
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