Chapter 33: Inside and Outside Enemy

  Chu Sunyang was going to send someone to Nanhe Wangfu, and the person he chose had to be carefully selected.

  Furrowing his brow in distaste, a hint of disgust at the bottom of his eyes: "Is this someone secretly trained by the Western Yue prince? This prince has always had a good reputation."

  Yanling Jun didn't seem to have any particular feelings about it, and only said: "It's not a matter of Chu Yi'an's character, but rather the position he's in. If he doesn't want to be eaten away by his brothers, he must have his own system and methods. Training a few underlings is nothing. But what I didn't expect was that he would hand these people over to his daughter to get her hands dirty."

  The purple light is dim and quiet.

  She was just a woman, didn't know much about power struggles and calculations, and because of her personality, she disliked it even more.

  Yanling Jun said that she couldn't refute, thinking of Chu Jiu Yang, and changed the subject, "However, the movements of the Princess of Jiu Yang are really fast."

  Don't think about what happened this morning, it must be someone from the South River Wang Fu who is behind it.

  "It's not worth her doing so just for that little thing." Yanling Jun shook his head in disapproval.

  Staring at him with an inexplicable expression of surprise and confusion.

  The incident of startling the horse this morning was also thanks to Chu Ziyang's own skill, otherwise it would not have been fatal, but it would have been seriously injured. Isn't this matter big enough? Not enough to invite hatred from others?

  Yanling Jun looked at her for a moment, and the light in his eyes was retracted, slowly revealing a few points of depth.

  He turned around and walked back, his clothes fluttering as he gradually moved away from the noise of this place. His elegant and cool voice floated out again in the night: "Her heart and vision are not comparable to those of ordinary women. I have investigated, just before the internal chaos in the army, Cheng Nan'en secretly left the camp twice with his trusted followers to go to Chuzhou City, and on the eve of the incident, he privately withdrew 500 elite soldiers from the camp. Afterwards, I asked my father about it, these 500 people were arranged by him to set up an ambush in Lieyan Valley, but Cheng Nan'en's actions at that time were extremely secretive, those people did not know who they were going to intercept."

  Yingzi was shocked upon hearing this, "Master is suspicious——"

  "Is he colluding with the enemy?" Duke Yanling let out a cold snort, his tone indifferent. "Not quite, he doesn't have the guts for that, but he's definitely done some shady things. That day, something unexpected also happened on the Western Yue side - Chu Junyang fell off his horse and lost consciousness, while Chu Qifeng led a group of people to rush to Lieyan Valley overnight, only to turn back halfway due to another sudden event."

  "Cheng Nan En wants to intercept Kang Jun Wang?" Ying Zi was puzzled.

  "Why did he have to do that?" Duke Yanling asked back, "But it's no surprise if someone is bought and used for their own gain."

  At that time, it coincided with the Nan Hua military coup. He himself was overwhelmed, and Ying Zi was also assigned to focus on that matter. As for the news about Chu Jiong Yang, Yan Ling Jun let Ju Hong investigate after the fact.

  He had received accurate news that some soldiers in the army admitted to having a fight with some suspicious people at Lü Wei Tang, and although there was no clear evidence that Nan He Wang Fu's people had been there, Yan Ling Jun had already made up his mind that Chu Qiyan and her brother would not be wrong.

  "Nanhe Wangfu and our military are colluding?" Yingzi's eyes lit up.

  Yanling Jun saw the situation and shook his head helplessly, "If I'm not mistaken, Chu Zhenyang and Chu Yian must have thought of this relationship a long time ago. If they collude with each other internally and externally, that's treason, and being exiled or having their families exterminated is nothing to be surprised about. They will keep it secret and won't reveal anything, simply because there isn't any conclusive evidence. Now that it's come to me, it's the same situation."

  If he could get evidence of Cheng Nan'en and the Xī Yuè people colluding, he would secretly make a small move, and they would definitely go through a disaster.

  What a pity!

  The purple light flashed, and he couldn't help but feel disappointed. After some thought, he still felt that something was off. "Even if the King of Henan is eyeing the throne, the person he should be targeting should be the Crown Prince. Why take such a huge risk just to target the Duke of Kang?"

  "The Emperor's grandson, Chui Qi Hui, is a mediocre talent, but the Prince of Kang, Chui Qi Feng, is highly valued by the Emperor. Although in the history of past dynasties, there has never been a case of replacing the eldest son with a younger one, even if it's just as a prince, with Chui Qi Feng in the Eastern Palace, the position of the Crown Prince will be even more stable and unshakeable." Duke Yanling said, "It's not surprising that they would make a move against Chui Qi Feng."

  Chu Qi Feng and Chu Miao Yang are siblings with a deep affection for each other, it's well-known that she would swallow this insult.

  Yingzi thought for a moment and said, "When the Princess of Jiangyang comes here, will the Crown Prince of Xiyue be aware of it or not?"

  Chu Youyang is a woman, and coming to such a place alone will damage her reputation.

  "Chu Sunyang would not have used such tactics against the South River King's Manor without Chu Yi'an's tacit consent, so this is a signal." Duke Yanling said with a hint of coldness at the corner of his lips, "The East Palace and the South River King's Manor cannot coexist, and they will soon formally declare war. It's ironic that after all these years, Chu Yi'an has tolerated various small actions by his own younger brother, including several covert attempts to frame him. But this time, because of a private matter between two children, he finally turned against him. Who says the imperial family is without affection? The Crown Prince of Xiyue's actions are indeed eye-opening."

  Chu Nanyang was fortunate enough to have such a father's protection and love.

  Chu Youyang returned to the Crown Prince's residence and went straight back to Jin Huatang to rest, while Zeng Guanjia went to Chu Yi'an's study to report.

  Chu Yi'an couldn't help but burst out laughing after hearing Chu Youyang's words, and scolded: "This little demon has calculated everything in people's minds!"

  "It takes a wicked person to know another wicked one. The recent movements of the Nanhe Wangfu have indeed been too frequent." Zeng, the housekeeper, said with an icy expression.

  Everything else is a small matter, but just because of Qiyan's sister and brother daring to sneak into the Chu State military camp to deal with Qifeng, those people in the South River Wangfu are not worth pitying.

  Chu Yi'an also knew that Chu Youyang had been harboring a grudge over this matter, which was why he had indulged her actions today. Otherwise, if that girl were to take matters into her own hands and do something privately, he wouldn't have peace of mind either.

  After finishing the proper business, Chu Yi'an still had official documents to deal with, so he sent Zeng Guanjia away first.

  As for Chu Yuanyan's actions, he just pretended to be unaware and did not give any punishment.

  They are all daughters. Although he is a bit partial to Chu Nanyang, he is not harsh on his other children either. Relatively speaking, he is a good father.

  After a period of peace and quiet, time flew by and it was already half a month.

  On October 26th, Empress Luo celebrated her birthday.

  The night before, Chu Yu Yang was about to go to bed early to rest and recover his spirits. Just as he was tidying up, a maid came to report that the eldest grandson had arrived for a visit.

  Chu Yunyang was combing her hair halfway when she suddenly stopped moving. Just as she was about to send Qing Luan to take a look, a noisy quarrelsome sound came from outside the courtyard.

  Digression

  At first, I designed Qifeng pot, and finally, the inside story is here. Henan Wang, this is a dead rhythm ~

  Today is Children's Day, I slept all day, it seems that I'm really old now, still yawning continuously at this moment, so lacking in spirit.