The Rich and Powerful Chang An Chapter 33

Chapter 33

The next day when Xu Chang An woke up, Xiao Qing Yan had left, so he took it for granted that he had dreamed last night.

Since that day Xu Chang An had said to Min Yu and Qin Xin that they did not need to come over every day to pay respect, Min Yu then really did not come again, it was just Qin Xin from time to time coming over. But today when Xu Chang An got up and the yatou was waiting for him to wash, she told him that the two Cefei had been waiting outside.

Xu Chang An really was not good at dealing with women in the backyard. He knew that they were ironclad and definitely not willing to come paying respect to him. In this case, would not it be good for everyone to stay in their own courtyard? Because he just woke up and Fang Momo was not yet around, Xu Chang An could only go out to meet them in person.

After two women and a crowd of yatou and momo paid respect to Xu Chang An, Xu Chang An didn’t have to speak, they took the initiative to tell him what they wanted.

“Since Wang Fei didn’t want us to serve Wang Ye, in the first place why pretend to draft the bedroom serve roster for us? Now these days have passed and Wang Ye is still staying with Wang Fei day by day. Wang Fei perhaps whitewashed us on that day?” Being treated coldly these days, Min Yu could not bear it any more. She didn’t want to be locked up in a small courtyard for a lifetime. Without the favor of Wang Ye, she had no children to depend on. If that’s the case, she might as well die directly.

Although Min Yu came here today dragging Qin Xin, at the end Qin Xin also wanted to ask Wang Fei for an explanation. They had been married into Wang Residence for so long, yet they had not served Wang Ye and could not even see him every other day.

When they mentioned it, Xu Chang An really remembered it, but he had already handed it in? Didn’t Xiao Qing Yan saw it?

“I explain… I have indeed handed over the sleeping roster to Wang Ye, but Wang Residence is Wang Ye’s residence, nobody can arrange Wang Ye’s mind. It’s useless for you to call me for account when Wang Ye doesn’t come to your courtyard. If you really want to serve Wang Ye, you should try find a way to please him yourself.” In fact, Xu Chang An thought; afterwards, they might not be coming over his place to look for Xiao Qing Yan, they would have to go to another courtyard.

Xu Chang An’s words let Qin Xin’s words that had reached her mouth to be swallowed back again. Min Yu beside her obviously had no tolerance like Qin Xin, and her face was directly blackened by Xu Chang An’s anger, somewhat disdainfully said, “What a ridiculous remark Wang Fei made! Don’t tell me that you think Wang Ye will like you, a big man? Wang Fei doesn’t arrange our bedroom serve, why do you need to talk about those magnificent words?”

“Audacious! Is that how a concubine should speak to Wang Fei?” Fang Momo did not have to wait upon on Xu Chang An’s meals and everyday life, but she still went to Xu Chang An’s place twice a day. Even if she didn’t need to give any special instructions, she would stay with people for a while.

It was known to the whole residence that Wang Ye had brought in an expert in established rules Momo from the palace, and both of them naturally knew that. When Qin Xin watched Fang Momo entered the door, she bowed her head in exactitude, while Min Yu was somewhat disdainful. So what if she came from the Inner Palace? She was still a slave servant!

“This Momo, us sisters are speaking. What kind of mouth do you have for a servant?”

“Meimei! Momo please don’t mind about Min Cefei. She is plain-spoken and straightforward, what she said is nothing intentional.” Qin Xin anxiously cut in, at the same time hastened to rebuke Min Yu and apologized to Fang Momo.

“You several people… Don’t quarrel!” Xu Chang An wanted to say that he was annoyed to see them, because every time they came here, their words were all lashing out toward Xiao Qing Yan, and he was really annoyed with such a day.

“You go back first today. What you said, I had mentioned it to Wang Ye. If Wang Ye comes today, I’ll remind him again. Go back.”

“Then Wang Fei don’t forget it this time.” When leaving in a rush, Min Yu did not forget to remind Xu Chang An.

Xu Chang An was really annoyed. His legs were on Xiao Qing Yan’s, which place would he (XQY) like to go, how could he manage that? If the main wife was able to manage where the husband stayed, why would his mother die so miserably?

“Wang Fei, without rules, nothing can be done. You are too benevolent to the Cefei, this is not a good thing. Min Cefei’s nature is arrogant, if you do not give her a little lesson and a bitter taste, she will not respect you, will only treat your kindness as weakness. After a long time, this residence’s servants will be the same.” Fang Momo didn’t want Min Yu to leave, but Wang Fei had spoken. She was a servant, could not contravention Wang Fei’s words, argued with Wang Fei’s face. But when the people left, she had to say that this was the purpose of Wang Ye’s letting her come, and it was her duty.

“Momo, I will pay attention later. I’m just …. just upset and irritable today, don’t want them to be in front of my eyes, just sent them away and leave it at that.”

“Then Wang Fei go to have a rest first. Tomorrow nubi will come to Wang Fei to talk about the rules of the concubine.”

“Alright.”

After Fang Momo left, the yatou began to prepare breakfast for Xu Chang An. Xu Chang An did not expect Xiao Qing Yan would come over, nor did he intended to wait for people. When Xiao Qing Yan came in, he was ready to start eating.

“Why did Wang Ye come here?”

“To have breakfast.” Xiao Qing Yan said in a matter of course, Xu Chang An did not know how to answer him, simply let the yatous around him served Xiao Qing Yan, himself began to eat.

Silence ensued while immersed in the meal. After being silence for a while, Xu Chang An prepared to talk about the things that happened in the palace yesterday to Xiao Qing Yan.

“Wang Ye, something happened in the palace yesterday…” After thinking about yesterday’s events, Xu Chang An felt that he was not wrong. He didn’t lead the conversation by himself. He didn’t say anything wrong. Fang Momo also said yesterday, that he performed well last night.

“You don’t have to worry about this. It’s not because of Qing Yue that Marquis Yong’an family will have this end.” Thus, it would not be even more miserable. Xiao Qing Yan knew in his heart that his imperial father was not a tyrannical and incapable ruler. How could he treat as such to a meritorious family because of their unintentional verbal attacks to his children? Marquis Yong’an fate was intentionally determined by his imperial father, and Qing Yue became a good excuse for his imperial father.

“… Yes, I understood.” Xiao Qing Yan’s words finally made Xu Chang An fully understood. From yesterday on, he had a mystery in his heart, knowing that Princess Qing Yue was loved by the emperor, but the punishment that the Emperor gave to Marquis Yong’an family yesterday was too heavy, not only because of Princess Qing Yue, but also because the emperor wanted to deal with Marquis Yong’an.

Xu Chang An did not know the relationship between the empress and Madam Marquis Yong’an–now Madam Count Yong’an, and naturally he could not think more. Xiao Qing Yan had already been reported by someone about last night before his Wang Fei told him. At that time, his heart provided clarity and insight. He might have guessed his imperial father’s heart.

He as the most qualified successor to the throne was excluded among the heirs, inadvertently Qing Yu was not considered for the throne, then the position of the crown prince would be open to the second prince and Qing Zhan. That day, because of Xu Yongnian’s personal morality, it already affected several line up of the second prince’s steward, now followed by Princess Qing Yue’s hand, directly tidied up the second prince’s another powerful backer!

The title of Marquis Yong’an had been hereditary for three generations, and had its own influence in the capital. Now the Marquis of Yong’an had caused such a disaster because of the misdeeds of the empress and her sister. He did not believe that Marquis Yong’an household did not hold enmity. Imperial father was wise, henceforth regardless whether or not Marquis Yong’an supported the second prince, their both sides had been severely damaged, and to Jing Wang also nothing matter.

Imperial Father’s mind… It was to Jing Wang.

That’s fine. Anyway, he decided to give his full support to Jing Wang.

As Xiao Qing Yan had expected, after Madam Lin’s returned home yesterday, her husband’s parents did not punish her, but for her, her husband’s family’s reaction was more frightening than directly punishing her.

The in-laws were directly bedridden, and the husband did not say anything to her, not even scolded her. She was really afraid of it. On the second day, Madam Count Yong’an went to the palace to ask for the succeeding empress intercession.

“Eldest sister, you must save me, I was careless yesterday, ah, I do not know that it’s the princess. And I went to trouble Xu Chang An for you to vent anger!” At the sight of the empress, Madam Count Yong’an knelt down on her knees, knocked her head several times, and then whined.

The empress had been worrying about yesterday all night, and she had trouble sleeping and eating, just thinking about how proud Zhou Guifei was, she had difficulty sleeping!

“You this idiot! Since childhood you are as stupid and awkward as a pig, only knows to add trouble to the family, now yourself court disaster, even want to implicate the family and second prince!” The empress’s thought was always for the Second Prince’s future. In the palace, the low ranking concubines depended on the ‘mothers honor increases as her sons position rises’; while for the high rank concubines were just the opposite.

If she had no face in front of the emperor, how could second prince live outside? Did not know how the court two factions thought about the second prince in their hearts.

The empress, who had not slept at night, was dizzy, and when she saw the people kneeling on the ground, her anger grew stronger and stronger, and she said straight from her throat!

“This Gong did not want to punish you, but you sent yourself to the door! Someone, come in! Hold down this disrespectful toward the princess, Madam Count Yong’an, give her twenty slaps and send her out of the palace! In the future, without Gong empress’s decree, she is not allowed to set foot in this palace!”

It was not until the eunuch pulled her out and the burning pain came from her mouth that Madam Count Yong’an completely reacted. Just now it wasn’t her wrongdoing. The empress actually ordered someone to beat her and drew a clear line with herself.

“Why, why?” She did not understand, they were sisters, even people on the same boat. And Marquis Yong’an residence supported the second prince ah, how could the empress did such to her?!

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After breakfast, Xu Chang An prepared to go out to digest the food, and then… Now there was no need to practice riding, but he still wanted to practice. After all, there’s nothing that can’t be used, it doesn’t matter if you learn.

“Go with Wang to a place.”

Xu Chang An was trying to talk to Xiao Qing Yan, that he wanted to go to Wuren and Wuyi, to ask them to give him a new horse and by the way, to teach him some ways to improve his health. He would spend his time practicing his body, but he could not tell Xiao Qing Yan and followed him directly.

Could not guess where Xiao Qing Yan was going with him, Xu Chang An could only keep his head down, but as he walked, Xu Chang An found something wrong. Why did he go to Wang Residence’s back yard? Was Xiao Qing Yan going to take him on horseback?

“Where are we going, Wang Ye?”

“You’ll know when we get there.” Xu Chang An still could not help asking, but Xiao Qing Yan did not give him a definite answer. Xiao Qing Yan did not answer, Xu Chang An naturally would not ask, anyway, he also wanted to go out to digest, just regarded as Xiao Qing Yan accompanied him for a walk.

Was this not the martial arts field of Wang residence? Before that, Chang An would come here every day. What does Xiao Qing Yan bring him here to do?

“Wait here for Wang.”

“Alright.”

“What do you want me to do here? Is it necessary to teach me to practice martial arts?” Xu Chang An himself felt ridiculous when the idea came out of his mind. He was just thinking about something. He never said to Xiao Qing Yan that he wanted to learn some ways to build up his body. When he got stronger slowly, he would let Wuren teach him how to practice Wushu. Even if he told him (XQY), he was afraid that he would only get a scolding.

He was Xian Wang Fei. Wielding a blade and handling a cudgel was not his duty.

“*Thud*…” Hearing the sound of horse steps behind him, Xu Chang An looked back, and Xiao Qing Yan was riding a snow-white steed toward himself.

“Come up.”

“Hm?”

“Why are you absent-minded? Come up.” In a twinkling of an eye, Xiao Qing Yan was close at hand. Looking at the hand stretched out toward him, Xu Chang An, after understanding Xiao Qing Yan’s meaning, did not hesitate to stretch out his hand directly.

Holding Xiao Qing Yan’s hand and borrowing his strength, he climbed the horse.

“Go, go…” Xiao Qing Yan speeded up the pace of running, Xu Chang An subconsciously wanted to clamp the saddle and grasped the reins, but his hands directly grasped Xiao Qing Yan’s clothes before he reacted, under his body without saddle, hands without reins, he wanted to stabilize the body, the only person he could grasp was only Xiao Qing Yan, in the front.

The only person he could grasp…..

Seeing the tall and straight man in front of him, Xu Chang An thought to himself, Xiao Qing Yan certainly did not know, in fact, they had already met before they got married.

Every year the imperial family prepared for autumn hunting, and they were confined in that village in the suburbs for three years, which was the only way to the woodland where they hunt.

In the first year, only a glimpse of the young boy, who was dressed in fine clothes and ride on well-groomed horse, made him yearn for it. The next year, on about the same day, he saw the long line of ranks again, and beside the imperial ranks, he watched the young man of last year, in his military uniform was full of high spirit! It was also in that year that they had unexpectedly met, and he also received something from him.

At that time, he had been caught in the chill and it had been dragging on for quite a few days. Thinking of a medical book he had read that contained a medicinal herb for cough, he wanted to go out and see if he could find it. Who wanted to encounter the person who makes him yearn for a lot of things? Just a few words of conversation, knowing his situation, perhaps he did not have silver tael on his body; he directly left a personal jade ornament (1).

Take this jade ornament to pawn, it’ll be enough for your medicine.

Xu Chang An still clearly remembered what he said at that time.

He was lucky enough to find the medicinal herb. After taking it for several days, he gradually got better.

Xu Chang An did not know his status as the prince back then, only thought that he was a young master of a noble family. There was regret in the heart, thinking that if it was not for his muddleheaded father made him go to such a point, they might have be together in the court, raising one cup and discourse as the government officials. At that time, he had never imagined that he and him would have such a day.

Husband and spouse, unexpectedly they turned out to be in such ridiculous relationship. Xiao Qing Yan was the most honorable prince of the Great Xiao Dynasty, but he lost the right to succeed because he married him (XCA), and because of this kind of marriage, he (XCA) could no longer fulfill his mother’s wishes.

However, no matter what, Xu Chang An only knew that Xiao Qing Yan was his (XCA) own people of high rank. Although this idea was ridiculous, if he could help him in the future, even if it needed his own life, he would not hesitate.

Without Xiao Qing Yan, not only could he not avenge his mother, perhaps in the near future, in that small farm, he would die with hatred.

“Thud…” After several turns, Xiao Qing Yan stopped the horse and rolled himself off, but he didn’t mean to let Xu Chang An off the horse. He held the reins and asked Xu Chang An, who was on the horse’s back, if he liked it.

“I like it.” Even if he didn’t know the horse, Xu Chang An could know that the horse must be a fine breed, tall, strong-limbed, and the snow-white color was very rare, this horse… How handsome! Like… the same as Xiao Qing Yan’s.

“That’s good. You’ll be the owner of it in the future. You can give it a name.” The foal looked tall, but was not yet two years old. It was the offspring of his (XQY) own horse, not only handsome, but also of great endurance and speed.

The words had been said very clearly, seeing Xu Chang An’s ‘not quite understand’ appearance, Xiao Qing Yan directly knocked on the head of the yesterday’s had no human nature knocked down.

Was this person really the formerly among the members of first-placed in Jieyuan? He didn’t look like a smart people.

“Give it to me? Mine?” Xu Chang An was happy naturally, but also not confident, Xiao Qing Yan actually personally found him such a fine horse, was this true?

“Didn’t Wang say that I’d find you a good foal again? You thought Wang was just talking?”

“No! I’m just… Right! Your highness, aren’t you still hurt?” Even the Palace Banquet could not go, but just riding a horse clearly did not seem to have an effect ah?

“… Nn! Wang’s body has always been strong, it’s just a little injury.” If I am not seriously injured, how can anyone take the chance to act? Xiao Qing Yan did not know how to explain it to other person. He simply muddled the matter of his body in a few words. Xu Chang An was now in a state of excitement. He only knew that Xiao Qing Yan was alright and didn’t think much about it.

Chapter end