Exile with Storage Space: Family Fortunes in the Barren Lands-Chapter 736 - 0689: The New Prime Minister Candidate (2)

Chapter 736: Chapter 0689: The New Prime Minister Candidate (2)

It must be a family well-acquainted with each other for the young master to agree to marry.

Pei Shenyan’s two servants followed Li Yuzhu into the North Courtyard Main House. After they settled down, Li Yuzhu immediately called Zhou Zhaodi to invite Prince Luling to come over.

Prince Luling explained the coursework to the students at the academy before returning to the main hall of the Li family.

"Mr. Li." Pei Fusheng and Pei Ji jointly greeted and exchanged pleasantries.

"Sit, sit, sit. You’ve had a tough journey. No need to stand on ceremony." Prince Luling waved his hand towards them.

The two expressed their thanks and sat down.

Prince Luling, worried about the situation in the Capital, subtly inquired about the state of the Pei family and the Capital.

The two servants, following Pei Shenyan’s instructions, spoke about recent affairs in the Capital.

"The Emperor has been ill and is dispatching people all around to find a divine doctor. The master has also not been well, and by the time the young master returned to the Pei family, the master had been sick for half a year. The cabinet in the court has chosen a new Prime Minister."

Prince Luling narrowed his eyes, "Who was chosen?"

"Marquis Zhongyi, Yu Wenbo." Pei Ji replied.

"Marquis Zhongyi?" Prince Luling furrowed his brows, "It turned out to be him..."

Li Yuzhu pondered about the Xue Family causing trouble in Liangzhou City and vaguely felt if there was some connection here?

The Xue Family, following the instructions of Yu Wen Zan, deliberately sowed discord among the Baili family’s brothers and nearly killed Baili Rui’s parents.

Baili Rui’s father, Baili Huang, was a local official envoy. If Baili Huang were to suddenly die, and Baili Rui were still young, the envoy position might fall into the hands of the gluttonous elder brother Baili Ju of the Baili family.

Although Baili Ju’s two sons are smart, they are still young, with the eldest only fifteen and the youngest ten, both too young to shoulder significant responsibilities.

Old Master Baili, though capable, was not in good health. Injuries from his youth began to cause him pain in his old age.

He was also unfit to shoulder heavy burdens.

What was Yu Wen Zan plotting by creating chaos in the Baili Mansion?

Now, Yu Wen Zan’s father has also become the Prime Minister...

The coincidence of these two matters is too much.

When Uncle Gui invited Pei Ji and Pei Shenyan to the side chamber to rest, Li Yuzhu immediately shared her thoughts with Prince Luling.

She didn’t want to mention the Xue Family initially, but at this point, she decided to speak up.

Prince Luling was very surprised to hear about the Xue Family’s connection with Yu Wen Zan, "She’s actually in league with Yu Wen Zan?"

"Father, is there possibly a connection here? Isn’t Yu Wen Zan the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Revenue? Why would he meddle in the military affairs of Liangzhou City? What is he planning?"

"What about the Xue Family?" Prince Luling asked.

"They ran away, leaving no trace." Li Yuzhu shook her head angrily, "They fled quickly, but the Baili family has realized who was behind the mischief and will no longer have conflicts."

Prince Luling stroked his beard, "It seems the Yu Wen family surely has some agenda! We must be prepared to guard against them."

Leaving the North Courtyard Main House, Li Yuzhu went to find Li Yuwen.

Li Yuwen was holding an opened letter, sitting on her bed lost in thought.

Her maid Cui Xi stood beside her, frowning as she looked at her.

Li Yuzhu approached, "Elder sister, why are you daydreaming? What did brother-in-law write in the letter?"

Li Yuwen recovered from her daze and handed the letter to Li Yuzhu, "See for yourself."

Li Yuzhu chuckled, "Elder sister, it’s brother-in-law’s letter. Why are you letting me see it?"

Li Yuwen snorted, "It’s not just for you to see, it could be shown to the whole family. Been eagerly waiting for his letter, see what he’s written?"

Li Yuzhu, seeing her puffed-up cheeks, stifled her laughter, shook the letter, and read it.

Indeed, as Li Yuwen said, the letter contained no words of affection, more like a polite conversation between brothers.

Pei Shenyan mentioned the state of the Pei family in the letter.

Prime Minister Pei is bedridden and has been for half a year. The Pei family’s young masters have begun internal strife over the family inheritance.

Pei Shenyan currently lives with Old Madam Pei and has not engaged in the family’s disputes.

He returned home alone because of the unclear situation at home and did not bring Li Yuwen along.

Now that he understands the situation at home, Old Madam Pei has arranged a new house for them. He sent Pei Ji and Pei Fusheng to bring Li Yuwen to live in the Capital.

Li Yuzhu collected the letter and handed it back to Li Yuwen.

She smiled, "Although brother-in-law didn’t express how he misses elder sister, his actions are in consideration of elder sister."

Li Yuwen glanced at her, "Where? I didn’t see it."

Li Yuzhu laughed, "He has long been away from the Pei family and doesn’t know the situation there. Bringing elder sister rashly would make both of your lives hectic. If not careful, you might even be mocked by others in the Pei family. When he settles everything, and elder sister goes to the Pei family, there won’t be any thorny issues, no mishaps. Isn’t this consideration for elder sister?"

Chapter 690 Returning to the Capital! (1)

Although Li Yuwen didn’t say it, she had already leaned towards Pei Shenyan’s side in her heart.

Pei Shenyan had once told her the situation of the Pei family was extremely complex.

No one in the Pei family liked him.

He also said that if it weren’t for Old Madam Pei, he might never have returned to the Pei family.

Her anger was not because he abandoned her, nor because he didn’t care for her. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

She was angry because even though they were a married couple, he didn’t let her share in their trials, treating her as an outsider.

Was she so useless that she’d be afraid of the Pei family?

"Mind your own business, it’s not like I can’t understand." Li Yuwen sighed, "Alright, according to his request, I will return to the Capital."

Regardless of the Pei family, even if it’s a tiger’s den, she’ll be there to stomp a few times!

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Pei Shenyan wrote two letters in total, one for Li Yuwen and the other delivered personally to Prince Luling by Pei Ji.

This was a confidential letter containing a lot of coded language, incomprehensible to someone unfamiliar with court affairs.

Prince Luling and Li Xingmao read the letter together, their expressions grave.

Pei Shenyan informed them that he would bring the Li family back to the Capital as soon as possible.

The letter also stated that the current political situation had undergone significant changes, detailing which people belonged to which faction.

He listed all the names.

Prince Luling looked at the letter, his gaze becoming increasingly deep.

The letter also mentioned that the Emperor was gravely ill and seeking a divine doctor everywhere, suggesting that Li Yuzhu could take this opportunity to enter the Capital, as a divine doctor, to understand the palace’s situation and the Emperor’s condition.

Li Yuzhu and Li Yuwen were both married women from the Li family, now considered daughters-in-law of other families.

According to tribal rules, married women were to have their family statuses removed. Since they were no longer women of the Royal Family, not part of the Li Family, they were not bound by the royal decree and could legally return to the Capital.

If anyone deliberately made things difficult, Pei Shenyan promised to protect the safety of the sisters.

Li Xingmao finished reading the letter and asked Prince Luling, "Father, what do you think? Should we send Third Sister back to the Capital?"