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Chapter 256 It’s better to seek help from others than from yourself

Hui Chengyuan picked up a piece of food for Yuan Man and said, "It's already late August, you guys need to move faster."

"Whether it's the cold winter or the people of Xingnan City, there are only two or three months left."

Yuan Man nodded, looked at Feng Ziyu and said, "Although time is running out, we must not act too hastily."

"You are always smart. It is your normal state to think three steps ahead before taking one step. Therefore, you must see the next step before taking each step."

Feng Ziyu nodded and said, "Yes, I will leave for Yun Country as soon as I get back, and I will think of a solution on the way."

Yuan Man nodded and looked at Yuan Yue, "Yuan Yue, ask Yuan Rui to give him more money. A hermit master is not a poor master."

"Yes." Yuan Yue agreed.

Yuanyue and Feng Ziyu had dinner and returned to the Hanging Palace overnight.

Yuanyue arranged Huayue, Huaiyue, Xingyue and Chenyue to protect him.

Feng Ziyu finished the homework for several children, put away the map that was 70% completed, and gave the original map to Yuanyue, asking him to deliver it to the master first in case she needed it.

Then he took a few books on Yishu and mechanisms, and set off for Yun Country with Huayue and the other three.

Today is the river sacrifice.

The people of Kyoto City all flocked to the west of the city, wanting to watch the sacrificial ceremony.

The sacrificial ceremony was actually not complicated. The prince prayed to God on behalf of the emperor for smooth rivers and good weather.

"A new year begins, and everything is renewed. I praise my Lord for descending to the world, ruling over all things, and commanding the four directions."

"I sincerely wish for God's blessing and the blessings of mankind. I hope that the weather will be favorable, the country will be peaceful, the people will be safe, the crops will be abundant, the livestock will be prosperous, the family will be healthy, the people will live long, the descendants will continue, and the generations will prosper."

"Now the river is open, on the plain..."

As the chief official of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau read out the prayer, Hui Chengyuan followed suit and performed the ceremony.

"Libi..."

After Hui Chengyuan performed the last ceremony, he left. The following ceremonies were performed by the people from the Imperial Astronomical Bureau.

When Hui Chengyuan stepped down from the stage, he saw Wei Annan who had come to watch the ceremony and nodded to him as a greeting.

After he stepped down, Ling Yang came to his side immediately and said, "Your Highness, the Crown Princess's people have passed on the news about the Zhou family."

"There is something wrong with Zhou Kangquan's current wife. Also, Concubine Zhou is not in the Xixiao Palace."

Hui Chengyuan stopped walking and looked at him sideways, "Can you find out where she is?"

Ling Yang paused, "She is in Zhou's house, calling herself Mrs. Zhou Kangquan."

"!!! Mrs. Zhou Kangquan???" Hui Chengyuan rarely lost his composure, and the expression on his face was dull.

He looked around and saw someone looking this way, so he immediately said, "Let's go back home and talk."

After returning to the Prince's Mansion, Hui Chengyuan was about to go to the study, but thought that Yuanman liked to listen to gossip, so he went to her yard.

Yuan Man saw him coming back and asked in surprise, "Why are you back so soon? I thought it would be afternoon."

"I was originally going to go to the palace, but I came back first because of something." Hui Chengyuan sat down next to her.

"What's the matter?" Yuan Man looked at Ling Yang.

Ling Yang bowed and said, "The Concubine Zhou calls herself Madam Zhou Kangquan in the Zhou Mansion."

"Zhou Kangquan's original wife was surnamed Mu, and she passed away six years ago. It was rumored that Zhou Kangquan had married a second wife, but she had never been seen outside."

Yuan Man was stunned for a while, blinked and looked at Hui Chengyuan, "Is it what I thought it meant?"

Hui Chengyuan's mouth twitched and he nodded.

Yuan Man hissed, "How amazing! This Concubine Zhou is so carefree with her concubine in another palace, yet she even dared to marry into the Zhou Mansion and become Zhou Kangquan's second wife. What on earth is she thinking?"

"Are you afraid of being discovered?"

"That's not right. She's a concubine, so she must be very old. How could Zhou Kangquan agree to this?"

Ling Yang coughed lightly and said, "Concubine Zhou entered the palace as a concubine relatively late. When the late emperor passed away, she was only in her twenties, about the same age as Your Majesty."

Yuan Man said "oh" and then asked, "Isn't she from the Zhou family?"

Ling Yang's mouth twitched, "Yes, she and Zhou Kang are cousins."

Yuanman hissed again, "What a mess..." What a mess.

Hui Chengyuan suddenly stood up and asked, "Is Concubine Zhou still in the Zhou Mansion?"

Ling Yang nodded, "Yes, she only goes back to the other palace to stay for two days on the first, tenth, fifteenth, and last day of every month."

"This is also the reason why the Zhou family often interacts with other palaces."

Hui Chengyuan turned and walked out, "Aman, I'm going to the palace. If this matter is exposed, it will damage the reputation of the royal family."

Yuanman shook his head. He didn’t expect this. He thought the Zhou family was going to do something big, but he didn’t expect it to be this kind of thing.

Concubine Zhou has been playing too extravagantly. Is there no man left in the world?

"Wait, how did Qinglong know that Madam Zhou was Concubine Zhou's?"

Ling Yang, who was about to leave, returned and said, "There are portraits of Concubine Zhou and the late emperor in the other palace. He must have seen it from there."

"And... Your Highness has gone far away. I will take my leave now."

Yuan Man had whetted his appetite with this, and she wanted to call Qinglong over to ask him about it, but then Yao Yao arrived.

"Aunt." This call of aunt was so heart-wrenching.

"What's wrong?" Yuan Man almost got goose bumps because of her shouting.

Yaoyao pouted and said, "Dad doesn't agree with my marriage to Yuan Er."

"Aunt, please plead for us."

Yuan Man slapped her hand away and said, "If I say that, I'm forcing your father."

"If you really want to get married and be together, then you should work hard on yourselves and let Yuan Er prove to your father that he can make you happy."

"It's better to rely on yourself than on others, you know?"

Yaoyao rolled her eyes and said, "Aunt, please help me with some ideas. I know you have the most ideas."

Yuan Man raised his eyebrows, "Then tell me, what do you like about Yuan Er?"

Yaoyao tilted her head and thought for a while, "I like his handsomeness. When I see him, I feel safe and secure. He will play with me and make me laugh."

"I can't say anything more specific."

"Aunt, you know, I used to be an elder in the Yao tribe. I had to be polite all day long. Even at home, I had to be polite in front of the maids and servants. It was very tiring."

"I never thought about love affairs, but what happened later made me let it go."

"So my first purpose in coming to the capital was to find him and confirm whether I was interested in him or not."

"After such a long time, I have confirmed that there is intention."

Yuan Man looked into her eyes and said, "You should tell your father this."

"I didn't dare." Yao Yu lowered his head.