The court's current situation is volatile, with imperial power strong and aristocratic families inevitably weakened.
He also wanted to visit Qinghe and speak with his maternal grandfather, but he was already in office and could not extricate himself.
The Seventh Prince was suspicious and resembled the Emperor. Although he valued him, he also guarded against him, given his identity.
If Yue'er returned to Qinghe now, she could first urge her maternal grandfather to make a decision quickly and avoid following the Wang family's fate. Secondly, the Seventh Prince had not given up on Yue'er, and to prevent further complications, going to Qinghe seemed like a good idea.
Yu Mingyue could tell from her brother's expression that he was considering it and quickly said, "Let's start packing now. If we travel faster, we might even be in time to admire the moon with Grandfather."
"My agreement is not enough; Mother's consent is needed. Don't get happy too soon," Yu Mingjing did not agree immediately.
Yu Mingyue raised an eyebrow, "Mother listens to you the most. With you speaking for me, how could Mother refuse?"
"If you go to Qinghe, then..." Yu Mingjing stopped speaking halfway.
"Then what?" Yu Mingyue's eyes were clear.
"Nothing!"
Thinking that his sister was completely clueless about matters of the heart, he couldn't help but shake his head, unsure whether to be angry at Gu Tingyun or pity him.
Yu Mingyue pouted, "However, there is one thing I want to remind you to be careful about, brother."
"What is it?"
Yu Mingyue then told her brother about the Lijingmen incident. Yu Mingjing tapped her on the head, "You, Mother has already told me about this. You are quite bold to have gotten involved with Lijingmen."
She heard that she had emptied her private treasury because of it, and relied on Gu Youyou and others for support during the days he was not in the capital. He only repaid the money to them after returning.
"It's not that I'm bold. Although you work for the Seventh Prince, it's best to be cautious. Lijingmen are the Emperor's people after all. The Yao family sent the Northern Bureau to investigate the Wang family, and Lijingmen also sent people out of the capital. Zhou Yi was not brought by Empress Wang, but by Lijingmen."
Yu Mingjing's expression sharpened, "I don't even know these details. How did you find out?" Yu Mingjing had the Yu family's secret guards and could also deploy the Cui family's retainers in the capital, yet they had not uncovered this.
Knowing that Lijingmen were the Emperor's people and daring to inquire about them after suffering a loss once was truly audacious.
"Brother, don't be so fierce. I didn't know at first. I guessed it after hearing about it," Yu Mingyue pouted, her brother's gaze was too fierce.
She had just had a setback with Lijingmen, so she paid a little more attention. Li Fu's younger brother saw people from Lijingmen leaving the capital and meeting Zhou Yi, the military governor of Henan Dao.
Originally, there was nothing special, but when these events were connected, it became interesting.
"What else do you know?"
Yu Mingyue shook her head, "I don't know anymore, but..."
Yu Mingyue stopped halfway and glared at Yu Mingjing, "You're so fierce, you've scared me into not wanting to speak."
"There are things you dare not do? Hurry up and tell me, what is it?" Yu Mingjing was both angry and amused. No wonder their mother confined her; he now also wanted to lock her in the courtyard and forbid her from leaving.
"I suspect the Emperor... has woken up."
Yu Mingjing was silent for a moment. It was likely that the current situation was all within the Emperor's calculations.
The great fire over twenty years ago was due to the late Emperor's haste, which exacerbated the conflict between the aristocratic families and the Xiao family. The Emperor wanted to eliminate the Wang family but feared repercussions, so the Yao family became his blade and also the target of public criticism.
When the Seventh Prince ascended the throne in the future, he would not be constrained by the imperial family, which could be described as killing two birds with one stone.
Yu Mingjing looked at his sister again. Forget it, it was good for her to go to Qinghe. The capital's political situation was unstable, and she could not stand out too much, lest she attract undue attention.