amaotonovel Chapter 207 Cloud surge
Chapter 207 Cloud surge
The heating in the room started to burn, and Chan Yi was sitting under the window embroidering a picture of a peony, bored.
During this period of time, the two shops have been on track. The wedding dress shop is doing very well, but Chan Yi does not want to expand it, but only wants to become stronger, so the shop only accepts one or two orders a day.
Zhang, the shopkeeper of Zhuantang Town, has moved his family to the capital and is helping Chanyi run the wedding dress shop. Chanyi trusts him very much and lets him make the decisions on some matters. She only does the design as before, which makes her worry-free.
As the weather was getting colder, Chan Yi asked the owner of the herbal medicine shop to stock up some daily medicines for injuries, fever, diarrhea, etc., in case of emergency.
The shopkeeper was a little puzzled. It was obvious that the best business in the capital was for herbs like ginseng and deer antlers, but this boss instead imported a lot of herbs like bupleurum, licorice, cassia twig, white peony root, etc., saying that they were useful.
The shopkeeper murmured in his heart that this young lady was probably just learning how to manage the shop business before getting married, and it didn't matter whether she made money or not.
When Chanyi has free time, she makes medicinal oil with Qinghe, Chuyue and others. She puts a small portion of the finished medicinal oil in the shop for sale, and she keeps most of it and stores it in the cellar for future use at home.
She always felt that something big would happen in the near future, and she would often get up at night to check at the slightest sign of trouble. Even the maids who served her closely thought that she was too anxious and wanted to tell Madam Lin, but were stopped by Chan Yi.
That day, she was sitting in the warm room holding An'er and playing. An'er had taken off his heavy cotton jacket and was able to stand on the edge of the bed for a while.
Seeing the son she raised growing up so healthy and cute, Chan Yi felt very relieved.
"Miss, Miss." Qinghe entered the room carrying a bowl of Tremella, Longan and Lotus Seed Soup and whispered, "Go to the main room quickly. It seems something happened in the palace. Madam is crying."
Chan Yi's heart began to beat wildly. What was supposed to come had finally come.
She hurriedly picked up An'er and followed Qinghe out. As soon as she walked out of the house, she met Zhou's mother. She put An'er in Zhou's mother's arms.
"An'er, be good and come in and play with nanny." Chan Yi patted An'er's little head.
Chan Yi and her servant entered the main courtyard, and before they even entered the door, they heard Mrs. Lin sobbing.
"Mother, what happened?" Chan Yi hurriedly walked in, grabbed her mother's sleeve and asked anxiously.
"Qianqian, why are you here?" Mrs. Lin wiped her tears and choked up, "Well, you will know about this sooner or later."
"Mother, please tell me quickly?" Chan Yi asked in a trembling voice.
"Your father just came back from the palace and said that for some unknown reason, His Majesty has placed the Crown Prince under house arrest in the East Palace. It's useless for your aunt to beg." Mrs. Lin said with sobs.
"How could this happen! His Majesty has always trusted His Royal Highness the Crown Prince the most, and he and my aunt have a deep love affair. I think once things are cleared up, His Majesty will definitely give His Royal Highness the Crown Prince justice." Chan Yi advised in a low voice, thinking that since he was under house arrest, something big must have happened. She just hoped that it was not some heinous crime of treason that could not be forgiven!
"Qianqian, you don't know, your father has brought your elder brother into the palace right now. I'm afraid the two of them may also..." Mrs. Lin became more and more scared the more she thought about it, and she started to cry softly again.
"Mother, please don't cry. Be careful not to hurt yourself. The matter has not been clarified yet. Maybe it is not as serious as you think." Chan Yi hugged Mrs. Lin's shoulders and whispered to comfort her.
"Qianqian, how could such a thing happen? Your father said that some bastard reported it, saying that Pei Jin secretly planned for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to rebel..." Mrs. Lin looked at her daughter with tears in her eyes and whispered.
Chan Yi's heart skipped a beat. As expected, Pei Jin was the fuse. Her guess was correct.
Seeing that the Duke Zhenguo Mansion was about to be implicated, the Yong'an Marquis Mansion must have been uprooted. Chan Yi tightly grasped the handkerchief in her hand, not wanting her mother to see her sadness and despair.
"Qianqian, what do you think we should do? Our Xiao family may still have a chance to survive, but what about my An'er...what should I do? He has the same face as Pei Jin. What should I do if His Majesty really settles accounts with him? He is Pei Jin's only child, and mother is afraid of him..." Mrs. Lin covered her face with a handkerchief and sobbed.
"Mother, don't panic. This matter is not certain yet. Let's wait for father and eldest brother to come back before making a decision. Second brother is still studying in the academy. Mother, the most urgent thing is to ask a reliable person to bring him back. Our family must be together." Chan Yi gradually calmed down and proposed to her mother.
"Yes, yes, why didn't I think of that." Mrs. Lin raised her head in panic and went out to call someone. By the time she finished explaining, her steps were already unsteady.
Chan Yi immediately asked Qing Ying to bring the stewed ginseng tea and personally served her a small bowl of it.
"Mother, don't panic. With such a big thing happening in the palace, we must not panic. Are the things I asked you to buy the day before yesterday all ready?" Chan Yi asked softly while helping her mother to smooth her back.
"I asked Madam Li and the others to arrange everything. The things are all placed in the newly dug cellar over in the garden. I even had someone secretly send the portion to the Yong'an Marquis' Mansion. Madam Zhang over there is smart and accepted it without saying anything." Madam Lin finally stopped crying and said doubtfully, "Qianqian, how did you know that something would happen in the capital? Could it be Pei Jin..."
"Mother, I'm just preparing for a rainy day. Although the world is stable now, I've suffered a lot and am always afraid of any disasters. It's always good to prepare some necessities." Chan Yi replied softly. She didn't know what the situation was like in the Yong'an Marquis Mansion or Pei Jin's situation, so she had to wait for her father and brother to come back.
Seeing that her mother was still a little anxious, she persuaded her to go to Tingyuxuan with her to wait for news.
In fact, Chan Yi has already realized that it is uncertain when her father and brother will return from the palace. First, the Crown Prince wants to rebel, and the Duke of Zhenguo Mansion, as his uncle's family, is the first to be implicated; second, she feels that there may be an invisible hand behind this matter, and this decision may not be the emperor's original intention. The thief crying "stop thief" is a common sight from ancient times to the present.
Seeing the lively and well-behaved An'er, Mrs. Lin forgot her worries a little and hugged her little grandson to play with him.
"An'er, be good. Our An'er is a lucky star. Our family will surely be safe and sound." Mrs. Lin whispered while holding little An'er.
"Oh, ah ah..." An'er seemed to understand what her grandmother said and hugged Mrs. Lin's neck tightly.
Chan Yi felt sad and bitter when she saw the intimacy between the grandfather and grandson. She hoped that both the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion and the Marquis Yong'an's Mansion could safely get through this critical moment.
"Madam, Miss, the second young master is back and he is injured." Qingying reported outside the door with tears in her eyes.
"Injured? What happened!" Mrs. Lin put An'er down in a panic, her face full of worry and anxiety.