The Duke's Daughter is Reborn

Chapter 447: Palace in Jiangnan, Thoughts on Everything

Winter in the imperial city is like a solemn and profound ink painting, shrouded in endless coldness.

Ever since the moment His Royal Highness the Crown Prince set out for Jiangnan, Yang Qi has been shrouded in a complex emotion every day.

Every morning when he wakes up, the thing Yang Qi looks forward to most is receiving news from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. This is the happiest moment of the day.

However, this expectation is also accompanied by anxiety.

The journey to Jiangnan is long, especially in the cold winter when the roads are difficult to travel. Yang Qi couldn't help thinking about the various inconveniences that His Highness encountered on the road, such as bad weather, rugged mountain roads, or simple accommodation conditions.

At the same time, the Fifth Prince deliberately made His Highness abandon everything in the imperial city and go to Jiangnan, and he must have arranged an assassination along the way.

When she thought of this, Yang Qi's heart felt like it was being tightly grasped by an invisible hand, making her feel uneasy.

After waiting for a long time for His Highness to arrive in Jiangnan, Yang Qi's worries did not ease at all.

The scale of the riot caused by the noble families in Jiangnan this time and the complexity of the situation were far beyond what he could have imagined.

These children of noble families relied on their family background and wealth to act recklessly, causing great trouble to the local social order. It was not easy to quell this disturbance.

Although these literati do not have the military power of military generals, their wisdom and tactics are often hard to guard against.

They are good at using words and public opinion to create momentum and incite the masses, which creates huge resistance to solving problems.

Facing such a group of tough opponents, Yang Qi is always very confident in His Highness's abilities and talents, but he also can't help but worry about His Highness.

The footsteps of spring are always unstoppable. When the first ray of warm sunshine penetrates the thick clouds and sprinkles on the land of the imperial city, the ice of winter begins to gradually melt.

In the majestic imperial palace, under the careful care of Yang Qi, Rong Pei and others, the Queen's health became healthier day by day.

After carefully feeling the Queen's pulse, Yang Qi showed a happy smile on his face, breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Queen, congratulations, you have fully recovered!"

As the saying goes, illness comes like a mountain falling, and illness goes away like a thread spinning.

Although the poison that the Queen was poisoned with was not serious, it was not easy to cure it completely.

After several months of careful treatment, Yang Qi adjusted the Queen's prescription several times, which enabled the Queen to fully recover.

The Queen Mother looked doting, her eyes fell softly on Yang Qi, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, revealing a faint smile, and said softly: "Yang Qi, you have worked so hard these days."

Although the Queen's physical condition has improved significantly, as long as the toxins in the body have not been completely eliminated, Yang Qi will never feel relieved.

Hearing the Queen's caring words, Yang Qi hurriedly bowed and said, "Your Majesty is blessed with great fortune. It is Yang Qi's great honor to be able to do his best for you."

The Queen looked at Yang Qi and saw that she looked a little more haggard than before. She couldn't help but feel pity for her and said softly, "During this period of time, I don't know whether you are worried about Ruiyuan or my health. Anyway, Yang Qi, you have lost a lot of weight."

The Queen's words were full of teasing and a hint of heartache. Rong Pei, who was standing by, couldn't help but chuckle when she saw this.

Yang Qi's cheeks flushed slightly, as if someone had spoken about her secrets. She quickly explained, "Your Majesty, Yang Qi is naturally most worried about your health." However, if you look closely, you can find that there is an obvious blush on Yang Qi's face, which makes her words somewhat unconvincing.

Ever since Yang Qi moved into the Queen's Palace, his relationship with the Queen has become much closer.

"My son is not only talented in both literature and martial arts, but also handsome and talented. It's natural for Yang Qi to be worried." The Queen said with a hint of sarcasm. She was keenly aware of Yang Qi's embarrassment, so she cleverly changed the subject. "However, those literati in Jiangnan probably live a life of luxury and are so spoiled that they don't even know their own weight. This time, they were incited to rebel by Yuan Ruiyin's few words. It's really ridiculous."

Yang Qi was naturally very concerned about the Crown Prince's every move in Jiangnan. She inquired through various channels, and the Crown Prince intentionally revealed some information to her, so she knew quite a lot about the Crown Prince's situation in Jiangnan.

"Your Highness is extremely intelligent. You will definitely be able to deal with the Fifth Prince's methods of harming others and turn danger into safety."

When the Crown Prince came to Jiangnan, in order to gain a deeper understanding of the local situation, he specially sent people to invite several respected scholars to come, hoping to obtain some information about current affairs from them. However, unexpectedly, these so-called scholars refused to give the Crown Prince even this little face and directly rejected the invitation.

Having been humiliated in public like this, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would naturally not choose to swallow his anger.

Therefore, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince decisively adopted the strategy of cutting off the source of the problem and directly revoked the three generations of the descendants of those great scholars from taking the imperial examinations!

This decision was like a bolt from the blue, hitting those families hard on the heads.

You know, for these noble families, the imperial examination is the most important way for their family to inherit the family! And now His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has grasped their lifeline with this move, putting them in an unprecedented desperate situation.

Faced with such a serious situation, many family leaders have begun to feel uneasy.

They knew very well that if they could not resolve this crisis as soon as possible, their family would probably face a devastating disaster.

Therefore, after a fierce ideological struggle, many clan leaders chose to switch sides after discussion and joined the camp of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince without hesitation.

In order to show their determination to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, these clan leaders even went so far as to completely distance themselves from those great scholars.

They knew that only in this way could they convince His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of their sincerity and thus preserve their family's status and interests.

Because although the move of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince seemed gentle, its power was extremely huge. Once all the family members were unable to participate in the imperial examination, these families would lose their influence in the officialdom, gradually be marginalized, and eventually fade out of the position of the Jiangnan family. It was only a matter of time.

Understanding the actions of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Yang Qi knew that these great scholars were probably "carefully selected" by His Royal Highness. It was their ruthless rejection that gave His Royal Highness the opportunity to "massacre" the Jiangnan families.

Presumably, many of the families of these great scholars are die-hard fans of the Bai family.

Lu Xiaojun and others must have thought about taking action against these families before, but they always lacked a favorable excuse!