Deposed Empress General

Chapter 11

Deposed Empress General 11- Not Disappointing

The eunuch announcing the edict had just left, before Wang Yunzhao said, "What does his highness mean by this? Just by giving your highness a fiefdom, the crown prince's actions that are worse than an animal's could be ignored?"

Murong Yan's right hand held up his body, and he slowly exerted force, "He ordered minister Bi here, because he intended to ignore it from the get go. As for the grace of this edict......" he turned around, looking at Zuo Canglang, asking, "What do you think the grace of this edict means?"

Zuo Canglang thought it over a while, before Murong Yan said, "Express your thoughts."

Zuo Canglang said, "His highness ordered minister Bi to come last night, was first to force your highness to submit to his decision. Following this, of course he will want to appease you. No matter whether it is to appease your highness, or the various old officials in court that still remember their old debts to consort Rong, he still has to make the motions. But if his gift is too great, it will cause the crown prince to look bad, and would also let people have the impression that he is feeling guilty. But if his gift is too small, it would also be difficult to appease your highness's anger. So he will first put forth some gracious gift that is neither too light nor too heavy. And after your highness feels that this matter will just be like this, and when the court officials all slowly shut their mouths, then he will probably send out the real compensation gift. That way, your highness will probably turn from anger to joy, and the others will because of the surprise, become satisfied with the result, as for the matter on the crown prince's side..... it also won't look too bad."

Murong Yan rested his body against the table, and waved at Wang Yunzhao, dismissing them, and when it was just the two of them left, he asked Zuo Canglang, "Then based on what you have seen, the bigger reward that father king plans on offering, what will it end up being?"

Zuo Canglang lowered her head, a long while later, saying, "This subject is not familiar with the situation within court, and cannot guess the royal intent."

Murong Yan nodded, saying, "Right now in court, the heir has already been established, and all the officials are in favor of him, nothing but father king and the crown prince. The politics aren't complicated. Bi Chengjing this person is impartial, and is not particularly close to either side, and is a rare, virtuous official. Wenqi is also groomed especially by father king, and can be counted on as being entirely loyal to father king, as for the others, whether it is the queen, the princess, the crown prince, he doesn't take orders from anyone else. That is why father king places such heavy dependence on him."

Zuo Canglang said, "Your highness is saying, that his highness will assign you to enter Marshal Wen's camp?" Murong Yan didn't deny it, and Zuo Canglang continued questioning, "But your highness, your marriage arrangement with miss Jiang......"

Murong Yan said, "You can't see it even now? Father king will definitely send me away from the capital of Yan, otherwise that elder brother of mine, how would he be able to marry his younger brother's bride?"

Zuo Canglang was startled, and outside, there was a sudden announcement, so Murong Yan turned his head, seriously asking, "What is it?"

A servant girl wearing a yellow dress rushed in from the outside, kneeling before Murong Yan, saying, "Second highness!"

Murong Yan's forehead creased, "Hui Yun. What are you so flustered over?"

That servant girl that was named Hui Yun knelt on the ground, looking at Murong Yan, and she also took a look at Zuo Canglang, her words seemingly stuck in her throat. Murong Yan said, "There's only insiders, so you have no need to be secretive."