"But......"
An Qing wanted to persuade her father again, but Empress Ma secretly pulled her back a few times. An Qing immediately stopped talking and looked sideways at his mother.
Seeing his mother winking at her, An Qing lowered his head and thought for a moment, then said, "I have something to ask Yao Yue, and I beg your father to allow me to go see her."
"That's right." Lao Zhu nodded and agreed.
"Thank you, Father." An Qing bowed slightly.
...
After An Qing got the whereabouts of Yao Yue from his father, he went straight here. When the eunuch guarding the gate saw Anqing, he immediately bowed his head respectfully.
"The Sword Comes"
"My servant pays homage to Princess Anqing."
An Qing took out a token and said expressionlessly: "According to my father's instructions, I want to go in."
The eunuch raised his head and looked at Anqing in surprise. They knew what was going on. Seeing Princess Anqing coming, even the eunuchs like them couldn't help but feel excited. Is the princess here to catch an adulterer?
"Yes, princess, please come in." The eunuch took one look and confirmed that the token in the princess's hand was genuine, and quickly stepped out of the way.
An Qing walked in and came directly to Yao Yue's yard without any obstruction.
When Yao Yue saw An Qing walking in, she quickly cleaned up and stood up while feeding her child. Facing An Qing, who had been staring at her face, Yao Yue lowered her head in shame and said with a deep apology: "The daughter of the people is sorry for the princess."
An Qing took a deep breath and sighed: "What? Don't you even call me sister?"
Yao Yue was even more ashamed, turned away her face, and said, "Yao Yue doesn't dare. The princess has always been very kind to Yao Yue, but Yao Yue did such a thing. She has no face to see the princess."
Seeing her persistence, An Qing stopped forcing her. Asked: "I only have one thing here, and that is to ask clearly, what is going on? Are you willing to tell me?"
Yao Yue nodded and said: "Yao Yue is already sorry for the princess. When the princess has questions, Yao Yue knows everything and talks about it."
"Okay." An Qing nodded and asked, "Why did you drug Han Du?"
Yao Yue's face turned red. She had indeed gone too far in drugging her. Now that An Qing mentioned it, she felt a trace of regret in her heart.
After calming down, Yao Yue replied with a blushing face: "Yao Yue didn't think about it this way at first, but then she suddenly felt that I would never be able to spend all my wealth in my lifetime. If there is no one to inherit it, I will always feel a little unwilling. .So, I wanted a child to inherit the family business."
"If you want to have a heir, why don't you just marry someone? With your wealth, I'm afraid no one will dare to do anything to you, and you don't have to worry about being bullied." An Qing asked doubtfully. No matter how you look at it, it is the best way for Yao Yue to marry and have children to inherit.
"How could you think of finding Han Du?"
Yao Yue immediately blushed, and after a moment of pause, she said shyly: "Actually, after Mr. Hou rescued me, I told Mr. Hou..."
Without Yao Yue's explanation, An Qing understood immediately.
"I even deliberately tested the Marquis once, but the Marquis always maintained courtesy towards me. After a few times, I gave up." Yao Yue said as if recalling.
He lowered his eyes, looked at An Qing, and said, "If I hadn't wanted to have a child, I wouldn't have thought about Mr. Marquis anymore. Those other people are either interested in my money or my beauty. They Their faces make me sick just thinking about them. If I let those people touch me, I might as well die."
After Anqing heard this, he was noncommittal. He sat down on the chair, looked at Yao Yue standing in front of him, and asked, "You and Han Du really only have one time?"
Yao Yue immediately pointed to the sky and swore, "Only once! Princess, if Yao Yue tells a lie, I am willing to be struck by thunder from the sky."
An Qing didn't believe it and asked, "You got pregnant just once? Is it so easy?"
"I..." Yao Yue was a little embarrassed to speak, but when she saw An Qing staring at her, she could only say truthfully: "I have calculated the days."
"Oh..." An Qing nodded immediately. If this is the case, it makes sense.
Later, An Qing asked, "You want to have a child, but have you ever thought about what you will do after the child is born? Tell me what you originally planned?"
"Originally, I was planning to leave the capital after having a child." Yao Yue said.
An Qing continued to ask: "Where are you going after leaving the capital?"
Yao Yue was confused when she heard this, and shook her head slightly, "I haven't thought about it yet. However, the Ming Dynasty is so big, as long as this matter is not exposed, it is enough for me to find a place to stay anonymous and spend this life. Originally, I was prepared to wait. The child left after a hundred days, but I didn’t expect that it would only be more than a month ago..."
An Qing narrowed his eyes and looked at Yao Yue. Sure enough, only a person like Yao Yue who knew nothing would find such an innocent thing unbelievable. If it had been Han Du, he would have left the capital as soon as he found out he was pregnant.
"Then what are you going to do now?"
Yao Yue suddenly became frightened, knelt down directly towards An Qing, and begged: "Yao Yue knew that her sins were serious and she did not dare to beg Your Highness the Princess for forgiveness. Yao Yue was willing to die, just asking Your Highness to let this child go. After all, she didn't understand anything. ,do not know anything."
An Qing looked at the infant child, and then at Yao Yue, whose face was full of nervousness. My heart softened and I couldn't help but ask: "What if someone wants to protect you mother and son?"
Protect the mother and daughter? At this time, besides the Marquis, who would protect the mother and daughter?
Yao Yue felt happy when she heard this, but then Yao Yue thought that now that the Marquis is a clay bodhisattva, he cannot save himself when crossing the river, so how can he save them?
In an instant, Yao Yue thought of something, and her face suddenly turned pale. She immediately crawled in front of An Qing, hugged her legs, and begged: "No, let me die. I just ask Her Majesty the Princess to let this child go. Yao Yue has nothing else to ask for, and she doesn't ask the Marquis to protect me."
An Qing stretched out his hand to help Yao Yue up, but Yao Yue firmly refused and just looked at her with a pleading face.
An Qing had no choice but to take back his hand and said, "I don't know how my father will handle this matter. But don't worry, I will try my best to persuade my father, whether it's for Han Du or my three children."
"Thank you, Your Highness, thank you, Your Highness..." Yao Yue immediately released her hands and kowtowed towards An Qing.
An Qing stood up, looked at Yao Yue who was still kowtowing, and said, "You'd better take care of the child now. As for other things, just wait and see."
"Yes, Yao Yue listens to Her Royal Highness the Princess." Yao Yue gratefully said to An Qing again.
Seeing An Qing leaving straight away, Yao Yue knelt down towards An Qing's back, "Yao Yue sends your highness the princess!"
After An Qing left, Yao Yue looked at her infant daughter beside her, with a smile on her face and a deep sense of reluctance. But she soon regained her composure, wiped away her tears and took care of her daughter more earnestly. Maybe she couldn't watch her daughter grow up, and she wouldn't have much time to take care of her, but it was precisely because of this that she would take care of her even more meticulously.
...
An Qing entered the palace again, saw his father, and told him the whole story in detail.
After hearing this, Lao Zhu also felt that this matter was too ridiculous. Some people said in disbelief: "Is she really just looking for a successor? How much wealth does she have and needs someone to inherit it?"
"Father doesn't know?" An Qing asked strangely.
Lao Zhu frowned in confusion and asked, "What should I know?"
An Qing thought that maybe his father had not paid attention to these things, so he explained: "In addition to being called the most beautiful woman in the capital, Yao Yue is also called the richest woman in the capital. I have only heard that, It is said that she has a family fortune worth millions."
"What?" Lao Zhu's eyes widened and he couldn't help but ask: "She is just a woman, how can she have such a huge net worth?"
An Qing had no choice but to continue: "My son, I also heard from Han Du. It is said that Yaoyue was just emerging in sea trade. When the Shipping Company sold securities for the first time, they spent all their wealth to buy the securities."
"Father also knows that the huge profits that can be made by buying securities at the beginning are unimaginable. Until now, Yao Yue is still using money to continuously buy bonds. Therefore, it is not surprising that she has such a net worth .”
Lao Zhu's eyes were stunned when he heard this. If it were a man with a family fortune worth millions, he would probably have wives and concubines all over the place. You must know that when Lao Zhu was in trouble, the court couldn't even come up with one million yuan. When Han Du accepted the Jiaofang Si and promised to send one hundred guans to the palace every year, Lao Zhu was so happy that he woke up laughing in his dreams. Because with this million coins, Lao Zhu didn't know how many things he wanted to do but couldn't do because of insufficient treasury.
Now that Lao Zhu heard that Yao Yue had a family fortune of several million yuan, even though his inner treasury had already piled up mountains of gold and silver, he couldn't help but be stunned.
Suddenly Lao Zhu thought of something, raised his hand to stop An Qing's words, and asked: "Wait, what did you say? Han Du told you?"
"Yes." An Qing nodded.
Lao Zhu's face suddenly darkened, and he said thoughtfully: "Han Du presided over the opening of sea trade, and the shipping department's sale of securities was also Han Du's idea. Haven't you ever thought about what happened when Yao Yue purchased securities? Does it have anything to do with Han Du?"
An Qing smiled and replied: "I have thought about it, it should not matter."
"You are so sure, are you too confident?" Lao Zhu sneered.
An Qing replied seriously: "I have thought about it, if there is a relationship between them. Han Du will not let her spend all the money to buy securities. No matter how Yao Yue obeys, she will not do such a desperate thing. . On the contrary, Erchen thought that they really had no relationship at that time. It is precisely because of this that Yao Yue chose to make a desperate move knowing that she was wishful thinking. "
Spending all your wealth to buy securities is something only a crazy person would do. And women are the easiest to go crazy emotionally.
