The Yu family belongs to the Heluo clan, which was a famous clan as early as the Sui Dynasty.
Yu Yin's father, Yu Su, was once a member of the prince's family. After Li Zhi ascended the throne, Yu Su retired due to old age, and his son Yu Yin served as Sicang of Jiazhou and joined the army.
After Yu Su retired to old age, he left Chang'an and returned to his hometown. The Yu family gradually moved away from the center of power. However, the Yu family was a wealthy family after all, and its members' official positions seemed low, but they were still quite powerful in the court.
From King Teng's point of view when choosing a son-in-law, of course a sixth-grade official who was a mere Sicang joining the army would not catch his eye. The reason why he was willing to marry was because he liked the status of the Yu family.
Throughout the world, it has become a common practice for all the new nobles in the court to be willing to marry into the established aristocratic families. Cheng Yaojin, Su Dingfang, and even Li Qinzai all married daughters from aristocratic families.
It is precisely because of the Yu family's aristocratic status that the Yu family hopes to marry the daughter of the feudal king.
And just when the Yu family and Prince Teng were about to complete the six ceremony process and prepare to formally issue the betrothal gift, the news coming out of Chang'an made Yu Yin unable to sit still.
The mother-in-law hadn't gotten married yet, but she ended up having an affair with another wild man. Even an ordinary citizen couldn't bear such humiliation, let alone Yu Yin, a son of a noble family.
After hearing the rumors in the market, Yu Yin's face turned green with anger, and he gritted his teeth and remained silent. It was not until he returned to the wing of Guanyi that he became furious and threw countless things.
"Too much bullying!" Yu Yin's throat squirmed and his voice was hoarse, like a cornered animal.
It was unbearable. As the rumors spread infinitely in Chang'an City, they became more and more unpleasant. In the end, even the rumors of Li Qinzai and Jin Xiang's private tryst were told vividly. Yu Yin's face as a man was completely lost. Not only that, the Yu family's face was also lost.
You were cuckolded before you even got married. How would you live your life if you got married?
There was a knock on the door of the wing, and Yu Yin sat in the room without saying a word, staring at the broken pieces on the floor with a livid face.
After the people outside the house knocked for a while, they simply opened the door and came in.
The visitor's name was Han Sui, a down-and-out scholar. After becoming a disciple of the Yu family, he temporarily became the guest of the Yu family, waiting to be recommended to serve as an official by the Yu family one day.
Han Sui accompanied Yu Yin to Chang'an to propose marriage. The Yu family attached great importance to this marriage. The marriage between the Heluo clan and the royal family would certainly be of great benefit to the development of the family and must be taken seriously.
Everything originally went smoothly. After the process of asking for names was completed, both Yu Yin and Han Sui planned to leave Chang'an and wait until the end of summer to officially marry the head of Jinxiang County.
Unexpectedly, the scandal between Jinxiang County Lord and Li Qinzai broke out in Chang'an City inexplicably. Yu Yin was furious and couldn't control it, and Han Sui's mood certainly couldn't be better.
The room was dark, and when he saw Yu Yin sitting alone in the darkness like Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, staring at him with an indifferent expression, Han Sui was startled, and then approached cautiously.
"Young Master, please don't be angry. The rumors may be true or false. It won't be too late for us to make a decision after we make a clear distinction." Han Sui advised in a low voice.
Yu Yin said coldly: "Is it true that the fire in Prince Teng's palace was real? Is it true that Prince Teng came to the palace to complain? Is it true that when Li Qinzai was involved in the Weisheng case, the Lord of Jinxiang County asked Fang Zhi, a great scholar, to rescue him?"
"Now tell me, which part of the rumor is false?" Yu Yin glared at Han Sui with red eyes.
Han Sui was choked, and then sighed and said: "Young Master, do you want to break off the engagement? After all, Prince Teng is a clan uncle. If Yu Jia takes the initiative to break off the engagement, the Tian family's face will be damaged. It will offend the emperor."
Yu Yin said angrily: "If you don't abide by women's virtues and engage in illicit behavior with others before leaving the court, do I have to marry her into the house to humiliate myself?"
Han Sui said with an unwavering expression, "But the Yu family needs this marriage."
In one sentence, Yu Yin's legitimate reasons and anger were blocked.
The tragedy of a wealthy family is that it doesn't matter who you marry, or the virtues of the person you marry. What matters is the marriage between the two families.
Yu Yin came from a noble family, so of course he understood this truth better than anyone else.
Seeing that he was silent for a long time, Han Sui couldn't help but smile: "You have to marry her when you should. If you marry her, you might as well offer her up high. Young Master can do whatever he wants outside. You should go to the Taoist temple to invite her." As long as you respect the image of Laojun and keep the incense burning every day, your life will go on as usual."
After a long while, Yu Yin gritted his teeth and nodded: "Yes, you have to marry when you should. I'll pretend I didn't hear those rumors in Chang'an City."
While the two were talking, they suddenly heard someone shouting Yu Yin's name outside the house.
Yu Yin was stunned, got up and went out, only to see an arrogant eunuch, holding a roll of yellow silk in both hands, looking at him with a neutral expression.
"Jiazhou Sicang joined the army in Yin to receive the order." The eunuch shouted sharply.
Yu Yin and Han Sui were shocked, but they still knelt down facing the direction of Tai Chi Palace without saying anything.
The eunuch unfolded the imperial edict and read it in a cadence.
After the incomprehensible opening remarks of Qu Naiya, the eunuch changed the subject and finally got to the point.
"...I was exempted from the post of Sicang of Yinjia Prefecture and joined the army. I was changed to the chief secretary of Shu Prefecture Governor's Office. I will leave Beijing and take up the post today. I'm so grateful."
After speaking, the eunuch put away the imperial edict, handed it to Yu Yin with both hands, smiled at Yu Yin, turned and left.
In the courtyard of Guanyi, Yu Yin and Han Sui didn't come back to their senses for a long time. They looked at each other blankly, their eyes full of shock and confusion.
After a long time, Han Sui helped Yu Yin up and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, but his face became increasingly ugly.
"Young Master, something has happened. Please send someone back home to report the news."
Yu Yin's voice trembled, and he said: "The Emperor... why did you suddenly give me this decree? I joined the army as a sixth-grade soldier, and the Emperor actually bypassed the official department and transferred me to Shuzhou. What on earth is going on?"
Han Sui looked solemn and pondered for a long time before sighing: "I wonder if Young Master has noticed that the emperor has changed you to the position of chief secretary of Shuzhou Governor's Office. The chief secretary is only an eighth-rank official. You were originally a sixth-rank soldier. The emperor is here. Yes...you have been demoted."
Yu Yin shuddered and said, "Yes, so why? What did I do wrong? Why did the emperor demote me?"
Han Sui shook his head and said: "It is unusual to be demoted for no reason. Did Mr. Shao Lang pay attention to the last sentence of the imperial edict? 'Leave Beijing and take office today'. The emperor wants you to leave Chang'an immediately."
"Since the eunuch who announced the decree was able to find Guanyili, it means that the emperor knew that you were in Chang'an City. To be more precise, the emperor knew that you came to propose marriage to Prince Teng. He demoted you before the proposal was completed and urged you to leave. Jing, hasn’t Young Master understood the meaning of this yet?”
Yu Yin thought for a while and said in shock: "The Emperor, could he..."
Han Sui was silent for a long time and said softly: "If my guess is correct, the emperor... may not want to see the marriage between the Yu family and Prince Teng."
