The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

Chapter 562 Queen Xie is Crazy

It has been a month since Zhao Yao brought Xiao Siyun back to Swamp House. During this month, although the young couple lived under the same roof, they met very rarely.

As soon as he returned to Swamp House, Zhao Yao was so busy that he disappeared. Not only Xiao Siyun, but even He Lianfang didn't know where he was.

Xiao Siyun was also very busy as the Princess of Han. Although there were no women in the backyard of the Han Palace, she was still needed to manage the entire Han Palace. Fortunately, the housekeeper had always managed the Han Palace in an orderly manner. After Xiao Siyun took over, she only needed to sort out the big and small matters of the Han Palace, and she didn't need to do anything else.

However, there are many things to do in and out of the Han Palace, and some of them are very important. If Xiao Siyun had not been trained in the palace before, she might not be able to manage the affairs of the Han Palace now.

Xiao Siyun spent a month becoming thoroughly familiar with all matters in the Prince of Han's Mansion and was able to manage them skillfully.

"Thank you for your hard work, Princess." Xueyan walked behind Xiao Siyun and stretched out her hand to massage her shoulders.

"My hard work is nothing." Xiao Siyun asked, "Is His Highness back?"

When Xueyan heard this question, she stopped massaging Xiao Siyun's shoulders, then shook her head slightly and said, "No."

Xiao Siyun frowned slightly and said with a worried look on his face, "I don't know how His Highness is doing outside?"

After hesitating for a while, Xueyan said, "Princess, is His Highness deliberately avoiding you and not returning to the palace?" It was no wonder Xueyan thought so. After returning to the Swamp Palace, Zhao Yao seemed to have disappeared and never appeared in the Prince of Han's Palace again.

Xiao Siyun turned around and looked at Xueyan, and asked with a strange look on his face: "Why do you ask this suddenly?"

"Your Highness hasn't come back yet, aren't you worried at all?" Xueyan saw that Xiao Siyun was really not in a hurry, and she felt anxious for her. "Aren't you afraid that Your Highness has another woman outside?"

Xiao Siyun glared at Xueyan and warned her, "Don't talk nonsense. Your Highness is not that kind of person. Your Highness is really busy."

"No matter how busy His Highness is, he can't be so busy that he doesn't come back for a month. This is his home."

"Didn't you hear from the butler and the guards that His Highness often didn't return to the palace for a month or several months, and it was difficult for the ministers in the court to find him."

"Didn't they lie to you?" Xueyan felt that it was the people from the Prince of Han's Palace who helped Zhao Yao conceal the truth.

"No, Your Highness is really busy. You have been sorting out the affairs of the palace with me these days, so you should know that there are many things going on in the Han Palace." Xiao Siyun sighed, "A palace has so many things to do, let alone the court. Moreover, Your Highness is also busy with the affairs outside the court. Also, Your Highness has been away from the Swamp Palace for more than half a year, and he must have a lot of things to do when he returns."

After hearing this, Xueyan felt that she had thought too much, and hurriedly apologized to Xiao Siyun: "Princess, it was my fault that I misunderstood and spoke too much."

"Your Highness is a prince. If he likes a woman, he will not keep her secretly outside, but bring her into the palace."

Xueyan thought about it and felt that this was true. This was Swamp House, not the capital. In Swamp House, His Royal Highness the King of Han was just like the Emperor. He could have any woman he wanted, so there was no need to keep them secretly outside.

"I heard from the butler that the prince has been very busy, working day and night, without eating, drinking or sleeping. I'm worried that he has ruined his health." Xiao Siyun wanted to send people to look for Zhao Yao but couldn't find him.

As he was speaking, a voice of saluting Zhao Yao was heard from outside.

Xueyan said in surprise: "Princess, His Highness is back."

Xiao Siyun stood up suddenly and ran out in a hurry. As soon as she ran into the yard, she saw Zhao Yao coming towards her. She quickly saluted Zhao Yao: "Greetings, Your Highness."

Zhao Yao walked forward and helped Xiao Siyun up: "I'm telling you, don't bow to me." After saying that, he took Xiao Siyun's hand and walked into the house.

Xueyan hurried to prepare tea.

Zhao Yao sat down and asked Xiao Siyun to sit down too.

Xiao Siyun looked at Zhao Yao carefully, and seeing the haggard look on his face, he couldn't help feeling distressed.

"Your Highness, are you all right?"

Xueyan brought over the tea, "Your Highness, please have some tea."

Zhao Yao reached out to take the teacup, raised his head and drank it in big gulps. After finishing the tea, he opened his mouth to answer Xiao Siyun's question.

"I'm fine, I've just been busy these days." If Tongxi hadn't reminded him that he hadn't been back to the Han Palace for a month, he would still be staying in Beishan. "I'm sorry, as soon as I got back to the Swamp Palace, I went out to do some work, and I was so busy that I left you alone in the Han Palace."

"Your Highness, I am fine in the palace. The people in the palace take good care of me. Are you okay outside?" Xiao Siyun saw that Zhao Yao seemed to have lost weight. "Did you not eat well? You have lost weight."

"I'm fine. Have you gotten used to life in the Han Palace?"

"I'm used to it. I've been used to it for a long time. After all, this is my home."

Hearing Xiao Siyun say this, Zhao Yao felt relieved.

"I'm also worried that you won't get used to living here and won't consider this place as your home."

"Your Highness, marry a chicken and follow the chicken, marry a dog and follow the dog. This is your Highness's home, and naturally it is my home as well." Perhaps before coming here, she had heard Zhao Yao talk a lot about the Swamp Mansion, and she was full of yearning for the Swamp Mansion. When she arrived at the Swamp Mansion, she did not feel the slightest bit of strangeness, but instead felt a little familiar.

"There are a lot of things going on in the Han Palace. Have you figured them out?"

"Thanks to the housekeeper's help, I have figured it out."

"During this period of time, you should be busy with the affairs of the palace. When you are done, you can think about what you want to do." Zhao Yao did not want Xiao Siyun to be trapped in the backyard of the Han Palace. "These few days, you can ask the people in the palace to take you out for a walk and take a good look at the Swamp Palace and the lives of the people here."

"That's what I'm planning to do."

"I'm really too busy, otherwise I would take you out myself." Zhao Yao said apologetically, "It will take at least a few months for me to finish my work, so I can't take you out for a walk for the time being."

"Your Highness, I know you are busy. You don't have to worry about me. I will go out and take a look by myself." Xiao Siyun smiled, "I will also find what I want to do."

"Oh, yes, there is one thing you can do."

Xiao Siyun asked hurriedly, "What's the matter?" "There are many girls' schools in Swamp House. If you are interested, you can go to the girls' school to take a look, or you can be a teacher to teach them."

"Girls' school?" Xiao Siyun was shocked. "There is a girls' school in Swamp House?"

Seeing Xiao Siyun's excited reaction, Zhao Yao felt a little strange, "Didn't I tell you about this?"

Xiao Siyun shook his head and said, "No."

"Then let me tell you, there is a free girls' school in Swamp Prefecture. All girls can go to school and the teachers are all female. They teach students to read and write, and also teach students how to make a living..." Zhao Yao told Xiao Siyun in detail about the girls' school.

After listening to this, Xiao Siyun immediately said, "Your Highness, I am willing to teach in a girls' school." She didn't expect that His Highness had opened a girls' school.

"Don't rush to make a decision. You can go and take a look first." Zhao Yao said with a smile, "There are many things you can do in Swamp House. Everything you have learned over the years can come in handy."

Xiao Siyun had always thought that she only needed to take care of the backyard of the Haohan Palace, but since she met Zhao Yao, her horizons and mind have broadened a lot, and her eyes are no longer on the backyard. Now that she knows that Zhao Yao has opened a girls' school in the Swamp Palace, she suddenly feels that she can do more.

"By the way, there is also a Women's Chamber of Commerce in Swamp House. If you want to do business, you can do that."

"Women's Chamber of Commerce?"

"Yes, it's a chamber of commerce formed by women. They learn from each other and help each other. You can go and take a look." Zhao Yao talked a lot about what the women did. Xiao Siyun and Xueyan were shocked after hearing it.

"The housekeeper knows everything. You can ask the housekeeper when I'm not around." Zhao Yao spoke to Xiao Siyun again, then went to take a shower and change clothes.

After he finished bathing and changing his clothes, he went to the next yard to find He Lianfang.

He Lianfang's courtyard was separated because the Han Palace had a mistress, and if He Lianfang's courtyard was still in the Han Palace, it would not be appropriate.

"Are you done yet?"

"No, I have to leave tomorrow." Zhao Yao picked up the teapot on the table and poured himself a cup of tea.

"You haven't finished your work yet, why did you come back so suddenly?" He Lianfang asked, "What happened?"

"Nothing happened, it's just that I left the princess alone in the palace as soon as I came back, which was a bit inappropriate. I have to come back to check."

He Lianfang glanced at Zhao Yao in surprise, then said, "You're a good princess."

"She has been trained in various ways since she was a child. How can she be bad?"

He Lianfang glanced at Zhao Yao and jokingly asked, "You think it's bad?"

"For me, it's fine, but for her, it's a little bad. After all, she is a person and has lived around me since she was a child. It's a bit cruel."

"You feel bad for your princess?" He Lianfang continued to tease, "I never thought that one day you would feel bad for a woman."

Zhao Yao, who was drinking tea, was frightened by He Lianfang's words and choked. He coughed for a long time before stopping. He said helplessly, "If it were anyone else, I would think it's inappropriate to do this."

"Why didn't I see that you have a heart of compassion for women before?"

Zhao Yao stretched out his hand and made a "pause" gesture, "Stop it."

He Lianfang stopped teasing Zhao Yao and started talking about business.

At this time, the secret guard came in, "Your Highness, a secret letter from the capital."

Zhao Yao reached out to take the letter, opened it, and his brows immediately furrowed.

"The Queen is crazy." After saying this, he handed the secret letter in his hand to He Lianfang.

He didn't expect that the starling would act so quickly. He had only been back in the Swamp House for a month when Queen Xie went crazy. He had thought it would take some time before the starling would take action.

After reading the letter, He Lianfang asked, "What are your plans?"

"It has nothing to do with me, what can I do?"

"The queen is crazy, King Jing will step down, and then the King of Chu and the King of Wei will fight each other. Are you really not going to do anything?"

"I won't interfere in their fight." Zhao Yao's expression became a little heavy. "With Fourth Brother's ability, he won't be easily eliminated by Eighth Brother."

"You're really not going to help?"

"No." Zhao Yao sighed, "I said I won't help. If I help, things will become more complicated."

He Lianfang took a deep look at Zhao Yao and said nothing.

Zhao Yao took back the secret letter, pointed at the contents of the letter, and sneered: "It was Queen Xie who really killed the late Queen."

"You've already guessed it."

"I guessed it a long time ago, but now that I see the truth, it still feels ironic."

"How can she be the queen if she doesn't kill the previous queen?" He Lianfang thought it was not surprising that Queen Xie did this. "In the harem, it is not uncommon for sisters to kill each other."

"That's true."

"The queen is crazy. Your father will issue an order to depose her. Do you think your mother will become the new queen?"

Zhao Yao was frightened by He Lianfang's words. He widened his eyes and said in disbelief, "Second Uncle, are you crazy? You actually think that my father will make my mother the queen?!"