The Darker the Night, The Brighter the Stars

On the day of the wedding of Fu Yanqing and Zhao Yan's wedding, Chancellor Zhang Yuan and Huang Yi were having a conversation with Fu Yanqing.

"Huang Yi, you actually came back in time to see His Highness's wedding." Zhang Yuan said with a little amusement as he looked at Huang Yi, the young master of the Huang family.

Huang Yi's lips curved upward. "Chancellor Zhang, If I hadn't received your letter, I would be groping blind and would not know that our senior brother here is getting married." Huang Yi lazily looked at Fu Yangqing as he emphasized the words, 'senior brother.' Since the three of them grew up together and trained under the same master, this made them brothers and fellow disciples.

Fu Yanqing smirked. "Young master Huang made it."

Huang Yi shook his head. "To think that you would address me so formally. Your Highness, you need not talk that way to me. We are all fellow disciples here."

Zhang Yuan laughed. He felt that this Huang Yi was being a bit sarcastic.

"After becoming a doctor, even your manner of speaking has changed."

"Senior brother, am I not the only one who has changed? You became the Chancellor and His Highness earned merits on the battlefield, finally becoming prince regent. It just makes me curious how he went from seizing the throne to marrying a woman of unknown origin."

"Unknown origin?" Zhang Yuan glanced at Fu Yanqing's face, watching the latter's expression but Fu Yanqing was very calm and did not seem offended.

"Your Highness, I am really curious. Would you mind enlightening me?"

Zhang Yuan inhaled deeply. Between Zhang Yuan and Huang Yi, it was Huang Yi who was even gutsier than Zhang Yuan and would not hesitate to talk to Fu Yanqing aggressively while maintaining his scholarly aura.

People often called this technique the 'Smiling Devil' since Huang Yi would be seen smiling leisurely while squeezing answers from people using his soft-spoken words that were laced with venom.

Huang Yi rarely used this on his senior brothers but he must have been really shaken by the news of Fu Yanqing's marriage because he was talking to Fu Yanqing in this manner!

Zhang Yuan briefly sighed inside. It can be said that while he would also complain and voice out his many concerns about Fu Yanqing's slave-driving tendencies, at the end of the day, Zhang Yuan still chose to be Chancellor and would not really resign, otherwise, those power-hungry officials in the court would jump at the slightest mistake and hurry to seize power.

Fu Yanqing was not bothered by Huang Yi's manner of speaking to him. He was used to it but since he was now going to be someone's husband, he naturally could not let Huang Yi act this way anymore.

"The young master of the Huang family has become impudent lately." Fu Yanqing said, making the two men flinched. They were quick-witted and detected the ominous aura around Fu Yanqing.

Huang Yi secretly smiled. It would seem that their senior brother has really changed. Zhang Yuan's letter was brief and direct to the point and not much was said, only Huang Yi understood that Fu Yangqing was going to get married.

Thinking simply, marrying must really be so troublesome because it can make these two men scared-witless and filled with worry that they would automatically become prickly at the slightest offense.

Huang Yi suddenly found it amusing. He has no plans to get married just yet. Maybe he would purposely postpone a few more years but that would surely earn the ire and concern of his family.

He knew of Zhang Yuan's wife; whose name is Ming Shen Si or otherwise called Si'er by Zhang Yuan. She was also Madam Zhang in the eyes of the public. In the capital, Ming Shen Si was quite famous since she was close to many noble ladies and was also the wife of the Chancellor.

Huang Yi could still remember the fiery woman who would drive Zhang Yuan to the edge. It can be said that Ming Shen Si's personality is 'very special,' even more special than Zhang Yuan's. She was probably the only woman in the capital who would dare to hit the Chancellor with a broom in public.

Now, Huang Yi was curious what kind of bride Fu Yanqing chose and if they were as eccentric as Ming Shen Si. From Fu Yanqing's personality, it should be a very capable woman because Fu Yanqing doesn't like weak women, he resented them even.

Huang Yi quickly bowed his head. "Your Highness, you're right, this subject was impudent for asking you that kind of question. I was only curious about the identity of His Highness's bride because that woman would become the wife of Zhao country's prince regent. It is an important position that would cause many concerns among His Highness's subjects..."

"Young Master Huang's only concern should be keeping the Huang family in order. After being in the Medicine Valley for so many years, this prince suggests that you take a 'closer' look at the Huang family and to 'see' for yourself how they have 'grown'."

Huang Yi grimaced slightly.

Of course, how could he not know what Fu Yanqing was talking about? After being away from the family for so long, the Huang family has grown quite ambitious, and that the only reason they were probably still alive at this point was that Fu Yanqing was giving Huang Yi some face.

Zhang Yuan was also aware of this and he has already warned the Huang family a few times but alas, they were so stubborn. He could only hope that Huang Yi hasn't lost his touch and would be able to control those parasites, otherwise, don't blame him for being impolite.

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