Chapter 788: Palace CleanupHe acknowledged his incompetence in educating his daughter and being a good influence to his other family members.
It was not something to be proud of, but Empress Dowager Yan didn't want to run away from this responsibility of his.
"Father."
Hearing that call, Empress Dowager Yan's father, First Master Yan, raised his head and saw his son, Empress Dowager Yan's brother. His only son who had been following him all these years and also worked on the court but because of the fierce rumors against him, his position had been relatively low and suppressed.
After hearing the news that his sister actually told the truth of the matter that day, Empress Dowager Yan's brother, Young Master Yan was stupefied.
He's an official.
And as a person who had been working on the court, he was naturally very clear about the consequences of tarnishing the Imperial Family's reputation. There was no way that ordinary person would be able to be left alive after they dared to offend the Imperial Family.
Now, his own sister actually caused people to know the truth of her background.
This made Young Master Yan scared.
He didn't want his sister to leak out this matter in fear that she would be killed.
"Have you heard the news?" First Master Yan asked in a low voice.
"I heard it." Young Master Yan gritted his teeth. "Will Nian'er be fine in the palace? Would the Emperor kill her because of this?"
No matter what had happened in the past, Young Master Yan couldn't just turn blind eye to his sister. Years of affection and interaction with each other had allowed them to grow close and even after several years of separation, he still couldn't just forget about his own sister.
This was why Young Master Yan wanted to know more about what had happened to his sister.
First Master Yan took a deep breath. "I don't know."
"You don't know? But Father…"
"Speak no more. Jin Nian had already grown up." First Master Yan waved his hand. He paused his steps. "You're not involved in the matter at all, so you can still avoid it. At most, you will get a demotion, but you should be able to stay alive. However, from now on, you will no longer have any support."
No matter how bad Young Master Yan's reputation was, he still could enter the court because his sister is the Empress (or Empress Dowager after Emperor Yang Zhou become the Emperor).
The other officials might not like him, but they would only scold him when they were outside the palace.
In the court, they would still flash him smile and act polite around him.
After all, no one would dare to offend the Empress Dowager's relatives.
The other Yan Family members would also enjoy the status of being Empress Dowager Yan's relatives and their positions were higher than him. Many of them would mock him openly or covertly, showing that no matter how close he used to be with his sister, in the end, they were the one who benefited the most.
Young Master Yan was helpless about this matter.
He did feel anger and disappointment after his sister set up the trap for him, but he couldn't completely hate his own sister.
No matter what, they used to be the closest.
He didn't even remember when they started to drift away until Yan Jin Nian set up that scheme under the urge of their cousins.
"Father, I don't care about the officials' matter." Young Master Yan frowned. He didn't really care about the other officials' treatment. After all, they were all annoying people in his eyes.
No matter how polite they were in front of him, it was all nothing more than a fake façade they showed.
He was disgusted with them.
Having them showing their real face in front of him more freely would be quite beneficial since it would not disgust him that much.
"I know you're worried about Nian'er, but there's nothing that we can do." First Master Nan looked at his son and smiled faintly. "I won't be able to stay on the court anymore, so I hope that you won't follow my steps."
"Father, I…"
"And, it's time for you to think about your own marriage matter. You're no longer young and without that reputation holding you back, there will be some offers given to you. I'll select an outstanding woman for you." First Master Yan took a deep breath and walked to his courtyard.
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While he didn't look like it, Young Master Yan knew that the one who was worried the most was their father.
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