The next morning, Yun Chu went to the Yun family and finalized Tingshuang’s marriage.

Yu Ke’s mother was a trusted nanny beside Lin Shi, and Yu Ke’s father was the chief steward of the Yun residence’s outer courtyard. Both were house-born servants of the Yun family who had served the family all their lives. They had begged for a favor and had Yu Ke’s slave status removed early, allowing him to train at the military camp outside the city.

“Let’s set this marriage for half a month from now—it’s an auspicious day.” Nanny Yu said with a beaming smile. “Our Yu family has purchased a small courtyard outside the city. It’s enough for the two of them to live in, and there’ll be room even after they have children. In the future, it’ll be convenient for Yu Ke to go to the military camp and convenient for Tingshuang to handle matters for the young mistress.”

Common people didn’t have as many complicated rules and procedures for weddings as great families did. As long as both sides agreed, the bride could enter the household at any time.

After the date was set, the heavy stone in Yun Chu’s heart quietly settled.

Immediately after, she went to Yun Silin’s study. Two guards stood at the entrance—one was a deputy general at her father’s side, and she also recognized the other as a guard who often followed Prince Pingxi.

“Eldest Miss, the General and Prince Pingxi are currently discussing matters. Please wait in the side hall for a moment, Eldest Miss.”

Yun Chu nodded and entered the side hall to sit and drink tea.

She had barely sat down when the study door opened. Yun Silin escorted Chu Yi out from the study: “What Your Highness is worried about could indeed happen. Who knows when this summer will end? So many people have died from the heat. Sigh, fortunately there’s still an occasional torrential downpour, otherwise the crops would have dried up too, and who knows how many riots there would be.”

Chu Yi spoke: “Once Father Emperor’s edict comes down, I’ll come discuss it with the General again.”

After months of continuous high heat, countless people had died from the heat. Many common people outside the city had gathered together to cause disturbances. Though they weren’t as lethal as bandits, they had still caused panic.

Father Emperor would definitely issue an edict ordering him to suppress them, but those were ordinary common people. He had no way to use bandit-suppression tactics against these unarmed people, so he had come to seek the Grand General’s advice.

He was about to leave when he raised his head and saw a bright figure sitting in the side hall nearby.

It seemed he didn’t need to exert any effort—he could capture her presence.

“Right, right, right! I also have something I need your help with.” Yun Silin slapped his forehead. “My daughter has been learning martial arts lately. I’ve been wanting to find her a handy weapon. You’re a prince with many connections. Can I entrust this matter to you?”

Chu Yi spoke: “May I ask what kind of weapon Miss Yun prefers?”

The three words “Miss Yun” rolled off his tongue much more smoothly than “Lady Xie.”

Yun Silin was a rough military man and didn’t notice anything odd about this form of address at all. He beckoned toward Yun Chu’s direction: “Chu’er, come here!”

Yun Chu set down her teacup, walked out from the side hall, descended the steps, and came over: “Greetings, Your Highness.”

Yun Silin said carelessly: “Chu’er, I’m asking His Highness to find you a weapon. Whatever kind you like, just tell His Highness.”

Yun Chu didn’t even know what to say.

She had just troubled Prince Pingxi over business matters, and now her father was having the esteemed prince do something as trivial as finding a weapon…

“Let’s not trouble Your Highness.” She declined. “I’m just a beginner—any good weapon would be wasted on me.”

Chu Yi spoke: “Five years ago, when I followed General Yun to the Western Frontier, it was also General Yun who found me a sky halberd. Now, finding a weapon for General Yun’s daughter can be considered repaying that favor.”

Fearing Yun Chu would refuse again, he cupped his hands in farewell and departed.

“Father, how could you have His Highness do such a thing?” Yun Chu held her forehead. “Don’t you know your daughter’s capabilities? What do I need such a fine weapon for?”

Yun Silin laughed heartily: “Precisely because your abilities are too poor, you need a powerful weapon to protect yourself. Prince Pingxi and I have a life-and-death bond—don’t feel any psychological burden.”

Since he put it that way, Yun Chu set this matter aside.

She followed Yun Silin into the study and took out a sheet of paper from her sleeve, handing it over.

Yun Silin opened the folded paper, glanced at it, and his expression immediately changed: “Chu’er, are all these things that will happen in your dream?”

Yun Chu nodded.

Yun Silin’s face was full of shock.

On this paper were all matters concerning the Yun family. Aside from the specific timing being somewhat vague, the cause, process, and result of each event were all extremely clear.

Generally speaking, people’s dreams were blurry. Most people would forget their dreams upon waking. Even if they remembered, they wouldn’t remember this clearly.

Originally, he hadn’t believed his daughter’s dream, but the contents on this paper were simply too realistic.

At this moment, a servant’s voice came from outside the study: “General, the clan elders have arrived. They say there’s an urgent matter to discuss.”

Yun Silin folded the paper: “Let’s go, Chu’er. Come listen to what matter it is.”

In his heart, his daughter was still a member of the Yun family. When the clan elders came, naturally she should go meet those elders.

Yun Chu followed him to the great hall. Before even entering, she heard crying.

A woman from a branch family was gripping her mother Lin Shi’s hand and crying: “Qin’er has suffered so much. She’s been beaten almost daily for half a year since marrying into the Fang family. One of her legs has been broken… If we let her continue staying in the Fang family, she’ll lose her life…”

Yun Chu and Yun Silin’s eyes met.

The first thing written on her paper was that Yun Qin, a daughter from a Yun family branch, wanted a divorce.

Yun Silin’s heart shook to the extreme.

There were simply too many Yun family branch members. That it happened to be this person, happened to be about divorce, and happened to occur at this exact time point—

Everything matched up completely.

That meant Chu’er’s dream was real!

Everything in the dream would happen!

“Madam, I beg Madam to intervene and obtain a divorce for Qin’er to separate from the Fang family!”

As soon as the woman spoke these words, the group of clan elders sitting to the side immediately voiced their opposition.

“The Yun family has been in the capital for one or two hundred years and has never had a divorce. If one woman divorces, all Yun family daughters’ marriage prospects will be affected.”

“Now that the General has returned to the capital and the Emperor personally welcomed him, which prince from which palace doesn’t give the General some face? The Fang family should also show some restraint.”

“How about this—we several clan elders will go together with Madam to the Fang family to pressure them. Surely such things won’t happen again.”

“I also think this is appropriate.”

“It should be done this way.”

The clan elders unanimously agreed on this plan.

Among these clan elders, only one was a man—the rest were all old women, because the Yun family men all died earlier.

Yun Silin strode in with large steps, and the hall immediately quieted down.

Lin Shi spoke: “General, you should have also heard just now. The Fang family dares to abuse our Yun family’s married daughter. I plan to go to the Fang family with the clan elders right now. What do you think?”

Yun Silin snorted.

Chu’er had written very clearly on the paper that after the Yun family pressured the Fang family, the Fang family did indeed settle down for a while.

But after he left the capital, the Fang family’s audacity grew again, and they actually blinded one of Yun Qin’s eyes. But for various reasons, she still couldn’t obtain a divorce. In the end, he had found some excuse to dispatch that Fang family fellow to the Western Frontier on business, and he was never able to return to the capital for the rest of his life.

Losing one leg wasn’t enough—she would also have to sacrifice an eye. There was no such reasoning.