The news that the Seventh Prince ordered assassins to assassinate people in the street the next day once again shocked the government and the public.

As Yiman sat in Zuiyun Tower, Cui Chaojun poured a cup of tea for Yiman.

"The seventh prince has been imprisoned by Zongzheng Temple, so the eldest princess can rest at ease."

He glanced at Cui Chaojun with a half-smile but said nothing.

The Cui family may not know who really wants to kill her.

Cui Chaojun smiled and said, "In the past, people in the Cui family who didn't know that Brother Zhou was the eldest princess were often offended."

Yiman showed no mercy at all, "The Cui family doesn't know, how can you not know?"

Cui Chaojun smiled and said, "The eldest princess was assassinated, and all the officials now understand what your majesty meant. Now the place where Mrs. Jin stays is full of people."

Yi Yi nodded nonchalantly, "Why did Mr. Cui come to me this time?"

"The common people think that the eldest princess has something to do with the Cui family, so she invites her to meet her."

Now that she is with Zhou Yu, she is already considered to be part of the aristocratic family.Chunke's new policy is in his hand, which is highly controversial.

Now she is at a critical moment in the hearts of aristocratic families, civil servants, and scholars.

Yiman nodded with a smile, "Mr. Cui is right, but who says which faction I must join? Can't I just follow my own path?"

Cui Chaojun smiled and shook his head slightly, "Then Brother Zhou and the Zhou family will be in a difficult situation."

"It makes sense, but now the Zhou family only has the main line and a few side branches. Almost all the side branches have returned to Jindu. For the rest, your family can attack them if they want, and pull them down if they want. I don't have any objections."

Cui Chaojun made a calculation in his mind, "It seems that Brother Zhou and the eldest princess have a good relationship, and they have been planning it since early in the morning."

Yiman smiled and shook his head slightly, "Couldn't it be that Zhou Yu was foresighted and farsighted? If the aristocratic family cannot coexist with the imperial power, it will either decline or rebel. Since he is unwilling to bear the risks brought by rebellion, he also wants to maintain the flooded state. , how is this possible?
After all, your Cui family is also a big family alongside the Zhou family, so it’s impossible that there aren’t people who understand this truth.There has been no action, but it is just greed and unwillingness to give up the power in hand. "

Cui Chaojun smiled and cupped his hands, "I've learned a lesson."

Yiman looked at Gongyuan, which had returned to normal. Thanks to the reputation she had accumulated in the hearts of scholars and common people during the spring period, the news that she was with Zhou Yu, a 'political enemy', did not spread so quickly. Criticisms are mostly still in the wait-and-see stage.

Yiman turned his head and looked at Cui Chaojun, "How about it? What do the Cui family plan to do now? Is it to seek change or to rebel?"

"If the eldest princess can capture Mrs. Jin, the Cui family will go to the Zhou family for advice."

Although the Jin family's army only has 6 to [-] soldiers, they guard the border all year round and are truly elite soldiers and strong generals.

Moreover, the Jin family and the Tan family are the leaders in the hearts of the frontline soldiers on the border. Now that the Tan family is the only orphan left, the Jin family is the soul of the frontier soldiers.

As long as the Jin family's army is captured, it means that they have the support of the border soldiers.

The Cui family wanted to wait until she was sure to get part of the military power and have enough means to check and balance with the emperor before they would change themselves.

Yiman smiled slightly and nodded, "Okay, let's show the Cui family's sincerity first, and stop hindering the implementation of the Chunke New Deal from all places, especially the officials and officials from all over the place."

Cui Chaojun smiled slightly, "Although the Cui family is powerful, they cannot control the smallest details——"

Seeing Yiman's face turned cold, Cui Chaojun continued: "However, the area near Dongzhou's ancestral land can still be controlled. Princess, please rest assured."

Half a month later, it was not until Mrs. Jin received news from Luocheng on the border that she visited the Princess's mansion again.

"Princess."

Yiman sat behind the desk, looking at the letter that Cheng Youping sent urgently from eight hundred miles away.

"Mrs. Jin, please sit down. What do you want?"

Seeing that Yi Wan was able to move with ease, Mrs. Jin put down the letter in her hand and looked at her calmly, feeling a little ashamed.

"Lancheng is the closest to Luocheng, but Gao Yang's army arrived first. Thank you to the eldest princess for letting Miss Cheng bring food, grass, men and horses to help."

Cheng Youping just received a letter. He has found out the clues of the sudden return that suddenly destroyed the Tan family army, and is preparing to take the secret guards to Lancheng to secretly interrogate the guard.If Cheng Youping's guess is correct, it was the emperor who ordered the Lancheng garrison to communicate with Tugui in advance, and sent a traitor to open the Luocheng gate. Coupled with the lack of food and grass, the Tan family's defense collapsed.

Yiman put down the letter, "I have a general understanding of the situation between Luocheng and the Jin family army. I will find a way to replace Lancheng's guard as soon as possible, so that the food road to Luocheng can be opened."

Mrs. Jin suddenly stood up and gave a military salute, "Can the eldest princess promise not to use the Jin family's army to seek power and gain?"

Yiman shook his head slightly, "Just having Jin Jiajun there is my support, and I am using Jin Jiajun.

However, I can swear that I will never treat any of the soldiers of the Jin family army or any of the people of Daling as child's play, and I will treat them with caution. "

Mrs. Jin cupped her fists and saluted, "The Jin family army is willing to be loyal to Daling."

Yiman breathed a sigh of relief, stood up and stepped forward, holding Mrs. Jin's arm with a smile.

"Mrs. Jin, please sit down."

Seeing Mrs. Jin's sudden hesitation, she walked back to the desk with a smile and sat down, "Mrs. Jin, don't worry, I have been sending people to pay attention to the news in the palace. Lan Cai is still in prison. Kang Cong and I are old acquaintances, and he will not be right." How are Lancai people like?"

Mrs. Jin breathed a sigh of relief, "It's just that the eldest princess will inevitably interact with the Jin family in the future. If your Majesty—"

"Madam, don't worry. If Lan Cai wants to leave the palace, I will find a death row inmate similar to her to die in the palace for her. But from now on, there will be no Jin Shuya in the world."

Mrs. Jin nodded, "This will certainly relieve her crisis, but it will also make the Jin family completely a thorn in His Majesty's side."

Yiman smiled slightly, "Another way is to let Lan Cai's death 'die' in front of the emperor, but it will be a little painful, but this can make the emperor feel guilty and be controlled by the people."

Mrs. Jin nodded resolutely, "The child is determined not to stay in the palace, so just do as the eldest princess says."

The next month, the emperor was assassinated in the palace. Jin Thi Lancai accompanied the king on his journey, and to protect the emperor, he was assassinated in front of him.

The emperor was grateful for her loyalty and granted Jieyu the title to appease the Jin family.

The next month, a woman clutching her chest and crying out in pain embarked on a journey to the frontier.

Within a few years, he suddenly returned due to confrontation and made great achievements in battle.

Looking at the list of collateral branches sent by the Cui family, Yiman smiled slightly and placed it on the desk.

Lu Bo walked in with a perplexed look on his face, "Princess, Grandma Gao is here and wants to invite you to Qingning Palace for tea. She said that the Queen herself made the pastries you loved to eat when you were a child."

Yiman frowned, "Where is it?"

"Waiting in the flower hall, I was going to go directly to the study, but I was stopped by Sister Hanzhi."

With a straight face, Yi Man responded, got up and walked to the flower hall.

"Why is Mammy here?"

Grandma Gao looked at Yi Man, whose aura became more and more deep and reserved, and was secretly frightened. With such an aura, His Majesty even dared not look directly at him.

"Princess, please come back to the palace to see me. I miss you."

Yiman smiled slightly and said, "Thank you for your kindness, mama, but I still have many things on my hands and I really have no time. Hanzhi, see the guests off."

"Princess—"

Yiman turned around and looked at Aunt Gao, only to see Aunt Gao sigh, "Your Majesty also invited Liang Di and the little emperor's grandson to Qingning Palace today. The eldest princess is both mother and daughter. Well, let’s go take a look and talk to the queen.”

Yiman's eyes suddenly became cold. Was he threatening her?

She would rather be in pieces than in ruins. She hates being threatened the most in her life.

Yiman lowered his eyes with a smile, "Okay, Lu Bo, go prepare the car."


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