cabinet first lady

Chapter 59 About Mrs. Zhang
In the current situation, it is impossible to trick Xie Zhao into the capital.

He and Zhang Anyi were always on guard, and I am afraid that it would be impossible to make an appointment with him in Zhang Anyi's name.

Xizhou is his world, but when he arrives in the capital, he doesn't have that much ability.Coming to the capital now is tantamount to risking his own life, unless there is something that makes him feel very worthwhile.

And Ruan Muyang happened to know something very important to Xie Zhao, which was worth risking his life.

It's just that this matter involved the secrets before Emperor Wu's death, and involved Zhang Anyi. If it really happened, Zhang Anyi would die without a place to bury him.

This is tantamount to counting him into it.

Empress Qiu noticed Ruan Muyang's silence, and asked, "What does Madam Zhang seem to be thinking?"

Ruan Muyang immediately put away his emotions calmly, and replied respectfully: "I was really thinking about how to lure King Yong'an into the capital, but I didn't think of a way. Maybe my wife's husband has a way. He discussed it, and immediately reported the result to the empress."

It was about Zhang Anyi's safety, so she had to be cautious, she couldn't trust anyone.

It's better to go back and plan carefully.

Queen Qiu nodded and said, "I have to trouble Mr. Zhang to think of a way."

Next, Empress Qiu seemed to have something to discuss with Yin Ji in detail, so Ruan Muyang left Ganquan Palace first.

"Ma'am, what's the matter?" Fang Fang, who was guarding the carriage, saw that Ruan Muyang was out of his mind and worried, and asked.

Ruan Muyang shook his head, got into the carriage and stopped talking.

The first emperor had already experienced a failure when he died, Xie Zhao must be more cautious this time, there are too few people and things that are worth his risk.His eldest son, Xie Tu, was left in the capital as a hostage. With his attitude now, it was obvious that he didn't care about Xie Tu's life or death.For a person who can even abandon his own son, what else should he care about?

Of course there are.

That's what he's doing all this for - the throne.

He did all this for that supreme position.

As long as he vaguely revealed the true content of the late emperor's last edict and told him that the last edict was still there, he would definitely not be able to sit still and come to the capital in person!

Wanting the throne too much is Xie Zhao's weakness!
Of course, Queen Qiu must not know about the will, nor Zhang Anyi, because he would not agree.He has been keeping secret about the will, and if someone knows the truth, he, who changed the will, must be a death penalty, so Luo Jie is sure that he will not tell this matter, so he can rest assured that he can live until now.

This plan was so bold that it almost concealed it from everyone, as if everyone was included, Ruan Muyang's heart was beating fast, and he felt that the sound of the wheels of the carriage could not cover up his violent heartbeat.

In the evening, Zhang Anyi came back from the palace and asked about her queen letting her into the palace.

Having adjusted his mood a long time ago, Ruan Muyang said with a normal expression: "The empress did mainly ask about King Yong'an, I told the empress what the second master told me earlier, although she is still not very relieved It's calmed down quite a bit."

Zhang Anyi nodded in appreciation and said, "Madam is still smart."

Being praised for being smart by someone like him, Ruan Muyang didn't feel happy at all, but felt that he was laughing at her.

She changed the subject and said: "By the way, I heard that the Empress recently punished Concubine Luo in the harem, so she probably wants to take advantage of this time to deal with Concubine Luo."

As if seeing her careful thinking, Zhang Anyi said teasingly: "I am really praising Madam for being smart."

Afterwards, he changed the subject and said: "This time is indeed the best opportunity to get rid of Concubine Luo's mother and son. After all, Concubine Luo is favored by the sage, and the empress is removing obstacles for the prince. I don't want the late emperor to hesitate between the prince and the prince. Undecided things happened again. Although the queen was born in the south, her mind is no less than that of a woman born in a family in the capital."

When mentioning this matter, Ruan Muyang couldn't help thinking of his bold plan, and lowered his eyes.

"The prince is still young now, and the queen's family has no influence in the court, so I still have to rely on the second master in the future."

Zhang Anyi hooked his lips: "No, there is one more person."

Ruan Muyang looked at him suspiciously.

"Yin Ji." As he spoke, Zhang Anyi turned his head and met Ruan Muyang's eyes, as if he wanted to see all the changes in her expression.

Ruan Muyang's heart skipped a beat, he felt that he had only said two words, but they were very meaningful, and there was also inquiry in those eyes.She didn't know what he knew, she didn't know what to do, she smiled and said: "Master Yin is You Zhongyun, so naturally the crown prince and empress rely heavily on him, but how can he compare to the second master?"

Her words made Zhang Anyi's eyes flash with a smile, and then he looked away and looked away, and it became darker: "Now it is, and in the future—it may not be."

Ruan Muyang didn't see the coldness in his eyes.

"By the way, Ma'am, there is another piece of good news today." Zhang Anyi looked at her again, and said in a gentle tone, "Tonight, the Holy Majesty finally decided to interrogate Luo Jie in the court three days later, and to convict him. Three days later Brother Jiang will probably be released."

They had made enough preparations, and Luo Jie naturally couldn't sit still and wait for death.

Three days later, in the court hall, there must be swords and tongues, hiding murderous intentions.

"That would be great." In Ruan Muyang's heart, he was both excited about Luo Jie's collapse and happy for Luo Yu.

Jiang Hanyun suffered thirty sticks in the Xingbu Prison. If a doctor hadn't gone to see him, he would probably be on the verge of death by now, and there was almost no possibility of him coming out alive.It was well-received that he could be released.

Immediately, she felt sorry for Luo Yu again.

Now that the husband can come out, her natal family and her grandfather are probably about to disappear.

Luo Jie's crimes are all heinous, even if he doesn't punish the nine clans, he will punish the three clans. Luo Yu can escape this catastrophe because of Jiang Hanyun, but what about after that?With all her relatives dead, she no longer has a family. I'm afraid she won't be able to survive.

Sensing Ruan Muyang's depression, Zhang Anyi asked with concern: "What's wrong Ma'am?"

Ruan Muyang shook his head: "I just thought of Luo Yu." Her tone was sighing.

"It's life."

Three days later, the day to interrogate Luo Jie finally arrived.

This matter is not only a matter of concern to officials of all sizes in the court, but also to scholars who have not yet obtained fame and ordinary people.

On this day, some well-known teahouses in the capital were full of people, discussing and waiting for the result.

Emperor Ling has not gone to court for several days.

Today is the first time that officials from the DPRK and China have gathered so much since so many events happened recently.

Standing at the front of the group of officials were Luo Jie and Zhang Anyi.Luo Jie was still wearing the official uniform of a first-rank official, standing at the top of the hundred officials.After all, he is an important minister who has experienced two dynasties. At this moment, there is no sign of panic on his face.

"Luo Aiqing, do you have any excuses for what Jiang Hanyun, the left deputy governor of the Imperial Procuratorate and the left deputy governor of the Imperial Procuratorate, has to say?" Being coerced by the officials these days and under tremendous pressure, Lingdi's His face looked worse than usual, there was almost no blood on his face, and his voice sounded weak.

Luo Jie said loudly: "Your Majesty, what Jiang Hanyun played is all false accusations, and I have been wronged. Since the first emperor, I have been loyal, and the world can learn from my loyalty! I want to sue Jiang Hanyun for his ulterior motives. Have a heart to do something wrong!" Compared to Emperor Ling, Luo Jie, who has already passed the age of sixty, is full of energy and righteousness, as if he is not afraid of the blue sky and bright sun at all.

"You're talking nonsense! The evidence is convincing." Immediately, a censor began to object.

Luo Jie is a skinny camel that is bigger than a horse, even so, many officials still support him.Some think that he will not fall, but most of them have the grasp in his hands, and they can't get away from it.

The two sides immediately launched a fierce verbal war, which could not be opened.

Sitting on the throne, Lingdi quietly watched them fight.

Under Luo Jie's instruction, the right servant of the Ministry of Punishment came out with two letters in his hand and said, "I report to the emperor, this is the evidence that I have found of Jiang Hanyun's secret relationship with King Yong'an."

After the eunuch Gao Yan, who was in charge of the official seal, presented the letter to Emperor Ling, the Right Minister of the Ministry of Punishment continued: "These are just a part of it. I beg you to send people to search Jiang's mansion now!"

Emperor Ling glanced at the content of the letter, his expression changed, and he said, "Go quickly."

At this moment, Shen Wei and Zhang Anyi glanced at each other.

She came out and said, "Your Majesty, I believe Lord Jiang is innocent. For the sake of fairness, I implore the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, and Metropolitan Procuratorate to send one person each to search the Jiang residence together."

Instinctively, this was their trap, but it was too late, Luo Jie looked at Shen Wei, a cold killing intent flashed in his eyes, and then looked at Zhang Anyi.

Zhang Anyi returned his old godly smile.

"That's right."

Those who supported Luo Jie and those who believed Luo Jie was guilty began to argue one by one about the seven major crimes in Jiang Hanyun's booklet, listing the evidence one by one.

The people from the Sanfa Division came back, and the right servant of the Ministry of Punishment was indeed holding a stack of letters in his hand, but his expression was not very good.

The court finally fell silent.

Emperor Ling rubbed the center of his brows, pulled himself together and asked, "Aiqing, how is it?"

"Back to the emperor, we did find out, but—"

Liu Zhidong, the right capital censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, said: "Your Majesty, I have brought back a witness this time."

"Bring it up."

What everyone, including Luo Jie, did not expect was that Luo Yu was the one who brought them up.

"Isn't this Luo Aiqing's granddaughter?" Emperor Ling had an impression of Luo Yu.

Luo Yu knelt down and said firmly, "Your Majesty, Jiang Hanyun was wronged, those letters are—"

She raised her head and glanced at Luo Jie, then moved away quickly, struggling in her heart, her nails pierced her palm, she gritted her teeth and said, "Grandpa asked me to let go."

"Luo Yu! You are talking nonsense!" Luo Jie was so angry that he immediately raised his hand, but Zhang Anyi stopped him from hitting him.

Zhang Anyi's voice was still gentle: "Lord Luo, don't do anything."

Luo Jie gave him a hard look, then looked at Luo Yu angrily.This letter was obviously sent by his subordinates to Jiangfu, but he did not expect that Luo Yu would turn around and frame him.

"Luo Yu, I never expected that you would turn around and frame grandfather for Jiang Hanyun!"

Luo Yu didn't dare to look into Luo Jie's eyes.Abandoning her natal family and her grandfather who loved her since she was a child, she also felt very uncomfortable in her heart, and her eyes were red secretly.With her close relatives on one side and the person she loves on the other, she was in a dilemma, and finally decided to stand on the side of justice.

At this moment, she only felt as if a knife was slowly cutting and separating her bones and flesh.

Grandpa, stop it.

Looking at Luo Jie and Luo Yu, Emperor Ling already had a decision in his heart.Luo Yu is the granddaughter of Luo Jie, and the reason for her glory is due to the Luo family, how could she frame her backer?If it were any one person, I'm afraid it wouldn't.

But Emperor Ling didn't know that Luo Yu never valued such glory and wealth.Her mind is also much simpler than that of many ladies from aristocratic families.

"Luo Jie." It's time to settle this case.

The ministers discovered that Emperor Ling's name for Luo Jie had changed subtly, and it was still "Luo Aiqing" before.It can be seen that Emperor Ling really decided to deal with Luo Jie.

Luo Jie naturally felt it too.

His complexion changed, and he shouted sincerely: "Your Majesty! This old minister has always been loyal to the Emperor. After the late emperor passed away, this old minister wholeheartedly assisted the Emperor to ascend to the throne. Has the Emperor forgotten?"

This is Luo Jie's last hole card.

He knows best how Lingdi came to be the throne.

This is also the reason why Emperor Ling has been reluctant to touch Luo Jie and is subject to Luo Jie.When he first ascended the throne, he thought that his throne was justified, but later he realized that there were so many twists and turns in the middle, all of which were won by Luo Jie for him.He is grateful and respectful, but also afraid.

After finally making up his mind, he wanted to get rid of Luo Jie quickly, but who knew that he threatened him in the court!
It seems that as long as he gives an order, he will tell what happened back then.

Seeing that Emperor Ling didn't speak suddenly, all civil and military officials in the court looked puzzled, but Zhang Anyi, who was very clear about that matter, knew that Luo Jie was threatening Ling Emperor.

Fearing that today would be nothing, he who had not spoken all this time suddenly stood up, knelt down in front of Emperor Ling and said: "For the sake of my glorious country and society, I implore the emperor to eradicate the traitors!"

After Zhang Anyi knelt down, a large group of officials behind him also knelt down and echoed: "I implore the emperor to eradicate the traitor!"

This is all officials putting pressure on Emperor Ling.

Sitting on the throne, Emperor Ling looked at the blackness kneeling below, and felt that if he did not agree, the officials seemed to eat him up.He couldn't speak, and felt depressed.

He pointed at Zhang Anyi tremblingly, and then at others: "You—you—"

Suddenly, his blood rushed to his heart, a burst of sweetness rushed into his throat, a mouthful of blood spewed out, and then his eyes went black.

"Your Majesty!" Gao Yan was the first to scream.

Immediately afterwards, the scene became chaotic, the palace people surrounded Lingdi, those who called imperial doctors called imperial doctors, and those who called queens called queens.

However, the officials and ministers were actually indifferent to Lingdi's fainting.Such a ignorant and indecisive king is really not a wise man.

Luo Jie, who was standing side by side with Zhang Anyi, turned his head to look at him, and Zhang Anyi also turned his head at this moment.

"I'm going to disappoint Master Zhang again today." Luo Jie had a smile on his old face, like a winner.

Zhang Anyi's eyes were dark, and the dark tide was surging, obviously Lingdi's fainting was beyond his expectation.In fact, since ancient times, Emperor Ling, who has been king and defeated, and has already sat on the throne, should not be afraid of those pasts.However, Lingdi's weakness is also in his plan, and he is [-]% sure of bringing all the officials to exert pressure.

Suddenly, he hooked his lips and asked, "Really?" His smile didn't reach his eyes.

Today's matter is over again.

In the afternoon, the matter spread in the capital.

Ruan Muyang was concerned about it like many ordinary people, but he didn't want to end up with such a result, and felt unspeakable blockage in his heart.Obviously this is an excellent opportunity.

Is this God's will?
I'm afraid Zhang Anyi felt even more uncomfortable at this time.

In the evening, after Ruan Muyang went to the old Shangshu and the old lady, he waited for Zhang Anyi to come back in the Chuanyun courtyard.

Old Shangshu's health has not recovered and he is bedridden. I am afraid that the remaining days are not many, and since the old Shangshu was bedridden, the old lady who was originally in good spirits has aged rapidly because of worrying, and her body is not as strong as before. up.The two old people lived in seclusion and recuperated. Ruan Muyang would visit them every two days.

The weather has begun to warm up, and it is spring.

Suddenly, there was a thunder and lightning pierced the silent night sky.

It rained in the blink of an eye.

Ruan Muyang stood at the door, looked at the green bamboos swaying in the heavy rain, and said worriedly: "With such heavy rain, I'm afraid the second master's clothes will be wet when he comes back. Order emerald greens and go cook ginger soup."

"Yes."

The sound of thunder and rain covered up the unusual movements in Chuanyunyuan tonight.

"Ah!" Suddenly, Dian Cui, who had just walked out, screamed.The sound is thrilling in the sound of rain and thunder.

Ruan Muyang was startled, and walked down the corridor, only to see Dian Cui collapsed in the corridor, and a group of men in black were coming towards her.

Fang Fang quickly pulled Ruan Muyang back, and shouted, "Come here!"

Seeing that the man in black was about to enter the house, many guards rushed out from nowhere and fought with the man in black.

The group of men in black seemed to be targeting Ruan Muyang, and they didn't bother with the guards too much, and came towards Ruan Muyang when they had free time.

"Protect Madam! Protect Madam!" Fang Fang shouted while protecting Ruan Muyang behind her.

The room was narrow with only one exit, and they were trapped inside.

Seeing that the man in black was about to come in.

At this time, Ruan Muyang was also very panicked, his whole body was cold, he had no time to think about anything, and looked around vigilantly.

Suddenly, the man in black who broke into the room was pierced through the chest by Mo Wen's sword that appeared from behind him.Although the scene was bloody, Ruan Muyang's heart suddenly dropped.

Zhang Anyi is back.

Next, the number of guards suddenly increased, and the black clothes who did not win in terms of numbers fell behind and were scattered.

Zhang Anyi, dressed in a wet official uniform, walked in from outside the house, immediately hugged Ruan Muyang in his arms, and used his body to block the scene of fighting for her. "Is the lady okay?"

"I'm fine." Surrounded by the scent of sandalwood on his body, she could feel the temperature of his body even though her clothes were wet.

Not long after Zhang Anyi appeared, the man in black began to flee.

The fighting sound gradually stopped.

Ruan Muyang raised his head from Zhang Anyi's arms, only to see a corpse lying on the door of the house, and the man in black outside the door was gone. "Diancui! How is Diancui?" Thinking of Diancui who had collapsed in the corridor, she left Zhang Anyi's arms and ran out the door.

She had already died once, and she was not particularly taboo or afraid of the dead, so she directly stepped over the corpse of the man in black.

Han Shi just picked up Dian Cui who was unconscious, and kept calling Dian Cui's name.

"How is she?" Ruan Muyang asked.

Mo Jian who was on the side said: "She was knocked unconscious. When she fell down, her head hit the ground. It can be big or small. Hurry up and ask the doctor to come and see."

Several guards were also injured, and the doctor is already on call.

"Hanshi, take Diancui home first. When the doctor arrives, go there." Ruan Muyang said.

Mo Wen, who was in charge of tracking down and dealing with the aftermath, is back.It was still raining heavily, and he was dripping water all over, but he didn't even frown: "Second Lord, the rest of the people have run away. Judging by their behavior, they should be from Luo Jie."

"I think it's someone he sent." Zhang Anyi couldn't hear any emotion in his tone.

The guards who appeared first were the ones arranged by Zhang Anyi to covertly protect around Chuanyun Courtyard and the Zhang family, and the guards who appeared after Zhang Anyi were responsible for secretly protecting him.

Without Ruan Muyang's knowledge, guards had been secretly arranged around Zhang's mansion, and the people sent by Luo Jie to monitor Zhang Anyi's movements were always wandering around Zhang's mansion.

When the man in black appeared in Chuanyunyuan, Zhang Anyi had just walked outside Zhang's mansion when he came back from the palace.

Fortunately, I came back early.

"These people came after Madam today. Luo Jie jumped over the wall in a hurry and wanted to threaten me with Madam." Zhang Anyi looked at Ruan Muyang, the murderous intent and coldness in his eyes had disappeared the moment he turned his head, leaving only softness, "I will send more people in the future, Madam should be more careful when going out recently." When he rushed back to Chuanyun Courtyard, he was already soaked, and even his hair was not as neat as that, but because of his elegant and gentle temperament, Not embarrassed at all.The gentle eyebrows seemed to have been washed more clearly by the spring rain.

Ruan Muyang nodded.She was scared at first, but from the moment Zhang Anyi appeared, she felt relieved.

After a fight, the blood was slowly diluted by the rain, and the silence in Chuanyun Courtyard was somewhat chilling.Suddenly there was a sudden sound of something falling.

Mo Wen held the sword vigilantly, but found that it was a servant of the Zhang family.

"Second, Second Lord, Eldest Master heard movement in Chuanyun Courtyard, so he sent a villain to see if something happened." This is the person next to Zhang Ji.

The recent tense situation between North Korea and China has made Zhang Ji no longer so confused, and he is very stable on weekdays.

Zhang Anyi said: "Tell father, it's fine here."

"Yes, yes." The servant was so frightened that he almost crawled away.

After asking Mo Jian and Mo Wen to deal with the body of the man in black, Zhang Anyi led Ruan Muyang into the house.The corpse at the door has been cleaned up.

After Ruan Muyang waited on Zhang Anyi to change the wet clothes, Fang Fang brought ginger soup.

"I didn't expect Luo Jie to escape today." There was always a smell of blood in his nose, and Ruan Muyang leaned against Zhang Anyi's arms and smelled the sandalwood scent on his body.

Zhang Anyi, who had changed into normal clothes, put his arms around her, and patted her on the back comfortingly: "Sooner or later, just leave it to him for a few days, and I'm afraid there will be changes. Nights are long and dreams are many." His tone was still as gentle as usual, It's just that when Ruan Muyang couldn't see it, his expression was dim.

If Emperor Wu hadn't vomited blood and fainted, Luo Jie would have already been a prisoner waiting to be executed.Ruan Muyang felt regretful.

"Has the Holy One woke up?" she asked.

"It wasn't there when I left the palace."

There are probably only a handful of people who really care about Lingdi's health now.

Zhang Anyi tightened his arms around Ruan Muyang, causing Ruan Muyang to move in his arms.He lowered his head and kissed the top of her hair, and said, "I've already asked Mo Wenjia to send a manpower, it's best for Madam not to go out these days."

Ruan Muyang felt extra peaceful in his heart after being so tender with him after a thrilling adventure.She nodded and said, "Okay, the second master should also be careful."

At this time, she only thought that Luo Jie's actions were to arrest her and threaten Zhang Anyi, thinking that he had failed this time and would never have another chance in the future, but she didn't know that his real plan was not just that simple.

On the afternoon of the second day, news came from the palace that the Holy Majesty woke up.

At this time, King Yong'an was staring at Xizhou, and he should have kept the fact that Emperor Ling vomited blood again a secret, but all civil and military officials in Nai Dynasty had seen it, and there were too many people paying attention to Luo Jie's case, it was impossible to hide it.

It was not the first time that Emperor Ling vomited blood and fainted. The officials, especially the censor officials, were ready to kneel outside the front hall again to speak to the Holy Majesty.

What happened recently seems to have exhausted Emperor Ling physically and mentally.On the third day after waking up, he made a decision that was beyond everyone's expectations.

He recruited five cabinet ministers except Luo Jie into the palace, and called Queen Qiu over to express his thoughts.

He decided to hand over the throne to the Crown Prince Xie Shen after he recovered from his illness and dealt with the current mess. Zhang Anyi and Song Xueshi would be the assistant ministers, leading the remaining three people in the cabinet to assist the Crown Prince and handle government affairs. Governing Guanghua's country, and he will abdicate as the Supreme Emperor, secretly practice Taoism and alchemy, and no longer care about these trivial matters.

Queen Qiu frowned, as if she wanted to dissuade: "Your Majesty!"

"Empress and lovers don't need to persuade me anymore, I've made up my mind." Lingdi's attitude was very firm, "Let me take care of my body these few days, and I will decide what needs to be decided." He really wasn't the emperor together material.Having personally experienced the late Emperor Xian, Emperor Ling learned a lesson, and his attitude of passing the throne to the crown prince was very clear.

He thought that the cabinet ministers were trying to keep him, but he didn't know that for them, assisting a king like him was the same as assisting a ten-year-old prince.

As for Empress Yu Qiu, she wished that Prince Xie Shen would ascend to the throne as soon as possible.

"Ministers kneel outside again, let them go back, I will make a decision when I am in better shape." Lingqi frowned, with a distressed look, "Declaration of my order, first remove all positions in Luojie, You must not step out of the Luo Mansion. Before I recover from my illness, any ministers in the court are not allowed to approach the sleeping hall without the order, and those who violate it will be executed."

"I obey the order, long live my emperor, long live, long live."

At this point, the position of the chief assistant of the Luo rank cabinet no longer existed, and the original second assistant Zhang Anyi became the head of the hundred officials. In the future, when Emperor Ling abdicates and the crown prince succeeds, he will be the assistant minister handpicked by him.The prince Xie Shen is still young, Zhang Anyi in the future may be even more powerful than the current Luo Jie!
The news of Emperor Ling's will caused an uproar outside.No one thought that this cowardly emperor would choose to abdicate.

Except for those relatives of Luo Jie, the other officials have seen the direction of the wind, knowing that Luo Jie's loss of power is a foregone conclusion, and the young Zhang Anyi will become the most powerful person in the court in the future.

Immediately, more people secretly gave gifts to Zhang's house, and the threshold of Zhang's house was almost leveled.

Naturally, the Zhang family would not accept these gifts at all.

While Ruan Muyang was busy telling his servants not to accept gifts, Han Shi came to her quietly and said, "Madam, Mrs. Yin sent someone to send a message to the villain, please meet Madam at the medicine shop in the next street tomorrow."

The Holy Majesty had just announced that he was going to abdicate after recovering from his illness and pass the throne to the crown prince, so Yin Ji asked someone to come to her.Perhaps it was the empress who saw that Luo Jie was not afraid, and wanted to remove all obstacles before the crown prince ascended the throne.

Empress Qiu will be the empress dowager in the future, and even the East Palace cannot be provoked.

Because of the assassins in Chuanyun courtyard a few days ago, Ruan Muyang stayed in seclusion these days to take precautions, but Yin Ji asked her to meet her at the medicine shop in the next street, the place is not far away, so it should be fine.

Xie Zhao was finally about to move.

Zhang Anyi came back early today.He, who is about to become the auxiliary minister, seems to be the same as usual, and he can't see the appearance of being proud of the spring breeze. The refreshing gentleness has long been integrated into his bones. My experience is probably more ups and downs than others' lifetime.This kind of experience has sharpened his edges and corners, and has smoothed out his youthful vigor early on, leaving only the gentle and tolerant introverted calmness that remains unchanged.

Ruan Muyang is also the kind of dignified and quiet person, so naturally he won't be overjoyed because of this incident. "Come back so early?"

Zhang Anyi nodded: "There is nothing wrong in the palace."

Their husband and wife are as usual, there is nothing special.

It was rare to come back early, and he and Ruan Muyang went to the old Shangshu's old lady to greet her.

Zhang Anyi told Lao Shangshu what happened today.

Old, coupled with poor health, Lao Shangshu has not asked about court affairs for a long time.After listening to him, he just let out a "huh" and said: "You have been very measured since you were a child, and now you are better than your grandfather, and you don't need to be taught by your grandfather. As long as you are cautious, no matter how hard you fight, you will not lose weight." Never forget the way of being an official, and don’t forget the common people.” People are always unable to fight the passage of time, and the old man who was the head of the Zhang family and the younger generation was very revered can only lie on the bed now.

Ruan Muyang's nose was sore.

"Grandpa, don't worry. The grandson will never forget what he taught." Although Zhang Anyi's voice was not loud, his tone was very solemn.

This is the very upright family tradition of the Zhang family.

On the morning of the second day, Ruan Muyang went out with Diancui and Falang.

Now she is quite free in the Zhang family. She used to report to the old lady when she went out, but now the old lady doesn't ask about these things anymore, she just needs to send someone to talk to Mrs. Li.Most of the time, Mrs. Li didn't make things difficult for her anymore.

"Diancui, is your head feeling better?" Ruan Muyang asked.

Even though Dian Cui knocked her head to the ground after being knocked out that night, fortunately there was nothing serious except that there was a big bump on the back of her head.

"Ma'am, it's all right."

Fortunately, nothing happened.Ruan Muyang thought about waiting for the turmoil of this period to pass, and when he stabilized, he would promote and train some maids and release Diancui out of the mansion.

The pharmacy that Yin Ji made an appointment with her was called Cihang pharmacy.

After entering, the shopkeeper sized up Ruan Muyang, stepped forward and asked, "Madam Leng Xin?"

Thinking of the title Yin Ji gave himself, Ruan Muyang nodded.

"Madam please come with the villain."

After letting Diancui and Falang guard the entrance, Ruan Muyang came to the back of the medicine shop and saw Yin Ji.The imperial court ordered officials to wear regular clothes even when they don't wear official uniforms on weekdays, but today he is dressed like a rich man, just like when I saw him outside Yangzhou City.

"I didn't expect your pharmacy to be your place." Ruan Muyang said while looking at the backyard.

Yin Ji stood up and said with a smile, "The Yin family is a businessman, so it's not surprising that they are in the business of medicinal materials."

It turned out that this was Yin's shop.

Knowing that Yin Ji is still living in the official house arranged by the court, as if he has been alone all the time, Ruan Muyang almost forgot that there is a big and successful Yin family behind him.

"Madam Zhang, please sit down." Yin Ji made a "please" gesture.

He picked up the teapot on the stone table, poured a cup of tea for Ruan Muyang himself, and said, "I haven't congratulated Madam Zhang yet. After Luo Jie was dismissed, Mr. Zhang is already the chief assistant of the cabinet. When the crown prince succeeds, Mr. Zhang will become his assistant." Minister of State, Mrs. Zhang is a veritable first lady of the cabinet."

As he spoke, he handed over the teacup: "Your Majesty, I will replace the wine with tea. Congratulations to Mrs. Zhang."

Facing his frivolous smile, Ruan Muyang took the teacup calmly.

"Do you want to drink three cups?" Yin Ji asked with a smile.Two times of drinking, he had three glasses and she had one.

Hearing his banter, Ruan Muyang ignored him. "Master Yin, do as you please."

It can't be seen from the outside, the backyard of the pharmacy is unique, the layout is exquisite, it has the taste of some private gardens in Yangzhou, small and exquisite.Because the medicinal materials are still drying in the courtyard, there is a faint medicinal fragrance.

After drinking the tea, Yin Ji sat down.As if seeing Ruan Muyang's impatience with his chattering, he smiled nonchalantly, and got to the point: "Recently, the Empress is serving the Holy Majesty in the palace, and she can't get away. This time, the Empress asked me to see Mrs. Zhang's."

This is the same as what Ruan Muyang guessed.

Yin Ji continued: "Madam Zhang should know who the Empress is most worried about after Luojie is eradicated. So, Madam Zhang has a way to trick King Yong'an into the capital?"

"Yes." Ruan Muyang's voice was soft.

"Oh?" Yin Ji raised his eyebrows unexpectedly.In fact he was hopeless.It wasn't that he underestimated Ruan Muyang, but that he analyzed the situation and thought through all the options, but none of them made Xie Zhao feel worth taking the risk.

Meeting his curious gaze, Ruan Muyang curled his lips and said, "I can't tell you the specific method."

Yin Ji's curiosity was completely aroused.Because he was full of self-confidence before, and he knew that Ruan Muyang did these things behind Zhang Anyi's back. Without Zhang Anyi's advice, everything was done by herself.

He didn't want to admit that he was not as handsome as her.

In particular, she was aloof, with a somewhat smug look, which was a bit irritating, which made him feel very frustrated.

Yin Ji hadn't had this feeling for a long time, let alone a woman who he liked very much. This feeling was extremely bad and indescribably disturbing.

Therefore, he borrowed the name of the queen: "Does Mrs. Zhang want me to report back to the queen like this?"

Ruan Muyang was not flustered, and replied naturally: "Of course not."

He didn't tell him the specific method, but he couldn't just report back like this.Yin Ji looked at Ruan Muyang to see what she wanted to say next.

"I have already thought about the speech for Mr. Yin, so I said that it was my husband, Mr. Zhang. He only said to let the empress and the prince rest assured." She believed that an ambitious woman like Queen Qiu would be at such a juncture. It is not obsessed with the process.She cares more about the result.

"Sure enough, she is cold and hard-hearted. Mrs. Zhang is not guilty of using the name of Mr. Zhang." The smile in Yin Ji's eyes grew bigger and bigger, as if he had discovered something good, and his heart was very clear.

Ruan Muyang could hear the provocation in his words, so he naturally ignored him.

She did bring Zhang Anyi in. This was the most dangerous but also the last time.With ninety-nine percent certainty, his safety will be guaranteed.

If the situation is not right, she will stop.Although her purpose in this life was to avenge Xie Zhao, but now if she had to choose between Zhang Anyi's safety and revenge, she would choose the former.

Sensing that Ruan Muyang didn't like this topic, Yin Ji changed the subject and asked, "How does Mrs. Zhang know that the official is willing to explain this for you?"

Ruan Muyang looked at Yin Ji, his calm eyes reflected the light of the sky, and said, "Master Yin will agree. Don't forget the life-saving grace owed to me by Mr. Yin. After this time, the two will be settled."

Yin Ji knew he was being manipulated by her.This is not a good thing for him, but he is very happy and willing.Hearing that Ruan Muyang said that after this time the two would be cleared, he was still a little unhappy. "Who said it's clear? How can it be so easy to pay off the grace of saving life? It's still early."

After his words fell, the yard fell silent.

After finishing speaking, Yin Ji realized that what he said was too cheap.

Before meeting Ruan Muyang, he didn't realize that he could be so cheap.

Ruan Muyang was speechless.It is really the one who is most afraid of meeting scoundrels who are unreasonable and yet confident and righteous.

After meeting Yin Ji, Ruan Muyang wrote a letter when he went back, calling for Han Shi, and solemnly ordered: "Han Shi, send this letter to Xizhou by someone you trust very much, and send it to King Yong'an. Don’t reveal your identity. If something goes wrong, the letter will be destroyed. Except for King Yong’an, no one can read this letter.”

The next step is to wait for the letter to reach Xie Zhao.

After Luo Jie was grounded in the Luo Mansion, the Luo Mansion was surrounded by heavily guarded soldiers.But this does not prevent him from meeting his relatives and learning about the outside world.

One night, an unusual guest came to Luo Mansion.

At that time, Luo Jie was in the study, holding a history book in his hand, and took off his official uniform, he looked like a wealthy old man.Seeing someone coming in, he raised his head.When he saw the appearance of the visitor, a smug smile appeared on his old face.

"I heard that Mr. Luo wants to see me very much."

"Master Zhang is finally here. I came here specially to tell Master Zhang something about Mrs. Zhang..."

(End of this chapter)