cabinet first lady

Chapter 60

Tell Master Zhang something about Mrs. Zhang.

What is Zhang Anyi, a husband, who doesn't know, and needs an outsider like Luo Jie to tell him?
"Oh?" The expression on Zhang Anyi's face didn't change a bit.He stood up straight and looked at Luo Jie who was sitting in front of the desk, with a look of disdain in his gentleness and elegance.He never needs to hold back his sharpness, this kind of sharpness hidden under gentleness can only be seen by people who are equal to or more advanced than him.

It seems to be calm, but in reality, it is strong when it is strong.

Luo Jie seemed to have expected Zhang Anyi to be so indifferent, so he was not angry, but a determined smile appeared in those old and shrewd eyes.

He made a "please" gesture, and Zhang Anyi sat down gracefully.

One is an important minister who has dominated the court for more than [-] years, and the other is an upstart who has been an official for less than ten years but has repeatedly created legends.The two of them are the ones standing on the cusp of the turbulent and undercurrents of the court, and they have come into contact with the pinnacle of power.The seemingly harmonious and calm state of the two is actually testing each other and playing secretly.

"Master Zhang, do you still remember the night when the first emperor died?" Entering the memory, Luo Jie's old voice carried a distant chill.

That night, Luo Jie personally sent the awe-inspiring Emperor Wu to Huangquan, forcing Zhang Anyi to revise his will and do a great treason.

Zhang Anyi remained silent.

"Three or four years have passed, Mr. Zhang, have you ever thought that the late emperor's edict is so secret, only you know about the late emperor and Mr. Zhang, how does this old man know?" Luo Jie, a young junior, calmly controlled the overall situation. , "Master Zhang probably doesn't know, the old man got the news from your wife Ruan Shi. She sent someone to report to the old man."

After speaking, he looked at Zhang Anyi, wanting to see how embarrassed he was when he found out the truth.

Zhang Anyi lowered his head slightly, keeping his eyes on his nose and heart all the time, and remained silent.

After Luo Jie finished speaking, he slowly raised his head.There was no embarrassment in his eyes that Luo Jie expected, not even surprise, but a shallow smile appeared in his eyes, elegant and gentle, without any surprise.

For some reason, Luo Jie suddenly had a bad feeling.

"How does Master Luo know that I don't know?" Zhang Anyi's voice sounded.

He continued: "If she hadn't passed the news to Master Luo, who would kill the late emperor with his own hands? Who would stand on the cusp of the storm for me? Master Luo knows that the one you strangled to death with your own hands is the real dragon emperor, and you will be punished by heaven." Yes." His voice was extraordinarily gentle, and his tone seemed to be telling some beautiful fairy tale.

In fact, he was using the most aggressive means to break Luo Jie's self-confidence in the past few years, the self-confidence that he thought everything was under his control.

"Impossible!" Luo Jie blurted out.

He can be sure that Ruan Muyang's attitude and reaction are true.It is impossible for her to lie to him with Zhang Anyi.Unless they are husband and wife cheating each other.Ruan Muyang took advantage of Zhang Anyi's trust to get the news, but he didn't know that Zhang Anyi knew everything from the beginning to the end, but he was secretly promoting and using it.

Luo Jie has not given up: "Your Excellency, you know that when Cai's mother and son appeared, I just took advantage of it in the middle, and it was Mrs. Zhang who actually found their mother and son and brought them to the capital?" His tone was no longer as proud as before. And calm, became aggressive.

Only then did he realize that both of them used him as a shield.

Zhang Anyi was still so calm, but this time, a trace of surprise and complexity flashed in his eyes.

It's a pity that Luo Jie was thinking about something and missed this extremely fast moment.

"In this way, you also know?"

Seeing that Luo Jie had misunderstood, Zhang Anyi did not deny it.He hooked his lips into a smile: "You know, Master Luo has sent people to look for me many times, just to tell me these things I already know?" There was a trace of contempt in his tone.

Even though he hadn't caught the surprise that flashed in Zhang Anyi's eyes just now, at this moment, Luo Jie, who had experienced decades of ups and downs in court, still saw a difference.

He suddenly laughed: "No, you don't know."

"Zhang Er, although your thoughts and plans are not inferior to the old man's, you are still young after all." Luo Jie's tone was smug, and he looked at Zhang Anyi as if he was looking at a younger generation.

Zhang Anyi has never been a person who likes to show off his words.

He gradually put away the smile in his eyes, looked at Luo Jie, and said, "Young people have time, but Mr. Luo, you are almost seventy years old, and you have no chance."

Zhang Anyi is indeed still young, but he never shy away from his youth.On the contrary, he is very confident.He still has a lot of time, and at present, he will be able to become the chief assistant of the cabinet in less than ten years.

"Master Zhang must not know. A few days ago, Mrs. Zhang's servants sent people out of the capital. The old man's people followed for a while and found out that it was in the direction of Xizhou." These days, Luo Jie has been sending people to keep an eye on Ruan Muyang's body. trend.

Zhang Anyi raised his eyebrows: "So what?"

so what?

Insane!

Today, Luo Jie has also discovered Zhang Anyi's weakness.

He suddenly laughed presumptuously: "I have lived for more than 60 years, and this is the first time I see a couple like you. They seem to be in love, and everything they do seems to be for the sake of each other, which is moving. In fact, it is In the name of love, they calculated each other, guarded against each other, and used each other, and the estrangement was very deep."

Zhang Anyi remained silent, seemingly as usual, but in fact his eyes were completely dark, and he couldn't see his emotions clearly.

After talking for so long tonight, only what Luo Jie said now pierced his heart word by word and hit his sore spots.He didn't want to admit it from the bottom of his heart.

"The old man is very much looking forward to the day when you can no longer hide from each other and need to be honest with each other. One of you is gentle and refined, with deep thoughts, and the other is dignified and quiet, with clear thoughts. It seems to be a good match. But you are all smart. Humans are too defensive, and their cleverness will be misled by their cleverness." Luo Jie said in a firm tone based on his 70 years of life experience, "A marriage like yours, even if the love is deep, must be full of twists and turns, and it will not be good. Otherwise, you We have been married for several years, why have we never had any heirs?"

"Deep love will never last, wisdom will hurt, and the karma will eventually come to the child."

Following Luo Jie's old and distant voice, killing intent gradually appeared in Zhang Anyi's eyes.

"It's a pity that you can't wait until that day." There was a coldness in his calm tone.

There won't be that day either.

There are many twists and turns, but no good results?
He doesn't believe in cause and effect, or in retribution.What he wants is a golden and jade marriage, a harp and a harmony.

After coming out of Luo Mansion, Zhang Anyi remained silent.He refused to take the carriage, but walked on the quiet road with almost invisible people.

In a waning moon, the faint moonlight illuminated his shoulders, but not enough to illuminate his eyes.His eyes were pitch black, as if covered by something, no light could penetrate, and no emotion could be seen.

Mo Jian and Mo Wen, who were following behind him, glanced at each other and found that each other's eyes were blank.After following Zhang Anyi for so many years, the only thing they could feel was that he was in a particularly bad mood at the moment.

It seems that their second master has not been like this for a long time, and the back looks very lonely.

After walking for about half a stick of incense, I finally could see the gate of Zhang Mansion from a distance.There are two lanterns hanging at the door, and the warm yellow light is extraordinarily warm.

Zhang Anyi stopped suddenly, turned around and looked at Mo Jian and Mo Wen.

"Go and check for me the movements of Hanshi in the past few days, and see who he has been in contact with."

"Yes."

Zhang Anyi came back very late today.

Although the lights in Chuanyun Courtyard were still on, it was already completely silent.

He walked into the room lightly, and saw Ruan Muyang and his clothes fell asleep on the brocade quilt.Her appearance is exceptionally good, her skin is delicate and fair, and her charm is unparalleled.

She seemed to be waiting for him to fall asleep.

Zhang Anyi sat down by the bed, quietly watching her sleeping face, with complicated eyes that no longer concealed.

Cherish, care for, explore, and guard against...

Luo Jie's words kept echoing in his mind.

He stretched out his hand and slowly stroked her face, the thin layer of calluses on his fingertips touched the delicate skin on her face, as if he was touching some treasure.

Ruan Muyang was awakened by the itchy touch on his face, and opened his eyes sleepily.When she found out that it was Zhang Anyi, she suddenly smiled and said, "Why are you back so late today?"

Perhaps it was the lack of clarity caused by drowsiness, her smile was defenseless and extremely gentle.

Zhang Anyi's voice subconsciously softened: "There are some things, I'm late. Ma'am, go to sleep." He stood up, stretched his arms under her neck, half-supported her body, and took off her coat .

"Hmm..." Ruan Muyang nodded his head when he was sleepy, and cooperated with him to take off his coat, which was slowly laid flat by him and covered with a brocade quilt.

Zhang Anyi lowered his head and kissed her on the lips.

Ruan Muyang was still asleep, and subconsciously opened his mouth to cater to him.

Zhang Anyi, who had just tasted it at first, suddenly deepened the kiss.

In the name of love, they calculated each other, guarded against each other, and used each other.

The gap is deep.

Deep love will not last long, and wisdom will surely hurt, and the karma will eventually be repaid to the child.

Luo Jie's words lingered in Zhang Anyi's heart like a curse, causing a trace of violence in his usually peaceful heart, and even the kiss became strong, as if he wanted to possess her or destroy her.

It invaded her mouth forcefully and swept away all her breath. Ruan Muyang, who was in a daze, couldn't take it anymore. He felt that it was difficult to breathe, and suddenly he woke up.

Her intuition told her that there was something wrong with Zhang Anyi, who had a tinge of violence in his actions, but soon, she couldn't think of anything, only to bear it, and frowned impatiently.

But Zhang Anyi seemed to be torturing her.

Tears welled up in the corners of Ruan Muyang's eyes, and his voice didn't know whether he was moaning or sobbing.

"Is Ma'am uncomfortable?" Zhang Anyi's eyes were dark, his voice was low and hoarse.

Ruan Muyang nodded.

Finally, after she cried out, pity flashed in Zhang Anyi's eyes.

For the first time, almost all of the clothes on the two of them were still there.

The next thing is to keep lingering until Ruan Muyang fell into a deep sleep.

When she woke up the next day, there was no one around her.The soreness and traces of happiness on her body witnessed last night, otherwise she would have thought it was a sweet dream.

After washing up, she sat down quietly, and began to think about Zhang Anyi's state last night, feeling something was wrong.

But at that time, she was so tormented that her mind went blank, she had no way to distract and pay more attention, so she couldn't recall any clues.

Fang Fang brought up the decoction: "Madam, your soup is here."

Ruan Muyang nodded.She has changed several kinds of decoctions for nourishing her body, but she has never conceived. The doctor only said that her body can be nourished, and she can conceive now, but the chances are small and it depends on fate.

Could it be that she still has no fate with the child?
This day happened to be the day when Jiang Hanyun was released from prison.

He might be No. 1 if he can still come out after walking through the death row of the Ministry of Punishment.In fact, when he decided to impeach Luo Jie to death, he had no intention of surviving, and almost made arrangements for his funeral.

At the entrance of the criminal department, there were a lot of inmates congratulating him for his narrow escape, but there were a lot fewer people than before.

Seeing the clear blue sky above his head again, Jiang Hanyun squinted his eyes.His injuries haven't healed yet, and he looks a little embarrassed.

He also heard about the bloody mouth of the criminal department before.At this moment, the bloodstains had long since disappeared. Jiang Hanyun felt sorry for those supervisors, and hated Luo Jie and his relatives endlessly.

"Cold cloud!"

"elder brother!"

Seeing Madam Jiang and his sister waiting among the crowd, Jiang Hanyun showed a long-lost smile on his face.He subconsciously looked behind them, but he didn't see the person he wanted to see.

Mrs. Jiang felt extremely heartbroken when she saw her son's bruised appearance, so she was naturally concerned and moved.

A trace of loss and sadness lingered in his heart, Jiang Hanyun opened his mouth, but he still didn't ask what he wanted to ask, but he patted Mrs. Jiang's shoulder comfortingly and said, "Mother, let's go back."

The servants of Jiang's mansion were almost dismissed before, and all those left behind were old slaves who had nowhere to go, appearing silent and depressed.

When Jiang Hanyun saw that slender figure in Jiangfu, he was overjoyed, but when he thought that she was Luo Jie's granddaughter, he became cold again.

Luo Yu looked at Jiang Hanyun.

Thinking of her frowning look all day before entering the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, Jiang Hanyun moved his eyes away, and asked in a distant tone: "Why don't you leave?"

To his surprise, this time, Luo Yu didn't cry or make trouble, and was very calm.

"Go. I'm waiting for you to rewrite the divorce letter, and I'll leave when I get the divorce letter."

"You—" No matter how hard you rushed, you didn't want to leave before, but you didn't expect to leave now, Jiang Hanyun didn't say anything for a while.He looked at Luo Yu, and found that although she seemed calm, her face was much paler than before, and she was as fragile as a piece of paper.

Luo Yu said: "When I was in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, I said that as long as you have your life, you can sleep me. Now, it is as you wish."

Did you really get what you wanted?
Jiang Hanyun didn't dare to ask himself.

Forget it, I didn't mean it when I married her, and I have delayed her for so long, so I shouldn't delay it any longer.They were not all the way.

Jiang Hanyun didn't wash or change his clothes when he came back, so he sat down before the case and rewrote the divorce letter word by word.

Luo Yu stood aside and watched him write, her eyes were red.

Jiang Hanyun, who was Tanhua back then and is now the Imperial College Jijiu, has a brilliant literary talent and writes well.This letter of divorce is the slowest and least smooth article he has written in these years. It is obvious that writing a letter of divorce does not require a lot of writing.

After finishing writing, he put down his pen and carefully folded the divorce papers, feeling an indescribable blockage and pain in his heart.Even when he was beaten with [-] sticks at the Ministry of Punishment, he was never like this. It was just a pain in the flesh, but now, he felt like a pain in the bone, as if he wanted to tear his flesh from the bone. General separation.

"You are still a perfect body until now. After everything is over, you can change your life again. You are a good girl, and you will definitely find a good husband--" Jiang Hanyun vaguely saw Luo Yu's face when he raised his head. The eye sockets are a little red.

It's just that Luo Yu took the divorce letter from his hand, and quickly averted his eyes.She said calmly: "Thank you, we will not owe each other in the future."

Jiang Hanyun laughed at himself in his heart.Luo Jie has now been dismissed from his official position, and the Holy Master will issue an order to deal with him when he recovers. At this time, Luo Yu must hate herself to the core.

In addition, she tried her best to go to see him in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and he sneered at him, which must have broken her heart and wiped out the last trace of her liking for him.

How could she be reluctant?
"Luo Yu, I hope you are well."

"Thank you, there will be no date later."

After speaking, Luo Yu turned around and walked out of the yard.When she married into Jiang's family, she was dressed in a dazzling wedding dress, with a generous dowry and admiration for him.When she left Jiang's house, she was slender and alone, with only a letter of divorce from him.

In fact, the moment she turned around, Luo Yu couldn't help crying, feeling her heart was dead.

He didn't even try to keep her, and wished her to find a good husband, but he really didn't love her from the beginning to the end.

This is just right, and she has nothing to miss.

The old housekeeper at the gate saw Luo Yu coming out crying, and called out: "Young Madam." How Luo Yu worked for Jiang Hanyun and took care of Jiang's family these days, these old people can see in their eyes.Now that their young master has come out, they only hope that their young couple can live a good life.

But who knows, the old steward heard Luo Yu say: "Steward, from now on, there will be no young lady like me in Jiangfu."

Finally leaving Jiang's mansion and ending this marriage, it's like Huang Liang waking up from a dream.

Clenching the divorce letter in her hand, Luo Yu took a step away from the Jiang family behind her every time she took a step.The direction she was going was the direction of Luo Mansion.

She is a sinner in Luofu.

Jiang Hanyun didn't know that when Luo Yu turned against Luo Jie in the court hall, he made up his mind to die with the whole Luo family.

She couldn't watch Jiang Hanyun die, nor could she watch Luo Jie be destroyed like this, but in the end she chose to stand on the side of justice and died together with her grandfather, her parents, brothers and sisters, and her close relatives.

This might be her best home.

Zhang Mansion, Chuanyun Courtyard.

Mrs. Wang, who seldom came to Chuanyun Courtyard, came to visit today, and her attitude was exceptionally good.

"Second brother and sister, this is a satin from my natal family. Some colors don't suit me. I see that it matches you better, so I brought it to you."

Ruan Muyang accepted it with a smile: "Thank you, sister-in-law." The change in Wang's attitude can be traced. Over the past few years, she probably finally saw the difference between Zhanyuyuan and Chuanyunyuan, realized that Chuanyunyuan There is no need for you to live and die with Zhanyuyuan. On the contrary, if Zhang Anyi sits firmly in the cabinet, it will be a great good thing for Zhang Anyan.

After Luo Jie was dealt with, Zhang Anyi became the rightful chief minister of the cabinet. Even outsiders knew that he wanted to curry favor, so naturally Wang was not stupid.

As for how sincere it is, I don't know.

She intended to befriend her, so Ruan Muyang naturally chose to forget the past.

While chatting with Mrs. Wang, Han Shi hurried into the yard.Seeing Mrs. Wang there, he didn't say anything, but just winked at Ruan Muyang.

Wang looked at Han Shi, then at Ruan Muyang, and said with a smile, "Since the second sibling still has something to do, I'll go back first."

"Thank you, Second Sister-in-law today." Ruan Muyang personally sent Wang Shi outside the house and watched her leave.

"What happened?" she asked, stopping at the door.

The weather is getting warmer, the sun is shining brightly, and the Cloud Chuanyuan is full of vitality, which makes people feel much lighter.

Han Shi frowned in confusion, as if he was considering whether to speak or not.What he said, he was afraid that he thought too much.

Ruan Muyang looked at him and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Madam, just now I wanted to go out of the mansion, but was stopped by the guards and refused to let me go out."

Ruan Muyang asked suspiciously: "What are they stopping you for?" Han Shi often does things for her, and going in and out of Zhang's residence is also a common thing, and there is nothing against the rules.

Han Shi took a look at Ruan Muyang, and said cautiously: "The guard said it was the second master—the second master would not let me leave the mansion."

"Don't let you out of the house?" Ruan Muyang's first thought was that Zhang Anyi didn't allow people to come in and out in order to protect her safety and ensure the safety of Zhang's house.

But after thinking about it, I felt wrong again.After the assassination that night, although the guards in the Zhang residence became stricter, they did not restrict the entry and exit of the servants, and she even went out to meet Yin Ji herself.

"Maybe something happened again. When the second master comes back, I'll ask."

Cold food wants to talk but stops.In fact, he thinks things are not as simple as Madam thinks.

But it's hard for him to say anything about the matter between master and master.

In the evening, Zhang Anyi came back from the palace.

He told Ruan Muyang that Jiang Hanyun had been released.

Ruan Muyang was happy, and then asked about Han Shi being stopped when he went out, and asked speculatively, "But what happened?"

Zhang Anyi looked as usual, and said with tenderness in his eyes: "The Holy Majesty's body should be healed in a few days. Luo Jie's days are coming to an end. I'm afraid he will jump the wall in a few days. Naturally, we should be careful. Madam and the servants of the mansion If nothing happens, it’s better not to go out.”

His tone of voice was the same as usual, so Ruan Muyang didn't think much about it.

It was rare that he came back early, so she could have dinner together, and she was also happy.

After eating, she remembered the unusual lingering last night, and asked: "Second master came back last night, I didn't have time to ask, but what happened?"

Zhang Anyi smiled and asked teasingly: "Did I accidentally hurt Madam last night? Madam still prefers to be softer?"

The servants were still coming in and out, so he said such blunt words, and asked her if she liked softer ones, how should she answer?

Ruan Muyang's face immediately turned red: "Second Lord, let's read a book."

However, Zhang Anyi held on to this topic, and his tone became more and more ambiguous: "Madam hasn't answered which one I like, and I will try to please Madam in the future."

"I'll go to the courtyard to digest food." Ruan Muyang stood up, no longer delving into this topic with him.

In this way, the topic was diverted.

But after two or three days in a row, Ruan Muyang vaguely felt that something was wrong.

Because they stay at home, they can't even go out for cold food, they seem to be isolated from the outside world.It has been some time since the letter was sent to Xizhou, and I am afraid it is almost here. It is the critical moment, but she doesn't know any news from outside, and she feels very uneasy.

She realized that this was not going to work.

She called Hanshi and said: "Tomorrow I will take you out of the mansion in the name of going back to Ruan Mansion. You go to find out what happened to the people sent to Xizhou, and then go to the official house to see if Mr. Yin is there, or go Inquire about the latest movements in the court with others." And she herself went to inquire about Ruan Zhongling.

Originally, she could ask Zhang Anyi about these things, but she just thought about it carefully, and she always felt that her closed state had something to do with Zhang Anyi.

I hope I think too much.

With a tentative mind, Ruan Muyang deliberately did not tell Zhang Anyi about his plans to go to the Ruan Mansion, and he was stopped when he left the mansion the next day.

"Bold! This is the second young lady!" Dian Cui shouted.

Being blocked, Ruan Muyang didn't get angry on the face, but said kindly: "You even blocked me? I told the second master that I will go back to Ruan's mansion today. If you are worried, you can send more People followed to protect me."

One of the guards lowered his head and said respectfully: "Ma'am, the second master has an order. For the sake of Madam's safety, Madam is not allowed to leave the mansion for a few days, otherwise the subordinates are the only ones to ask."

He was stopped at the gate of the Zhang Mansion, and he saw many servants coming and going.

Ruan Muyang's heart sank slowly.

She was deceived by Zhang Anyi.

"What if I have to leave the house?" Her tone was no longer as gentle as before.

The guard's attitude was exceptionally firm: "Madam, please come back!"

If you force your way through, you will definitely not be able to get out. With so many servants watching, it is not good to have a dispute.

Ruan Muyang had no choice but to go back with some green enamel and cold food.

"Ma'am, could it be that the second master discovered something?" Han Shi asked in a low voice.He helped Ruan Muyang do so many things in secret, although he didn't know the intention of many things until after the fact, but he also knew that she did many things behind Zhang Anyi's back.

Ruan Muyang pursed his lips and remained silent.

She thought the same as Han Shi.Apart from this reason, she couldn't think of any other reason why Zhang Anyi "grounded" her.It's just that she hides too many things from him, and she doesn't know which one or which ones he discovered.

"Let's go back first."

At this time, Ruan Muyang didn't know that the news of her being stopped at the door had already spread from the servants to all the courtyards.

In Zhanyuyuan, Mrs. Wang was surprised when she heard the news, and said to the servants: "You mean, she is restricted from leaving the mansion?"

The servant nodded.

A gloating smile appeared on Wang's face, and said, "It seems that their husband and wife relationship is not as good as before."

This whole day, Ruan Muyang's heart was extremely heavy.In the past few days, she was deceived by Zhang Anyi's gentle appearance, and she didn't realize that she was "grounded" until today.

She wasn't ready to tell it all.

And his reaction was also very unusual, he didn't confront her, he didn't even get angry, instead he kept her trapped quietly, and when he came back at night, he still had a tender relationship with her, as if slowly weaving an invisible... net.She couldn't figure out the deep meaning behind his actions. He was too profound, which made her have no idea at all and was very disturbed.

She found that she had no countermeasures at all.

Finally, at night, Zhang Anyi came back.

Ruan Muyang sat upright, with a calm expression, with a hint of indifference in his expression.

"Ma'am?" Zhang Anyi saw her abnormality and was unmoved.In fact, when he returned to Zhang's mansion, he knew what happened during the day.

His gentle and usual appearance made Ruan Muyang feel very passive. "Second Master, I wanted to go back to Ruan's house today but was stopped."

"It's not peaceful recently, this is for Madam's sake." Zhang Anyi sat down beside her, stretched out his hand to straighten her sideburn hair, looking very doting.

At such a time, he can still be so gentle, is he just playing tricks?Ruan Muyang suddenly tilted his head to avoid his hand, looked at him and asked, "If the Second Master is still not peaceful, will you keep me from leaving the house?"

Zhang Anyi's hand paused in the air, and the faint smile in his eyes faded away at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Ruan Muyang looked straight into his eyes.She knew he was angry.

"Madam, can you tell me what Hanshi sent someone to Xizhou ten or so days ago?" Even though the smile in his eyes disappeared, Zhang Anyi's tone was still gentle.

Ruan Muyang's heart skipped a beat.

Sure enough he knew.

She lowered her eyes: "What does the second master know?"

Zhang Anyi stroked Ruan Muyang's face with his hand, rubbing it lightly.This time, Ruan Muyang did not hide.He only heard him say: "I know all about the past. You revealed the content of the late emperor's edict to Luo Jie, and you also found Cai's mother and son."

While he was talking, his fingertips brushed her skin, Ruan Muyang was startled, and the touch on his face was slightly itchy, he just felt that every time he said a word, every time he moved, his heartstrings would tremble. .She seemed to be held in his palm and controlled by him.

"What is Ma'am doing all this for?" Zhang Anyi saw all her expressions and subtle movements, and didn't miss any of them.

Ruan Muyang's body was tense, his heart almost jumped out.She looked directly at him and said, "If I say that I just want King Yong'an to die, will Er Ye believe it?"

"Madam and King Yong'an are cousins, even if there is any estrangement and dispute, it is not necessary to bother so much."

His implication is that he doesn't believe it.

However, where did she and Xie Zhao just hate him because of frivolity?In his last life, he killed the entire Ruan family and even her.How much hate is this?

It is understandable for Zhang Anyi not to believe it.

"Between us and King Yong'an—of course, King Yong'an won't be able to stay in the end. Madam doesn't believe me?"

Ruan Muyang lowered his eyes, really in disbelief.She wants to make sure nothing goes wrong.

Zhang Anyi sighed softly: "Ma'am." The softened tone was full of helplessness and pampering.

Afterwards, he stretched out his hand and pulled Ruan Muyanglou into his arms and said, "Madam, I don't like people lying to me. Let's stop here, let the previous incident pass, and I'll just pretend it never happened." Although he didn't believe her words, But chose not to pursue it.

She lied to him.

What about him?Don't they lie to her less?

Ruan Muyang leaned stiffly in his arms, after all, he didn't ask this question to provoke him, and he didn't want to completely intensify the conflict between them.She knew that he wanted to give them a chance, why didn't she want to?
She loved him and could feel his love.They are all extremely calm people, knowing that if they delve into the past, the consequences will be to add an indelible crack to their marriage, so they want to choose tacit understanding and whitewash the peace.

At this time, their hearts were very close.

It's just that they are hiding too many things from each other, far more than these, and there are also things related to the future.

Ruan Muyang's alliance with the queen has been like an arrow in the bow, there is no turning back, and it must continue.

"This officialdom is far more dangerous than any other place. If you are not careful, you will bring trouble to the whole family. I don't want my wife to get involved." Zhang Anyi's calm tone carried firmness that could not be rejected.

This kind of strength made Ruan Muyang completely swallow the words that were on the verge of his lips, struggling to be honest.She lowered her eyes, concealed her emotions and said, "Okay."

She's already messed in, she can't get out, and she doesn't want to get out.

At this moment, they clearly hugged each other, and their hearts were suddenly separated, like thousands of miles of rivers and mountains separated by Guanghua.

Xizhou, Yong'an Palace.

Xie Zhao finished reading the letter in his hand, his eyes sparkled, and his hands couldn't help shaking.He couldn't describe his mood when he saw the contents of the letter.The letter said that the last edict made by the first emperor was to make him the crown prince, but it was later tampered with by Luo Jie.The eunuch that Xu Hou placed next to the late emperor saw the process with his own eyes, took advantage of the chaos and stole the real edict, and wanted to hand it over to Xu Hou.But at that time Xu Hou had already lost power, and the real will fell into the hands of one of Xu Hou's cronies and was hidden.

This will is now in the capital.

Xie Zhao, who had been silent for a long time, calmed down, and when his subordinates were panicking, he finally spoke, "Where's the messenger?"

"I ran away after sending the letter to the palace, but should I go after it?"

"Go after him and bring that person back."

After waiting for people to go down, Xie Zhao spread out the letter and read it again.There is no doubt that he is excited now.If what the letter said was true, then he was the legitimate candidate to inherit the throne.Thinking of the past few years when he was dormant in such a desolate place in Xizhou, he almost died on the battlefield, and that useless elder brother was enjoying his glory in the capital, doing nothing, practicing Taoism and alchemy all day, but still being worshiped by all the officials, he was angry and unwilling, He hated Luo Jie to the extreme.

He was supposed to be the one sitting on the throne!
If he got this edict, even if Emperor Ling didn't want to pass it on to him, he would still have the name of sending troops, and many ministers lurking in the court could justifiably support him.

That night, Xie Zhao's heart was agitated, and he couldn't calm down for a long time, and couldn't fall asleep.

Early the next morning, he called his confidants.

"Has anyone been found?"

"Go back to the lord, the person - I didn't find it."

A coldness flashed in Xie Zhao's eyes. "Go on." He had already made a decision in his mind.

Afterwards, he went to find Concubine Ruan.

The water and soil in Xizhou is not as good as the capital to support people, and after undergoing major changes, Concubine Ruan is a different person than when she was in the capital, she is much older, and she is no longer as beautiful and bright as she was then.

After listening to what Xie Zhao said, she was also extremely surprised, her hands holding Xie Zhao's arm were trembling: "Zhaoer, is what you said true?"

In the past few years, their mother and son have suffered too much in Xizhou.

After a whole night, Xie Zhao had calmed down, and said: "The origin of the letter is a bit strange. It took so long to tell me at this time. I'm afraid there may be fraud. But I still decided to go to the capital."

"Are you going to the capital?" Concubine Ruan looked at him worriedly.In order to force Emperor Ling to deal with Luo Jie, their Xizhou and the imperial court are almost at war. At this time, Xie Zhao's entry into Beijing is like a sheep entering the tiger's mouth.

Xie Zhao was very firm. "Wealth and wealth are in danger, mother and concubine, if the throne should be mine, why do we have to live in Xizhou for the rest of our lives?"

Concubine Ruan was speechless, unwillingness and anger flashed in her eyes.

"Besides, I was [-]% or [-]% sure that the father would pass the throne to me, but in the end, the father chose the crown prince, which was unexpected. Now that I think about it, it is really strange. Moreover, the night the father died , Luo Jie and Zhang Anyi are indeed in the imperial father's bedroom, and it is very likely that they will make changes to the edict."

Compared to living in the barren Xizhou like this, always on guard against the imperial court's ability to encircle and suppress, living in fear all his life, and submitting to others, he would rather choose to seize the opportunity and give it a go.

The temptation is too great right now, let him know that it might be a trap, so he still has to give it a try.

Concubine Ruan was completely moved: "Then—you can go."

"Mother and concubine, don't worry." Xie Zhao said, "It just so happens that my imperial brother fainted again, and I just came to Beijing in the name of visiting a sick person. I will arrange people along the way, and the army of Xizhou will be ready to go. When I arrive in the capital, I will go everywhere Be careful. The capital is in chaos right now, even if it's a trap, I might not be able to escape unscathed."

Without further ado, even though Xie Zhaodang had written the note for Lingdi, he also wrote a letter to Zhang Anyi, sent someone to send it to the capital quickly, and arranged everything the next day, organized his luggage, and counted The accompanying team set off for the capital.

In such a short period of time, the booklet he sent must have not arrived in the capital, so it can be regarded as cutting first and playing later.

Compared with the humble and low-key last time, this time, he appeared to be extraordinarily strong.

But Xie Zhao didn't know that no matter how he prepared, the capital would be his burial place.

(End of this chapter)