In the evening, the rain stopped, and Yu Zheng returned home through shallow stagnant water.
"Husband." Jiang Shu was surprised.
Today is the earliest day that Yu Zheng comes back.
Yu Zheng responded and asked how she and the child were doing as usual.
Jiang Shu nodded: "Everything is fine with me and the child. Have you finished your work today?"
"Yeah." Yu Zheng nodded, leading her to the soft couch and sitting down.
Jiang Shu asked tentatively: "Have you caught the assassin who assassinated Master Sun?"
Yu Zheng shook his head: "It's the limelight right now, they won't show up."
Furthermore, the assassin was acting under orders, and it didn't matter whether he was caught or not. What mattered was the person behind the scenes and the consequences of the incident.
Three days have passed, and tomorrow morning, the new Minister of Dali Temple will be selected.
"I wonder how Yijun is doing." Jiang Shu sighed softly, with worry in his words.
Sun Hechuan's assassination reminded Jiang Shu of Jiang's father's danger last year. Therefore, she can understand and sympathize with Sun Yijun's mood better than others.
Yu Zheng looked at her slightly furrowed brows and said slowly, "As long as Yu Yuan is with you, nothing will happen."
Fortunately, Sun Yijun still has Yu Yuan. Just like she had Yu Zheng helping her last year.
Thinking of this, Jiang Shu's eyes flashed slightly and he said, "I still owe my husband the medicinal materials and I haven't paid them back."
Yu Zheng said blankly: "You have already paid it back."
Jiang Shu was stunned: "When?"
Yu Zheng's dark eyes lowered, staring at her belly and said: "Two herbs, you give me two in return."
In other words, he earned it.
Jiang Shu was stunned for a moment, could he still calculate like this?
While the two were talking, a servant brought dinner.
Jiang Shu hadn't eaten much in the past few days and seemed to have lost weight. Yu Zheng knew that she was affected and didn't say anything, but just coaxed her to eat more.
When night fell, the two of them went to take a bath together.
Looking at Jiang Shu's bulging belly, Yu Zheng felt warm in his heart.
Seeing Yu Zheng staring at her squirming belly, Jiang Shu said softly: "He has been getting more and more active recently. I'm afraid he has a lively and restless temper."
"It doesn't matter, the palace is enough for him to run away." Yu Zheng took the handkerchief and scrubbed Jiang Shu, especially gently when he washed his abdomen.
Yu Zheng, who had been busy these past few days, was exhausted physically and mentally. Only when he returned to his home and saw Jiang Shu did he feel relaxed.
Even if I do nothing with her, just talk and hug her, I feel extremely comfortable.
Seeing the fatigue on Yu Huan's face, Jiang Shu took the handkerchief from his hand and whispered, "I'll scrub it for you."
It was Yu Zheng who always cleaned him up. She rarely waited on Yu Zheng, which was a bit embarrassing to think about.
"Okay." Yu Zheng drowsed, enjoying Jiang Shu's service, which was very satisfying.
After the two of them came out of the bathroom, they did not go to the soft couch to read as usual, but went directly to bed to rest.
In the silence and darkness, Jiang Shu lay in Yu Zheng's arms and whispered. Yu Zheng closed his eyes and responded from time to time.
As he spoke, Jiang Shu yawned, his voice weakened and his breathing became steady.
"Shu'er?" Yu Zheng whispered tentatively.
The person in his arms didn't respond, Yu Zheng smiled silently, tucked her into his arms and fell asleep peacefully.
The next day, the temperature dropped sharply, and the late spring cold came.
During the morning court session, the atmosphere in the court hall was tense.
Cao Qian and others, who thought they were in control, did not expect that Duan Shangshu recommended Zhang Ting in the end.
There is only one minister in Dali Temple, but there are two young ministers in Dali Temple, and Zhang Ting is the right young minister in Dali Temple.
This person is usually low-key and reserved, but he does his duty diligently. The most important thing is that he was promoted by Yu Cheng all the way up and is loyal to Yu Cheng.
"The position of Minister of Dali Temple is very important and cannot be wronged in the slightest. Zhang Shaoqing is upright, fair and honest, so he is the most suitable." Duan Shangshu said truthfully.
Cao Qian's group was dissatisfied and said: "Li Shaoqing is upright, conscientious, and experienced. He should be the successor."
Duan Shangshu said: "A few years ago, a murder case that Li Shaoqing was in charge of was arbitrarily convicted just because the suspect had committed a crime before, which almost led to an unjust, false and wrongful conviction. Fortunately, Mr. Sun clearly observed the details when he reviewed the files and discovered the clues, so he tried again. Only then did we find out the truth.”
After these words, Cao Qian and others were speechless, and even the person involved, Li Xu, was speechless.
After years of handling cases, this wrong case is nothing. But at this time, Minister Shi took it out and said it, but it was extremely fatal.
Because in all the cases Zhang Ting handled, there was no wrongdoing.
"No one is a saint, and no one can do anything wrong..." Cao Qian's group defended themselves with strong words and struggled to the death.
Duan Shangshu was annoyed: "This is the responsibility of my official department. Several of you have said it again and again, but you think that my actions are inappropriate and unfair?"
As soon as these words came out, Cao Qian and others did not dare to speak again.
Everyone in the dynasty knows what Duan Shangshu is like, who dares to say that he is unfair?
There was silence in the palace for a while, and the emperor on the dragon throne said in a solemn voice with some impatience: "Since this matter is the responsibility of the staff, the decision of the staff should be based on it. From now on, Zhang Ting will be the minister of Dali Temple."
The emperor's words were final, and no one dared to refute them.
After listening for so long, the emperor also knew that Li Xu was Cao Qian's man, and naturally did not want him to succeed him.
After the dynasty dispersed, Cao Qian asked Yu Cheng angrily: "Why did His Highness change his mind?"
He had obviously persuaded Yu Cheng before to talk to Xie Qi'an and recommend Li Xu.
Although the words in the palace today were expressed by Duan Shangshu, the conclusion was reached through consultation among the officials.
Xie Qi'an seemed to have said nothing, but in fact he played a major role in it.
Yu Cheng said calmly: "As Duan Shangshu said, Zhang Ting is indeed more suitable than Li Xu."
Cao Qian was silent when he heard this.
Yu Cheng's eyes narrowed slightly: "What? As the Minister of Dali Temple, can Li Xu do what Zhang Ting can do?"
Although they are all on his side, there is still a difference between other people's people and your own people.
The more Cao Qian persisted, the more ambitious he became, and Yu Cheng was very dissatisfied with this.
Hearing the deep meaning of Yu Cheng's words, Cao Qian hurriedly said: "I can do it, I'm just a little confused and asked casually."
Yu Cheng pursed his lips and walked away.
Looking at Yu Cheng's back, Cao Qian's eyes were dark and his mood was complicated.
He felt that Yu Cheng was gradually losing control.
This feeling made Cao Qian very uneasy.
After thinking for a while, Cao Qian went to Yongning Palace.
After learning that Yu Cheng ruined Cao Qian's plan, the queen rubbed her brows helplessly: "Cheng'er has followed his father's temper and now he doesn't even listen to me."
"I'm worried that if he takes the throne in the future, he won't trust me anymore." Cao Qian expressed his concerns.
The Queen disagreed: "If he doesn't trust you, who else can you trust? The Xie family and his son?"
Cao Qian said nothing.
Seeing this, the queen's heart sank, and she held her hands for a long time before saying, "If that's true, then get rid of them all."
There is no room for two tigers in one mountain. If the Xie family is restless, they can't be blamed for being cruel.
"This..." Cao Qian was shocked, not expecting the queen to be so decisive.
Eliminating them all is easier said than done.
But if the Xie family and his son were gone, the Cao family would be the dominant one in the court in the future, and there would be no worries.
Thinking like this, Cao Qian got serious about it and started to make plans.
"Pap tap tap..." Beans rained down.
"It's raining again, it's so cold." Tan Yu quickly walked into the house and patted the rainwater on his body.
Jiang Shu looked at the rain curtain and was surprised to realize that there had been too much rain this year.
