Since ancient times, women have regarded their husbands as their heaven, relying on big trees like vines to survive. The honor and disgrace of a lifetime depend entirely on men, who do not even have the right to know or make decisions. A man does not need a woman’s consent to make any decision.
After blind marriage, dumb marriage, and blind birth and blind death.
Yu Zheng's move not only made Jiang Shuhuo understand, but also gave her great respect. Invisibly telling Jiang Shu that she is not only his wife, but also his partner walking side by side.
"As long as Shu'er is here, I'm not afraid of anything." Yu Zheng and Jiang Shu touched their foreheads, their dark eyes were firm, and the corners of their lips were slightly curved.
When a person walks forward, facing the unknown road ahead, there will always be a little fear, confusion, helplessness and exhaustion.
But when two people go together, they will encourage and rely on each other and become each other's motivation and support.
Jiang Shu looked into Yu Zheng's eyes and murmured like a promise: "Honor, disgrace, blessings and misfortunes, life and death depend on each other."
Yu Zheng's heart trembled when he heard this, and he leaned forward and kissed the person in front of him.
If a wife is found like this, what else can a husband ask for?
The next day, Jiang Ning came.
The academy was about to start school, and Jiang Ning took advantage of her last free time to come to the palace to learn horse riding.
Jiang Shu stayed with him for a long time with a normal expression and said nothing.
Firstly, I am afraid that my family will worry unnecessarily. Secondly, the affairs in the palace are very involved and cannot be spread casually.
Jiang Ning, who was simple-minded, didn't notice anything. He came here in pleasure and returned home happily.
After lunch, Jiang Ning was sent away, and Yu Zheng went to Zhou Mansion.
Taifu Zhou and Zhou Bexu were greatly surprised to learn that Prime Minister Xie actually wanted to join forces with Yu Zheng.
After the shock, Master Zhou felt that it was reasonable, shook his head and sighed: "If you act too much, you will dig your own grave."
Zhou Bo prefaced: "The Cao family is extremely ambitious and must be eliminated."
Since the death of the late emperor thirty years ago and the emperor's accession to the throne, the Cao family has shown its ambitions. They frantically forced the emperor to marry the daughter of the Cao family and then give birth to their eldest son as the crown prince.
Over the years, the emperor endured humiliation, kept a low profile, secretly cultivated his confidants, quietly controlled the court situation and regained the imperial power, and finally had the power to fight against the Cao family.
The Cao family sensed something was wrong and repeated their old tricks, forcing Yu Cheng to marry Cao Muxue as the crown prince. Now, he reached out to Yu Zheng again.
If the Cao family continues to cause trouble, when Yu Cheng comes to the throne in the future, the Cao family will cover the sky with one hand, and the entire court will become the Cao family's meeting hall.
And those of them who are against the Cao family will definitely have no place to stand, and it is hard to say whether they can survive.
Regardless of whether Yu Zheng fights or not, the Cao family cannot stay.
People can be without ambition, but they cannot be without the ability to protect themselves.
The three of them discussed in the study all afternoon, and Yu Zheng left when it was almost dark.
The weather has been gloomy for two days, and the rain finally fell.
Yu Zheng took a car out of the city and arrived at a secret courtyard in the west of the city.
Not long after he entered the courtyard, two more carriages arrived one after another.
The two people who got off the last car wore wide hoods, covering their entire faces.
"Pap tap tap..." The raindrops hit the umbrella and splashed to the ground, soaking the clothes and shoes.
Zhufeng led the two of them through the courtyard, around the corridor, and stopped outside the study, knocking lightly on the door.
"Master, we've arrived."
"Come in." Yu Zheng's cold voice came from the room.
Zhufeng opened the door, then closed it after the two of them entered, guarding the door himself.
The three people in the room raised their eyes at the same time and looked at the person.
"Your Highness, Taifu Zhou, Lord Zhou." The two took off their hoods and bowed to Yu Zheng and the others.
"Thank you, Prime Minister, and thank you, Minister." Taifu Zhou and Zhou Boxu returned the greeting.
Yu Zheng raised his hand and motioned for the two of them to sit down and talk.
Hot tea had already been prepared on several tables as a sign of hospitality. After the two sat down, Yu Zheng held up the tea cup and greeted each other.
The Xie family father and son hurriedly returned the favor with cups of tea, and at the end took a few sips of praise and said: "Good tea. I didn't expect such good tea to be hidden in this remote courtyard."
Glancing at the two of them with dark eyes, Yu Zheng said slowly: "Good tea for our distinguished guests. I brought this specially from the palace. I also invited Mr. Zhou, Taifu Zhou, to accompany you. Are you satisfied, Mr. Xie?"
Prime Minister Xie smiled and said: "Your Majesty treats me with sincerity, so there is no reason to be dissatisfied."
Although the courtiers were secretly divided into factions, they never expressed it openly.
Today, Yu Zheng asked Taifu Zhou and Zhou Boxu to work together, firstly to express sincere cooperation to Prime Minister Xie, and secondly, to remind Prime Minister Xie that he was not alone in the court, and he had to be careful if he wanted to make plans.
Prime Minister Xie is in the first rank and holds great power. Xie Qi'an is the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the fourth rank. He is in charge of the appointment, dismissal and promotion of officials, assessment of rewards and punishments, and has great powers and responsibilities.
Moreover, Xie Qi'an has been rooted in the Ministry of Personnel for many years and knows the affairs of the Ministry of Personnel very well. In just a few days, he will be the next Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.
Precisely because both father and son hold real power and have great influence in the court, the Cao family is afraid and wants to get rid of him quickly, but they dare not act rashly.
"Xie Xiangruo loves tea. If you have time, you can come to my house to taste it." Taifu Zhou invited him tentatively.
If Prime Minister Xie agreed to go to the Zhou Mansion, he would clearly tell the Cao family and Yu Cheng that they had formed an alliance.
Xie Qi Anlang smiled and said: "Although my father loves tea, he drinks too much but can't sleep at night. I wonder if Mr. Zhou is good at wine? I know a wine shop with a lot of fine wine, so we can drink together."
Before the time comes, cooperation and dealings must be carried out secretly and cannot be publicized.
Several people looked at each other, and Zhou Bo prefaced: "It's hard to refuse hospitality. It's better to be respectful than to obey orders."
It is indeed not an opportunity to make a show of things right now, and joining forces secretly can catch the Cao family off guard.
After some probing, several people got down to business.
To show his sincerity, Xie Qian said: "Cao Qian is suspicious and cautious, but he is greedy for beauty. He has a beautiful concubine beside him, who is mine."
Yu Zheng and the others looked slightly surprised when they heard this.
If you can place someone next to Cao Qian's pillow, thank you for your good means.
With Cao Qian's temperament, no matter how greedy he is for beauty, he will definitely find out the details of the concubine and will not take it away easily.
Xie Qi'an's move was definitely not easy.
"I wonder what this beautiful concubine told Mr. Xie?" Zhou Boxu asked.
Xie Qi'an said: "Master Cao is seriously ill and is on the verge of death. He relies on soup and medicine to survive."
They really didn't know this news.
Grand Master Cao is the backbone of the Cao family. If he dies, the friendship among the disciples of the Cao family will gradually disappear, and the Cao family will lose its arm.
Therefore, the Cao family took good care of it, strictly guarded the news, and did not reveal any information.
Although Yu Zheng also placed people in Cao's mansion, he did not find out the news. This shows Cao Qian's caution and the power of his beautiful concubine.
Xie Qi'an gave such important information, so Yu Zheng had to show his sincerity.
Tapping his slender fingers on the table, Yu Zheng said solemnly: "Last year's Jiangnan corruption case, I found out that Yin was related to the Cao family. I have found the master who is the governor of Jiangnan a few days ago and will be arriving in Beijing soon."
In the first negotiation, both parties were cautious, tentatively exchanging information and making preliminary plans.
When the rain stopped, Prime Minister Xie stood up: "The Cao family's roots are deep and powerful, and we need to figure them out slowly. We have been out for a long time, and it's time for us to go back."
Taifu Zhou immediately stood up and said, "I'll send you my thanks."
"Thank you." Prime Minister Xie left the study and walked side by side with Taifu Zhou. Xie Qi'an and Zhou Boxu were a few steps behind.
After looking back and forth and confirming that no one was there, Prime Minister Xie whispered: "Taifu Zhou, there is something I have always wanted to ask you."
"Oh? Thank you, Prime Minister, but it doesn't matter." Taifu Zhou smiled calmly.
