The sky was overcast and foggy, and it seemed like it was going to rain at any time.
The two of them walked side by side under the corridor. Prime Minister Xie frowned and said, "Your Highness and the Prince are both Taifu's students. Why does the Taifu prefer the Prince and stay away from His Highness? But he thinks that His Highness is inferior to the Prince?"
As Yu Cheng and Yu Zheng have acted in the court over the years, their abilities and character have been obvious to all.
Taifu Zhou was stunned for a moment, shook his head and laughed: "Thank you, Prime Minister, for worrying too much."
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is very good. I have no dissatisfaction with him. It's just that the Cao family is standing behind him. His relatives have exclusive power. The king is not like a king, and the minister is not like a minister."
Speaking of this, Master Zhou sighed heavily, disappointed and melancholy.
Without the control of the Cao family, Yu Cheng would definitely be a benevolent and wise king.
But the Cao family is very ambitious, and Yu Cheng can't let go of his mother's family ties, so he will be the Cao family's puppet in the future.
At that time, the decline and prosperity of the Zhao family will all depend on the wishes of the Cao family, and it will not last long.
Prime Minister Xie fell silent upon hearing this.
What Taifu Zhou worries about is also what worries him.
Sighing secretly, Prime Minister Xie refused to give up and said: "In the future, if the Cao family is gone, what will Taifu Zhou do?"
The two of them walked out of the cloister and walked into the courtyard. Taifu Zhou looked up at the sky and said, "We are the ministers of the Great Zhao. We will eat the emperor's salary and we should be loyal to the emperor."
Finally, Master Zhou turned to look at Prime Minister Xie: "What do you think, Prime Minister Xie?"
Prime Minister Xie's eyes flashed slightly, he nodded and said with a smile: "What the Grand Master said is absolutely true."
The two looked at each other and smiled unmistakably.
As long as there is no Cao family to control the court, whoever ascends the throne between Yu Cheng and Yu Zheng in the future will be their monarch, and as long as they are loyal, there is no difference.
"Master, stay here." After arriving at the door, Prime Minister Xie pulled up his hood and put it on to cover his face.
Taifu Zhou stopped his feet and cupped his hands: "Walk slowly."
Xie Qian also pulled up his hood, helped Prime Minister Xie get into the carriage and left.
After seeing the two of them off, Master Zhou and his son returned to the study.
Yu Zheng made another pot of hot tea, and the three of them sat down and discussed for half an hour.
"It's getting dark, and the prince will return to the city early." The father and son stood up and said goodbye.
Since we want to cover up people's eyes and ears, we can't go together.
Yu Zheng responded, and after the two left, he sat there for another quarter of an hour before getting up and leaving.
"Drive--" Follow the way you came, Zhufeng drove around and returned to the city from the south gate.
It rains and gets dark early.
Jiang Shu looked at the dark sky outside the house, listened to the patter of rain, and frequently looked at the door of the courtyard.
"Is the princess hungry? I'll go and remind you." Tan Yu thought Jiang Shu was looking forward to Yu Zheng coming back for a meal.
Jiang Shu shook his head: "No, wait a little longer, the prince should be back soon."
Eating alone is not as good as two people.
Moreover, it was dark and rainy, so she was always worried that she would not see Yu Zheng come back.
Jiang Shu held Granny Tang in his arms, sat at the table and stared at the yard, waiting for Yu Zheng.
The raindrops were splashing, getting heavier and heavier.
When Mrs. Tang lost her warmth in her arms, Yu Zheng finally came back.
"Husband." Jiang Shu stood up and greeted him with a smile.
Yu Zheng entered the room and raised his hand to stop her from approaching.
"The rain and cold on me will make you cold."
Jiang Shu lowered his eyes and saw that Yu Zheng's shoes, boots and clothes were almost soaked through.
"Husband, go and change your clothes quickly." Jiang Shu stepped out of the way and let Yu Zheng go into the inner room to change clothes.
When Yu Zheng changed his clothes and came out, Chu Yushuanghua put the food on the table and the two of them ate together.
Jiang Shu's mouth has improved recently. He no longer feels uncomfortable when eating greasy or meaty food, and he can use it more or less, but he still doesn't smell fishy.
Yu Zheng accompanied and coaxed Jiang Shu to eat a lot.
After a short rest after the meal, the two of them went to the bathroom to take a shower.
I don't know since when, Jiang Shu has become accustomed to bathing with Yu Zheng. He no longer feels ashamed, but feels very close to him.
When he was washing and wiping himself, Yu Zheng saw Jiang Shu's belly bulging slightly, his dark eyes instantly became gentle, and he stretched out his hand to caress it.
"He has grown up." Yu Zheng knelt down and kissed Jiang Shu's belly.
Jiang Shu's face flushed and he said shyly, "It's also possible that he overeat."
Children are still too young to notice subtle changes.
Yu Zheng smiled and said firmly: "It's a child. Your stomach didn't look like this after eating before."
"Ah?" Jiang Shu was shocked. He didn't expect that Yu Zheng had observed her belly carefully.
And she seemed to have only observed Yu Zheng's tight and well-proportioned abdominal muscles.
Seeing that Yu Zheng kept staring, Jiang Shu's face was red and hot, and he said shyly: "Stop looking, I haven't dressed yet."
How embarrassing.
Jiang Shu's words reminded Yu Zheng, who lowered his eyes and looked down.
For a moment, Jiang Shu blushed like a ripe shrimp, grabbed the pajamas on the screen beside him and put them on.
Yu Zheng raised his hand to stop him: "Wait a minute, my legs haven't been wiped yet."
Jiang Shu reached for the cotton handkerchief in Yu Zheng's hand: "I...I will do it myself."
Yu Zheng didn't respond or give it to her. He wiped her dry in silence.
Jiang Shu breathed a sigh of relief and quickly put on his pajamas.
Yu Zheng stood up, stared at her crimson cheeks and said, "I want to eat peaches."
The peaches that are ripe in June are as attractive as Jiang Shu's appearance at the moment.
Listening to Yu Zheng's words that seemed serious but actually made people blush, Jiang Shu glared at him and ran out of the bathroom as if running away.
Looking at her back, Yu Zheng smiled happily, wiped off the water droplets on himself quickly, put on his pajamas and went out.
Jiang Shu was sitting on the soft couch, covered with a blanket, holding a book in his hand and pretending to read.
But she tried her best to stare at the words in the book, but what she was thinking about was what Yu Zheng had just said, and she couldn't read it at all.
No, no, don't let your imagination run wild.
Taking a deep breath, Jiang Shu shook his head to get rid of distracting thoughts. When he was about to read seriously, he suddenly heard the sound of a flute singing behind him.
She turned around in surprise and saw Yu Zheng walking towards her while playing a jade flute.
Wearing pure white silk pajamas, half of her dark hair hangs down behind her head, looking carefree and cold.
The jade fingers jump on the jade flute, playing melodious music, like the breeze blowing in the ears, and the listeners feel happy physically and mentally.
Jiang Shu recalled that the last time he heard Yu Zheng play the flute was the last time. He couldn't remember the specific day.
Yu Zheng came to stand in front of the couch and after playing a song, he asked, "Do you like it, madam?"
Jiang Shu nodded: "One more song."
A chuckle escaped from Yu Zheng's throat: "What reward, madam?"
Xingmu blinked, and Jiang Shu had an idea: "It's not that I want to hear it, it's the child who wants to hear it."
"Come on, blow on him." Jiang Shu pointed to his stomach in a serious manner.
Yu Zheng choked and couldn't laugh or cry.
With a low sigh of regret, Yu Zheng sat down on the edge of the couch and blew a nursery rhyme to Jiang Shu's belly.
Well, I really blew it to the kids.
Jiang Shu was dumbfounded, but had nothing to say.
Forget it, just nursery rhymes, they are pretty good anyway.
After the song ended, Yu Zheng asked: "Does the child like it?"
Jiang Shu stroked his belly and said, "Daddy is coaxing him to sleep. Of course he likes it."
After hearing this, Yu Zheng's dark eyes moved slightly, and Congshan Ruliu said: "Then can you coax him to sleep?"
"You should be asleep, right?" Jiang Shu touched his motionless belly, not sure.
"He's asleep, it's time to coax his mother." Yu Zheng used the flute to lift Jiang Shu's chin, his voice low and seductive.
Jiang Shu was startled by the cold touch of the jade flute, and looked at Yu Zheng, who was approaching with hot eyes, and subconsciously swallowed his saliva.
