The Marquis of Yunyang is deeply trusted by today's saints, serving as the general of the Acropolis Guard, and he is also very famous in the army. If you talk about the powerful ministers of this dynasty, he is definitely in the top five. Moreover, he has a large number of sons and nephews, a strong family, and very powerful side branches, so he doesn't have to worry about no successors. In addition, he is cautious, has no evil deeds, and has a very good reputation among the government and the opposition, and Qingliu also has a high opinion of him. If there is no accident, the Cai family will continue to be prosperous under the leadership of him and his son. If his grandson is also angry, then the scenery of the Marquis of Yunyang Mansion may last for hundreds of years.

But the Yunyang Marquis Mansion also has an obvious shortcoming, that is, their family is not closely connected with the prince of the East Palace. Not to mention that the crown prince did not officially grasp the power of the court until his condition improved a few years ago, just because the Yunyang Marquis family held the military power, there was a taboo of estrangement from the heir to the throne. Their family does not have a close relationship with the prince, which is the duty of a courtier. The emperor was very satisfied with this, and the crown prince never expressed any dissatisfaction. Under normal circumstances, presumably after the crown prince succeeds to the throne, the position of the general of the city guard will still be held by the people of the Yunyang Marquis Mansion.

Originally, this was not a big deal, but when the deputy commander of Chu came to power, and there was the Tang family as a backer behind him, and he was also a big family, the situation was a little delicate. Since Deputy Commander Chu is the cousin of the crown princess, he is almost the same as the brother-in-law of His Royal Highness the crown prince. Although the crown princess has no children, she has the only flesh and blood of the prince at present, and she is deeply respected by the prince. The Tang family is also highly respected in the court, and there are many protégés. No matter how you look at it, there is no reason why the prince should not reuse this brother-in-law. If Chu Zhengfang didn't serve in the city guard, and he also achieved the position of deputy commander, if he was promoted again, he would directly threaten the status of Yunyang Hou, maybe the Cai family wouldn't care about this matter, right?

As the saying goes, once a son of heaven is a courtier. The emperor was imprisoned in captivity when he was young, his body was damaged, his wife Empress Qin died of illness, and his son, the crown prince, was sick for many years. But his body was damaged, so he never had a second healthy child born for many years, and even if the harem concubine was pregnant, most of the children would be miscarried or die early after birth. It can be seen that the emperor's physical condition is not optimistic. But for the sake of the prince, he has always survived. Now that the prince's health is improving, he can rest assured and begins to transfer the power in his hands to the prince.

Not to mention whether the emperor will give the throne to the crown prince in the future, and become the emperor himself, or retire to the deep palace to recuperate, and order the prince to supervise the country, anyway, the transfer of power is already a fact, and the important ministers in the court know it in their hearts. The older generation has already retreated, the prime-aged generation began to show favor to the East Palace, and the younger generation directly allegiance to the East Palace...... Anyway, everyone is starting to think about the way back. Under such circumstances, how could the Cai family of the Marquis of Yunyang be exempt from vulgarity?

Of course, the Marquis of Yunyang Mansion has its own backbone, and if the emperor is still in power, he will first throw himself into the new lord in the future. They first became in-laws with the Qin family through their marriage to Lu Yueniang, the granddaughter of the Qin family, and then slowly narrowed the relationship between the two families, among which the Yongjiahou Mansion was more valued by them. If the prince's uncle, Yongjiahou Qin Bai, who is very respectful, is willing to say something for them, then the prince's cousin-in-law will not be so heavy. The Cai family didn't plan to suppress Chu Zhengfang or anything, but they just hoped that the prince would transfer Chu Zhengfang to another place for the sake of the close relationship between the Cai family and the Qin family and the high level of hard work.

With this in mind, the Marquis of Yunyang Mansion has increased its contacts with the Marquis of Yongjia Mansion in recent months, and Mrs. Marquis Yunyang has become more and more down-to-earth with the Niu family, which is a logical thing.

In fact, in Qin Hanzhen's opinion, this is not a bad thing. If the relationship between the Qin and Cai families is good, the situation of cousin Lu Yueniang in her husband's family will be much better. What's more, the Cai family has a good character, Cai Yuanzhen is also her good best friend, the Yunyang Hou Mansion is powerful and powerful, and the Yongjia Hou Mansion has friends with his family, and he will not suffer at all, maybe he can take advantage of it. As for the purpose of the Cai family, it was not a difficult matter for Qin Bai. Chu Zhengfang is capable and young, and he doesn't have to be in the city guard all the time to be a deputy position, whether it is the janissary guard, the Beijing guard, there are so many commanders and envoys all over the world, where can he not be placed? Although the city guard is good, but the main thing to do in the city is to maintain law and order in the city, unless there is a rebellion, there will be a chance to show his face, then it is really better to go to the local government to take charge of the first army and monopolize the power.

Qin Hanzhen whispered to Zhao Mo what he thought, and Zhao Mo smiled and nodded: "I feel the same way, in fact, this is really not a big deal." No matter how much the deputy commander of Chu is valued by the saint, the saint will not ignore the hard work of the Marquis of Yunyang and let him make way for the deputy commander of Chu. What the Marquis of Yunyang Mansion has to worry about is just the thoughts of His Royal Highness the Prince. "After all...... The Cai family hopes that the deputy commander of Chu will be transferred, but the Chu family and the Tang family may also hope that the Marquis of Yunyang will "be promoted" elsewhere and give up the position of the general of the city guard. Standing in the position of the crown princess, she may feel that the power of the city guard is in the hands of her own family, which is more beneficial to the smooth succession of His Royal Highness the crown prince, right?

In fact, Zhao Mo noticed that some of the thoughts and behaviors of the crown princess seemed to have deviated from His Royal Highness the crown prince. He said to Qin Han in private: "Maybe it was Chen Liangdi's betrayal back then, and now Chen Liangdi's behavior is becoming more and more unscrupulous, which made the crown princess Niangniang jealous, and felt that any woman who would become a concubine in the East Palace was unreliable and would hurt her and the county lord Minshun." The crown princess actually wants to succeed the family as the heir, and it just so happens that His Royal Highness the crown prince also has the same idea, and the two nobles are now more and more ...... Hearts and minds are connected. Chen Liangdi gradually fell out of favor, and her status in the East Palace was not as good as before. Even if she has had merit, her highness the crown prince will not tolerate her acting like that. ”

Qin Hanzhen didn't know how to spit out the thoughts of the crown princess: "The princess has only one daughter, and the temper of the county lord of Minshun is also very good, no matter whether the emperor and grandson are concubines, who will get along with a pair of mothers and daughters who will not threaten his inheritance? But it's hard to say who will succeed. Cousin, your character is naturally very reliable, but you refuse to succeed, and the heir who was finally chosen does not know what his temper is. What if he is partial to his biological parents, and after obtaining the throne, he ignores his mother and heirs, and is devoted to his own family? Even if he is his own son, there are many examples of disobedience and unfilial piety, not to mention that he is not his own? It is difficult to ensure that the concubine or the heir is reliable. The crown princess also took it for granted. ”

Zhao Mo nodded in agreement: "I think so too, but what can I say about this kind of thing?" I didn't even dare to say it explicitly, for fear of committing a taboo, so I could only vaguely persuade the queen mother and the emperor." His Royal Highness the Prince's health has improved a lot compared to before, he was still able to give birth to the lord of Minshun and the little imperial grandson, but now he can't have a second imperial grandson? The crown princess and Chen Liangdi are not in good health, and they should have chosen a rookie to enter the East Palace and spread out for His Royal Highness the Prince. If the crown princess hadn't been selfish and behaved with her temperament, she would have taken the initiative to give the draft to His Royal Highness the Prince, and she wouldn't have dragged it on until today, and she was still pretending to be stupid. ”

When Qin Hanzhen heard this, he couldn't help but glance at him, and said disapprovingly: "What's wrong with the princess pretending to be stupid? Does a wife have to personally choose a beautiful concubine for her husband, and also arrange it properly, and take the initiative to send the beauty to her husband, so that it can be called virtuous? Obviously, the queen mother and the emperor can make the decision, just make an order, and there is no need for the princess to intervene in it." Anyway, as you said, with her temperament, she will definitely behave virtuously and will not embarrass newcomers, so why ask her to preside over this matter? Where in the world is there a wife who willingly shares her husband with other women? Isn't this a knife in the heart of the crown princess?"

Zhao Qi touched his nose and realized that he had said the wrong thing. He reacted very intelligently and decisively: "My cousin is right. It's me thinking wrong. ”

Qin Hanzhen reluctantly accepted his answer: "I don't care if you really think you're wrong, anyway...... I wouldn't be that kind of good wife, I don't have to make myself uncomfortable!"

Zhao Mo smiled slightly: "I won't make my cousin uncomfortable." I knew my cousin had me in her heart, so I couldn't bear to share it with others. ”

Qin Hanzhen's face flushed slightly, and he coughed lightly: "What's that...... When I go back, I tell my grandmother to ask her to write a post for Princess Xiuning. I and the guests of honor invited Princess Xiuning. ”

The rest of the divisions and praisers are all very easy to do, and their cousins and a few girlfriends can be recognized. Qin Hanzhen probably only needs to worry about which sister and best friend to invite, right?

Zhao Mo accompanied Qin Hanzhen to sit in the private room of the teahouse for a while, ate some Lantern Festival and dim sum for supper, and saw that it was not early, so he got up and sent her home.

When they returned to the gate of Yongjiahou Mansion, Qin Ping and Wu Shaoying were already waiting there, looking at the posture, it seemed that they had been waiting for a long time. Wu Shaoying's face is not very good-looking. Qin Ping's expression was still kind, but there was a little complaint in the closeness of his words: "Why did you come back until this time? It is not like words. When it comes to next year's Lantern Festival, you can play as long as you like, so why do you have to mess around this year?"

Qin Hanzhen blushed and whispered, secretly glanced at Zhao Mo, and obediently took a few girls into the second door. Zhao Mo touched his nose, revealing a guilty expression on his face, and honestly apologized to Qin Ping and Wu Shaoying.

Wu Shaoying was still keeping a straight face, but Qin Ping had already lost his breath: "That's it, you are still children, you are happy to play for a while, and you forget the time." Ming'er still has something to do, so you should go back and rest early. If you walk a lot at night, remember to soak your feet in hot water before going to sleep. ”

Zhao Mo's eyes were slightly hot when he heard this, and he hurriedly agreed, saluted respectfully, said goodbye, and then walked back to the main gate of the courtyard, instead of taking the shortcut of the back door.

But don't look at him in front of Qin Ping, after leaving the Yongjiahou Mansion, his steps became more and more brisk, and he was about to jump up with joy. Qin Ping said that he and Qin Hanzhen arranged for next year's Lantern Festival, which made him happier the more he thought about it, and he really wished that time would fly by, and tomorrow would already be a year later.

Back in the courtyard, Ah Xing brought him another surprise: "Lord Jun, the person in charge of monitoring on the edge of Aunt Lan's cemetery reported that a suspicious person had appeared nearby!" 2k reading net