"Where are the rumors, they are clearly true." Yu Ruoxu's face did not change, and said lightly.

"You......" Yu Zhongjun shook his head helplessly when he saw her stubborn look in her eyes, "You can't keep fighting with the princess like this, after all, we still live under the same roof." ”

Yu Ruoxu put down the pen and sighed, "My daughter knows." But she is really too deceitful, indiscriminately meddling in her daughter's marriage, ruining the reputation of my Yu family, and this time she is ready to frame a crime of poisoning and murdering her daughter. “

"We can't make up our minds about the rumors yet." Yu Zhongjun thought for a while, "Don't be in a hurry to put all the charges on her head first." ”

"Daddy!" Yu Ruoxu was a little surprised, "Why did you start talking to her?" ”

Yu Zhongjun sat up straight, "It's not to help her speak." As a father, I always feel that according to the princess's temperament, he can't come up with such a careful plan, and the person who really wants to murder our Yu family hasn't shown up yet, just using the princess as a disguise. “

"Daddy's got a point." Yu Ruoxu breathed a sigh of relief, "My daughter thinks that this incident must have nothing to do with the Queen Mother, otherwise Aunt Huang would not have come to our house so casually that day." ”

Yu Zhongjun nodded, "The Queen Mother's mind is too deep, and she has never been able to figure it out for her father." ”

"The Queen Mother is the best at superficial work." Yu Ruoxu smiled, "The appearance of pretending to be on the face and the tricks behind the scenes, maybe they are two extremes." ”

Yu Zhongjun frowned, "That's right...... A few days ago, Lord Zhou Yuanzhao had already given the Queen Mother an excerpt and canonized Liang Jieyu as the queen. Many ministers in the DPRK and China thought that this was an opportunity to tie up with the distant marquis, and they seconded the proposal one after another. But the Queen Mother somehow pressed Lord Zhou's fold and never mentioned this matter. ”

"Oh?" Yu Ruoxu was slightly surprised, "What about Dingyuanhou?" ”

"Marquis Dingyuan said that this is a matter of the harem, and he has to listen to the orders of the Queen Mother." Yu Zhongjun paused, "They also know that if the queen is established, the matters related to the emperor's pro-government will be put on the table." ”

"The matter of abolishing the imperial examination ......" Yu Ruoxu was still a little relieved in her heart.

"Although the Queen Mother pressed the fold, it can be regarded as a blockage in the heart of the given Yuanhou, and she has not mentioned the matter of re-elevating filial piety in the past few days." Yu Zhongjun picked up the teacup and took a sip, "However, there is an urgent report from Liaodong today, saying that Xianbei has begun a small-scale border sweeping operation, and I am afraid that there will be a big move in the future." “

"What?!" Yu Ruoxu almost jumped up from her chair, "Is this going to war?" “

"I'm afraid so." Yu Zhongjun nodded, "The Queen Mother issued an order to transfer troops today, and the military department has also begun to train new soldiers, preparing to send these soldiers to Liaodong in a few days." ”

Yu Ruoxu said in a low voice, "Liaodong, ......"

"My father's greatest concern right now is the problem of silver." Yu Zhongjun showed a trace of exhaustion on his face, "If the problem of corruption in the Liang family is not solved one day, the treasury will always be empty." This conscription, not to mention the soldiers' salaries, even the basic grain, grass, gunpowder and clothing are difficult to supply, and Liaodong is a bitter cold place, so if we go on like this, what chance can we have? ”

"Is it true that the treasury is gone?" Yu Ruoxu was a little surprised and asked urgently.

Yu Zhongjun shook his head, "This spring, I just added a thirty percent tax to Jiangnan, which made the south a miasma, not to mention, more than half of the tax money paid flowed into the Liang family's pockets. When there was a drought in Hebei and Henan before, the household department used the excuse that there was no money, and this time the army was recruited in Liaodong, and the household department cried poor in front of the queen mother. ”

"Liang Zheng is a rat." Yu Ruoxu said hatefully, "It's all at this juncture, and I only care about my own net worth interests." ”

"There are still many rats in the court, and he is not the biggest." Yu Zhongjun said in a low voice, "If it goes on like this, I'm afraid this country will be dangerous." ”

Yu Ruoxu was silent, and her heart was as heavy as a huge stone that had been pressed, blocking her breathlessly.

A few days later, when Xiu'er helped her comb her hair in the morning, she picked out a few traces of silver from her long black hair, "Miss has been thinking too much lately, and even her white hair has come out." ”

Yu Ruoxu was stunned, and hurriedly pulled her hair in front of her and looked at it carefully, "...... It seems to be. “

Xiu'er sighed, "Miss has to deal with the princess recently, and she has to think about things in the court, can this not grow gray hair?" “

Speaking of Xu Xiao'e, her heart moved and asked, "I asked you to pay attention to the matter of bamboo smoke last time, how is it?" ”

"The slave was about to tell you." Xiu'er lowered her voice, "The slave has been secretly following the bamboo smoke for the past few days, and I found that she quietly ran out of the wing room in the middle of the night before yesterday, and she and Yunbi didn't know what to mutter in the garden. ”

"Yunbi?" Yu Ruoxu frowned, "You read that right? ”

"Absolutely." Xiu'er nodded hurriedly, "I'm afraid that they will find out, and I don't dare to get too close, so I can only vaguely hear Yunbi's tone being very harsh, as if she was reprimanding Zhuyan." ”

Yu Ruoxu sneered, "The bamboo smoke turned over my house, I'm afraid it left traces, and it is only natural for Yun Bi to reprimand her." ”

"Miss, should we ......?"

"Not yet." Yu Ruoxu thought for a while, "There shouldn't be any big moves in the East Courtyard recently, let's keep her for the time being and see what else they have to do." ”

"Yes." Xiu'er responded.

On that day, Bamboo Smoke came to her house, obviously looking for something. In addition, the housekeeper had told her before, and Xu Xiao'e often went to the study landlord to look around, she wanted to see, I don't know what treasures the Yu family hid, it was worth joining forces with the Queen Mother and Nanyue, and she did not hesitate to spend so much effort to steal it by such a depraved means.

"That's right, Miss." Xiu'er seemed to remember something, and said, "I heard that our prince personally went to the queen mother to ask for a decree to go with the army to Liaodong!" “

"What?" Yu Ruoxu seemed to have heard from Liang Jin for a long time, and was in a trance for a while, "He wants to go with the army?" “

"Yes, the whole capital is spreading that the prince of the world is doing this, I'm afraid it is for the princess of Jiangcheng!"

Yu Ruoxu was stunned, "The Queen Mother also agreed?" ”

"The Queen Mother didn't seem to agree at first, but I didn't expect that the prince and the young lady were also stubborn, so they simply knelt at the gate of Shouning Palace for several hours, grinding the Queen Mother to the point that there was no way, and then the emperor passed by and helped the prince to say a few words to the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother reluctantly agreed."

Even the little emperor helped to speak? Yu Ruoxu felt strange, "What about Dingyuanhou?" ”

"It is said that the prince of the world entered the palace to ask for a decree when the Marquis of Dingyuan went to the suburbs of Beijing to inspect, which can be regarded as a prelude to the first cut." Xiu'er had an admiring look on her face, "The prince of this world looks like a gentleman, but I didn't expect that for Princess Jiangcheng, he also has such a manly side." ”

Yu Ruoxu chuckled, "He...... It's not all for Princess Jiangcheng, either. ”

"Huh?" Xiu'er was a little surprised, "Why did Miss say that?" ”

"Liaodong Taishou Yang Zhen used to be the most proud protégé of the Marquis of Dingyuan, but unfortunately later the political views disagreed, and General Yang was caught in a dilemma between the Marquis of Dingyuan and the imperial court, so he simply moved his family to Liaodong, which can be regarded as a quiet hiding." Yu Ruoxu said slowly, "The prince went to Liaodong with the army this time, I am afraid that he will probe General Yang's attitude for the Marquis of Dingyuan." ”

Xiu'er was a little confused when she heard it, "What kind of attitude?" ”

"The attitude of abolishing the imperial examination." Yu Ruoxu said lightly, "If General Yang also stands up and makes a statement, then even if Daddy, Lord Zhou Yuanzhao and Lord Zou Lijian try hard, it will be useless." ”

Xiu'er smiled, "It's a pity that Miss doesn't go to be an official." ”

"Net nonsense, what kind of prime minister, I can't even enter the imperial examination room, let alone be an official." Yu Ruoxu glanced at her with a smile, and gradually fell into deep thought.

The power of the Liang family leaned towards the government and the opposition, and the Marquis of Dingyuan made up his mind to abolish the imperial examination. This time, he was muddyed by his father and Zhou Yuanzhao, and he was naturally unwilling. Looking at the court situation, among the forces that have not yet stood in line, the Zhao family in the northwest has always been the first to look forward to the Song family, and the Song family has maintained a delicate relationship with the Liang family for so many years, not estranged, but never attached. Jiangnan has not been peaceful lately, and it is more necessary to suppress it by force than to abolish the imperial examination. Therefore, the only force that Dingyuan Hou can win the fastest at present is the Yang family in Liaodong.

Yu Ruoxu couldn't help frowning, Dingyuanhou's ambition was obvious, what about Liang Jin? What did he think?

On the day when the army drove out of the city, Yu Ruoxu couldn't help but go to the city gate.

With the arrival of the beginning of winter, the northwest wind became more and more violent, the sky was gloomy, and the qiē in front of him responded to this bleak scene.

Many women gathered on both sides of the road, watching their husbands and children draped on the battlefield, and couldn't help wiping their tears while chattering and instructing, and the whole capital suddenly drifted with the sorrow of parting, thick as the gloomy and blackened clouds in the sky.

Yu Ruoxu stepped out of the carriage and saw a woman hanging a peace charm around the child's neck, crying and telling him that he must come back alive.

"Miss Yu?"

Yu Ruoxu turned around and saw Liang Jin dressed in a jet-black battle robe, holding a pitch-black and shiny war horse in his hand, and walked slowly towards her, "Is Miss Yu also here to see her off?" ”

She had never seen him dressed like this, and she was a little stunned for a moment, and nodded sneeringly, "Hmm." ”

Liang Jin hadn't seen her for a long time, but he had only heard the rumors about the Yu family piecemeal, and saw that her face was slightly pale, but her eyes were still shining, and she breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, "Are you okay lately?" I've heard ......"

"It's okay, I'm fine." Yu Ruoxu came back to her senses and lowered her eyes to hide her embarrassment, "I didn't expect the prince to go to Liaodong with the army this time." ”

"You just think I want to see the snow scene in Liaodong." Liang Jin said with a smile, "I heard that it is different from the capital, in winter, the entire grassland is white, and it is an excellent scenery to think about." ”

Yu Ruoxu smiled, obviously going to war, how could he say this, it was like going to play.

"Then please be more careful when watching the snow scene, so as not to be accidentally injured by the beasts on the grassland." She followed his words.

When Liang Jin heard this, the smile on the corner of his lips deepened a little, "Don't worry, I am measured." ”

Looking at his dark eyes, Yu Ruoxu lost his mind for a moment.

"That's right." Liang Jin seemed to remember something, and took out a jade pendant from his arms, "I went out with the army this time, and I couldn't come back for two or three months, and I couldn't come back for half a year, Jieyu Niangniang's health has not been good recently, if you have nothing to do at home, can you go and talk to her for me?" ”

Yu Ruoxu frowned slightly, "Jieyu Niangniang is sick?" ”

"Niangniang has been weak since she was a child, and it is even more difficult in winter." Liang Jin was also a little worried, "I'm afraid that she will be alone in the deep palace, there is no one around her to talk to, and she will hold everything in her heart, and her condition will worsen." This jade pendant is the warrant for the Dingyuan Marquis's Mansion, you don't need to report it in advance, you can enter the palace directly with the warrant. ”

Yu Ruoxu took the jade pendant and solemnly put it into the purse she carried, "The people's daughter will live up to the trust of the prince." ”

Liang Jin arched his hand and said, "Please." ”

"The prince is polite." Yu Ruoxu hurriedly helped him up and said in a low voice, "This is going to Liaodong, the road is difficult and dangerous, and the prince must cherish it more." ”