The meeting ended in the early afternoon, and it was agreed that they would lie dormant for a while, and that too close contact would be minimized, so as not to cause trouble on the cusp of the waves.

After a period of time, Fang Zi'an finally started a life of closed-door study again. However, the main reason why Fang Zi'an did this was because Qiu Yu was indeed approaching, and he had to work hard to ensure that he passed the test. In this era when people are divided into three, six, nine and so on, Fang Zi'an is more and more truly aware of the importance of power, money and status. It is not necessary to suppress others in this way, but it is a necessary condition to ensure that you are not crushed. If you don't enter the office, everything is illusory and in vain, what revenge, what to protect yourself and your friends are nonsense.

Of course, the situation is unclear, which is also one of the reasons why Fang Zi'an decided to be quiet for a while. After all, that stalking incident had already shown that he had actually entered the list of things that Qin Hui needed to pay attention to. How can you do nothing about it? Reducing contact with Qin Xiqing and others also avoided possible accidents. If Qin Hui really learned that he and the King of Pu'an County were mixed together, it would inevitably cause huge trouble. As Shi Hao warned, as long as Qin Hui wants to let himself die, there will inevitably be thousands of means and reasons. With his current status, he will be easily crushed by him like an ant.

Fortunately, life was relatively peaceful for a period of time after that. After that stalking incident, Fang Zi'an and Zhang Ruomei never found anyone watching around the house or near the left side of the alley. In order to be able to confirm this, Zhang Ruomei even disguised herself for several days, using the key points of finding suspicious characters taught to her by Fang Zi'an to search for possible eyes, but found nothing. Fang Zi'an judged that the other party obviously felt that he had no value in stalking, so he lost interest in himself.

Fang Zi'an was of course very happy to have such a result, but Zhang Ruomei seemed to have a feeling of loss. Since learning the simple means of disguise and analyzing the basic points of finding stalkers with Fang Zi'an, Zhang Ruomei is looking forward to gaining something. It's a pity that it has been useless.

Time flies, and it's late July. The July fires, the power of the scorching heat seems to be fading day by day, and the sky is becoming higher and more solemn day by day, all of which indicate that autumn has actually arrived.

In the imperial court, the big case of assassinating Qin Hui was finally settled after mid-July. Zhou Junzheng's final characterization was to premeditate the assassination of the prime minister and commit suicide in fear of crime. The remaining officials were convicted after lengthy rounds of interrogations. Qin Hui was obviously not satisfied with this, and during the interrogation, he ordered people to intimidate and induce them to do their best, so that these people could climb out other officials. Two officials could not resist the torture and temptation and began to slander others. In accordance with the instructions of the Qin Party, they successively bit out several important ministers of the court, including Li Guang, the governor of the government, and his son Li Mengjian, the governor of the three provinces, and Yang Wei, the commander of Huangyan County. They were falsely accused of being involved in the assassination plot. However, anyone with a discerning eye knows that these officials are nothing more than officials who once opposed the peace talks and refused to cling to Qin Hui. They can't get to work with this case at all.

Zhao Gou's attitude was naturally to appease Qin Hui, so he turned a blind eye, but it wasn't until Qin Hui asked the deputy general of the palace front division who participated in the assassination to bite the palace front division indiscriminately, and finally annoyed Yang Cunzhong, the privy deputy envoy of the palace front division. Originally, at the beginning of this case, Yang Cunzhong was muttered by Qin Hui in front of Zhao Gou because of the previous selection of Yuejia soldiers into the forbidden army, and his heart was on fire. The two clashed on the spot at the court meeting, Yang Cunzhong pointed at Qin Hui and scolded him, and he was about to resign from the old man on the spot. At this time, Zhao Gou finally understood that he couldn't let Qin Hui be involved too much. Yang Cunzhong is the person he trusts the most, and he is also the most loyal person to himself, and he relies on him to grasp the military power, but he can't let Yang Cunzhong resign.

After summoning Qin Hui for a private conversation, Qin Hui finally told his disciples that this was the end of it. Because the emperor bluntly warned him that this matter should not be too extensive, and he should stop it in moderation. For Zhao Gou, Qin Hui didn't dare to make a mistake, that was the source of all his power, he could toss around, but he must not go against Zhao Gou's wishes, and he couldn't make the emperor unhappy, otherwise he would be finished.

Because of this, the case was announced by the imperial court on July 18. Zhao Kai, the director of the military department, Zhang Mengpu, the chief of the Qixia Academy, Zhou Junzheng, the deputy general of the palace department, and several other masterminds were convicted of the felony of plotting to assassinate the prime minister, and they were beheaded after the autumn. The remaining seven or eight officials involved were reprimanded and removed from the list. And Zhao made a will, asking Yang Cunzhong, the commander of the front division of the palace, to strictly review and screen the generals and soldiers of the Yue family army in the front of the palace, so as to avoid people with bad intentions from mixing in it. This is, of course, to give Qin Hui a step to get off the horse.

At this point, the dust of this major assassination case has settled, and Qin Hui once won a victory, eradicating several disobedient officials who disobeyed him. After the governor Li Guang was demoted, there was no more participation in politics in the political hall, and Qin Hui became the only minister in the political hall. Of course, the openness of the contradiction with Yang Cunzhong, another favorite of the emperor, was the only price he paid for this matter. But Qin Hui thought in his heart that although the price was large, it was not unacceptable. Sooner or later, people like Yang Cunzhong will have to be eradicated, and it will be a matter of time before they offend him.

As for the monitoring of some relevant personnel, Qin Hui also decided to temporarily relax the matter, so as not to be blamed by the emperor for refusing to stop. It will take him some time to digest and adjust to the effects of this event. As a veteran in the power struggle, he naturally knows when to oppress others to breathe, when to calm the situation, let the court restore tranquility, and let the officials of the DPRK and China live a stable life. If the string is too tight, it will break, and one relaxation is the means. Qin Hui is like a perfect conductor, very comfortable manipulating the rhythm and emotions, so that everything is under his control.

As a result, many of the people who had been sent out to closely monitor the people involved were withdrawn. Including the four men who monitored Fang Zi'an. However, in fact, the four people who monitored Fang Zi'an last time had already taken it upon themselves not to dare to spy on Fang Zi'an anymore, and after that surveillance was discovered, these four people did not dare to report the matter in private. As soon as the four people were beaten by two people, their noses and faces were swollen, once it was reported, it would definitely provoke a scolding and only expose their incompetence. On the other hand, they later reviewed and found that they had made an extremely low-level mistake by stalking and tracking, which led to Fang Zi'an discovering his traces. That is, they did not even take the bell off the neck of the horse pulling the cart. This is simply a fatal mistake, even a disgrace. If the above knew this detail, it would not be as simple as a scolding. The four of them will be severely punished for this kind of mistake, and they will also be the laughing stock of all the people who do things, so they have no face to see people, and they will never come out again.

Out of this complex psychological concern, these four guys chose to work every day without work, and they didn't dare to report what happened. So much so that their superiors didn't even know what was going on. It wasn't until the order was given from above to evacuate the surveillance that the four guys left as if they had been forgiven.

For Fang Zi'an, the more than half a month of dormancy is naturally very beneficial for studying and taking the exam. As time passed, Fang Zi'an felt more and more a sense of excitement that he had not felt for a long time. It's like the mood when I took the college entrance examination back then. Although they are different time and space, they are all decisive for their future, and in a way, they are equally important. And the quiet days of reading also made the relationship between Fang Zi'an and Zhang Ruomei more and more harmonious.

Compared with before, Zhang Ruomei has become much more lively and relaxed. There were many nights before, Fang Zi'an could hear Zhang Ruomei's screams and cries from nightmares at night. But as time passed, Fang Zi'an rarely heard Zhang Ruomei's crying when she woke up in the middle of the night. Zhang Ruomei is also learning more and more how to take care of others, sometimes in the middle of the night, she will intimately cook a bowl of supper for Fang Zi'an, make a pot of tea and bring it in. Looking at Fang Zi'an's eyes, he did not hide his admiration.

Fang Zi'an is not a wooden person, especially after experiencing the last drunken night, Fang Zi'an recalled the kiss as sweet as honey many times, and the elastic and plump feel of the tentacles that night. It's just that he wondered why Zhang Ruomei seemed to really not remember everything that happened that night. Or is she waiting for her to take the initiative? Embarrassed to bring up what happened that night?

In short, the relationship between two people is in a subtle hazy promotion, from time to time I don't know whether it is intentional or unintentional ear and sideburn grinding or physical rubbing seems to have become a tacit game, both seem to be addicted, no one wants to break the ambiguity of this game first, some indulge in it. As far as Fang Zi'an is concerned, the plan in his heart is that no matter what happens, he will wait until after the big exam to decide. This is the number one priority he faces. When she is admitted to the big exam, she will find an opportunity to have a good talk with Zhang Ruomei, and if Zhang Ruomei does not object, she will marry her. It is also a blessing to be able to marry a woman like Zhang Ruomei.

One day at the end of July, Fang Zi'an finally received his first invitation since nearly twenty days of dormancy. It was Shi Hao who sent someone to deliver a letter, asking Fang Zi'an and Zhang Ruomei to go to his mansion to talk about it. But in fact, the real purpose of this letter was not to invite Fang Zi'an, but to invite Zhang Ruomei. Shi Haoxin made it clear that since the last time she returned home to inform Zhang Ruomei's whereabouts, her daughter Shi Ningyue has been looking forward to seeing Zhang Ruomei all the time. Considering that the rumors were very tight at that time, Shi Hao never agreed to ask Zhang Ruomei to meet Shi Ningyue. Now that the situation inside and outside the court is basically stable, Shi Hao agreed to Shi Ningyue to invite Zhang Ruomei to get together.

Seeing this letter, Zhang Ruomei was also very happy. After learning that her childhood playmate was in Lin'an, Zhang Ruomei also wanted to see her earlier. But due to the situation, it was not possible to make the trip. Now that we can finally meet, I am naturally looking forward to it.

Fang Zi'an was indeed very depressed at home, and he also wanted to go out to breathe, so he and Zhang Ruomei cleaned up, and the two followed the messenger to Shi Hao's mansion in a carriage.