Once Yu Moji's mind was uplifted, he had no intention of retreating.

First, she decided to go back to the dimly lit confinement chamber that served as a place to live as little as possible.

In this extremely cramped confinement room, it can only be temporarily lit by a candle flame that has not been caught. I'm afraid no one knows better than Yu Moji how much fear and burnout can arise in the hearts of people who stay in the dark for a long time. It couldn't be easier for these troubled little ghosts to devour the little confidence she had finally found.

She only needed an equally thin candle to persevere while she was grieving, and it seemed to be tenacious, but in fact it was because she was poor and ignorant at the time, and did not have much extravagance. At that time, all she could think of was eavesdropping on a few lectures, watching a few exercises, and transcribing a few atlases, hoping that she could rely on these skills she had learned and not follow her parents' old path.

Not anymore. Yu Moji's desire to return to the study of Yanjia is no longer something that can be supported by a candlelight.

Fortunately, there are many bright places to go in the Chamber. Although the main part of the Council is underground and there is no daylight everywhere, there are a large number of gas lamps that shine together, and many places are as bright as day. Light and heat are always reminiscent of life force, so they are both things that can motivate people to keep them awake and disciplined.

Moreover, Yu Moji was very aware of his current situation. She now had a pitiful amount of authority left, so she relied heavily on the help of the many Masters in the Privy Council.

Forced by the situation, Yu Moji had to force himself to give up the style that he had always tried not to trouble others. It may be much more difficult for a person to change his personality and habits than to study hard; But she did it in a very short time.

She kept running around the Cardinal's House, forcing herself to put on a smile that was sincere enough, and trying her best to talk to everyone she knew, hoping in her heart that the teachers and friends with whom she had been friends in the past would not forget her like dust.

She begged Lu Chen over and over again with a shy face, and asked for the mechanical design task that made her miss back - she inquired in many ways, only to find out that because she was demoted, this task could never find a suitable person to take over, so it has been shelved. This is really a rare life-saving straw for the ink marks that have almost lost their usefulness. Ideals are a little ethereal because they are ambitious, and most of what urges people to move forward is these practical works that have sufficiently detailed goals to follow.

After all, Lu Chen is in the position of the cardinal candidate, and in his position, he has to seek his own government, and a certain unknown policy is unwilling to return the authority that Yu Moji had in the past to her, and Lu Chen has no way to open the net.

At this time, Yu Moji chose to go to Yan Zheng.

When he went to ask Yan Zheng for the first time, Yu Mochen was actually a little embarrassed in his heart.

Yan Zheng's inexplicable hug did successfully express the meaning of encouragement; However, the reaction was as slow as the ink marks, and he also vaguely sensed the slightest sign of something wrong.

For example, what happened to Yan Zheng's suddenly reddened ears?

Yu Moji hesitated for a long time, and decided to forcibly convince himself, it was just an illusion - Young Master Yan is talented, coupled with a lot of wealth, there seems to be nothing that can't be lost so far, not to mention that these rich people in the real sense have a taste for taking money after all, and they shouldn't be bad, how can they fall in love with Yu Moji, who looks like a firewood girl?

Pressing this layer down, the moral guilt in Yu Mojian's heart barely calmed down. She herself doesn't know what's going on, the more people she cherishes, the more reluctant she is to trouble the other party, and she always feels like she's taking advantage of the long-term accumulated feelings between each other, and she can't get over it in her heart.

But now, the one who can help her the most may be Yan Zheng.

While suppressing female officers from all over the court, in order to prove that "the court does not need women", which is so cruel that it cannot be articulated, it is eager to erect a group of male role models. At this time, the person who was pushed to the front by the cardinal was naturally Yan Zheng. After all, everyone thinks that Yan Zheng doesn't have any comparable competitors except for Ling Ai; The image of Yan Zheng, a young talent, now represents the dignity and face of the men in the imperial capital.

His pride now is even far greater than that of Yuan Yizhi, who also appeared in the imperial capital as a rookie back then. Yuan Yizhi was originally an orphan, and after the family suffered a catastrophe, he had to fabricate a new layer of identity, just talking about his background, he really couldn't be regarded as a member of the aristocratic class of the imperial capital. And Yan Zheng is really from a famous family.

The current atmosphere of the entire imperial capital gave Yan Zheng a preference, which soon evolved into a disguised connivance.

He was originally in the Cardinal's house, and when he went on a long trip, he brought Pan-Sun Kites with him were his own retainers. However, it is clear that his power has now reached a new level.

For example, with his original official rank, he actually couldn't freely invoke a pan-sun kite like this level of Yanjia. Even if the family behind him has the heart to help, at least one procedure must be followed in the form, and the cardinal secretary and the military department will jointly give approval.

Today's Yan Zheng is almost free from this restriction. He only needs to report to Secretary Lantai, and he can call on all the armor, parts, and drawings of the Cardinal in a real sense.

In other words, the treasure house of Yanjia's learning is at least open to Yan Zheng on the surface; The most cutting-edge technology of the Great Qi Empire, for Yan Zheng, there are almost no secrets.

And the opportunity that Yu Moji smelled from it was that she was able to borrow all kinds of resources that she had never been able to obtain through Yan Zheng.

Yu Mojin also knew that this was a very dangerous thing to consider from either of them. Yan Zheng, who was pushed to the front of the stage as a model for men, secretly supported a woman who was thrown to the bottom by the will of the imperial court, this practice obviously violated the spirit of the imperial court for these days, if it was discovered by others, I don't know what kind of consequences it would bring to Yan Zheng.

So when Yu Moji went to ask Yan Zheng, she also clearly stated her concerns, and made it even clearer that if Yan Zheng was unwilling to help her, she would definitely not have any sense of blame in her heart - with Yu Moji's current situation, she really didn't have that qualification.

Yan Zheng did not hesitate to choose to help.

"For you and me...... And Ling Ai, for us, the current situation is not a fair game. Yan Zheng's explanation can be called resounding, "If the DPRK and China really need to prove that we men have overwhelming strength, we must put men and women under the same conditions to compete." The various preferential treatment I have received now reveals that the Great Qi Empire has little confidence in the men it relies on. ”

"That's really pleasant," Yu Mozhen was convinced, but he hurriedly stretched out his hand to cover the lips of the righteous and stubborn young man, "but can you not always be so straightforward...... A gentleman doesn't stand under a dangerous wall. ”

Yan Zheng paused for a moment, then grabbed Yu Moji's wrist through his sleeve, and gently pushed her hand away a little, "Since the court has given me the right to speak freely, wouldn't it be a disappointment if I didn't use this right for the sake of Mingzhe's self-preservation?" ”

Yu Moji nodded, and quickly withdrew her impulsive outstretched claws.

Yan Zheng also let go of his hand, looked at Yu Moji's eyes, glanced straight at her, and said, "And I'm really sorry for you, with your ability and ambition, you shouldn't be bound by this kind of restraint at all." Now that I can do a little help, I'm happy to help. ”

The only thing that Yu Moji can express is a word of thanks.

After all, she has been treated coldly for a long time, and she knows very well that not everyone can be like Yan Zheng, who has the strength and willingness to help her.

Ling Ai was her closest friend since she entered the Chamber. However, due to the times, a woman with a family background like Ling Ai has now suffered the greatest resistance. The imperial court is afraid that these powerful women will become the next eldest princess, and constantly put pressure on the nobles of the imperial capital, forcing them to let all the female relatives in the family who have gradually escaped from the status of caged birds in recent years return to the cage. The imperial capital still welcomes talented women, but they are even more welcome to become canaries who use their talents as dowries.

After returning to the Cardinal's House, Ling Ai was gone. After a long time, Yu Mochen finally learned that Ling Jingcheng had locked up his daughter, a talented Tianzong who could go to war at the age of eleven or twelve, at home according to the will of the court. Yu Moji only hoped that with the various kinds of education that the Ling family itself could provide, which was not inferior to that of the Cardinal, Ling Ai's pursuit of the study of Yanjia would not be hindered too much.

As for the Yuan Zhi...... Strange to say, Yuan Zhizhi did not return to the Cardinal House with them from the southwest; Since then, Yu Moji has not seen him.

Yu Mochen always had a lot of worries about this original nobleman in her heart, she struggled alone for a long time, and finally couldn't hold it anymore and went to ask Yan Zheng.

Yan Zheng only said that Yuan Zhizhi directly received a new task, was delayed in the field, and did not return to the cardinal for a while; No matter how many details there are, Yan Zheng won't tell Yu Moji.

In the end, it was Lu Chen who really said where Yuan Yi went.

Even though Lu Chen is in a high position, he has also been hit by the recent trend of stifling women's power in the imperial capital - perhaps in order to take care of Lu Chen's face, his wife Jin Niang was not demoted, but in fact, she was idle at home, and she had no chance to show her strength at all. Without Jin Niang, the most powerful assistant, Lu Chen did a lot of the work at hand not as smoothly as before; The mood is not as happy as before.

Therefore, one day, when Yu Moji reported the recent progress to Lu Chen through small talk, Lu Chen felt a lot of emotion, so he praised Jinniang, a virtuous helper, and recalled all the benefits that this marriage that was not optimistic at the beginning brought him.

At the end, Lu Chen sighed, "In the matter of marriage, Ah Jin and I can be regarded as overcoming many obstacles, but I didn't expect that people would suffer such a catastrophe when they reached middle age." Fortunately, Ah Jin's personality has always been sparse, and he should always be able to get through it safely. As he spoke, he suddenly mentioned Yuan Zhizhi, "However, in the matter of marriage, it is much more alternative than us." ”

"I've heard of it." Yu Mojin said a little bitterly, "General Yuan has an unmarried wife...... Although the two have a huge difference in status, they met because of their hobby of painting, and they can be regarded as like-minded people. ”

"We've never seen anyone as persistent as he is." Lu Chen smiled and shook his head, "No, he found an opportunity and ran to the Jiayuan River again." ”