Sitting down with Sun Jiao to discuss, perhaps thinking that he was about to leave the center of the court and return to his hometown, Sun Jiao looked much more indifferent, and he was very polite when he talked to Zhu Hao, without his previous old-fashioned and aggressive attitude.

"Tomorrow, the old man will bring up the topic of the court according to your wishes, and then the old man will not know whether others will retreat, but the old man will leave because of this, don't stop you."

Sun Jiao was afraid that Zhu Hao would regret it, so he specially told Zhu Hao. Zhu Hao said: "Elder Sun, don't worry, tomorrow you will retire or not, all according to your wishes." Sun Jiao frowned.

He pondered in his heart, you kid let me go so easily? I am your nominal backer, and without me, many times you will be unknown.

What do you mean by this, do you think that tomorrow I will be forced to stay in the court by something and take the initiative not to retreat?

"Elder Sun, before the dust settles on the Great Rites Discussion, there will be major changes in the personnel of the DPRK and China, but the changes will be carried out in accordance with the actual situation of the DPRK and the Central Committee at present, but occasionally there will be exceptional promotions.

Zhu Hao felt that he still needed to make it clear to Sun Jiao. Sun Jiao looked very free-spirited: "How the court will use people in the future, you don't have to tell the old man, the old man has never cared about the affairs of the ministry, and he has never cared about the official arrangements of the DPRK and the central government."

"Hmm." The two continued to drink tea.

said that they were having dinner together, but it seemed that Sun Jiao was very stingy, so he let Sun Lan go into the inner courtyard to have a reunion dinner with the Sun family, while he himself was gossiping with Zhu Hao in the study.

"Are you in a hurry? I see that you always look outside, but you still have to go to review the recital for Your Majesty at night? It's not a good thing that you're not a minister, but you have more authority than a minister."

"Elder Sun is too worried, I don't have anything to do tonight, I just want to go back and rest early."

"Hmm."

Sun Jiao smiled faintly, obviously not believing it.

The two chatted for about a quarter of an hour, seeing that the lanterns inside and outside the house had been hung up, Sun Jiao stood up and looked in the direction of the gate, and his originally calm face suddenly had a trace of waves: "The old man will leave tomorrow, and if there is anything else, you have to bear it yourself, whether it is good or bad, it is your own choice, the old man doesn't want to hear that you are down-and-out in his lifetime, so do it yourself."

Probably Sun Jiao is still a little relieved about this son-in-law. The descendants of the Sun family, Sun Jiao can't be counted on, even if Sun Yuan is a Jinshi, but it will be a matter of the Year of the Monkey and Ma Yue until he makes his career, and the current Zhu Hao can be said to be the successor of Sun Jiao's authority in the court.

said that he could be a son after retreating, and he had always been critical of Zhu Hao before, but when it was really time to be a leader, Sun Jiao still wanted to wake up Zhu Hao in his own way, although even he knew that this kind of words were in vain.

Zhu Hao said: "Elder Sun, don't worry, I will do things at my discretion, I will not be rash and aggressive, and I will try my best to use my ability to make the Ming Dynasty continue to be peaceful in the next few years."

It was completely dark, and Zhu Hao left Sun's mansion with Sun Lan. When Sun Lan was leaving, she looked back at the lintel carefully, maybe she also knew that this place did not belong to Sun Jiao, and when Sun Jiao retired from the court in the future, the next time she passed by here, the lintel would be changed here, and it would no longer be her maiden home.

It will be very difficult to see your relatives and relatives.

Zhu Hao helped Sun Lan into the carriage, thought about it, and got into it himself.

The husband and wife were silent on the way back.

Sun Lan leaned towards Zhu Hao's side, probably after her father and family left, the only thing she could rely on was her husband, so her heart was much closer to her husband's side.

"Did Xianggong eat at night?" Sun Lan asked.

Zhu Hao shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I just care about talking to Ling Zun, no one cares about the food!"

Sun Lan said, "After I go back, the concubine will let people prepare some food." "No need."

Zhu Hao said, "I've long been used to being outside, and it's common for me to be hungry and full."

Sun Lan shook her head: "This is not good for your health, even if your husband is young, you still have to take care of your body."

"Hmm."

The husband and wife didn't have a word to talk about.

Almost to the doorstep

, Sun Lan suddenly grabbed Zhu Hao's arm with her hand, probably afraid of losing her husband, and at the same time, she also used this initiative to keep Zhu Hao, after all, it was a husband and wife, and Zhu Hao had not officially accepted her until now.

Zhu Hao didn't break free, he still had feelings for Sun Lan, but he always felt that there seemed to be a lack of fire between the two.

It is because the two are originally a political marriage, and the key factor is Sun Jiao, and now Sun Jiao is about to become a minister, and the political factors end here, it seems that only when Sun Jiao retreats from the court, the husband and wife can officially start to move towards another mode of getting along, that is, they don't have to care about the origin and background of both parties, and they don't have to think about why they got married and really live their own lives.

Zhu Hao still didn't stay that night, although even he felt a little cruel.

is not only cruel to Sun Lan, but also torture for himself, the husband and wife are here, Sun Lan is sad for his father's family to leave the capital immediately, at this time, as a husband, he should comfort his wife, but Zhu Hao did not take that step after all.

When Zhu Hao arrived at the military factory, Lou Suzhen was actually sitting in the courtyard, with a wine jug and wine glass in front of her, and a woman actually drank wine in front of the hazy moonlight.

Zhu Hao went over and sat down, and Lou Suzhen looked sideways.

Zhu Hao asked, "Madam, is this a life that must be happy?" Or are they three of them?"

"Huh?"

Lou Suzhen pondered for a moment before thinking about the difference between the two.

"Didn't Childe go back to his parents' house with the younger sister of the Sun family? If you don't stay at home to accompany your wife at this time, why do you want to come over and talk to your concubine?"

Lou Suzhen began to make fun of Zhu Hao.

Zhu Hao smiled and said, "Madam, you know everything." Lou Suzhen put down the wine glass: "In fact, there is no secret at all, Sun Butang is about to retire, there is a big change in the order of the court, and in the future, His Majesty and Gongzi will be in charge...... Childe has endured for many years, and it's time to gradually come out and let the world see what you are capable of."

Zhu Hao shook his head: "It's still early." "It's not too early."

Lou Suzhen said, "When the old and the new are replaced, the son does not come forward, and others will also see the needle, with the child's opinion, the handover will definitely be handled properly at this time, and others will not be allowed to take advantage of it."

"Huh." Zhu Hao smiled freely.

In terms of political vision, Zhu Hao admires Lou Suzhen, Lou Suzhen sees things very comprehensively, much better than Tang Yin.

"Is the concubine right?" Lou Suzhen asked.

Zhu Hao poured a glass of wine for Lou Suzhen and said with emotion: "If you talk about poetry and painting, Mr. Tang is enough to give you and me as a teacher, but if you look at the general trend of the world, Mrs. will be a gentleman for him, it will be considered humiliating."

Lou Suzhen was not too proud of Zhu Hao's compliment, but she still couldn't stop laughing.

Zhu Hao deliberately mentioned Tang Yin at this time, but in fact, he was also guessing and observing, Lou Suzhen suddenly drank in the courtyard, would it be related to Tang Yin's marriage?

But it seems that Lou Suzhen does not have much attachment to Tang Yin, which may be in response to Zhu Hao's thoughts, Tang Yin and Lou Suzhen are more like mountains and rivers meeting bosom friends, and they can't be a husband and wife.

Why is it so weird?

That night, Zhu Hao had a few drinks with Lou Suzhen, and Lou Suzhen went to rest early, but in the end, it became Zhu Hao who drank alone for the month.

Lou Suzhen was also "considerate", and in the second half, she actually moved Ouyang Fei out and asked Ouyang Fei to come out and pour wine for Zhu Hao.

"Why are you here?" Zhu Hao looked at Ouyang Fei.

Ouyang Fei said, "It was Madame who asked the slave family to come."

Ouyang Fei at the beginning had an innocent and childish spirit, but now she looks very humble, also because now she is transferred to Zhu Hao's name, and she doesn't even have the status of a concubine, she can only be regarded as a maid.

used to be a beautiful lady, but she has no wealth, and now even if she is just a slave, she has a family fortune, and the contrast between the two is too great.

"You are only responsible for weaving, and you should not be involved in the armament, you do not have the foresight of Madame, and this pool of water is enough to drown people."

Zhu Hao didn't plan to let Ouyang Fei get involved in the business of the arsenal from the beginning.

Although it was all initiated by Zhu Hao, because the arsenal needed to connect with many yamen in the DPRK and China, Ouyang Fei, as a female streamer, couldn't even do a little private business before, so why did she come to the deep water area of Daming Industry to mess around?

"Yes."

Ouyang Fei pursed her lips, with a hint of cowardice on her face. Zhu Hao sat there, didn't let Ouyang Fei sit down, and said, "What else did Madame explain to you today?"

Ouyang Fei said, "Madame let the slave family... Seize the opportunity." Zhu Hao laughed secretly in his heart, Lou Suzhen has always wanted to play the role of a "confidant big sister", but unfortunately sometimes the direction of her strength is wrong, at this time, Zhu Hao has not even accepted Sun Lan, will he be interested in Ouyang Fei?

"I want emotion, not beauty, you know?" Zhu Hao said.

Ouyang Fei heard it in a fog.

Women in these years don't dare to ask for any "emotion", or in this feudal and conservative era, there is no such thing as falling in love, men and women are the same, blind marriage and dumb marriage until the hijab is lifted, each other are strangers, first cave room and then little by little to cultivate feelings, and finally only like a family, not like a lover.

Ouyang Fei, as a potential concubine of Zhu Hao, doesn't know anything about feelings or feelings.

"It's not too early, go and help me make the bed, and when it's done, go back to rest, you are neither my concubine nor my maid, just treat it as friends helping each other, thank you."

Zhu Hao was also polite to Ouyang Fei.

Although Ouyang Fei still didn't understand this time, she understood one thing, that is, to make a bed for Zhu Hao.

Then she put down the flask and walked to Zhu Hao's bedroom. When Ouyang Fei left, Zhu Hao completely became a loner, even if there was wine in front of him and in his body, but his mind was more sober.

"Starting tomorrow, will it be bloody? Or is it the treacherous court strife? The end of one era does not mean that another era will come soon, so in what capacity should I be in the middle of this torrent? "I've always been just a courtier, serving others!"