If Taishi Cao is gone, then the Cao family will lose its backbone. As time passes, the protégé fades away, and the Cao family's power in the court will be weakened.

After thinking about it, Empress Cao said in a condensed voice: "No matter how much it costs, you must take care of your father." After a while, when Cheng'er recovered from his injuries, we went back to visit my father. ”

Cao Qian nodded and hesitated: "Father often says that there is no worry when you take precautions, but we still have to make preparations." ”

Yu Cheng is now 30 this year, and he has cooperated with the emperor to deal with the government for many years, and he has long had the ability to rule the world.

However, the emperor was in good health and did not have the intention of Zen. If you wait like this, I don't know how many years or months.

The queen understood what Cao Qian meant, and if the emperor wanted to move the Cao family, no one could stop him. Only by letting Yu Cheng ascend the throne can the Cao family be safe.

"This is a very important matter, and it needs to be considered in the long run, not in a hurry, and we will discuss it when I go back to visit my father." The queen frowned, not daring to make up her mind easily.

After all, once this step is taken, there is no turning back.

That's not only Jun, but also her husband.

Cao Qian also knew that this matter was important, and he had to think about it repeatedly.

Cao Muxue, who was still young, was shocked when she heard their words, and she was faintly looking forward to it.

Yu Cheng ascended the throne, then she would be the queen, and it would be easier to punish Xie Wanruo's slut.

Mother of the world, the master of the harem, that is the supreme glory of a woman.

"It's inconvenient for the foreign minister to stay in the harem for a long time, I should go." After discussing important matters, Cao Qian got up and left.

The queen didn't stay, and she knew the rules of the palace better than anyone else.

"Daughter sends father." Cao Muxue got up to see Cao Qian in person.

As soon as you enter the palace gate, it is as deep as the sea, and the only bad thing about this palace is that you can't leave the palace at will, and you can't go home to reunite with your relatives at any time.

Cao Muxue stopped in front of the courtyard gate, watching Cao Qian go away, her eyes were slightly moist.

"It's cold in high places, there are gains and losses, you have to learn to make trade-offs." The queen came over at some point.

Cao Muxue has already walked the road first, and it is more difficult than her, and she knows how she feels.

"Yes, auntie." Cao Muxue wiped her tears and collected her emotions.

The queen was satisfied, and walked up: "Let's go, go see Cheng'er." ”

When Cao Qian arrived at the palace gate, he happened to meet Yu Zheng and several people.

"Lord Cao." Mrs. Zhou greeted her in a good mood.

"Lord Wang, Mrs. Zhou." Cao Qian saluted.

Although Cao Qian is the secretary of the Ministry of War and holds real power, in terms of official rank, he has not yet been as high as Mrs. Zhou.

Of course, there is no false measure between real power and false office.

Over the years, the emperor has always wanted to promote Cao Qian, so as to empty the power in Cao Qian's hands and disintegrate the Cao family's power in the court, but Cao Qian held on to it, which gave the emperor a headache.

Cao Qian had just left the palace at this time, and it was self-evident what he had done, and Yu Zheng and the others were not surprised or curious.

But Yu Zheng and the three of them walked together, but Cao Qian didn't know what was going on, and combined with the emperor's anger in the early dynasty, it was inevitable that he was a little anxious.

Cao Qian wanted to be cheeky to listen to one or two, but Yu Zheng and the others didn't have the heart to chat with him, and strode away.

Looking at the backs of the three people, Cao Qian was annoyed, but helpless.

After a long day of rest, Zhou Boxu had a backlog of affairs that needed to be dealt with urgently, but he knew that the chamberlain was going to come to Zhou's mansion to announce the decree, so he waited in the hall after breakfast.

When the holy decree arrived at the Zhou Mansion, Zhou Boxu's family had been waiting for a long time.

Zhou's mother, who thought it was just a formality, was stunned when she heard the holy decree that Zhou Boxu and Yu Lan were married to the princess's mansion.

It wasn't until the messenger left that Zhou's mother suddenly came back to her senses.

"What does it mean to live in the princess's mansion? You won't live in Zhou's house in the future? Zhou's mother questioned Zhou Boxu.

Although the holy decree shows that Zhou Boxu is not in the redundancy, and the heirs are still surnamed Zhou, it is still difficult for Zhou's mother to accept that they do not live in the same house as them.

The Zhou family is already thin, and the house is very empty. As soon as Zhou Boxu left, only the husband and wife were left in the house, and they became more and more lonely and boring.

Previously, Zhou's mother compromised and agreed to Zhou Boxu to marry Yu Lan, firstly, she was powerless to stop it, and secondly, she wanted to tease her grandson earlier.

But this holy decree, let alone the grandson, the son will be difficult to look at in the future.

knew that Zhou's mother would have this reaction, so the father and son didn't dare to talk to her in advance, so as not to lose their temper when receiving the order and cause extraneous branches.

In response to Zhou's mother's sad and questioning gaze, Zhou Boxu clenched the holy decree in his hand and said, "My son will come back often." ”

As soon as she heard this, Zhou's mother suddenly understood.

"You already knew that you deliberately kept me in the dark?"

Zhou Boxu pursed his lips and bowed his head without speaking.

Mother Zhou turned to look at Mrs. Zhou, and asked with red eyes, "Even you lied to me." ”

Mrs. Zhou frowned and said, "Where is this a lie, we will know more than an hour before you." ”

"Since you already know, why don't you ask the Holy One to change your will."

Zhou's mother's angry sound was broken, like the tip of a knife scraping a broken gong, and Mrs. Zhou's ears hurt.

"The will of God is even more changeable than a courtier. Besides, with your temperament, if you really live in the same house with the princess, you don't know what will happen. If you want me to say that it's good to live in the separate house, everyone is clean. ”

couldn't be appeased, Mrs. Zhou simply told the truth.

Mother Zhou's heart is not bad, but her personality is too strong.

Ten years ago, it was a thorn in her heart, and if she saw Zhuang Yun every day in the future, she would definitely be tight.

It is the best policy to live separately and not affect each other.

"What do you mean? I've been married for many years, and now I think I'm in a bad temper? Mother Zhou stared at Mrs. Zhou stubbornly, crying aggrieved.

"You still want to be clean, but you think my voice is ugly? I should ask myself not to stay, so that everyone is happy. ”

"The more I talk about it, the more I don't like it, when did I hate you." Mrs. Zhou twisted her eyebrows and glanced at Zhou Boxu uncomfortably.

The husband and wife quarreled, and Zhou Boxu was also very embarrassed to listen to it, and immediately arched his hand to Mrs. Zhou.

Mrs. Zhou gestured back and told him to hurry up.

Returning to his own study, Zhou Boxu unfolded the holy decree, silently recited word by word, and curled the corners of his lips after confirming that it was correct.

He was finally able to marry Yu Lan.

The warm sun outside the house dispelled the winter cold.

When Mrs. Zhuang heard that the emperor had given Yulan Zhou Boxu to marry the princess and live in the Zhou family, her worries disappeared, and a smile rarely appeared on her face.

But it was this holy decree that made Mrs. Zhuang understand how much the emperor loved Yu Lan and Zhuang Yun.

If she does not agree to forcibly block it, I am afraid that it will really provoke the wrath of the saint.

"Mother, now you can rest assured, Yun'er will not be wronged in the slightest." Yu Lan held the holy decree in his hand, and his heart was touched.

She didn't ask her father, but he had already thought about her.

Father's love is silent, but deafening.

Mrs. Zhuang pulled Zhuang Yun and said, "I'm relieved, you guys will have a good life in the future, and you have to come back to see me, an old woman." ”

Although she is reluctant to give up Zhuang Yun, as long as Zhuang Yun is doing well, it is okay for her to be lonely.

Originally, Zhuang Yun couldn't have been with her all the time.

Seeing that Mrs. Zhuang was red-eyed, Yu Lan said teasingly: "Mother, don't be sad too early, the wedding date has not been decided, it will take time for the princess's mansion to be repaired, and we will leave early." ”

Old Madam Zhuang glanced at her with disgust, no longer depressed.