Since ancient times, women have regarded their husbands as their heavens and relied on trees to survive like vines. The honor and disgrace of his life are all related to men, and he does not even have the right to know and the right to make decisions. Men do not need the consent of women to make any decisions.

After the blind marriage and dumb marriage, he died blindly with the blind life.

And Yu Zheng's move not only made Jiang Shuhuo understand, but also gave her great respect. invisibly told Jiang Shu that she was not only his wife, but also a partner who walked side by side with him.

"With Shu'er here, I'm not afraid of anything." Yu Zheng and Jiang Shu's foreheads collided, their ink eyes were firm, and the corners of their lips were slightly curved.

Walking alone, facing the unknown road ahead, there will always be a little panic and confusion, helplessness and exhaustion.

But when two people go together, they will encourage and rely on each other and become each other's motivation and backing.

Jiang Shu looked at Yu Zheng's eyes, and whispered as if promised: "Honor and disgrace, blessing and misfortune, life and death depend on each other." ”

Yu Zheng's heart trembled when he heard this, and he leaned forward and kissed the person in front of him.

If you have a wife like this, what more can a husband ask for?

The next day, Jiang Ning came.

The academy is about to start, and Jiang Ning seized the last free time to come to the palace to learn horseback riding.

Jiang Shu stayed with him for a long time as usual and didn't say anything.

First, I am afraid that my family will be worried about nothing, and second, the affairs in the palace are very extensive and cannot be spread out at will.

The simple-minded Jiang Ning didn't notice anything, so he came and returned happy.

After lunch, Jiang Ning was sent away, and Yu Zheng went to Zhou's mansion.

Knowing that Prime Minister Xie Cheng took the initiative to join forces with Yu Zheng, Mrs. Zhou and Zhou Boxu were surprised.

After the shock, Mrs. Zhou felt that it was reasonable, shook his head and sighed: "Acting excessively and digging your own grave." ”

Zhou Boxu said: "The Cao family is ambitious and has to be removed. ”

Since the death of the first emperor thirty years ago and the emperor's accession to the throne, the Cao family has shown its ambitions, rampantly forcing the emperor to marry the daughter of the Cao family, and giving birth to the eldest son to become the crown prince.

For so many years, the emperor endured humiliation and heavy burdens, secretly cultivated his henchmen, quietly controlled the court situation to regain imperial power, and finally had the strength to resist the Cao family.

The Cao family sensed that something was wrong, and repeated the trick, forcing Yu Cheng to marry Cao Muxue as the crown princess. Now, he has stretched out his hand to Yu Zheng again.

If the Cao family continues to cause trouble, when Yu Cheng ascends the throne in the future, the Cao family will cover the sky with one hand, and the entire court will be the Cao family's council hall.

And those of them who are against the Cao family will have no place to stand, and it is difficult to say whether they can save their lives.

Regardless of whether Yu Zheng fights or not, the Cao family can't stay.

One can be without ambition, but not without self-preservation.

The three of them discussed in the study for an afternoon, and Yu Zheng left when it was almost dark.

After two days of gloomy weather, the rain finally fell.

Yu Zheng drove out of the city by car and turned around to a hidden courtyard in the west of the city.

Soon after he entered the courtyard, two more carriages arrived.

The two men who got out of the last car wore wide hoods that covered their entire faces.

......The raindrops hit the umbrella and splashed on the ground, wetting the clothes and shoes.

Chasing the wind led the two through the courtyard, around the cloister, stopping outside the study, and knocking on the door.

"Master, the man has arrived."

"Enter." Yu Zheng's cold voice came from the room.

Chase the wind opened the door, and after the two of them entered, he closed the door again, and guarded the door himself.

The three people in the room raised their eyes at the same time and looked at the comer.

"Lord Wang, Mrs. Zhou, Lord Zhou." The two took off their canopies and saluted Yu Zheng and the others.

"Xie Xiang, Xie Shilang." Mrs. Zhou and Zhou Boxu returned the gift.

Yu Zheng raised his hand and motioned for the two to sit down and talk.

Hot tea had already been prepared on several tables, and in the way of hospitality, after the two sat down, Yu Zheng picked up the tea cup and saluted each other.

The father and son of the Xie family hurriedly returned the salute with the teacup, and at the end of the day, they sighed a few mouthfuls and said: "Good tea, I didn't expect that there is still such good tea hidden in this deserted courtyard." ”

Glancing at the two of them with ink eyes, Yu Zheng said slowly: "Good tea for distinguished guests, this is specially brought by this king from the palace, and he also invited Mrs. Zhou to accompany him, Xie Xiangke is still satisfied?" ”

Prime Minister Xie Cheng said with a smile: "The prince treats each other sincerely, how can it be dissatisfied. ”

Although the courtiers secretly divided their parties, they never showed it on the surface.

Yu Zheng asked Mrs. Zhou and Zhou Boxu to work together today, firstly, to show sincere cooperation to Prime Minister Xie, and secondly, to remind Prime Minister Xie that he was not alone in the court, and if he wanted to calculate, he had to weigh it.

Prime Minister Xie is in the first rank and holds great power. Xie Qi'an is the waiter of the fourth grade of the official department, in charge of the appointment, dismissal and promotion of officials, the evaluation of rewards and punishments, and the power and responsibility are very great.

And Xie Qi'an has been rooted in the Ministry of Officials for many years, and knows everything about the affairs of the Ministry of Officials.

It is precisely because the father and son both hold real power and have a great influence in the court that the Cao family is afraid of getting rid of them quickly, but they dare not act rashly.

"Xie Xiangruo loves tea, and you can go to my house to taste it when you have time." Mrs. Zhou invited him tentatively.

If Prime Minister Xie Cheng should go to the Zhou Mansion, it will be to tell the Cao family and Yu Cheng that they have formed an alliance.

Xie Qi Anlang smiled: "Although my father loves tea, he can't sleep at night when he drinks a lot. I don't know if Lord Zhou is a good wine? I know a liquor shop with a lot of good wine, so I can drink it together. ”

Before the time comes, cooperation and exchanges must be carried out in secret, not publicized.

Several people glanced at each other, and Zhou Boxu said: "It's difficult to be gracious, it's better to be respectful than to obey your fate." ”

Now is indeed not an opportunity to find out, and secretly joining forces can catch the Cao family off guard.

After some temptation, several people got to the point.

In order to show sincerity, Xie Qi'an said: "Cao Qian is suspicious and cautious, but he is greedy for beauty. He has a beautiful concubine by his side, who is my person. ”

When Yu Zheng and the three of them heard this, their faces were slightly surprised.

can place people next to Cao Qian's pillow, thank you for your good means.

With Cao Qian's temperament, no matter how greedy he is, he will definitely find out the details when he marries a concubine, and he will not accept the house easily.

Xie Qi'an's move is definitely not easy.

"I don't know what this beautiful concubine can tell Xie Shilang?" Zhou Boxu asked.

Xie Qi'an said: "Master Cao is seriously ill and is about to die, so he is hanging by decoction. ”

They really don't know about this news.

Cao Taishi is the pillar of the Cao family, if he dies, the love of the Cao family's protégé is gradually lost, and the Cao family will have a broken arm.

It is the Cao family who takes care of it carefully, strictly guards the news, and does not disclose anything.

Although Yu Zheng also installed someone in Cao's Mansion, he did not find out this news, which shows Cao Qian's caution and the power of the beautiful concubine.

Xie Qi'an gave such important information, and Yu Zheng also had to show a little sincerity.

The slender fingers tapped the table, and Yu Zheng said in a deep voice: "Last year's Jiangnan corruption case, I found out that it was related to the Cao family, and I found the master of the governor of Jiangnan a few days ago, and he will be in Beijing in a few days." ”

In the first meeting, both sides were cautious, exchanging news with each other tentatively and making preliminary plans.

When the rain stopped, Prime Minister Xie Cheng got up: "The Cao family has deep roots and great potential, and it needs to be slowly figured out." It's been a long time since we came out, and it's time for us to go back. ”

Mrs. Zhou got up and said, "I'll send Xie Xiang." ”

"There is labor." Prime Minister Xie Cheng walked out of the study, parallel to Mrs. Zhou, Xie Qi'an and Zhou Boxu were a few steps behind.

After looking back and forth, and after confirming that there was no one, Prime Minister Xie Cheng said in a low voice: "Mrs. Zhou, there is something I have always wanted to ask you." ”

"Oh? Xie Xiang, but it doesn't hurt. Mrs. Zhou smiled calmly.