Ci Jinzhi

 Zhang Shoufu's eyes moved, but it was still difficult to make a decision: "That girl is in the limelight. If something happens, the emperor will definitely investigate her to the end."

Zhang Yuchen disagreed: "There are so many unsolved cases in the world. Even if the emperor has Jinlin Guards as his eyes and ears, as long as we handle things efficiently, we don't have to worry."

Speaking of this, Zhang Yuchen smiled: "When Queen Xin broke into Queen Xiu and her son and left the palace angrily, Concubine Shu thought her plan was successful, and she didn't know until her death that we were the ones holding the sword. We have no selfish grudges against Queen Xin, If something happens to Xinyou, no one will suspect us..."

 Zhang Shoufu looked at his nephew who was talking eloquently and was slightly absent-minded.

 In terms of studying, this nephew's talent is not outstanding. Although he had good qualifications in clan studies back then, there were many nephews and nephews like him in the Zhang family, so it was never his turn to become the pillar of this generation.

He still remembered that day when his nephew ran up to him and said that he wanted to work with him first. The first plan he proposed to him was to use Concubine Shu to reveal the fact that the emperor was carrying Empress Xin's beautiful concubine behind his back.

In this case, there will be conflicts between the emperor and the empress, and Empress Xin will have no time to interfere in the government affairs. Unexpectedly, the result was better than expected, and Queen Xin actually left the palace and ran away.

In the following ten years or so, this nephew planned and implemented many shady things, and naturally became the person he relied on most.

"Second uncle, if you are still undecided, wait until tomorrow to see what the emperor's attitude is. Eunuch Sun went to the Imperial College with you and saw Xu'er's miserable condition with his own eyes. The emperor should know that it was Xu'er who suffered a big loss."

 Zhang Shoufu was silent for a while and nodded.

Sun Yan did report Zhang Xu’s situation to Emperor Xingyuan after returning to the palace.

After he finished whispering in his ear, Emperor Xingyuan looked helplessly at Xin You who was holding the tea cup.

Xin You didn't refuse Emperor Xingyuan's invitation to have dinner together just to wait for Sun Yan to come back.

 “Ahem, Ayou won the battle.”

 "If you lose in a fight, you win. Although I won the fight with Zhang Xu, I don't feel relieved when I think of his words." Xin You put down the tea cup and said calmly.

Emperor Xingyuan's embarrassment as thin as a spider's silk disappeared when he heard that Zhang Xu was beaten into a pig's head by his daughter.

 Ayou is right, you can’t just accept the loss just because you won the fight, right? That kid couldn't win even though he was arrogant, he just deserved it.

"It's getting dark. Let's take the palace carriage back."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Xinyou didn't refuse. On the way back, she raised the car curtains and let the late autumn wind blow in.

The autumn wind is howling, the chill is deep into the bones, and the harsh winter is coming.

That night, Zhang Shoufu did not sleep well, so much so that he fell asleep again in the sedan chair on the way to the morning meeting.

The morning meeting went step by step. After the end, Zhang Shoufu and several important ministers went to Qianqing Palace to continue the discussion. Until they returned to the duty room, Emperor Xingyuan did not mention what happened yesterday.

 “Zhang Gong—”

 Zhang Shoufu came to his senses: "What did Duke Qin just say?"

 Mr. Qin Ge entered the cabinet after Mr. Deng Ge's accident, and he didn't have much contact with Zhang Shoufu in the past. He studied Zhang Shoufu's expression and asked, "Is Mr. Zhang uncomfortable?"

 Zhang Shoufu forced a smile: "I'm old and it's hard to sleep well. Thank you Duke Qin for your concern."

The two of them talked about some of the measures the court would take after winter, but Zhang Shoufu's mind was far away.

 That evening, Zhang Yuchen came to the door again.

 “Second uncle, does the emperor have any expression?”

 Zhang Shoufu couldn't hide his ugly face: "The emperor didn't mention anything."

Zhang Yuchen smiled: "My nephew is right, right? This girl has extraordinary influence on the emperor. Once she proposes a new policy, can you ensure that the emperor will not waver?"

 Zhang Shoufu took a sip of tea with a sullen face. "Second uncle, my nephew still said what he said last night. I will continue to be confused by it. You must know that the emperor is not the emperor who first ascended the throne twenty years ago. At that time, he still respected literati, but you see him Now for Mr. Deng Ge, Liu Gishizhong and others—"

 “I’ll do as you say.” Zhang Shoufu placed the tea cup heavily on the table.

Whenever the emperor has something to say today, he will think about it again. Yu Chen is right. The emperor loves this daughter too much. If he doesn't do anything now, there will be endless troubles in the future.

 That night, the lights in Zhang Shoufu's study room were on for a long time, and candle tears filled the candlesticks coldly.

 After Duan Shaoqing heard about Xin You's violent beating of Zhang Xu, he went to Duan Yunlang's place specifically.

“Yunlang, I heard that Miss Xin’s grandson is related to you.”

Duan Yunlang's face changed drastically: "Ayou beat Zhang Xu?"

 “Ayou?” Duan Shaoqing’s eyes flashed.

It seems the rumors are true.

“Uncle, can you explain it carefully?”

After hearing what Duan Shaoqing said, Duan Yunlang rubbed his eyes and murmured: "I shouldn't have said that to Miss Xin..."

Duan Shaoqing patted him on the shoulder and said in a particularly kind tone: "You don't have to take it to heart, just remember that Miss Xin is nice to you."

 That girl was so arrogant, and the emperor not only did not blame her, but also ordered the grandson of Zhang Shoufu, who was beaten into a pig head, to withdraw from the Imperial College. This shows her status in the emperor's heart. The emperor valued that girl, and knowing that she had a good relationship with his nephew, he would treat Shaoqing's house a little more favorably.

Looking at his nephew who had no scheming intentions, Duan Shaoqing sighed in his heart.

Never in my wildest dreams did I expect that the slim chance of turning the Shaoqing Mansion over would fall on such a fool.

On the way to the Hanlin Academy, Xinyou passed by someone, looked at the note that fell into his hand, and breathed a sigh of relief.

 She wasted her energy and beat Zhang Xu in vain. Zhang Yuchen went to Zhang's house two nights in a row, and it seemed that he couldn't help but attack her.

Publishing her mother's ideas in a book and beating Zhang Xu in public was to make the other party realize that she would not just be a canary of noble birth and force the other party to take action.

 “Xinwaizhao.”

 “Xin Taizhao—”

Walking all the way into the Hanlin Academy, everyone I met greeted me warmly, and those who were still far away quietly moved farther away.

Xinyou only had one thought: news spreads so fast.

Walking into the office, there was a stack of white paper on the table, with the pen and ink aside. It was no different from when I left yesterday.

 Except—Xin You glanced at the tea can on the table.

The sky-blue porcelain jar is equipped with a lid of the same color. She deliberately adjusted the vine pattern on the lid to align with the vine pattern on the jar. Now that the upper and lower vine patterns are staggered, the lid has obviously been tampered with.

What she drank at the Hanlin Academy was tea. The other party wanted to poison her, but there weren't many choices.

The window was not open yet, but the door was closed when she came in. Xin You took some tea leaves from the tea can and put it in her purse, then stood up and opened the window.

Morning wind rushed in immediately, and the paper pressed by the paperweight was blown by the wind.

Xin You saw Li Daizhao walking quickly into the east hall with his head lowered.

"Xin Daizhao." Hua Daizhao walked to the window, handed over an oil paper bag, and asked with a smile, "I bought a few sweet cakes today, do you want to eat one?"