Chapter 438 Appointing Master Gu as the young master, you are the young protector
After Wang Pei left, Prime Minister Wang ordered people to deal with the matter.
The Prime Minister's wife heard about the commotion here and hurried to the flower room. Seeing Prime Minister Wang's cold face, she asked, "Pei'er got into trouble again?"
Prime Minister Wang began to play with his flowers and plants again, saying: "There is always something to worry about."
The Prime Minister's wife was also quite helpless about her youngest son. She gave birth to Wang Pei only when she was forty years old. She was too pampered when she was young, and now it is too late to regret.
The Prime Minister's wife sighed and said, "You have to teach this child well. You can't always indulge him."
Wang Peishang didn't even listen to what Prime Minister Wang said, let alone what the Prime Minister's wife said.
Prime Minister Wang looked at his old wife and said, "He is bad from the very core and cannot be taught well."
The Prime Minister's wife said: "Only people like us can take care of him."
Prime Minister Wang said quietly: "Children are debts."
The Prime Minister's wife said: "I have one more thing to do here. The wife of Mr. Zhong, the Minister of Rites, has come to me, and she has brought her legitimate daughter with her."
Prime Minister Wang chuckled lightly and said: "Who can not be anxious in the face of life and death?"
The Prime Minister's wife has been by Prime Minister Wang's side for so many years. Not only have they been close to each other, but she has always treated them with respect, so she can see things in the court more or less clearly.
At the court meeting last year, Zhong Shangshu was the first to propose the idea of establishing a prince.
The tragedy of the Xu family's destruction is still before our eyes, and there is no need for Prime Minister Wang to get involved in this.
The Prime Minister's wife said, "That girl is pretty and she said she is willing to marry Pei'er."
Wang Pei's reputation was not good, and the various families knew it tacitly.
Although there are families who are willing to give their daughters to Wang Pei for the sake of their future.
But Prime Minister Wang and the Prime Minister's wife are not favored by everyone.
Before the fall of the Xu family, the Zhong Mansion relied on the Ninth Prince and was still respectable, barely worthy of Wang Pei.
But today is different from the past. The Zhong family is in danger, and the Wang family naturally looks down upon it.
The Prime Minister's wife said: "Zhong Shangshu's wife is really pitiful. She and her daughter both cried so hard that it made people feel sad."
Although she said this, there was no mercy on her face.
Maybe after seeing this kind of thing too much, I no longer feel it.
If I say yes, I am just glad that I married into the Wang family, which has survived for a hundred years.
The Prime Minister's wife looked at Prime Minister Wang's unmoved face and thought he had given up on the Zhong family, then said: "Well, the beginning of this year is not peaceful. We don't know what will happen next. There is nothing we can do to help."
But Prime Minister Wang suddenly stopped her and said, "Being a wife to Pei'er is too much, but being a concubine is more than enough."
The implication is that Zhong Shangshu should not give up his position as Shangshu, but it is more than enough to save his life.
Instead of spending time on this loser Zhong Shangshu, it is better to think about how to help one of your own to be the Minister of Rites.
The Prime Minister's wife didn't know why Prime Minister Wang wanted to get involved in this matter, but she still meekly said: "Then I will go and reply."
After the Xu family, Shao Wuji pointed his epee at the Zhong family.
It would be easy for the Internal Security Department to accuse the Zhong family of Luo Zhi.
It was just as easy as the crime of Luo Zhi and Gu Yu from the aristocratic family.
It just depends on who has more power.
When the Internal Security Department searched the Zhong family for crimes, Prime Minister Wang welcomed the Zhong family's daughter in with a high profile.
The Zhong Mansion was confiscated, and Zhong Shangshu was demoted to a commoner. Except for the daughter of the Zhong family who married into the royal family, everyone returned home in despair.
However, what everyone did not expect was that the successor to the position of Minister of Rites was Lin Lecheng, the Shaoqing of Guanglu Temple.
A fourth-grade official was promoted to second-grade officer in one go.
When the news reached Prime Minister Wang, his mouth was burned by the tea he just drank.
He had already put pressure on the Ministry of Personnel and listed the names of several confidants, who would present them to the Holy One.
Why didn't the Holy Emperor choose any of them, but instead chose the fourth-grade Shaoqing?
Prime Minister Wang asked: "What's going on? Who recommended Lin Lecheng?"
The person who responded said: "It's the person recommended by Wen Hansi."
Prime Minister Wang leaned on the chair and murmured: "Wen Hansi?"
But he underestimated Gu Yu.
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With the fall of the Xu family and the Zhong family, everyone in the court felt insecure and wanted to be a good person with their tails between their legs.
I don't dare to quarrel with the Holy Lord like before, showing a harmonious scene between the king and his ministers.
I don’t know if Junze’s words during the Lantern Festival had an effect, but Gu Yu has been inactive during this period.
Although Gu Yu followed the Holy Lord every day, he did not do anything that would endanger the Holy Lord or Chao Gang.
Junze breathed a sigh of relief, hoping that Gu Yu would understand and let go of that terrible thought.
The imperial concubine in the palace focused on taking good care of her body, and the eighth princess stayed with her every day and never left the palace.
The Holy Emperor rarely went to the harem.
But the relationship between Junze and Gu Yu dropped to a freezing point again.
Things have been peaceful in the court recently, and there has been no conflict or contest between the two of them.
But when they met face to face, they didn't even want to make eye contact.
Gu Yu's cough never got better. During the court meeting, Gu Yu's suppressed coughing could be heard from time to time.
After the court meeting dispersed, Gu Yu returned to the Zhenguo Palace and went to Doctor Leng's place.
Sun Caiwei also came to Dr. Leng to get medicine for her heart disease. Her heart disease was much better, but she still had to take care of herself.
Looking at Gu Yu coming over, he whispered: "Lin Shaoqing, no, it's time to call Lin Shangshu. I have sent many more things."
Gu Yu said calmly: "Take it, this is what we deserve."
Doctor Leng came out and brought Gu Yu a bowl of soup.
Gu Yu took it with a normal expression and drank it all in one gulp.
The bitter soup made Gu feel nauseous, so he put down the bowl and immediately stuffed a mouthful of candied fruit to soak up the taste.
Doctor Leng felt Gu Yu's pulse and said: "You have a heart disease, the internal fire is too strong, but your body has been exposed to severe cold, so you are not suitable for taking cold medicine to reduce the fire."
Gu Yu knew his body well and said, "Then take care of it slowly."
She is now in a defensive position, and there is nothing she can do for the time being except to watch the movements of the internal security department and take the opportunity to make up for her own men.
She also knew that Junze had been staring at her, which made her feel anxious and angry.
Although a small cough is uncomfortable, it does not affect her daily activities.
Gu Yu coughed a few more times, his eyes dim.
Let's keep it for now.
There will always be a cure.
There are always places that Junze can't keep an eye on.
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The Princess's Mansion, Heliyuan.
An attendant hurriedly came in and said to Junze: "Your Majesty, there is news from the Imperial Palace. It seems that the Holy One plans to feed the Fifth and Sixth Princes to re-select the Young Master and the Young Master."
This is nothing unusual.
If the former Tutor and Taibao were useful, how could the two princes be brought up to be like this?
In Junze's opinion, it should have been changed long ago.
Junze said: "Who is the emperor interested in?"
The attendant said: "The Holy One seems to intend to appoint Mr. Gu as the young master, and you as the young protector."