Lu Shengzhi sued Junshi at the government office, and submitted Wu Mama's testimony and the evidence left behind from that year. Junshi was arrested and sentenced to exile. Lu Shengzhi's letter of divorce was handed to her on the day of her exile.

"Heh...heh...he actually divorced me?" Madam Jun chuckled, but as she laughed, tears soaked her clothes, and her sobs quickly turned into whimpers, "Waaah...waaah...waaah...waaah...waaah...waaah...I was wrong? I just wanted to be with the person I love!"

Unfortunately, no one ever answered her question again.

Granny Wu was sentenced to immediate execution for killing two servants, and because she had no family, her body was thrown into a mass grave.

After Jun was taken away, Lu Shengzhi resumed his previous life and stopped asking for leave from the government office, but he never went to see Lu Yanzheng again.

Jiang Qinyu was quite curious about it for two days after she found out.

That night, after the couple finished tidying up, they sat up on the bed.

"Why don't you think he's coming to see you anymore?" Jiang Qinyu nestled in Lu Yanzheng's arms, picking up a strand of his hair and playing with it, looking up at him curiously.

Lu Yanzheng was trying his best to restrain himself at this moment. Any movement she made in his arms could arouse the deepest desire in his body.

Hearing her question, Lu Yanzheng subtly lifted her up a little, took a deep breath, and then answered, "As far as I know, he is not the kind of person who is good at climbing the social ladder. When Xiao Rui lived in his house before, they were more concerned about whether Xiao Rui would cause them trouble."

"Now that he has confirmed my identity, he will likely feel guilty towards me and my birth mother, and therefore dare not come forward to acknowledge me."

Lu Yanzheng analyzed the matter calmly, as if it had nothing to do with him.

Jiang Qinyu turned his face to meet his gaze, "So what do you think?"

"I don't really want to," Lu Yanzheng simply pressed his face against her palm, "Let nature take its course."

Jiang Qinyu pondered for a moment, "So, you don't dislike them?"

"They haven't done anything bad to me, nor have they done anything to hurt me, so naturally I can't say whether I like or hate them," Lu Yanzheng said calmly.

He was someone who had never appeared in his life before, not much different from a stranger.

Jiang Qinyu tentatively asked, "Can I still invite Lu Wanqing to my home as a guest in the future?"

"You can invite anyone to your home as long as you like." Lu Yanzheng's heart tingled, and he couldn't resist planting a kiss on Jiang Qinyu's neck.

Jiang Qinyu felt a little ticklish from his breath, and laughed while trying to dodge, "Then I won't be polite!"

"Yes, you're in charge of everything in our family. You can do whatever you want." Lu Yanzheng pulled him into his arms again and kissed his cheek this time.

Jiang Qinyu's face flushed, and she suddenly dared not move.

She wasn't some naive young girl who hadn't experienced such things before. It was understandable that she hadn't noticed before, but now she couldn't ignore the fact that someone's body had suddenly "grown up."

"Stop it..." Jiang Qinyu said softly, her ears turning red, "It will hurt the baby."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yanzheng's voice deepened, "I know, I won't."

He took a deep breath, held her tightly, and didn't move.

Jiang Qinyu dared not move again, her face pressed against his chest, listening to his obviously erratic heartbeat, and the corners of her mouth slightly raised.

Another fifteen minutes passed before Lu Yanzheng finally calmed himself down. Looking down, he saw that Jiang Qinyu had fallen asleep.

He was both amused and exasperated. He had endured so much hardship for her sake, and she had simply gone to sleep without even saying goodbye.

Lu Yanzheng was a little unwilling, so he pecked Jiang Qinyu's lips again, then lowered his voice and said, "After you give birth and recover, I will come to collect the compensation myself..."

...

After Lu Yanzheng took control of the imperial court, all matters proceeded according to plan.

Qin Shen and a group of Lu Yanzheng's trusted and capable assistants were all in the capital, dealing with the mess left by Emperor Jingqing.

The officials of the six ministries were completely replaced, and most of the nominal positions were eliminated, leaving only one or two, or two or three, people in charge of each ministry.

Lu Yanzheng’s original words were, “First, determine the heads of each department. The lower-level officials will not be assigned any positions. As for how to handle the trivial matters of each department, the heads will be responsible for recruiting people. I will only look at the results within the specified time.”

Simply put, those who are capable will be given the job, and those who are not will be replaced. The same applies to the subordinates. They are currently on the sidelines, but once the new leadership team is formed by the court, those who are truly capable will definitely have a place.

Qin Shen also thought this method was good. It not only eliminated those who tried to cheat and shirk their duties, but also made the heads of each department afraid to slack off and try their best to finish the work within the stipulated time.

This led to a situation where truly capable people were constantly being approached, with many officials personally coming to ask for their help.

In fact, the officials of the former imperial court knew very well who was capable and who was just taking advantage of the situation.

Now that Qin Shen has just appointed his commander, they know what to do next.

After learning about this situation, Eagle sighed to Qin Shen, "What was wrong with those officials in the past? They knew what kind of people their subordinates were, but they didn't do anything to rectify them, and ended up getting themselves into trouble."

"They're all birds of a feather, all they want is money or power, each looking after their own interests and having nothing to do with each other." Qin Shen saw it clearly.

He had seen his uncle often run into obstacles with the Six Ministries. For example, when the border troops ran out of food, his uncle would have to beg and plead with the Ministry of Revenue, hoping that they would not withhold or delay the distribution of food to the border troops.

The eagle patted him on the shoulder, "We're lucky to be with the prince, otherwise we'd be suffering some kind of humiliation!"

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