Everyone has a desire to protect themselves.

Doctor Qi is old, and it is natural for him to want to die peacefully.

But she was ignorant and dug up this matter.

Now, there is no turning back.

We can't go back this way either -

She is Ziwei's lucky star.

We should fight against foreign enemies and not stand idly by.

Ruyi took a deep breath and looked at the old beggar, "But this time, I want to cure the poison in Grandpa Mu and let Cao Zhizhang go back to where he came from!"

The third prince colluded with the enemy country. Such people should go to hell.

The old beggar nodded and looked at Rong Yan, "What does His Highness the Ninth Prince say?"

Things in the court are not that simple. Everything must be done in a proper way. Otherwise, it is easy to kill one thousand enemies but lose eight hundred of your own.

Even if Cao Zhizhang was eliminated, he would be targeted by others and become the target of public criticism.

Rong Yan tapped the table with his slender knuckles, but his expression did not change much. He just stated the basic facts.

"First, what Third Brother did is enough to deserve his death a hundred times."

“Second, we must make the best use of everything.”

After saying these two brief sentences, he looked at Ruyi and waited for her to speak.

Ruyi pondered the current situation and expressed her own judgment, "So, we should wait until the Third Prince is sure of victory and reaches the top of the cloud before kicking him down."

Otherwise, wouldn't that be equivalent to helping the Second Prince and the Crown Prince fight against the Third Prince?

It's really not worth the trouble.

"And it's best if we don't do it ourselves."

After all, there are the Fourth Prince, the Fifth Prince, the Sixth Prince, etc.

Rong Yan nodded and smiled, "Ruyi is right."

"At the morning court today, my father announced the establishment of Wenyuan Pavilion. The Crown Prince, the Second Prince, and the Third Prince all jumped out, but in the end their hopes were dashed and their wolfish ambitions were exposed."

He snorted somewhat sarcastically, "Soon, they'll be biting."

Ruyi nodded, "But I'm afraid I still need to communicate with the Mu family about this matter."

"When I just came back, I saw the Third Prince going to propose marriage. He wanted to marry Sister Mu. The attitude of the Mu family is very bad. If we can't suppress it, I'm afraid it will explode early."

Rong Yan looked at her, "How about letting Junior Sister take care of this?"

Ruyi nodded, "Master and I prepared the antidote, and then I took it to find Sister Mu."

"She and I grew up together and we have a very good relationship. Everyone knows it. So no one would suspect me if I went."

Ruyi made a prompt decision.

Rong Yan nodded, a smile on his face, "I knew that as long as I gave you a chance to break free from the Shen family's environment, you would be able to show your skills."

Ruyi blushed a little after hearing what he said, "Thanks to Master's teachings and Senior Brother's guidance."

Rong Yan curled his lips.

He knew Ruyi was sweet-talking, but he felt a little embarrassed when she kept saying that.

The old beggar looked at the two of them and said with a smile, "You two can talk, I'll go get the medicine."

As he said this, he went to busy himself with the herbs.

As soon as the person left, Rong Yan hugged Ruyi in his arms and said, "There are two days in total, can't you leave one day for me?"

His face was pressed against hers, feeling slightly cold.

Ruyi's cheeks were burning. She didn't know why she felt that although his voice was as pleasant as heavenly music, it was particularly exciting at this moment.

"Then...I'll leave it to you tomorrow."

Her heart beat a little faster. "I will go to Prince Yan's Mansion again this afternoon to thank Prince Yan."

After all, Yan Weiyun has helped several times.

Even if she cannot give substantial rewards for the time being, she should at least give some feedback, otherwise who would be willing to step forward in the future?

Ruyi has experienced the warmth and coldness of people's hearts, but the fire in her heart has not been extinguished, and she is always grateful.

Also willing to treat other people sincerely.

It’s just that I won’t put all my hopes on others anymore.

Rong Yan sighed, "I like this about you, but I am also annoyed by this."

"Yan Weiyun loves you. To be honest, I really don't want you to thank him, but I love you so much for being like this."

Finally, he sighed, "I have to be grateful."

"The fact that Yan Weiyun likes you shows that you are very good and worthy of being loved by many people. And the fact that you know how to be grateful also proves that you are indeed worthy of being loved by everyone."

He held the man in his arms, close to him.

But he didn't do anything excessive, just held her hand and said, "I can't be with you openly, it seems that I can only visit you secretly from now on."

"Fortunately, you and I have two common masters, so we can meet each other when we go to our father's place."

He said a lot of things in my ear.

Ruyi felt warm in her heart, and realized that the Ninth Prince was not really aloof, but it depends on who he is with.

It was obvious that she was the favored one.

Leaning in his arms, Ruyi took a deep breath.

She really broke away from the Shen family and was running towards Rong Yan!

Now when I think back to what happened last month, I can only sigh and feel as if it were a lifetime ago.

…

at this time.

The Shen family was shattered, with only Shen Cangyun and Shen Yu left.

Shen Cangyun looked dilapidated, his face was haggard, and there was a grayness in his eyes. He was less than fifty years old, but at this moment he seemed to have entered old age prematurely.

He looked at Shen Yu and asked in a trembling voice: "What is the reaction of the Mu family? Did they ask for help to release the fourth brother from the prison?"

Shen Yu's face looked uglier than ever before.

He had caught a cold and was injured from being beaten by the people last time. He no longer looked like the eldest son of the Shen family. Only unspeakable shame and anger were written on his face.

"No."

He spoke stiffly about what he had seen and heard that morning, "The Third Prince went to the Mu family to propose marriage, but was also rejected."

He doesn't care about the third prince.

I just feel ashamed.

The Third Prince is chasing after Mu Rushuang, so who is he in comparison?

Shen Cangyun's face fell when he heard this.

"This is what happens when a wall falls and everyone pushes it down. I never thought that I, Shen Cangyun, would end up like this one day."

Pigs despise dogs and are abandoned by everyone, so everyone will want to beat them.

It has been several days since something happened in his family, and none of his former colleagues or those who curry favor with him have come to visit, let alone offer to help.

It was as if he had never been integrated into the big circle of Beijing.

Thinking of Ruyi again, his voice trembled, "I can't understand why Shen Ruyi could go this far. My blood is flowing in her body!"

He was somewhat unwilling and suddenly coughed up blood and started shaking all over.

Shen Yu's tone was stiff. "She is just a pawn of others. How far can a woman go? Without the title of Ziwei Fuxing, she is nothing..."

That's what he hoped for.

He hoped that Ruyi would end up like them, abandoned by others, and finally have no choice but to return to the Shen family.

However, things have completely exceeded the expectations of both father and son.

A guard rushed in and said with a complicated expression: "Master, Young Master! The latest news came from the palace..."

As he said this, he looked at the two of them, not knowing whether he should say it or not.

However, Shen Yu asked him to keep an eye on the news.

"Who became the prime minister?"

Shen Cangyun raised his eyes and looked at him with cloudy eyes.

The guard had to speak, but it was completely beyond his expectations, "No one became the prime minister, and the emperor directly announced the abolition of the prime minister system and replaced it with a cabinet system."

"The court has set up the Wenyuan Pavilion, which is only below the emperor and is responsible for coordinating the six ministries and inheriting the emperor's power. The six Wenyuan Pavilion scholars are all new faces. They were selected by the emperor himself, and no one was given the opportunity to recommend them."

The guard had a heart attack when he said this, "Also, the Ninth Prince Rong Yan has been appointed as the Prime Minister of Wenyuan Pavilion. All matters in the court must now pass through his hands."

"What?"

Shen Cangyun's hand trembled, and then spasmed!