Chapter 242 Coaxing to Sleep
The sky was gloomy and foggy, as if it would rain at any time.
The two walked side by side in the corridor, and Prime Minister Xie frowned and said, "Your Highness and the Prince are both students of the Grand Tutor. Why does the Grand Tutor favor the Prince and distance Your Highness? Do you think Your Highness is not as good as the Prince?"
With the actions of Yu Cheng and Yu Zheng in the court over the years, their abilities and character are obvious to all.
Grand Tutor Zhou was stunned for a moment, shook his head and laughed, "Prime Minister Xie, you worry too much."
"Your Highness is very good, I have nothing against him, but the Cao family stands behind him. The foreign relatives are monopolizing power, the king is not like a king, and the ministers are not like ministers."
At this point, Grand Tutor Zhou sighed heavily, disappointed and regretful.
If there were no control by the Cao family, Yu Cheng would definitely be a benevolent and wise monarch.
But the Cao family is ambitious, and Yu Chenggu cannot give up the affection of his mother's family, so he will be a puppet of the Cao family in the future.
By then, the rise and fall of Dazhao will all depend on the will of the Cao family, and it will not last long.
Prime Minister Xie was silent after hearing this.
What Grand Tutor Zhou was worried about was also what he was worried about.
Sighing secretly, Prime Minister Xie said, "What will Grand Tutor Zhou do if the Cao family is gone in the future?"
The two walked out of the corridor and into the courtyard. Grand Tutor Zhou looked up at the sky and said, "We are the ministers of Dazhao, eating the salary of the king, and we should be loyal to the king."
Finally, Grand Tutor Zhou turned his head and looked at Prime Minister Xie: "What do you think?"
Prime Minister Xie's eyes flashed slightly, nodded and smiled, "Grand Tutor is right."
The two looked at each other, and the smile was self-evident.
As long as the Cao family no longer controls the court, no matter who ascends to the throne between Yu Cheng and Yu Zheng in the future, they will all be their monarchs, and they only need to be loyal, no arguments.
"Grandmaster, please stay." After reaching the door, Prime Minister Xie pulled up his hood and put it on to cover his face.
Grandmaster Zhou stamped his feet and bowed: "Goodbye."
Xie Qian also pulled up his hood, helped Prime Minister Xie get on the carriage and left.
After seeing the two off, Grandmaster Zhou and his son returned to the study.
Yu Zheng brewed another pot of hot tea, and the three of them sat down and discussed for another half an hour.
"It's getting dark, and the prince should return to the city earlier." The father and son stood up and said goodbye.
Since they had to hide from others, they couldn't leave together.
Yu Zheng responded, and after the two left, he sat for another quarter of an hour before getting up and leaving.
"Drive——" Following the way they came, Zhufeng drove around the road and returned to the city from the south gate.
It was dark early when it rained.
Jiang Shu looked at the dark sky outside the house, listened to the sound of the rain, and looked at the gate of the courtyard frequently.
"Are you hungry, Princess? I'll go and urge him." Tan Yu thought Jiang Shu was waiting for Yu Zheng to come back for dinner.
Jiang Shu shook her head: "No, wait a little longer, the prince should be back soon."
How could eating alone not be as delicious as eating with two people.
And it was dark and rainy, and she was still a little worried that Yu Zheng would not come back.
Jiang Shu held the hot water bottle in her arms, sat at the table, staring at the yard and waiting for Yu Zheng.
The raindrops were splashing and getting heavier and heavier.
When the hot water bottle in her arms lost its warmth, Yu Zheng finally came back.
"Husband." Jiang Shu stood up and greeted him with a smile.
Yu Zheng entered the room and raised his hand to stop her from getting closer.
"I'm wet from the rain and cold, it will chill you."
Jiang Shu lowered her eyes and saw that Yu Zheng's shoes, boots and clothes were almost soaked.
"Husband, go change your clothes." Jiang Shu made way for Yu Zheng to go into the inner room to change clothes.
When Yu Zheng came out after changing his clothes, Chu Yu Shuanghua put the food on the table and the two of them had their meal together.
Jiang Shu's mouth has improved a bit recently, and he no longer feels uncomfortable seeing oily things, and can eat a little, but he still can't stand the smell of fish.
Yu Zheng accompanied and coaxed Jiang Shu, and let her eat a lot.
After a short rest after the meal, the two went to the bathroom to take a bath.
I don't know when it started, but Jiang Shu has been accustomed to bathing with Yu Zheng. She no longer feels ashamed, but feels very close.
While washing and wiping, Yu Zheng saw that Jiang Shu's belly was slightly bulging, and his dark eyes instantly became gentle, and he reached out to caress it.
"He has grown up." Yu Zheng squatted down and kissed Jiang Shu's belly lightly.
Jiang Shu's face flushed, and she said shyly: "It may be because he ate too much."
The child was still too young, and the subtle changes were difficult to detect.
Yu Zheng smiled and said firmly: "It's the child. Your belly was not like this after you ate before."
"Ah?" Jiang Shu was stunned. She didn't expect Yu Zheng to observe her belly carefully.
And she seemed to have only observed Yu Zheng's tight and well-proportioned abdominal muscles.
Seeing that Yu Zheng was staring at her, Jiang Shu's face turned red and hot, and she said shyly: "Don't look at me, I'm not dressed yet."
How embarrassing.
Jiang Shu's words reminded Yu Zheng, and he lowered his eyes and looked down.
For a moment, Jiang Shu blushed like a ripe shrimp, grabbed the pajamas on the screen beside him and put them on.
Yu Zheng raised his hand to stop: "Wait a minute, I haven't wiped my legs yet."
Jiang Shu reached out to take the cotton handkerchief in Yu Zheng's hand: "I...I'll do it myself."
Yu Zheng didn't respond or give it to her, and wiped it for her silently.
Jiang Shu breathed a sigh of relief and quickly put on his pajamas.
Yu Zheng stood up, stared at her crimson cheeks and said, "I want to eat peaches."
The peaches that are ripe in June are as attractive as Jiang Shu's appearance at the moment.
Listening to Yu Zheng's words that seemed serious but actually made people blush, Jiang Shu glared at him and ran out of the bathroom as if running away.
Looking at her back, Yu Zheng smiled happily, wiped off the water droplets on himself quickly, put on his pajamas and went out.
Jiang Shu was sitting on the couch, covered with a blanket, holding a book in her hand and pretending to read.
But she tried to stare at the words in the book, but her mind was thinking about what Yu Zheng had just said, and she couldn't read at all.
No, no, I can't let my imagination run wild.
Taking a deep breath, Jiang Shu shook her head to get rid of the distracting thoughts. When she was about to read the book seriously, she suddenly heard the sound of a flute behind her.
She turned her head suddenly and saw Yu Zheng walking towards her while playing the emerald jade flute. She
was wearing a clean white silk nightgown, with her black hair half tied up and hanging behind her head, looking lazy and reserved.
Her jade-like fingers jumped on the emerald jade flute, playing melodious music, like a breeze blowing in the ears, which made the listeners happy physically and mentally.
Jiang Shu thought about the last time she heard Yu Zheng play the flute, which was the last time, but she couldn't remember the exact day.
Yu Zheng stood in front of the couch, and after playing a song, he asked, "Madam, do you like it?"
Jiang Shu nodded, "One more song."
Yu Zheng laughed softly, "What reward will Madam give?"
Jiang Shu blinked his almond eyes, and he suddenly had an idea and said, "It's not me who wants to listen, but the child who wants to listen."
"Come on, play to him." Jiang Shu pointed to his stomach seriously.
Yu Zheng choked, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
With a low sigh of regret, Yu Zheng sat down beside the couch and blew a nursery rhyme to Jiang Shu's belly.
Yeah, really blew it for the child.
Jiang Shu was stunned, but had nothing to say.
Forget it, nursery rhymes are nursery rhymes, anyway, they are very nice. When
the song ended, Yu Zheng asked, "Does the child like it?"
Jiang Shu stroked her belly and said, "Daddy is coaxing him to sleep, so of course he likes it."
Yu Zheng's dark eyes moved slightly after hearing this, and he said, "Did you coax him to sleep?"
"Should he be asleep?" Jiang Shu touched her motionless belly, not sure.
"He's asleep, it's time to coax his mother." Yu Zheng lifted Jiang Shu's chin with a flute, his voice low and hoarse.
Jiang Shu was startled by the cool touch of the jade flute, and swallowed subconsciously as he looked at Yu Zheng, whose eyes were approaching with burning passion.