Chapter 263 Out of Control

The rain stopped in the evening, and Yu Zheng returned home on the shallow water.

"My husband." Jiang Shu was surprised.

Today was the earliest day that Yu Zheng came back.

Yu Zheng responded and asked her and the child as usual.

Jiang Shu nodded: "My child and I are fine. Are you done with your work today?"

"Yes." Yu Zheng nodded and led her to sit on the couch.

Jiang Shu asked tentatively: "Have the assassins who assassinated Lord Sun been caught?"

Yu Zheng shook his head: "It's the limelight right now, they won't show up."

Besides, the assassins acted on orders, and it didn't matter whether they were caught or not. What mattered was the mastermind behind the scenes and the consequences of this incident.

Three days later, the new Dali Temple Minister will be selected at the morning court tomorrow.

"I wonder how Yijun is doing." Jiang Shu sighed lightly, with worry in his voice.

Sun Hechuan's assassination reminded Jiang Shu of Jiang's father's danger last year. Therefore, she could understand and empathize with Sun Yijun's feelings better than others.

Yu Zheng looked at her slightly wrinkled brows and said slowly: "With Yu Yuan by her side, nothing will happen."

Fortunately, Sun Yijun still has Yu Yuan. Just like she had Yu Zheng to help her last year.

Thinking of this, Jiang Shu's eyes flashed slightly and said: "I still owe my husband medicinal herbs."

Yu Zheng said in a daze: "You have already paid it back."

Jiang Shu was stunned: "When?"

Yu Zheng lowered his dark eyes, staring at her belly and said: "Two medicinal herbs, you paid me back for two people."

In other words, he made a profit.

Jiang Shu was stunned. Can it be calculated like this?

As the two were talking, the servants brought dinner.

Jiang Shu didn't eat much these days and seemed to have lost some weight. Yu Zheng knew that she was affected and didn't say anything, but just coaxed her to eat more.

When night fell, the two went to bathe together.

Looking at Jiang Shu's bulging belly, Yu Zheng felt warm in his heart. Seeing

Yu Zheng staring at her squirming belly, Jiang Shu whispered: "He has been getting more and more active recently. I'm afraid he is a lively and active person."

"It doesn't matter. The palace is enough for him to run away." Yu Zheng took a handkerchief to wipe Jiang Shu, and his movements were especially gentle when washing the abdomen.

Yu Zheng was exhausted and tense after being busy these days. Only when he returned to the palace and saw Jiang Shu, he felt relaxed.

Even if he didn't do anything with her, just talking and hugging her, he felt very comfortable.

Seeing the fatigue on Yu Mei's face, Jiang Shu took the handkerchief from him and whispered, "I'll wash you."

It was always Yu Zheng who helped him wash. She rarely served Yu Zheng, and she felt a little ashamed.

"Okay." Yu Zheng closed his eyes, enjoying Jiang Shu's service, and was very comfortable.

After the two came out of the bathroom, they did not go to the soft couch to read as usual, but went straight to bed to rest.

In the silent darkness, Jiang Shu lay in Yu Zheng's arms and talked in a low voice. Yu Zheng closed his eyes and responded from time to time.

As he spoke, Jiang Shu yawned, his voice gradually weakened and his breathing gradually stabilized.

"Shu'er?" Yu Zheng called tentatively.

The person in his arms did not respond, Yu Zheng smiled silently, tucked in the corners of the quilt, and hugged her to sleep peacefully.

The next day, the temperature dropped sharply, and the late spring cold came.

During the morning court session, the atmosphere in the court was tense.

Cao Qian and others thought they had everything under control, but they did not expect that Minister Duan would recommend Zhang Ting in the end.

There is only one Dali Temple Minister, but there are two Dali Temple Junior Ministers, and Zhang Ting is the Right Junior Minister of Dali Temple.

This person is usually low-key and introverted, but he is dedicated to his duties. The most important thing is that he was promoted by Yu Cheng all the way and is loyal to Yu Cheng.

"The position of Dali Temple Minister is extremely important and cannot be wronged. Junior Minister Zhang is upright, fair and honest, and is the most suitable." Minister Duan said truthfully.

Cao Qian and his group were dissatisfied and said, "Li Shaoqing is fair and upright, fulfills his duties, and has extensive experience. He should be the successor."

Minister Duan said, "A few years ago, Li Shaoqing handled a murder case. Just because the suspect had committed a crime before, he arbitrarily convicted him and almost caused an unjust, false and wrong case. Fortunately, when Lord Sun reviewed the case file, he was very observant and found clues and re-examined the case to find out the truth."

Cao Qian and others were speechless after hearing these words, and even Li Xu, the person involved, was speechless.

After handling cases for many years, this wrong case was nothing. But when Minister Duan brought it up at this time, it was extremely fatal.

Because there was no wrongful case in the cases handled by Zhang Ting.

"No one is perfect..." Cao Qian made a desperate defense. Shangshu

Duan was annoyed: "This is the responsibility of the Ministry of Personnel. You have said it again and again, but you think I am not doing it right and it is unfair?"

After this, Cao Qian and others dared not speak again.

Everyone in the court knew what kind of person Shangshu Duan was. Who dared to say that he was unfair?

There was a moment of silence in the palace. The emperor on the dragon chair said with some impatience: "Since the Ministry of Personnel is responsible for this matter, the decision of the Ministry of Personnel shall prevail. From now on, Zhang Ting will take office as the Minister of the Supreme Court."

The emperor made the final decision, and no one dared to disobey.

After listening for so long, the emperor also knew that Li Xu was Cao Qian's man, so he naturally did not want him to succeed.

After the court was dismissed, Cao Qian asked Yu Cheng in frustration: "Why did His Highness change his mind?"

He had clearly persuaded Yu Cheng to talk to Xie Qi'an and recommend Li Xu.

Although the words in the palace today were expressed by Minister Duan, the conclusion was reached by the Ministry of Personnel.

Xie Qi'an seemed to have said nothing, but in fact he played a major role in it.

Yu Cheng said calmly: "As Minister Duan said, Zhang Ting is indeed more suitable than Li Xu."

Cao Qian remained silent after hearing this.

Yu Cheng narrowed his eyes slightly: "Why? Li Xu can do the job of the Supreme Court Minister, but Zhang Ting can't?"

Although they were all on his side, there was always a difference between other people's people and his own people.

The more Cao Qian insisted, the more his ambition was revealed, and Yu Cheng was very dissatisfied with this.

Hearing the deep meaning behind Yu Cheng's words, Cao Qian hurriedly said, "Of course I did it. I just don't understand, so I just asked casually."

Yu Cheng pursed his lips and walked away.

Looking at Yu Cheng's back, Cao Qian's eyes were dark and his mood was complicated.

He felt that Yu Cheng was gradually losing control.

This feeling made Cao Qian very uneasy.

After a little thought, Cao Qian went to Yongning Palace.

Knowing that Yu Cheng had ruined Cao Qian's plan, the queen rubbed her brows helplessly: "Cheng'er's temper is like his father, and now he doesn't even listen to me."

"I'm worried that he will no longer trust me when he ascends the throne in the future." Cao Qian expressed his concerns.

The queen disagreed: "If he doesn't trust you, who else can you trust? The Xie father and son?"

Cao Qian said nothing.

The queen's heart sank when she saw this. She clenched her hands for a long time before saying, "If that's the case, then

get rid of them all at once." There is no room for two tigers in one mountain. If the Xie family is restless, they can't be blamed for being cruel.

"This..." Cao Qian was surprised. He didn't expect the queen to be so decisive.

Getting rid of them all at once is easier said than done.

But if the Xie father and son are gone, the Cao family will be the only one in the court in the future, and there will be no worries.

Thinking of this, Cao Qian really started to think about it and began to calculate.

"Patta, patta..." The big raindrops fell.

"It's raining again, it's so cold." Tan Yu walked into the house quickly and patted the rain on his body.

Jiang Shu looked at the rain curtain and was surprised that there was too much rain this year.