Chapter 376: Learning to Share
Zhao Shen also understood Ji Yunshu's concerns and was silent for a moment before saying, "I understand."
Ji Yunshu keenly noticed that his mood was particularly low: "What's wrong with you?"
She actually thought that the evidence in Yao's hand might be related to Zhao Shen.
Especially the poison in Zhao Shen's body was originally put on Madam Shen by Yao. Maybe she has the antidote.
The thought of this possibility made her heart burn.
Zhao Shen shook his head: "It's okay, I will take care of it."
Seeing that he refused to say anything, Ji Yunshu stopped asking.
After resting for a while, the two men rode back on horseback. Zhao Shen was silent on the way back.
Ji Yunshu was a little sleepy and fell asleep on his shoulder without realizing it.
Seeing this, Zhao Shen slowed down and let the horse stroll leisurely in the woods.
By the time we got back, it was already late.
Ji Yunshu opened his eyes and asked Zhao Shen, "Why didn't you wake me up?"
Zhao Shen smiled and said, "It's nothing anyway, so it's okay to come back a little late."
Seeing that he had nothing in his hands, Ji Yunshu teased, "There's a competition today. How are you going to report to the Emperor if you don't have any prey?"
After all, this was an activity organized by the emperor himself. If we didn't even shoot a single prey, wouldn't that be disrespectful to the emperor?
Zhao Shen said indifferently, "I'm just a civil official, and I'm only here to make up the numbers for this kind of event. And don't forget, today we're going to choose a prince consort for Princess Wujina. I'm already married, so there's no need for me to join in the fun."
Ji Yunshu had actually forgotten about this: "What do you think this marriage will lead to?"
Zhao Shen thought of the princess's tactics and said with a smile, "The best outcome would be for it to end in nothing. Otherwise, she might actually kidnap Xiao Yu."
Xiao Yu is considered outstanding among the royal family members.
Although he was not very reliable and always wanted to make fun of Zhao Shen, Zhao Shen still felt a little reluctant when he thought about asking him to go to Mobei to marry.
Ji Yunshu asked in confusion, "Xiao Yu is not young anymore, and he's the heir of the Prince's Mansion. Why hasn't he decided on a marriage yet?"
Although Xiao Yu was not as old as Zhao Shen, she remembered that he seemed to be in his early twenties.
It is extremely rare to find a young man from aristocratic family who is still unmarried at this age.
Zhao Shen said, "He had been engaged before, but the girl died of illness, and he no longer had the heart to get married."
As soon as Ji Yunshu heard it, he knew there was something hidden.
If it was just an engagement, then the girl's death from illness would not affect Xiao Yu's future marriage plans.
Why don't you have any thoughts?
Nowadays, if anything happens to a woman in the boudoir, she will die of illness.
But now was not the time to ask that. She shrugged and said, "Then it's best to let it go."
Anyway, Wujina had no intention of marrying a foreign princess.
In fact, as the legitimate princess of Mobei, it is appropriate for Wujina to marry into the emperor's harem.
In this way, she could not make any unreasonable demands and ask her husband to go back to Mobei with her.
But Ji Yunshu knew that the emperor would never do that, so the thought only flashed through her mind.
There was a dinner tonight, so the two of them went straight back to the palace.
Then the couple separated, Zhao Shen went to see the emperor, and Ji Yunshu went to see the empress dowager.
At this time, there were not many people at the Queen Mother's place. Seeing her coming, she smiled and asked, "Did you have fun today?"
Ji Yunshu bowed and sat down beside the Queen Mother. She felt a little thirsty, so she drank a cup of tea before replying, "Of course I'm happy. I haven't had such an activity in a while."
Although I still can't get rid of those messy things, being close to nature still makes me feel more relaxed physically and mentally than staying in the house.
The Queen Mother said, "You didn't do much in the palace before, but since you got married, you've been going out every now and then, and your heart has become wild."
Ji Yunshu laughed and said, "Isn't this a good thing? What's the point of staying in the backyard all day? Good people will become moldy. No wonder there are more fights in the backyard where there are more women. If you ask me, it's just because they have nothing to do."
Even if you play mahjong every day, everyone's mind will probably be on how to win money instead of scheming and framing each other.
The Queen Mother said helplessly: "You have a lot of crooked ideas, but you are also lucky. You are happier after getting married than before."
Ji Yunshu said proudly, "That's all. Zhao Shen doesn't have any requirements for me. As long as I feel happy, that's all that matters. I mentioned the matter of being the head of the household before, but he said it's not the right time yet. Otherwise, if anything goes wrong in the mansion, it will be my fault."
The Queen Mother saw that Ji Yunshu had been married for so long but had neither managed the household nor given birth to children, and she suspected what Zhao Shen was thinking.
Hearing her say that, I felt a little relieved.
"He's protecting you, but since you've married him, you should learn to share his burdens. He's so young, and it's not easy for him to be in the court. The Zhao family is a military family, so they can't give him much help. The same is true for our Ji family. Even if the emperor is on his side, he can't do anything about many things."
The aristocratic families are intertwined and the forces behind them are complicated.
The emperor actually had no way to completely control the court.
Otherwise, the matter of Prince Yong would not have been discovered for so many years.
After hearing what the Queen Mother said, Ji Yunshu felt that Zhao Shen's life was really not easy.
And he almost never said these things to himself.
Most of the time I was helping her solve problems.
Ji Yunshu said, "Don't worry, aunt. I've already thought it through. Although Zhao Heng's matter is troublesome, what is going to happen will eventually happen. Yao herself is not good at raising her children, so even if I am the housekeeper, no one can say anything to me."
The Queen Mother patted her hands and smiled, "You're right to think so. Don't just think about the trouble. Once you have the power of the housekeeper, the inner house will be yours. Then it won't be so convenient for others to do what they want."
Ji Yunshu suddenly realized that she should listen more to her elders.
Even if she had the original owner's memories, she was not born and raised in this era after all, and many of the concepts formed in modern times are deeply rooted.
She had always considered being a housekeeper a nuisance, but forgot that it was both an obligation and a power.
Yao was in charge of the household affairs and knew everything about the personnel in the mansion.
Especially in their yard, although it has been screened several times, with so many people, who can guarantee that no one will slip through the net?
This may play a big role when the other party deals with her and Zhao Shen.
It was also easier for Yao to get in touch with the outside world through the housekeeper.
If she lost her power as housekeeper, she would be trapped in the inner house.
I can also clip her wings little by little.
Ji Yunshu had a premonition that the evidence in Yao's hand must be related to Zhao Shen.
But once the trump card is put on the table, it's a fight to the death.
Therefore, as long as you strike the right balance, it should not be difficult to take the housekeeper power from the Yao family.
She said to the Queen Mother gratefully, "Aunt, what you said is very good. Listening to your words is worth ten years of reading. I will work hard."
The Queen Mother breathed a sigh of relief. She was really afraid that Ji Yunshu would run away if she disagreed with someone, and that she would go to a dangerous place. It was obvious that Zhao Shen could not control her.
It would be better to take care of the affairs of the inner house first, so that she won't have time to run around.
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