"Master Du, why did His Majesty keep Zhu Yu in the capital to take charge of the overall situation?" Yu Jiao softened her tone, "Does he intend to let Zhu Yu continue to be the crown prince?"
Although Cheng Ying's expression was still somewhat cold, she still answered every question: "Maybe he just used Zhu Yu as a discarded pawn, or maybe he was the fisherman who benefited from the quarrel between the snipe and the clam."
Yu Jiao pondered the deep meaning of his words for a while, and was once again shocked by the cruelty of Emperor Mingzheng: "Isn't he afraid that Zhu Yu will really take his place?"
Cheng Ying said calmly: "As long as the emperor is alive, Zhu Yu will not be able to replace him."
This is true. As long as Emperor Mingzheng is alive, Zhu Xun will not be able to justify his replacement. A new emperor appoints new ministers, and there will be people in the court who will welcome back Emperor Mingzheng.
Yu Jiao was eager to know the news from the capital. She felt a little anxious. Seeing that Cheng Ying didn't take it seriously at all, Yu Jiao looked at him curiously: "Aren't you worried at all?"
Cheng Ying asked her in return: "Who becomes the emperor has nothing to do with me?"
Yu Jiao: ...
"But you are a close minister to the emperor." Cheng Ying was a powerful eunuch who had great power around Emperor Mingzheng. This was known to everyone in the world. If Taiyan really came to power, the new emperor would definitely deal with Cheng Ying, the eunuch, first under the guise of clearing the court of corrupt officials.
Since ancient times, eunuchs in power have never had a good end. How could Cheng Ying say such a thing without any hesitation?
"Are you concerned about my future fate, or is it because Yu Qizhe is also a close minister of the emperor?" Cheng Ying looked at her and asked word by word.
To be honest, Yu Jiao was not worried about Cheng Ying's future fate. After all, Cheng Ying was not an important person to her. She was neither a relative nor a close friend. Although the two had some interactions, they had no feelings for each other at all.
If Cheng Ying really had a bad ending in the future, Yu Yujiao would only feel sad for someone she knew, just like the death of Cui Mubai. She would feel sad at the time, but it would not leave too many traces in her heart.
Faced with Cheng Ying's questioning, Yu Jiao didn't want to lie and could only explain: "It has nothing to do with Qi Zhe, he is an outsider." Cheng Ying was a eunuch, so the two were naturally different.
Cheng Ying was unexpectedly aggressive: "So, you care about me?"
Yu Jiao said nothing.
Cheng Ying sneered: "I am being sentimental. How could you care about me? I'm afraid you have always hated me and are trying to avoid me."
Yu Jiao shook her head and denied it. At the same time, she felt that Cheng Ying was very emotional at the moment. How could such words come out of his mouth? This did not match the impression Cheng Ying had always given her.
She didn't know what kind of stormy waves were hidden under Cheng Ying's calm mask.
Cheng Ying couldn't help but be sad when he looked at her. He said with self-abasement and self-pity, "Am I such a bad person in your eyes that you don't even take me seriously?"
Yu Jiao opened her eyes wide and looked at him in confusion, not understanding why Cheng Ying asked her such a question.
"Are you worried that the girl in the capital will mind your reputation?" Yu Jiao thought for a long time before she figured out why Cheng Ying suddenly became so 'fragile', and she cautiously tested him.
Cheng Ying really wanted to tell her that there was no one else, that girl was you.
He moved his lips and finally swallowed it.
The time has not yet come, or to put it more bluntly, he doesn't dare.
He didn't dare to face Jiaojiao and her reaction after she knew he was Fu Chuan.
He didn't dare to face her disappointed expression, or the look of pity in her eyes because of guilt.
He didn't dare to face Fu Chuan who shattered the beautiful image in her heart...
It's really ridiculous. When he was Cheng Ying, he played with the world, was fearless, and didn't care about anything.
But facing Yu Jiao, he was worried, afraid, and terrified, and hesitant to move forward.
Because the person facing Jiaojiao is Fu Chuan.
My past life self and this life Cheng Ying are intertwined, contradictory and conflicting.
When a strong person has a crack, he will become anxious and worried.
Seeing that Cheng Ying had not spoken for a long time, Yu Jiao thought that she had hit upon what was worrying him. She was somewhat unable to open her mouth to comfort him. At least in Yu Jiao's opinion, Cheng Ying was an extremely strong person, not a weak person who needed comforting.
The carriage arrived at the grain store in the county town in silence. Yu Jiao told Manager Zhou to use all his savings to store grain. If the granary was not enough, he should rent another house. She also told Chen Yu to stock up more medicinal herbs. Then she picked up Fei Ge'er and got on the carriage again. The group set out on their journey back to Beijing.
Not long after leaving the city, night gradually fell. The late autumn night was already chilly. Fortunately, there were quilts in the carriage. Yu Jiao and Fei Ge'er wrapped themselves in one, and the other was given to Cheng Ying. She told Wei San that if he felt sleepy, he could take turns with the accompanying guards and sleep in the carriage for a while. Only then did she fall asleep leaning against the carriage.
After hearing her breathing become steady, Cheng Ying picked up the quilt and covered her with it. Fei Ge, who was still awake, watched his movements and suddenly felt that Cheng Zhangyin, who could stop children from crying at night, was not so scary after all.
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