Yurou's death was like a speck of dust in the vast sea of ​​smoke, without causing any ripples. Yurong no longer thought about it. She always lived her life looking forward and never looking back.

She quickly adjusted her mood, and Wei Xuanning was relieved to see that she was full of energy again the next day.

After breakfast, Yurong lay on his lap and refused to get up. She gently put her arms on his shoulders and said coquettishly, "I just want Brother Xuanning to hold me. I just came back. Are you so busy?"

Wei Xuanning's heart melted at these words. "Okay, I'll hug you."

Seeing his helpless look, Yurong was happy, "I like Brother Xuanning the most."

Wei Xuanning was surprised and a little embarrassed, "Don't say I like you. It would be so embarrassing if someone heard it." She was also embarrassed.

Yurong didn't care and just rolled around on his legs.

The maids outside the house didn't dare to go in. Bitao was extremely happy for her master. Seeing how the eldest master was nervous about his young lady, this was the true love between two lovers. The young lady had a hard life since she was a child. Because she was born beautiful and her family was not high, she was always regarded as a beauty. She studied silently by herself, read a lot of books, or rode and trained horses, and learned everything, and never stopped studying.

Even the eldest master in the family is not as hardworking as the young lady. She is a shrewd writer, eloquent speaker, and full of wise ideas.

But she was confined to the inner chamber because she was a woman.

Such a good lady deserves the young master to treat her well.

"You've been away for a month. Have you gained anything?" Yurong asked him with a smile.

Wei Xuanning thought for a moment, "We went there with great fanfare, so how could we see anything? We just went to a few markets, which is not something that can be put on the table in public. We definitely won't see anything in public."

"Yeah, that's right. We've only been here for a few days. It would be bad if we make a fuss." Yurong encouraged.

“But next March, if I, as a forwarder, can’t even pay the salt tax, I’m afraid I’ll be in trouble.” Wei Xuanning sighed.

He seldom said these things to Yurong before, but now that he knew Yurong's character and talents, he was willing to reveal some of his worries.

Yurong comforted him, "It is normal for the old fox Cao Yi to stay put. With the governor and the prefect watching closely, it will be very difficult to break out of this encirclement."

"Well, but now we have been forced into a desperate situation. We must fight back desperately."

Yurong patted his shoulder and said, "It's okay. I'm here. You don't have to be afraid."

Wei Xuanning knew that she was comforting him, but he thought her words were strange. Such words were usually said by men, not women. However, he knew that Yurong was pregnant, and he didn't want her to worry, so he naturally went along with her.

The two of them talked like this slowly, and Wei Xuanning felt that all the fatigue of the past few days had disappeared.

Mr. Xu and his companions waited until the afternoon before they saw Wei Xuanning. Seeing that he had a smile on his face, they knew that he was in a good mood. They were stunned again, as it seemed that they rarely saw such a happy smile on Wei Xuanning's face.

When he was patrolling outside, he always had a cold face. When brave women threw themselves at him, he pushed them away without hesitation and was very disgusted. But when he came back, he was different, like a different person. It seemed that this was all thanks to the grandmother.

After entering the study, Xu Gong said, "Shen Xiang's people have been operating here for many years. It will be very difficult to shake them. Cao Yiwen is sitting on the fishing platform, so it will be difficult to pull him into the water."

"What do you think, sir?" Wei Xuanning asked.

Xu Gong pinched his beard and smiled: "I have a plan, just as Madam said, to drag Cao Yi into the water."

"Oh, what do you want, sir?" Wei Xuanning asked curiously.

Xu Gong smiled but said nothing.

Wei Xuanning understood immediately, and he immediately said, "I'll leave everything to you, sir."

Little did they know that the Cao family was also in trouble. Most of Qingzhou's previous salt tax went into King Han's private treasury, and the remaining half was left to the Shen family. The Shen family was the late emperor's confidant and the head of a poor family, so they had to be given this face.

But now that King Han has become the new emperor, he wants to stop, but the Shen family accepted all of these.

He is really bold. If Wei Xuanning defeats the Shen family and the two families start fighting, the one who benefits will be the emperor, but both sides can't hold back.

Just as I was thinking about it, I heard that Mr. Xu came to visit.

Cao Yi asked, "Who is this person?"

"He was originally the best counselor beside Xiao Zhong of Lanling Xiao Clan. After Xiao Zhong died of illness, he lived in seclusion in Dongshan. Master Xuan Ning admired his talent very much, so he visited Xu Gong three times to ask him to come out of seclusion."

"So it was him." Cao Yi laughed. "Xiao Zhong was so willful and commanded the army like a god. If he hadn't died so young, there wouldn't be such a glorious Wei family now."

Although he was born as a low-ranking military officer, he was well-versed in literature and was very familiar with the events of that year.

What is he doing here? Is he here because the Wei family has something going on?

With this mood, Cao Yi met this wise counselor named Wei Xuanning. He had a white face and a beard, and his eyes were bright and sharp. He looked like a wise man at first glance.

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"Oh? Mr. Xu took the initiative to ask to be sent to Cao's house. Could it be that he is sure that he can convince Cao's family?" Yurong said with a smile.

Wei Xuanning nodded: "Mr. Xu has always been a man of Zhang Yi and Su Qin talents, and he also has a silver tongue, so you can rest assured." He looked at Yurong again, "We have been patrolling everywhere these days, but in fact we are investigating the Cao family."

The only thing that could make the Cao family fall into this trap was probably family affairs. Yurong asked, "Could it be that something happened to the Cao family? What do they want from you?"

"Of course. Cao Yi's granddaughter was blessed by God and married to Prince Rongchang as his princess. His granddaughter was also lucky. She gave birth to three sons and one daughter right after she entered the family. It's a pity that Prince Rongchang and Prince Zhaoming had some affairs. Now the court is searching for the remnants of the deposed prince. It's hard to say whether Prince Rongchang's son can be granted an imperial decree." Wei Xuanning found it funny.

But at the same time, he was afraid that Yurong would think this was not conspicuous enough, so he said to Yurong: "Everyone here wants to kill me, so I have to resort to this desperate measure. This way, I can pass on my ideas through Cao Yi's mouth."

Yurong nodded: "It doesn't matter if there are many methods, as long as they work."

She thought that as a century-old family, the Wei family had extensive information networks, so it would be easy for them to accomplish something.

However, it is said that Emperor Feng'an received a letter from Cao Yi, in which he also wrote down Wei Xuanning's plan, saying that the private salt trade in Qingzhou is rampant and there is no way to ban it, so it is better to issue a formal salt order.

The proposal was written in an amazing way, and everything was to his liking.

This is not like the style of the Wei family. Normally, the Wei family should have torn apart the Shen family. After all, someone from the Shen family tried to assassinate him on the road, but he teamed up with Cao Yi instead.

He even wrote a hymn at the end specifically to praise him.

Emperor Feng'an abandoned the new beauty in his arms and went to see the empress to explain the matter.

"Could it be that the Wei family has changed their ways now? This shouldn't be the case. When Wei Xuanning was in Jingzhao, he was against me and insisted on sentencing my confidant to a serious crime. Moreover, the Wei family has always regarded him as so important, but this time, for the first time, he did not retaliate against the Shen family, but instead relied on Cao Yi. Could it be that he knew that Cao Yi was my confidant?"

Cao Yi is the in-law of the Princess of Rongchang County. Everyone thinks that Cao Yi is a member of the remnant of Prince Zhaoming. Even the people of the Shen family look at Cao Yi as if he were a dead person.

The queen became angrier and angrier as she thought about it. "You didn't even notice who followed him. Yurong not only saved his life, but I'm afraid that devil girl came up with this idea."

It would have been fine if she didn't mention this, but she got angry as soon as she mentioned Emperor Feng'an.

"That's obviously mine—"

"Your Majesty, please be careful with your words." The Queen held Emperor Feng'an's arm tightly.