61 Chapter 61

◎Second update◎

Let's not talk about how loving Huiyin and Li Cheng are, but Xie Jiuyi and Yin Liyi are also very harmonious. The couple often talk at night. Xie Jiuyi said, "You should also go to your sister more often these days. She is the biological mother of Prince Yuzhang. As the saying goes, a new emperor appoints new ministers. Prince Yuzhang is young, so please let her take care of him."

"You don't have to tell me. I will definitely go." Yin Liyi is very happy now because her husband has sent Cao away. She doesn't know whether Cao is sincere or not, but she always makes her uneasy.

Xie Jiuyi found that his wife was more cheerful, and he also felt that this matter killed two birds with one stone. He didn't like Cao in the first place, and Cao posed a threat to his wife. Now he handed over half of the business in Nanjun, Yuzhang and Jianye to the Cao family, personally returned Cao's dowry, and wanted to find another marriage for her. So the Cao family agreed.

But he did not tell Yin Liyi much about this secret, only saying that he did not like Cao and did not want to waste her youth. However, Yin Liyi felt guilty and gave Cao a lot of colorful satin jewelry.

"Well, even though the King of Wei is gone now, people are still uneasy, and the biggest threat is the young prince." Xie Jiuyi couldn't help but say.

Yin Liyi knew it, but she could do nothing about it: "People really do change. The little prince was not like this before. He doesn't have any big desires."

Xie Jiuyi said, "He didn't have any intentions before, but he was just not strong enough. Now that he has married Zheng Fang's daughter and occupied several territories, how could he not have some thoughts? He was the one who trained the naval forces in Poyang and Huaisi, and all of them have joined him, but we were the ones who were pulled out of the room."

"What about the ones from Dongting Lake?" Yin Liyi asked anxiously.

Xie Jiuyi patted her hands and said, "Although we have arranged some people, they are definitely not as good as when the young prince was here. You don't know that he is really capable, especially in training the navy. You should know that the King of Wei really liked the young prince's nephew and almost gave him all his knowledge to train him. I just don't know that he has already had other ideas."

Yin Liyi was also anxious, but Xie Jiuyi didn't want to let his wife worry, so he just said: "Don't worry, I will take care of these things. As for the Cao family, I will also make arrangements, you don't have to worry."

Although her husband said this, Yin Liyi still felt uneasy, so much so that when she went to see her sister Yin Lifang the next day, she expressed her worries.

"Sister, I always feel that everything changes too fast. Don't laugh at me. To this day, I still feel that the young prince is not a greedy person." Yin Liyi always thinks of her childhood.

Seeing her sister like this, Yin Lifang's eyebrows, which had been gentle before, now showed a little more disdain after hearing what her sister said: "Why do you always think about your childhood? I suspect that you like the young prince. He stole the territory of the previous prince and bullied us orphans and widows."

Normally, Yin Lifang would be very polite, but after Li Cheng humiliated her, she only hated him. She had clearly told her sister about this, but her sister seemed to be completely confused and kept talking about her childhood.

Yin Liyi didn't get angry after hearing this, she just said angrily: "Sister, what are you talking about? I was just sighing."

"Okay, okay, it's my fault." Yin Lifang also felt that it was not nice to say that to her sister, so she changed the subject: "How are you now? Cao is gone, and your mother-in-law and the others are still the same as before, right?"

Yin Liyi smiled and said, "Yes, after sending Cao away, my mother-in-law didn't mention it anymore."

"Your brother-in-law is so good to you." Speaking of which, Yin Lifang was quite envious of her younger sister. Although she was not very smart, she was loved by her parents and her elder sister. After she got married, her husband held a high position and was devoted to her.

Yin Liyi was afraid of upsetting her sister, so she just said, "Every family has its own troubles. By the way, sister, how did the Huo family treat you? Do they still dare to boss you around?"

"What's wrong with pretending?" Yin Lifang didn't care. Besides, Princess Wei didn't dare to go too far. Although she was the princess in name before and she was the second concubine, she was now the biological mother of Prince Yuzhang and her brother-in-law was in power.

Moreover, in another year, Jianjia will marry Wei Duo's son Wei Xiao. After their marriage with the Wei family, their strength will also increase.

Yin Liyi felt sorry for her sister, so she told her one more thing: "I heard that the Crown Prince's Consort Wei gave birth to a son, and she might be made the Crown Princess. This means that there is no hope for Consort Zheng who is by the Crown Prince's side."

Zheng Liangdi is out of luck, which also means that the Zheng family’s backing has fallen.

Yin Lifang smiled and said, "This is good news." If Zheng Liangdi fails, it means that the Zheng family is not functioning well. Li Cheng thinks he can look down on the world with the support of the Zheng family. If the Zheng family falls, Li Cheng will just be trapped.

After the Eastern Palace's recent Concubine Wei Liangdi gave birth to a son, there were fewer people coming to Deyin to flatter her. When she was in charge of the Eastern Palace, those people would automatically bring her her favorite food and things without her having to give any instructions. But it is completely different now.

On the table was the standard meal sent by the kitchen. They knew she didn't like fish, but still sent so much fish.

Yunzhi wanted to say something, but thinking of Lianzhi's fate, she dared not complain anymore. The masters were definitely fine, but it was hard to say about the servants.

What's more, when she was serving him a few days ago, the prince said that she smelled very good and his words were ambiguous, which made Yunzhi's heart beat fast.

Seeing that the maid was silent, Deyin said, "The prince often comes to my place, but I am not pregnant. It seems that I am not blessed with this. Yunzhi, I have an idea, what do you think?"

"What idea?" Yunzhi asked.

Deyin smiled and said, "Of the four maids who followed me into the palace, you and Lianzhi were my personal servants. As for the other two, to be honest, they were favored by my grandmother. Pan'er in particular has grown up to be a good girl. I plan to let her serve the prince next time he comes."

Yunzhi felt a pang in her heart, but smiled and said, "Pan'er is indeed well-behaved, but she is frivolous, and I am afraid that she will make the prince angry."

"No, she's much more obedient now that she's in the palace." To Deyin, Pan'er is a family child, and she has both her parents' indentures in her hands. It's because she's not smart that she's easy to control.

Yunzhi glanced at Deyin secretly. She also had to find a way to make a living for herself. Lianzhi died tragically, and the master could no longer protect her. She had clearly served Liangdi so attentively, but Liangdi just carried the plate. In the future, wouldn't she have to bow and greet those who were always lower than her?

Based on what?

Huiyin also asked Li Cheng: "How can you do that? I'm exhausted, and you can still go out to race horses."

"Princess, my dear princess, didn't I want to take you out for a ride? You ride the horse so well, but you just don't like to ride." Li Cheng was really a little embarrassed. The two of them had really gone too far yesterday. That feeling of reaching the peak can only be understood and cannot even be expressed in words.

Huiyin didn't want to tell him this, so she just casually said, "I heard that Jianwei Zhonglang Jiang was also the governor of Yuzhou. Did your subordinate Guo Zhao lose his wife?"

"Yes, his wife passed away, but she left behind a son, who is pretty and smart. He is seven or eight years old now." Li Cheng knew the situation of the Guo family very well.

Huiyin said, "Miss Jiang has moved from Jianye to Xuzhou a few days ago. Although she has adopted a child, she still wants to find a good husband. Lord Guo was born in a poor family, but he is very capable. He is in need of a wife. Miss Jiang originally wanted an unmarried talent, but Guo Zhao's official position can make up for the lack of being unmarried. What do you think?"

Li Cheng was very frank: "If it is in our best interest, it would be better for her not to get married. Then she can only rely on us and will definitely be devoted to us. If I give her to Guo Zhao, I am afraid that Guo Zhao will be too bold."

"Forget it, I just acted on a whim." Huiyin was still able to distinguish the priorities, and many things affected the entire situation.

Li Cheng heard Huiyin say this: "Forget it. If Jiang and Guo both agree, it doesn't matter if I, as the master, agree. As the saying goes, people should help others achieve their goals."

"Don't force yourself. Actually, what you said makes some sense." Huiyin asked.

Li Cheng smiled and said, "It's nothing. I'm worried about this today and that tomorrow. If I'm like that, I'm really narrow-minded and lack confidence."

With Li Chengzhi's approval, the couple decided to talk separately. Huiyin called Jiang Bibo first and said straight to the point: "If it were an ordinary person, I think he would definitely not be worthy of you. General Guo is now the governor of Yuzhou. He is 33 years old this year and has a son who is only 7 or 8 years old. I plan to bring him into the palace to study with the prince. If you marry him, you will be the governor's wife, and your clansmen will not bully you at will. I didn't like to be a matchmaker because it would easily make people resentful, but now that I see that Guo Zhao is interested in renewing his marriage, I think this is indeed a good match."

If Yuwen Dang had lost his wife, that would be a different matter. Yuwen Dang had very high standards and came from a noble family, so he would have extremely high requirements even for remarrying.

Of course, if Jiang Bibo disagrees, Huiyin will choose another beautiful lady to accompany Guo Zhao. This is also what the lord's wife should do. You should take care of the generals' household affairs so that they will have no worries.

Jiang Bibo had actually met Guo Zhao. When the tribe members were in trouble before, Li Cheng went with Guo Zhao. He was indeed a tough and capable person. Although he did not have the good looks of Yu Wen Dang, he gave people a sense of security. Moreover, Guo Zhao held a high position. If he was really a young talent and unmarried, he might not have such a high position and could not protect her.

She was very opinionated and no longer hesitated: "Everything is up to the princess."

Jiang Bibo agreed so readily that Li Cheng was still a little unsure: "I heard that Miss Jiang is very picky, why did she agree to be the continuation so quickly?"

"That's because I want to let Guo Zhao's son enter our palace. First, it saves her from getting along with her stepson. Second, according to the conspiracy theory, we also keep a hostage. Moreover, it depends on who the man is to be your second wife. He is the governor of Yuzhou, the general of Jianwei, and your confidant. Just like you men admire strong men, women are the same." Huiyin explained.

Furthermore, she added, "If Miss Jiang really doesn't want to remarry, that's another matter, but if she wants to marry, and she wants to marry a good family, if we keep ignoring their needs, as the saying goes, a girl can't be kept when she grows up, and if she keeps being kept, she will become an enemy. If someone else lures her over with such conditions, it's better for us to do it ourselves. Moreover, I heard that Miss Jiang and Miss Cao are close friends. In this case, if Cao marries someone worse than Jiang Bibo, it will be difficult for the Cao family not to turn against us in the future."

After hearing the last part, Li Cheng bowed his hands repeatedly and said, "With Huiyin here, I am like a tiger with wings."

"Let's just wait and see." Huiyin said with a smile.