cold hearted son-in-law

"Brother Chu, if you have something to say, please speak up." Chu Yunxi did not help Qin Jue to the latrine to solve the "three urgent needs of people", but to an empty box not far from her room.Although Qin Jue couldn't control his hands and feet after drinking, his brain was just excited. This kind of situation was only in the state of being slightly drunk, and his consciousness was still clear.

"Let's make a deal, and we can each get what we need after it's done." Chu Yunxi sat on the chair beside him with a cold expression.

"The deal that everyone needs?" Qin Jue looked at her, and said after a long time, "Are you willing?"

"Heh... You are childhood sweethearts, so what if I am a gentleman? Let's deal with the Bai family in an alliance. After the incident is over, the border army of the Bai family will return to me, and the court will be vacant for you. If the family revenge is avenged, I will go to the border and never come back." Chu Yunxi said in a low voice.

"Family feud? The Bai family?" Qin Jue was surprised, and then frowned: "You want to borrow a knife to kill someone? Can you swallow the Bai family army? And you should find my father for this matter!" Qin Jue didn't believe Chu Yunxi's love for the eldest princess Not tempted, willing to use the eldest princess as a bargaining chip.

"Of course I can convince Prime Minister Qin that the Bai family is our common opponent. Now I have managed to collect criminal evidence, but I suffer from the fact that there are no important ministers who can speak to help. The Bai family has fallen, and countless generals in the court have been implicated. Prime Minister Qin is sure I will not give up this opportunity to suppress the military generals. The civil servants are in power, and the position of the crown prince is more secure. But it is hard to talk about the matter between you and the eldest princess. I intend to fulfill you. But I dare not fight for the eldest princess, it seems that I misjudged you and thought that you and the eldest princess have a deep childhood relationship, so it is nothing more than that." Chu Yunxi said mockingly.

Chu Yunxi did not seek Prime Minister Qin, but chose to cooperate with Qin Jue in private, and even provoked Qin Jue, because Qin Jue did not have the ups and downs of the officialdom like Prime Minister Qin for decades, and his heart was deep, treacherous, cunning, and ruthless.Chu Yunxi also knew that Prime Minister Qin would not miss the good opportunity, but he might just be behind the scenes, but trying to make a deal with Prime Minister Qin was like seeking skin from a tiger. Ever since Chu Yunxi knew that he was the number one scholar in high school, he had gained too much limelight. Prime Minister Qin was the backbone of the Prince's faction. But the eldest princess pushed Chu Yunxi to such a high position, and there was a hidden tendency to replace him. Chu Yunxi had to guard against Prime Minister Qin secretly plotting against him for the sake of family status, and Qin Jue was Prime Minister Qin's direct son, and had a corresponding position in the prime minister's faction. Prestige, Chu Yunxi's cooperation with him is just to let him express his attitude on behalf of the prime minister's faction. After all, the evidence of the Bai family's crimes is solid, and the emperor will take advantage of the situation to make people trial and accountable.

"Are you really going to make things happen?" Qin Jue looked into Chu Yunxi's eyes, wanting to ask for an affirmative answer.

"Of course, the beauty of a gentleman, and the marriage between me and the eldest princess was involuntary. It was just a marriage used by the emperor to win over the six states." Chu Yunxi said the truth, so under Qin Jue's gaze, his expression was also frank Frankly, she looked at Qin Jue with a helpless and sad expression, and continued: "Over half a year since we got married, the eldest princess has never let me sleep in her room overnight, and there is still a clean relationship between us. I think, Since we are all unhappy, we might as well do as she wishes." Chu Yunxi lowered his voice when he said this, and suddenly there appeared in his mind the tired and sad expression of the eldest princess after the queen died of illness, and the eldest princess who personally handed the jade Ruyi hung on her neck, saying 'remember to come back safely' with tenderness, Chu Yunxi closed his inexplicably astringent eyes, and sighed softly, even she didn't know it.

Hearing this, Qin Jue's eyes lit up, and after thinking for a while, he said: "The alliance is fine, but what if you break your promise afterwards or the emperor keeps you in Beijing?" Qin Jue looked at Chu Yunxi, he wanted Chu Yunxi Establish evidence, so that there will be a handle in hand in the future.

Chu Yunxi turned cold and said firmly: "No, since we have formed an alliance, we must naturally trust each other. This jade is a gift from the eldest princess... After you hand it to the eldest princess, she will understand what I mean. "

Qin Jue looked at the pigeon-egg-sized suet white jade Ruyi in Chu Yunxi's hand. The jade Ruyi was carved simply and naturally, but Qin Jue knew that the word 'bright moon' was engraved on the back of the jade. It was a piece of suet jade chosen by the queen herself. The seed carved two Ruyi pendants for the eldest princess and the prince.Qin Jue's eyes changed, he looked at the piece of jade and gritted his teeth: "It's a deal, you leave the capital after the matter is done...don't show up again!"

"Okay!" Chu Yunxi handed over the piece of jade Ruyi and smiled faintly.

Qin Jue held the jade tightly and went out with a stiff face. Chu Yunxi looked at his back and suppressed the sudden irritability in his heart.

In the backyard of the restaurant, Shi held the unopened yellow chrysanthemums that had been folded in his hands, and pulled them down one by one. Lin Qi looked at him without saying a word.

"You said that Yunxi is a hundred times stronger than that Qin, what does the eldest princess mean?" Shi Ze couldn't hold back, and asked Lin Qi with a worried expression on his face.

"Why are you more angry than Chu Yunxi?" Lin Qi asked him calmly.

"Can you not be angry? In the past, Yunxi was on the front line for the country and the people, but the surname Qin took advantage of the vacancy and made Yunxi laugh behind the back of many villains. Now that Yunxi came back, he was sealed. What do you mean by appearing in pairs without avoiding suspicion?!" Shi Ze has an upright temper, and he has heard gossip and rumors in the capital since he was on the border, but he is not sure that the eldest princess is dignified, virtuous, intelligent, and caring in the eyes of the world. He would do such a thing, so he kept it from Chu Yunxi.Later, the rumors about the eldest princess and Qin Jue became more and more fierce, and they were said to be precise.This matter was related to his 'brother', so Shi Ze naturally sent people into the capital to investigate secretly, but he was taken aback.It is said that Chu Yunxi at that time had no way to go back to Beijing to deal with it, and one monarch and one minister, Chu Yunxi at most complained to the emperor, so Chu Yunxi at the border didn't know if he was angry, and now he knows that he is not angry, but Shi Ze was arrested. It's getting pissed off!

"The eldest princess may suspect that Chu Yunxi is not Chu Yunxi!" Lin Qi thought for a while before saying.

"Ah? Chu Yunxi is Chu Yunxi, who else could it be? I see that when you were at the border, you often talked with Yunxi in secret. Is there something you are hiding from me?" Shi Ze stared, thinking The car was buzzing, and I couldn't turn the corner after listening to Lin Qi's words.

"What are you hiding? You are stupid! But it doesn't matter who Chu Yunxi is, what matters is whether he is willing to listen to the eldest princess. What do you think of Chu Yunxi's handling of the snow disaster and commanding the battlefield? And how did he deal with the refugees in Huzhou? How about the resettlement and the new reward and punishment system for officials, as well as the reform of people's livelihood, tax reduction, agricultural development, and strong support for commerce?" Lin Qi felt that he had to remind this fool, otherwise he would be sold out by then. And count money for others.That Chu Yunxi is sinister and ruthless, and fifty or sixty thousand barbarian lives will be killed if he makes a move. With the backing of the eldest princess, who is far away from the capital, he can call the wind and rain in the six border states, and he is also called the "God of War" by the people when he is not on the battlefield. She kindly reminded her that she was poisoned, but she threatened to become her doctor. Such a cold and intelligent person, why should this idiot worry about him?

"Okay, and Yunxi, whether it's resettling the victims or reforming the new system, Huzhou will become the head of the six states in a few years. I even wrote to the eldest princess about this... this..." Shi Ze couldn't continue. , I seem to understand something in my mind, and it seems that I haven't understood anything yet.

"Understood? I am afraid that the Bai family is powerless, and the next one should be the Qin family. Compared with Prime Minister Qin and even Qin Jue, the eldest princess values ​​Chu Yunxi's talent more. If the crown prince ascends to the throne in the future, Chu Yunxi He will definitely be an extremely human minister and a pillar of the country!" Although Lin Qi did not serve as an official in the court, his father had been in charge of Youzhou for several years, so he understood the situation in the court to some extent, and he was intelligent, knowledgeable, perceptive, and thoughtful. Being in contact with people can detect how many different people's thoughts and intentions, which is better than Shi who is an official in the capital.

"The Qin family? Hasn't that always been the pillar of the princeling party? Why is it the Qin family?" Shi Ze said in shock.After all, the Qin family is still the uncle's family of the eldest princess and the prince.

Lin Qi looked around carefully, and when he saw no one, he whispered angrily: "Just say that you are stupid, the Tian family is weak, and you can give up everything for politics! Before the Mid-Autumn Festival, it was confirmed that Chu Yunxi would marry the eldest princess. Wasn't he assassinated that night? And They are all desperadoes. Do you dare to say that this matter has nothing to do with the Qin family? Moreover, Prime Minister Qin is cunning and cunning, with countless party members. Now there is Mrs. Hua's faction to balance it, but if the balance is broken, the prince will not be able to suppress the Qin family. The eldest princess can only suppress it through Chu Yunxi, but Chu Yunxi gained power too fast, and Qingyun didn't have her speed straight up, and the eldest princess was probably unexpected, letting Chu Yunxi break away from her control, and even caused trouble. The emperor was suspicious of the power of the eldest princess and the prince. Now he can only try to remedy it. If the Bai family falls, the Qin family will definitely be weakened or even pushed to the forefront by the eldest princess, let Mrs. Hua suppress it, and then the emperor will gather it. The Qin family is nothing but A chess piece." Lin Qi sighed after finishing speaking, the situation in the court was changing, one moment he was still rich and prosperous, and the next moment his family might be ruined.The political struggle is cruel and ruthless, and under the imperial power, the bones are white.

"The Bai family... The Qin family... What about Chu Yunxi?" Although Shi Ze had been an official for several years, he only joined the eldest princess's sect and lived a fool's life. Because of his small official position, he did not attract the attention of those big shots. Note that he also has no access to political struggles in the court.Moreover, he has an open-minded personality, he can do his own business with peace of mind, he doesn't seek promotion and get rich, let alone cause trouble, he only likes to drink good wine and enjoy his own life happily.If it hadn't been for meeting Chu Yunxi by chance, the two of them drank and laughed, and got acquainted from the morning dew drink to the sunset farewell, maybe he would still be the same as before.

Lin Qi took a look at Shi Ze with contempt and knew he cared about his 'brother', but he said helplessly, "It is impossible for Chu Yunxi to return to Huzhou, and she should know that the eldest princess and the emperor will not let her leave the capital. And she..."

"I thought you guys fell into the latrine, what are you talking about here? We are going to leave the banquet, are you going back to the house or go to see Xiaowei with me?" Chu Yunxi suddenly appeared and said, the two parties are not far apart, not far away. Know if you hear their words.

Lin Qi was still calm and silent, but Shi Ze saw Chu Yunxi giggling a few times, coughing twice, and said, "The wine hits the head, so I won't go this time. When I come out, I will have a banquet to wash her off."

Chu Yunxi didn't force it, nodded, agreed, and said suddenly, "Shi Ze, your official position has been confirmed, and you will be Minister of the Ministry of Punishment."

"Isn't Shang Shulang going to rise from the doctor's rank?" Shi Ze asked.According to the rules of the Six Departments of China, the first appointment will be a doctor, one year will be a minister, and three years will be a servant.

"Rules are dead, people are alive, and the selection of officials should be based on talent. You are better than Li Tai, so you are one level ahead of Li Tai and become a doctor. After you pass, you will suppress him. The Li family and the Bai family have recently separated. It’s close.” Chu Yunxi approached Lin Qi while talking with a smile, glanced at Lin Qi, patted Shi Ze on the shoulder, and said, “Although I’m a fifth rank, it’s easier for the Ministry of Criminal Investigation to check the case file. You should do it first. It’s okay to adjust again at that time.”

"It doesn't matter where you are, but can you stop patting me on the shoulder with such an old-fashioned look? You haven't been crowned as an adult yet, are all my younger brothers older than you?" Shi Ze was not angry. He just knew Chu Yunxi It was already so unattainable, but now Chu Yunxi was stimulated by the appearance of a child.

Chu Yunxi withdrew her hand, gave him a blank look, and didn't argue with him about how old she was mentally. She pointed to the two upstairs and said, "Remember to take Cousin Xiao back, I'll be leaving first."

"Why did Yunxi leave without saying hello to the eldest princess?" Shi Ze asked Lin Qi beside him.

"I did something with a guilty conscience!" Lin Qi said to the point.

"Oh...really? Let's go up and see Qin Jue!" Shi Ze realized, and immediately went upstairs happily. Lin Qi looked at his smile and showed a slight smile, but he didn't Followed up, just looking at the gloomy sky, sighed softly: "The mountain rain is about to come and the wind is full of the building!"