After rebirth, the Prime Minister's wife always wanted to leave her father behind and keep her

Duan Zhuyu followed up and said, "Sister, they will have a hard time in the future. I heard that recently someone in the court petitioned the emperor to appoint a crown prince early to strengthen the foundation of the country. Now that Uncle Shou is about to be stripped of his title of prince, the only one who can be nominated as the crown prince is Uncle Jin."

Cheng Songan breathed a sigh of relief. She had a preconceived notion and had always viewed Prince Xiang as the future emperor. When Duan Zhuyu mentioned the imperial concubine, she thought that she and Prince Xiang's wife knew about it.

On second thought, it was not right. Even if Duan Zhuyu had discovered the affair between Prince Xiang and Cheng Wanxin, she would not have said that she could be the imperial concubine. She probably never thought that her uncle who was indifferent to worldly affairs and devoted to farming could eventually become the emperor. Even if it was Cheng Songan, if he had not been reborn, he would definitely not have guessed that it was Prince Xiang who would take the throne in the end.

In the current situation, Prince Jin has become the only powerful person, and the position of Crown Prince seems to be his.

"Humph, Cui Yuanqing dared to snatch a woman from the future crown prince. Don't you think he will suffer in the future?" Duan Zhuyu curled her lips, as if to comfort Cheng Songan, "Sister, the grievances you have suffered will be vented one day. When I go back today, I will ask my father to submit a petition and recommend Prince Jin."

Cheng Songan touched her head with some emotion. This girl was simple and didn't know much about government affairs, but she was very protective of him. He couldn't help but be grateful, so he shook his head and advised: "Yu'er, you don't understand government affairs, don't worry about these."

Duan Zhuyu lowered her voice and said, "I have secretly heard my uncle talking to my younger uncle. Uncle Shou was deposed because he had a male lover."

As a teenage girl, she seemed to understand this kind of thing, feeling puzzled and contemptuous, yet also somewhat excited about having glimpsed the secret.

Cheng Songan's eyes widened: "Male lover?"

It was not uncommon for aristocratic families to have sex with prostitutes and keep male lovers. As long as it was not exposed, no one would care. Although it was considered a scandal in the royal family, it was not a serious crime.

"This male favorite of his is not ordinary," Duan Zhuyu said again in a mysterious tone, "He is one of the eunuchs in charge of writing in the Imperial Household Department."

Now Cheng Songan finally understood. No wonder the Prince of Shou received such a severe punishment but still had no proper title. The male favorite was a eunuch who could participate in the cabinet's meetings. This was not only a scandal. If the world was handed over to him, wouldn't the eunuch be able to cover the sky with one hand? It was true that the emperor favored the Prince of Shou, but he would not allow him to ruin the country like this.

She immediately held Duan Zhuyu's hand to stop her from continuing, and lowered her voice: "It's fine if you just listen to this matter, but don't tell anyone else, otherwise you will lose your life and it will also implicate the Duan family and your aunt."

Duan Zhuyu's face turned pale, and then she covered her mouth: "I won't say anything more. When I get back, I'll ask my father to recommend Uncle Jin Wang."

Cheng Songan heard from her that Prince Xiang seemed to be a little discouraged and wanted to withdraw from the competition, so he asked some of his confidants to secretly stand with Prince Yu Jin just in case. In other words, he didn't really believe that Cui Yuanqing could save the situation.

"Yu'er, isn't your aunt going to hold a lantern banquet? I'll go!" Cheng Song'an pondered, "Tell her back and tell her that it's still cold in late spring, and tell her and the prince not to rush to change into their jackets until the willow trees sprout."

Duan Zhuyu scratched her head in confusion, not quite understanding. But when she said she was going to the Lantern Banquet, she became happy again and agreed happily. After playing for a while, she hurried to Prince Xiang's Mansion.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Haitang brought in new clothes made before the New Year for her to change into. Cheng Songan took a look and shook his head, saying, "After today, the New Year will not be over. I don't want to wear something so plain. Give me the pomegranate red one."

After today, the imperial edict will be issued to announce her divorce from Cui Yuanqing. Haitang thought she didn't want to see anyone, but since she agreed to go to Prince Xiang's mansion, she was asked to wear plain and low-key clothes. Unexpectedly, she looked happy and excited, and she couldn't help but be happy for her. Her girl was going to have a new life, so who cared what others thought?

The Lantern Banquet held at Prince Xiang's Mansion was naturally crowded with guests. The sons of noble families and the wives of officials came in an endless stream from morning to night to the garden where the emperor had held the Burning Tail Banquet.

When Cheng Songan stepped onto the steps of Prince Xiang's mansion in a red dress, she attracted countless eyes. When she was in the boudoir, she devoted herself to cultivating virtue and did not like to attend banquets, so she seldom appeared in front of the public. The noble families in the capital had only heard of her name but had never seen her, and they did not know that she was so beautiful.

The fact that Princess Xiang and Duan Zhuyu came to greet her personally made people even more envious. Cheng Songan bowed leisurely and followed them to the garden in the back hills.

After the last tail-burning banquet, a piece of open space was cleared here for the Cuju game. When they arrived, the game had already started. The seats outside were filled with noble men and women, all craning their necks to cheer. Some of the reserved girls blushed.

Cheng Songan looked inside and saw that the playboy Lu Qingshan was there. He and Ming Zhan were on their own teams, each fighting fiercely.

Princess Xiang led them to a private seat at the highest point. It was in an excellent location and there was no one around, making it convenient for them to talk.

"I thought you were unwilling to come, but I didn't expect you to have such a magnanimity. You are the only one in the capital who I admire, Miss Cheng." Princess Xiang looked at her with admiration and changed her name from Madam Cui to Miss Cheng.

"It is Yun Dai's blessing to win the favor of the princess," Cheng Songan smiled slightly.

Duan Zhuyu looked at the field. She was active by nature and was very fascinated by this kind of competition. After watching for a while, she started to yell and stood up and cursed: "How stupid! Pass the ball quickly! Does my uncle know how to do it? How could he let Lu Qingshan get the chance? Oh..."

He pounded the railing angrily and said, "No, I want to go on stage."

Princess Xiang said angrily, "Nonsense, there are only men in there, how can you go?"

Duan Zhuyu was still not convinced: "I'll find a few girls to go up with me, Sister Cheng, are you coming?"

As he spoke, he looked around the table for the outspoken girl from the noble family. As soon as he saw the girl opposite him, his face darkened: "Bah! Why did my aunt invite them?"

Following her gaze, Princess Xiang also had a somewhat embarrassed look on her face. In a private room across from them sat Cui Yuanqing, and even though the person next to him was blocked by a curtain, Cheng Songan could still tell who it was.

Cheng Wanxin couldn't wait to show up even though she was pregnant. It was unknown whether she was here to meet the King of Xiang or to prove to the outside world that Cui Yuanqing was deeply in love with her despite the disapproval of the world. Or maybe it was both.

As if he sensed the gazes coming from this side, Cui Yuanqing looked towards her. She was too far away to see his expression clearly, but she felt that his gaze seemed to be always directed towards her.

Cheng Songan smiled faintly and said to Princess Xiang: "Princess, how about I go up and play a game with Miss Yu?"