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

"Qiangwei, you are very considerate. Please take good care of Master Cui and don't let him get hurt again."

Cheng Songan added another sentence before he left.

Cui Yuanqing coughed and said nothing. Qiangwei was indeed meticulous, even a little stubborn. It was harder to follow her than to get rid of the clever Taxue.

What happened today could not have been planned for a long time, because no one would know in advance that the saint would ask him to come to Yuqiao Villa, but Cheng Songan was a very smart person. For doubtful matters, as long as he thought about them a little, he could unravel the clues, infer the causes and consequences, and find countermeasures.

The reason why she was passive in everything in the past was just because of love. Love for him as a husband and wife, love for Cheng Wanxin as a sister, love for Master Minghua who saved her life.

Now that she suddenly became angry, it meant that she wanted to throw away all the friendship. If he forced himself against her, she might not think of any countermeasures.

Because of Cheng Songan's temper, she would just overturn the table.

Cui Yuanqing simply sat down and said, "Then let the doctor treat me right under your nose."

Princess Xiang said with a half-smile, "Lord Cui, you should go back. If not for your aunt, you should leave some space for Miss Cheng and I to talk in private."

"I happen to have something I want to discuss with the princess." Cui Yuanqing spoke to Princess Xiang, but his eyes were looking at Cheng Songan.

Seeing his solemn expression, Princess Xiang also put away some of her hostility and said calmly, "Whatever it is, wait for the prince to come back and discuss it with him. What do I, a woman, know?"

Cui Yuanqing nodded and said, "Your Majesty is not as far-sighted as the princess."

His words were simple, as if they came out without thinking, which was very unexpected, but everyone knew that Cui Yuanqing was not a flatterer, and he would never try to please a woman in the inner chamber like this for anyone.

Princess Xiang was quite surprised, but also a little touched. She had been competitive since she was a child and was born in a family of military generals. However, her brothers were able to go to the battlefield to serve the country, but she could only be considered for a marriage alliance. In the end, she was assigned to the least favored Prince Xiang. She only had the title of princess, but it did not help her ambitions at all.

But she was not discouraged. Although the King of Xiang had no great ambitions, he was kind and gentle. Even if he could not accomplish great things, he would not do evil. If he could be promoted to a high position and assisted by her, the world would be able to implement benevolent policies. So she made arrangements inside and outside, paved the way for him with her own family, helped him to be courteous and humble, and recruited talents. She also taught him how to lie dormant and accumulate strength, dispelling the suspicion of the King of Jin and the King of Shou. Even the saints were deceived by his appearance.

The reason Cui Yuanqing took a fancy to him was simply the same as the Princess of Xiang. She felt that the Daqian Dynasty had gone through three generations and had three monarchs with thundering methods. The internal and external troubles had basically reached a balance. The people needed to recuperate and needed a benevolent monarch to implement benevolent policies.

In a sense, the real allies on this road to succession are Cui Yuanqing and Princess Xiang. They are working towards the same goal and assisting the same person.

"I just laughed at what Lord Cui said, but if someone with ulterior motives heard it, even if it was the person next to me, it might bring bad luck." Princess Xiang sighed softly.

Cui Yuanqing smiled, stared into Cheng Songan's eyes and said, "My bedmate won't."

Cheng Songan glared at him.

Cui Yuanqing didn't care. He coughed for a while, and reluctantly sat down. He asked Princess Xiang, "Has the prince been sent to Hangzhou?"

Princess Xiang nodded and said, "Yes, since you returned to the court, the forces in Jiangnan that were so hard to pry open have reunited and started to counterattack. Most of the power of the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau has fallen into the hands of Prince Jin."

The Jiangnan Weaving Bureau was directly under the control of the Twenty-Four Histories of the Inner Palace, and was not subject to the control of local government offices. All profits were used by the palace. The silk business it ran was the best in the country, but it was located in Hangzhou, which was far away from the emperor, like a piece of fat meat.

Although Prince Shou was fond of homosexuality, he was not stupid. He took the risk of getting involved with the eunuchs in charge of the Imperial Household Department just to get the fat piece of meat of the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau into his mouth and gradually infiltrate his power, which had been entrenched in Jiangnan for a long time, into it.

"What's the situation in the court these two days?" Cui Yuanqing asked.

Princess Xiang laughed: "After you made such a fuss, more than half of the people came to plead for Prince Shou, and even Cheng Daxueshi stood up for the first time."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Songan couldn't help but ask, "Did father also submit a petition on behalf of Prince Shou?"

"No," Princess Xiang explained, "There are many people pleading for Prince Shou, so Prince Jin's people will naturally be restless. They have already embarked on this path, so they have to bite the bullet and go all the way. Otherwise, if Prince Shou is reinstated, they will not have an easy life. So they all knelt down and begged the saint to follow the will of the people and make Prince Jin the crown prince as soon as possible to consolidate the foundation of the country."

Cheng Songan understood and said, "Father must have scolded these people for having bad intentions. During the Spring and Autumn Period, the sage was at the peak of his power, and he had to establish a crown prince in order to consolidate the foundation of the country. Isn't this cursing the sage?"

Princess Xiang smiled and said, "They say that no one knows a daughter better than her father. I think no one knows a father better than his daughter. You two are thinking alike."

Cheng Songan sighed. His father had never been involved in party disputes. This time, he was impartial in the dispute between Prince Jin and Prince Shou, and spoke entirely from the perspective of a saint. This was a good thing in the current dynasty, but it was not so good when Prince Xiang became the monarch.

A new emperor appoints new ministers, and if one is attached to the old master, it is inevitable that one will not be respectful enough to the new master. Therefore, my father in the previous life became the target of the new emperor to attack the power of the old dynasty.

"Your father helped Prince Xiang go south, I'm afraid it was also your contribution, right?" Princess Xiang asked, "You were the one who persuaded him, right?"

Did my father help King Xiang go to the south of the Yangtze River?

Cheng Songan was stunned for a moment, then raised his eyes to look at Cui Yuanqing, and happened to see that he was also looking at him with a smile on his face.

My father also stood on the side of King Xiang! In other words, my father stood on Cui Yuanqing's side, which means that he also knew about Cheng Wanxin and King Xiang. No wonder he was so angry when he heard that he and Cui Yuanqing had divorced and returned to Beijing from Yizhou last time, and when he saw Ming Zhan showing goodwill to him, he showed such a subtle expression.

Cui Yuanqing is indeed a treacherous guy. Since his father is on the same side as him, he feels more at ease going in and out of the Fisherman and Woodcutter Villa.

Cheng Songan glared at him fiercely, feeling a little angry. He was obviously his father, but he was on the same side as him.

The exchange of glances between the two of them could not be hidden from Princess Xiang, who calmly asked, "What is it that Lord Cui wants to discuss with me?"

Cui Yuanqing pondered and said, "Arrange another assassination!"

Cheng Songan and Princess Xiang looked at each other. They were both smart people. In a word, they knew what to do.

Princess Xiang made a prompt decision: "This time is different from the time at Hongyan Tower. We must make it real."

The three of them put aside their past grudges and discussed the matter together. Cui Yuanqing gradually became exhausted and coughed for a while.

"Miss, Aunt Xin said she's feeling unwell and wants you to come over to see her." A little girl followed Haitang in to report.

Cheng Songan raised his eyebrows and smiled, not asking Cui Yuanqing to go over, but asking her to go.