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

"Did your sister go there too? How come I didn't know?"

Upon hearing Cheng Songan's question, Duan Zhuyu immediately pouted and complained to her, "That day was the fifteenth day, and many young men and women from aristocratic families would accompany their wives to the mountains to burn incense. Mother coaxed me to go as well, and asked me to look at the son of an earl, who was so ugly."

Duan Zhuyu is an innocent person. Her family takes great care of her. The husband chosen for her must have been carefully considered so that she will not suffer any grievances. At the very least, her fate is much better than being sent to marry a foreign prince in her previous life.

Cui Yuanqing would never send her to marry another prince in this life. She only needed to choose a man she liked from the sons of the noble families in the capital. After King Xiang ascended the throne, her second half of life would be safe. The only problem was that she was still thinking about Si Tui and was unwilling to turn back even if she hit a wall.

In addition to preventing her from marrying off, Cheng Songan knew that he could no longer interfere with her fate in this life, and she needed to untie the knot in her heart by herself.

Cheng Songan teased gently, "So Yu'er likes Jun, and she loves to speak up for Lu Qingshan, why doesn't she marry him herself?"

I thought Duan Zhuyu would refute in embarrassment, but she replied seriously: "Lu Qingshan has been fighting against his family for some time and didn't want to get married, all for his sister. These days he suddenly became discouraged and let his family arrange it. He and I are in the same boat, so I speak for him, not to marry him."

Cheng Songan was totally surprised. He felt that he suddenly had the answer to the puzzle he had been wondering about before.

She thought for a long time before asking again: "Yu'er, do you and Lu Qingshan talk about everything?"

Duan Zhuyu blushed, thinking that she had misunderstood that she and Lu Qingshan were too close, and hurriedly explained: "He and I only met by chance a few times, and we just talked about each other's recent situation, nothing much."

Afraid that she would not believe him, he described in detail her situation in Baoguo Temple.

That night she was angry with her mother about her marriage, and she ran away in anger without taking her maid with her. As soon as she walked out of the courtyard of the wing room, she saw Mrs. Lu chatting with the wife of the Minister of War, that is, Zhang Sao, Wang Lujun's wife. The courtesy and familiarity between the two were exactly the same as her mother and the Countess.

Duan Zhuyu immediately understood that they were planning to get married, and seeing Lu Qingshan sitting in a pavilion not far away, she quickly walked over and told him her guess.

But Lu Qingshan just smiled faintly, didn't care, and said it didn't matter who he married now.

Duan Zhuyu was furious and accused him of not keeping his true heart. If he had someone else in his heart, he should fight for her. Even if he couldn't get her, he couldn't just let it go. What's more, she had played Cuju with Wang Lujun and knew that she was a smart and wonderful person. If she married Lu Qingshan without knowing the truth, wouldn't she ruin her life?

Lu Qingshan remained silent. No matter how angry she was, he was like a wooden man. When Duan Zhuyu calmed down, he found that she was holding a sword and seemed to be going down the mountain. He frowned and asked, "It's so late, and you don't take anyone with you. What are you going to do?"

Duan Zhuyu snorted twice, picked up the sword and walked away, saying as he walked: "It's because you keep my heart that I don't want to be like you."

Seeing her step into the night, Lu Qingshan sighed, quickly followed her, blocked her path and said, "Go back!"

Duan Zhuyu was furious and drew her sword to stab him, but she was no match for Wu Tanhua and the sword was snatched away from her in a few moves.

Lu Qingshan returned the sword to her and said, "Even if you want to resist, you have to wait until tomorrow morning. Why are you always so reckless?"

After a pause, he continued, "She said that she wanted to return to dust with me. I hurt her and she will never forgive me."

Duan Zhuyu paused, her momentum softened, she felt a little sympathetic, but still refused to look back, she just walked out slowly with the sword in hand, muttering: "I won't go back. Isn't it that my aunt is unhappy after marrying the prince? No matter what I choose, I won't be satisfied, so I might as well not choose!"

The more she talked, the sadder she felt, tears kept falling, and then she ran out quickly. Lu Qingshan stopped for a while, but still chased after her. During the long journey, the two of them tacitly did not tell each other their thoughts, but only talked about some past events of Prince Xiang and his wife.

After listening to this, Cheng Songan felt mixed emotions, and for a moment he didn't know whether he should say it or not. It seemed that the two of them were not only in sympathy with each other, but also had feelings for each other, but neither of them realized it.

Another point is that if it was really Lu Qingshan who planned the assassination of Prince Jin, then he must have obtained some clues from Duan Zhuyu.

If the window paper between the two of them is exposed rashly, a more delicate situation will emerge: Lu Qingshan is a member of the Jin prince's party, and Duan Zhuyu is a relative of the Xiang prince. The emperor will certainly be happy to see the two of them get married, but what will the Shou prince think? What will the Xiang prince and the Jin prince plan?

Cheng Songan changed the subject at the right time and took Duan Zhuyu to look at the baby who was almost one month old. The baby was fat and white, and it was obvious that he regarded everyone in Yuqiao Villa as his relatives and regarded this place as his home.

Duan Zhuyu saw him but couldn't tell why. She just felt naturally displeased. She took a glance at him and wanted to go back.

Cheng Songan achieved his goal. After Duan Zhuyu saw the child, she could bring information to Princess Xiang. The child was completely in her hands, and Xue Tingrong would not pose any threat.

After she left, Cheng Songan stared at the baby in a daze for a while. Xue Tingrong's patience was unmatched. The baby was almost a month old, but she didn't move at all.

Cheng Songan's people had been watching the Cui Mansion for such a long time but did not find anything unusual. Even her grandmother, who was in the mansion, could not find out Wanxin's whereabouts from her. She was so quiet that she seemed almost invisible.

"Lord Cui, is it time to celebrate the full moon for your eldest son?" Cheng Songan asked Cui Yuanqing with his head tilted.

Cui Yuanqing's face turned cold, and he said coldly: "If you can give birth, I will do it. I will invite all my relatives and friends in Beijing, and then give alms outside the city for a month. What do you think?"

Cheng Songan rolled his eyes at him: You can't even make a joke.

She said unhappily, "If not for my second sister, then for your Si Tui and Xue Tingyun, it's time to meet her again."

Cui Yuanqing didn't even raise his eyelids, and said lazily: "I won't go anywhere before the one-month deadline."

In a word, he stayed in Yuqiao Villa for a few more days.

But soon, he could no longer deny it. Prince Jin and Prince Xiang were assassinated one after another, and Prince Shou was the only one in power, no different from the previous Prince Jin. The court was already in a state of chaos, the six ministries were replaced, and even the cabinet was unstable. Some people called for Cheng Zhongwen to succeed as the prime minister, while others tried to recall Zhao Huaisong.

Soon, the Minister of War Wang Junyi was impeached, followed by Cui Ziqi being dismissed. Even a newly minted Jinshi like Cheng Yanping was implicated and was sent to an outpost in Lingnan.

Cheng Songan said: "If you don't go out, someone will force you to go out."