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

After coming out of Cixian Hall, Cheng Songan and Cui Yuanqing went to Chunhui Garden to sit with Old Lady Yu for half a day before returning to Yunxiang Pavilion.

On the way, Cheng Songan couldn't help but ask, "Why don't you go and grade the papers, sir?"

Cui Yuanqing frowned: "Are you still so concerned about the affairs of the court?"

Cheng Songan's eyes swept into the distance, not wanting him to see the emotions in his eyes, and said with a smile: "Yes, sir, are you afraid that I will cause trouble for you, or do you think that women should take care of their husbands and children?"

Cui Yuanqing snorted coldly: "Supporting a husband and raising children? Which one do you want to do?"

Cheng Songan curled her lips in disapproval and said nothing. She had known for a long time that he disliked her, so why would he tell her about these court affairs? It was just a question.

"What do you think my grading can do?" Cui Yuanqing did not answer her question, but threw the question to her.

Cheng Songan was somewhat surprised that he was willing to discuss this with her.

In his previous life, although Cui Yuanqing was not the chief examiner, he took a fancy to the essays of several candidates when he was grading the papers. He immediately presented them to the chief judge and indicated that they were worthy of admission.

Before the results were announced, Cui Yuanqing was secretly summoned by the emperor to the Qianyuan Hall. After showing him the names and essays submitted, Cui Yuanqing realized that none of them were the ones he liked, and he immediately expressed his desire to review the files and find those essays.

This review was not a big deal, but it turned out that not only those articles, but also many practical essays were not included. Not only were the ones included this time not outstanding, but more than half of them came from the Suzhou and Hangzhou areas in the south of the Yangtze River.

Emperor Longxi was furious and immediately ordered the Ministry of Justice to interrogate the chief examiners Liu Boxun, Peng Kun and other five people. Under severe torture, they confessed that they were instructed by King Fu to not only leak the test questions to the candidates from Jiangnan before the test, but also record their handwriting and recruit them according to the list drawn up in advance. If the emperor had not secretly called Cui Yuanqing into the Qianyuan Hall, this matter would have been let go without anyone noticing.

Afterwards, Liu Boshan was beheaded, and other accomplices were exiled or demoted. Several of the Jiangnan candidates who had committed serious bribery were also beheaded in public, and the rest were all driven back to their hometowns, and their descendants for three generations were not allowed to take the imperial examinations. Prince Fu was reprimanded and confined to the palace for three months, and he lost his qualification to be the crown prince.

However, once this case came out, it resonated with countless commoner candidates in Jiangnan. They had long been oppressed by the powerful families who protected each other. They collectively went to the Confucian Temple to cry and request the emperor to thoroughly investigate the corruption and fraud in the Jiangnan provincial examinations.

Afterwards, Cui Yuanqing was appointed as the imperial commissioner to go to Jiangnan to investigate the case thoroughly. During this period, he encountered countless obstacles, but Cui Yuanqing was really capable. He dealt with them for nearly a year and brought down dozens of first and second rank officials in the court. All the officials in various government offices in Jiangnan were also replaced.

After this battle, Cui Yuanqing became famous, but the important significance was that from then on, the appointment of officials in Jiangnan basically went through Cui Yuanqing's hands. Jiangnan was a place of taxation and the money bag of the court. Whoever controlled Jiangnan controlled the world. This was the most important move for King Xiang to control the world.

Now, Cui Yuanqing turned down the job of judging the cases, which meant that he would not see those articles. If he was called to Qianyuan Hall by the emperor to review the case files, he might not find anything unusual, and the Jiangnan Revolution would not happen...

Cheng Songan rubbed her head, not daring to think about the future. Since her rebirth, everything has been under control, but this incident has deviated from the original trajectory. What will be the fate of her and Cui Yuanqing?

Turning her gaze back to Cui Yuanqing's collar, she said with a smile that did not reach her eyes, "Your Excellency knew a thousand characters at the age of three, memorized Tang poems at the age of five, read the Four Books and Five Classics at the age of seven, and mastered poetry and songs at the age of eight. You were appointed to the Imperial Academy at the age of seventeen, and now you have just come of age, but you have already become a third-rank minister. There is no civil servant in the court who can surpass your Excellency."

Cui Yuanqing had a sarcastic look on her face. If she had said these words a few years ago, perhaps one could still hear her true feelings, but now, huh!

Cheng Songan didn't care about his expression and continued, "If you were to judge the papers, you would definitely be able to identify the pearls and select a few more loyal officials for the court."

Cui Yuanqing blinked his eyes calmly and said, "Flattery is not something you are good at."

"I have already answered your question," Cheng Songan said, "your Excellency has not yet answered me."

Cui Yuanqing's gaze was originally on her face, and he moved it imperceptibly. His thin lips moved slightly, but he didn't say anything.

Cheng Songan just stood there waiting for his answer. Is this question difficult?

Seeing that she didn't move, Cui Yuanqing walked forward on his own.

Cheng Songan stopped him: "Why don't you answer? If you don't tell me, I will tell my grandmother that you ignored me and made me sleep in the west room at night!"

Cui Yuanqing turned around with a dark face and said, "Cheng Songan, when did you become such a scoundrel?"

After hearing what he said, Cheng Songan decided to be a scoundrel: "Then answer me!"

"This is not the place to talk," Cui Yuanqing said sternly, but he did not sound angry. "Go back!"

Only then did Cheng Songan quicken his pace and catch up with him.

After returning to Yunxiang Pavilion, Cui Yuanqing drove out all the maids and old women in the inner room, and the couple sat opposite each other on the chaise longue.

Cheng Songan still kept dwelling on that question.

Cui Yuanqing stared into her eyes and said quietly, "Ning Zhao has attracted the attention of His Majesty, and the one in the Empress Dowager has become suspicious."

His words were simple, but they made Cheng Songan's heart skip a beat.

The eldest prince, Prince Yu, was disabled and was not in the range of the crown prince. The other princes were either too young or too mediocre. The childless queen placed her chips on Prince Fu and Prince Jin, and was determined to deal with Prince Shou, and never took Prince Xiang seriously.

The Queen is now suspicious and must be on guard against Prince Xiang. Cui Yuanqing used to be in the Hanlin Academy and also served as the tutor of Prince Ning Zhao. He must also stay out of the spotlight for the time being to avoid arousing the Queen's suspicion.

It turned out that he had changed the situation of his previous life. Cheng Songan felt that his fate did not become smoother because of his rebirth.

The only bargaining chip that enables her to fight with Cui Yuanqing is that she knows the trajectory of her destiny in the previous life. However, if she moves, the trajectory will change, while Cui Yuanqing's ability to govern the country will not change.

Her only way out now is to get on the same boat with Cui Yuanqing and rise and fall with him. At least in the next three years, she cannot be too hostile to him before the situation becomes clear.

She knew his methods in her previous life.

Seeing her in a daze, Cui Yuanqing sneered, "You weren't afraid when you were doing it, but you're afraid now?"

Cheng Songan nodded submissively. She was not afraid of death, but she was afraid of bringing trouble to the Cheng family, her parents, Yanping and Jinning.

Cui Yuanqing was surprised that she was so well-behaved.

Not long after, Haitang prepared the medicine herself, brought it in, and watched Cheng Songan drink it with her own eyes.

It was autumn now and there was no need to take a bath every day. After a busy day, Cui Yuanqing took off his coat and lay directly on the bed.

Cheng Songan gnashed her teeth and cursed secretly. Are you addicted to sleeping in this room? But even though she was complaining in her heart, she still swallowed her anger and went to the west room.

Just as she lay down, she saw Cui Yuanqing walking in wearing a middle-length dress. Cheng Songan was delighted. Was she going to change rooms with her?

Before she could even laugh, Cui Yuanqing pulled her off the bed, picked her up with one hand, and walked towards the master bedroom.

Cheng Songan was startled and shouted, "What are you doing? Put me down!"