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

"I also met Zheng Ji today, but he said he was from Yizhou."

Cheng Songan thought of Cui Yuanqing's bland words at the time, and her mind buzzed. She thought he was just tricking her casually at the time, but now it seemed like he did it on purpose.

He had suspected from the beginning that he didn't know Zheng Ji at all. He even realized that he was reminding him that there must be fraud in this imperial examination!

Cheng Songan reminded herself again that even though her relationship with Cui Yuanqing seemed to have changed from her previous life and Cheng Wanxin had already arranged their marriage, Cui Yuanqing was still essentially the politician who dominated the court. If her rebirth allowed him to see the clues, she didn't know what kind of disaster would be waiting for her.

In the evening, Cui Yuanqing left the government office, changed into casual clothes, and had dinner with Cheng Songan. He seemed to say something unintentionally: "The person you mentioned last time, Zheng Ji from Daizhou, was just average in writing. He is not on the list of candidates this time."

Cheng Songan ate his food calmly and didn't take it seriously: "I heard about it too. Maybe the people below exaggerated it. It's nothing."

Cui Yuanqing did not comment, and continued: "The first question of this imperial examination is, if the country has enough money without increasing taxes, the harm will be greater than increasing taxes. If you were to answer, how would you answer the question?"

Cheng Songan stopped using the chopsticks in her hand and looked at Cui Yuanqing in disbelief. This person who had barely said a few words to her all year round in her previous life, would actually talk to her about the imperial examination?

She remained cautious and shook her head, saying, "You are joking, my lord. I am just a woman, what do I know?"

"You are so modest. You think so little of yourself." Cui Yuanqing continued as if he had heard a joke, "Jie Yuansu's point of view is deeply rooted in my heart. He said that the power of the world is used to generate the wealth of the world, and the wealth of the world is used to meet the expenses of the world. Since ancient times, the governance of the world has never been regarded as a public concern for the world. The problem lies in the lack of the right way to manage the wealth."

The dish that Cheng Songan had just brought to his mouth fell into the bowl, and for a moment he could not hide his shock - these were all Zheng Ji's views in his previous life. After King Xiang ascended the throne, he valued Zheng Ji, and the reform of the Qingmiao Law was implemented based on this view.

She hurriedly picked up the rice bowl and took another bite to ease her loss of composure, then smiled and said, "Sir, stop showing off your knowledge. Talking to me about this is like talking to a cow."

But her expression had already caught Cui Yuanqing's eyes. He stared at her face and said calmly, "Is that so?"

Cheng Songan didn't want to eat anymore, so he put down his bowl and chopsticks, wiped the corner of his mouth with a handkerchief, stood up and said, "When I was in my boudoir, I didn't pay any attention to what was happening outside the window. Your Excellency knows that. Why are you only talking to me about these things today? I can't do the elegant things of a red-sleeved lady."

Cui Yuanqing continued to eat slowly, his movements were always elegant, but his tone was not as casual as before: "I don't know much about Madam's past, and I don't know how many secrets Madam has."

Cheng Songan was panicked. Cui Yuanqing read the books of sages and believed in the doctrine of not talking about supernatural powers. Could he doubt that he was a reincarnated person? This was impossible.

After calming down a little, he realized that both Zheng Ji and Su Zhi were his people. It didn't matter what the name of the writer was. What was important was to present the viewpoints to the saint, show his talent and expose this fraud case.

The secret Cui Yuanqing wanted to explore was where she knew all this.

She sat on the chaise longue at the side and said calmly, "What secrets can I have? I only have this little sky. I am not like you, who have a vast world to explore. Even if I have secrets, what can I do?"

Cui Yuanqing's expression was dull and it was impossible to tell what emotion he was feeling. He just calmly put down the bowl and chopsticks, had them removed, and then sat down on the other side of the chaise longue.

"If you keep a secret," Cui Yuanqing paused, "you have to pay the price."

Cheng Songan's heart skipped a beat. He raised his head, looked back, looked into his eyes and said, "What about you? What price did you pay? You recognized that the necklace was yours a long time ago, and you gave it to someone else. Why didn't you tell me?"

Cui Yuanqing was startled, then smiled slightly: "I can't remember most of the things in the past, so how can I remember a piece of silk thread?"

Cheng Songan snorted coldly: "Why, you can just accuse me of having an affair with Lu Qingshan, and you don't care if I hold a strange man's necklace? If you hadn't recognized it long ago, you would have divorced me."

Cui Yuanqing's face flashed with a trace of gloom. "So what if I recognized it? This is definitely my thing, how did it end up in your hands? Am I questioning you like this? I've already said that I won't divorce you or divorce you. If you don't do anything out of line, I won't bother with you."

Cheng Songan's eyes turned red: "So, I have a secret, so what? I can't hinder you. Lord Cui, you have someone else in your heart, and you don't want to let me go. Maybe others can tolerate it, but I, Cheng Songan, won't. I want fairness!"

Talking about the frustration she felt before her death in her previous life made her feel extremely refreshed. Tears started to fall, and she didn't know whether it was because she felt wronged or because her emotions were out of control.

Cui Yuanqing's face turned pale, and his hands tightly grasped the pillow on the chaise longue.

Cheng Songan watched his actions coldly, and then said: "I have had him in my heart, but I just kept it in my heart. In comparison, I am not as despicable as you, Lord Cui."

"If it's someone else, it's fine. I don't care who you want to marry or who you want to keep in your heart and hands, but this person cannot be my half-sister!"

Cui Yuanqing threw the pillow to the ground, his face gloomy and terrible. He walked closer step by step, pinched her cheek, and said in a deep voice: "These words, including the sentence that you regret marrying me, I never want to hear it again!"

Cheng Songan did not struggle or resist, but stared at him stubbornly, saying word by word: "Then don't test me in the future, and don't embarrass him, it's just my wishful thinking."

Cui Yuanqing's expression changed from anger to unwillingness, and then to acceptance and calmness, as if it happened in an instant. He slowly loosened his hand, turned around, and said coldly: "Then you have to promise not to touch her."

Cheng Songan responded expressionlessly: "Don't worry, as long as she doesn't come to harm me, I won't embarrass her."

Cui Yuanqing frowned and sneered, "How could she possibly harm you? Even Lu Qingshan knows how domineering you have been since you were young. You are the only legitimate daughter in the mansion. Even your father-in-law always puts you first. Who of your sisters and brothers dares to harm you?"

No matter how domineering she was when she was young, she never bullied others without being right, let alone her own sisters. After she returned to Beijing, she went against her conscience and learned to be a virtuous lady. She always took good care of her sisters. When would she ever do as he said?

Moreover, he had said this more than once. Cheng Songan just thought it was a little ridiculous. She curled up her knees, put her head on them, and said dejectedly: "I'm tired. I don't want to say anything to you."

Cui Yuanqing moved his lips, but before he could say anything, Cheng Songan continued, "Now that we've talked about it, there's no need to pretend to be respectable. Just do it in front of the two elders. From now on, you will sleep in the west room, and I'll sleep here."