The husband who forced her to marry her couldn't keep her warm, and she didn't want him to

A faint bluish-white color gradually appeared on the horizon, as if a layer of veil was covering the eyes, making people feel that even their talking and breathing seemed to be filled with a faint mist.

When Master Jiang Wu got off the carriage, he took off his cloak and handed it to Jiang An beside him.

When Mr. Jiang Er and Mr. Jiang Si saw their fifth brother coming, the three brothers, like all the other officials, walked along the bluestone road towards the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

There was an autumn rain last night, and the palace walls became darker in color under the rain, highlighting their majesty.

Occasionally, the wind blows, and the air is filled with a faint fragrance of soil and a fresh smell after the rain.

Master Jiang Wu took a short rest on the way here, and there was no sign of fatigue on his face at this moment.

"Fifth brother, did you see your third brother yesterday?" Master Jiang asked in a low voice, his eyes fixed ahead.

As if he was afraid that his fifth brother would not have enough time to know what happened at home, Fourth Master Jiang explained it with a smile.

"Third brother felt that this matter was of great importance, so he personally escorted the supplies and went to the flood-affected area with the Zheng family caravan."

Master Jiang Wu shook his head. "It was already late at night when I returned home yesterday. I heard that my third brother left in the afternoon."

"Third brother may meet Yongle and others on the road." Fourth Master Jiang glanced at his second brother and then at his fifth brother.

Give him your seat and let them walk together and talk.

Speaking of Yongle, Master Jiang glanced at his fifth brother and said, "It's a good thing that Yongle's return to Beijing was smooth. If not, wouldn't it give people the opportunity to impeach you?"

His fifth brother accompanied Yongle to the flood-stricken area, so it didn't make sense for him to return to Beijing alone.

My fourth brother is the Censor.

Do we want him to kill his own relatives for the sake of justice?

Yesterday's incident was suppressed by the Dali Temple and the Embroidered Uniform Guards. Even my second and fourth brothers who were also in the Duke Dingguo's Mansion were unaware of it.

Master Jiang Wu smiled and said slowly, "My brother has returned to Beijing, so he has some important matters to deal with."

Master Jiang paused for a moment, and his face, which looked like that of the Duke, looked at his younger brother with a serious look.

When he came to his side, Master Jiang said softly, "Princess Zhen is pregnant, and the position of the Prime Minister of the Cabinet is vacant... At the morning court today, someone will propose that Chen Zhengde take over the position of Prime Minister."

On the second day after Master Jiang Wu and the princess set out for the flood-stricken area, Prime Minister Zhang Qi fell seriously ill.

The entire Imperial Hospital was helpless, and it took only half a day from the onset of the disease to death.

Some people said that the Zhang and Wang families had deep-seated grievances against each other, and after the Wang family fell into poverty, Zhang Qi was too happy for a while, which led to tragedy.

Some even say that Zhang Qi was killed in revenge.

The officials of the previous dynasty were very sad about his death. They were all predicting whether the third master of the Chen family would take over the position of the Prime Minister.

Mr. Jiang Wu, who had left Beijing, naturally did not know about these things.

Jiang Nansheng nodded slightly after hearing what his second brother said. Not far away, Chen Zhengde was walking towards them surrounded by people.

Compared to when Chen Zhengde returned to Shengjing City, his upright character seemed to have faded a little, and even his body became rounder.

Just as Mr. Jiang had expected, at the morning court session, Lord Yang bowed and gave advice to Emperor Jianming Zhao Yu, who was sitting on the dragon throne.

"The position of the Prime Minister of the Cabinet is vacant. Does His Majesty have any candidate in mind?"

Upon hearing this, Fu Chi, the Minister of Revenue, stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Master Liu Cong, from the Zhanshi Mansion to the current cabinet minister. Even when the late emperor was alive, he had high praise for Master Liu."

He changed the subject and continued, "Although Lord Chen Zhengde was born a military general, his father, General Chen, had assisted three emperors."

"The concubine Zhen in the palace is from the Chen family, and is the granddaughter of General Chen. General Chen is still stationed in Ningyuan City. The Chen family is loyal to the emperor, and they are rare loyal ministers since the founding of the dynasty."

After Fu Chi said this, there were different opinions in the hall.

The Prime Minister is the highest-ranking official in the cabinet. He is not only the leader of the cabinet, but can also influence the emperor's decision-making to a certain extent.

More than a year was enough time for Zhao Yu to tie his black hair high on top of his head, hiding it under his black gauze winged hat.

He leaned his elbows on the back of the chair beside him, looked at the ministers in the hall and asked, "Do you have any opinions, my dear ministers?"

The impatience and disgust in Zhao Yu's eyes were clearly seen by Jiang Nansheng below.

The two people mentioned by Fu Chi just now, Liu Cong and the Jiang family of Dingguo Mansion, have a complicated in-law relationship.

Chen Zhengde's elder sister was the Imperial Noble Consort of the previous emperor, and now he is the Master of Mingjue, bestowed by the emperor. He is also the uncle of Concubine Zhen in the harem, and the biological uncle of Emperor Jianming.

If the post of Prime Minister had to be chosen between Liu Cong and Chen Zhengde, it would seem more like a game between the Chiang family and the Chen family.

Like the Chen family, the Jiang family had assisted three generations of emperors.

The Chen family's prestige in Shengjing City is not as high as that of the Jiang family.

Although the Duke handed over the tiger talisman, several of his descendants, including those from the Jiang family, were already able to take charge of the court.

Mr. Jiang is the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. The Minister of Personnel is already old, so the next Minister of Personnel must be Jiang Nanli.

Although Mr. Jiang Si was only a censor, he also played a role of checks and balances among the officials of the previous dynasty.

Not to mention Jiang Wuye, who was a senior official at a young age. His wife was from the Zheng family, the Minister of War, and his father-in-law was the commander of the Jinyiwei.

Thinking of this, the ministers in the hall couldn't help but look at Jiang Nansheng and his two brothers.

The power of the Jiang family was unshakable in the previous dynasty, even more so than when the Duke held the tiger talisman.

If there were a girl of the right age in the Jiang family, the position of queen would definitely belong to her. But for some reason, no one in this election was a girl from the Jiang family.

Emperor Jianming asked his ministers for their opinions, and everyone was inevitably at a loss as to what to make for a moment.

Liu Cong lowered his eyes and looked at the ground, making it impossible to see the expression on his face.

Chen Zhengde stood not far from Jiang Nansheng. He looked back inadvertently and looked Jiang Nansheng up and down.

He frowned slightly, so quickly that it was barely noticeable.

Zhao Yu saw that the ministers who had been whispering to each other just now had become silent, and his eyes fell on the white-haired Grand Secretary Yang.

"The position of Prime Minister is vacant. It was Lord Yang who brought it up. What? Don't you have anything to say?"

Lord Yang's granddaughter is the current queen.

The most favored person in the harem was Concubine Zhen from the Chen family. Presumably, the officials in the entire court least wanted the Chen family to gain power, especially Lord Yang's faction.

Huang Tong, who was standing beside the dragon case, saw a eunuch coming from the side hall door. It was Lu Shan, who served Concubine Zhen and was once the chief eunuch in front of Master Mingjue.

Huang Tong walked to Zhao Yu's side, bent down and asked in a low voice, "Your Majesty, Lu Shan is outside the side hall, please see... Maybe there is something important, otherwise Concubine Zhen would not look for you at this critical moment."

Zhao Yu looked at Huang Tong: "We are in the morning court, we can't wait until the court is over to discuss anything!"

Huang Tong had a fair and handsome face. He bowed his head and said respectfully, "I feel that Concubine Zhen is not a person who does not follow the rules... Lu Shan was once the chief eunuch of Zhongcui Palace. He served Master Mingjue for many years and would not be so reckless. Your Majesty, what do you think?"

Concubine Zhen was a favorite concubine in the harem. Even if Lu Shan had served the previous emperor's Noble Concubine Chen, how much power could he have?

Now that he is a high-ranking eunuch and can appear in the side hall of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Huang Tong must do this favor to Concubine Zhen.

Otherwise, it would be a waste of the Chen family's arrangement.

Zhao Yu looked at the courtiers arguing in the hall and whispered, "Go ask him what happened!"