cabinet first lady

Chapter 71

Ruan Muyang ignored him, and Yin Ji didn't find it strange. He didn't realize it was unusual until she walked in front of her, she was still motionless, and she didn't even lift her eyelids.

He put away that cozy look, sat down opposite Ruan Muyang, and looked at her.The tossing and tossing all the way before made her body still weak. Although she can get down to the ground now, her complexion is still not as good as before. After losing a lot of weight, her small face looks like the size of a palm.His eyes fell on her slightly pursed lips, Yin Ji's eyeballs moved, and he asked, "What's wrong with Mrs. Zhang? What did you offend?"

There is no one who is in the officialdom who can't read the words.He can naturally see that Ruan Muyang's current attitude is dissatisfied with him.

"Where did Master Yin go today?" Ruan Muyang's voice sounded.

Yin Ji raised his eyebrows and asked pretendingly, "Madam Zhang is jealous?"

What he said in return was Ruan Muyang's cold gaze.

Yin Ji smiled shyly and replied: "Miss Seven of the Qiu family invited me to attend an opera, so I have to go." From her cold tone, it could be seen that she was very angry, but he could be sure that it was definitely not jealousy. .If she could be jealous because of this, then it's not the she he knew.

Ruan Muyang laughed angrily at his words: "I have to go? Did someone put a knife on your neck and make you go?"

Yin Ji touched the back of his neck and said, "That's not true."

"Do you know how many things the prefect of Jinling has done against the people? He arrested the young victims to repair the embankment, but drove away their parents, wives and children, and didn't even give them a place to stay. And the doctor in Jinling city and medicinal materials are monopolized, and when medicinal materials and medical treatment are most needed, those merchants are sitting on the ground and raising prices. And behind these people is the Jinling weaving and Qiu family." Ruan Muyang said aggressively with a cold voice, "And you? As a The inspector sent by the Holy Majesty himself, but just sit back and watch, and go to listen to the play with Miss Qiu's family?"

Yin Ji finally understood the source of Ruan Muyang's anger.

Ruan Muyang became more and more angry when he thought of the officials he had encountered before and what he had seen and heard along the way.

At this time, Yin Ji said calmly: "The Qiu family is the mother's family of the queen mother."

This is tantamount to adding fuel to the fire.

"So you turned a blind eye and turned a blind eye, working together?" Ruan Muyang questioned.

Yin Ji denied, "I did not collude with them. The water in Jinling City is deeper than you and I imagined."

Is it okay if there is no collusion?

Ruan Muyang looked at Yin Ji and frowned tightly: "There are still many disaster victims who are building dams and being expelled, but you, as an inspector, choose not to do anything, and you are helping the evildoers." She just wanted to wake him up severely.

"In terms of the depth of the water, can the water in Jinling City be as deep as the water in the imperial palace? You didn't think the water was deep when you calculated Xie Zhao like that, but now you are afraid? You are an official who only cares about power and power but doesn't care about it. Is the common people alive right now? Then what is the difference between you and Luo Jie!" Ruan Muyang's voice became colder and colder, "You can't even tell such a big difference!"

Yin Ji was so scolded that he couldn't recover.

He couldn't remember how long it had been since he had been taught such a harsh lesson.

After scolding, Ruan Muyang became emotional, as if he had expended a lot of energy, he was even panting.

Yin Ji looked at her and reminded: "You are pregnant now, so don't get too excited."

"You—" Ruan Muyang was so angry that his brows stood on end, "I shouldn't have saved you when I was outside Yangzhou City, and now there will be one less official like this in the court!"

This scolding was too harsh, Yin Ji raised his eyebrows: "Mrs. Zhang, is she trying to kill the subordinate?"

Kill him?
Ruan Muyang felt that his attitude did not seem to admit his mistake at all, he was still indifferent, and his heart ached from anger: "You don't need to do anything, the victims will soon get rid of you." After living two lifetimes, she is still a lady with a calm temper She never had the idea of ​​waking someone up by herself, but now she has.

Seeing that Ruan Muyang's face turned pale with anger, Yin Ji finally sighed and said something heartfelt: "Now everyone in the court knows that I belong to the Queen Mother, and this Qiu family is the Queen Mother's natal family—"

Seeing that Ruan Muyang's gaze was like a knife, and his face was paler than before, he immediately said: "Don't get excited, I haven't finished yet. My job is thankless, and I was recommended by Mr. Zhang Ge. If I After rectifying Jinling and offending the Qiu family, the queen mother will no longer trust and reuse me, without the queen mother as a support, Mr. Zhang Ge is afraid of me-"

Yin Ji didn't finish this sentence, they knew the meaning behind the "I'm afraid" well.He continued: "Besides, the Queen Mother is listening to the government behind the curtain. As long as the Queen Mother does not fall, the Qiu family will not fall. With my ability, even if I add you, I cannot bring down the Qiu family in a short period of time. Besides, their foundation lies in Jinling, but ours is not there."

Ruan Muyang's mood gradually calmed down.What he said made sense.

She frowned and said, "After all, Queen Mother Qiu is a woman with a foreign surname. Listening to the government behind the curtain has aroused dissatisfaction among many people. After all, this Guanghua belongs to the world with the surname Xie. It is not a long-term solution for you to rely on the Queen Mother."

Yin Ji smiled: "I haven't finished yet. So I don't really want to rely on the Queen Mother."

Who else can he rely on?Ruan Muyang thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty?"

"Exactly." There was appreciation in Yin Ji's eyes.

Ruan Muyang's expression softened a little, and he asked, "Since this is the case, you shouldn't do nothing."

Yin Ji smiled and asked: "Who says I can't do anything? I have already repaired the book and sent people to Yangzhou, so that the pharmacy in Yangzhou will prepare the medicinal materials and ship them over. In a few days, the pharmacist in Yangzhou will be able to break the current situation." It’s a monopoly. Don’t forget that my family is in the business of medicinal materials.”

Hearing what he said, Ruan Muyang suddenly felt relieved that he didn't save the wrong person.

"However, the Holy Majesty has not yet ruled personally. If I openly confront the Qiu family and annoy the queen, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to protect myself." Yin Ji still has to think about himself.

He had these scruples, and it seemed understandable that he didn't dare to act rashly.

But Ruan Muyang couldn't just ignore the disaster victims.She looked at the table in a daze, her eyes dim.

Yin Ji seemed to be thinking about something, but didn't speak.

Suddenly, Ruan Muyang tapped his finger on the table, raised his eyes and said, "I'll protect you."

She spoke very firmly, and the sudden sound made Yin Ji look at her with a bit of surprise as if his altar had been hit.

Afterwards, Ruan Muyang said: "I will protect you. I will let the child in my womb recognize you as godfather. When you and Queen Mother Qiu turn against each other, he will definitely not make things difficult for you, and will protect you in critical moments." This "he" refers to Zhang Anyi.

Not to mention asking Zhang Anyi to help him, as long as Zhang Anyi stood by at that time, Yin Ji's ability would not be so easy to be persecuted by Queen Mother Qiu.

"You—" Yin Ji was very surprised, there was something faintly surging in those frivolous eyes, but it disappeared immediately.

Because of his previous experience in Yin's house in Yangzhou, his temperament gradually became cold and introverted. He is good at hiding all emotions in his heart, so it is still very awkward to express them.

"Madam Zhang, do you know what is the cause of my grievances with Elder Zhang Ge?" Yin Ji asked.

Ever since Zhang Anyi knew what Ruan Muyang did in secret, he knew about her relationship with Yin Ji.So do you still have to ask?

Ruan Muyang didn't want to answer his question, so he changed the topic: "How is it? What worries does Mr. Yin have now?"

Yin Ji shook his head with a smile, and said, "It's impossible to bring down the Qiu family with our own strength, but it can make the Qiu family shed a layer of skin." He spoke very confidently.

"Then let the Qiu family shed a layer of skin first, and give justice to the victims."

"it is good."

The night is silent, the river roars, and the moon has not been seen in Jinling for a long time.

Because he took care of Ruan Muyang who was not fully recovered and was pregnant, Yin Ji did not discuss with her in detail, but left afterwards to let her rest.

When leaving, Yin Ji happened to meet Ershui.Seeing the hostility in her eyes, Yin Ji smiled nonchalantly, and turned to Ruan Muyang and said, "Although your new maid is a bit out of order, it's still interesting."

Dark clouds have covered the Jianghuai area for nearly a month, and the impending rain is hidden under the gloomy sky. In the pattering rain, the deep water in Jinling will eventually be stirred up.

After becoming pregnant, Ruan Muyang slept more than before.She used to not have the habit of sleeping in late, but now she falls asleep almost every day before waking up.Not long after Yin Ji left last night, He Yue came back.Wanting to know the situation in Jinling, Ruan Muyang endured sleepiness and listened to his report before falling asleep.

She finally had a general understanding of the current Jinling.Not only that, Heyue also reminded Ruan Muyang not to reveal her identity, lest the Qiu family would be unfavorable to her.

Yin Ji didn't come to her until almost noon.

Their strategy has not yet been discussed.

But who would have thought that as soon as Yin Ji sat down, the servant next to him came forward and said that the young lady of the Qiu family had come to the door.

It's just that it's not Miss Seven who went to the theater with Yin Ji yesterday, but Miss Six.

"It seems that Mr. Yin has caused a lot of love debts." Ruan Muyang joked with a smile.

"My lord, Sixth Miss Qiu has already come here, do you want to stop her?"

Yin Ji said with a frivolous face: "How can I stop the young lady? Besides, I'm afraid she's not just here to look for me." As he spoke, he looked at Ruan Muyang.

The news that Yin Ji brought a woman back from the inn has long been spread among several officials in Jinling.After Ruan Muyang woke up, he asked Heyue to arrange people to watch over him, preventing any other servants from approaching him, which seemed very mysterious.

Ruan Muyang understood, and said to Fang Fang: "Bring me my veil."

Miss Qiu Qi, who went to the theater with Yin Ji yesterday, is a daughter of the concubine and the queen mother's sister, while this Miss Qiu Liu is a concubine.

(End of this chapter)