cabinet first lady

Chapter 93 Disrespectful
After the medicine was finished, Shen Wei endured the pain and put on the clothes without saying a word, pulled them into the skirt, and hid the icy muscles and bones and the unique curves of women.

Yin Ji didn't have the slightest sense of self-consciousness. Before he got off the bed, the bed curtains were still hanging, and there was a dark and narrow world around them.

To his surprise, Shen Wei didn't chase him away immediately after pulling up his clothes.

The tip of his nose was still teased by the faint lotus fragrance, his eyes fell on Shen Wei, and he felt that her cold and weak appearance was particularly easy to arouse men's desires.

Suddenly, Shen Wei turned his head, turned his body slowly and said, "Yin Ji, don't forget my identity, if you need women, I believe that there are so many women in Guanghua, most of them are Those who are willing to follow you. Why risk the world's dissatisfaction and harm others and yourself for a momentary desire?"

Even with the front of her clothes pulled up, she couldn't keep up with her neat clothes at the moment.But there was no panic or shame in her eyes, it was as calm as a different person.

Just now when Chu Qi was outside, Yin Ji touched her waist with his hand, and deliberately cleaned her wound at that time, with ambiguity everywhere in his movements.She is not an ignorant girl in her teens, nor is she a lady hidden in a deep boudoir, but Shen Wei, a cabinet scholar and minister of rites who has made it to today in the thrilling, changeable and even dirty court step by step, It is impossible to know nothing.

In recent days, Yin Ji paid more attention to her than in the past many years, and she was not unaware of it.She can be sure that he has no affection for her.

Although she is disguised as a man, she is still a woman after all.He, a man in his prime, saw her body, and it was normal to have some reactions.

Hearing the phrase "If you need a woman, I believe there are so many women in Guanghua, most of them are willing to follow you", Yin Ji raised his eyebrows.After realizing that his lust had been discovered, his eyebrows were raised even higher.

He has to admit that Shen Wei is not only smart, but also open-minded and generous that ordinary women don't have. Her inner structure is very big.

Just looking at Shen Weiqing's cold and pale face without the previous shame and anger, he felt very unhappy.

He chuckled lightly, with a sense of sarcasm in his words, and said: "Master Shen is generous and calm."

Hearing that Yin Ji didn't refute what she said at all, it was equivalent to acquiescing to what she said, Shen Wei felt inexplicably depressed, and his voice became colder inadvertently: "When I recover from my injury, I will send someone to find ten people. Send a beautiful and talented woman to Mr. Yin's residence to repay Mr. Yin for saving him."

Send a woman?Or ten?

Do you really think he has nowhere to vent his anger?
Yin Ji was very angry at Shen Wei's official manner, and his raised eyebrows never fell.

Facing Shen Weiping's calm gaze, there was an inexplicable feeling of rivalry.Suddenly, he smiled viciously, and the sarcasm in his tone became more obvious: "Master Shen's handwriting is so big, so I will be disrespectful."

"Master Yin, please take good care of your lower body and think twice before acting." Shen Wei's pale face was like a piece of white jade under a cold light.

Yin Ji's raised eyebrows fell: "Thank you, Mr. Shen, for reminding me. Goodbye."

His endurance has always been extremely strong.Back then when he knew his background and returned to the Yin family's cave, no matter how his elder brothers oppressed him, made things difficult for him, or harmed him, he could calm down until he finally fought back and took down the power of the Yin family.Later, he took part in the Imperial Examination Gold List. Facing the complicated situation in Emperor Wu's later years, all those who entered the Imperial Academy with him couldn't wait to join the court. Only he was dormant all the time. The most successful of the group of people who entered the officialdom.

Conceited that he can endure what ordinary people can't, he is rarely angry like this.

Seeing that he finally got out of bed to leave, Shen Wei naturally wouldn't keep him.

Yin Ji put on the cloak again, and the smile in his eyes completely disappeared at some point.Before leaving, he saw the medicine brought by Chu Qi on the table, he paused, his eyes flashed a dangerous light, he reached out and took the bottle of medicine away, and when he went out, he took the bottle of medicine away Throw it among the flowers outside the door.

On the other side, Zhang Mansion, Chuanyun Courtyard.

With the ups and downs when she was pregnant with Zhang Qingshi, Ruan Muyang cared very little about government affairs in order to raise her baby with peace of mind.Therefore, it was only at dusk that day that he learned about Shen Wei's assassination the night before.

Knowing that Shen Wei was seriously hurt, her heart ached, and she was even more surprised when she heard that the chief envoy was Yin Ji.

Now it is time for them to join forces to remove Queen Mother Qiu's party members from the court and let Queen Mother Qiu retreat to the harem. Why did he suddenly turn against each other?She felt that Yin Ji was not such a stupid person.

When Zhang Anyi went to visit Shen Wei in the official residence and came back, he saw the worry in Ruan Muyang's eyes at a glance, and immediately guessed that she knew about Shen Wei's assassination.

This time she was raised well, compared to when she was pregnant with Zhang Qingshi, her face was rounder and she no longer looked so haggard, but her body, except for the protruding belly, was still so slender.

Zhang Anyi sat down beside her, looking at the steaming soup on the table, his gaze was very gentle.No matter what kind of thrilling plots or impeachments the censors spoke of in the court during the day, he always came back at night with gentleness and tolerance, and kept those open and secret fights out of her reach. place.

"I heard from Fangang that Madam didn't eat much today."

With the weather getting hotter and morning sickness, Ruan Muyang's appetite has not been very good these days.

"I don't have much appetite." Ruan Muyang thought for a while, and began to ask, "What happened to Mr. Shen's assassination? Was it really Yin Ji's doing?"

Zhang Anyi had expected that Ruan Muyang would ask.When she asked, he didn't answer in a hurry, but said with a bit of coaxing in his tone: "This soup has been stewed for several hours, and it is a painstaking effort. Madam, at least take a sip, and I will tell you after I drink it." Ma'am, there's an inside story." He spoke very skillfully, and finally revealed that there was an inside story about this matter.

Ruan Muyang was already concerned about this matter, but his curiosity was completely aroused by the word "insider information" at the end.

Seeing Zhang Anyi coaxing her like a child, she frowned in dissatisfaction, her heart was soft and a little embarrassed.She was about to become the mother of her second child, yet she was still pampered by him like a child.

Facing Ruan Muyang's slightly dissatisfied gaze, Zhang Anyi's eyes were full of warmth, and a smile appeared on his lips: "Ma'am?" The rising voice seemed to be making a deal with her that she would never lose money.

Ruan Muyang really didn't have much appetite, so he took a spoonful and drank it, then looked at Zhang Anyi, meaning that she drank it, so he could talk.

Zhang Anyi smiled, and did not force her to drink more, but called his servants to take away the soup bowl.

After the servants left and closed the door, he finally said, "Shen Sikong was indeed assassinated. The mastermind behind the scenes was the Queen Mother Qiu, and Yin Ji was framed."

Ruan Muyang had surprise in his eyes: "The Queen Mother Qiu wants to provoke you?"

Zhang Anyi nodded with appreciation in his eyes.Even if she is in the mansion to raise her baby with peace of mind and doesn't get in touch with the intrigues in the court, she can still understand it with a little clarity.

Smart people always like to talk to smart people.

"We've decided to stick to our plan." Zhang Anyi's voice was reassuringly calm and gentle, "The Queen Mother Qiu is also a cautious person, so I won't be so relieved, I'm afraid there will be other things in the future. "

Seeing the worry in Ruan Muyang's eyes, he paused, and said with a warm smile in his eyes: "Don't worry, I will pay more attention to it. Madam doesn't need to worry, you can raise your baby in the mansion with peace of mind." will hold up.For his own sake, for the sake of Guanghua's country not falling into the hands of foreigners, and for the sake of the Zhang family, he will definitely be cautious and cautious at every step.

"Okay." Back then when they went to serve tea on the second day of their marriage, he rejected Lao Shangshu's arrangement of his future in front of everyone in the Zhang family, expressing that he wanted to take part in the imperial examination, enter the Imperial Academy, and be a close minister of the emperor. When he was whimsical, she was the only one who stood beside him and believed in him the second day after he got married.Now he is no longer the Zhang Jieyuan who was ridiculed at the beginning, but the chief minister of the cabinet, and she has no reason not to believe him.

"Second Master, just don't worry, I will take good care of myself and the fetus in my womb, and I will take good care of Twenty-one." What she can do now is to make him have no worries.

In the past, during the two changes of the throne, they planned on their own and concealed it from each other. This time, they were finally able to help each other and support each other.

On the second day, because Yin Ji had not yet decided whether the person who assassinated Shen Weizhi was Yin Ji, many ministers were secretly watching.

Many ministers who are far-sighted in political affairs and have been in the ups and downs of the officialdom for many years are sensitive to realize that this may be the first sign of a storm since Emperor Yuan ascended the throne.

At this time of being sensitive and each planning to stand in line, some people also received good news.

In the Hanlin Academy, the editor Chu Qi was notified as soon as he arrived today to concurrently serve as the inspector of the household department, and asked him to report to the household department.

Although the Ministry of Household Inspection is only a ninth-rank official and a false job, it still makes many people who entered the Imperial Academy at the same time envy him.Ordinarily, those who pass the imperial examination to enter the Hanlin Academy are required to do editing and editing work here. They have to endure at least two or three years, and as many as six, seven, or seven or eight years before they have the opportunity to enter the Six Departments or get other opportunities. , and there are very few people who directly enter the cabinet like Zhang Anyi.

In terms of talent and learning, Chu Qi is Tanhua, not the best in this class. There is also Wu Zhen, the new champion in the class. Opportunity to contact six departments.

"Editor Chu, congratulations."

Hearing everyone's congratulations, a smug smile appeared on Chu Qi's rigid face.This good luck came so suddenly, in fact, he was also very puzzled in his heart.

But the other three who lived in the yard with him seemed to know it well.

They reckoned that Chu Qi was able to go to the household department, probably because he really climbed up to Mr. Shen who is a manly man.Just then someone felt wrong again.If Mr. Shen wants to promote and take care of Chu Qi, why not let him go directly to the Ministry of Rites he is in charge of, but let him go to Mr. Yin's household department?And to this day, everyone knows that Mr. Shen and Mr. Zhang Ge personally testified that the person who assassinated him was someone close to Mr. Yin.

At such a juncture, Chu Qi's sudden promotion also became confusing.

However, everyone agreed that Chu Qi had gotten lucky.

Ministry of Accounts.

Because of the need to check all the accounts of the Holy Majesty since he took the throne for six years, the officials of the household department have become extremely busy these days, and everyone is in a hurry.

Not only are they busy, but they are restless.

There are not a few officials who give them money to manage and listen to the wind, which makes many officials in the household department very embarrassed.Most of the officials of the household department have started to avoid people these days, and the house also does not accept any gifts or visits from anyone.

In the main hall of the household department, Yin Ji looked up from the many files and accounts on the case when he heard footsteps.Even though he was busy all the time, he never looked tired, and the inherent frivolity was very seductive.It is actually very difficult for a person with a frivolous appearance to be majestic, but Yin Ji, who is dressed in an official uniform, just sits there, which makes people feel awe and dare not make mistakes.

"My lord, editor Chu is here, do you want to bring him to see you?"

Yin Ji suddenly promoted a person who had been in the Imperial Academy for only a few months to the household department, and the people below couldn't help but guess what he was thinking.

"No need." Yin Ji said, "Arrange some things for him to do. The Ministry of Households has a lot of work and not enough manpower. Let him arrange more things for you to share. If you let me see when he is idle, then It shows that you don't have enough things."

There is no one who is an official in the court without eyesight.When the people below heard Yin Ji's meaning, they immediately understood.Mr. Yin promoted him not because he was optimistic about him or for other reasons, but because he wanted to deal with him.

That Chu Qi offended Mr. Shang Shu at some point, and Mr. Shang Shu didn't like this Chu Qi.

"Yes, sir, don't worry, the subordinate understands."

Seeing the people below leave, a meaningful smile appeared on Yin Ji's lips, and then he remembered Shen Wei who made him very angry last night, the smile on his lips froze, and then he continued to lower his head.

This night, almost everyone in Hubu was lighting up the night to fight.

That night, Shen Wei, who lived in the official residence, ushered in the quietest night since she was injured. Zhang Anyi did not come to visit her, Chu Qi did not come to tease her courteously, and even Yin Ji did not come to harass her.There was no one to disturb her, it was so quiet that she was not used to it.

Obviously Yin Ji wasn't the only one who didn't show up, but she blamed Yin Ji for everything in her heart.

Tossing and turning without any sleepiness, and unable to read the book, she felt inexplicably irritable, she pulled down the bed curtain to cover herself, and then said to the outside: "Come here."

Soon a guard came in.

"What's your order?"

Shen Wei remembered Yin Ji's appearance when he left last night, the more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and he said with a bit of gnashing of teeth in his tone: "These days, go and find me ten women who are not only beautiful, but also proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting."

Outside the bed curtain, the guards who bowed their heads respectfully and waited for the order listened, and their expressions became strange.

My lord, with such a thin body, you are not afraid of being squeezed dry if you have ten of them at once?

Even though he thought so in his heart, the guard didn't dare to say it, and on the surface he still said respectfully: "Yes, my lord, this subordinate will let people do it."

After a few days passed, it was time to go to court again.

The biggest event this morning was the assassination of Shen Wei.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Shen said that he saw the face of the assassin in person on the night of the assassination, and he was the person next to Mr. Yin. Please give Mr. Shen justice, and bring those who do anything wrong to justice." Zhang Anyi was among the officials. First, the gentle tone of the speech made the officials of the Manchu Dynasty feel awe.

At this time, only Yin Ji dared to speak. "Old Zhang Ge, there is no basis for empty words. I don't know which person from my family Mr. Shen saw? If there is such a person, why did the Sanfa Division not find the person mentioned by Mr. Shen after several days of investigation? "

Speaking of this, he looked at Emperor Yuan again: "Your Majesty, the assassination of Mr. Shen was not ordered by the minister, and has nothing to do with the minister. Please check it out clearly."

Emperor Yuan looked at Zhang Anyi and then at Yin Ji, obviously very embarrassed.

The Queen Mother Qiu, who was quietly watching everything behind the curtain, bent her lips and smiled silently.

On one side was the assistant minister handpicked by the first emperor, and on the other side was his own cronies. Emperor Yuan's young face showed a bit of a dilemma, and he couldn't help venting his anger on the head of the Sanfa Department. "What are the people in the Sanfa Division doing? Haven't they made any progress after so many days?"

The Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice, the Minister of Dali Temple, and the Yushi of the Metropolitan Procuratorate knelt on the ground.

They did not find such a person, but when they went to visit Shen Wei, Shen Wei spoke very carefully, as if there was such a person.The only clue is the person with the face that Shen Wei saw with his own eyes, but he couldn't find it, the clue seemed to be interrupted.The Secretary of the Ministry of Justice belonged to the Empress Dowager Qiu, and the Minister of Dali Temple had a good relationship with Zhang Anyi, but the Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate was not biased towards either side, so it seemed to be a balance.

In fact, the case has reached a stalemate, but it is related to two cabinet scholars, and they dare not speak out because they are afraid of angering Emperor Yuan.

At this time, Zhang Anyi's voice sounded again: "Thieves will never be recognized. With Mr. Yin's shrewdness, naturally he will not keep exposed people. How can people from the Sanfa Division be found?" After so many years, He was rarely so aggressive in court, but it was understandable that Shen Wei was injured.

Who doesn't know that Mr. Zhang Ge and Mr. Shen are classmates who have known each other for many years?
Others could see that he really wanted to punish Yin Ji this time.

Yin Ji was not in a hurry, but curled his lips sarcastically and looked at Zhang Anyi and said, "Master Zhang Ge means that he will take me down without any evidence? Although it is true that Mr. Shen was injured, I will be suspicious if this happens." Did Mr. Zhang Ge take advantage of the opportunity to eradicate dissidents?" His words would point at Zhang Anyi everywhere to want the party to fight against dissidents.

It has always been the most taboo thing for emperors to fight against dissidents among important officials in the court.

The ministers who were watching couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat.In fact, there are quite a few incidents where officials conspire against each other, but because they don’t leave evidence easily, even if they fight to the death in private, the assassins send batches after batches, and they will pretend that nothing happened in court, Rarely have Zhang Anyi and Yin Ji faced each other so tit for tat.

This kind of thing never happened even when he got Emperor Ling, or even Emperor Wu.

Zhang Anyi looked at Yin Ji: "Perhaps Mr. Yin is the one who fights against dissidents."

The eyes of the two people met, and there was murderous intent between the flashes and flints, it was life and death.

Everyone else knew that one of the two parties must be telling lies, but after watching for a while, they couldn't tell whether the two were true or false.In many cases, the things that need to be debated in court are actually very clear to everyone.Many times the truth is not important, what matters is who the Holy One believes.

"Okay." Emperor Yuan frowned, showing dissatisfaction and wanting to get involved in this endless debate.He looked at the chief of the Department of Justice who was still kneeling on the ground and said, "I'll give you some more time, if you still can't figure it out, you can come and plead guilty yourself!"

Sweat broke out on the foreheads of the chiefs of the three law divisions: "I obey the order."

Since then, everyone can see that the previous situation of Zhang and Yin uniting against Qiu's relatives has been broken, and no one can clearly see the direction of the future.

After coming down to court, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, who was going back to the Ministry of Punishment, secretly went to the Empress Dowager Qiu.

"My lord is doing well."

"The empress dowager is serious. It is my wish that I can relieve the empress dowager's worries." The Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment involuntarily raised his head and peeked at the empress dowager Qiu while he was speaking.

The current Empress Dowager Qiu is only 30 years old, she can be said to be the youngest empress dowager in this dynasty, plus she is well maintained, she looks like she is in her 20s, and she has a graceful temperament that other women at this age cannot have .Young, with such an appearance, but she has been a widow since Emperor Ling was alive...

Empress Dowager Qiu is not an ordinary concubine. Even if Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice had such lust, he would not dare to show it. He could only think about it in his heart.

In fact, Queen Mother Qiu may not be unable to see it.

Facing Shangshu Shangshu's gaze, which had not yet been retracted in the future, she raised her delicately outlined lips, showing a breathtaking beauty. "Next, Master Shang Shu can find out some 'clues' faintly, but he can't do it too deliberately to make Zhang Anyi suspicious."

The Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment stabilized his mind, nodded understandingly and said: "Yes, empress dowager, don't worry."

Every few days, Zhang Anyi would stop by the official residence to see Shen Wei when he came out of the palace, and tell her what happened in the court.

"It's going to court today, how is the situation?" Shen Wei's complexion is better than before, and he can also sit up, recovering from his injuries.

Zhang Anyi stood there with his hands behind his back, looking very unpredictable with his bottomless eyes, and said, "Of course I put on a play for Queen Mother Qiu."

Shen Wei nodded, his eyeballs moved quickly, as if he had something on his mind, a little absent-minded.Zhang Anyi's simple answer didn't seem to satisfy her, she opened her mouth and asked, "Then—have you settled a plan with Yin Jishang?"

When "Yin Ji" was mentioned, her eyebrows furrowed invisibly, as if she was very nervous.

(End of this chapter)