Cui Quan looked like he was thinking, thought for a while, and said, "Well, if you let His Majesty take charge as soon as possible, I will treat what happened last night as nothing happened."

How is it possible for a subordinate to change the power in his hands? Jiang Chen lowered his eyes and wondered in his heart whether Cui Quan, an old fox, was taking retreat as a way to advance.

There was a hint of ridicule in Chen Zhan's eyes, and he said bluntly: "My lord, you don't have to beat around the bush to test me. If you have any requests, just ask me."

"Okay, since the regent is so happy, I won't hide it anymore." Cui Quan locked his eyes with Chen Zhan and said word by word: "I want the position of Minister of the Ministry of War."

Minister of the Ministry of War? What a big ambition.

Jiang Chen couldn't help but remind Chen Zhan in a low voice: "Master, don't promise him."

Chen Zhan had a look of struggle on his face. After a long while, he finally nodded: "Okay, but you have to give me time."

"No problem, it will last for three months." Cui Quan was very happy.

"......OK."

Chen Zhan took Jiang Chen away.

As soon as he got on the carriage, Jiang Chen knelt down in front of Chen Zhan, his face full of shame: "Master, my subordinate did not do things well and caused you trouble. I deserve death.

"Master, please punish me, I will not say anything."

Chen Zhan sighed: "I was careless in this matter. They first used the trick of luring the tiger away from the mountain to lure me out of the house, and then made false claims to the east and west to make you think they were going to Songtaoju to save people.

"Unexpectedly, they arranged for someone to find the real place where the two thieves were being held and rescued them.

"You are also following the prince's arrangements. I don't blame you for this. Get up."

Jiang Chen did not get up, but advised: "Master, the current Minister of War is Wang Wenqian, it will not be easy to pull him down.

"Furthermore, the position of Minister of War is too important to be given to someone from the Cui family. Otherwise, it will be more difficult for His Majesty to take charge of the government."

Speaking of this, Jiang Chen looked angry: "The Cui family, as a relative, has no self-awareness at all. Under the guise of His Majesty, he goes around amassing money and seizing power. Not for His Majesty's sake, but for their Cui family...

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Chen Zhan interrupted him: "Okay, I will deal with this myself. I have sent people to watch the city gates. You gather people to search the city and find those two thieves."

...

Cui Hengyue originally wanted to take advantage of this punishment to recuperate in the palace, but the next day, Yao Shisan quietly sent news that the regent's people had been searching for assassins in the city all day long, and Song Zhuoxing could no longer bear it.

She thought about it and decided to leave the house.

As I was preparing to leave the house in the evening, I heard the maids talking outside.

"I heard that today Kuro broke Hachiro's favorite cricket jar and let Hachiro's 'general' run away. Hachiro was so angry that he slapped him in the face. His little face was swollen like a steamed cake."

"That's what Jiulang deserves. Who told him to break Hachiro's cricket jar? Hachiro is the legitimate son, so just slapping him is considered an advantage."

"How could it be possible to give him an advantage? When I came back from the kitchen just now, I heard someone from Haitang Garden say that Siniang wanted to avenge her brother and was causing trouble for Jiulang..."

Cui Hengyue put her hand on her chin and listened for a while, rolled her eyes, then called Shui Fu and whispered: "Go and help me with something..."

After Shui Fu heard this, she took a deep look at Cui Hengyue and left.

Half an hour later, Haitangyuan's maid Jinglan ran to Cui Siniang and said: "Siniang, don't you want to help Ba Lang vent his anger?

"It's better to drive Mrs. Xiao, Banniang and Jiulang out of the house, so that the third master can't see them. After a long time, he will naturally forget about them."

Get out?

Cui Siniang's eyes lit up: "What a great idea."

"Nonsense!" Fanhua scolded Jinglan: "You are a little maid, don't give Si Niang some messy ideas. If Si Niang does something wrong, I will not be the first to spare you."

Jinglan shrank and said cautiously: "I...I just want Si Niang to be happy, I don't think about anything else.

"When I was passing by the rockery just now, I heard Shui Fu from Jinglan Garden telling Bai Shao from Dafang that Yuan Niang had a hard time at Yunxuan Temple.

"The people at Yunxuan Temple abused Yuanniang every day. She couldn't eat or go out until she finished her work. She stayed in the same yard every day in the dark.

"Yuan Niang once said that life in Yunxuan Temple was worse than death, so she returned home.

"I thought that if Xiao and the others were allowed to go to Yunxuan Temple to experience it, they would not dare to be arrogant in the future..."

Jinglan looked up at Cui Siniang and emphasized with tears in her eyes: "Siniang, I just want to make you happy. Since Sister Hongrui left, you have smiled less."

Mentioning Hong Rui, Cui Siniang's heart ached. After all, she was the maid who had followed her since she was a child, and she was someone she trusted. When Hong Rui passed away, she felt sad for a while.

And since Hongrui passed away and her grandmother assigned Fanhua to her, Fanhua always used various rules to restrain her because she was the person close to her grandmother.

During this period of time, she had not been happy at all.

Now that someone is giving her advice, she naturally wants to protect him.

Cui Siniang showed her master's majesty: "Jing Lan is right, if Xiao and the others were not in the house, my father would soon forget about them, just like...Yuan Niang back then.

"Jiulang just got into trouble, so we can use this excuse to drive him and Xiao out. Yunxuan Temple is a good place."

Yuan Niang's life in Yunxuan Temple was worse than death, and it would be the same if Xiao, Jiulang and Ba Niang were gone.

Seeing that Cui Siniang had made up her mind to drive the Xiao family out of the house, Fanhua did not disobey her. She just thought about it and said: "Now that the New Year is approaching, Yunxuan Temple is too far away. Even if the third master agrees, the old lady will not

agree."

Cui Siniang's expression was stagnant and she was a little angry: "I don't want to see them in the house, at least not this year."

Hearing this, Fanhua bent down and suggested: "Yunxuan Temple is too far away, but there is a temple outside the city. I heard that it is specially used to accommodate the wives of wealthy families who have made mistakes..."

"Are you talking about Cining Temple?"

"That's right."

Cui Siniang had heard about this temple, and many young ladies in Beijing had talked about it. People who went to Cining Temple had a very bad life, and were often so miserable that they tried every means to escape.

But they can't escape and are usually captured.

"This is a good place. I'll go tell my mother about it." Cui Siniang stood up excitedly and went to the main courtyard of the third room.

Not long after, news came out from the mansion that the third concubine, Mrs. Xiao, volunteered to take her children to Cining Temple to pray for blessings, and the old lady had given her permission.

After Cui Hengyue learned the news, a trace of success flashed in his eyes, and he asked the people around him: "When will Xiao and the others set off?"

"Tomorrow morning." Shuifu replied.

"That's not too late." Cui Hengyue muttered, and then said to Shui Fu: "I'm going out tonight. You and Shui Rong will guard Jinglan Garden."

Shui Fu opened her mouth and wanted to persuade Cui Hengyue. Then she thought that the matter was urgent and had to do this, so she shut up and got ready.
Chapter completed!