In the flower hall, Zhu Yi did not speak immediately. Instead, she put the envelope in her hand and tapped the table gently. Her eyes fell on Yang Jie, as if she was thinking about something.

After a moment, he shook his head slightly and sighed in a complicated tone.

"The Yang family is indeed not simple. It has been accumulated over many years, ha..."

However, it only took a short moment for Zhu Yi's face to become serious. He put his hand on the envelope beside him, looked at Yang Jie and asked.

"Since you know that I have a close friendship with Renhou, you brought this thing because you want to show your sincerity so that you can convince me...or, according to what you said, convince the people behind me to do the same.

Together with the Changping Marquis Mansion, let’s fight hard?”

Since the "bottom" has been exposed, there is no need to hide it, otherwise it will just be looked down upon.

What's more, after the emperor's "statement" last time, coupled with the marriage granted by the Holy Queen Mother, the current "position" of the Chengguo Palace is not a particularly big secret.

By reasoning from this, it is easy to draw conclusions.

Yang Jie's intention is probably to use the evidence in his hand to coerce Zhu Yi, or more directly, coerce the Supreme Emperor's party, to join forces to resist the Shang Fang sword that is about to be wielded by the Ministry of War.

It should be said that this is a very reasonable inference, and Yang Jie's various performances after entering the government are consistent with this.

First, he repeatedly emphasized that the Ministry of War's plan to reorganize the military garrison would endanger the interests of the nobles. He was not targeting the Changping Marquis family, but he was saying that the interests of both of them were consistent.

Only with the foundation of cooperation can cooperation be possible.

However, as a minister promoted by the emperor, Yang Hong has maintained a boundary with Jingnan since he entered the capital. Even the Cheng'an Marquis Mansion, Yangwu Marquis Mansion, Qingping Bo Mansion and other houses that he had friendship with before have gradually become alienated.

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Now, if Uemoto rashly wants to join forces, both parties may not trust each other.

And given the current situation facing the Changping Marquis Mansion, there is no time at all for both parties to build trust, so they can only take another path.

Blackmail!

While tempting them with benefits, they should also be faced with threats.

If the Changping Marquis Mansion really wants to join forces, then there is no doubt that they will be at a disadvantage if they take the initiative to come to their door.

At that time, no matter what conditions are proposed here, the Changping Marquis Mansion will have no choice but to accept it.

Therefore, in order to avoid this passive situation, Yang Jie produced this evidence.

This means tying both sides into the same boat. If the Yang family's boat sinks, at least one person must be buried with him. If they don't want to be together, then cooperation is the only way.

Judging from the current situation, this is the most likely possibility.

Of course, there is another possibility that cannot be ruled out, that is, Yang Jie noticed something from some clues, so he wanted to use Zhu Yi's hand to report the matter to the emperor, so as to get rid of the problem faced by the Changping Hou Mansion.

Dilemma.

But intellectually, this is difficult.

Zhu Yi's communication with the palace was all done through Dongchang through his attendants. If such secrets could be leaked, then Shu Liang, the admiral of Dongchang, would not have to do it.

Also, if the Changping Marquis Mansion really made this plan, then there was no need for him to come to Zhu Yi. It would be much faster and more convenient to go directly to Dongchang, or directly ask Yang Hong to enter the palace in person to present himself to the emperor.

Therefore, at this point, Zhu Yi is still confident. He has even planned how to deal with Yang Jie next.

However, under Zhu Yi's gaze, Yang Jie gently shook his head.

"If that's the case, wouldn't it be faster if Yang went directly to the Ningyuan Marquis' Mansion? Why bother looking for the young master?"

Therefore, it is not unreasonable for Zhu Yi to think that Yang Jie is difficult to deal with.

No matter what time he spoke, he always spoke calmly and unhurriedly, so that no one could discern his true intentions.

Narrowing her eyes dangerously, Zhu Yi squeezed the ring on her hand and asked calmly.

"Oh, so I guessed wrong?"

The atmosphere in the flower hall seemed a little depressing for no reason, but Yang Jie didn't seem to notice it. He nodded lightly at first, and after a while, he shook his head again and said.

"My young father-in-law is right, but he is also wrong!"

Zhu Yi's expression did not waver at all, and he just continued to ask calmly: "What's the explanation?"

This time, perhaps because he had reached a critical point, Yang Jie's face became rare and he spoke seriously.

"I came to see the young master and took out this secret letter to show my sincerity. I also wanted to persuade the young master. However, I did not want to join forces, but..."

"I would like to ask the young master to join me in asking Ningyuan Marquis to dismount!"

His voice was serious, but his words were earth-shattering.

Zhu Yi obviously did not expect such a result.

He was stunned for a moment, then his body relaxed slightly, as if he had heard something funny, he laughed.

"Hahaha……"

Zhu Yi's loud laughter echoed in the originally silent flower hall.

It wasn't until a moment later that Zhu Yi looked at Yang Jie who didn't feel anything was wrong at all, then she stopped smiling and said.

"Prince Yang, I will pretend that I didn't hear what you just said. Please come back."

Yang Jie didn't move. He just sat in the distance, still looking at Zhu Yi calmly and asked.

"Don't you want me to hear why I said such things that made me laugh?"

He said these words very seriously, which made Zhu Yi's laughter just now seem very inappropriate.

Raising her hand to take a sip of tea, Zhu Yi looked at Yang Jie calmly and asked.

"If I said I didn't want to, wouldn't Prince Yang stop saying it?"

Yang Jie was speechless for a moment, obviously not expecting that Zhu Yi was still thinking of teasing him at this time.

It was rare that he was stunned for a moment, but he quickly came to his senses.

After thinking about it, Yang Jie also picked up the tea cup and took a sip to sort out his slightly confused thoughts. When he put down the tea cup, his face finally regained calmness and seriousness, and said.

"Young Master may not know that since I was a child, my mother has taught me a truth: when people cannot protect themselves, they must learn to rely on the strength of others."

After all, Zhu Yi knew something about Yang Jie's experience.

Yang Hong has not been in the capital for many years, so Yang Jie has grown up with his mother since he was a child, and his relationship is naturally extraordinary.

Now that the old lady of the Yang family has passed away, no matter what the relationship between Zhu Yi and Yang Jie is now, when talking about the ancestors, there must be the necessary respect. This is a matter of upbringing.

Therefore, when Yang Jie spoke, Zhu Yi subconsciously put away all her casual expressions and even straightened her body.

Although this movement is not big, it is not difficult to notice.

As Yang Jie was speaking, he saw Zhu Yi adjust his posture opposite him. Then, rarely, Yang Jie's expression showed a slight fluctuation and his words stopped for a moment.

However, it only took a moment before Yang Jie continued to speak in a leisurely manner.

"However, no matter how close people are, there is no reason why they will help you for no reason. Therefore, very early on, I understood that if I want to use the strength of others, I must bring benefits to others."

"So, as I said just now, I am here this time not only to help the Changping Marquis Mansion, but also to help the young master."

Yang Jie said these words seriously, and Zhu Yi also listened seriously.

However, after listening, Zhu Yi was a little disappointed, shook his head, and said.

"Prince Yang, again, since you know that I have a close friendship with Marquis Ren, what good will it do to me if he falls? Instead of lobbying me, why not think of other ways..."

With that said, Zhu Yi picked up the letter at hand and said.

"I believe this thing is not the original, let alone the complete version. I have kept this thing, but I will not use it. If Prince Yang really wants to use this to make an issue, he should not come to me!"

After that, Zhu Yi was about to serve tea to see off the guests.

However, this time, Yang Jie suddenly smiled.

Different from the gentle smile that looked like it was growing on his face just now, this time, Yang Jie's smile contained a trace of ridicule.

So, Zhu Yi stopped and waited for his explanation.

Yang Jie suppressed his smile and sighed softly. He seemed to be wondering why Zhu Yi still didn't understand even though he made it so clear.

After thinking about it, Yang Jie simply said directly.

"Young Master, do you want me to use this letter to threaten Marquis Ningyuan?"

Zhu Yi didn't admit it, but he didn't deny it either.

However, now that the matter was over, there was no need for him to say anything.

Yang Jie shook his head, emphasized again, and said.

"Young Master, you still don't understand that if you want to borrow the strength of others, you have to do it for the benefit of others!"

"This letter will certainly make Marquis Ningyuan fearful and even turn against him, but such a union must be fragile."

"The knife in your hand can make the tiger stay away from you, but it is impossible to make the tiger bite someone for you, because this tiger still wants to bite you!"

Zhu Yi remained silent, and unconsciously put her right hand on the envelope on the table.

Of course he could understand what Yang Jie meant.

Ningyang Houfu is just a tiger!
To be continued...