[Well, my attempt to update today failed, so I’ll try again tomorrow.]

More than half an hour later.

Jiao Shun held up his belt and walked out of the Zen room with great satisfaction. Mrs. Wang, who was tortured both physically and mentally, hurriedly stood up. After meeting her eyes, she quickly turned away and said in a harsh voice: "Why, just..."

As he said this, he couldn't help wiping away his tears with half-truths and half-truths: "How can I explain this to Baoyu?"

Before she could wipe away her tears, Jiao Shun grabbed her heart and sneered condescendingly: "Why are you pretending? You didn't push this on me? I've sold my sister and my daughter-in-law. I'm afraid I've already become familiar with it."

Alright?"

Mrs. Wang was so ashamed that she was speechless, so she had to change the subject and said hurriedly: "Master, let go quickly, don't let Bao girl see it."

"Hmph~"

Jiao Shun snorted and let go, rolled up his sleeves and said, "It's up to you to deal with the aftermath. I have something to do in the evening, so I won't stay here for a long time."

With that said, he stepped out and walked out.

"This, Master..."

Mrs. Wang subconsciously took two steps to mention Jia Yuanchun again, but this time it was more like "selling people", so it was difficult to say anything.

"rest assured."

Jiao Shun raised his hand in confusion: "Since I've eaten your bait, I won't let you down."

With that said, he picked up the curtain and walked away.

Mrs. Wang watched him go away, and stood there in confusion for a moment, and then she remembered to comfort Baochai.

But when he reached the door of the meditation room, he hesitated and did not dare to open the door and go in.

I don’t know how long I have been struggling, but the door of the Zen room suddenly creaked open from the inside. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law looked at each other. Mrs. Wang’s eyes were full of shame and anxiety, but Xue Baochai’s eyes were only cold.

"Baby……"

Mrs. Wang stuttered and wanted to say something, but Xue Baochai walked around her and walked out without saying a word.

"Baochai!"

Mrs. Wang was anxious, and hurriedly grabbed her cross arm to stop her, and said sarcastically: "I know you have been wronged, but, but this..."

"Ma'am, there's no need to explain."

Baochai glanced at her and said with a self-deprecating smile: "How can a person with a foreign surname stand up to her biological daughter?"

With that said, he walked around her again and walked quickly.

Mrs. Wang hesitated awkwardly, and then she chased after him again, but she was half a step too late. When she caught up with Baochai, she was already in the yard. She didn't dare to say anything, but she didn't dare to stop her.

Being able to pretend that he was going to go with Baochai, he walked out of the Qingtang thatched cottage.

…………

Not to mention how Mrs. Wang tried her best to comfort Baochai.

But it was said that at the same time when Jiao Shun was "happy in the spring breeze and his horses were hoofed, and he saw all the flowers in Chang'an in one day", King Zhongshun was not idle either.

Taking advantage of the handover in the evening, when the two pavilion elders were in the palace, he went straight to the Wenyuan Pavilion. After chatting for a few words, he retreated and asked seriously: "It will be one month before the emperor passes away tomorrow. I don't know."

What are the plans of the two pavilion elders?"

Mr. He Ge and Mr. Xu Ge exchanged glances, and then tentatively said: "What the prince is asking is..."

"Why does Mr. He Ge pretend to be ignorant?"

King Zhongshun asked back a little impatiently, and then tried to calm down his mood, pretending to be calm and said: "According to the regulations of our dynasty, after the first emperor's full moon, he should invite the new emperor to succeed him."

He Ge Lao and Xu Ge Lao exchanged glances again, and then both looked at King Zhongshun without saying anything, waiting quietly for his next words.

Seeing that the two people refused to join in, King Zhongshun cursed secretly, and had no choice but to clarify his words: "Normally, a country cannot be without a master for a day, but in three days it will be the funeral of the Supreme Emperor. How can this enthronement ceremony be mixed up with the funeral of the Supreme Emperor?"

, isn’t it appropriate?”

Hearing this, Mr. Xu Ge couldn't help but probe further: "Your Majesty, are you saying that you will postpone the date of your enthronement?"

"This is exactly what I mean."

King Zhongshun nodded in affirmation first, and then added: "Delaying this matter for further discussion will, on the one hand, reflect His Highness' benevolence and filial piety, and on the other hand, it will avoid taboos."

Hiss~

He Ge Lao and Xu Ge Lao both took a deep breath when they heard this. Although they had already guessed everything, they were still taken aback by King Zhongshun's arrogance.

It can be said that it is human nature to avoid the funeral of the Supreme Emperor and postpone the enthronement ceremony, but it is completely different to postpone the discussion until later.

According to the established rules of this dynasty, the day after the full moon of the national mourning, the cabinet will lead the civil and military officials to invite the prince to ascend the throne as early as possible. King Zhongshun obviously hopes that the cabinet can cooperate with him and delay this matter.

One drag!

As for the purpose...

I heard King Zhongshun say: "When the funeral of the Supreme Emperor is over, everyone will be free to discuss the additional candidates for the cabinet and the vacancies of the chief minister at that time!"

To put it bluntly, I hope to use this incident to further create pressure on the Queen and Concubine Wu, forcing them to make concessions on more things.

In his view, this is a matter of mutual benefit, which can solve the cabinet problem in one fell swoop.

But after listening to this, the two cabinet elders unanimously rejected it: "This is absolutely impossible!"

Immediately afterwards, the Second Assistant Hege Lao said categorically: "This is the law established by our ancestors. Even if it needs to be changed, it should be the initiative of the Queen Mother and the Empress, and it can be implemented only after the approval of the ministers. As ministers, how can we make independent opinions?

Are you trying to change yourself?"

Although Mr. Xu Ge did not speak again, he nodded repeatedly with a sullen face, obviously without any intention of being accommodating.

King Zhongshun came here with great ambitions, but he encountered these two hard nails. His face turned ugly at that moment. He wanted to leave, but the cabinet was the head of the civil servants, and he had not really taken power yet, so he had to suppress his anger and get up.

He said: "I, the king, have been abrupt. I will take my leave without delaying the handover between the two pavilion elders."

As he said this, he finally couldn't help but flick his sleeves.

After King Zhongshun was sent out of Wenyuan Pavilion, Mr. Xu Ge's expression still did not ease. He shook his long sleeves and said irritably: "You are really extremely arrogant! If such people are allowed to take power, I'm afraid there will be unbearable people."

Things happen.”

Mr. He Ge let out a long sigh, shook his head helplessly and said: "Originally, I wanted to choose the lesser of two evils. Who would have thought... Well, I thought that since he understood the principle of keeping a low profile and biding his time, there must be some government officials who knew the principle of priorities.

.”

"Hmph~"

Mr. Xu Ge sneered: "I am a wolf in Zhongshan, and I will run rampant when I get my ambition! That Jiao Shun is certainly a serious problem for us, but to be fair, he is a talent that can be made, and most of the things he does are also beneficial to the country, but this loyal and shun king

……snort!"

He snorted again and returned to the side hall of Wenyuan Pavilion with a flick of his sleeves.

Mr. He Ge became more and more helpless. In fact, from the perspective of the cabinet center, the benefits of the New Deal were becoming more and more prominent, but the problem was that when it came to the struggle for orthodoxy, all stakeholders could not help but take a step back.

…………

But he said that King Zhongshun rushed back to the palace angrily, and that Chief Zhou Mo and Mr. Jiang had been waiting for him for a long time.

Seeing the angry look on King Zhongshun's face, Mr. Jiang knew something was wrong, so he couldn't help but stamped his feet and said: "I told you not to act too hastily, but the prince just... alas~!"
Chapter completed!