After the marriage, my husband's family listened to my voice and turned the tide

Look, I just talked about him in my heart, and now I can act like a good boy again.

Ke Xin was speechless for a moment, and after a while he spoke up: "Although Kang Ping was sent to Qingcheng Temple, the investigation of this matter still caused a lot of uproar, and Censor Zhao took the opportunity to make a report."

At this point, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. He knew that it was not his turn to take action on impeachment.

How could Ke Rui's group let go of this opportunity? So, Censor Zhao took action.

"The Emperor cannot turn a blind eye to this, so the Fourth Prince was confined to reflect on his mistakes. He does not need to attend court this year, and is not allowed to enter the palace without being summoned. Ji Zhang was also demoted. Although he is still a Guide Langjiang, his rank is from the fifth rank."

Shang Tingli was obviously very satisfied with the result. He could hardly suppress the smile on his face. He had obviously forgotten for the time being that this look might hurt a certain "lackey".

【Good punishment! 】

[This is a huge loss for the Fourth Prince. How can a prince who has ambitions for the throne tolerate being out of touch with his courtiers?]

[And Ji Zhang was also punished well. How could a person with no real ability become a general? Yu Lanxi probably never dreamed of this. She thought that the title of First-Rank Lady was just around the corner and she would always climb up, but she never thought that she might fall, right? ]

Shang Tingli thought happily.

[It would be great if I could injure the Fourth Prince a few more times like this. It would be best if Ke Xingchen could see his true face and then escape.]

[Please, there is no bright future for you if you follow a sinister villain like the Fourth Prince! ]

Seeing that she was completely immersed in her own thoughts, Ke Xin shook his head silently, finished the cup of tea in front of him, and went out.

Shang Tingli happily picked up the book she was reading earlier and sighed, "The joy of life is nothing more than this."

About an incense stick of time had passed, and I had finished reading the story when I heard the maid guarding the gate come to announce that Butler Xiao had arrived.

"Princess, this is Miss He's invitation from the Imperial Tutor's Mansion. Please take a look."

Butler Xiao explained his purpose and then said goodbye and left.

Shang Tingli opened the post and read it, and couldn't help laughing.

He Zhiqiang said in the post that he had something in his heart that he wanted to share with others, and as the saying goes, he couldn't help but get it off his chest, so he invited her to go shopping at noon tomorrow.

Actually, there is nothing interesting to stroll around in the streets in winter. I just wanted to find her and talk.

Shang Tingli went to the west room and came out after a while with a piece of note in his hand.

She told Fang Zhi: "Send this reply to Sister He."

……

"boom--"

In a small courtyard on South Street, someone smashed a teacup in anger.

Then the woman's angry grumbles were heard: "Oh my God, what are you doing? What kind of daughter-in-law wastes money like this? I don't know what sin my old Ji family committed to marry such a delicate girl."

Looking at the broken cup on the ground, she felt so heartbroken.

If she keeps throwing things like this, how many sets of teacups does her family have enough for this daughter-in-law to throw?

Yu Lanxi's chest heaved violently, she was very angry, and she had no intention of caring about what Ji's mother muttered. She only cared about the explanation given to her and Ji Zhang by the palace.

She was so angry that her teeth itched: "What does this mean? Didn't you and I suffer misfortune? Why did you get demoted? Is this what the Fourth Prince said about giving us an explanation?"

This is such an easy explanation!

You know, Ji Zhang had never been demoted in his previous life!

To be honest, Ji Zhang was also feeling uncomfortable, but he was not as angry as she was. Now that things had come to this, he could not think of any good solution except to accept his fate.

Ji Zhang had no choice but to comfort him: "Calm down, the Fourth Prince has always been a man of his words. Since he said he would give us an explanation, it means it."

Yu Lanxi turned her head away and snorted coldly: "I'm afraid he can't even protect himself, what can he promise you?"

She had already learned from her father that the Fourth Prince had been ordered by the Emperor to reflect on his mistakes behind closed doors, and that he was not allowed to attend court this year, nor enter the palace without being summoned. What else could she expect from the Fourth Prince after all this?

If the Fourth Prince had not sat on the throne in the end, she would never have been able to swallow her anger and would have had to find a new master to take advantage of her misfortune.

After her mother found out that Ji Zhang was demoted, she started to mock her, which made her feel even more aggrieved.

Perhaps she was the only one in the world who felt aggrieved that she was the only one who could see the golden light even though she held the gold and stone in her hands.

"You can't say that. A little impatience can ruin a big plan. This little setback is not a big deal for the Fourth Prince. As long as there is green mountains, there will be no shortage of firewood."

Ji Zhang has no other virtues except that he is a relatively open-minded person. After all, some things cannot be rushed.

"Forget it, let me think about it."

After saying this, Yu Lanxi got up, left the living room and went to the bedroom.

She needed to think carefully about what happened in her previous life so that she could use this information gap to pave the way for Ji Zhang and get one step closer to her goal.

The yard was really cramped, and the bedroom doors were just on both sides of the main room.

After she closed the door, Ji's mother complained to Ji Zhang in a low voice: "Ah Zhang, you are too arrogant, how can you behave like a real daughter-in-law? Look, mother, she came to our house to enjoy the good life."

Ji Zhang said: "Mother, please bear with it for now. Lan Xi's family is powerful, and I have no choice but to endure it."

Ji's mother curled her lips.

……

Qingcheng Temple.

A woman cried miserably: "Fourth brother, I don't want to stay here, please, let me go back to the palace!"

Ke Ming frowned: "How can I make the decision now? Do you think I am the only one who arranged you to come here?"

Ke Jinshan paused in her tears and said, "Who else could it be?"

"Kang Ping, are you really stupid or just pretending to be stupid?"

Ke Ming pressed his eyebrows and said, "Outside, the mourning period for the empress dowager has passed, but we, the royal family, have not. You are shouting at this time that you like a man and want to marry him, and he is a married man. How do you think your father will view you? How do the people of the world view you?"

"…Is there no room for maneuver?" Ke Jinshan looked hesitant, but she was very unwilling in her heart.

She just wants to pursue her own happiness, what's wrong with her?

The empress dowager was not her biological grandmother, and she had already done the utmost to mourn for the empress dowager for three months along with the people of the world. Why should she be required to do so for a full year?

Ke Ming naturally did not miss the unwillingness in her eyes, and suddenly felt a headache and said, "I have been too permissive with you. You should reflect on this here."

After he said that, he turned and left.

After walking a few steps, I heard Ke Jinshan's roar from behind: "After all, I am just a chess piece in your hand, Fourth Brother—"

Ke Ming paused and turned slowly.

"What did you say?"

Ke Jinshan smiled bitterly, tears streaming down her cheeks, looking both sad and embarrassed.

She said, "If you really cared about me, your sister, you would have chosen a prince consort for me last year. Why would you wait until today to let me end up like this?"

A young girl's love affair always comes quietly but strongly, and her youth is the time when she is most innocent and naive.

At that time, a group of new guards came to the palace, and the young man who was as bright as the moon and the breeze seemed out of place among them, but also too outstanding. With just one glance, she remembered the young man's face, and from then on she had a strong desire - to bring him back to her palace.

She is a princess, so isn't it easy for her to have a guard?

But it was not the case. Someone had taken the lead and transferred the person away. When she went to her father to ask for two guards, Ruyu had already taken the person she wanted. She could not find evidence that Ruyu did it on purpose, so she had to go there every day and pretend to be nice to him, just to get a glimpse of that person.

That day, she learned his name. Ji Zhang, a very special name, was engraved in her heart from then on.

She just came of age last year.

She thought her brother loved her, so she wanted to tell him her girlish thoughts. She wanted to marry Ji Zhang as her husband. They all said, "I wish to find a person who loves me and we will be together till old age", but her brother did not give her this opportunity.

Until now, she still remembered the look on her brother's face when he rejected her that day. It was so terrifying that she didn't even dare to say a word of insistence.

But she just wanted to be with the person she loved, so what was wrong with that?

"Ke Jinshan, don't you think you're a little ridiculous?"

The man's cold and indifferent voice froze Ke Jinshan to the spot, shivering, stammering and unable to speak.

"You are a princess, how can a mere guard be worthy of you?" Ke Ming asked again.

Ke Jinshan said: "But he is not a guard now, he will work hard to move up!"

Ke Ming sneered: "So naive, if he really had the ability, he wouldn't have been a guard in the first place, understand?"

"..."

Ke Jinshan was silent.

Ke Ming continued: "You said I don't care about you? I was the one who caused your fate today?"

Ke Jinshan still didn't respond.

"Father is still healthy, but my elder and second brothers have long been eyeing that position. If I arrange a marriage for you at this time, have you ever thought about what your future might be like?"

"Besides, if you hadn't said nonsense in public, would you have ended up like this?"

After Ke Ming finished speaking, he closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and said, "You can take care of yourself."

He turned and left without looking back.

Looking at his departing back, Ke Jinshan fell to the ground and burst into tears.

In fact, she knew everything.

It wasn't that the fourth brother loved her that much, it was just that she had value to him in the past, so the fourth brother was willing to tolerate her temper. How could the fourth brother be afraid that she would have a bad life in the future? It was obvious that he wanted to use her to exchange for the support of the family.

"Your Highness."

Her two maids helped her up from the ground and carefully wiped the tears from her face.

She sniffed and looked up at the plaque above the gate in front of her. There were three powerful characters on it: Qingcheng Temple.

Ke Jinshan knew that she would spend the rest of her life here.

……

After Ke Ming came down the mountain, he hurried back to his mansion.

He was very upset and wrote a letter in code and sent it out.

……

Another day passed, and at noon, there were already many people on the streets.

Shang Tingli and He Zhiqian made an appointment on the second floor of Fengting Tower, the same private room they had met last time.

As soon as they met, they couldn't help but smile at each other. Shang Tingli said, "I didn't have a good chat with Sister He that day. Today, we must have a good chat."

He Zhixing nodded: "Do you know what happened next that day?"

Shang Tingli smiled and said, "I knew it yesterday."

"Then I don't need to repeat this to you." He Zhiqi said, unable to help but praising, "You are really good at this trick."

She was referring to the incident where Shang Tingli turned Qu Feiyue into Ji Zhang.

Shang Tingli chuckled.

"Actually, the reason I asked you out today is not just to talk to you, but also because I want to ask you about something." He Zhiying skillfully brewed tea.

Shang Tingli watched her movements and asked curiously, "What's the matter?"

He Zhiying said, "We played the game of elephant last time. After I went back, I couldn't help but tell my grandfather about it. He became curious about you and wanted to meet you. It would be best if he could play a game with you. So my grandfather asked me to ask you what you think. If you are willing, he will come to visit you in two days."

She had wanted to talk to Shang Tingli about this matter on the day of the banquet, but Ke Yu came so coincidentally that she didn't have time to tell him. After they finally sat together, she was busy watching the show and forgot about it.

Shang Tingli was surprised: "How can this be possible? It is me, the younger generation, who should go to visit the old master."

"So you are willing to do this?" He Zhiying smiled, "I am used to my grandfather not caring about these things. Besides, given your status, it is only natural for him to come and visit you."

Not knowing how to respond, Shang Tingli just said what he wanted to say: "It's just that my chess skills are likely to be disliked by the old tutor. I just hope Sister He won't laugh at me then."

He Zhiying glared: "Am I worthy of this?"

"Pfft."

Shang Tingli was amused.

He Zhiqiang was infected by her smile and couldn't help laughing as well.

After a few words, the tea was ready. He Zhiying poured her a cup and said, "Try it. This time we brew Longjing tea."

Last time I brewed Biluochun. Both are green teas, but the taste is a little different. Longjing is as clear as orchid, while Biluochun is tender and fragrant.

Shang Tingli couldn't wait to pick up the teacup. Her movements were so quick that He Zhiqiang was frightened. He couldn't help but say, "Go slowly. Be careful of the heat."

The freshly brewed tea was naturally not warm water. Shang Tingli was not stupid enough to drink it directly. She smiled and said, "Don't worry, Sister He. I can save you the trouble."

He Zhixing: "OK."

After the tea reached a drinkable temperature, Shang Tingli asked, "I wonder when the old master will be free?"

He Zhiying replied: "Grandfather is usually free after coming back from court."

"Then I'll set a time myself. I'll let you know in advance when I've decided on a day to come over." Shang Tingli smiled awkwardly. "After all, he's a master that even my father can't beat. I can't help but be nervous. I have to prepare myself mentally in advance."

"What if I get so nervous that I don't even know the date of the horse's movement? What should I do then?"

He Zhiying laughed: "How can it be so exaggerated?"

Shang Tingli shook his head: "Sister He, you don't understand. I was defeated over and over again. I couldn't even beat my father. I can't even imagine what it would be like for me to play chess with the old master."

"Okay, it's up to you."

He Zhixiang couldn't stop laughing.