I will lead the whole village to occupy the land and become the king.

Lu Shengzhi reported Jun to the government office and submitted Nanny Wu's testimony and the evidence left behind that year. Jun was detained and sentenced to exile. Lu Shengzhi's divorce letter was handed to her on the day of her exile.

"Heh... heh... he actually divorced me?" Jun laughed, but as she laughed her tears soaked her clothes, and her crying soon turned into sobbing, "Wuwuwu... am I wrong? I just want to be with the person I like!"

Sadly, no one answered her question.

Nanny Wu was sentenced to immediate execution for killing two servants, and because she had no family, her body was thrown into a mass grave.

After Jun was taken away, Lu Shengzhi resumed his previous life and no longer asked for leave from the government office, but he never went to see Lu Yanzheng again.

After Jiang Qinyu found out, she was very curious for two days.

That night, the couple finished cleaning up and sat back on the bed.

"Why didn't he come to see you?" Jiang Qinyu nestled in Lu Yanzheng's arms, picked up a strand of his hair and played with it, looking up at him curiously.

Lu Yanzheng was trying his best to endure it at this moment. Any movement of hers in his arms could arouse the deepest desire in his body.

Hearing her question, Lu Yanzheng calmly lifted her up, took a deep breath, and then answered, "As far as I know, he's not the kind of person who would seek wealth and power. When Xiao Rui lived in his house before, they were mostly concerned about whether Xiao Rui would bring them trouble."

"Now that he has confirmed my identity, he probably feels guilty towards me and my biological mother, so he doesn't dare to come and acknowledge me."

Lu Yanzheng analyzed it calmly, as if this matter had nothing to do with him.

Jiang Qinyu turned his face and looked him in the eye. "So what do you think?"

"I don't think much about it," Lu Yanzheng simply put his face in her palm, "Just let it go."

Jiang Qinyu pondered for a moment, "In other words, you don't hate them?"

"They have done me no harm, nor have they done anything to hurt me, so naturally there is no question of liking or hating them." Lu Yanzheng said calmly.

Ben was a person who had never appeared in his life and was not much different from a stranger.

Jiang Qinyu asked tentatively, "Can I still invite Lu Wanqing to visit my home in the future?"

"As long as you like, you can invite anyone to your home." Lu Yanzheng's heart was numb, and he couldn't help but kiss Jiang Qinyu on the neck.

Jiang Qinyu felt a little itchy from his breath, and she dodged while laughing, "Then I won't be polite!"

"Well, you are the one who makes the decisions in our family. You can do whatever you want." Lu Yanzheng pulled the person into his arms again and kissed her on the face this time.

Jiang Qinyu's face flushed, and she suddenly dared not move.

She was not an innocent girl, so it was understandable that she had not noticed it just now, but now she could not ignore someone's suddenly "grown-up" body.

"Don't make trouble..." Jiang Qinyu said softly, her ears red, "It will hurt the child."

Hearing this, Lu Yanzheng's voice became a little deeper, "I know, I won't."

He took a deep breath, hugged her tightly, and didn't move.

Jiang Qinyu didn't dare to move anymore. She put her face against his chest, listening to his obviously chaotic heartbeat, with a slight smile on her lips.

Another quarter of an hour passed like this, and Lu Yanzheng finally calmed himself down. He looked down and found that Jiang Qinyu had fallen asleep.

He really didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He endured so much hardship for her, but she just went to sleep without even saying goodbye.

Lu Yanzheng was a little unwilling, and pecked Jiang Qinyu on the lips again, then lowered his voice and said: "After you give birth and recover, I will come to get the compensation myself..."

……

After Lu Yanzheng took over the court, all affairs were proceeding as planned.

Qin Shen and a group of Lu Yanzheng's trusted assistants are in the capital, dealing with the mess left by Emperor Jingqing.

The officials of the six ministries were completely replaced, and more than half of the empty positions were eliminated, leaving only one or two, or two or three people in charge in each ministry.

Lu Yanzheng's original words were, "First determine the chief officers of each department. The subordinate positions will not be finalized. As for how to handle the trivial matters of each department, it will all be the chief officers' responsibility to recruit personnel. I only look at the results within the specified time."

To put it simply, those who are capable will be allowed to do the work, and those who are not will be replaced directly. The same goes for the people below. They are now non-staff members, and when the new team at the court is formed, those who can really do the work will definitely have a place.

Qin Shen also thought this method was good. It not only eliminated those who were cunning and dishonest, but also made the heads of each department dare not be negligent and try their best to finish the work within the specified time.

This also led to those who were truly capable being in high demand during this period, with many chief officers coming in person to ask for help.

In fact, the officials in the court in the past knew very well who was capable and who was taking advantage of the situation.

Qin Shen has just decided on the chief officer, and they know what to do next.

After learning about this, Old Eagle lamented to Qin Shen, "What happened to those officials in the past? They knew the morals of their subordinates, but they didn't take action to rectify them, and ended up bringing disaster upon themselves."

"They are all birds of a feather. All they want is money or power. They only care about their own things and have nothing to do with each other." Qin Shen saw it clearly.

In the past, he saw that his great uncle often ran into obstacles in the six ministries. For example, when the border troops were out of food and fodder, his great uncle would beg for mercy in the Ministry of Revenue, hoping that they would not withhold or delay the distribution of food and fodder to the border troops.

The eagle patted his shoulder and said, "We are lucky to be able to follow the prince. Otherwise, we would have been in trouble somewhere!"

Qin Shen nodded, agreeing deeply.

Old Eagle changed the subject, "By the way, what do you think the prince is thinking? Why hasn't he ascended the throne yet? It's been three months since we took the capital, right? Isn't he afraid that delaying will lead to changes?"

"This..." Qin Shen frowned slightly and looked at Old Eagle uncertainly. "Actually, I feel that the prince... doesn't really want to ascend the throne."

"Ah?" Eagle was stunned when he heard this. "Don't want to ascend the throne? How is that possible?"

If the prince didn't want to ascend the throne, why did he attack the imperial court? Wouldn't it be enough to just take them to a corner of the country?

Qin Shen shook his head, "I don't know either, but that's how I feel."

If the prince wants to ascend the throne, the best opportunity is actually to directly announce a change of dynasty when he captures the capital.

But the prince did not do that. Instead, he flew back to Dingshui Village.

To say that it was because the princess was pregnant was actually a bit far-fetched. The prince must have other ideas.

There were many other people who were also anxious because Lu Yanzheng did not ascend the throne, and among them were the old ministers who had been secretly supporting and helping him.

There is also Qin Ziyi, a great scholar from Qinzhou. He and Mr. Lu have arrived in Dingshui Village again.

But this time, the two of them did not live in Jiang Qinyu's house, but lived in a small house in the county town.

"Old Lu, do you know why the prince doesn't ascend the throne?" Qin Ziyi asked while playing chess with Old Man Lu.

Mr. Lu was holding a chess piece in his hand. When he heard this, he dropped the chess piece and spread his hands. "How should I know?"

"Isn't he from your Lu family? Can't you go and ask?" Qin Ziyi rolled his eyes at him. "The world cannot be without a ruler for a day. If the prince doesn't ascend the throne, the world may face new changes."

Old Master Lu sighed and said, "I'd like to ask, but what position do I have to take to ask? The prince hasn't even acknowledged his biological father and grandfather, so what's the point of me being his great-uncle?"

"We can't just leave the throne vacant!" Qin Ziyi didn't want to play anymore. He put the chess piece into the box, stood up and walked out. "No, I have to find someone to ask..."

For him, the stability of the world is the most important thing, and facts have proved that Lu Yanzheng has this ability.