After the arranged marriage, she farms and survives under the tutelage of the villainous boss.

"Of course not."

Granny Yu's eyes were indifferent. She was fine as long as the late emperor wasn't mentioned, but as soon as he was, her expression became extremely indifferent.

It's as if they've never cared about it at all.

Zhang was not a perceptive person; the more she acted this way, the more she wanted to ask.

To everyone's surprise, Granny Yu said directly, "Zhang, this has nothing to do with you."

"If you bring up the matter of the late emperor again, I will send you to see him."

When Granny Yu said this with a cold face, Zhang was frightened.

I didn't dare ask any more questions for a moment; if I did, I'd really get beaten up.

However, Grandma Yu kept saying she wouldn't ask anymore.

They did say a few things.

"What kind of relationship did I have with the late emperor? Don't listen to those nonsense rumors and get yourself caught up in them. It's all fake. Not only can the daily records of the censors be altered, but even our past can be discarded anytime, anywhere if needed."

"Anyway, you'll get used to it. I believe none of them are good, and that will make my life much easier."

As she spoke these words, Grandma Yu's eyes held an unprecedented calm, as if there was a faint sense of impending death within them.

They didn't say anything specific, but everyone has a general idea. They don't know how bad it will be, but it's definitely not good.

Furthermore, it can be confirmed that the late emperor was not a good person at all in the eyes of the Empress Dowager.

The Empress Dowager pulled Yunniang aside and said very seriously, "As for relationships, although I haven't experienced any good ones, there have been good ones, like Zhang Shi and Shuheng's father, and there have also been many like me and the late Emperor who disliked each other for a lifetime."

“Yunniang, we don’t know if it’s good or bad. Everyone is feeling their way across the river. Shuheng is your husband and also our junior. He is a good person, but even so, no one can guarantee what will happen in ten or twenty years?”

"You have to experience these things yourself, feel them yourself, and do them yourself to know them. It's so rare to have someone you love for a lifetime. I hope you can have that, but you also have to be prepared for the worst."

Zhang didn't speak, but she nodded silently. From a woman's perspective, no one objected.

Even though Zhang was lucky, how many other young ladies from prominent families around her withered away in the inner quarters, ending up with nothing...

“I know.” Jiang Zhiyun nodded. “We can’t rely on others. No matter what, we ourselves are the most important.”

"Yes." The Empress Dowager nodded. "The reason I've been able to live to this day, and why everyone calls me Empress Dowager, and why I'm still alive in the palace, is largely because I'm good at fighting. I'm shrewd and good at scheming."

“The palace is a place that devours people. I ran away when I was about to be eaten away and spent a period of freedom outside. But at the same time, this period of freedom is also the source of my confidence.”

Jiang Zhiyun looked at the Empress Dowager with a hint of envy in her eyes.

Just then, a beam of white light shone on her, as if she had been given a light that didn't belong to her. Jiang Zhiyun looked at it and felt very happy.

She thought that no matter what happens in the future, no matter what environment she is in, she must manage herself well. This was the only and best advice she could give herself.

The Empress Dowager smiled and said, "Enough, I won't say anything more. But Yunniang, there's no denying that you are the best. No matter what environment you're in, you must remember this: I'll always be there for you."

"it is good."

The three generations of the mother-in-law, daughter-in-law, and granddaughter-in-law held hands, as if encouraging each other.

At this moment, Jiang Cheng ran over: "Madam Jiang, Xu Ping'an is here to see you."

Jiang Zhiyun frowned: "What does he want with me?"

"Xu Ping'an came alone?" Jiang Zhiyun mainly wanted to know if Jiang Zhiwan had come with him.

However, Jiang Cheng shook his head: "It's not just one person. Madam Jiang Zhiwan didn't come with us either. Instead, quite a few people from the Commander of the Capital came with us. Xu Ping'an is also wearing the clothes of one of those people from the Commander's side. It seems like he has an opportunity."

The Empress Dowager said, "The commander of the Inspectorate has been here recently. He certainly needs someone to write for him, so it's not surprising that he found someone. This Xu Ping'an is good at scheming, so no one can interfere in this matter."

Jiang Zhiyun knew that Xu Pingan must have found his own path, but she didn't expect him to get into the independent Inspectorate so quickly.

The Censorate is the department that will rise the fastest in the future. Although it has just been established, it belongs exclusively to the Emperor. It can be said that in the future, it will be second only to the Emperor and even be able to check the Prime Minister.

These intricate details have nothing to do with Jiang Zhiyun now.

Pan Chun had a bad feeling: "Could it be related to our family's shop?"

"Are they planning to do something to our restaurant?"

"Don't panic, I'll go out and take a look."

Jiang Zhiyun went out first, leaving everyone else inside. Grandma Yu wasn't in a hurry at all and calmly said, "I'm going in to take a nap; I'm too tired."

“Okay.” Zhang accompanied her inside.

Everyone else was worried.

But Granny Yu said, "What's there to be afraid of? Yunniang's husband is a great general. Such a powerful man is no pushover. If Xu Ping'an were following the fourth brother, he might do something reckless, but he's following the Inspectorate. There's definitely no problem."

"Everyone, hurry up and take a break. It's so rare to get a rest."

Sure enough, Yunniang came out.

Xu Ping'an stood anxiously at the door, clutching a gold hairpin in his hand, which he had specially made recently. In his past life, A-Yun wanted a hairpin, and a gold one at that. He felt it wasn't simple enough and would make her seem vulgar to others, so he had never been willing to buy one.

The first thing Xu Pingan remembers in his life is going to buy a gold hairpin.

It's still clenched in my hand, and there's a cloud character carved on it.

Jiang Zhiyun looked on, momentarily speechless:

"What business does Young Master Xu have with me? And why have you brought so many people?"

Right now, all these people are eating at the restaurant, and they're even shouting loudly.

"Great! Delicious!"

"This place is delicious!"

"..."

Jiang Zhiyun looked on, unsure of what to say, but in any case, quite a few guests had been scared away.

Xu Pingan was a little nervous, looking at Jiang Zhiyun with deep affection in his eyes.

"Ah Yun, how have you been these days?"

Jiang Zhiyun looked at him strangely: "Why is Mr. Xu calling me that? Are you out of your mind?"

"You can just call me Lady Jiang."

“That’s true. I can only call you Lady Jiang now. I’m not worthy of calling you anything else.” Xu Ping’an said with a wry smile.

"..." Jiang Zhiyun rolled her eyes countless times in her mind.

If it weren't for the fact that they seemed to have some influence, she would have already gone all out against them; now, she felt she couldn't afford to offend them.