The daily routine of the mistress of the Hou family training her husband

Chapter 141

Xue Yi's mental breakdown dealt a heavy blow to the Cheng'en Marquisate.

Fortunately, he was a naughty boy who often caused trouble for his family and had no achievements in officialdom. He was just a spoiled dandy. Therefore, everyone in the Marquis Cheng'en's mansion was crying and wailing about it, except Xue Yi's mother. Although the Marquis Cheng'en himself felt distressed, he was more relieved.

Xue Yi had his head smashed by a vase thrown by Princess Jinrong. Even if he was at fault, it would be difficult for the other party to hold him accountable.

But the anger for his son had to be vented somewhere.

Even though Marquis Cheng'en is not in a position to take action against Chen Zhi, the Fifth Prince's man, because the Crown Prince and the Fifth Prince have just started working together, he still remembers this grudge firmly.

However, for Chen Zhi and Xu Shuhe, this was a temporary solution to a big problem.

As for the fact that Xue Yi went to Qiyun Temple to have a secret meeting with Miss Zhou, even if the Cheng'en Marquis' Mansion knew about it, they would not dare to tell anyone about it.

As a wealthy family, they have to maintain their dignity. Besides, words are not enough, there is no evidence for this matter.

In order to cooperate that day, Zhou Ling did go to Qiyun Temple, but he did not go alone. Instead, he went with his mother Lin Hui, his two sisters-in-law, and several ladies and girls who were close to the Zhou family.

It is said that Lin Hui felt that business was good this year, so she wanted to come to Qiyun Temple to fulfill a vow, and also take this opportunity to invite a few ladies to the teahouse to sit and chat.

Therefore, there are definitely many people who testified that Zhou Ling had no chance and it was impossible for her to meet Xue Yi in private.

The reason for this arrangement was naturally to avoid affecting Zhou Ling's reputation.

Multiple protections.

All in all, this matter has been turned around.

But the Fifth Prince was not someone who could be fooled. Chen Zhi did not intend to wait for the Fifth Prince to summon him, and took the initiative to contact Li Huo.

The fifth prince still met him.

To be honest, the Fifth Prince naturally despised Xue Yi, a guy who was worse than pigs and dogs. But if Chen Zhi messed up this time, he would be in big trouble. So no matter what the Fifth Prince thought in his heart, he still scolded Chen Zhi a few words.

Chen Zhi just listened silently. He knew that if the Fifth Prince was really angry and felt that his actions this time were detrimental to the overall plan, he would definitely deal with him directly and would never meet him.

Now that you are willing to see him, you will naturally be willing to listen to him.

Sure enough, after the Fifth Prince gave him a few words of lecture, he asked him what he thought.

Chen Zhi told the truth, that Marquis Cheng'en had lost a son this time, and the prince had not stepped forward to help in order to protect himself and avoid being reprimanded by the emperor. Marquis Cheng'en might have some resentment in his heart, and if he added fuel to the fire, the rift between the two would get bigger, and he could use this as an excuse to make a fuss.

After hearing this, the Fifth Prince said nothing more.

Some things just need to be said briefly. Chen Zhi mentioned it, and the Fifth Prince knew what was going on, so there was no need to say more.

Chen Zhi came here this time with another thing to tell the Fifth Prince. The Emperor seemed to be seeking ways to achieve immortality and good health recently, and had developed some interest in Taoism, elixirs and the like.

According to the time in the previous life, this event would have to happen half a year later, so the Fifth Prince naturally didn't know any news at all at the moment.

In response, Chen Zhi said that the source of the news was Princess Jinrong.

It is said that on the day when the riot happened in Qiyun Temple, Xu Shuhe was taking measurements for Princess Jinrong and accidentally heard some of the information from her, and then deduced it.

"The idea of ​​immortality is illusory. If refining elixirs can really bring about immortality, then why haven't we seen any Taoists become immortal and live to be over a hundred years old in recent years?" The fifth prince sneered, "Father is really old and believes in everything."

Chen Zhi also smiled and said, "In any case, the emperor believes in this method. If someone can invite a Taoist priest who is proficient in alchemy for the emperor, it will naturally make the emperor happy."

Hearing this, the Fifth Prince's gaze towards Chen Zhi changed slightly. He looked him up and down, then said in a deep voice.

"You really should give up business earlier." "I think it's not too late now as long as you find a good boss." Chen Zhi bowed.

The Fifth Prince raised his lips, "In that case, I'll leave this matter to you."

Chen Zhi raised his eyes to glance at the Fifth Prince and immediately responded, "Yes."

This was not a difficult task for Chen Zhi. He knew some information about the "national teacher" in his previous life, so it shouldn't be difficult to find it now.

While he was busy, Xu Shuhe was not idle either.

Zheng came to the capital and moved into a small courtyard. Xu Shuhe has been busy taking his mother to visit the capital recently, and the business in the store is booming.

Both of them are busy with their own things.

But even though they are busy now, it is very different from before, and the relationship between the two of them is even closer than before.

Every day when Chen Zhi returned home, he would always think of ways to bring some gadgets back to amuse Xu Shuhe and make her happy.

Sometimes it was snacks, fruits, and candied fruits; sometimes it was small straw items from roadside stalls; in short, he rarely came empty-handed.

This kind of thought made Xu Shuhe feel like she was in love, and his mood gradually improved.

At the same time, the royal autumn hunting season was about to begin.

The Crown Prince and the Sixth Prince have been silent for a while because of the previous corruption case. They both want to take advantage of the autumn hunt to show off in front of the emperor and win back his favor.

The fifth prince was as low-key as ever, not fighting or competing, and not attracting any attention at all.

Right after the autumn hunt began, for two or three days in a row, the generals under the Crown Prince were all very brave and outclassed the Sixth Prince.

The Crown Prince was a flamboyant person, and whenever he was proud, he would not restrain himself at all towards the Sixth Prince. In addition, someone deliberately instigated him, so in the past two or three days, the Crown Prince's words and actions almost offended the Sixth Prince completely, and the Sixth Prince's face was blacker than the bottom of a pot every day.

All of this was clearly seen by everyone, and everyone had different thoughts.

However, the Crown Prince and the Sixth Prince have been fighting for many years, and everyone in the court has become accustomed to it.

However, on the fifth day of the autumn hunt, something happened on the hunting ground.

When the prince was chasing prey, he was suddenly attacked by an adult male bear and was seriously injured.

If the guards had not fought to the death to protect him, and if the Fifth Prince had not arrived in time to lend a helping hand, the Crown Prince would probably have been eaten by the bear.

Upon hearing the news, the queen rushed over and was immediately furious. She questioned the fifth prince, who was in charge of organizing the autumn hunt, why there were such ferocious beasts in the hunting grounds. Although the emperor did not like the crown prince, he still had some feelings for this son and took out his anger on the fifth prince.

The Fifth Prince didn't care much about this, he was used to it. When things were done well, he was rarely praised, but once something went wrong, he would be scolded.

But this time, I'm afraid someone else will have to bear the wrath.

While the prince was unconscious, Li Huo led people to hunt down the male bear that had injured people. They "accidentally" caught a few sneaky people. After investigation, they found that someone deliberately lured the beast to attack the prince.

As soon as the news came out, needless to say, the Sixth Prince was the first person to be suspected. The Queen and the Jiang family also seized the opportunity and immediately requested a thorough investigation of the matter.

The emperor had no choice but to agree and ordered the Dali Temple to conduct a thorough investigation.

The fifth prince immediately stepped forward and expressed his desire to atone for his sins and cooperate with the Dali Temple in handling the case.

The emperor had no opinion on this. If something like this happened, his head would explode.