Rebirth: Traveling To Ancient Times As A Companion Reading Chapter 35

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In the early morning, the capital was full of people rushing to and from work.

Stalls selling breakfast were placed on both sides of the street. The hot mist blurred the figures passing by and blocked other noisy noises.

The two people sitting in a deserted corner in front of the wonton stall looked at each other, with a black cat squatting beside them.

“What do you want to eat? I’m treating you today.” Joey couldn’t help but speak first, with 70% apology and 30% arrogance.

Fang Qingzhou: “Are you rich?”

Joey: “Of course…no…”

Joey almost forgot that since he came to this world, he has never done all the food, clothing, housing and transportation himself.When he was in Jiangzhou, Qiao Yunlan helped with the management. After arriving in the capital, he followed Lou Ling directly and was taken care of. Joey had never even gone out by himself, nor had he bought anything by himself. Naturally, he didn’t even have half a copper coin on him.

Thinking of the fact that he was penniless, Joey smiled awkwardly at Fang Qingzhou, “Sorry…you pay first this time, but I will definitely pay you back next time!”

“No need.” Fang Qingzhou took the wontons from the wonton stall owner and placed them in front of Joey, “I was the one who treated you, so just eat them first.”

“Are you inviting me?” Joey didn’t understand. “I burned down your kitchen. You’re not angry, but you still want to treat me to wontons?”

Fang Qingzhou was wiping the spoon with a clean white towel. He raised his eyes and said, “First of all, that house is not mine, and it is not my kitchen that you are cooking. Secondly, you have done me a big favor. Treating you to a wonton meal is nothing compared to it.”

“I helped you a lot?” Joey wondered, “Why don’t I know what I helped you?”

Fang Qingzhou: “You don’t know?”

Joey: “Should I know?”

Fang Qingzhou looked at the doubts on Joey’s face that didn’t seem to be fake, and he was puzzled, “You don’t know anything and you dare to be a companion to Prince Rong Hua?”

Seeing Fang Qingzhou’s eyes full of disbelief, Joey began to doubt himself, “Do I really know anything?”

“You don’t know why Qiao Yunlan stayed in Jiangzhou and couldn’t return to the capital? You don’t know why Prince Rong Hua and Princess Lin went to Jiangzhou?” Seeing Joey’s confused face, Fang Qingzhou couldn’t help it and asked.

Joey had no idea what Fang Qingzhou was talking about. He shook his head blankly, becoming even more confused.

Fang Qingzhou: “Prince Ronghua didn’t tell you anything?”

Joey: “He said I would know everything when I get to the capital, but I still don’t know anything.”

Fang Qingzhou looked at Joey, not knowing whether to call Joey naive or stupid.He thought of what happened to the Zhang family. Although he already knew what the answer might be, Fang Qingzhou couldn’t help but ask: “What happened at Taixue twelve days ago… didn’t you know that Zhang Wujing is a member of the Zhang family?”

Joey: “I don’t know.”

Fang Qingzhou: “Then when you hit someone without thinking… you don’t even know what the situation is in the capital right now, right?”

Joey felt confused, “Why should I know?”

Fang Qingzhou: “Then you beat Zhang Wujing and those people because…”

Joey replied matter-of-factly: “Of course it’s because he bullied my cat! What’s the difference between hitting my cat and hitting me? It’s pretty good if I don’t break their legs.”

Black Pa jumped on Joey and rubbed Joey’s hand, “Meow.”

Looking at the arrogance of one man and one cat, Fang Qingzhou couldn’t help but laugh. Who would have thought that the reason for the open rift between the Zhang family and the emperor was actually Joey, who knew nothing about the overt and secret fights in the court.

Seeing Joey Yi’s face full of incomprehension, Fang Qingzhou thought for a while and decided to explain everything to Joey. After all, Joey might be an indispensable part of what he wanted to do in the future.

“Do you know how the current emperor got into this position?”

Joey didn’t know why the topic suddenly jumped to this. He shook his head and said truthfully: “I don’t know.”

“The emperor is the fifth son of the late emperor. Logically speaking, he should not be the one to succeed to the throne no matter what. But the late emperor had few heirs and died early. In the end, the only two children left who could succeed were the emperor and King Lin. Although Linwang’s biological mother was of low birth, she had already passed the name of the late queen., is nominally the third son of the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother’s mother’s family is not very powerful.Logically speaking, Prince Lin is more likely to succeed to the throne, not to mention that Princess Lin’s mother’s family is the Lou family, but in the end it was the Emperor who succeeded to the throne.”

Joey was confused and shook his head.

“That’s because the emperor’s concubine and side concubine were the current empress and Zhang Guifei. With the support of the Fang family and the Zhang family, Prince Lin couldn’t fight even if he wanted to. The Fang family was truly at its peak when the late emperor was there, and it was also the mother’s family of the late empress. AlthoughAt that time, the Zhang family did not have such power as it does now, but Zhang Qiliang was more or less a third-rank minister of household affairs at that time, and he still had the real power in his hands.Both Fang and Zhang families are in the emperor’s camp. What do you think the final result will be?”

Joey understood now, but he was a little confused, “But why are the Fang family and the Zhang family so powerful? Shouldn’t the late emperor check and balance the two families? How could the daughters of the two families marry into the same palace at the same time?”

“Because the daughter of the Fang family at that time, who is now the queen, would rather die than marry the emperor. She even went so far as to go to the front of the late emperor and force the late emperor to grant a marriage to the Fang family and the emperor. For this reason, she even used the grace given to the Fang family by her ancestors.”

Joey was silent. Is this the power of love?

“How should I put it? When it comes to crossing a river and demolishing a bridge, no one can do it more ruthlessly and smoothly than the emperor.” Fang Qingzhou smiled, but there was no smile in his eyes. “With Zhang Qiliang’s help, I found a reason to find out the fault of the Fang family, ransacked the Fang family, executed the entire family and sent them into exile, and then imprisoned the queen and the prince.”

Joey was confused again: “We have already reached this point, why not just abolish the queen and the prince?”

“Why else? Of course it’s because he can’t have a baby.” Fang Qingzhou chuckled as if he heard some joke, and then said quietly: “If you live to the age of knowing your destiny, the emperor will only have three princes and two princesses. If the prince is gone, and if something goes wrong with the other two, there is no telling whose hands the country of Dayong will fall.”

Joey: “Three princes? Two princesses?”

Fang Qingzhou: “The prince is one of them. The biological mother of the second prince is Concubine Lian, and the biological mother of the third prince is a maid in the palace, and is recorded in the name of the queen. The biological mothers of the fourth princess and the fifth princess are Qin Bin and Wu Guiren respectively. Both of them have ordinary family backgrounds and are not favored. After giving birth to the princess, they are in name only, and even the status of the princess is not high.”

Joey: “Concubine Zhang doesn’t have any children?”

Fang Qingzhou: “Yes, you also find it strange. More than ten years have passed, and Concubine Zhang is still favored, but she still has no children. Why do you think it is?”

Joey can probably guess why: “…”

Fang Qingzhou: “Without the Fang family, how long can the Zhang family survive? Furthermore, after having solved the two most difficult issues in government affairs, what do you think the emperor will do next?”

Joey: “After taking control of the political power in the court? The next step is… the economy?”

Fang Qingzhou: “Do you know where the richest place in Dayong is?”

Joey: “Jiang…zhou?”

Fang Qingzhou: “Yes, who is here in Jiangzhou?”

Joey: “My mother… Qiao Yunlan and… the Lou family.”

“Smart… No wonder Prince Rong Hua chose you to be by his side.” Fang Qingzhou crossed his hands to support his chin, tilted his head slightly, looked at Joey with a smile, and said: “Although she is nominally the wife of Qin Zhao, the governor of Jiangzhou, in fact, the person in power is Qiao Yunlan. Jiangzhou not only has money, but also food, which are the two most important things in a war. After more than ten years of fighting in Northern Xinjiang, Qiao Yunlan took his place.The emperor has been controlling money and food in Jiangzhou for more than ten years.As far as I know, the war in Northern Xinjiang is almost over.But what about after Qiao Yunlan returns the power of Jiangzhou to the emperor?The Lou family is still in Jiangzhou, but it is the Yue family of King Lin.Tell me, if the treasury runs out of money, where can we get the money fastest?”

Joey only felt terrible. He could guess why, but he didn’t dare to think about it in detail.

As if he saw Joey’s fear, Fang Qingzhou laughed and said, “What are you afraid of? Prince Rong Hua chose you with some considerations, right?”

Joey laughed dryly, holding the hair of the black handkerchief in his arms tightly in his hands, thinking, if he had known that the random method he came up with that night would push him to this point, then he would not have stayed in the Qin family. Even if he came out to be a beggar, it would be better than being dragged into the struggle for power between these royal families.

Fang Qingzhou: “But you don’t have to worry so much. The Zhang family is not that easy to fall. After all, Concubine Zhang has no children, and the Zhang family does not have that much leverage to threaten the emperor. As long as the Zhang family is still there, the emperor will have no time to pay attention to Prince Lin and the Lou family, and Crown Prince Rong Hua will naturally not do anything. Nothing will happen to you.”

Joey didn’t know what to say and could only remain silent.

This feudal society is so terrible, and he wants to go home.

Fang Qingzhou: “Having said so much, I think you should also know why I thank you, right?”

Joey: “…”

If he doesn’t know this, then he is mentally retarded.

Fang Qingzhou finished the last sip of wonton soup and said, “It’s not too early. You can go back. I also have to go back and tidy up my kitchen.”

After hearing this, Joey stood up stiffly like a puppet holding the black handkerchief, turned around, and moved step by step towards Prince Lin’s Mansion.

Fang Qingzhou looked at Joey’s back, and the smile on his face faded. Things were progressing much faster than he expected. Counting the time, this scene would be almost over in a short while.

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