Chapter 1123 Untitled
The car carrying Cui Zibo and Mingqiu slowly stopped in front of a house in the west city of Yijing. Cui Zibo opened the curtains and said to Mingqiu in a gentle voice:

"Mingqiu, we've arrived. Let's get off the car..."

Mingqiu nodded obediently upon hearing this, and then got off the carriage with Cui Zibo. Although she had expected that Cui Zibo would not dare to take her back to Cui Mansion, she still felt a little disappointed when she entered the mansion. However, she pretended to be confused on the surface, and then asked Cui Zibo beside her:

"Cui Lang, where is this?"

Cui Zibo heard this and patiently preached:
"This is one of my houses. Mingqiu, you can rest here for a while!"

Before Cui Zibo finished speaking, a charming and delicate-looking woman walked out of the courtyard with a happy face.

However, when she saw Cui Zibo holding Mingqiu's hand, and the two of them being so close, her joyful smile immediately froze.

Then, her originally charming face immediately became cold as ice, and her eyes, like ice cones, immediately stared at Mingqiu.

If looks could kill, Ming Qiu would have been pierced through the heart by a sword by now. She realized in her heart that the woman in front of her was Cui Zibo's mistress, Cai Shuya, the woman who was given to Cui Zibo by a Jiangnan businessman!

Thinking of this, Ming Qiu’s eyes flashed with a strange color, and the next second a hint of fear appeared on her pretty face, and her body moved closer to Cui Zibo·························

As if sensing Mingqiu's fear, Cui Zibo felt even more pity for this poor woman. He instinctively took a step forward and blocked Mingqiu behind him.

Seeing how Cui Zibo was protecting Mingqiu, Cai Shuya felt even more aggrieved. Ever since she was given to Cui Zibo, the two of them had been inseparable at the beginning. Cui Zibo had also made many promises to her, such as letting her enter the Cui Mansion and giving her the status of a concubine.

However, just when she was excited by Cui Zibo's words, Cui Zibo went off to fool around again and didn't come for a long time. Now she finally waited for Cui Zibo to come, but she didn't expect that Cui Zibo brought back another woman!
Although Cui Zibo has not explained what is going on, but looking at how close the two are, Cai Shuya knows what is going on!
Just as Cai Shuya looked at Cui Zibo with a wronged look on her face, hoping that her lover could give her an explanation, or change his mind, Cui Zibo met her gaze and said coldly with an expressionless face:
"Vacate the west wing!"

Although Cui Zibo's words were brief, they were like a sharp sword that completely pierced Cai Shuya's fantasy and made Cai Shuya realize that she was not wrong at all.

Cai Shuya instinctively wanted to refuse Cui Zibo’s order, but she didn’t have the courage to say no…

After all, she was not even Cui Zibo's concubine, but just an unofficial mistress. If Cui Zibo angered her, he could just kick her out!

And where could this weak woman, who was not even able to tie a chicken, go in this world if she left Cui Zibo?
Thinking of this, Cai Shuya's grievances were beyond words, but she still instructed the maidservant beside her:
"Hurry up and clean up the west wing and make room for this girl!"

Seeing that Cai Shuya was tactful and didn't make trouble with him, Cui Zibo ignored her and turned to introduce Mingqiu behind him:

"Her name is Cai Shuya, and she is my mistress. You two can call her sisters on weekdays!"

Hearing what Cui Zibo said, Ming Qiu nodded slightly, then pretended to be a little timid and bowed to Cai Shuya and said:

"Hello, Sister Shuya. My name is Mingqiu. Please take care of me in the future!"

Looking at Mingqiu's pretentious appearance, Cai Shuya felt so sick that she wanted to vomit. Cui Zibo couldn't see through Mingqiu's disguise, but as a woman herself, she could see through Mingqiu's true nature as a green tea!
Although she wanted to slap Mingqiu's pitiful face, she wisely gave up the idea after feeling Cui Zibo's gaze. She adjusted her mood, forced a smile on her charming face, and then smiled and held Mingqiu's hand and said:

“Sister Mingqiu is so pitiful and heart-warming. Don’t worry, I will take good care of you in the future…”

Seeing that Mingqiu and Cai Shuya were getting along well, Cui Zibo nodded slightly, then said to the maidservant beside him in a deep voice:
"All of you, serve Miss Mingqiu well. If anything goes wrong, I won't forgive you!"

After hearing this, Cai Shuya's face turned a little ugly, and the maids beside her also replied respectfully:
"My slave understands!"

Seeing that it was getting late, if he went back later, he might be scolded by his father. So even though he wanted to talk to Mingqiu for a while, Cui Zibo felt that he had to go. Soon, he said to Mingqiu reluctantly:

"I have something to do, so I'll leave first. I'll come see you tomorrow!"

Mingqiu nodded obediently and said:
"Cui Lang, be careful!"

Cui Zibo felt warm in his heart as he felt Mingqiu's concern. He ignored the maids and the old woman beside him and hugged Mingqiu and kissed her before slowly leaving. Cai Shuya, who was standing by, had originally wanted to find a chance to find out Mingqiu's background and see who this little Biaozi was to make Cui Zibo so fascinated.

However, the kiss between Cui Zibo and Ming Qiu that sealed their love in public made her so angry that she was like a Buddha leaving her body and ascending to heaven. Her mentality completely exploded. When Cui Zibo left the house, she could no longer pretend. She snorted coldly and went straight back to her house...

Mingqiu was not surprised by this and slowly walked into the west wing arranged for her by Cui Zibo. When the maids and servants in the mansion saw Cui Zibo's attitude towards Mingqiu, they knew that Cai Shuya had fallen out of favor and Mingqiu would be the most favored one in the future, so they all came up to please Mingqiu.

Mingqiu was still gentle and polite to the maids and old women who wanted to please her. After sending them all away, Mingqiu sat on the chair, looked at herself in the dressing mirror, and slowly combed her hair!

Although he still didn't know what would happen in the future and how Cui Zibo would treat him, Ming Qiu was very happy when he thought that he had escaped from Hu Ming's clutches!
In Mingqiu's opinion, although Hu Ming looks very elegant, he is actually a beast in human clothing. He is not a human being at all. He is a wolf in human skin. He is a wild beast dominated by the desire for power!
Originally Mingqiu had given up hope of escaping Hu Ming's clutches, but the appearance of Cui Zibo gave her hope, so Mingqiu was grateful to Cui Zibo.
Under Hu Ming's step-by-step arrangement, Mingqiu also approached Cui Zibo step by step, and finally came to Cui Zibo's side·························
The purpose of Hu Ming instructing Mingqiu to do this was to make Mingqiu an informant he planted beside Cui Zibo and convey all kinds of confidential information of the Yijing court to him!
Although he was very happy that he had gotten rid of Hu Ming, a hint of hatred appeared in Mingqiu's expression when he thought of his family members who had fallen into Hu Ming's hands!
Many nights she wanted to kill the beast Hu Ming with the hairpin in her hand, but when she thought of her family, Mingqiu became helpless!

This time when she came to Cui Zibo, Mingqiu also had her own little thoughts. She knew that Cui Zibo was Cui Shao's eldest son, and Cui Shao was not only the Minister of Finance of the Yijing court, a veteran among the veterans of the Fengwu Army, but also the uncle of Marshal Ye. He was a person that Hu Ming wanted to curry favor with!
Therefore, as long as he could cling to Cui Zibo firmly, he would be able to use the power of the Cui family in the future to get rid of Hu Ming, a beast in human form!
Mingqiu couldn't help but feel overwhelmed with emotion when she thought of Hu Ming dying in front of her. She knew that the day Hu Ming died must be the happiest day of her life!
However, Mingqiu was also very clear that he could not rush into using the power of the Cui family to take revenge on Hu Ming. He had to make long-term plans. Before that, he had to be patient and not let Hu Ming see any clues!
In order to gain Hu Ming’s trust, he needs to complete Hu Ming’s first task, which is to get the purpose of Marshal Ye’s southern tour to the south of the Yangtze River from Cui Zibo…

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Yijing, Sun Mansion

Several kerosene lamps were burning quietly in the study late at night. Although Sun Jing'an, the current governor of Youyan in the Great Zhou Dynasty, looked very tired, he still sat in a chair with his eyes closed and refused to go back to sleep.

As time passed quietly under the burning of the kerosene lamp, a young woman slowly came to Sun Jingan and said with concern:

"Master, it's already three o'clock in the morning, go back to bed!"

Sun Jingan, who had been resting with his eyes closed, opened his eyes upon hearing this, looked at his favorite concubine Liu in front of him, and forced a smile on his old face as he said:
"Wait a little longer! Wait a little longer!"

Upon hearing this, Liu asked with some doubt:
"What are you waiting for, sir? A memorial from the Chief Secretary?"

If it was any other matter facing his most beloved concubine, Sun Jingan would definitely tell her everything he knew, but this time Sun Jingan just shook his head and said nothing.

Seeing that Sun Jing'an didn't say anything, Liu sat directly in Sun Jing'an's arms and said coquettishly:

"I will also wait with you, Master!"

After saying that, Liu's pair of jade hands also reached out for an old Q. Just when Liu thought that Sun Jing'an would pick her up and take her back to the house to fight for three hundred rounds, Sun Jing'an's face changed immediately and he put Liu in his arms on the ground and said coldly:

"Stop making trouble, go back to your room and sleep..."

Sun Jing'an's sudden change of expression also made Liu feel very aggrieved. She instinctively wanted to act a little bit capricious to get Sun Jing'an to coax her, but feeling the coldness on Sun Jing'an's face, she rationally gave up this plan and turned around and returned to the bedroom obediently.

Looking at Liu's leaving back, Sun Jing'an sighed. He was full of pain and had no time to play around with a woman!

Judging from the time, there should be a reply from the other side. If the reply is positive, then things may still turn around. If the reply is perfunctory or there is no reply at all, then I am afraid that Mr. Sun will be in great danger!
When Sun Jing'an received the order to be transferred to the post of Governor of Youyan, he was very surprised about this pie in the sky, but he was also worried!

To be honest, after surrendering to the Fengwu Army and serving as the Governor of Qi and Lu, Sun Jing'an did not have much thought about making further progress in his official career!
After all, the core circle of the Fengwu Army can be said to be one person per job, and most of them are veterans from the early days of the Fengwu Army. Sun Jingan knows that as a surrendered official, it is difficult for him to squeeze into the core layer of power in the Fengwu Army. The Governor of Qi and Lu may be the highest position he can achieve...

Because he had almost no ambition in his official career, even though Ye Mingsheng warned him not to go back to his old ways and to do his job properly when he appointed him as the governor, Sun Jing'an gradually turned a deaf ear to Ye Mingsheng's words, began to relax the constraints and requirements on himself, and began to pursue personal enjoyment!

As the governor of Qi and Lu, the highest administrative official in Qi and Lu with a population of millions, as long as Sun Jing'an had this idea, there would be too many ways for him to get silver, and too many people would want to give him silver!
While completing his work as the Governor, Sun Jing'an also did his best to manipulate things so that he and his cronies could make a fortune!
In fact, some of the Fengwu Army’s previous anti-corruption actions also made Sun Jing’an worried, fearing that his crimes would be exposed. However, when he saw that these actions were mainly carried out in other places, and that Qi and Lu, which were under his charge, were mostly loud thunder but little action, and some cases were handed over to the local Censors, he gradually became bolder.

Ye Mingsheng's order to transfer Sun Jingan to Youyan disrupted Sun Jingan's comfortable life. Although Sun Jingan knew that being the governor of Youyan was a promotion and that he would have the opportunity to make further progress in his career in the future, he still felt a little uneasy!
The source of this uneasiness was that Sun Jingan was worried that once he left Qilu, some of the things he had suppressed before would surface and blow him to pieces.

However, Sun Jing'an dared not disobey Ye Mingsheng's order, so Sun Jing'an wanted to write a letter to Ye Mingsheng, recommending his own party members to succeed him as the Governor of Qi and Lu.

However, before Sun Jing'an finished writing the memorial, Ye Mingsheng ordered Ma Runshan to take over as the governor of Qi and Lu, and this move made Sun Jing'an sweat profusely...

(End of this chapter)