What to Do?

This was what a civil official was like. If he couldn't sit in the cabinet, any commotion in the Imperial Court might implicate him. Who knew when trouble would come?

How could there be a meritorious family that could take responsibility even if there was a disaster in the family?

Civil servants were peaceful in prosperous times but became generals in troubled times.

Nanny Liu understood. "It's not unreasonable for Matriarch to take a fancy to a noble family. At the very least, in the chaos, if she has military power, there will be a guarantee."

Old Madam Yu had the same thought. "But if Mingzhao really falls sick from prison… Do you think it's time for me to make plans for Yao Yao again?"

Marriage was a lifetime thing. If the husband's health was not good, the wife would be the one suffering.