The end of Wen Fei's mother is kind

  Regarding the inner court, after Empress Hu's death, she began to take action as soon as she returned to the palace. Because she was very clear about the chain of interests here, since she could get Empress Hu's favor and basically control the inner court with one hand, even threatening the emperor under her eyes, it can only be explained that the officials here are not just the inner court, but must be related to a faction - the Hu clan. And this is exactly what Li Zimo has been planning to eliminate for a long time.

  In fact, thinking back to the cotton case, Huayexuan still remembers it vividly. Although it was proven to be a miscarriage of justice, the person who reported it said one thing that was right: if the Ministry of Revenue can fabricate accounts, then cases of corruption and embezzlement are almost impossible to prove.

  At that time, he excluded the Sun family and An's crime was not corruption, but seeing the opportunity to instigate the Sun family to rebel against themselves, so as to take the opportunity to eliminate them.

  To get rid of these stubborn nails left over from the Hu system, it's really necessary to consider too many things. Especially for those who hold state secrets, once the materials are destroyed or leaked, such as the Dongling National Treasury and other national secrets, Dongling will be a thorn in the side of neighboring countries, and many countries will be eyeing Dongling with envy, making its safety precarious.

  Hua Yu Yan rearranged her thoughts and soon understood why he was sitting there watching her try the case. This was a trial of the Imperial Household Department, but also not an examination of the Imperial Household Department, it was an examination of various court departments related to the Imperial Household Department. Among them, each year according to plan, a large amount of silver is allocated for consumption in the imperial palace, all of which must first flow into the relevant departments under the control of the Imperial Household Department, namely the Ministry of Revenue.

  Investigate this, there is corruption and bribery within the Imperial Household Department, privately taking people's money to handle matters. The internal funds must be investigated first. As the department in charge of reviewing income and expenses for all departments, the Ministry of Revenue bears related responsibilities.

  The flower-like face was calm, the tea cup was put on that table. The little eunuch who shouted for mercy stopped his voice, his whole body trembling, looking at her with fear like a small mouse.

  "How much silver did you say you received from the Dayuan people?"

  "Your Ladyship, I really didn't take anyone's money, I swear."

  "But they all say you accepted bribes, how do you explain? What, should I send someone to search your home or the homes of your family members? If we find that your family members also have ill-gotten gains at home, then they will be guilty along with you and cannot escape punishment."

  Xiao Tai listened and said that her family members would also be beheaded, and she was so scared that her soul was about to leave her body. She cried out: "Your Majesty, I am responsible for my own actions, please don't implicate my family members in this crime."

  "This is difficult to handle. I have already sent people to search your old home."

  They spent so much time on this case just to find evidence. But these people didn't know, they thought Hua Xiyan was really delayed by something or was afraid of something and didn't dare to take action against them.

  The eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department wiped the sweat from his forehead with a gentle motion, thinking to himself: Hua Xiyan is someone who can't find anything out. Falsifying accounts has been going on for some time now. With the Ministry of Revenue, things have already been settled beforehand. There's no need to resort to last-minute measures; they can handle any sudden inspection with ease.

  To say that it's a decline, it can only be said that they believed in the words of that big Yan person, and thought that nothing would happen, even if something did happen, it wouldn't involve them. But in the end, they fell, and it was all because of that big Yan person. It's really unknown how this big Yan person does things, can't even seduce a man properly. Not only did they fail to seduce him, but they also lost out. This kind of woman is still called a beauty of the big Yan tribe? Bah! Even this eunuch wouldn't want her, all she's good for is doing business that loses money.

  Now a small eunuch has been temporarily pushed out to take the blame. The frame-up work was all prepared in advance, including the home of that little eunuch. I suppose even if Huai Yuese sends someone to investigate, they will absolutely not be able to find anything.

  After waiting for a while, someone came back with the search task and brought back two large boxes, saying that they were dug up in the fields near Xiaota's home.

  The little eunuch stared at the two large trunks, his eyes completely dazed.

  "What do you know is inside?"

  "I don't know," replied the little eunuch.

  "Bribery isn't just silver, is it? Two chests of silver."

  So much silver? The little eunuch had never seen so much silver, and it was said to be hidden in his own home, he was stunned. "Your Majesty, I really haven't received so much silver. I don't have the guts to receive silver. My family only has a paralyzed old mother. I'm on duty in the palace every day, even if I received silver, my paralyzed old mother wouldn't be able to help me bury it."

  What Xiao Taijian said was true. The person in charge of the search confirmed this situation. However, it is not ruled out that Xiao Taijian concealed the truth from his mother and had someone bury the silver.

  "Are you saying this box is filled with silver?" Huā Xīyán merely raised an eyebrow.

  The little eunuch was stunned again, wasn't it silver that she said? So he nodded: "Yes, yes, it's silver."

  Bang, Huayu patted the table.

  The little eunuch was so frightened that he sat down on the ground with his buttocks exposed.

  Hua Yu Yan gave him a sly glance: "But the person who reported you said that what you received from the Da Wu people was not silver."

  What is not silver?

  The little eunuch was even more confused.

  "This way, I'll give you three chances. Think carefully about what the people of Da Yan have given you." Hua Xiuyan took a sip of tea and said, "Capital punishment."

  The tool for strangling fingers was moved up by someone and got stuck on the ten fingers of the little eunuch.

  The first finger had just been strangled, and the little eunuch cried out in a shrill voice: "Your Majesty, I, I really didn't know what the people of Da Yan sent."

  "You're still being stubborn. I won't break your fingers for now, let's see how stubborn you can be."

  Crack.

  He broke a bone in his hand, and the little eunuch's eyes went black, only to be splashed awake with cold water on the spot.

  The rest of the people in the scene, looking at him with a miserable expression, hung their heads and sweated profusely. Originally, Hua Xiyan was always seen as a benevolent master who didn't like to interfere with trivial matters, but it turned out that when Hua Xiyan really got tough, he was almost as ruthless as Empress Hu, or even more so.

  The eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department, Cheng Gonggong, gritted his teeth inwardly: It seems that after dying and coming back to life, this Master of the Moon Chamber has changed his nature by one hundred and eighty degrees due to his resentment towards Empress Hu.

  Hua Yu Yan would definitely not admit to this if she heard it. Her temperament was never one of kindness. As an empress, what's the point of pretending to be kind? It's all just a deception. Unless she's willing to let herself and her family be slaughtered like sheep.

  She is indeed not fond of meddling in other people's affairs. However, when the fire reached her own territory, she would have liked to use her cruel tactics.

  That little eunuch, after having three fingers broken, could only breathe out and not in, looked at Hua Yu Nian and said: "I, I really don't know what the people of Da Yan sent me. Why don't you, Your Majesty, cut off my head? Of course, Your Majesty can also send my old mother to the Western Heaven together with me."

  "You think I don't dare?"

  The little eunuch shuddered.

  "You'd better think carefully about what you're getting yourself into. Just cutting off your head would be too easy for me. At the very least, I'll break your fingers, rip out your tendons, and then let the dogs tear apart your internal organs."

  Everyone was trembling with fear at these words.

  "Your Majesty." The little eunuch was crying profusely, "Your Majesty, you might as well kill me now."

  "So you're admitting it?"

  "Yes, I confess."

  "What's in the box?"

  "I really don't know what's inside, I just know someone wants to bury a box in my house."

  "You took it without even looking and helped someone take away a trunk. How much silver did you take from others to get this done?"

  "Two taels of silver, just enough for my mother to buy a month's worth of medicine." The little eunuch sobbed and admitted that he was foolish to take the fall for someone else, and in the end, didn't even know how he became the scapegoat who would die.

  "The Empress Hua said: 'I appreciate your filial heart, but you lack a reverent heart. I will cut off these three fingers of yours and drive you out of the palace to return home and cultivate the land to support your mother.'"

  The little eunuch was stunned, not expecting to have escaped from her hands, and hastily wanted to kowtow in gratitude. However, the person who had lifted him up did not let him say another word, directly pulling him out of the palace.

  Hua Xiuyan's words made the little eunuch pale, and the others who were kneeling down felt uneasy in their hearts. It was unclear whether Hua Xiuyan intended to let the matter drop or not.

  "Lord Liu."

  A eunuch from the Imperial Household Department, who was kneeling in the last row, crawled forward with a big sweat on his head and replied: "Your servant is here, Your Majesty."

  "Was it you who wrote that internal exposé?"

  Liu Gonggong knew that Lai was not lying, so he nodded: "Yes, yes, I'm a slave. I also accidentally saw someone moving boxes into his house, and then glanced at what was inside, only to find out."

  "Who is moving boxes into his house?"

  "This, this, I'm no longer clear. Only know it's a carriage, yes, when I saw it, it was at the palace gate. The box was placed on the horse-drawn vehicle. No one was guarding it."

  "No one is watching, you go and lift the lid of the box yourself, see what's inside."

  "Yes."

  "Alright, now go take a look at what's inside that box."

  Liu Gonggong was taken aback and didn't quite understand what she meant, but following her words would mean opening the box in public. Walking to the two large trunks, he only then realized he had fallen into her trap. Those two trunks had lock holes and without a key, they couldn't be opened at all.

  "Lord Liu." Hua Xiyuan gazed at the sweat dripping from his forehead, which could have formed a river, and smiled faintly. "I didn't know you had the skill to see through objects or pick locks?"

  Liu Gonggong hastily closed his eyes, turned around and immediately kowtowed: "This slave deserves to die. This slave was suddenly asked by Your Majesty and didn't recall the matter clearly when answering. This slave only asked what was loaded in the horse carriage. As for the person driving the horse carriage, this slave has never seen him before, he's a complete stranger."

  "Anyway, you're convinced that this is a bribe sent by the people of Dayuan, right?"

  "Yes, yes."

  "How did you determine it was sent by the people of Dayuan?"

  "Because the charioteer said that the boxes, and what was packed in them, were all things that only people from Dayuan would have. If it was someone from our own country who sent them, why would they need to bring things from Dayuan to send?"

  "Hmm—" Hua Yuexuan drew out a long tail in her tone, "This remark of yours, I think it's also quite reasonable."

  Mr. Liu wiped his sweat: He always felt that there was another meaning hidden in her words.

  "So that's it. As long as we find out who has the key to this box, we'll know who received the goods from Dayan and everything will be clear."

  The people below all started shaking.

  The key is definitely not in the hands of the little eunuch. Those who searched the little eunuch's house, searched carefully, but there was no key. It can be said that if this gift from the big eunuch is not a heavy gift, then the person who framed him would not have hesitated to frame the little eunuch with the key as well. Or it can be said that this framer had a mind to escape punishment.

  Cheng felt a heavy weight at his waist, the keys hanging from his belt were so heavy that they seemed to be pulling him down into an abyss.

  "Master Liu said that the things in this box might be valuable, if it were me, I would definitely carry such valuable things with me. Then, let's search the suspicious objects here first," said Hua Xiyuan.

  A group of guards who had been waiting for a while heard the order and immediately came forward, searching every item on their bodies. When it was Program Director's turn to be searched, he quietly threw away the keys hanging from his waist, intending to throw them onto someone nearby. However, just then a guard happened to be standing in between, and the keys fell at the guard's feet. The guard immediately picked them up.

  "Your Highness, a set of keys with unknown origin has been found." The guard said.

  Hua Yuye looked at him, her eyes narrowing: "Take it and open the box."

  A key was inserted into the heavy trunk's lock, until one of them matched the mechanism. With a soft click, it turned and unlocked. The lid opened, revealing - a whole box of strange gems.

  Although Dayuan is not as rich in jade as the Eastern Tombs, it has a great many strange and precious stones. Some of these are hawked about on the black market at prices higher than gold, and are considered by the people of Dayuan to be the most valuable things to give as presents to friends.

  The tribute given by Dayuan to Dongling includes a list of strange and precious stones, representing loyalty.

  This box of gems is worth more than gold, no, even more expensive than gold. Such a large amount of corruption and bribery, the sentence will definitely be death penalty.

  Everyone present was blinded by the light of this gemstone.

  Liu Gonggong was shocked and speechless, of course he didn't know what the people of Dayuan had sent to Cheng Gonggong. Cheng Gonggong told him that there were fragrant powder, rouge, silk fabrics, fox fur and other things in the box, and he believed it to be true.

  Originally, Mr. Cheng had deceived him, and in order to prevent others from hearing about these things that were more valuable than gold, he secretly kept them for himself.

  Huayeyan: This Da Yan Huang Zi really has a big brush. To send his sister to the palace, to her man's bed, I don't know how many national treasuries and national treasures were used.

  It's because she wants to get that wild aurochs-like heart of Ye Lu Ji, only cares about the king's position, and won't spare any money. She even sends more bribes to the officials in Dongling, making it easy for Hua Yu Cai to capture people.

  Something so valuable, whoever received it would be willing to throw it away. Even if they were beheaded, they wouldn't be willing to throw it away, because greed is human nature. Especially for those who are habitual embezzlers, no amount of money is enough, and they only want more.

  So this kind of person can only be self-destructive.

  Cheng Gong closed his eyes and felt his body being lifted up like a small chicken.

  "Master Cheng, you dropped the key yourself, don't say that I framed you." Huayexuan's voice was cold and detached.

  Cheng Gong closed his mouth and didn't say a word.

  "Force open his mouth to prevent him from biting his tongue."

  As soon as Hua Yuezhu finished speaking, a stream of blood flowed out from the corner of Cheng Gonggong's mouth.

  Everyone was shocked and lost their color. When the guards pried open Cheng Gonggong's mouth, they saw that his mouth was already a bloody mess. Just like what Hua Xiyuan had said, he knew he was finished, and to avoid implicating more people, he bit off his own tongue and died.

  The rest of the people in the Imperial Household Department looked pale and defeated. With Director Cheng's death, they were like headless chickens, and their fate was predictable.

  For this, Hua Xiyan just had to intimidate these people a bit, and one by one they began to voluntarily confess. They told everything they knew, hoping to save their own lives and those of their families. After all, seeing that Hua Xiyan hadn't severely punished the little eunuch, it seemed that if they were only accomplices rather than the main culprits, Hua Xiyan would show mercy.

  Liu Gonggong also hesitated for a moment, then knelt forward and confessed his crime, saying: "I am willing to redeem my merit with guilt, and tell Your Ladyship about the ins and outs of the internal affairs office accounts."

  This is exactly what Huayexian and the Emperor want. Huayexian's eyes flashed, and her mouth curved into a slight smile: "That eunuch can speak clearly now, lest someone say that this palace is framing him again. After all, the Emperor is listening here."

  Liu Gong's body suddenly stiffened. Because Li Zi Mo had been sitting there all along, not speaking, not interrupting, and not moving, like an invisible person. As a result, including him, almost everyone forgot his existence.

  Now that Huayexi has spoken, they all just realized that they had directly fallen into the emperor's big trap to eliminate dissident officials.

  "This slave will certainly speak the truth." Liu Gonggong heavily kowtowed.

  The people from the Imperial Household Department were arrested and detained, but there was no news of their fate. Lin Laoye had long been aware of this matter. He had a good relationship with Li Daren from the Ministry of Rites. If some people from the Imperial Household Department were punished, they would also need to inform the Ministry of Rites. So, Lin Laoye didn't take Flower Evening Color's investigation into the corruption in the Imperial Household Department seriously. Firstly, he thought that Flower Evening Color didn't have the ability to find any clues, after all, the accounting part of the Imperial Household Department was a fake account guided by him and Cheng Gonggong. Secondly, even if it were exposed, it would not have much to do with his Ministry of Revenue. At most, his Ministry of Revenue would be responsible for a crime of lax examination, but it wouldn't be punishable by death.

  Thinking of it this way, it was actually that Guan Xiulian who got his wife and daughter killed that directly enraged him.

  Palace Minister is just a mere imperial uncle, in terms of the ranking of officials in the imperial court, he should be ranked outside the top 100. If Palace Minister is allowed to do things his way, this dynasty will be finished. Completely finished. It will no longer be their territory.

  So, soon, Mr. Lin incited a large number of colleagues to jointly write a complaint and report it to the emperor.

  Unexpectedly, the group of people who were filled with righteous indignation and wrote on the petition paper had just sent it to the palace when someone from the palace immediately responded, asking all those who signed their names on the petition to go to the palace. The Emperor wanted to investigate the matter clearly.

  The emperor attached great importance to this matter, just as he did to their feelings and requests. This group of people walked into the palace with an air of arrogance.

  The mighty procession, surprisingly, consisted of more than a hundred people. Among them, in addition to colleagues from the imperial court, including Lin Lao Ye, there were also some well-known figures within the Beijing circle, as well as some veteran officials who had retired and held honorary positions but still commanded respect.

  It can be seen that this movement is quite fierce, with a kind of idea to bring down the emperor, or at least force the emperor to deal with the imperial concubine's family, or directly make the emperor abolish Huayexi.

  Li Zimo gathered in the front hall of the imperial court and met with these ministers.

  All ministers kneel down: Long live our Emperor, may he live forever and ever.

  When they saw Hua Yehui and Li Zimo appear together, one by one the officials reluctantly shouted: Long live Your Majesty.

  Huayeyan is not popular among the officials, and it's not easy for her to gain their favor. There are many reasons for this. For example, before she entered the palace, Empress Hu had already established her own network of relationships and a tight-knit clique within the officialdom, making it difficult for Huayeyan to insert herself into this circle. Alternatively, Huayeyan comes from a clean and honest imperial family, but their way of doing things conflicts with the interests of many people and doesn't fit in with the larger scheme of things.

  Those who say they don't like Huayu are actually complaining about Lizi Mo a lot.

  It can be said that these people are most eager for this couple to step down as soon as possible.

  These ministers knelt for a long time and did not hear the emperor shout: dismissed, rise.

  It wasn't long before one by one, they knelt down, their bodies and minds uncomfortable. In their hearts, each of them felt a little anxious. Before long, a group of halberd-wielding guards surrounded the entire grand hall.

  The emperor's voice echoed in the hall: "Today, I heard that the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue is involved in a case of colluding with foreign spies and the Imperial Household Department. I am not clear whether the people associated with the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue are all related to this case, so I can only ask everyone to kneel here. After the case handlers have investigated one by one, those who are not related to the case will naturally be allowed to return home."

  Long Wei's remaining strength, in the hall, was like a thunderbolt, and everyone was struck into chaos. Countless people, with eyes that wanted to slaughter Mr. Lin, converged on him alone. Mr. Lin's body seemed to have been hacked by thousands of knives.

  His face turned pale, Lin Laoye knelt forward and cried out: "Your Majesty, this is a false accusation against me. Please tell me who has framed me, I am willing to confront him alone. Also, the joint petition I wrote earlier was for another matter, are you trying to frame me with other charges in order to favor someone?"

  The rest of the people also heard Lin Lao Ye's words and thought they made some sense. Perhaps, the Emperor was indeed protecting his younger brother and sister-in-law from the imperial family by adopting a policy of diversion.

  Li Zimo's thin lips curled up slightly: "You say that I, in order to favor the Empress, framed you?"

  "No. I'm just worried that Your Majesty will be misled by the slander of petty people and become temporarily confused. Your Majesty should follow the hearts of the people." said Mr. Lin.

  "That's enough!" Lei Zimo slammed his dragon chair, and those who still dared to follow Lin Lao Ye's shout were all silenced.

  "Do you really think I, the emperor, cannot handle you? All of you, kneel down honestly here and wait for your punishment."

  Having said this, the emperor and empress withdrew.

  A group of people staying in the grand hall, looked at each other in dismay. The cold iron spears surrounding them were constantly reminding them that their heads on their necks were not guaranteed to be safe at any moment.

  One of the servants plucked up courage to test the law, and walked to the gate, puffed out his chest against the halberd of the guard. The result was that the guard's halberd pierced him coldly and mercilessly.

  The people inside the hall let out a collective gasp as one person fell to the ground: they knew that Li Zimo was serious this time, and he was going to kill them all.

  Li Zimo drank a mouthful of ginseng tea in the Nourishing Heart Room and suddenly thought of something, saying to Li Shunde: "Go give one cup to the princess."

  Li Shunde left at the sound of his name being called.

  Huayu was in Yongning Hall, but she didn't leave. She just stayed in a small room. Her brother came to the palace and took her pulse. After taking her pulse, he said, "The needle is left behind, it can't be withdrawn for now."

  "I think I'm doing pretty well now," said Huajiu Yan.

  "It's because I saw you were getting better that I didn't withdraw the needle." said Gong Xiangyu in agreement.

  Huā Yùyán frowned and rubbed her eyebrows.

  How could her brother know what's on her mind?

  Unexpectedly, Gong Xiang said lightly: "Miss Qi also has the same problem as you. I told her not to think about anything, and I won't marry her anyway."

  Hua Yu Yan glared at him: "She likes you, if you marry her, what's the big deal? Why don't you just marry her?"

  "Look at yourself, I married her and she became like you. Do you think I would be like the Emperor if I were with someone like you?"

  The flower's evening color is beating drums in her heart, and the sound of her heartbeat is deafening.

  Yes, if he were as gentle as her brother and let her go, where would she go?

  Was she subconsciously hoping he would treat her like that?

  Do you like it? The fluttering of her heart is not ordinary, it's as if all the beautiful scenes of her and him together in the past have been brought out. It can't be denied that perhaps after marriage, there were too many false pretenses between them. However, before marriage, when he was still pursuing her and things were still vague. Occasionally, she would stare at his handsome shadow in the palace and become distracted.

  Cough. Cough.

  She gasped heavily twice, coughed, her cheeks flushed red, due to excessive emotions.

  Gong Xiangru looked at her with a frown. Qi Yunyan's illness was caused by being torn between filial piety and romantic love, which led to mental distress and liver qi stagnation. As long as she cut off her thoughts, Qi Yunyan's illness would naturally recover. Her illness didn't seem like self-inflicted torture. Although he had said a lot to her, and it seemed like she had understood a lot, there still seemed to be something binding her seven spirits and six souls. He could only go ask Li Zimo again.

  Li Shunde brought in a bowl of lotus seed soup and saw him, saying that Li Zimo had called him over.

  Gong Xiangru then went to the Nurturing Heart Chamber to pay his respects. After entering, he knelt down and paid homage: "Your subject pays his respects to Your Majesty."

  "Get up, Gong Qing, sit down." Li Zimo had an expression ready for a long conversation with him.

  He sat down, his face also slightly somber.

  "Has Lin's eldest daughter handed over all of Lin's things?" Long Yan asked.

  "She's a clever person, if she wants to keep the last drop of Lin family bloodline, she knows what to do." said Gong Xiangru.

  "I've thought it through," said Li Zimo, "I'll give her to General Lin as a concubine, what do you think?"

  Gong Xiangru slightly furrowed her brow.

  Li Zimo's deep eyes stared at him: "Or perhaps, Gong Qing intentionally took her back to his own quarters?"

  "If she were to be given to General Lin, General Lin would not achieve the purpose of the Emperor if he were to directly throw her into the Cold Palace." Gong Xiang said, "However, if she were to enter my chambers, I would not treat her as a concubine, at most, only as a personal maid."

  "The Lin family is already guilty, she can be a concubine, it's also good fortune. However, if this matter were to be told to the Empress, the Empress would certainly be angry and disregard the imperial household. In that case, let's just give her to General Lin as a concubine." With these words from Li Zimo, the matter was settled. "Let her stay with you for two days first, meanwhile, I'll send General Lin to come pick her up. She shares the same surname Lin as General Lin, surely General Lin won't be too cruel to her either."

  Gong Xiangru thought of Lin Yunqi, who was also the last drop of blood in her own family. Perhaps, she could evoke some sympathy from Lin Yunqi towards Lin Muyong. This was exactly what Li Zimo had in mind, which was why he suggested giving Lin Muyong to Lin Yunqi. In order to control this person more easily and following Gong Xiangru's suggestion, not even a concubine status was given, at most just a servant girl.

  "What is Your Majesty planning to send someone to inform General Lin of this matter?" asked Gong Xiangyu.

  Yun Mei's eyebrows slightly raised, her eyes deep and profound: "How is Gong Qing? General Lin is currently at Guangyang Hall teaching the two princes archery for the upcoming autumn hunt."

  Gong Xiangru stood up and cupped his hands: "Your subject has received your orders."

  After finishing official business, the Emperor and Guo Xun spoke of some private matters: "Today, Gongye went to take the pulse for the Empress. How is the Empress's body?"

  "This is exactly what I wanted to say to Your Majesty. In my opinion, although the Empress Dowager's seven souls and six spirits have returned, there is something unusual about it."

  Her emotions were pale as if bloodless, cold as if rock-like, which made her pulse gate once involved, a piece was pulled in. I thought it was because of her psychological entanglement, but later, I felt that this emotional state seemed to be innate.

  This made him deeply suspect again what kind of woman he had married.

  "Your Majesty, didn't you have any guesses about the person who might have saved her back then?" asked Gong Xiangyu.

  "Ming Hai Master is on Penglai Fairy Island, whether he's dead or alive nobody knows. However, I've written a letter and secretly sent someone to deliver it to Penglai several days ago. Don't know if there will be any response." His eyebrows slightly furrowed, making his expression unclear, "As for the Cloud Clan, even the Cloud Sect Master himself has confirmed that's impossible. Only Western True Witch Gu remains."

  "Xizhen and I have been both enemies and friends since ancient times, but towards my sister, of course, cannot be considered as friendly." said Gong Xiangru.

  "So this is impossible again." A long sigh of Yun Xi, who was thinking, what kind of person would be willing to take such a risk under the rules of fate just to save her.

  This made him feel a faint sense of unease. This unease stirred up his inner fire. Because, someone who is willing to go this far for her, dare say, doesn't this person have any ulterior motives towards her? Including the heart of a man towards a woman.

  I heard the spark in his voice. Gong Xiangru's heart was racing: thinking back to her sister's social circle, there really wasn't anyone, no memory of any other man interacting with Gong Qianyu. Yet, looking at Li Zimo, he suspected it had gone this far.

  It's probably because the truth is approaching that Lí Zǐ Mò is so anxious, and even almost lost his mind.

  "I will go to Guangyang Hall." Gong Xiangyu lowered his head and walked out.

  In Guangyang Hall.

  The young prince let his younger brother ride his white horse to practice shooting and riding.

  Xiao Mu Mu and this little white horse had never gotten along. With a flick of her skirt, she said: "I'll ride Ni Ni instead."

  Xiao Zhu Ni Ni heard, pulled out four limbs and ran over, rolled on the ground, and transformed again, turning into a pink pig horse, because its fur was all pink, and its belly was too big, just like a pig.

  The little white horse felt like the sky was falling when he saw Little Pig Horse.

  This pig has ruined the horse's three views!

  The little white horse was furious and broke free from the young master's hands, chasing after the little pig and running around in circles.

  The people around who were serving the two young masters couldn't help but laugh until their facial muscles cramped. Even Lin Xuanji, known for her cold and icy demeanor, couldn't help but slightly move the corners of her lips.

  Covering her mouth with a smile, she heard the master's command and flew over to control the two out-of-control animals.

  The little white horse is panting heavily, it's almost out of breath.

  Little Piggy NiNi returned to her master's side, with a bulging belly that was too big for her, walking like a turtle.

  "Wood wood." The young prince saw this and said to his brother, "Are you sure you ride it to go hunting? It can only chase turtles. How will you get fresh meat then?"

  Xiao Mu Mu was furious: "If I can't eat fresh meat, I'll slaughter it and fill my belly."

  Scared by her own little master's scolding, Piggy Niuniu was frightened to the point of having a pale face, and from being a little pig horse she turned back into a little piglet, refusing to do this job anymore.

  Under helplessness, Xiao Mu Mu could only ride on a small black horse that Lin Xuan Qi had someone pick for him.

  When Gong Xiangru arrived, he looked far away and saw that his two young nephews were riding horses, one on a white horse and the other on a black horse, both looking so handsome and refreshing, and he felt relieved at heart.

  Two children in Guangyang Hall are carefree and unaware of another change outside.

  "General, Lord Gyon has arrived." Zoro reported to his master.

  Lin Xuanqi let the two children play by themselves, got off her horse and walked to the edge of the training field. She saw Gong Xiangru and saluted with a fist: "Lord Gong is well."

  "General Lin." Gong Xiangyu returned the courtesy.

  After the politeness, Lin Xuanqi was a person who wouldn't speak in an official tone, and directly asked: "I don't know what Lord Gong has called me for?"

  Then, Gong Xiangru quietly told him about the things Li Zimo had arranged for him.

  Zhu Ying and Zhui Yue were both present, and upon hearing that Lin's daughter was to be given to their young master as a concubine, they felt it was excessive. What is Lin Mu Rong anyway? Isn't she just the daughter of a guilty minister? Moreover, if they hadn't forgotten, this time when their general returned to the capital, as his close officials, they were supposed to help him start arranging his personal affairs. The matchmaker they had invited listed out those most popular unmarried women in the capital, and Lin Mu Rong was among them. They also let the matchmaker go sound out the Lin family's attitude. As a result, Old Master Lin and his family seemed to look down on their general.

  The two of them frequently gave Lin Xuanqi meaningful glances, hoping she would refuse.

  Although it wasn't an imperial edict, Lin Xuanji knew the severity of the situation and naturally couldn't refuse. He replied, "Thank you, Palace Master, for informing me. In two days, I will send someone to bring her back to my residence. Everything will be done according to the Emperor's arrangements, and she will enter my household as a concubine. However, my household has never taken in a concubine or wife before. When she arrives at my place, with no parents present, it will likely be just the two of us."

  "After the general takes her back, how he disposes of her is his family affair. Neither I nor Your Majesty should interfere." said Gong Xiangyu.

  Lin Huanqi furrowed her brow deeply.

  The two little princes looked this way, and Gong Xiangru was afraid of being discovered by his two little nephews. Since there were still many things to do, he couldn't stay here, so he bid farewell with a bow.

  Lin Xuanqi personally escorted him for a while, turned back and saw the sun had set. She said to the people below: "Let the two princes return home, we'll continue training tomorrow."

  Huayu was drinking ginseng tea in the house, after a few sips, she also felt her forehead burning. She must have been haunted by that emotional ghost again. She raised her head and beckoned to Xiao Wu, who had been acting strangely lately: "Come in."

  Xiao Wu came in and bowed to her: "Your Ladyship has something to instruct?"

  "Will you go to the Princess's residence for me? I left something there."

  The little fifth blinked and replied: "I'll go immediately."

  The Grand Princess's mansion was just lit up with colorful lanterns.

  Li Ji-yao paced back and forth in the room, unable to sit still for a moment.

  Sanqi didn't know what was wrong with her and asked: "Miss, which part of your body is uncomfortable? Do you want me to tell the princess to invite a doctor over?"

  "I don't know if he'll come or not," said Li Ji-yao, sitting down. "You go to the Tai Hospital and ask Dr. Min to come over for this county lord. Don't tell the Grand Duke or anyone else. Be careful, if others find out, this county lord will have you killed first."

  Sanqi didn't know what kind of person Ming Taiyi was, thinking he was just an old bearded doctor. After hearing her words, she immediately went to the palace's Tai Hospital to find someone.

  Li Ji Yao rested her two hands under her head and started counting the stars. She counted to an unknown number, and her eyelids began to droop.

  A gust of wind suddenly blew open the door to her boudoir. She opened her eyes dazedly, and saw a person standing in front of her. Suddenly, her pupils dilated, she jumped up, and just as she was about to cry out in surprise, she suppressed her voice at the critical moment, extremely surprised: "How did you sneak into the Long Princess's estate, Dr. Min?"

  This woman seemed confused yet not confused, and actually knew at this time that he was a person who had sneaked into the Long Princess's mansion without going through the main gate.

  Min Wenjing's hands were behind her back, a pair of enchanting peach blossom eyes carefully examined her face.

  Li Ji Yao only looked at him, he didn't wear the hospital clothes tonight, but a white robe. The snow-white robe was like it had been infused with an otherworldly aura, wrapping around his tall and slender figure, his peach-blossom-like face, wearing this immortal robe, was as if standing in a peach blossom forest, beautiful and resplendent. Especially those lips of his, red as vermilion, like a drop of blood, just looking at them made one's own lips feel hot.

  The more I look at this man, the more he makes my blood boil.

  Li Ji Yao unknowingly reached out with both hands and touched him, feeling through his clothes.

  Min Wenjing couldn't help but stare at her hand in disbelief. As a county princess, such behavior was truly shocking.

  "Doctor Min, aren't you supposed to be treating the young master's illness?" Li Jiuyao looked at him with an innocent expression, even curling up the corners of her lips and sticking out her tongue to lick her lips eagerly, then her hand reached into his robes.

  Min Wenjing's eyes suddenly turned cold, and just as her hand was about to touch the thing in his robe, he grasped her wrist forcefully: This woman is really not simple, almost got cheated by her.

  Li Ji Yao's wrist was grasped by him until it hurt, her eyebrows furrowed, innocently asking: "Min Tai Yi?"

  "Does the princess want a minister?" He smiled at her, his smile as romantic as the cherry blossoms in March, with a hint of shyness.

  Li Ji Yao's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and she felt his hand suddenly wrap around her waist. Her face immediately turned bright red: "T-that, Dr. Min, no need to rush, the long night ahead..."