No matter how big the matter is, it is nothing in the face of time.
The place where blood flowed like a river was left with only a dark red color after being cleaned. The chief of the Seven Stars Division took over as regent but did not give the ministers any time to adapt. He held them accountable for every incident. Officials were demoted, dismissed, or punished, and the vacant positions were immediately filled.
Now, all the civil and military officials in the court have no time to think about the ownership of those positions. What they need to think about now is how to keep their positions.
But after a few days they knew the difference between the leader of the Seven Stars Division and the emperor. The emperor was easily persuaded, and if the old ministers pleaded with him a few words or the concubines in the harem begged for mercy, the matter would be resolved. There were also connections with the princes and princesses, people in the royal family, and even respectable elders in the palace. There was always a way out.
However, the leader of the Seven Stars Division was alone, and they didn't even know who was behind the mask, so how could they find a way out? Moreover, the leader of the Seven Stars Division, who even dared to attack the prince, they did not dare to act rashly, for fear that they would not find a way out and accidentally twist the tiger's whiskers.
Everyone tensed up.
The clarity of government orders, efficiency of work, and clear atmosphere throughout the court were the best in the Daqing Dynasty.
The emperor felt so complicated as to not be able to express it in words when he saw the changes in the court. He simply let go and took care of his illness with a clear conscience. After all, he had a capable nephew who could control those evildoers, especially after Shaoyao's master Yu Lao passed away. He could rely on him by saying that he needed to rest and recuperate, and he even stopped going out of the Haoyue Palace.
The door of the imperial study was closed. The three of them sat opposite each other, and Lai Fu was guarding outside the door himself.
Old Yu had an untidy beard and his clothes were stained with green and white medicine stains. He was not good at worldly affairs and had not even thought about changing his clothes before meeting the emperor. However, the smell of medicine on his body and his white-haired and childlike face easily made people feel good about him.
"Don't look at me like that. I'm just a doctor, not a god. I don't have any magic medicine."
This is the gourd that grew on the same vine as the peony. Over the years, Gu Yanxi has gotten used to the way the master and apprentice talk. He nodded and said, "I am not good at medicine. Anyway, I hope Master Yu can think of some solutions."
Yu Lao rolled his eyes and spoke more and more incoherently, "Actually, this is also good. You can just sit in that seat."
"What's good about it." Gu Yanxi looked at the memorials that had never stopped on the desk. "What's good about it? Everyone is thinking about it, and everyone wants to die sooner. I can't even get a good night's sleep, and I'm still dying."
Old Yu sighed inwardly. If he hadn't been so insightful, if the emperor hadn't known that he really had no such thoughts in his heart, he might not have been confident in handing this matter over to him.
"Shaoyao has learned seven things from me. Her diagnosis is correct. The golden elixir is too strong and has affected my lifespan. What's more, the poison I took before is still accumulating in my body and will continue to affect it. Shaoyao told me all the methods she used. They were all correct, but they still didn't eliminate the poison."
Elder Yu looked at Gu Yanxi with a serious expression, "Since those safe methods are useless, the only method I can use is a bit risky."
Gu Yanxi nodded, "Please go ahead."
"It will trigger the poison in the emperor's body..."
"master!"
Elder Yu looked at his favorite disciple and said, "Of course there are risks, but with Shaoyao and I here, any problems can be controlled."
Gu Yanxi couldn't sit still anymore, so she stood up and paced back and forth for a few circles. Then she stood still and looked at Yu Lao with burning eyes, "Is there any other way?"
"The only things I can think of are what Shaoyao used. I said, she has 70% of my skills. The remaining 30% is experience. She basically knows everything else I can do."
Shaoyao raised her chin with a proud look on her face.
A smile appeared in Yu Lao's eyes. He patted her face, which looked scary but cute to him. "There is only one last medicine left. I already know where it is. Once the master finds it, I can heal your face."
Shaoyao hugged her master's arm and said coquettishly, "Please take me with you."
"It will be enough to have people sent by the prince." That place is very cold, with ice and snow that never melts all year round. Even he would have to find ways to keep warm by then. It would not be good for a girl's health to go to such a place.
Gu Yanxi's eyes softened. He no longer hesitated and made a decision. "I still need you to talk to the Emperor's uncle about the risks involved."
"That's natural."
The emperor naturally didn't say anything and nodded directly after Yu Lao finished speaking.
Gu Yanxi opened his mouth but said nothing in the end. He led the master and disciple downstairs to make preparations.
"Laifu, please stay and talk to me."
Lai Fu hurriedly retreated, and Gu Yanxi paused.
The emperor walked to the desk and sat down. He picked out a bright yellow silk and wrote three edicts in one breath. Then he sealed them himself and sat quietly for a moment. He looked at Lai Fu, who was kneeling on the ground.
"Laifu, I only trust Yan Xi and you in this palace."
"I am willing to die for the Emperor."
The emperor smiled, helped the man up, and handed him one of the imperial edicts. "Keep it. If I don't have it someday, take it out again."
Lai Fu's hands trembled, and he wanted to kneel down again. The emperor held him back, scolded him with a smile, "Look at how little you can do. Hurry up and put it away."
Lai Fu felt his heart and liver trembling and his back was wet. He quickly held the medicine in his hands, put it away and knelt down to greet them.
After Lai Fu left, the emperor said to the sky: "An Yi, An Er."
Two figures flashed and knelt before the emperor.
These are the emperor's secret guards and do not belong to the Seven Stars Division.
"Send one copy to Duke Dingguo, and one copy to the Queen Mother."
The secret guard left. The emperor sat for a long time. Suddenly he stood up and swept everything on the desk to the floor. Gu Chengde! Gu Chengde!!! Gu Chengde!!!
Gu Yanxi soon found out where the secret guard was going. He pressed the button and stopped Qi Susi from following.
He knew what arrangements his uncle would make, and he had no right to interfere.
After a few days of separation, Hua Zhi saw Mr. Lu when she came out of the clan school. In the drizzling rain, he was standing in light clothes, holding an umbrella, as if he had been standing there forever.
Hua Zhi bowed from a distance, took the umbrella from the maid and walked towards him, looking up at the leader of the Qishu Division, whose pressure and aura were becoming more and more powerful and lonely.
"Mr. Lu looks like he needs a rest."
Hua Zhi insisted on calling him that, and Gu Yanxi never thought of asking her to change it. This unique name for the two of them was good. His expression gradually brightened up, "I'll have a cup of tea."
Hua Zhisu extended her hand and led the people to the study. After asking Mr. Lu to sit down, she first put the incense in the box and lit it. This was the soothing incense that Shaoyao mixed for her, and she liked the smell very much.
She did not ask the maid to come in and help. She just moved out the tea set that had been put away earlier. There were also several more kinds of tea than before. After doing all this, she went to wash her hands.
Gu Yanxi's eyes followed her wherever she went, watching her taking this and that out like an ant. Although she never looked at him from beginning to end, he felt that she was like a little wife busying herself for him.