When he was finally allowed to leave by the emperor, the palace curfew had already passed. Gu Yanxi had no plans to leave the palace and went directly to the Qisusi.
It was only at this time that Chen Qing had the opportunity to report, "Prince, Haoyue has come to the capital."
Gu Yanxi suddenly stopped and turned around, "What happened? Didn't you keep an eye on him?"
"It was my subordinate who brought her here."
Gu Yanxi was able to secure his position as the head of the Seventh Constellation Department and was highly regarded by the emperor, so he was not a reckless person. He was not in a hurry to ask questions. He led his men into the Seventh Constellation Department and said, "Speak."
"Yes." Chen Qing knew best how threatening Haoyue was, and dared not hide anything. "I followed your instructions and went to Yuzhou. I wanted to get more information out of her, but she refused to cooperate this time and said she wanted to go to the capital. If I stop her, I will bear all the consequences. I don't know if she is bluffing or not, but since she dares to say that she is a prophet, she must have something to rely on. I am afraid of bad things, so I have to bring her here and put her in one of my houses."
Gu Yanxi nodded, "We can't kill her now, so we have to keep her under our noses. What's her attitude?"
"It's good. I haven't made any requests."
"You shouldn't have too much contact with her. The leader of the Seven Stars Division doesn't have the time to hang around her every day. If you keep going to her place, you'll definitely be exposed. Don't underestimate Haoyue. Since she dares to target me, she's not someone you can easily deal with."
"Yes, I understand."
"What's the situation in the south? Are there heavy casualties?"
Chen Qing went to the high case and handed the leader an opened secret letter, and then went to pour tea. "I have sent someone to verify it. If the situation is true, then the great credit belongs to the eldest lady."
Gu Yanxi finished reading the letter at a glance, and his eyes softened. It was just as they had decided before, with several rivers that had been cleared before to share the flood pressure, and with the Lingzhou County as the cost, the worst flood in decades was avoided so easily. Even though the victims were still short of food and clothing, and their fertile fields were destroyed, only a hundred people actually died, which was less than the loss from last year's not-so-serious flood. It was already a great blessing.
In terms of contribution, Azhi is the greatest.
But now is not a good time to show off. Before, there was the performance of Old Master Hua at Yinshan Pass, and the second son had sent people to assassinate the Hua family but failed. In the emperor's view, the Hua family was wrong. If the Hua family really died out, the second son would naturally not have a good ending. But now the Hua family is fine, and the second son still has to bear the consequences. So the emperor protected his shortcomings at an inappropriate time. When he saw this, he was speechless but helpless.
He originally thought that the Hua family, as the suffering party, would arouse the emperor's old feelings, but he did not expect that it would make him even more unhappy. If he put Azhi's contribution in front of the emperor at this time, Azhi might get a reward on the surface, but it was hard to say whether that reward was a reward or a death sentence.
Gu Yanxi put down the letter, looked up and ordered, "Record this matter, remember to be detailed, you can see how to write it appropriately, and let me review it when you are done."
"Yes." Chen Qing agreed with a smile. He knew that as long as the matter involved the eldest girl, the prince would definitely take it to heart. No matter how much Haoyue tried, it would be useless. Although she was a rare capable woman like the eldest girl, the two of them were working in different directions. For someone like Haoyue, the prince would probably want her to be unable to speak forever and not threaten Daqing.
Thinking of Haoyue, Chen Qing thought for a moment and said, "Prince, do you plan to meet Haoyue?"
"After two days, when Ah Zhi recovers, I will take her with me."
"Yes." Chen Qing felt more confident. The prince was afraid that someone in the royal family would target Haoyue, so he kept her under control in the Qisusi. Although a few people in the Qisusi now knew about this person, they didn't know her background, and letting the eldest girl meet her showed the prince's trust in her.
***
The next morning, the good creatures finally woke Hua Zhi up on time.
People tend to be lazy at home and have no strength, so she just stayed there and did nothing.
Yingchun pulled up the curtain and whispered softly, "The fourth lady came last night, but you fell asleep and she didn't wake you up."
"Hmm?" Hua Zhi's reaction was a little slower than usual. "But is there something wrong?"
"I don't know, but I saw that the fourth lady looked upset and seemed unhappy."
Hua Zhi understood what was going on in the inner courtyard, but she was too lazy to go into the details. She would rather show up in public than have to deal with those things every day. She was also very clear that the Hua family was not really that obedient now. If she had not appeared at the right time and intimidated them, and then had her grandmother support her, and during this period she had controlled the economic lifeline, how could such a big family not have a few people who opposed it.
Now that she has the entire Hua family in her hands, is someone trying to do something weird
"I'm going to have breakfast with my mother. Send someone to tell Fourth Aunt that I'll go find her later. Don't follow me today. Summarize the seafood business and let me know when I get back."
"yes."
Hua Zhi was not a lazy person after all. She stayed in bed for a while and then got up, packed up and went to the eldest lady's courtyard.
The first lady smiled when she saw her, "I knew you would come, so I made some of your favorite food."
Hua Zhi quietly looked at her mother, the dodder flower, and said, "You are so happy. What nice words did Dad say in the letter to cheer you up?"
The eldest lady scolded her, "What nonsense are you talking about."
"It's written all over your face!" Her face was rosy and her eyes were affectionate. She must have slept with her father's letter in her arms all night. Hua Zhi thought it was funny. These two were a perfect match. Her father never said a word to his children. He was a reserved scholar, but he had written quite a few love poems to his mother. Berlin had been naughty before and had stolen them out to show her. She had no right to judge whether they were of good quality, but they were really corny.
In her eyes, her mother was just a crybaby. She was weak and vulnerable to bullying outside, but she was very bossy in front of her father. She had seen her a few times by chance and found her both delicate and charming.
Zhu couldn't convince her daughter, so she pinched her face and went to the kitchen to ask the maid to serve the food. She personally held a bowl of soup and placed it in front of her daughter, "Mother, you have no power to manage those things outside. You have to listen to me here. Drink it all."
Hua Zhi drank the medicine in one gulp. Zhu kept saying, "How can you drink soup like this, kid?"
"You have to drink it anyway." Hua Zhi pulled the man to sit down without caring, "I'm fine. Didn't you see that I went out a lot this time and came back? The food in the north is not so exquisite, but there are a lot of good things. Grandfather and others can stuff as much as they want into my stomach."
"That's what I should do." Zhu's eyes turned red, she felt proud and sad at the same time. Her daughter had sacrificed so much for the Hua family. If they still had no conscience, she would definitely not do it.