Lai Fu bent his waist even lower, "Isn't the prince always like this?"
"kindness?"
"When the prince does something, he always verifies the facts before reporting to you."
The emperor was stunned, as if... it was indeed the case. Unless there were special circumstances, Yan Xi would always verify the matter before reporting. Since he suspected that Haoyue was related to the remnants of the Chaoli tribe, it was completely reasonable for him to detain the person under his nose. What's more, Yan Xi was also investigating the affairs of the Chaoli tribe. In this case, he was overthinking it.
Putting down the book, the emperor stood up, walked around for a few times, and then stopped in front of Lai Fu and asked, "Why doesn't that kid come and admit his mistake?"
Lai Fu didn't dare to answer, but just lowered his head even more.
The emperor didn't want to hear any answers, but he had no one else to talk to except Lai Fu. He really wanted to force Hua Zhi. She was able to bring a family that had fallen to the bottom to its current state, which showed that she was indeed quite capable. If he opened the door for her, gave her a high starting point, and gave her a lot of capital, how much wealth could she bring him? If he took some money out of the national treasury, how could things not work out? Wasn't the Wei River also built up year after year
He thought Yan Xi would stand by him as always, but he didn't expect that he would get to this point because of a woman. Such a woman is not virtuous, and she should never be able to enter the Gu family no matter what!
Hua Zhi, who didn't know she had attracted hatred again, was still thinking about Haoyue's matter, "You can't avoid this matter."
Gu Yanxi nodded gently, "The emperor is waiting for my action."
Hua Zhi knew that she didn't understand the emperor as well as Yan Xi, so she didn't offer any advice. She just asked, "What do you plan to do?"
"Go to the palace to plead guilty."
"But now we still don't know what Haoyue did or said, and where he stands."
Gu Yanxi raised the corner of his mouth, "The Seven Stars Sect Leader has been in my hands for so long but I never reported it to the Emperor. This is my sin."
Hua Zhi thought about it and smiled, with the privileges of the Seven Stars, this would not necessarily be a crime in the past. As for the others, if Haoyue was stupid enough to reveal his identity as a prophet, Yan Xi could say that the matter was of great importance and that he was still investigating in order to avoid disturbing the emperor. If Haoyue only recognized the identity of the Seven Stars Leader, then, there would be a lot to say.
"After you've apologized, I'd like to ask you when the money in your private treasury will be given to me. Without it, I can't do anything."
"Okay." Seeing that Azhi's face was no longer angry, Gu Yanxi felt relieved. He didn't want Azhi to make any changes, but if her life was in danger, he still had to mention it. It seemed that someone had already done it. Needless to say, it must be Lord Zhu.
"Yan Xi."
"Hmm?" Gu Yanxi looked up at Azhi.
"The emperor doesn't trust you as much as before. Qisusi is still the emperor's Qisusi after all. Will it be convenient for you to act in the future?"
Gu Yanxi was silent for a moment, "The Seven Mansions Division has always had a rule that the emperor comes first, then the leader."
Hua Zhi understood that the Qishusi was still owned by the government, so they would obey whoever sat in that position, so Xiaoliu had to take the position.
"I have my own people." Gu Yanxi laughed at Ah Zhi's surprised look, "Who in the royal family doesn't have some strength of their own? If the relatives are strong, there will be more people. My mother's people belong to me, and I have trained some of them over the years."
After a pause, Gu Yanxi continued, "Xiao Liu is a special case. Because of General Sun, the Sun family will not give him too many people for his safety. The emperor will not allow the Sun family to give him too many people in order to guard against him."
"We should send more people to protect Xiaoliu in the future."
Gu Yanxi agreed and talked about another matter, "I have sent people to the south to collect the tea garden. Other things need to be prepared before we can move, but this matter has nothing to do with them."
Hua Zhi naturally didn't want to just wait around, and she was also happy that Yan Xi had thought of everything before her, so she softened her expression and said, "You can pay the money first, and I will pay you back when the emperor allocates money from the private treasury. I will keep all the accounts clear and won't take even a penny from him."
The two talked about this matter for a long time before Gu Yanxi left and rode into the palace without stopping.
The emperor's expectation cooled after seeing Yan Xi kowtow and confess his guilt respectfully, so he naturally lost his good attitude. "You all have a worse temper than me, who dares to convict you?"
"I dare not."
"I think you are very brave!" The emperor resisted the urge to throw the paperweight at him again. He stared at him and said, "I will keep Haoyue in the palace and make her Noble Lady Yue, and grant her the right to live in Rulan Palace."
Gu Yanxi thought of many possibilities, but had never thought in this direction. After all, the emperor rarely favored his concubines nowadays. However, considering Haoyue's desire for power, this might be just what she wanted. If you gain something, you will always lose something. I think she can understand it clearly.
What was more important to him was that from the emperor's attitude he could tell that Haoyue did not say much about her ability as a prophet, which actually did not play any role.
"I congratulate His Majesty."
"..." The emperor didn't know what he was angry about, he just felt very angry, "Get out!"
"I have one more thing to ask." Gu Yanxi still knelt without raising his head, "Azhi asked me to ask you when you can give her the money."
The emperor threw his private seal over and said, "Seventy percent. I want to see the results as soon as possible."
"I will convey it to you." Gu Yanxi picked up the seal and said, "I will take my leave."
Seeing the man who really retreated, the emperor was so angry that he once again swept the things on the imperial table to the ground, "Does he really want to be estranged from me? In his heart, I am not as good as a woman? Has he forgotten that everything he has today is given by me! I saved his life! Ungrateful thing, ungrateful!"
Lai Fu’s head almost drooped to the ground. He just wished he could become invisible so that the emperor couldn’t see him!
The more you fear something, the more it will come to you. The emperor stood in front of him and asked, "Laifu, tell me, have I ever treated him unfairly?"
Lai Fu complained in his heart, but he still said: "The emperor treats the prince as his own son, and the prince also cares about you wholeheartedly and shares your worries."
"That was in the past!" The emperor kicked Lai Fu to the ground, venting his anger, "Now he doesn't even look at me, his mind and eyes are full of that woman, what a loser!"
"I think the prince is also thinking about getting things done as soon as possible to make you happy."
The emperor sneered. In the past, he believed that Yan Xi would indeed do so, but now it was clear that he didn't take him seriously at all, otherwise he would have stopped him from taking Haoyue into the palace.
Isn't it just a matter of beating up Hua Zhi? Wait, he'll kill her if anything goes wrong!
He wanted to see if his good nephew would make him pay with his life by then!
"Send an order to Zhu Bowen, asking him to cooperate with Hua Zhi. Tell him that if this matter cannot be handled well, the Zhu family will not have to stay in the capital. Go to Yinshan Pass and keep the Hua family company. Isn't that a good relationship? I will help them!"