This was a sleepless night for many people.
Gu Yanxi sat in the unlit study room until dawn, and the next morning she went to the Hua family's door to pick up Shaoyao and bring her to the palace.
Although he was planning to give in, Gu Yanxi did not admit his mistake directly. In his heart, he did not think he was wrong. The reason why he was willing to give in was more because he was his uncle and his elder.
He simply brought the whimpering Shaoyao in front of the emperor, stared at her and felt her pulse. When he learned that the emperor was in poor health, his face looked very ugly. He saw clearly that the relationship between them, uncle and nephew, could not withstand any hardship, but he never wished for the emperor to be in trouble.
The emperor was once again forced to drink a bowl of black medicine but he was in a very good mood. He tried hard to straighten the corners of his mouth but couldn't help but curl them up. Although he didn't hear anything pleasing to his ears, he knew when this kid would say nice things. It was best if he didn't speak in a cold tone.
As soon as they left, the emperor could no longer bear it, and asked Lai Fu with a smile, "Has this kid figured it out?"
Lai Fu heaved a sigh of relief. He was afraid that the prince would continue to oppose the emperor and give others the opportunity to take the throne. "The prince has always been most concerned about your health."
That's right, everyone else was staring at the chair, but this guy was staring at his body. He got anxious when he saw that his body was a little weak.
The emperor was very pleased with himself. He smiled but cursed, "He has such a stubborn temper. Only I can pamper him."
"The prince is not just like this. I heard that he has hardly slept in the past few days. The lights in the Seventh Chamber are on all night long." Lai Fu glanced at the emperor quietly, "I think the prince seems to have lost some weight."
"Aren't you just afraid that I will deal with that woman?" The emperor snorted, and after a moment, he ordered casually: "Didn't the north send some good things the other day? Shaoyao just said that I am too weak to take the tonic, so you pick up some and send them to the prince's mansion."
Lai Fu bowed and responded, thinking that the storm was finally over.
In the Seven Mansions, Shaoyao had a bitter expression on her face, "Brother Yan, do I have to guard this palace every day again?"
Gu Yanxi left Chen Qing behind and waved the others away, "Others who come into contact with Lai Fu will be targeted by the emperor, but you won't. Besides, if you stay by the emperor's side, you might be able to help Ah Zhi."
I can help Huahua. Shaoyao pursed her lips and kept silent. With the emperor’s attitude towards Huahua that day, Huahua was in great danger.
"Remove the medicine from Chen Qing's body."
Shaoyao sniffed, rummaged through the medicine box, found a bottle and handed it to Chen Qing, "Haoyue probably hasn't drugged you for a while, the smell is much lighter."
"The previous few meetings were all in a hurry and she didn't have a chance." Chen Qing unplugged his nose and smelled, but there was no smell.
"Take it back and pour it into the water, rinse yourself and your clothes, and then you'll be undressed."
"OK."
Gu Yanxi picked up the few pieces of silver on the table that were playing with them until they were translucent, and said, "Just in case, avoid the bright moon in the future."
"yes."
"Peony, find a chance to talk to Lai Fu and ask him to take care of Haoyue. But he doesn't need to take too much care of her. She is not important."
Shaoyao responded listlessly, "Okay." She felt bored the moment she thought about being locked up in the palace. There was nothing delicious to eat and nothing fun to play. Everyone seemed to have a fake face. They were obviously telling lies but they thought they were telling the truth. It was so boring.
"Chen Qing, you should gradually give up the affairs of the Seventh Mansion. The personnel of the Prince's Mansion are too deeply intertwined with the Seventh Mansion. They need to be separated. You don't need to be involved in official affairs in the future, but you should continue to use the resources that can be used."
"Yes, I understand."
"Send more people to the Hua family for protection. Also, select a few people to keep an eye on the wind direction in the capital. They will be useful in the future."
"yes."
Gu Yanxi looked down at the silver coins in his palm. Ah Zhi wanted Xiao Liu to win the hearts of the people, but the hearts of the people were the most easily influenced. If he was not prepared in advance, the hearts of the people would probably belong to someone else by then. Picking fruits is never new.
"Is there any progress on the Chaoli tribe?"
Chen Qing shook his head, "No, they have been hiding very tightly recently. We have sent so many people out but have not been able to catch them at all."
"Let them report directly to me later, and you will gradually withdraw."
"yes."
Since the truth had already been revealed, Gu Yanxi no longer concealed it. After finishing the important matters, she went to the Hua family.
The emperor was naturally unhappy when he found out about this, but then he felt that his nephew was of genuine character. If it were someone else, let's not talk about the distant past, let's take the fourth brother, if he knew that he didn't like his mother, he would probably really visit his mother less often. This comparison would reveal the good and the bad. With Lai Fu helping out and saying a few words on the side, his unhappiness would dissipate.
The Hua family was as quiet as usual, but even the eldest lady, who was always slow to react, felt something was wrong at home. Her daughter, who used to come to pay her respects in the morning, had not been seen for several days. She sent a maid to secretly go to the front yard and found out that her daughter was injured. When she thought of Zhi Niang's sudden arrival, she couldn't help but worry.
But she remembered her mother's words very well, and no matter how worried she was, she resisted the urge to disturb her daughter. She was not capable enough to help Zhier, and the only thing she could do was not to cause her trouble.
Everyone else also behaved more obediently than before, and the entire inner courtyard seemed to have fallen silent.
Hua Zhi had some feelings, but she couldn't take care of them at the moment. She spent the whole day in the study room, revising and editing plans one after another.
Liu Xiang came out of the kitchen with hot water and saw the man striding in and walking straight to the study. She hurriedly followed him, as there was no one serving him in the study at this time.
"Why are you here at this time?" Hua Zhi looked up and was a little surprised to see him.
"You're done." Gu Yanxi walked over to her and looked at what she had written. It was clear and easy to understand.
"This one has just been written. Take a look at this as a score." Hua Zhi took another almost complete one from the side and handed it to him. Then she stood up and walked to the side and soaked her hands in the hot water. The stiffness gradually disappeared, and the fingers of her right hand finally slowly straightened in the water.
Looking at the two hands that were obviously of different sizes and thicknesses, Hua Zhi thought that her fingers used to be so slender that you couldn't even see the knuckles. But she had written too much in the past year, and there were calluses on the fingertips and wrists of her right hand.
Just as she was lost in thought, Gu Yanxi sat down beside her, his eyes flashing with heartache as he looked at her hands. The girl from aristocratic family had fingers that were not touched by women, so they were round, with inconspicuous joints and dimples on the back of her hands, just like her left hand now. In comparison, her right hand looked like that of another person, with each finger thinner than that of her left hand, the joints protruding, and the skin on the joints appearing a bit rougher.
But it was this pair of hands that protected the Hua family.
Rolling up his sleeves, Gu Yanxi fished out Azhi's right hand from the water, and began to massage it starting from the little finger with a little force. Liu Xiang, whose job was snatched away, was stunned for a moment, put the hand cream aside, and stepped outside the door to guard.
Privately, she secretly felt that the relationship between the young lady and Mr. Lu was pretty good. In other families, men and women who were engaged could only meet once before the wedding in secret, which was still good. Some of them only knew what the other person looked like when the veil was lifted on the wedding night. How could they meet every day like the young lady and Mr. Lu, and their relationship seemed so good.