The news of Hua Zhi's return to Beijing spread as soon as she appeared at the dock, and the Zhu family naturally knew about it.
Today was a day off, but knowing that Zhi'er had returned with silver, Zhu Bowen, the Minister of Revenue, had to go to the palace immediately. The old lady sighed while helping him change his clothes, "You said she suffered a lot outside, and she must feel bad when she comes back to know that the Beijing is spreading such rumors."
Zhu Bowen raised his arms and put on his court robes. He wanted to say a few words to comfort his old wife, but when he opened his mouth, he found that he just wanted to sigh along with her. People's hearts are not necessarily bad, but when it involves their own interests and they have their own stance, attacking the other party has nothing to do with right or wrong.
In this matter, Zhi'er was clearly attacking the country, but the other party insisted on finding fault with her based on the law. Even if he wanted to protect her, he couldn't defeat the other party on this point. But the emperor did not show up or make any statement, and let the rumors spread like this. Not to mention Zhi'er, even he was heartbroken.
Do they have to wait until Jinyang falls into the hands of the Chaoli tribe and the Chaoli tribe invades the capital before they realize how powerful they are? But what good will it be to be anxious when that happens
Zhier suffered because she saw too far and understood too well, and she couldn't be a fool. Even though she was being bullied, she still did her best to prepare. Someone had wronged her, but she thought more about those who treated her well. She knew that if Daqing was destroyed, none of them would escape.
Thinking of the current situation, Zhu Bowen couldn't help but sigh, "Alright, why bother talking so much nonsense? You might as well use this time to find a few good families for her. There are still several girls in the Hua family who are unengaged."
"You said it's strange that the side branches of the Hua family have to let Zhi'er make the decisions on such matters. It's because Zhi'er spoils them and wants her to take care of everything. Even if there are more clones, they can't do enough for her." While complaining, the old lady really thought about it. She couldn't help with other things, but she had to pay more attention to this matter.
Zhu Bowen hurried to the yamen.
But when the imperial city was about to be locked and he had to leave, he still didn't receive the emperor's summons. Looking back at the high city walls, Zhu Bowen's heart sank. The emperor... could it be that he had no intention of putting the silver into the national treasury and was even preparing to dig a canal
He never considered that the emperor didn't even know that the silver had returned.
Zhu looked at the maid who came in to ask for instructions, then turned back to look at her daughter who was sleeping soundly, "Can't we talk about it tomorrow?"
"It's the Sixth Prince who's here. I can see that he looks very anxious." Yingchun didn't want to wake up the young lady who was obviously exhausted, but if it wasn't urgent, why would the Sixth Prince come to disturb the young lady at this time? She was not afraid of being blamed, but she was afraid of ruining the young lady's plans. The young lady had given so much, and if things were ruined in her hands, she would never be able to atone for her sins even if she died.
Zhu bit her lip and sat on the edge of the bed, looking at her daughter who had not changed her sleeping position since she fell asleep. She opened her mouth several times before she uttered a word, "Zhi'er, Zhi'er..."
Hua Zhi was sleeping very soundly, but she had just come back from outside and was still alert. She woke up after Zhu called her twice and was clear-headed as soon as she opened her eyes.
"Mom, what's wrong?"
Zhu looked at Yingchun, who hurried over to report, "Miss, the Sixth Prince is here and said he has something important to tell you."
Hua Zhi's heart trembled, and the last bit of sleepiness immediately disappeared. She threw off the quilt and asked, "What time is it?"
"One quarter past ten."
In other words, it has only been about two hours since they entered the palace. What went wrong
After quickly packing up, Hua Zhi quickly went to the front yard and found that not only Xiaoliu was there, but Chen Qing actually dared to be there. In order to avoid suspicion, he had never broken into the Hua family's house at night before.
"Master." Xiaoliu, who was pacing back and forth in the room, came over immediately when he saw her.
"What happened?"
"We have been sending in cards to request an audience every day, but there has been no news from the palace until now." Xiao Liu took the tea from Nian Qiu and personally held it in front of his master. "Chen Qing tried other ways to contact Lai Fu but failed."
Hua Zhi looked at Chen Qing, who nodded, "I used the methods of Qi Su Si and the prince respectively, but I never came back."
Hua Zhi's mind immediately opened up. By this calculation, the emperor hasn't seen anyone for several days. Is it that he doesn't see anyone, or that he can't see anyone
"Has this ever happened before?"
"Never before." Chen Qing knew the seriousness of the matter, "Miss, what should we do?"
Hua Zhi frowned and thought for a moment, "Where's Zhu Ling?"
"I had someone take him to the Prince's Mansion."
"Tell him to contact those people in the capital who share the same status as him and ask them if they know anything. Also, Yan Xi once said that when he was away, he asked you to go find the previous leader Gu Yelin. You should go there in person. Go now. This matter cannot be delayed. If there is anything unusual, report to me immediately."
"yes."
As soon as Chen Qing left, Xiao Liu couldn't help but ask, "Master, is there something wrong with our father?"
"There is no precedent. I am not sure." Hua Zhi rubbed her aching head. "In the past, if the emperor was not in court, he would let Yan Xi take over the situation. There has never been such a situation."
"That… "
"But precisely because there has never been such a situation before that we need to be vigilant. We need to make more preparations..." Hua Zhi suddenly stopped talking. She thought of an event in history. Emperor Wu of Han's crown prince Liu Ju was framed, but was forced to start an army step by step when he could not contact Emperor Wu of Han. He had no intention of rebelling. He started an army because he thought his father was controlled by someone and he wanted to save his father. But in the end, even Emperor Wu of Han thought he was going to rebel, and he eventually died at the hands of a villain.
If they took any unnecessary action at this time, would they become the next Liu Ju
She didn't want to think of things so badly, but once the idea came into her mind, she couldn't help but think in this direction. She seemed to hear the sound of the other party sharpening a knife. Hua Zhi felt a little cold and subconsciously pulled her shawl closer.
"We don't have to do anything. Tomorrow is the grand court session. If the emperor still doesn't come to court, you can continue to pass on your cards and request an audience."
"I understand, Master."
"Go back. Don't panic at any time. When something happens, think about your identity. A prince should be the one who supports the people, not hiding behind others. The brave will win when two meet on a narrow road. Don't be scared before others do anything."
"Yes, Master."
The two came in a hurry and left quickly. Yingchun came over with a hot water bottle and put it in the young lady's hand, saying softly: "Fudong is going to prepare food, you should eat something before going to sleep."
But you have to eat well and sleep well before you have the strength to fight with others. Hua Zhi was helpless. The other party just saw that she was tired and wanted to make her confused and make wrong moves in this state. If she said that there was no Haoyue's hand in this matter, she would have written the word "Hua" backwards!
"Call Wang Rong."
Wang Rong came very quickly.
"You go to the Zhu family now and tell me that something might have happened in my grandfather's palace. Ask him to join forces with the old ministers in the court tomorrow to try to force the emperor out."
"yes."
PS: I'm in the final stage, so I'm always deleting and revising. Please forgive me for the lack of content.