While the court was bustling with activity, Hua Zhi was not idle either.
Chen Qing came over early in the morning to reply, "I met the former leader, and he said that he would find a way to go to the palace today to find out what happened."
"Why is he trying to find a way to enter the palace? Even if the other members of the Seventh Constellation are restricted, he, as the former leader, has no privileges?"
"All privileges of the Seven Stars belong to the leader. Once he abdicates, all privileges will have nothing to do with him. This is also to prevent the Seven Stars from having two people in charge."
Hua Zhi nodded slightly. This was indeed true. After all, the Qishusi had a very special status in Daqing and its power was too great. If the two leaders fought for power, it would be a disaster for Daqing.
The current situation is a bit complicated. Hua Zhi's nerves are tense and she dare not be careless. "How many people can you mobilize? They need to be skilled. Those who are just here to do the work don't count."
Chen Qing calculated for a moment, "About 140 people."
Too little. Hua Zhi stood up and turned around a few times. She couldn't leave any evidence for others to use, but she couldn't be unprepared. "By the way, where's Zhu Ling?"
"Wait outside. I'll call him in right away."
Although Zhu Ling already knew Hua Zhi's identity and had heard of the Hua family, only when he was truly among them did he understand what the grandeur of a family was like. And this was the Hua family's atmosphere after they fell into decline. He could not imagine what the Hua family was like when it was at its peak.
Even after entering the house, I could still hear the sound of reading. If I didn't know about the Hua family beforehand, who would have known that this was a family where all the adult men were exiled? The only difference from other families was that the Hua family was headed by an unmarried girl. If Fang'er could stay in the Hua family and be influenced by it...
After calming down for a while, Zhu Yan told what he had learned, "I have met those people. They all said that they have not received any instructions recently. They are also willing to help find out."
In other words, there should be no trace of the Chaoli tribe in this matter. Hua Zhi breathed a sigh of relief. As long as there was no Chaoli people involved, things would not be so complicated. At most it would be just an internal fight.
"Thank you for your kindness. If you find out anything, please let me know as soon as possible. If he is not here, please come and let me know."
"yes."
"I've asked someone to bring your daughter here. You can go and meet her."
"Thanks, big girl."
After watching him leave, Hua Zhi motioned Chen Qing to come closer and whispered, "Gather the men. You never know when they will be needed. Watch the people in Prince Ling's mansion and don't move them."
"yes."
"Also, go to the Anguo Mansion without anyone else's knowledge and tell them about this matter so that they can make some preparations in advance."
"yes."
After Chen Qing left, Hua Zhi turned around and looked at Yingchun, "Go to the Sun family and tell Madam Sun that there might be something fishy going on in the capital. Ask her to gather more people to be ready at any time, especially to make sure there is no trouble with Xiaoliu."
Yingchun took the order and left. Hua Zhi thought about it in her heart and found that there were only a few families who dared to tell this matter. But such a weak force...
Biting the back of her hand to force herself to calm down, Hua Zhi comforted herself that things might not be that bad. Who knows, maybe the emperor was doing this on purpose to see how the court officials would react
But this lucky break was broken in the afternoon. Hua Zhi couldn't sit still any longer when she saw Xiao Shuang's uneven breathing. "Didn't you see the emperor?"
Xiao Shuang nodded, "Yes, until now, several ministers and several princes have not left the hall."
"Find a way to pass a message to Xiaoliu, asking him to leave the palace and return to the Prince's Mansion as soon as possible."
"yes."
If it was really as she suspected, to force Xiaoliu to rebel, then it would be fine, he would be fine in the palace, but what if she was wrong, and the other party had no such intention at all? Xiaoliu could not be trapped, she had no ability to rescue him from the palace.
It would be great if Yan Xi was here. Hua Zhi couldn't help but calculate where Yan Xi was now. He should have found the place where the silver was hidden. It had been more than ten days, and the battle with the Chaoli tribe should have been over. If all went well, he should be on his way back.
But the fastest journey from Yanzhou to the capital city takes at least ten days. Ten days is enough time for a lot of things to happen.
The Royal Palace…
Hua Zhi suddenly thought of someone. Outsiders didn't know what was going on in the palace, but how could the Queen Mother know nothing about it? And even though she knew, she didn't do anything...
"Call Wang Rong."
Before Wang Rong could say anything when she came in, she heard the eldest lady say, "Ask Chen Qing to pass a sign to the Queen Mother to ask for an audience, and tell her that Yan Xi asked him to bring something back."
"I tried it before, but got no response." Chen Qing came to report the matter and heard this outside the door. "I was just about to report this to you."
Hua Zhi's heart sank. Something might have really happened in the palace, and she was completely at a disadvantage.
What to do? What else can she do
"Any news from the former leader?"
Chen Qing shook his head, "No."
"How many people are Shichisushi training?"
"There are about 200 people, of which 60 to 80 are children or teenagers, and the only ones who can mobilize them are the chief and the former chief."
Hua Zhi closed her eyes and said, "Wait for news and send someone to protect Xiao Liu."
The time was extremely unbearable, and no news came until evening.
"Miss, please take a nap in the front yard first." Yingchun came over with a basin, squatted down, lifted her feet and took off her shoes, "I have told the gatekeeper that if anyone comes, they will not be stopped."
How could she sleep with such a heavy burden on her mind? Hua Zhi put her feet in the basin, and the warmth seeped into the soles of her feet, and her heart seemed to warm up as well.
"How is the family business going lately? Your young lady is very poor now, and she relies on these few businesses to support the family."
Yingchun raised her head and smiled very beautifully, "It's fine, even better than before. By the way, Mr. Bai came back a while ago and said that the canned food was selling well outside and he wanted to increase the quantity. I went to the farm to discuss it with Manager Liu. Manager Liu said there was no problem, but they would need to add some more staff. I asked him to discuss it with Liu Jiang."
"Good."
"The mushroom production is too high now, and there is already a surplus in the capital. I asked them to pick out the ones that look a little worse and dry them in the sun. Then I asked Fu Dong to prepare a dried mushroom banquet, which was quite popular. Now people are buying dried mushrooms."
Hua Zhi rested her chin on her hand and smiled at the maid who was washing her feet. "Did you ever think that you could be so capable?"
Yingchun smiled and said, "If possible, I would rather remain as incapable as before, so that you can live a leisurely life like before. There is no need to suffer so much. In less than two years, count how many wounds you have on your body, and calluses have grown on your fingertips..."
Yingchun's eyes suddenly turned red. She could have stopped thinking about it if she didn't say it, but once she started talking about it, she couldn't forget the young lady's bruised look. Even if the young lady was a mountain, she would collapse if she continued to waste time like this. Don't those gossipers feel guilty for saying those things
PS: Can you lend me your brains, girls