Ye Moer was eager to live in the prime minister's residence and immediately nodded in agreement.
"No problem. Thank you for taking me in. Don't worry, I will never cause any trouble to you and Jiang Hu."
I've already caused trouble, okay, I still have the nerve to say, don't cause more trouble. Xiaoman shook his head: "Have you eaten? If not, let's eat together."
Ye Moer touched her stomach and said, "I really haven't eaten anything. I ran into that dude when I was entering the city, and I was busy running away all the way."
The waiter came in quickly and added a set of bowls and chopsticks. Ye Moer sat down and had lunch with Xiaoman, then he took Ye Moer home.
Gu Xiangning came back to find Xiaoman. On the way to the college, he heard that his wife had saved Jiang Hu's fiancée.
This is all very plausible, but Gu Xiangning is confused. Where did Jiang Hu get his fiancée? Or is she a woman approved by his wife
Thinking something was wrong, I decided to go home and take a look. So I headed back home, and as soon as I got home, I saw Xiaoman, with a young girl beside her.
He raised his eyebrows, a little surprised: "Madam is back, who is this?"
Although he had heard the rumors, Gu Xiangning didn't believe them. He still had to ask in person.
Xiaoman smiled and said, "It was just a little girl I rescued outside. I never thought that there would be someone in Kyoto who would dare to rob a girl in the street."
"As for the fact that this girl claims to be Jiang Hu's fiancée, I don't care. Send a message to Jiang Hu and make plans after he comes back."
Gu Xiangning understood what was said. There was indeed a woman pretending to be Jiang Hu's fiancée and was brought back by his wife.
"Just bring them back, take them down and settle them down. By the way, I have something to talk to you about, come with me."
Xiaoman was still a little puzzled as to what could have happened that Gu Xiangning was looking for her so urgently, so she followed Gu Xiangning and left.
"What do you want from me?"
Gu Xiangning blinked and said, "I'll take you to the palace."
Xiaoman said "oh", and although she was confused, she still followed Gu Xiangning into the palace.
In the palace, the emperor was reviewing memorials. When he heard that Gu Xiangning brought Xiaoman into the palace, he immediately summoned them in.
He waved his hand to let all the eunuchs around him go down, leaving only three people in the study. The emperor touched his nose uncomfortably.
The emperor was a little embarrassed to talk about such dark things in front of the person he once loved. He smiled and said, "You go ahead, Lord Gu."
It was as if someone else said it, it wouldn't seem so bad. Gu Xiangning rolled his eyes speechlessly, then slowly opened his mouth and told the story again.
"Isn't this good? The superiors in Lilai are all selfish and want to concentrate all the good power in their own hands. This is good."
"The Emperor shouldn't have any other ideas, so doing this is a good thing. At least we don't have to worry about others betraying us."
As long as the person holding the power is a good person and doesn't use it for bad things, there is nothing wrong with it. Looking at the emperor: "So do you need my help?"
The emperor grinned and said, "I plan to let you manage the Bai family."
Xiaoman was speechless for a moment and looked at the emperor: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid this is not possible. I already have enough power in my hands."
"If it is handed over to me, once outsiders know about it, I will be guilty of a great sin."
She was very clear-headed. She knew that the reason why the Bai family was difficult to control was that the power they controlled was too great and she could not take it in her own hands.
The emperor couldn't help but twitch his lips when he saw Xiaoman's straightforward refusal: "Okay, then help me find poison, the kind that controls people, or Gu."
So he wanted to take something from me. How could I have that kind of Gu at this time? "I don't have any here, but I do have poison."
"You need to take the antidote once a month. Otherwise, the pain will be unbearable and life will be worse than death."
The emperor and Gu Xiangning looked at each other and asked, "Is there really such a medicine in this world?"
Xiaoman nodded: "I have it, but I think it's a bit too much, so I haven't used it. If the emperor is sure you want it, I can give it to you."
"By the way, I'll give you the recipe for the antidote as well. You can find someone to test it out."
Who would be willing to try such a cruel thing? But if you don't try, who knows whether it will work
Xiao Man looked at the emperor's expression, as if he understood what the emperor was thinking, and raised his eyebrows: "Let's find a death row prisoner to give it a try."
Death row inmates? Yes, those who have committed crimes and deserve to die are the best candidates to try this poison.
"Okay, then let's prepare someone to give it a try, bring the death row inmates, and then invite the head of the Bai family."
The Bai family has always been ruled by the head of the Bai family. After so many years, he has been in charge.
The head of the Bai family soon appeared in the palace. He had been loyally working for the emperor over the years.
Being suddenly summoned by the emperor, he was somewhat happy: "Your humble servant kowtows to the emperor. I wonder what the emperor wants you to do for a sudden summons."
The emperor smiled and said, "Don't worry, have some tea first, some people haven't arrived yet."
The head of the Bai family looked puzzled, but seeing the emperor's happy expression, he thought that it was probably a good thing that he came to find him.
What's more, even Lord and Madam Gu were there, which made Patriarch Bai feel more at ease. Soon, a death row prisoner was brought in.
The head of the Bai family saw that the person who came in was a death row prisoner, which made him even more puzzled and he looked at the emperor in confusion.
The emperor looked at Xiaoman and said, "Xiaoman, give her the medicine."
Feed medicine? What medicine? What do you want to do? Patriarch Bai stared at Xiaoman with his eyes wide open.
Xiaoman glanced at the head of the Bai family, a hint of sympathy flashed in his eyes, and then he came to the death row prisoner, looked at him and shook his head.
It was just his bad luck. He could have died and all would have been settled. But he was dragged here to try the poison and die in agony.
He took out a pill and looked at the prisoner in front of him: "Take it."
The prisoner on death row was a man, his eyes wide open, being escorted: "What are you doing? What are you doing? What is this? I won't eat it."
Xiaoman raised an eyebrow: "This is not your turn, eat it."
Xiaoman stuffed the poison into the prisoner's mouth and watched him swallow it before standing beside him.
"Okay, just watch."
The head of the Bai family was confused. What did this mean? He was asked to watch the county lady kill someone? His eyes became a little strange. While he was still confused, he saw the changes in the death row prisoner.
The death row prisoner seemed to be having difficulty breathing. He grabbed his neck and began to scream. Then he grabbed his head and rolled on the ground.
The appearance was extremely scary, with the eyeballs almost popping out and bloodshot, which was creepy no matter how you looked at it.
Xiaoman saw that it was almost done and frowned: "Let's kill him."
This was a bit too much to bear. The emperor raised his eyebrows and said, "Wait a minute."
If he waited any longer, he would probably die from the pain. He then used his hands to scratch his body fiercely, until his skin peeled off.
Xiaoman sighed, watching the man die with a trace of pity on his face. At this time, cold sweat broke out on the back of the head of the Bai family.
The emperor, who is so high-ranking and powerful, summoned me, so something must have happened. I was so scared that I knelt on the ground.
"Your Majesty, you asked me to come here, could it be that you want to poison me?"
The emperor glanced at Patriarch Bai and sighed, "How could that be? As long as Patriarch Bai, you are loyal to me, why would I want to poison you?"
This means that if you are not loyal, just poison them to death. The emperor looked at the head of the Bai family and said, "Eat it."
Xiaoman had already taken out a poison pill and looked at the head of the Bai family.
The head of the Bai family widened his eyes and knelt down in front of the emperor: "Your Majesty, I will eat, but I don't understand. I have always been loyal to Your Majesty."
The emperor smiled and said, "You are loyal to me, so I will not poison you. Don't worry. As long as you take it, I will send someone to give you the antidote every month."
The head of the Bai family understood after hearing this that the emperor wanted to control him. Thinking about the large population of the Bai family, and that he had always been in control, something must have happened that he didn't know about.
Otherwise, if the emperor had this idea, he would have done it long ago. But he never did. Thinking of this, the head of the Bai family decisively took the poison and swallowed it in one gulp.
"If Your Majesty is relieved only if I take the poison, then I will take it."
The emperor looked at the head of the Bai family eating happily, and then he smiled: "Very good. In this case, I will give the Bai family another chance."
"Go back and investigate to see who betrayed the court, Master Bai. I hope you won't let me down."
The head of the Bai family immediately broke out in cold sweat. As expected, something had happened. Someone from the Bai family had betrayed the imperial court and also betrayed the Bai family.
The thought that there was a traitor in the Bai family and he, the head of the family, didn't even know about it, felt like a complete failure.
"Your Majesty, rest assured. I will definitely eliminate the Bai family."
The emperor hummed and said, "Go down."
After watching the head of the Bai family leave, the emperor smiled and said, "Fortunately, we set up the Supervisory Commissioner so that we can supervise the Bai family."
"How about this, let Jiang Hu's Supervisory Committee also join in, and the three parties will investigate together. We must not wrongly accuse a minister who petitions on behalf of the people. We must not let a rotten tooth of the court go."
Xiaoman nodded: "Okay, I will pass the message to Mu Yeyin and ask him to handle this matter."
Speaking of this little guy Mu Yeyin, I don’t know how he was trained. He is so powerful at such a young age.
Xiaoman looked at the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, since there is nothing else to do, I will go see the queen."
The emperor glanced at Xiaoman and said, "Are you sure you are going to see the queen? If you are going to see the princess, please pay attention to the things you carry with you."
Xiaoman raised an eyebrow: "Thank you for the reminder, Your Majesty."