C26

Chapter 26 - Complexity of the Palace

The newly born sun peeked its head out from the east, reflecting the dazzling splendor of the palace. It was as if the palace was coated with a layer of shining golden light.

Within the Clearing Hall, the officials lined up to face the golden wall where the nine dragons were coiled.

In front of the Nine Dragons Golden Wall, a Dragon Throne was placed in the center.

The Tianhui Emperor was in his early thirties, possessing the appearance of a previous emperor. A resolute face that was as if carved from a blade, bold and powerful, eyes like torches, body brimming with explosive power, chest wide, a mighty force that could not be matched by ten thousand men. Even though his personality had long been tempered to a state that was calm and reserved in the imperial court and his might was hard to conceal, he still gave people a feeling that he was deeply hidden.

Even after they had discussed the matters of the court, the Tianhui Emperor still had not announced his departure. A pair of wise and astute eyes swept across the two court officials.

"I heard a funny thing yesterday in the harem." "On the day of the son of The King's Manor of Ning Xi's birth, Yun Xiang Mansion pushed Madam Gu away, causing him to miscarry, and after that, Jin Wang sided with Second Miss, angering Gu Qing. This marriage of Gu Qing and direct daughter was bestowed to us by us, and we can't stand idly by the side and watch such a thing happen. Gu Qing, why don't you tell us more about this matter? "

When Tianhui Emperor was discussing the affairs of the court and court in the main hall, his words made everyone who knew what had happened frightened them.

The Tianhui Emperor gave the topic to Gu Yicheng, obviously saying that he wanted Gu Yicheng to redress the grievances, and dragged the Jin Wang into the water. The court officials below were slightly anxious, and those who could not hold their cool could not help but cast worried gazes at the Jin Wang.

Gu Yicheng's mouth held a smile, and looked at Song Shujin who was staring at him with a deep meaning, as he walked out and replied: "Reporting to Your Majesty, this matter is a little wrong, and there is nothing wrong with asking Jin Wang for blessings to resolve it. It's just that I'm troubling Your Majesty for worrying about this humble subject's family matters. This humble subject really shouldn't have done so. "

"That is to say that Madam Gu has not miscarried?" Tianhui Emperor's eyes shone with a cold light, his tone becoming more and more dangerous.

Gu Yicheng ignored the pressure on the Venerable One and replied with his head lowered, "That's right, this matter was completely due to the misdiagnosis of the quack doctor, coupled with the weak body of this humble subject's wife, the injury from the assassination attempt on our wedding night, we were unable to recover. On the same day, we fell and did not leave any blood, this humble subject and my wife completely believes in the words of the quack doctor, and we lost our focus, which caused this matter to be far more serious and uncontrollable."

"Such a quack doctor, keep him for the wrong people." Tianhui Emperor did not let the two people pinch each other as they wished, as his anger landed on the quack doctor.

"Your majesty is right. Luckily, the Jin Wang sensed that something was amiss and sent someone to investigate. That quack doctor was captured and brought back to the Duke's Mansion to interrogate. Fang knew that the other party was spouting nonsense." Gu Yicheng pushed the rest of the matters to Song Shujin quickly and cleanly, as if there was nothing else that needed to be done in the future.

Song Shujin endured his anger, and before the Tianhui Emperor could order people to investigate, he stepped forward and said: "Reporting to the Emperor, in order to prevent the quack doctors from harming others, I have already executed that quack doctor."

"Well done." The Tianhui Emperor flattered him perfunctorily, pinching his eyebrows, "We are tired, let's leave the court."

Hearing this, the eunuch standing at the side flung out his horsetail whisk, his sharp voice sending out two loud and clear words, "Withdraw."

The officials kowtowed and respectfully sent Tianhui Emperor away.

After Tianhui Emperor left from the side, the officials stood up and walked out.

Outside the Palace, officials were travelling together. As people from different factions walked together, Gu Yicheng felt that he was out of place.

Yun Qinan and Song Shujin walked side by side, and after seeing that Gu Yicheng was intentionally provoking them, they continued to walk forward.

"Your Royal Highness, are we just going to let this matter go?" Yun Qinan asked angrily.

Gu Yicheng started to talk about the matter of the miscarriage, telling Song Shujin's people to stop meddling in the tax affairs and take back all the authority they had gained from Tianhui Emperor.

Most of the court officials had handled the tax matters before, so handing over the rights of tax to those matters that could not be seen by anyone would be difficult to hide. No matter which faction it was, it would affect one's reputation, but in order to protect it, Song Shujin would do as Gu Yicheng said, and let his subordinates hand over the authority of tax.

Although he had managed to put out the fire the night before, and did not cause any big trouble, a lot of the records for the tax bureau had been burnt, and a huge commotion had occurred at the Tianhui Emperor. Only when Gu Yicheng did he feel at ease.

Song Shujin looked down at the light scars on the back of his right hand, and hated himself so much that his teeth itched. He was actually going to be hurt by that bitch Yun Qianliang!

Song Shujin turned and the two of them walked towards Gu Yicheng.

"Yun Xiang Mansion went into a thief last night, has Gu Xiang heard of anything?" Song Shujin placed his hands behind his back, pretending to lift them unintentionally.

"Is that so?" Gu Yicheng replied in shock, then revealed concern in his eyes: "Father-in-law is still well, he was not hurt or scared by the thieves, right?"

"Thank you, Gu Xiang, for your concern. I am doing very well." Yun Qinan's words were filled with anger.

Hearing her words, Gu Yicheng curbed his smile, shook his head and sighed, then began to ponder, "Yun Xiang Mansion knew that such a serious matter had occurred because of the thieves entering Yun Xiang Mansion, and this sovereign only found out now, that cloud phase truly did not have any good intentions in marrying this duke."

His highness and the Prime Minister's statuses were known, but the Prime Minister had married the, and the person whom his master would love to marry was the concubinage. Even though his mother was raised to become the mistress of the family, such an unwritten rule had never been heard of, and Gao Clan's people that clearly recognized the Qin family as the Madam of the cloud phase, and would always think that it was their concubine. The daughter she gave birth to was a direct daughter who could not be supported by Yun Qianliang.

"Gu Xiang is too serious, it's just a small matter, don't disturb too many people." Yun Qinan calmed her emotions and maintained a serious attitude.

"cloud phase is a shallow father, I, as her son-in-law, should pay more attention. Otherwise, I would definitely blame myself for not taking her family to heart."

"My daughter has never loved such red tape, and would inevitably lose her manners. I hope Gu Xiang will not take it to heart." Yun Qinan pretended to be a good father and spoke up for his unfavoured daughter.

"Since my body has already improved greatly, why don't I bring my body back tomorrow to visit the cloud phase. I'll stay here for a few days to understand the feelings of a woman in the cloud phase, and my filial piety will be perfect." Gu Yicheng stroked his chin, spoke to himself, and made his decision without giving Yun Qinan a chance to refute.

The three of them, who had always competed against each other, walked side by side. The officials at the back looked at each other in dismay, not knowing what was going on.

"Your Highness, could it be that between Gu Xiang and Jin Wang …" A thin and small official who was standing by the side of a middle-aged man dressed in the attire of the prince's residence felt extreme worry in his heart as he saw the group of people walking away.

"After all, the Gu Xiang is a loyal subject. There was no sign of panic between Duke Ming and Xiang Fengkai's brows, and only a hint of deep thought.

Gu Yicheng's strength could not be underestimated. Losing it to an unfavored direct daughter of the Yun Family was truly a loss.

"In the future, don't think too hard about court officials." Xiang Fengkai reminded as he strode out of the palace.