"Oh. We brought back a ship full of steeds and racehorses, all of which are the kind of horses that noble families like. If Your Majesty wants them, we can give them all to Your Majesty."

It can be sent to the Royal Racecourse, or His Majesty can use it as a reward.

Gu Shaoyu asked, "How many horses are there in total?"

"five hundred."

Gu Shaoyu pondered for a moment and came up with a plan.

The two entered the inner room, and he stroked Xie Zhaozhao's hair, not hiding anything, and asked directly, "Zhaozhao, have you always been worried that His Majesty will deal with the clans? Have you always been concerned about the safety of the Xie family?"

Xie Zhaozhao was shocked. Gu Shaoyu had also been reborn?

No, if he were to be reborn, he could only be reborn before the Dragon Boat Festival, and he wouldn't be able to see the day when the entire Xie family was beheaded.

She didn't speak, her eyes were watery, and she looked at him intently.

Gu Shaoyu smiled, and even his breath carried a faint orchid fragrance.

"The imperial court is somewhat wary of clans. Once we marry, we will be husband and wife as one. If anything happens to the Xie family, neither of us can escape responsibility. Now, we lack nothing in terms of food and clothing; all we lack is peace of mind. I plan to..."

After listening, Xie Zhaozhao gently bit her lip and asked, "Will it work?"

"I think it's possible, so we should give it our all." Gu Shaoyu patted her head and looked at her with a smile in his eyes. "My little darling, I want to spend my whole life with you, so I have to plan carefully for our happiness."

Xie Zhaozhao looked at him. Although she had married him at her parents' behest, and her motivation for stepping back into the Marquis's mansion was revenge, he treated her extremely well.

They pamper her, indulge her, and consider her needs in every way. They are even now planning for her family's future.

"Will you come with me to the palace? Let's go see the Imperial Concubine?"

Seeing her softened gaze, Gu Shaoyu was secretly delighted, but not wanting her to feel any pressure, he quickly changed the subject.

Xie Zhaozhao presented a memorial to Consort Xi requesting an audience.

With permission granted, Xie Zhaozhao took the box of jewelry and jade that Yin Jin'an and Li Yunmu had sent, and also brought a box of ambergris for His Majesty.

Ambergris was brought from Persia. This box of ambergris is worth tens of thousands of taels of silver in Persia, and could even be sold for five million taels.

The two waited at the palace gate for a while, and then Consort Xi had her sedan chair carried out. The head palace maid, Liuli, also brought out two eunuchs to carry the boxes.

When Xie Zhaozhao arrived at Consort Xi's Xingning Palace, she alighted from her sedan chair, and the Empress's personal maid, Jin Ge, came to invite her with a smile.

"Hearing that the Grand Secretary's wife has entered the palace, Her Majesty has specially invited her to Ziwei Palace for a chat."