She was quite adept at flattery: "Congratulations, Your Majesty! It seems the ones who made the move were not the princes."

The old emperor sighed: "Dr. Gu, you are indeed clever."

After the old emperor told her to get up, he stood still without moving, and his expression revealed nothing of his thoughts.

As expected of an emperor, he was indeed very successful in hiding his emotions.

An emperor who never showed his emotions was the reason why so many courtiers held him in awe.

Therefore, those emperors who were able to maintain their rule might have been incompetent, but they were definitely not fools who knew nothing.

Those who treat emperors as fools are the real fools.

Therefore, even Hua Rong was extremely careful every time he met with the old emperor.

"But I'm still not happy. I can't accept your congratulations!"

Hua Rong felt that it seemed the person behind the scenes had been caught.

Although he wasn't the old emperor's son, he must have been someone he trusted implicitly.

Indeed, if there was no trust, it would be impossible to openly assassinate the emperor in the heavily guarded palace.

She thought about it again and had a guess.

However, he still didn't voice this speculation.

There are people who can guess everything an emperor is thinking, but such people certainly don't live long.

Hua Rong, however, cares most about his own life.

"However, I still want to thank Dr. Gu for his advice this time."

Upon hearing this, Hua Rong's expression became somewhat complicated, and she said softly, "But His Majesty did not tell me that so many people would die this time."

The old emperor turned his head, his expression cold: "Necessary sacrifices are to save more people!"