To stall the Regent, Li Hua made some other arrangements.

Throughout the entire imperial city, and even the entire Nanzhao Kingdom, if Li Hua wanted, he could use all sorts of means to cut off all the Regent's residence, all the businesses under the Regent's control, and all the channels through which he made money.

Even though he wielded immense power, all his food, clothing, housing, and transportation came from the common people.

These people are like drops of water, but when they come together they are as powerful as a river. No matter how powerful the regent is, the people respect power, but they prefer money.

With enough money, all the merchants could refuse to do business with the Regent's people, or even with his palace.

No matter how powerful a regent is, he cannot force people to do business by holding a knife to their throats.

However, this is not a good strategy, and it doesn't take long to see results.

After all, a regent's residence could not be without reserves, especially for high-ranking officials and nobles, whose storehouses often had reserves comparable to those in a small county town.

Besides that, the only force Li Hua could rely on was the people under Zhongli Zhengzhen's command.

Sanjiu quickly left with the letter, while Lihua sat at the table, tapping her fingers incessantly.

Suddenly, a clap of thunder flashed outside. Sanjiu took the letter, accepted the order, and left, leaving Lihua alone in the room.

Li Hua's fingers trembled violently, and she turned her head to look at the window. Fortunately, Sweetie quickly pushed open the door and came in, holding the medicine packet that Li Hua had used to apply to her legs.

He said to Li Hua, "Your Majesty, please sit on the chaise longue. In this weather, you must apply a compress to your legs."

Sweetcorn has completely figured out how to handle Li Hua.

Therefore, seeing Li Hua standing there staring at the window without moving, she immediately added, "This is what the princess ordered. It is a death order from the princess to this servant. If the weather changes, you must apply medicine to the prince consort's legs."

Li Hua then moved. He lowered his head, his eyelashes drooping, concealing the deep worry in his eyes.

Although he didn't fully understand the situation in the palace, he knew some things.

Kou Ning'an is not so easy to deal with. The entire Kou clan... Li Hua also has a lot of business dealings with them. It is indeed a very large clan.

Having entrenched themselves in this imperial city for a long time, even when Li Hua first entered Yindu to do business, he was not spared from the difficulties these people encountered.

However, if these people really wanted to deal with his wife, Li Hua was not entirely helpless against them.

He has no power, but he has money.

In this world, money can make the devil turn the millstone, and there are still many channels and methods that can make the Kou family extremely anxious.

Li Hua was worried about Gan Qiongying, who was in the palace at the moment.

The Empress Dowager has oppressed the Emperor for many years, and the Princess cares deeply for him. What if she acts impulsively and gets into a big argument with the Empress Dowager, and accidentally gets injured?

And Gan Qiongying did indeed think the same way Li Hua did, getting injured after acting impulsively.

The palanquin sped through the rain, and the journey was smooth. It didn't take long before it returned to the emperor's bedroom, the Bixi Palace.

Eunuch Li had a whole room full of palace servants running around like headless chickens, some fetching hot water, some boiling ginger soup, and others calling for the imperial physician.

In short, the Bixi Palace was brightly lit. Gan Qiongying was served by her maids and soaked in the hot spring. Her body, which had been drenched by rain, gradually warmed up, and goosebumps rose all over her body.

However, aches and pains gradually emerged from within, a kind of fatigue that welled up from the inside out after excessive tension and intense emotional fluctuations.

Gan Qiongying leaned against the edge of the pool with her eyes closed, barely moving the whole time. Fortunately, the maids were very efficient and quickly washed Gan Qiongying clean before helping her to the front to drink ginger soup.

Physician Xiao braved the rain to come over and was taking Gan Lin's pulse.

Gan Qiongying's hair was still wet, and she was wearing a dark purple dress that accentuated her exquisite figure. This was the dress she often wore in the palace before she got married.

After she got married, her clothes were left in the palace. At some point, Gan Lin took them all to his own bedroom, which made it convenient for Gan Qiongying to change and wash them.

After Gan Qiongying came over, Gan Lin immediately stood up from the bedside.

His hair was wet, and he had changed into a black and gold casual suit. He walked quickly toward Gan Qiongying, frowned, and looked at her, saying, "Weren't your legs all injured? Why are you still walking on your own?"

When Gan Qiongying finished her bath and was about to come out, there were indeed two eunuchs who wanted to carry her. It was arranged by Gan Lin, which made Gan Qiongying both amused and exasperated.

She had some cuts on her feet from broken porcelain, but none of them were deep. After taking a bath, she washed all the dirt off, and now the bleeding has stopped.

"Don't make a fuss," Gan Qiongying said weakly.

Gan Lin insisted on supporting Gan Qiongying and getting her to sit down by the bed. Then, he lifted his robe and knelt in front of Gan Qiongying. The doctor, Xiao, who was sitting on a small stool taking Gan Lin's pulse, was so frightened by Gan Lin's sudden rise that his hand fell to the ground.

Fortunately, Eunuch Li was quick enough to pull him away.

Gan Qiongying frowned: "What are you doing?"

Gan Lin didn't say anything, but took off Gan Qiongying's shoes and carefully held her feet on his knees, his face full of heartache.

“My sister’s foot is injured,” Gan Lin said apologetically.

"It's me..."

"If you say again that I'm incompetent, I'll slap you until you're incompetent right now."

Gan Qiongying raised her hand to scare Gan Lin. Eunuch Li and Physician Xiao stood at the door of the inner room, not knowing whether to go in or leave. They wished they could go deaf.

Gan Lin was, after all, an emperor, who should kneel to heaven, earth, and his parents, but now he was kneeling at the feet of his elder sister.

He truly had no dignity whatsoever in front of Princess Duanrong.

Gan Lin held Gan Qiongying's feet, tears welling in his eyes. As he lowered his head, his tears fell onto the insteps of Gan Qiongying's feet.

The white, gaping wound reminded Gan Lin of the time the two of them fought a vicious servant. The worst time was when her elder sister was stabbed by that servant.

The rain was pouring down just like today, taking away most of my sister's blood, leaving her wound exposed and gaping open.

Gan Lin was very young at the time, but she has a very deep memory of that scene.

He knelt on the ground, looking at his elder sister's scarred feet, and recalled the words she had spoken in the Empress Dowager's palace.

It's all for him.

It's all for him.

And what can he give back to his elder sister?

He would provide whatever she wanted, as long as he had it.

Gan Lin knelt on the ground, her face pale and her features gaunt, her eyes filled with sorrow, but when she looked up, a slight smile appeared on her lips.

Like a sacrifice, he looked up at Gan Qiongying with tears in his eyes and asked, "Sister, do you... still want me?"