Chapter 11 Returning Home to Visit

Relatives When Cheng Yishou heard Gao Zhanghai say this, he thought of what Cheng Jin had just said and tried his best not to spit at him. He

was a scoundrel.

Gao Zhanghai knew Cheng Yishou's temper and ignored his look.

He bowed and acted like a loyal man, and said earnestly:

"Your Majesty, please think twice. Li Yan, the Minister of Works, has always been on good terms with Cheng Taifu. He has lived in the capital for a long time, so how could he understand the ways to deal with floods? I'm afraid Cheng Taifu and Li Yan are colluding to embezzle the money used to deal with floods!"

Gao Zhanghai glanced at Cheng Jin standing next to him, and sneered:

"Like father, like daughter. Now they are both whispering in your ears. I think your Majesty can see what they mean."

Gao Zhanghai said it with sincerity. If Chu Chengye hadn't known that he was the one who had this idea, he would have believed his words long ago.

"Pooh!" Cheng Yishou couldn't help it anymore and spat at Gao Taifu.

[Okay, I still couldn't help it. Cheng Jin

quietly covered her face. Her father was really true to his nature.

His mental state was also charming.

He hid the dirty words in his heart and spat them out from his mouth.

Gao Zhanghai didn't seem to expect Cheng Yishou to spit at him. He looked at Cheng Yishou and then at Chu Chengye, but found that Chu Chengye seemed to be particularly satisfied with Cheng Yishou's behavior. There was actually a smile on his face.

What's the matter?

Doesn't the emperor hate Cheng Yishou the most? How can he tolerate such a thing as a misbehavior in front of the palace?

Gao Zhanghai was a little confused, but hesitantly asked: "Your Majesty, this Lord Cheng..."

"It doesn't matter." Chu Chengye explained for Cheng Yishou, "Since Gao Zhanghai may not wait for the summons because of an emergency, then Master Cheng naturally doesn't have to endure his temper. Maybe Master Cheng didn't mean it."

Cheng Jin looked at the embarrassed Gao Zhanghai.

I couldn't help laughing. Cheng Yishou

had not expected Chu Chengye to speak for him.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I was rude, but I did not mean it. I did it on purpose. I just acted out of inspiration after listening to what Lord Gao said. I disturbed Your Majesty. Please forgive me."

Gao Zhanghai held his stomach with one hand, and was confused. Why was the emperor so abnormal today?

It would have been fine if he rejected his petition, but he actually spoke for Cheng Yishou today.

"Your Majesty, please think twice about the flood in Jiangtang." Gao Zhanghai couldn't believe it.

Chu Chengye didn't want to waste words with Gao Zhanghai anymore. He waved his hand for Wei An to come over, and didn't look at Gao Zhanghai again.

"Pass on my oral order, and immediately summon Lord Li Yan to the palace to discuss the flooding of Jiangtang. Gao Zhanghai entered the palace without my order, and he is dismissed from his official position and demoted to a commoner. From today on, he cannot be summoned to the palace."

Now it just so happens that I want to investigate Gao Zhanghai. Gao Zhanghai has given me a good place to start.

Take away his power with good reason, search his house thoroughly, and execute him directly after the matter is investigated.

Gao Zhanghai listened to Chu Chengye's words and felt that there was something wrong with his ears. But looking at Chu Chengye's expression, it didn't seem like he was joking.

He stood there in a daze for a long time before he remembered to kneel on the ground.

"Your Majesty, why? Your Majesty, you can't listen to the words of Cheng Yishou and his daughter. Your Majesty, I will not go to Jiangtang. Please take back your order. Your Majesty, I know I was wrong."

Chu Chengye rubbed his brows with a headache. "What are you waiting for? Take him away."

Chu Chengye said, and several guards rushed up immediately.

Gao Zhanghai cried, "Your Majesty, although I am wrong, I am not guilty of this."

The guards stepped forward and wanted to take Gao Zhanghai away who was kneeling on the ground and crying.

It would have been better if Gao Zhanghai didn't say this. Saying these words reminded Chu Chengye of what Gao Zhanghai did in Cheng Jin's heart.

He became even more angry.

"Wait."

Chu Chengye suddenly spoke, and the three people in the palace were all stunned.

Cheng Jin was speechless, and there was no evasion in the look in her eyes when she looked at Chu Chengye.

[What is this tyrant up to? I was just about to praise you for your intelligence, but now I’m at a loss again.]

[Can you do it? Can you do it?]

Chu Chengye frowned and looked back at Cheng Jin.

The annoyance in Cheng Jin’s eyes disappeared immediately, and she turned to Chu Chengye with a terrified smile.

"Your Majesty, why are you looking at me like this?"

"You..."

Chu Chengye looked at Cheng Jin for a long time, and couldn't say anything suitable, so he could only turn his head and stare viciously at Gao Zhanghai on the ground.

"You are right, this is not a crime."

Chu Chengye suddenly raised his voice, "Drag Gao Zhanghai out, beat him with fifty sticks, and throw him out of the palace."

Cheng Yishou pointed his bow towards Chu Chengye's position, "Your Majesty is wise."

After Cheng Yishou explained the flood in Jiangtang, there was nothing else to do, so he stood up and saluted Chu Chengye.

"I have finished what I want to say, so I will take my leave first."

Chu Chengye nodded.

Seeing Cheng Yishou was about to leave, Cheng Jin looked at Cheng Yishou's back eagerly.

[Dad, although you are loyal and dedicated to the country, you should also focus on the family. You don't know how chaotic the family is when you are busy in the court. ]

[Mother believed what outsiders said and thought that you were not busy with official business every day outside, but had a mistress outside. 】

【She was also raised with a coquettish nature since she was a child. She was very hot-tempered and would never share a husband with anyone else. You don't know that after hearing about this incident, you and your wife had a rift, and my mother got seriously ill and died of depression. 】

Cheng Yishou paused, thinking about Cheng Jin's words, he turned around and looked at Chu Chengye who was sitting there and looking up.

There was actually such a discord-stoking villain around Zhao Shulan.

But now if we find the servant who is sowing discord, it would be like finding a needle in a haystack, but if we can't find him,

His wife.

Died in depression.

Cheng Yishou dared not think about it. He and Shulan had been childhood sweethearts since they were young. After marriage, they were a loving couple and had never quarreled in decades.

If Shulan died, he would not live either. It was just a pity for his eldest son Cheng Sheng in the barracks and his youngest daughter Cheng Jin living in the palace.

So the most urgent thing was to find the outsider.

But he had no idea now. Cheng Jin, who knew about this, could not be seen often in the palace.

This kind of thing must not be allowed to happen.

Cheng Yishou turned around and knelt on the ground again.

"Your Majesty, I have an unreasonable request."

Chu Chengye heard Cheng Jin's voice and naturally knew what Cheng Yishou's unreasonable request was.

"Go ahead."

"Since the queen entered the palace, we haven't seen each other for many years. Seeing the queen today reminded me of my wife at home. I've been talking about the queen every day. I wonder if the emperor would agree to let the queen go home to visit her parents for a few days."

Chu Chengye thought about checking the money that Gao Zhanghai had embezzled in the next few days. As for Cheng Jin's family affairs, although he was the emperor, he couldn't interfere in other people's family affairs.

It would be convenient for Cheng Jin to go back and handle it herself.

He pretended to be ignorant and said, "I know that you and your daughter haven't seen each other for many days. It's human nature to miss each other. I agree."

"Teacher Cheng, go home first. Tomorrow I will issue an order to allow Concubine Rong to go home to visit her parents."

Cheng Jin was a little dizzy. It was so easy to leave the palace?

Isn't that a good opportunity to escape from this palace?