Her shortcomings will become advantages.

At this moment, Gu Qinghua suddenly realized a terrible fact: it was not Ruyi who was not capable, it was him!

So, when I was with him, my wish-fulfilling pearl was covered in dust!

At that time, he disliked Ruyi.

Now, I realize that I am the trash who is unworthy of Ruyi, a maggot in the gutter.

The girl who used to smile at him happily, now spoke to him with the intention of confiscating his property and exterminating his entire family!

Gu Qinghua stared at her, trembling all over.

He really regretted that he had such a good hand of cards but played it so badly!

But there is no time to regret, Ruyi has long become someone he cannot even begin to look up to.

He looked at Ruyi, but Ruyi didn't even look at him.

After he finished reading it, he didn't look at anyone again.

The second prince was demoted to a commoner, and the Gu family was confiscated and exiled. No one expected that the emperor would directly order, "The Gu family will be exiled tomorrow. You will go with Lord Fang to handle this matter."

He glanced at Ruyi.

Ruyi bowed, "I obey your command!"

Some people wanted to object, but when they caught a glimpse of Cao Zhizhang who was distracted, they felt that there was no need to be the first to speak out and serve as a tool for others.

Finally, the fight died down.

Afterwards, the task of arranging the prince's funeral fell on the shoulders of the Minister of Rites, because the Minister of the Chancellery, Gu, was about to be exiled, and the Minister of Rites did not like Ruyi.

Because Ruyi is the one who breaks the etiquette!

The most important thing is that she got the support of the emperor!

And today, Ruyi also met several other princes besides Rong Yan: the Sixth Prince, the Seventh Prince and the Eighth Prince.

The fourth prince went to investigate the tax and silver case.

The fifth prince went to the west to check the Gu family's war horses -

But, the Gu family is finished!

So, the matter of the Fifth Prince investigating the war horses actually has nothing to do with the Gu family or the Second Prince. It is just a test for the Fifth Prince himself. If he fails, then his ending will not be much different from that of the Second Prince.

Ruyi confronted Cao Zhizhang today and gained new control over the transportation of explosives, but when she thought about the emperor's method, she still felt cold all over.

She still needs to continue learning the art of imperial power.

Nothing went as planned after that.

She just listened.

Ye Hongzhuang formally received the imperial edict and went to cooperate in presiding over the palace examination. All the princes had nothing to do with the palace examination, and even Rong Yan was separated from the palace examination at this moment.

Obviously, the emperor didn't want any of the princes to interfere.

In the Golden Palace, Ruyi and Rongyan, one taller than the other, looked into each other's eyes. Their heartbeats occasionally quickened, but they held back.

This is not the place for flirting.

Soon, the morning court ended.

Before noon, Ruyi followed the emperor to the imperial study.

"What do you think of today's morning court?" the emperor asked her as he walked.

Ruyi pondered for a moment and said, "There is no one in the court who can be used. When it comes to food and grass, disaster relief, and border issues, everyone bows their heads. No one among the dozens of people offers any advice."

"First, it proves that they are incompetent, and second, it proves that they are corrupt. They only want to live in glory and wealth in the capital, but don't want to work."

The emperor pressed his brows and said, "So, this year's palace examination is very important."

Ruyi nodded and said, "The emperor wants to replace these people."

"It requires the right time, right place, and right people." The emperor took a deep breath. "Now that the Shen and Gu families are finished, the rest of the people are like frightened birds. We should proceed step by step to avoid any unexpected events."

Ruyi nodded.

The three of them walked into the imperial study and saw the eldest princess.

She was looking over here, and when she saw Ruyi, the scrutiny and arrogance of the past were gone. Instead, there was a flash of envy in her eyes.

Then he saluted the emperor, "Father."

"Well, follow me in."

The emperor nodded, entered the imperial study, and began to read the memorials, saying, "You two read it first, and then write down your thoughts and show them to me."

"yes!"

Ruyi and the eldest princess stood on the left and right and began to read the memorials.

You could hear a pin drop in the imperial study, with only the occasional white smoke from agarwood wafting by, bringing a calming aroma.

Ruyi read the memorial for a while, and couldn't help looking at the emperor, "Your Majesty, there are still thirteen days until the end of the year. The underground secret passage may need to be checked as soon as possible, otherwise it will be too late."

The eldest princess looked at her in surprise.

Has the memorial been written?

Obviously not, but Ruyi was worried about this matter, so she couldn't help but bring it up.

The emperor looked at her, "What do you think about this?"

Ruyi thought for a moment and said, "I think they want to take us by surprise. Since there is movement under the Priest's Hall, the tunnel must have been dug from under the Priest's Hall."

"My master is not often in the Priest's Hall. There may be a traitor in the Priest's Hall," Ruyi said with a heavy heart. "I have thought about it and feel that they are not trying to kill three birds with one stone, but four."

"If the explosives come from under the priest's palace, my master will also be blamed after the matter is exposed."

"In addition," Ruyi pondered, and handed a piece of paper to the emperor, "In addition to investigating the secret passage, we also need to make a preparation."

"Look, Prince Yan can do this."

Ruyi thought of the thing that Yan Weiyun used to make Shen Yu and Gu Qinghua's words reappear that day in Zuixin Tower.

She planned to use this to set up a plan.

The emperor's eyes sparkled after reading it, and he told her to get up. "I'll leave this matter to you and Yan Weiyun. Go find him."

Then, he said to Eunuch Yuan: "Notify Mu Rushuang and bring people to cooperate with Ruyi."

“Yes!”

Eunuch Yuan's voice sounded more energetic.

The emperor looked at Ruyi with satisfaction.

Very good, one person can replace all those useless people out there!

The princess was very curious about what was written on the paper, and couldn't help but chase Ruyi out, "What did you tell your father?"

Ruyi can't say it.

All I could say was, "Your Highness, you should ask the Emperor. If he feels that he can tell you, then you will know the inside story. I dare not say it."

The eldest princess rolled her eyes.

She suddenly felt that in some ways, she was far from what she wanted.

While waiting for Mu Rushuang to arrive, she talked about the prince, "My royal brother...he is too eager for quick success."

As he spoke, his eyes turned red and he felt depressed.

Ruyi was very capable, she could see that.

However, the prince was not so lucky because he was the one who broke off the marriage.

The eldest princess even wondered, if the prince had not broken off the engagement, would he not have died?

"It's over."

Ruyi didn’t know how to comfort her because the matter itself was very troublesome.

But it is indeed over.

The princess sighed, her eyes sad, "Yes, it's in the past. I can't change anything after all."

"Father promised me that you and I could study with him, but you know what? I envy you."

The princess looked at Ruyi, the envy and sadness in her eyes were real, "You can always be with father, but I will be going to marry in a few months."

"Marriage?"

Ruyi was startled. "Where are we going to marry?"

She did not have a good relationship with the eldest princess, and it could not even be said that they had any relationship at all. The only intersection was related to Yan Weiyun. The eldest princess chased after Yan Weiyun, but now she said she wanted to marry.

Even though she was an outsider, it still felt sudden.

The princess lowered her eyes, a little lonely, "Maybe this is fate. Northern Qi is weak, and the five countries around it are all very powerful. We can't face so many powerful enemies at once."

"My grandmother said that I will go to Xiqin to marry a princess in a while."