"By the way, today I received a memorial from the Cangzhou prefect praising Wu Huaiyuan."
"Wu Huaiyuan?"
Xiao Lingyu couldn't remember who it was for a moment?
"He's the grandson of Wu Qingshan from Guihua Village. He's currently serving as the magistrate of Cangxi County in Cangzhou Commandery. He's solved three major cases... I'm considering allowing him to return to Beijing to report on his work after his three-year term is up."
Xiao Lingyu frowned slightly. "Could it be that the Cangzhou County Magistrate has investigated Wu Huaiyuan and knows that he is from Guihua Village? He must have praised him in the memorial to test your attitude towards Wu Huaiyuan, or he is trying to flatter you in advance so that he will not forget to support Wu Huaiyuan after he becomes successful. Or maybe Wu Huaiyuan let the secret slip for his own future..."
Su Xingyi lowered his eyes. "Wu Qingshan took good care of us back then, and Wu Huaiyuan has the ability. He will naturally have a bright future."
"As for the Wu family, we have already thought of their kindness. Otherwise, if his second uncle had gotten into trouble, he would not have been able to take the imperial examination and become an official. As for whether to promote Wu Huaiyuan or use him, it is a political matter. I am not allowed to interfere. I will do as you wish.
"Okay." Su Xingyi nodded.
Mentioning Wu Huaiyuan made Xiao Lingyu a little worried, "You just took power, so why don't you send the emperor to Guihua Village..."
The villagers there have watched Xingyi grow up. The emperor went to Guihua Village unwillingly. If he talked nonsense in front of the villagers, Xingyi might be accused of being unfilial. He must not let the emperor ruin Xingyi's reputation.
"...Feng Jinxiu's whereabouts are still unknown. Only the Emperor knows. If he joins forces with Feng Jinxiu to incite public opinion and accuse you of being unfilial, it will be very disadvantageous to you. He also has the power to depose the crown prince. We cannot let him have this opportunity!"
Su Xingyi overlooked this point. The emperor had been the emperor for twenty-three years, and there were many people behind him who were working hard for him.
"Xiao Yu, where do you think we should send him? He can't stay in the palace anyway."
Xiao Lingyu thought for a moment, "When the Emperor abdicated, didn't he say he was too exhausted to do anything and needed to rest? He arranged for him to go to Huangjue Temple. This way, they could monitor him from under their noses, but he couldn't easily return to the city..."
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"Miss, the Queen has sent someone to bring water from the palace well."
Xiao Lingyu replaced the well water in the palace with space spiritual spring water and sent it to Gu's father to drink.
Gu Yunshu swept six large buckets of palace well water and said, "Leave one bucket and follow me to deliver the rest to the master's yard."
Father Gu's complexion has been getting better and better these days under Xiao Lingyu's prescription.
When Gu Yunshu rushed over, Gu's father had just finished giving him an injection.
"Father, have you been feeling better these days?"
When Father Gu saw Gu Yunshu coming, he instantly regained his energy, his eyes full of kindness. "Much better. My appetite has improved. I even ate half an extra bowl of rice this morning. I can feel my legs again when I woke up this morning. I know when they're hot or cold."
Gu Yunshu looked at the court physician, who hurriedly said, "The acupuncture and acupoint manipulation taught by the Empress is indeed very effective."
"Then when can Dad be able to come down with support and practice walking?"
The palace doctor said: "The master will be able to practice walking with assistance in half a month."
"Will it be very difficult and tiring then?" Gu Yunshu asked.
"Shu'er, I'm not afraid of being tired!" Father Gu couldn't wait to get up and practice walking today. "If I can stand up, lie down, and walk normally, a little hardship is nothing."
"Yes, Miss. It will be a little difficult at first, but it will be better in three months. You will be able to walk without help completely. You will see the effect in half a year. If you persist for a year, the head of the family will be able to stand up, lie down and walk normally." After saying this, the court doctor bowed and walked out.
Gu Yunshu was in a good mood. She sat down in front of the bed and massaged her father's legs using the massage techniques taught by Xiao Lingyu.
"Shu'er, Daddy knows you are filial. You and Prince Dehe will be married next month. Daddy has arranged for someone to prepare your dowry. You can just sit back and wait for your wedding. I will let the servants do the work."
Now that his daughter is the future princess, he is reluctant to let her do these things. It is hard enough for her to run the shop, let alone work hard for three years and be on guard against the second wife's schemes.
Gu Yunshu thought about the past three years when her father had not allowed the original owner to do these things. "Then let your daughter talk to your father. How about we have lunch together later?"
Father Gu looked at her and said, "You don't want me to remarry again, do you? If that's the case, then forget it. Who says a family business must be inherited by a man? A woman can inherit it too... Daddy's family business is for you..."
Seeing that she couldn't persuade her father for the time being, Gu Yunshu decided that she could only wait until her father got better before continuing to discuss the matter.
As her father's health improved, Gu Yunshu began to focus on her marriage.
Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was the evening three days before Xiao Xier returned to Nankun. The group entered the city in a low-key manner and went straight to the mansion of Gu, the richest man in the capital.
"The Emperor... the Lord is here."
The elder with a ruddy complexion and gray hair glanced at the closed door of the Gu Mansion and got off the carriage in a hurry.
The personal guard Nie Xiao hurried over to knock on the door.
The Gu family's doorman has seen a lot of the world these days and has developed a pair of sharp eyes.
He dared not look directly at the elder before him. He must be in a high position, of distinguished status! He must be here to see his eldest daughter. "Please come in, sir. Please stay in the front hall for a moment. I will go to the backyard to inform my eldest daughter."
Shangguan Mochen was a little surprised. How did the Gu family's doorman know that he was here to see his young lady?
How dare you let him in without even asking who he is?
"I don't know what this noble man's name is, so I can help my eldest daughter prepare."
"we are……"
Shangguan Mochen hurriedly stopped Nie Xiao, "Just say we were entrusted by someone to deliver a dowry gift to Miss Gu."
"Miss." Nan Yin entered the room. "The concierge said a distinguished guest has arrived and is here to bring you a dowry gift?"
Gu Yunshu searched the original owner's memory and found that everyone in her group of girlfriends had given it to her. Could it be that the original owner met a friend while doing business outside?
This is impossible, she is a woman disguised as a man.
Gu Yunshu couldn't figure it out, so she stood up and went to see who was coming. Her eyes swept over the veil on the dressing table, picked it up, put it on, and went to the front hall.
Shangguan Mochen was about to see his daughter. He paced back and forth in the front hall, looking out the door from time to time.
Seeing Shangguan Mochen like this, Nie Xiao hurried to the gate of the courtyard to wait.
He was highly suspicious of Shangguan Ruian's use of someone else's body to revive himself.
The idea of resurrection through a corpse is incredible in itself. What if Miss Gu made up a lie for the sake of wealth and glory and made the emperor and empress happy for nothing!
Don't blame him for being ruthless!
When Gu Yunshu appeared in Nie Xiao's sight, Nie Xiao turned and walked into the front hall, "Master, Miss Gu is here."
Shangguan Mochen was about to walk out. What if she just looked like him and was not his daughter?
Shangguan Mochen turned around and returned to his seat.
After sitting down, he felt that the queen could not have lied, and Gu Yunshu must be his daughter Shangguan Ruian.
He stood up again and strode out of the front hall.
As soon as Gu Yunshu entered the courtyard, she saw Shangguan Mochen and her heart suddenly tightened. "Father... Nanyin, all of you leave."
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