Gao Zhixian was extremely surprised and immediately knelt on the ground. It was great that the emperor knew about this. Now this hot potato could finally be resolved.
He lowered his body even lower and said sincerely, "Your Majesty, it is true. Recently, Prime Minister Gao's followers have come to pressure me more than once to do things for them, but I have refused them all."
After Kochi Prefecture said this, beads of sweat the size of beans dripped down his forehead unknowingly. He was happy just now, but when he thought about it now, he felt that things were not as simple as before.
If the emperor didn't believe him, he would be killed without a burial place. So, in an instant, Zhou Beichen lowered his head and pulled Gao Zhixian up.
His gentle expression undoubtedly reassured the Gao Zhixian. Zhou Beichen patted his hand and said, "Lord Gao, you've done a great job. Listen, the next time Prime Minister Li's accomplices come to you, you must listen to them and agree to it."
After a pause, Kochi Prefecture looked up, his eyes full of surprise and nervousness.
Zhou Beichen smiled indifferently, "Lord Gao, there's no need to look at me so nervously. I know what I'm talking about. I asked you to submit to Prime Minister Li first, just to make you an insider. When the time comes, we can work together to capture Prime Minister Li in one fell swoop."
That's right.
Kochi County's tense heart relaxed instantly. Zhou Beichen gave him a few more instructions and then left.
He had three purposes for coming out this time. The first was that he really wanted to see how many of Prime Minister Li's followers were among the local officials. The second was that he wanted to see the severity of the droughts and floods in various places. The third, and the one he wanted to know the most, was whether Prime Minister Li dared to send someone to kill him through the secret guards.
Overall, Zhou Beichen was quite satisfied with Zou County under the governance of Gaozhi County.
When they returned to the inn, Zhou Zhaonuan and Zhou Zeyun had already finished their meal. They had packed up their things and were waiting for Zhou Beichen to come back.
"Daddy, you're back."
Nuannuan was the first one to run to greet her. After coming back from outside, the happiest thing for her was to see her little daughter running towards her.
Although his daughter was not young anymore, for some reason, Zhou Beichen always felt that she was only four or five years old. He wanted to pick her up, but Shen Nian'an, who was following closely behind him, glared at him. Zhou Beichen immediately gave up the idea of hugging his daughter and patted the little girl on the head. Both father and daughter were happy.
"Our Nuannuan is so happy to see Daddy today. Could it be that something happy happened to him?"
Nuannuan was indeed very happy, and she happily spun in circles on the ground. Finally, the little girl stole a glance at Shen Nian'an, motioned Zhou Beichen to lower his body slightly, leaned over to his ear, and whispered.
"Daddy, you know what? Mother, the annoying mother, is finally no longer angry with Nuannuan. Nuannuan is so happy. Moreover, mother also said that Nuannuan can learn whatever she wants in the future and she will never interfere again."
Zhou Beichen: “…”
He curled his lips in dissatisfaction. He thought it was something else. This is what love is. If he had known this, he would have been unhappy.
"Stinky girl, why is it that when your father is angry or hits you, I have to go to great lengths to comfort you, but when it comes to your mother, everything changes."
Zhou Zhaonuan glanced at Zhou Beichen, her big eyes rolling happily. Knowing that her father was jealous, the little girl hugged his arm affectionately, and the father and daughter walked towards the carriage happily.
"Daddy, this is different. Daddy has always been tolerant, but Mommy is different. Mommy is narrow-minded. You can't be jealous of this, and you can't compare yourself with Mommy."
As she spoke, the little girl rolled her eyes at Zhou Beichen.
Zhou Beichen: “…”
This damn girl, he gritted his teeth, turned around, and was about to scold the little girl to vent his anger, but found that the little girl was no longer there.
Looking at it again, Zhou Beichen's forehead was throbbing with veins. This damn girl actually went to Shen Nian'an to show her courtesy for no reason.
He gritted his teeth and said, "Zhou Zhaonuan, quickly roll over here and massage my legs. They hurt like hell after walking for such a long time."
When the little girl heard this, her ears drooped and turned red, looking very aggrieved, but she still rushed to the carriage and began to massage Zhou Beichen's legs seriously.
This time when they left the palace, they were traveling incognito, so they only took one carriage. Deshun drove the carriage, and Zhou Beichen, Shen Nian'an and the other three sat inside.
Wang Da, Yuqin Yushu and others rode on horses, and the rest of the shadow guards followed from a distance.
Capital city.
Li Prime Minister's Mansion.
Prime Minister Li held Du Ruolan's hand, full of affection, "Ruolan, thank you for coming back, thank you for forgiving me."
Du Ruolan felt cold in her heart. Looking at his face now, she felt so disgusted that she wanted to vomit.
She suppressed her nausea and held Prime Minister Li's hand with the same affection.
"Li Lang, please don't say that. I was also wrong in what happened before. After that day, I thought about it. No matter how wrong you were, I couldn't ask the emperor to issue an imperial decree to divorce you. Fortunately, you have turned over a new leaf. Although our youngest son was beheaded by the emperor, we still have our eldest son and daughter. His status in the palace is now flourishing. And you, the emperor is also respecting you more and more."
Prime Minister Li's pupils shrank suddenly, and he clenched his other hand into a fist, his nails digging into his palm.
Respected?
Her good wife has always been very loyal to the emperor, but unfortunately he is not interested in this, he is interested in the throne.
In the past, Li Cheng had deep feelings for Du Ruolan, but no matter how deep the feelings were, they could not withstand the erosion of time. Ever since they divorced last time, Li Cheng had no interest in Du Ruolan anymore.
What he did now was simply for the sake of Grand Tutor Du. He glanced at Du Ruolan who was nestled in his arms with a dark look in his eyes. Prime Minister Li secretly swore that the day he ascended the throne would be the day when Du Ruolan, this traitorous woman, would be sent to the cold palace.
Du Ruolan didn't know what she was thinking, but she intuitively felt that there must be a bigger force behind Prime Minister Li. She had to hide and wait for the opportunity to tell the emperor all of Prime Minister Li's secrets. She did so for no other reason than that the emperor could wipe out the rebels while sparing her eldest son and daughter.
"Li Lang, the emperor values you very much. You must work even harder and never let him down."
Du Ruolan said this with a twinkle in her eyes.
There was a barely perceptible hint of contempt in Prime Minister Li's voice.
"It is naturally wonderful to be valued by the Emperor. Madam, don't worry, I will do my best to serve the Emperor."
Try to send him to hell as soon as possible.
"Then I'll be relieved."
Du Ruolan breathed a long sigh of relief. Prime Minister Li looked at her with a dark and unclear look, and his bright eyes were full of calculations. Du Ruolan saw everything and her heart was cold, and it was not a temporary feeling.
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