Emperor Hui said calmly, "What have you become? Have you turned her into a well-educated, virtuous, and patriotic person?"
"No, not at all!"
According to the informants at the princess's residence, Princess Yurong woke up and wandered around the residence, seemingly unaware of her own identity.
Despite her repeated attempts to conceal it, the royal servants were always alert, and Princess Yu Rong was clearly not the original person.
If it weren't for all the servants following them around, everyone would suspect that Princess Meatball was being impersonated by someone.
"Moreover, Princess Yu Rong has been acting out of character lately, talking about making money every day, and..." Leng Luo glanced at Gu Shaoyu.
Gu Shaoyu said indifferently, "Why are you looking at me? I don't have any money!"
"She sent the maids and guards in the mansion to inquire about the situation of the Earl's mansion and collect information about the daily schedule of the Grand Secretary's wife."
The Imperial City Guards are omnipresent and skilled at espionage. Although Princess Meatball pretended to say that she wanted to "build up power for her brother, the Crown Prince," the Imperial City Guards felt that Princess Meatball might have other motives.
Since the safety of loyal officials in the court was at stake, Leng Luo immediately reported to His Majesty.
Emperor Hui was furious: "She hasn't changed at all; she's as treacherous and vicious as ever."
Gu Shaoyu initially found the idea of someone coming back from the dead unbelievable, but when he heard her inquiring about the whereabouts of the madam, alarm bells immediately went off.
Emperor Hui looked at Gu Shaoyu: "Jingchen, what do you think?"
"I suggest that Commander Leng send people to keep a close watch on the situation and grant the Imperial City Guard special privileges to prevent any sudden changes."
Gu Shaoyu said coldly, “According to ancient books and unofficial histories, there was an emperor in the Sui Dynasty who dug the Grand Canal, built the Great Maritime Silk Road, and promulgated new laws. People often say that his words, deeds and strategies were unlike those of a Sui Dynasty person. Historians suspected that he came from a thousand years later.”
Princess Yu Rong's personality has changed drastically; perhaps she has encountered something extraordinary, though somewhat absurd, it is still something to be wary of.
This supernatural ability, if bestowed upon an emperor, would benefit the country and its people; but if it fell into the hands of a person with ulterior motives, it would be a terrible disaster.
Emperor Hui was even more worried than him. He knew that emperor was cruel and bloodthirsty, and eventually the people could no longer tolerate him and overthrew his rule.
Princess Meatball has always been licentious. If that scoundrel were to have such a miraculous encounter, wouldn't he cause chaos throughout the world?
"Leng Luo, have someone keep a close watch on things. If anything is amiss, execute them first and report later," Emperor Hui ordered.
Anyway, he didn't like any of the children born to Wei.
Gu Shaoyu came out of the palace at noon.
Nanxing picked up his master and said, "Madam has prepared a cart of fresh fruit and wants to go to the Xie residence with you, sir."
Gu Shaoyu glanced at the sun on the horizon. Xie Zhaozhao's sudden trip to the Xie residence must mean something was up. His ten-day holiday was in two days; couldn't he even wait two more days?
"Nanxing, who came to the manor today?"
“Does Your Excellency still remember the little beggar who was spying on Young Master Gu in the southern city? He came to the manor today,” Nanxing said.
"Oh, it's him!"
Master and servant returned to Qingpu Garden amidst the clatter of horses' hooves.
After Xie Zhaozhao waited for him to change into his everyday clothes, she said, "I have urgent business to attend to at the Xie residence. Would you be willing to come with me?"
“Alright, the court time belongs to His Majesty, and the time after court belongs to you.” Gu Shaoyu looked at her with deep eyes and said, “I was supposed to come back at noon, but His Majesty stopped me.”
Xie Zhaozhao saw his eyes blinking and waited for him to continue.
"His Majesty said we still don't have a child, and asked if I'm impotent!"
Xie Zhaozhao chuckled. He's not good enough? This cunning fellow in front of her has martial arts skills; I'm afraid His Majesty is still keeping it from him.
But Xie Zhaozhao didn't say anything despite knowing the truth. She nodded seriously: "Grandmother and the Imperial Concubine are also urging me... If I give birth next year, I'll be eighteen and a mother. That's not too young, is it?"
In her previous life, she married Gu Chengyan and did want a child of her own, but Gu Chengyan was "impotent," so she remained a maid for the rest of her life.
Although she also raised Gu Yuebai... well, let's not talk about it!
Speaking of children, Xie Zhaozhao felt a little disappointed. Gu Shaoyu had said he didn't want her to become a mother too early, but she had never drunk any contraceptive soup.
Gu Shaoyu and she have been going through all sorts of troubles for a year, and he's been working really hard, so why isn't she pregnant?
"We need to hire a physician and a female physician." Since the family split up, no physician has been hired, which is a loophole. We should take this opportunity to fix it.
Upon hearing that the family physician needed to be summoned, Gu Shaoyu's eyes immediately lit up. He took her hand and said, "I'll have Nanxing handle the matter of summoning the family physician later. Aren't we going to the Xie residence? Let's hurry up and go. It's getting too late, which isn't good."
Xie Zhaozhao told Gu Shaoyu everything Xiaoxin had found out: "Xu Shi and Xie Xiangxiang want to steal the letter, kill Xiao Wu, and frame me and my brother. Whether to kill or punish them, I want to leave it to Father to decide."
Even if Xu was a second wife, she was still the eldest wife of the Xie family, and Xie Zhaozhao had no right to kill her stepmother.
Gu Shaoyu walked to the door and called out, "Bei Chen?"
Bei Chen quickly came out: "Master, please give your orders."
"Go to the Imperial City Guard and ask Lord Leng to check whether Lady Xu has contacted the Empress in the past two days."
Xie Zhaozhao was stunned for a moment, then immediately thought of the many major events that had happened recently, and understood.
Xie Tingting has already become the Crown Prince's concubine. The downfall of the Xie family will not benefit the Xu family and their daughter. If the Empress ordered her to do it, then it makes sense.
The Empress must have found something wrong with Xu or promised her greater benefits.
It's not hard to guess that the promised benefits are definitely related to Xie Tingting's position.
What did Lady Xu do that forced her to submit to the Empress?
"My lord, I'm afraid you are also in great danger," Xie Zhaozhao said seriously. "The destruction of the Nanshan Armory and the annihilation of the Daqingshan Dark Guard Camp are both related to you and me. I'm afraid the Empress's first thought is to get rid of you and me."
Gu Shaoyu reached out and patted her head: "It's normal for her to hate me. Don't be afraid. I'm already on guard, and His Majesty has sent people to protect me. You need to be especially careful. When you go out, you must take Bei Chen, Dong Yue, and Xi Luo with you."
Nanxing, Beichen, Dongyue, and Xiluo are Gu Shaoyu's four bodyguards.
Gu Shaoyu suddenly remembered the unusual behavior of Princess Meatball and immediately called out, "Dongyue."
One of the guards who had been protecting Moon Lake Garden stepped forward: "Master."
"You must immediately find a way to infiltrate Princess Yu Rong's residence and keep an eye on her every move."
Dongyue responded and quickly retreated.
Xie Zhaozhao was taken aback for a moment, then asked, "Does Princess Yurong want to harm you and me?"
"The Imperial City Guard discovered that after Princess Yu Rong fell into the water, she came back to life and her personality changed drastically. She wanted to make money and sent people to investigate the whereabouts of the Earl's Mansion and you and me."
Having died and been resurrected, with a drastically changed personality, targeting the Earl's Mansion and herself... Xie Zhaozhao immediately thought of time travel and rebirth.
Having witnessed Guan Yingying's journey from a thousand years in the future and experienced her own rebirth, she didn't believe it was a conspiracy by the Wei family, but rather that someone had been reborn.
Unlike her own rebirth and Xie Xiangxiang's rebirth, the real Meatball Princess is most likely gone. The resurrected princess is probably someone else entirely!
This person wants to become the richest man, and he's even targeting the Earl's Mansion and herself. Xie Zhaozhao suddenly had a very bad feeling—this reborn person is an enemy! (????д????)
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