As soon as Li Xiuzhu said this, Fu Yuehua's heart suddenly tightened.

Just one sentence seemed to determine the life and death of an entire family.

Fu Yuehua asked nervously, "Husband, what is going on?"

"Didn't His Majesty just marry his two daughters here? How could this happen!"

Li Xiuzhu chuckled when he heard this.

"Being with the emperor is like being with a tiger. The emperor's mind is unpredictable. Otherwise, why do you think I have always been reluctant to join the officialdom?"

"It's a pity that I was dragged into it step by step."

Li Xiuzhu's words immediately made Fu Yuehua think of why Li Xiuzhu entered the officialdom. It was because of her, because of Li Biyao.

Fu Yuehua immediately said apologetically: "Husband, I'm sorry."

Li Xiuzhu waved his hand, then beckoned Fu Yuehua to come over. After Fu Yuehua came over, he hugged her in his arms and said, "No need to say sorry, you and I are of one mind, we are a family."

Fu Yuehua leaned softly in Li Xiuzhu's arms, said "hmm" softly, and enjoyed the tenderness of her husband.

"Husband, what should we do now?"

"How did you find out that His Majesty suspected you?"

Li Xiuzhu explained, "I helped His Majesty suppress the rebellion before, but as soon as His Majesty recovered, he asked Wang Defa to take back the military power and even refused to let me enter the palace."

"Why do you think that is?"

Fu Yuehua paused when she heard this, and with a look of suspicion on her face, she speculated, "Does it depend on whether my husband will hand over the military power? If he doesn't, will someone take my husband down?"

"Did His Majesty intend to attack our family at that time?"

"But... why is this?"

Li Xiuzhu shook his head upon hearing this, disagreeing with Fu Yuehua's words, and said, "Your Majesty will definitely not take action right away. It is more likely that he is testing me."

"Probing?"

Li Xiuzhu nodded.

"I see how much he desires military power. If I don't let him go, he probably won't attack me for the time being, but he will definitely attack me when he is ready."

"Although I have done a great job in protecting the emperor, he does not trust me because he did not let me escort him when I went to see him because he was injured."

"But I just returned the military power. To be honest, I just want to live a stable life. If I can avoid rebellion, I definitely don't want to rebel."

Fu Yuehua hugged Li Xiuzhu. She knew best that Li Xiuzhu just wanted to live a peaceful life. Unfortunately, when you are too capable, there will always be people who don't want you to sleep peacefully next to them.

"But husband, I still don't understand why."

To be honest, Li Xiuzhu didn't understand it at first until he met the queen today.

"Because of the prince."

"Crown Prince?" Fu Yuehua didn't expect that this matter could be related to the crown prince. Wasn't the crown prince planning to rebel?

Li Xiuzhu explained: "Today I met the Queen and learned that the prince was only put in solitary confinement and was being taught and corrected by the Queen."

"So who do you think will inherit the throne next?"

Is there any need to think about this? Fu Yuehua replied subconsciously: "The prince has not been deposed, so he is still the prince."

After hearing this, Fu Yuehua immediately understood. After all, she was quite good at business.

"My husband, are you saying that His Majesty is clearing obstacles for the Crown Prince because you have offended him this time?"

Li Xiuzhu smiled and nodded in affirmation.

"I had a conflict with the Crown Prince while protecting him this time. If the Crown Prince ascends the throne, he will definitely punish me."

"Your Majesty is worried that I will not be content to wait for death, so he wants to take back my military power."

Fu Yuehua paused, and angrily scolded: "How could he do this? Didn't he force my husband to protect me?"

"As the saying goes, if the ruler wants his subjects to die, they have to die. They have never really treated us as human beings."

"We may not be punished if the prince ascends the throne. He is just taking precautions."

Fu Yuehua asked unwillingly: "Then my husband, are we just going to sit there and wait for death?"

Li Xiuzhu smiled.

"Of course not. You should not have the intention to harm others, but you must be on guard against others."

"If it really comes to that, it won't be our family that will die."

Li Xiuzhu patted Fu Yuehua's body and comforted her, "Don't worry, I will arrange everything!"

"Um!"

To be honest, all arrangements were made in preparation for any eventuality. Li Xiuzhu felt that he would be fine even if the prince ascended the throne.

Not to mention anything else, the Queen and Li Liuli would become obstacles for the Crown Prince to deal with him, and he could also make plans for the Crown Prince.

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Didn’t the old emperor want to push the prince to the throne? He could do the same. Then the prince would be grateful to him and would give him a few more sisters, right?

But now is not the time to think about these things. The queen is here to ask for sex, so she must be fed well, right? Li Xiuzhu pressed Fu Yuehua down, and soon Fu Yuehua's faint voice was heard in the room.

Three days later, Li Kuo, who had almost recovered from his injuries, went to court, and Li Xiuzhu was also summoned by the emperor.

Li Xiuzhu dressed up early in the morning and arrived outside the imperial city gate, where he met his father-in-law.

Li Xiuzhu stepped forward and said, "Xiuzhu greets father-in-law."

Because Li Xiuzhu now has his own family, he no longer has to call Fu Wenhan and his wife parents, but instead calls them father-in-law and mother-in-law.

Fu Wenhan did not feel displeased when he heard this, but instead smiled.

"Xiuzhu, you haven't visited us for a while. Although we have separated, you should come back often to visit us."

"The two little girls are not active anymore when you are not around."

Li Xiuzhu showed a warm smile on his handsome face and said, "Father-in-law is right, but I have been busy recently. I just got some free time in the past two days. I will go back to visit tomorrow."

"Well, regarding His Majesty's request for you to come here this time, have you decided what reward you want?"

Li Xiuzhu was stunned.

"Your Majesty, haven't you figured out how to reward me yet?"

Upon hearing this, Fu Wenhan looked around and said in a low voice, "The three dukes and the six ministries have different opinions on your reward."

"Besides my father, I cannot get involved. Some others say you should be crowned a king, while others say you should be crowned a duke."

"Normally, your Majesty should have made the decision at this time, but your Majesty didn't make the decision. I think your Majesty might not be satisfied."

"Your Majesty brought this up in the court today. Maybe something unexpected will happen by then."

"As a father, I advise you not to act on impulse. It's best to go with the flow."

"After all, this world belongs to the royal family."

"Do you understand?"

Li Xiuzhu nodded and said softly: "My son-in-law understands. Isn't it just a matter of retiring at the peak of your career? I don't like being an official myself."

Fu Wenhan chuckled when he heard this. Yes, his son-in-law was not greedy for power at all, so he was not worried at all.

At this time the palace gate opened, the two looked at each other, smiled at each other, and then walked in front.

One of them is of the first rank, and the other is of the second rank and a marquis. They are leading the way in the front and are all very impressive.

Who wouldn’t envy the Fu family for having such a good son-in-law now?

(End of this chapter)