On this day, the listless look of the women as they kept vigil over Li Kuo's body did not arouse much suspicion.

After all, their positions were at the back, and they must be in a bad mood after their husbands died.

On the same day, Fu Wenhan came back.

Fu Wenhan returned to the capital exhausted and went straight to the palace without even going home.

The moment he saw the coffin, Fu Wenhan burst into tears.

"Your Majesty, why did you leave? I promised you that the Grand Canal would be completed in a month or so."

"Your Majesty, I am late!"

Li Xiuzhu really didn't understand how these ministers could cry just by saying so. They really shed tears.

Is this a sincere emotion? Or a veteran actor? This is not just about his father-in-law, but about the entire court.

Only officials of the third rank and above could enter the inner hall to worship, and all of them could cry. As for the others, they were all outside and he didn't see them.

Suddenly Li Xiuzhu noticed that Fu Wenhan was crying and carefully observing the late emperor's body, obviously checking the cause of death.

But he was obviously overthinking it. Fu Wenhan's death was no different from a normal death.

After Fu Wenhan finished crying, Li Xiuzhu personally sent his father-in-law back.

As soon as he left the palace and got on the carriage, his father-in-law performed a face-changing show and recovered from his grief.

Seeing Li Xiuzhu's stunned eyes, Fu Wenhan calmly taught him: "Xiuzhu, you should also learn this. Although everyone hates flattery and superficial work, you have to admit that it is extremely useful."

Li Xiuzhu nodded upon hearing this.

"Yes, I will follow the instructions of my father-in-law."

Given his relationship with the current emperor, is it necessary to play these empty tricks? But these may not be useless.

Think about Lu Buwei, wasn't he killed by his son because he was too arrogant?

Whether to flatter or not is another matter, but you must not be arrogant.

However, when he thought of Lu Buwei, he inexplicably thought of Lao Ai, and when he thought of Lao Ai, he inexplicably thought of himself.

Cough cough cough ~ Don’t think about it, don’t think about it, it’s different!

"I heard that His Majesty's will was given to you? Why haven't I heard you mention it?"

"Well, it was given to me about half a month ago after my father-in-law left. I looked at it before coming here, and I took it out because it didn't affect our family."

Hearing Li Xiuzhu say this, Fu Wenhan nodded with satisfaction and said, "Very good, you are cautious and not pedantic. In the future, the family will still rely on you to take care of all the big and small things, and I can rest assured."

Li Xiuzhu was stunned when he heard this, not understanding what he meant.

"Why does my father-in-law say that?"

"My father-in-law is old and will die one day. When that time comes, it will be up to you to protect this family from the wind and rain."

Li Xiuzhu breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, as he had thought that his father-in-law had contracted an incurable disease.

"My father-in-law is in his prime, so the things he has to worry about will take 20 to 30 years. It's too early to talk about it now."

Fu Wenhan shook his head and said with emotion: "I am only two years younger than your Majesty, but your Majesty also died just like that."

"No one can tell which will come first, tomorrow or death. It's always good to plan ahead."

Li Xiuzhu smiled and did not refute. He just said, "Your Majesty was injured and his vitality was damaged. He is different from you, my father-in-law."

Fu Wenhan didn't say anything else. He said this only because there were some bad signs in the construction of the Grand Canal.

These signs did not come from the people and the army at the beginning, but from logistics.

And logistics gradually affected the people and the army.

There were just some signs before, and no one dared to move when he was around, but now he felt a little uneasy.

The next second, dozens of arrows shot in from all directions.

At the same time that Li Xiuzhu let go of Fu Wenhan, he pressed the wall of the carriage with his hand and released a stream of internal force, which instantly blocked the arrows behind him.

But no matter how fast he was, it was impossible for him to block all the attacks at the same time. An arrow from outside the carriage behind him hit Fu Wenhan before he finished blocking.

Li Xiuzhu turned his head and was immediately numb.

He just said that His Majesty died because of an injury, but his father-in-law got injured right under his nose? Soon, there was a sound of metal clashing outside, and it was obvious that Fu Wenhan's driver was fighting with the other party.

Li Xiuzhu was furious. He instantly pressed the acupoints near the bleeding spot on Fu Wenhan and was about to leave, but was stopped by Fu Wenhan before he could leave.

Fu Wenhan looked at Li Xiuzhu with burning eyes and said, "Don't go out. Since the enemy dares to attack me, there must be a lot of people. Remember what I said, support this family."

"Since you have kung fu skills, wait for the opportunity to escape from here."

Li Xiuzhu said unhappily, "No, father-in-law, they are just a bunch of bastards. I will just deal with them when I go out."

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

He has always been the one scheming against others, but this is the first time he has been schemed against. Li Kuo is already dead, so there is no need to hide it.

Just then, a scream was heard outside.

Fu Wenhan's face changed, and he quickly said, "Don't be impulsive. The other side has at least several first-class masters."

"Old Huang may be dead. He is a first-class master."

"I'll go out and attract their attention. You can take the opportunity to escape."

Just as Fu Wenhan was about to stand up with his injured body, he was pushed down by Li Xiuzhu.

"Don't worry, father-in-law, it's just first-rate."

The next second, a fist left a hole in the carriage, and wood chips flew towards Li Xiuzhu's face.

But Li Xiuzhu didn't even look at it, he just grabbed his fist and broke it aside.

There was a crisp "crack" sound and a scream was heard.

Li Xiuzhu snapped his fingers, and immediately a surge of internal energy emanated from his body.

The carriage passed Fu Wenhan and suddenly broke into pieces.

As the light appeared, Li Xiuzhu realized that there were about twenty to thirty people besieging them, all of them dressed like gangsters.

"How dare you attack the prime minister? Aren't you afraid of killing your entire clan?"

Although Li Xiuzhu's strength surprised them.

But they have a lot of people and are confident in their own strength, so they are not too afraid.

They can achieve this level as long as they have an outbreak.

After hearing Li Xiuzhu's words, someone immediately sneered, "Nine Clans? What the hell is that?"

"Old Black, do you have any?"

"Old Baldy, do you have any?"

A swordsman dressed in black with dreadlocks immediately sneered: "I am a lonely man. My nine clans may only have the sword in my hand."

At this time, a fat bald man also spoke up: "The old bald man did have a daughter before, but unfortunately, she was harmed by you dog officials."

As he spoke, the old bald man's eyes flashed with fierceness, his eyeballs turned red, and a meridian heart-piercing nail was instantly thrown out.

Li Xiuzhu frowned, and his fingers flicked under the wrapping of true energy. In an instant, the hidden weapon flew towards the old bald man at an even faster speed.

(End of this chapter)