Without a second thought, he bowed his head and replied, "Yes, Father."
Should he go see Jinjin? He'd love to go every day.
Seeing his quick agreement, the old emperor was pleased. He truly deserved to be called the little crown prince whom he had raised himself; he was promising and understood his thoughts best.
He cheerfully advised, "Alright, since you don't like the Sun family's daughters, then go ahead and find one yourself. Remember to visit Gu Sijin at the Gu residence often; Father has left."
After bidding farewell to Yuwen Linyuan, the old emperor was in a rare good mood and went for a stroll in the Imperial Garden.
The old eunuch beside him said, "Your Majesty, the Second Prince just submitted a memorial, which I have in my sleeve. Would you like to see it now?"
"You read it." The old emperor chose a quiet place, closed his eyes to rest, and listened as the eunuch finished reading the memorial. His face was already wrinkled with joy.
"This Gu Sijin is indeed connected with those people in the martial arts world. This makes things much easier."
The eunuch bowed and said, "The memorial says that Eunuch Gu seems to be a member of the martial arts alliance, and appears to hold a rather high position. Those rebellious martial arts figures are dissatisfied with you and are always plotting a rebellion. Over the years, they have amassed a considerable amount of money to recruit soldiers and horses. If all this money were temporarily stored at Eunuch Gu's house..."
"Then I will confiscate Gu Sijin's property and use that money as annual tribute to the Northern Desert."
Over the years, the old emperor had concentrated his power, oppressing the people domestically while never waging war against foreign tribes. Not only did the northern deserts seize most of his land, but he also had to pay huge annual tributes.
However, this year's famine has left the people with nothing to offer and no money to pay their annual tribute, so they can only... take it from Gu Sijin.
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The next morning, Coachman Yuwen arrived at the Gu residence on time to report for duty.
However, since the Grand Court Assembly was held every three days, there was no need for a coachman today. Yuwen Linyuan borrowed many tools from the Imperial Hospital and began to inspect the ingredients in Si Jin's kitchen.
After confirming that there were no problems, she gave instructions on the food: "I asked the imperial physician, and he said that the current health condition of the Grand Eunuch is suitable for eating something light. Too sweet, too spicy, or too salty is not good. Be careful when cooking, and use less seasoning."
As a result of this instruction, Si Jin ate bland and tasteless food all day, and even found tea more delicious than vegetables.
So when evening came, Si Jin couldn't bear it any longer. She stared at Yuwen Linyuan's bowl of beef noodles, which clearly had some seasoning added, for a long time before finally speaking.
"It seems like Uncle Xu is going to pick a new coachman behind your back."
The little wolfhound Yuwen looked up, a mouthful of green vegetable dangling from his mouth, his big eyes filled with confusion: "Awoo?"
"Hmm." Si Jin continued to embellish the story: "It's right in the backyard. It looks like you're about to be fired."
So, after finishing the vegetables bit by bit, the little wolfhound hurriedly ran out.
Then, Si Jin quickly switched her bowl with Yuwen Linyuan's and eagerly took a sip of soup.
Then, his brows furrowed slightly... Why is there still no flavor? None? Yes?
Just then, Yuwen Linyuan rushed in from outside. He glanced at the bowl next to Si Jin and chuckled, "It's alright. I guessed you would change it, so I ate with you."
"I asked the imperial physician last night, and he said that if you take this for seven or eight days, you will stop vomiting blood."
After saying the second sentence, Si Jin suppressed the anger that was rising in her heart and reluctantly picked up a noodle.
Fine, I'll eat then. It's not like I'm eating alone.
Just as she had managed to eat a little over half a bowl, Sun Wuyang's voice came from outside: "Gu Sijin! Come out here!"
Si Jin put down her chopsticks again, having completely lost her appetite.
Alright, now I know who to vent my anger on (^_^)
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