The Rebirth of the Deposed Empress

After all, she still relies on Hua Jingqian and can't just watch him fall.

But Hua Jingqian must have other purposes in calling Hua Fuying back at this time.

Lin Siyu didn't believe that he really did it for her.

"You don't have to do this, sir."

Hua Jingqian ignored the faint rejection in her tone, and decisively called the servant to tell him to go to the Shangshu Mansion to pick up Hua Fuying.

After hearing the servant's report that someone from the Hua Mansion had come to pick her up, Hua Fuying thought for a moment and finally got on the carriage.

When she arrived at the Hua Mansion, Hua Fuying first greeted the old lady and Sun Ruhui in a polite manner before going to Lin Siyu's courtyard.

As soon as I entered, I found that Hua Jingqian was there too.

"Father, mother."

Hua Jingqian nodded and asked her to sit down.

"Why didn't you come back to visit? Your mother hasn't seen you in a long time."

Hua Fuying smiled apologetically.

"It's my daughter's fault."

After casually saying a few irrelevant words, Hua Jingqian brought up his main business.

"Come out with me later."

Hua Fuying glanced at Lin Siyu quickly, and seeing that the other party had no expression, she nodded in agreement.

After dinner, the two went out.

It was the restaurant where I met Ye Chuji in the past.

The difference was that this time Ye Chuji did not kindly invite him to sit down, but stared at him sinisterly, with an unsheathed sword in his hand.

It seemed as if a sword could slash across his throat at any time.

Hua Jingqian knelt on the ground, not daring to raise his head.

But he could still feel Ye Chuji's gaze on him, and he broke out in a cold sweat as Ye Chuji stared at him.

"Your Highness, I come to apologize for my crime!"

Ye Chuji sneered:

"Oh? What crime did Minister Hua commit?"

"I failed to do a good job, and I am ashamed of your trust."

Ye Chuji sneered.

"Take something to threaten me and force me to rescue you from prison."

"I think Minister Hua has done a great job on this matter."

Hearing this, Hua Jingqian lowered his head even lower.

"Your Highness, I dare not threaten you!"

"Don't dare to threaten me?"

Ye Chuji snorted again, then threw the booklet that Hua Jingqian had just handed over at him.

Hua Jingqian was so scared that he couldn't help shaking.

"Then tell me what this is!"

"Your Highness, this is what I got from Xu Shangming. I'm giving it to you because I'm afraid it will get out there and be bad for you."

"I definitely don't mean to threaten you with this!"

This Hua Jingqian is really good at making excuses for himself. Ye Chuji stared at him:

"That's not what Hua Fuying told me that day."

When Hua Fuying found Ye Chuji that day, she did not dare to threaten him openly.

It was only said that Hua Jingqian was hiding evidence that was unfavorable to him. If Hua Jingqian was convicted and his property was searched, the things would most likely be found out and presented to the emperor.

Ye Chuji is not a fool, so he naturally understands what this means.

Seeing that he couldn't fool anyone anymore, Hua Jingqian gritted his teeth and said:

"I originally wanted Hua Fuying to hand the things over to you, but I didn't expect that she would dare to come here on her own initiative... to negotiate terms with you."

"So I brought her here today, and you can do whatever you want with her!"

Ever since she could remember, Hua Fuying had always been able to control her emotions well under Lin Siyu's guidance.

But when she heard Hua Jingqian's words, she couldn't control herself and cursed Hua Jingqian in her heart.

Upon hearing this, Ye Chuji looked at Hua Fuying and asked solemnly:

"Really? Hua Fuying?"

Hearing Ye Chuji's question, Hua Jingqian prayed in his heart that Hua Fuying would quickly agree.

He even thought that if Hua Fuying refused to admit it, he would pretend to be furious and kill her directly.

If I had a life to vent Ye Chuji's anger, he would probably not care too much about myself.

Hua Fuying knelt on the ground, pinching the hem of her skirt, and after a moment she forced herself to calm down.

The Shangshu Mansion has not yet made it clear whether it supports him or the Sixth Prince, so Ye Chuji should not take action against Wu Ze's woman at this time.

"I resorted to this desperate measure out of my eagerness to save my father. Please forgive me, Your Highness."

As she expected, although Ye Chuji looked angry, he picked up the sword in his hand and put it down again, and finally did not attack her.

"Okay. Because of your filial piety, I won't bother with you."

"But I have helped you today, this favor must be repaid by the Shangshu Mansion!"

Seeing that Ye Chuji was about to give in, Hua Jingqian hurriedly agreed on behalf of Hua Fuying.

"Don't worry, Your Highness. Hua Fuying will definitely help Shangshu Mansion see the situation clearly and follow the right master."

Having finally managed to save his life from Ye Chuji's hands, Hua Jingqian was still a little frightened as he sat in the carriage.

Judging from Ye Chuji's reaction, it seems that the things in the booklet are of some use.

I thought the booklet was of little use and could only be used to fool Ye Chuji.

If I had known earlier, I would have held the thing firmly in my hand. I would have been protected in the future with the leverage over Ye Chuji.

Hua Jingqian sighed inwardly and felt sorry for it, then she remembered Hua Fuying who was sitting in the car with her.

Thinking of what he had just said, Hua Jingqian was afraid that Hua Fuying would become alienated from him and no longer let her control him, so he tentatively said:

"Ying'er, I had no choice but to say that just now. Do you blame me?"

Hua Fuying sneered in her heart, but spoke softly:

"Father, you worry too much. Sharing your father's worries is what a daughter should do. How can you blame him?"

Hua Jingqian nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile:

"Ying'er is still sensible."

"Then don't forget what the prince said. The Shangshu Mansion should also stand up and support the prince. When the prince succeeds, you will definitely benefit from it."

Hua Fuying nodded obediently.

After Hua Jingqian and his daughter left, Ye Chuji, with a dark face, burned the booklet that Hua Jingqian handed over completely.

Ye Chuji actually dared to ask Xu Shangming to send people to escort the silver to these places, which means that these places have nothing to do with him and he was just passing by.

The reason why he was angry was that he didn't expect Hua Jingqian to use such a thing to fool him, and even threw in a useful orange.

How could he be reconciled to this?

Even after returning to the palace and seeing the queen, he was still unable to suppress his anger.

When the Queen heard Ye Chuji talking angrily about how Hua Fuying and her daughter had deceived him, she did not get angry.

Instead, he curled his lips slightly and said:

"Your Highness, there is no need to be so angry. Since Hua Fuying has agreed to persuade the Minister of Personnel to support you, what else are you dissatisfied with?"

Ye Chuji has never attached much importance to civil officials, and feels that as long as he has enough military forces, he will naturally be able to rule the world.

The reason he tried to win over the Minister of Personnel was simply because he didn't want him to side with his sixth brother. Otherwise, he wouldn't want these people to have any interest in him.

Because the Queen had scolded him many times for this matter, even though he disdained the Minister of Personnel in his heart, he did not refute it.

After confirming that the Wu family would not pose a threat to him, Ye Chuji quickly left them behind.