Spoiling my mistress and swallowing my dowry? After my rebirth, I changed my marriage to a powerful

After leaving the court, Gu Shaoyu did not return home first, but went to Yue Lake.

Not long after, Bei Chen also came.

"Tell me, what did you find?"

The two secret guards of Yuehu Garden said, "Madam told Second Young Master Yin and Second Young Master Li a few days ago that after the earthquake, before winter comes, we should prepare to go to Xiandou again."

"Tell them to bring back more salt, food and daily necessities."

Bei Chen looked at him, wanting to say something but stopping himself.

Gu Shaoyu looked at him and said, "Is there anything you can't say?"

"The birds that Yuanyuan raises are not for fun, they are messengers."

"Are they sending a message?"

"It should be. It has happened two or three times."

"Don't check anymore. You don't have to check or interfere with what the lady wants to do."

Gu Shaoyu said, "Yuan Ji said that Madam is a compassionate person, and what she wants to do must benefit the country and the people. You can assist her secretly, but you cannot spy on her, stop her, or tell anyone else about it."

"Yes," several voices promised at the same time.

After Gu Shaoyu finished asking questions, Nanxing drove the carriage back home.

When we arrived at Qingpu Courtyard and entered the gate, Xie Zhaozhao came to greet us.

Gu Shaoyu held her hand, which was as white as cream, but a little cold.

"It's getting colder, you need to wear more clothes."

"You too, no matter how busy the affairs of state are, don't worry too much."

"Don't worry, I'll take care of the family and national affairs no matter how hard it is~" He smiled grimly and held her hand tightly.

"Your Majesty has severely punished them." Gu Shaoyu explained the treatment of Duke Cheng'en's family. "Princess Yurong is not allowed to enter the palace without an imperial decree. She can no longer pass messages between the palace and Duke Cheng'en's mansion."

Emperor Hui gradually marginalized the Wei family from the court.

Xie Zhaozhao lowered her eyebrows, she still felt scared.

Princess Yurong's tactic of dying together with her friends was extremely vicious. She herself was already notorious enough, so she wasn't afraid of adding to her notoriety for being promiscuous.

If Gu Shaoyu had not been vigilant and had fallen into the trap, without the powerful background like the Cheng'en Mansion, his life would have been ruined and he would have lost his life.

"Don't worry. The affairs of the court, his life and death, are not as worrying as your frown." Gu Shaoyu held her in his arms, tracing her eyebrows with his fingers, "Remember, I am best at killing three birds with one stone."

Just as she was about to praise her, she felt something strange in his body. Her face turned red and she looked at him in disbelief.

We were just talking about business, why did you let the ferocious beast out?

He lowered his head and whispered in her ear: "When I'm with you, I don't want to think about anything else."

After carrying the person into the inner room, the two of them were excited and took off their clothes one by one. But when they were about to take the final step, Nanxing knocked on the door.

"Master, are you asleep?"

Gu Shaoyu turned his face away and said coldly: "Falling asleep!"

"..." Nanxing was confused. It seemed more reasonable for you not to reply.

Xie Zhaozhao laughed gloomily. With this laugh, both of them lost their temper and the energy passed.

He pushed him and said, "It must be something urgent. Go quickly."

Gu Shaoyu said angrily: "Millions of soldiers are charging into battle and are about to take the position, but you tell me to 'go pee first'. Isn't this asking for death!"

Xie Zhaozhao buried his face in the pillow and laughed so hard that his shoulders shook.

When Gu Shaoyu put on his clothes and went out, he was the noble and serious elder again.

Nanxing shrunk his neck to the shortest possible length and said, "Leng, Master Leng said there is something urgent!"

Leng Luo?

He is a rare visitor!

Gu Shaoyu and Leng Luo were having a secret conversation in the study. When they returned to the room, Xie Zhaozhao had already fallen asleep.

Gu Shaoyu scalded his hands and feet in hot water, and got into bed very carefully, but still woke Xie Zhaozhao up.

"Are you done talking?"

"Well, Lord Cheng'en will lead all the civil and military officials to force Your Majesty to hand over food at the palace gate tomorrow to resist the invasion of Western Xia."

Xie Zhaozhao didn't say anything for a while.

The honor and disgrace of Gu Shaoyu, her, and the Xie family are tied to Emperor Hui. If something happens to Emperor Hui, Gu Shaoyu, her, the Xie family, and even several major families will repeat the tragic mistakes of the previous life.

She could donate all the food she had. In fact, she had already earned back her capital long ago.

However, she might not be rewarded for giving out so much food. A charge of "malicious hoarding of food" could cost her her life.

Gu Shaoyu thought she was worried about His Majesty, so he warmed his belly with his hands before touching her face.

"Don't worry. Leng Luo has already decided to find a way to make those messengers admit in public that they were the ones who spread the rumors."

This method can only resolve the crisis temporarily, and Duke Cheng'en will surely have a back-up plan. Now, to be honest, what we lack is a batch of food that can scare Duke Cheng'en's mansion and convince the people of the world.

Xie Zhaozhao buried his face in his chest and asked, "How much food is needed to silence Youyou?"

"Don't worry. Even if your ships set off immediately, it will be too late and your trade route will be exposed."

"Just tell me how much food you need?"

"At least tens of thousands of stones." Gu Shaoyu thought, a hundred thousand stones would definitely be enough for an emergency, the more the better...

But at this time, where can we get 100,000 shi of grain?

Xie Zhaozhao raised her head from his chest. The blur in her eyes had disappeared, and her eyes were dark and sparkling.

She reached out and traced a circle on his thin lips, then leaned in and kissed him.

"Husband, I have food!"

……

The next day, at the hour of Yin, Gu Shaoyu, who had slept for less than an hour, got up quietly, looked at Xie Zhaozhao who was still sleeping, and gently kissed her forehead.

royal palace.

Today, most officials got up earlier than usual. Almost all of them had memorials in their hands, and they were discussing something in groups of three or four.

Gu Shaoyu found Leng Luo and whispered, "I want to see His Majesty immediately."

Leng Luo whispered a few words to Hua Zisheng, who came out after a while and said to Gu Shaoyu, "His Majesty summoned Lord Gu."

Gu Shaoyu followed Hua Zisheng into His Majesty's bedroom.

Not long after, His Majesty summoned Minister Liu, Xie Anfeng and other ministers to come in.

Duke Cheng'en watched them go in one by one, and he knew that His Majesty might have already known their plan and was discussing countermeasures!

Tsk, discuss? Will food fall from the sky?

"Are you all ready?"

"My memorial has been written."

"At the beginning of the Mao hour, everyone go to the palace gate and kneel down to beg."

At the beginning of the Mao hour, officials of all ranks of the imperial court were kneeling outside the Golden Throne Hall and outside the second gate.

I beg Your Majesty to have mercy on the people of Daqian, not to abandon our ancestral country, and not to let the people become slaves of a conquered nation!

Emperor Hui had not gone out, but had been listening to Leng Luo reporting the news.

He drank the rice porridge slowly and said, "This is because there is no shortage of food at home. I am just full. Since you like to cry, cry for a while in the cold wind. After you digest the food in your stomach, I will talk to them."

Emperor Hui, who usually held court at the hour of Mao, did not open the door today to call for court.

The people that Cheng En Gong brought cried and begged for a long time at the main gate and the second gate, and their lips were so cold that they turned blue.

If they were asked to bang their heads against the pillars to protest their protest now, they wouldn't be sure if they had enough strength to do so.

At noon, the inner door of the palace opened and Emperor Hui finally came out. Beside him stood Minister Liu, Minister Gu, Xie Anfeng and other ministers.

"I have heard all your prayers, my dear ministers!"

"The Imperial City Department has conducted a strict interrogation. The three people who disturbed the people's hearts yesterday have all confessed that they are spies from other countries. The military report of the border emergency is a false report!"

"I have already collected 20 shi of grain, which will be deposited into the national treasury today."

"In addition, the righteous men who sold rice in Kyoto a few days ago have already started selling rice in Wancheng and Zhongzhou at a price of 50 wen per catty from today."

"If you have something to report, please report it. If you don't have anything to do, please perform your duties conscientiously!"

Duke Cheng'en was slow to respond when he asked the ministers around him, "What is your majesty talking about?"

"Your Majesty said that there is food everywhere in Daqian."