After rebirth, I teamed up with the scumbag's mistress

In the side hall of Qianqi Palace, the ambergris in the incense burner curled up and emitted circles of white mist.

The emperor was concentrating on reviewing memorials at his desk. He read through the pages one by one, then picked up his brush and thoughtfully wrote down his reply.

The eunuch beside His Majesty came in with the curtain lifted. He approached His Majesty quietly and said softly, "Your Majesty, Censor Gu wants to see you."

His Majesty's brows furrowed instantly, and he put down the brush in his hand. He was about to wave his hand, but then he seemed to have thought of something and said with a bitter face, "Let him in."

This Gu Yi is too talkative. If I don't let him in, he will report something terrible in public during the morning court session tomorrow, which will embarrass me and make me even more annoyed.

This group of censors is really terrible, and Gu Yi is the worst among them.

After hearing the eunuch's summons, Gu Yi followed the eunuch into the side hall.

After Gu Yi paid his respects to His Majesty, he said, "I came here today because I have something I must report."

"Not long after His Majesty abolished the Crown Prince, the evil of victory-weariness arose. The ministers in the court were divided into factions, and tensions were rising. I have seen the Second Prince and his family running around, making friends with officials, and their power is growing. It is difficult for the other princes to resist them. But this Great Qi is His Majesty's Great Qi. The art of an emperor is to keep checks and balances. Even if the Second Prince will not rebel, it is always inappropriate to leave the Crown Prince's position vacant."

"I beg the emperor to appoint another crown prince to ensure the long-term stability of our Great Qi country." After saying this, Gu Yi knelt on the ground.

"Imperial Censor Gu, please get up first," said the emperor.

"If the emperor does not agree to my request, I will not only kneel down but also sacrifice my head to protect the Great Qi Dynasty. I hope Your Majesty will reconsider." Gu Yi said.

This Gu Yi is really something, he even threatened me. But he can really do something like hitting the pillar, if he really dies in my palace.

His reputation as a man of courtesy will be passed down through the ages, but my reputation of not listening to the advice of my subjects will surely lead to me being criticized to death by the Censorate.

The emperor changed his mind and thought that Hong Shen's power was indeed growing stronger, and the other princes had no way to compete with him, so he could only make the eldest prince the crown prince again.

But he was unwilling to do so.

Gu Yi immediately said, "I also heard about the hunting incident that day. The former prince may not have gone hunting without considering the emperor's face. He may have been young and wanted to win. How could the emperor give up the former prince just because of one person's slander?"

"The former crown prince has a strong character and is obsessed with winning, and he has the mentality of a child. Besides, our ancestors said that the crown prince should be appointed by the eldest son of the legitimate wife. How can we abolish the ancestral family rules at will?" Gu Yi advised.

His Majesty was in a state of confusion and still felt uncomfortable.

"Your Majesty, what others said about the former crown prince may not be true. I don't know how many people wanted to bring him down before."

Upon hearing this, the emperor felt relieved. Could it be that Concubine Wan said that about the eldest prince for Hong Shen's sake?

He immediately thought of the previous case of the evil book and the affairs of the third and fifth princes, which also seemed strange.

But he was deeply in love with Concubine Wan, and he felt guilty for not being able to help her become the queen. These things were just because she loved her son so much.

How could he not like Hong Shen? After all, he was the former crown prince, and they had not spent much time together, so they had no feelings for each other.

He and the current queen were only together because of the marriage arranged by their father. He never loved the queen, he just respected her.

After the queen got pregnant with the former crown prince, he never took the initiative to visit his wife except for visiting her at the beginning of every month as per the rules.

He had thought about deposing the queen and making Concubine Wan the queen before, but the resistance was too great and he failed. He already owed Concubine Wan a debt, and although he knew a lot about what she had done, he was helpless.

The emperor thought of this, glanced at Gu Yi who was kneeling on the ground and said, "Gu Yushi, I promise you."

"Your Majesty is wise." Gu Yi said, then stood up.

He took three steps back, bowed to the emperor, and then left.

After Gu Yi left, the emperor wrote an imperial edict, re-appointing the eldest prince as the crown prince of this dynasty.

The news came out from the palace. After hearing what Hua Ling reported, Liu Yuefu smiled and said, "Mr. Gu, things are really very different now."

"That's right. This is all thanks to my wife's keen eye for talent, who has created good connections for our Liu family." Hua Ling said.

Chun Tao, who was standing by, sighed, "When Mr. Gu was in the refugee camp, he looked so miserable. Only my wife could see his ability. Otherwise, given the conditions in the refugee camp, he would have frozen to death sooner or later, and there would be no Gu Yushi who is so majestic now."

"Now this is all Mr. Gu's ability. I just gave him a push." ​​Liu Yuefu said.

"Stop talking about Censor Gu. Isn't the most important thing now that we can't just sit here and wait for death?" Wei Suxin said anxiously.

"Madam Wei is right. This witchcraft case was obviously done by Li Jianzhang, Kang Miaoqing, and Concubine Wan. Their purpose is very simple, they want Prince Jing and I to die. They even slandered us for cursing His Majesty." Liu Yuefu said.

"If our wife had not done good deeds and saved Madam Pei, who knows what would happen to her now." Hua Ling said with some concern.

"That's right. If this goes on, our wife's situation will be too dangerous." Chuntao also said immediately.

"Madam Wei, I remember you said before that Li Jianzhang's accounts seemed to be unclean, is that right?" Liu Yuefu said.

"Yes, but he is very cautious. His own accounts are private accounts. I only took a quick look at them and he took them away." Wei Suxin said.

"Madam Wei, go and find someone here. This person is a subordinate of King Jing and is very capable. From now on, we will need you two to cooperate with us to investigate Li Jianzhang, find evidence against him, and bring him down so that he cannot become Kang Miaoqing's external aid. At the same time, see if we can start from him to find out what Concubine Wan and her father are planning." Liu Yuefu said.

"Concubine Wan and her father?" Wei Suxin asked.

"That's right. Some time ago, I went with Prince Jing to see Concubine Ning, but I ran into Concubine Wan's father at the palace gate. He was walking in a hurry with a serious look. Prince Jing and I both felt that they must have been planning something that day." Liu Yuefu said.

"Could it be the witchcraft case that happened later?" Wei Suxin asked.

"I don't know, but it won't be wrong for us to be cautious. It's better to be safe than sorry." Liu Yuefu said.

"That's right. It's not a bad thing to investigate it while you're at it." Wei Suxin said.

"Kang Miaoqing has an information network in the capital, you have to pay attention to it. If it weren't for this thing, Prince Jing and I would have investigated it ourselves. In this case, I have to trouble you. I guess that Prince Jing and I are both the key supervision targets of Kang Miaoqing's information network. But you are different." Liu Yuefu said.

"Yue Fu, don't worry. This is a perfect opportunity for me to take revenge. Li Jianzhang treated me like this and even wanted to attack the Wei family. How can I bear this? Don't worry, I'll take care of it!" Wei Suxin said.