Seeking Help at Her Door

In conclusion, Gu Yuanshi suggested a thorough land survey and measurement.

Cutting off someone's livelihood is like killing their parents.

Gu Yuanshi's proposal offended almost all the powerful and influential people.

After all, how many people can honestly say they haven't taken up too much land?

Land is almost a derivative of power.

Therefore, when Gu Yuanshi brought up this matter, it was met with fierce opposition.

This included the King of Prince of Qin and a group of princes.

They attacked Gu Yuanshi, arguing that he was making a mountain out of a molehill, and accusing him of seeking fame and fortune while ignoring the facts...

In no time, Gu Yuanshi found himself in the eye of the storm for what felt like the umpteenth time.

Xu Weibei felt something was amiss when he first heard about it.

It's not that things shouldn't be done this way, but Gu Yuanshi seems to be getting a little anxious.

Xu Weibei felt that taking too big a step was not good; this matter had to be done step by step.

The emperor's attitude toward this was to wait and see—come on, you argue, you debate, I will not express my opinion, I will remain on the sidelines.

After all the characters had spoken, the emperor suddenly rebuked the princes, scolding them for being selfish, only caring about their own interests, and having no regard for the people or the country.

In short, the princes were severely reprimanded.

Upon seeing this, the others realized that the Emperor had made a statement.

The emperor appeared to be scolding his own son, but wasn't he also scolding them?

What the ministers were really thinking was unknown, but no one was foolish enough to walk into the line of fire at this moment.

As for opposing it later, they will naturally do so secretly by stirring up trouble.

In short, the emperor berated his sons mercilessly and then ordered them to be used as examples, starting with an investigation and measurement of their land.

Once the Gu Yuanshi acted swiftly and decisively.

The results were placed on the emperor's desk within a few days.

Gu Yuanshi did not protect his son-in-law; the one who occupied the most extra land was the Prince of Qin.

The Emperor was furious and berated the Prince of Qin so severely that he could not lift his head. He was fined a year's salary and given a month to reflect on his mistakes and clean up his mess.

The Prince of Qin fled in utter panic.

The other princes fared slightly better, but they were all still looking disheveled, except for the Prince of Wei, who was usually not very noticeable.

The Emperor rewarded the Prince of Wei.

For a time, the old foxes in the imperial court each had their own thoughts.

As long as no crown prince is designated, the comparison among the princes becomes a sensitive topic.

Xu Weibei had only one assessment of these events:

So annoying!

He strongly disapproved of the emperor's actions.

The emperor watched his sons fight tooth and nail over who would become the crown prince, believing this would select the strongest heir. Little did he know that the one who would eventually ascend the throne would surely settle scores with his former "enemies."

Internal strife is the most unnecessary waste of energy.

Most importantly, it affected his chances of getting out of prison.

Gu Wanning promised to stay with him, but he was wary and worried that Gu Wanning might change her mind after a while.

"The Prince of Qin has finally calmed down," Gao Lan gloatingly. "But I imagine the Consort of the Prince of Qin is going to have a tough time."

Gu Yuanshi attacked the Prince of Qin was helpless and could only vent his anger on Gu Wanqing.

"She was blind to have chosen the wrong person." Xu Weibei said coldly.

Gao Lan chuckled, "My Marquis, you sound like you're venting your anger."

"Vent your anger? What anger do I have to vent?"

What does the matter of the Prince of Qin's Residence have to do with him?

Men are not as sentimental as women, nor do they have an overflowing sense of sympathy, and they are even less able to empathize.

"Didn't you... didn't you like Gu Wanqing before?" Gao Lan said softly.

Xu Weibei:???

When have I ever been interested in her?

How could he not know that himself?

"It's what the Grand Princess mentioned before: a marriage alliance with the Gu family. You wanted to choose Gu Wanqing..."

Xu Weibei vaguely remembered such an incident.

But what does that have to do with feelings?

It's clearly Gu Wanning's bad reputation.

It's only natural for him to seek advantage and avoid harm, choosing someone with a good reputation.

But thinking about it, it's fortunate that Gu Wanqing had already blinded herself to the Prince of Qin at that time, otherwise, if she had married him, wouldn't he have lost Gu Wanning?

The Old Man under the Moon did a good job tying the red thread; he corrected him in time.

Unable to leave the Xu Weibei was agitated and paced back and forth in his Xiaoxiao cell. After a while, he spoke again.

Has there been any news from Jingyuan?

"My Marquis," Gao Lan said, both amused and exasperated, "Jingyuan has only been gone for six days; he probably hasn't even reached Physician Bian yet."

Only six days?

Time seems to be passing slowly.

Xu Weibei no longer cared about curing his hidden illness; he only wanted to know why Physician Bian had kept it from him.

Chapter 242 Seeking Help

Gu Wanning soon learned about the commotion in the imperial court.

Because Gu Wanqing came to see her.

At that time, she was sitting under the grape trellis in the courtyard discussing the gift-giving arrangements with her Third Concubine.

--They will definitely all go to the wedding of their Second Concubine's younger brother.

Second Concubine said that as long as Gu Wanning goes, the Jin family will be honored.

Instead of giving a gift, she wanted to give Gu Wanning a large red envelope.

Because she married the daughter of a vice minister or a minister, the Second Concubine felt a lot of pressure. She always felt that her family was inferior, so she needed someone to support her.

Gu Wanning's status is high enough.

"It's the Vice Minister's residence," the Third Concubine said to Gu Wanning with a smile. "This is already a great honor. If it were really the Minister's residence, I don't know how nervous Rongrong would be!"

"What's there to be nervous about? Although there is indeed a difference in social standing, the fact that they've agreed to the marriage means the other party is willing."

Gu Wanning vaguely guessed that this Vice Minister's residence was probably not very well-off.

We probably need an "ATM" to make up for the government's financial shortage.

Everyone gets what they need, and no one is superior to anyone else.

"Rongrong can finally rest easy now," Third Concubine said with a sigh. "She said that once her younger brother's marriage is over, she will have done right by her parents."