After a night of recuperation, Emperor Qing's toil of traveling on dragon boats in the past few days was all gone.

The south of the Yangtze River is originally a land of beautiful mountains and rivers. Yesterday when Emperor Qing came down from the dragon boat, he saw Jinling City with its green mountains and green waters, and its beauty and beauty.

Hearing a servant's summons, he said that the Holy Majesty had summoned him.

Gu Zhong was overjoyed suddenly, he didn't dare to neglect, he hurriedly arranged his clothes, and stepped into the house.

Gu Zhong first bowed to invite Sheng'an, and stood aside to watch, only to see that Emperor Qing was scribbling ink, with a look of great interest.

Gu Zhong took this opportunity to step forward and praise: "Your Majesty's handwriting is better than before."

Emperor Qing just smiled and said: "Oh? Is that so? I haven't written for a long time, and I feel a lot rusty."

Gu Zhong didn't expect to be flattered on the horse's leg, but although Emperor Qing let the prince supervise the country these days, he still handled the affairs by himself, how could he not write?

As soon as Gu Zhong thought about it, he understood that it must be Emperor Qing who entrusted Lu Shuo with the preparation of the memorial.

At this moment, Emperor Qing's eyebrows moved, he casually put down his pen and said, "Why did I wake up so early today, but Lu Shuo hasn't come over yet."

A father-in-law behind replied: "Your Majesty, Mr. Lu left the house before dawn today."

Gu Zhong also said beside him: "Yesterday afternoon, I happened to see Mr. Lu going out. The sun was scorching at that time, and Mr. Lu was able to travel in such weather. I think there is something urgent to do...... "

As soon as these words fell, Emperor Qing obviously thought of something, and his expression became much colder.

It seems that Emperor Qing still has a grudge against Jiang Hong.

After probing Emperor Qing's attitude, Gu Zhong was secretly delighted, but at the same time he couldn't help trembling. He hadn't seen Emperor Qing for many years, and now Emperor Qing is a little moody, and his temperament is quite different from before.

Then Gu Zhong accompanied Emperor Qing to walk around the Gu residence.

After the Gu family has been renovated, it is far more magnificent than before, especially the garden.

The south of the Yangtze River is already well-known for its gardens. It is good at waterscapes, where water and stones complement each other, winding and colorful. However, Taihu Lake produces strange stones, which are very magnificent when they are planted in the garden.To the north of the pool in the garden, there is another pavilion, which Gu Zhong specially asked people to build according to Emperor Qing’s preference. The pavilion is covered with rows of yellow glazed tiles and connected to the curved bridge deck. Feathers, bead curtains and embroidered curtains, are like a fairyland.

Emperor Qing stood in the garden of Gu's mansion, admiring the boundless scenery for a while. At first, there was still mist in the morning, until the sun rose in the east, and the breeze on the water suddenly picked up bits of broken gold. Emperor Qing couldn't help nodding his head in approval and said: "Gu Zhong , you have a heart."

Seeing that Emperor Qing was in the right mood, Gu Zhong admired himself a lot, and his mind became hot.

A few months ago, after Gu Zhong got the secret decree from Emperor Qing, he was ready to start repairing the Gu mansion.

Originally, the idea had been made up, and it was agreed that Eunuch Liu would take money from the salt merchants to build the palace together, but this matter was messed up by Xie Shu. Eunuch Liu actually invited Emperor Qing's order, and it finally fell to Gu Zhong. There is only one hundred thousand silver in hand.

No matter how much the [-] silver is, it can't stand the cost, not to mention the renovation, which one doesn't want the best for the emperor's basic necessities?The silver is like flowing water, and there is no sound when it is smashed in.

Gu Zhong had to pay out of his own pocket, filling in a lot of the net worth he had accumulated over the years.

If that's the case, it's fine, but who would have expected that Xie Shu's idea would go to Xiyuan!

Thinking of this, Gu Zhong naturally hated Xie Shu deeply, he had never fallen into such a fall before.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Gu Zhong stepped forward and said, "I dare not be a minister. I have been making preparations since I heard that His Majesty is going to visit the south a few months ago. Originally, I planned to relocate a suburban villa. The West Garden has been doubled, waiting for His Majesty to come, but who knows..."

When Gu Zhong said this, he hesitated to speak, as if there was something difficult to say.

Emperor Qing twitched his brows slightly, feeling that the word "Xiyuan" was very familiar, so he asked Gu Zhong to continue.

After a while, when he understood what was going on, Emperor Qing's complexion sank immediately, and he said displeasedly: "Aiqing's words are true? Then the salt merchants of the Yu family dared to be so bold as to deceive me by borrowing flowers to offer Buddha?"

However, Emperor Qing was not someone who didn't look at the evidence at all. He asked someone to find Liu Qiang who was in charge of the palace.

At this time, Eunuch Liu had just placed Wei Qingtong in place, and when he heard the emperor's summons, he didn't know that something must have happened, but Mr. Lu didn't know when he would come back, his face turned pale immediately, and he turned around in a hurry, but He didn't dare to delay, so he had to ask someone to notify Lu Shuo when the time came.

After Eunuch Liu arrived, seeing Gu Zhong and others beside the emperor, his heart was even more chilled.

After Eunuch Liu bowed to the ceremony, Gu Zhong confronted him in public: "Eunuch Liu, you were ordered by the emperor to build a palace, but you handed over the whole matter to the leader of the salt merchant, and allowed this person to occupy the West Garden. Is there a matter?"

Eunuch Liu secretly hated Gu Zhong for crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, but he couldn't deny the words, so Eunuch Liu could only explain: "Your Majesty doesn't know, there are other secrets about this matter, when the site was chosen..."

Before Eunuch Liu finished speaking, Gu Zhong interrupted with a sneer: "I am hereby ordered to ask you how important it is to build a palace for His Majesty. Eunuch Liu, you are not doing your job well, and now you are trying to deceive Sheng Cong in front of Your Majesty. What a coincidence." How can you be so bold?"

Eunuch Liu broke out in a cold sweat when he heard the words. Gu Zhong's words were as sharp as a knife, and his sentences were sharp. The most important thing is that Eunuch Liu knew in his heart that His Majesty's appearance clearly favored Gu Zhong. If you go on, you really did what Gu Zhong said, but if you don't justify yourself, how good will the end be?

Seeing that Eunuch Liu was sweating profusely and speechless, Gu Zhong finally let out a venomous rage. This Eunuch Liu dared to cooperate with Xie Shu after receiving their favor, so naturally he couldn't keep anyone anymore.

This time besides Xie Shu, Eunuch Liu also wanted to avoid future troubles.

Seeing that His Majesty was about to speak, Gu Zhong secretly rejoiced, at this moment, suddenly a tall man walked towards here with an unbiased pace.

When Lu Shuo appeared, it seemed that the surrounding atmosphere was not as oppressive as before.

Emperor Qing said indifferently: "Lu Shuo, where have you been?"

Lu Shuo hurriedly said, "Don't dare to lie to Your Majesty, I just left the palace to visit my mentor." Having said this, Lu Shuo lowered his head and smiled wryly, "It's a pity that my mentor still doesn't see you behind closed doors..."

Only then did Lu Shuo raise his head to look at Emperor Qing and said, "Your Majesty, when I come back, why is Eunuch Liu kneeling here? Is there something wrong with the palace?"

Emperor Qing's originally improved expression became unhappy again.

In fact, Emperor Qing didn't care about how Liu Qiang handled this errand. What he cared about was that Liu Qiang said before that the salt merchants voluntarily donated silver to build the palace, but now?How did it become a forceful occupation of Gu Zhong's West Garden? Wouldn't it be ridiculous to spread the word?

Therefore, Emperor Qing did not intend to show mercy.

Emperor Qing waved his hand briefly and asked Gu Zhong to speak on his behalf.

When Gu Zhong saw Lu Shuo, he felt uneasy for some reason. The matter was about to end just now, but Lu Shuo came here suddenly.

However, this Lu Shuo is a celebrity around Emperor Qing. Emperor Qing was somewhat dissatisfied with Lu Shuo's private visit to Jiang Hong, but Lu Shuo seemed to know Emperor Qing's heart, and said that Jiang Hong still did not want to see him. Instead, I am happy.

So Gu Zhong didn't dare to fool around casually, but he said it again. During this period, Gu Zhong hesitated for a while, but he specifically mentioned Xie Shu's name. Thinking about it, this Lu Shuo was rejected by Jiang Hong again. How could it be possible in his heart? No complaints.

Sure enough, Lu Shuo's expression remained unchanged. When he heard the word "Xie Shu", he suddenly raised his eyebrows slightly.

He smiled and said, "My lord, I happen to know some inside information about this matter."

After Lu Shuo finished speaking, Emperor Qing's eyebrows also relaxed. If it was as Lu Shuo said, the reason why the salt merchant chose Xiyuan was because of the theory of Fengshui.As for Feng Shui, Emperor Qing also believed in it, so Liu Qiang was not considered to have made a big mistake, and at most he was punished for one crime of being unfavorable in handling affairs.

Gu Zhong was shocked, how could he have imagined that Lu Shuo would actually help Xie Shu!What exactly is going on?

If Lu Shuo really solved this matter in a few words like this, Gu Zhong's back and forth planning and tens of thousands of taels of silver would really be in vain!Not only that, but the prestige of the third prince will be greatly reduced. Who else wants to curry favor with Gu Zhong in the future?

Gu Zhong could only grit his teeth and said: "Master Lu, you were far away in the capital at that time, tens of thousands of miles away from Jinling, how did you hear about these things? Besides, it is not certain whether it is true or not? Master Lu, you have arrived in Jinling. Is Ri really just going to visit your mentor? Could it be that someone said something in front of you?"

Gu Zhong's words were firstly to refute Lu Shuo's words just now, and secondly, to remind Lu Shuo that he knew the relationship between Lu Shuo and Xie Shu.

However, Gu Zhong didn't know that what he said was right on the spot!

The smile on Lu Shuo's face suddenly deepened when he heard Gu Zhong's words, and he said unhurriedly: "Master Gu, it is my job to share your worries. It is not surprising that I understand the world's major events. As for my whereabouts in the past two days, the people in Jinling have witnessed it with their own eyes, and they don't care about my adults.

Your Majesty, in fact, although I have never met the person involved, I only found out after Mr. Gu reminded me that I have a relationship with Xie Shu, the husband-in-law of the salt merchant whose surname is Yu.As for Xie Shu, he is a closed disciple accepted by the family teacher. I think his talent, learning and character should not be bad, so I ask your Majesty to learn from him. "

Emperor Qing showed a little strange expression when he heard the words, he did not expect such a coincidence.

Who is Xie Shu?Could it be that some talented person in the south of the Yangtze River failed?

Although Emperor Qing sounded very strange, he thought that the person Jiang Hong liked was not far behind, and Emperor Qing really cared about Jiang Hong's outspoken remonstrance, but he knew in his heart that Jiang Hong was a man.

Besides, Emperor Qing just wanted to turn this matter into a big deal, and make it into nothing, why Gu Zhong couldn't understand it?

A hint of boredom flashed in Emperor Qing's eyes, just when Gu Zhong was still about to say something, Emperor Qing said: "Forget it, Gu Qing doesn't need to say any more, I will know when I move to the palace."

In the next few days, everything went smoothly. Not only was Eunuch Liu silent and did not send any news, even Su Kai lost a concubine and his slave was detained in the Yamen, so he did not dare to show his face Come and get it.

Xie Shu had expected such tranquility, and he knew that what was waiting for him was still an unknown result.

These days, Xie Shu didn't rest, but prepared his literary club step by step.

On this day, several palace officials suddenly came to the Yu Mansion.

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