Quick Wear: After the strategy was successful, she died again

The fourth prince Qin Qianhong, who intended to rebel, has been eliminated and all his accomplices have been arrested.

Gu Sui Nuan did not rush back, but stayed in the massacred village for a while.

Not all the people in that village died. When they decided to fight the army head-on, they hid their wives and children in cellars dug in advance and they survived.

Gu Sui Nuan returned to the capital only after he had settled those people.

Gu Suinan, a grown lady, handled the Fourth Prince's rebellion in such a short time. Logically, the people of Bianjing who were not affected should be grateful to her and praise her.

But when Gu Sui Nuan returned to Beijing, all the rumors about her were bad.

Those who still have time to gossip said that Gu Sui Nuan used innocent people as bait, and Qin Qianhong was forced to jump off the cliff because he couldn't bear it.

The death of more than a hundred people in that village was blamed on Gu Sui Nuan.

They said that Gu Sui Nuan killed those people and that he was cruel and ruthless, otherwise how could there be civilians who would come out and fight with the rebels.

Although Chao Yan publicly warned that anyone who spread rumors would have their tongues plucked out on the day Gu Sui Nuan entered the palace, the rumors still could not be stopped from spreading in the capital.

The only person who could make Gu Sui Nuan unhappy was probably Qi Lin.

He kidnapped Qin Zhang and lent troops to Qin Qianze, and now he has started rumors to discredit Gu Sui Nuan. The fact that Qin Qianhong was allowed to borrow troops from that city lord before was probably related to Qi Lin.

Gu Sui Nuan was a little confused as to what he was planning.

Nie Qianfan had already led his army to the border, and the intelligence was sent to the palace at full speed. The situation was not very good. Too many people had lost their homes and fled to nearby cities. There was even burning, killing and looting due to the shortage of supplies in the deep winter.

Nie Qianfan was already trying his best to properly resettle the refugees, but the food he brought was simply not enough.

During the morning court session, Chao Yan, who was sitting in the main seat, listened to the ministers talking about this matter, but no one could give a perfect suggestion.

If the imperial court allocates funds to help the displaced refugees, the treasury will inevitably be empty. Then, if Qin Qianze attacks, what will happen to the army's food and fodder?

Chao Yan was too lazy to watch them talking, but no one was willing to come forward to donate money for the emergency. He sneered, he should have understood the moral character of these corrupt officials long ago.

Hearing Chao Yan's sneer, the ministers realized that they had displeased His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and they instantly quieted down, lowered their heads, and dared not make a sound.

"Prime Minister Gu, what do you think?"

Chao Yan looked at Gu Xu, who was also keeping his head down and keeping silent. If it weren't for the fact that Gu Xu's power was so intertwined and now was not a good time to get rid of him, Chao Yan would have dragged the scum who sold his daughter away and cut him into pieces.

But even though we can't touch him now, it's still okay to make him bleed a little.

Gu Xu was still thinking about what kind of excuse he should come up with that would be watertight. Before he could say anything, Chao Yan added another sentence.

"As the head of all officials, Prime Minister Gu should set an example, right?"

Hearing this, Gu Xu understood what Chao Yan wanted to do. Although he was very scared, he still complimented him.

"I am willing to donate my salary to help Chengguo overcome its difficulties."

Gu Xu thought about donating some of the salary he received from the court, so that at least he wouldn't spend much.

"Since the Prime Minister is so thoughtful, I will leave the task of collecting relief grain to you."

Chao Yan directly threw the hot potato to Gu Xu, gave him a five-day deadline, and then got up and left.

Watching Chao Yan leave the hall, Gu Xu's face instantly darkened. Those ministers who were in cahoots with him hesitated for a while, but still surrounded him.

"Mr. Prime Minister, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not giving you any face at all."

One of the ministers complained very well.

They all knew that even Gu Xu, the chief of all officials, had donated money, so they, the small officials, would inevitably have to pay out some of their property.

They are simply unwilling to spend their own money to rescue these refugees in the border areas.

"How can a man of great achievements be so kind and easy to manipulate? Who knows if these refugees who were driven out are undercover agents sent by Qin Qianze? Not only do they take them in, but they also have to travel thousands of miles to send them food!"

Having taken the lead, the following ministers also became unscrupulous.

"Yes! It's only been a short time since winter this year, and there has been such a heavy snowfall. Food is already scarce, how can we use it to feed these undercover agents?"

"Your Highness, you are too soft-hearted by doing this!"

The topic was pulled in a strange direction, and those speeches that had been prepared long ago finally had a place to be put into practice.

"In my opinion, His Royal Highness made such a decision probably because of the advice of his partner, right?"

"It's a pity that the Prime Minister has devoted himself to the country, but he still met such an ungrateful person. At this critical moment when the two armies are fighting, the court still has to pay food to those unimportant civilians, and even specifically asks the Prime Minister to be responsible..."

"That guy really has a crooked elbow..."

Although these ministers who were talking at once did not mention anyone by name, everyone could tell that they were talking about Miss Gu.

When Gu Xu heard that they all disliked Gu Sui Nuan, he didn't care at all why they were pointing their fingers at Gu Sui Nuan, and he was even happy to add fuel to the fire.

"My daughter is just spoiled by her upbringing. Maybe I, as a father, have neglected her. She is targeting me like this. I'm afraid she is angry with me."

"However, how could this kid be angry with me over something as important as relief food? He also wants so much food... It's really ridiculous."

By the evening, when the court began to collect relief grain from the dignitaries in Bian Jing, Gu Sui Nuan once again became the target of public criticism.

After hearing this, Chao Yan hurried out to quell the rumors, but when he came back, the rumors about Gu Sui Nuan were still intensifying in the capital.

However, Gu Sui Nuan was very calm as she checked the information brought back by Nie Qianfan. When she saw Chao Yan coming back, she told him that she would go to the border to find Nie Qianfan after all the relief food was collected.

"Sui Sui, I'll go with you." Chao Yan came up and buried his head in Gu Suinuan's neck and shoulders like a big dog.

His warm breath felt on Gu Sui Nuan's neck and shoulders, which was itchy. Gu Sui Nuan was not used to it and wanted to push him away, but found that she couldn't push him away at all.

"Go if you want to. I won't stop you." Gu Sui Nuan thought that he suddenly did this in order to go to the border with Gu Sui Nuan.

Chao Yan responded and said no more, still holding Gu Sui Nuan in this strange posture.

"Aren't you tired like this?" Because Gu Sui Nuan was sitting, Chao Yan had to bend over to hug her. Seeing Chao Yan maintaining this strange posture, Gu Sui Nuan felt helpless.

"Then let's change positions." Chao Yan picked up Gu Sui Nuan, sat on the chair, and put Gu Sui Nuan on his lap.

"Why are you acting weird today?" He's becoming more and more clingy.

Chao Yan did not answer, but stared at Gu Sui Nuan with deep eyes, and suddenly kissed her.

"Sui Sui, no one can take you away from me."

He kissed her for a long time, and when he let go of Gu Sui Nuan, he said something without any context.

By the next day, the rumors had inexplicably subsided a lot.

Chao Yan probably also realized that someone was targeting Gu Sui Nuan, so he became a little sensitive.

I don’t know how Chao Yan dealt with those rumors.

In places that Gu Sui Nuan couldn't see, strange wooden boxes appeared in the homes of those dignitaries. When they opened the wooden boxes, they found the bloody heads of their personal guards inside, and there was also a bloody paper in the wooden box.

【Be careful with your words and actions】

These four short words were enough to scare those people into a cold sweat, and they dared not say anything more.