I married the wrong man, and I sent him and his whole family to be executed.

If the matter is not handled properly, given Lord Gu's temperament, he will definitely go before the Emperor to ask for an explanation.

But what the Gu family lacks most now is money, and they happen to use the fact that Marquis Gu is afraid of imperial power to let the Seventh Prince put pressure on him. Compared with the two options, Marquis Gu will definitely choose to take the money.

"I'm glad you're back. You must be hungry. I left some food for you. Come in and eat something." Yu Wangfei pulled Yunhua into Fangfei Garden.

At this time, Gu Baizhou was lying on the bed, looking at a certain part of himself in despair.

He couldn't believe that Lord Gu would let go of his enemy who had caused him to have no descendants just for money.

Mrs. Gu stood by his bed, crying with heartache.

"Mother, why did father let that bitch go!"

"Because she is the Seventh Prince's person, we cannot provoke her."

Now they can’t mess with the entire Fangfei Garden.

Early in the morning, someone was sent from the palace to bring news that the Ninth Prince would return today, and ordered all civil and military officials to go out of the city to welcome him. Naturally, the Cheng'en Marquis' Mansion was among those to welcome him.

But now Gu Baizhou's physical condition is not enough to support him to go, so Lord Gu has no choice but to ask someone to bring a crutch.

In this way, Gu Baizhou, leaning on a crutch, limped and stood among the officials.

Seeing Gu Baizhou coming, the ministers subconsciously covered their noses and stepped aside in disgust.

Although Gu Baizhou's affair was not known to everyone, the Cheng'en Marquis's Mansion was not an airtight wall. Coupled with Yu Wangfei's operation, these ministers had already known that he had no roots.

You have to know what it means for a man to be without roots, so the ministers did not want to have anything to do with Gu Baizhou.

"You're still out in this state. Don't you know you're no longer a man?" the ministers whispered.

"You can't say that. He is still the prince after all, but he is just the prince."

Gu Baizhou heard every word of these words. Even though he was extremely angry, he could not get angry at will. After all, these people held higher positions than him, and now they had to welcome the Ninth Prince back to the capital again.

Yu Wangfei also took advantage of this time to sneak out of the mansion and came among the people.

For some reason, she also wanted to watch Chu Yuheng go into the city and wanted to see Chu Yuheng a few more times.

About an incense stick of time later, Chu Yuheng appeared in everyone's sight, riding a horse and leading a large army.

Civil and military officials immediately came forward to ask about Chu Yuheng's well-being.

Chu Yuheng successfully resolved the flood problem in Jiangnan. Not only did he properly resettle the refugees, he also personally ordered the repair of rivers and the construction of dams to prevent future floods.

Chu Yuheng still had a cold face and ignored the ministers who came up to him. He even glared at Gu Baizhou.

Gu Baizhou thought he had seen it wrong. He had never spoken to Chu Yuheng, so why could he feel Chu Yuheng's hostility towards him? Could it be that he knew about the incident in the theater?

Chu Yuheng rode into the city on horseback and spotted Yu Wangfei in the crowd. A smile immediately appeared on his gloomy face.

Unexpectedly, Yu Wangfei actually came to greet him. It seemed that he was a very important person in her heart.

After arriving at the palace, Chu Yuheng carefully reported to the emperor about his success in Jiangnan, and submitted a memorial with all the details.

"Well done, Ninth Brother, you did a great job this time." The Emperor was very pleased.

Especially since the eunuch just reported back that Chu Yuheng had a cold face and didn't say a word when he entered the city, and no matter which minister spoke to Chu Yuheng, he was glared back.

The current emperor is most worried that others are eyeing his throne, but seeing Chu Yuheng's expression, he knows that he has no intention of this position. This is why the emperor allows Chu Yuheng to hold military power.

"Tell me what reward you want, and I will satisfy you."

"Your Majesty, I don't want any reward. I just hope that Your Majesty can punish those corrupt officials!" Chu Yuheng saluted and took the initiative to report.

"Oh? What do you mean?" The emperor frowned.

He is very aware that there are many corrupt officials in the court today, but he has no excuse or way to deal with them.

Because their relationship is so complicated, if it is disturbed, it will inevitably lead to the loss of half of the ministers.

"When I went to Jiangnan to provide disaster relief, I discovered that the amount of relief funds allocated by the court was incorrect. Upon inspection, I found that someone in the court had embezzled the relief funds. Your Majesty, please investigate carefully."

"How could this happen!" The emperor's tone suddenly turned cold.

It just so happened that he was planning to take advantage of Chu Yuheng's proposal to give all the civil and military officials a good warning.

"Who do you think should be entrusted with this matter?"

Seeing that the emperor was interested in investigating, Lord Gu took the opportunity to step forward and said, "This old minister can do it."

He now urgently needs an opportunity to show up in front of the emperor. As long as he can complete the task assigned by the emperor, he can gain a firm foothold in the court.

Chu Yuheng sneered: "My Lord is getting older, and I'm afraid he may not be able to investigate. It would be better to let Prince Ling do it."

Although he didn't understand why Chu Yuheng asked Gu Baizhou to go, the eldest prince felt that it would be a good idea to let the Gu family do it.

Because corruption involves many people, if it is done well, it will be a meritorious service, but if it is not done well, it will be a capital crime. Now the power of the court is seriously divided, and it is impossible for the Cheng'en Marquis' Mansion to accomplish this matter alone.

"I also think what Uncle Nine said makes sense."

"Okay, let Gu Baizhou do it over there." The emperor waved his hand and gave the order directly.

Gu Baizhou, who was suddenly appointed, hurriedly walked out with his crutches in hand to kowtow and thank the emperor for his grace.

After the court session, Chu Yuheng saw the hesitation of the Gu family and knew that they wanted to talk to him, so he took the initiative to walk over.

"Your Majesty."

Without waiting for Lord Gu to speak, Chu Yuheng spoke first: "I heard about the incident of Prince Ling entering my theater, but seeing how Prince Ling is now, I will not pursue the matter any further. Goodbye."

After saying that, he went straight back home to change clothes and wash up.

This was the first time that Gu Baizhou received such an order. He didn't know what to do and could only ask for help from Lord Gu.

After some thought, Lord Gu decided to take people to the Ministry of Revenue to check which officials had handled the disaster relief money.

Yu Wangfei and Yunhua strolled around the city, and finally chose a wonton shop, sat down and ordered two bowls of wontons.

After the Gu Baizhou incident, no one in the Cheng'en Marquis's Mansion dared to provoke Fangfei Garden, so no one dared to go there on weekdays, which made it a little easier for her to leave the mansion.

Now the people in the Marquis’ Mansion still thought that Yu Wangfei had been staying in Fangfei Garden without going out of the main gate or the secondary gate.

After taking a few bites of wontons, I looked up and found that Chu Yuheng was sitting in Yunhua's seat.

"Is the court over?" Yu Wangfei asked in confusion.

Seeing that his clothes were completely different from before, she sniffed hard and realized that Chu Yuheng had actually washed and dressed up.

"Do you like eating wontons?" Chu Yuheng asked, then took the wonton bowl in front of Yu Wangfei and took it to himself, and started eating with the spoon that Yu Wangfei had used.