Farming with kids: My deceased husband returns and I spoil him rotten.

The person who arrived was indeed Huo Sicheng.

Upon seeing him, Gu Yu and Shang Qing both stood up and nodded slightly to him.

Huo Sicheng nodded to them, but he wasn't surprised to see Gu Yu and Shang Qing.

"Please take a seat."

Shang Qing gestured for him to sit down and looked at Huo Sicheng.

Huo Sicheng didn't stand on ceremony and sat down directly in the chair. He only spoke after Gu Yu and Shang Qing were seated.

"Have one of your Ruyi Fang musicians play a piece, and I'll have a good talk with you two."

The owner of Ruyi Workshop did not leave. After hearing Huo Sicheng's instructions, he hurriedly left.

After a while, the sound of music being played could be heard.

Shang Qing chuckled lightly: "Prime Minister Huo is quite the pretentious one, even listening to music during his conversations."

"I think this young lady should understand why I want to listen to music. We are all intelligent people, so there's no need to beat around the bush."

Huo Sicheng looked at Shang Qing and asked, "You spent so much money just to meet me, young lady. What brings you here?"

Shang Qing looked at Huo Sicheng and said very seriously, "I had no other choice, so I came up with this idea to see the Prime Minister. Please forgive me, Prime Minister."

Huo Sicheng nodded: "I understand. Just tell me what it is."

Seeing Huo Sicheng's anxious expression, Shang Qing didn't say anything more and simply said what she wanted to say.

She began by talking about her background, mentioning her village and Peach Blossom Village, while observing Huo Sicheng's reaction as she spoke.

However, Huo Sicheng was so discreet that neither Gu Yu nor Shang Qing noticed anything.

"If I'm not mistaken, what you just said must have been something the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review investigated not long ago. How can a young lady like you be interested in this matter?"

Huo Sicheng looked up at Shang Qing and said softly.

Shang Qing said, "After all, this happened in our village, so naturally I'll care about it."

“Young lady, I advise you not to repeat the mistakes of the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review. This is for your own good.”

Huo Sicheng looked at Shang Qing very seriously and said, word by word.

Upon hearing Huo Sicheng's words, Shang Qing's eyes lit up considerably, and he said softly, "Does Your Excellency know something? Please explain."

"I know nothing, and you don't need to ask any more questions. I'm just giving you advice because of the fate of the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review. Whether you listen to it or not is up to you."

Huo Sicheng stood up and said to Shang Qing and Gu Yu, "As for Langya Jun's sheet music, if you two like it, then you can have it. I don't want it."

After saying this, Huo Sicheng left.

Shang Qing's face was extremely ugly. She hadn't expected that after putting in so much effort, she wouldn't have gotten any information at all.

"I always felt that Huo Sicheng knew there was someone behind the death of the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, but he didn't say it outright. Could it be that he was also wary of this person?"

Gu Yu recalled Huo Sicheng's appearance just now and couldn't help but speak up.

Shang Qing's face was extremely ugly. He said, word by word, "Who knows what he meant? Now that we've achieved our goal, let's leave quickly."

She quickly stood up and walked outside. Of course, before leaving, she gave the money she had spent on the sheet music for Langya Jun to Ruyi Fang.

……

Back at his residence, Shang Qing was still very unhappy.

Gu Yu placed the sheet music on the table. Seeing her like this, he couldn't help but smile and ask, "Are you unhappy because of the money you spent today?"

"Yes, because the money was not worth it at all. If we could get some useful information, that would be fine, but we didn't get any information at all."

Shang Qing complained, "I spent so much money and all I got was this lousy sheet music. What was the point of all this?"

Gu Yu sat opposite Shang Qing and said with a smile, "Alright, although it cost a lot of money, we got the sheet music. It's a pretty good thing."

“We don’t understand it, so what’s the use of looking at it? But this Huo Sicheng is definitely not an ordinary person.”

Shang Qing frowned as she thought of Huo Sicheng.

Gu Yu said, "There's a reason why Huo Sicheng has been able to protect himself after being an official for so many years. So trying to break through his defenses is pointless."

"But who else can we break through from? Besides, you said at Ruyi Fang that he should know something, so we can only go to him."

Shang Qing felt a headache just thinking about this. Huo Sicheng clearly didn't want to get involved, so getting him to speak up was extremely difficult.

Gu Yu shook his head: "It's not just him. He's the prime minister. What he knows, the other prime minister will naturally know as well. We can start from the other one."

Shang Qing quickly turned to Gu Yu and said, "You mean Hu Junling?"

Gu Yu nodded: "Since both of them were able to become prime ministers, it means that their abilities are about the same. What Huo Sicheng knows, he must also know."

Shang Qing thought about it seriously: "You're right. Since Huo Sicheng knows, then Hu Junling also knows. But will he be willing to tell us? Judging from Huo Sicheng's expression, this is going to be a troublesome matter."

“Hu Junling is different from Huo Sicheng. He is very assertive, and his influence is felt in many matters of the court. Moreover, his arrogance and self-importance cause the emperor a lot of trouble, but there is nothing he can do about it.”

Gu Yu said, "So as long as he's willing to talk, he's not afraid of anything else. Now it all depends on his thoughts."

Shang Qing nodded and said, "Okay, then we will pay a visit to Hu Junling tomorrow."

……

Because of Hu Junling's personality, even when Gu Yu brought Shang Qing to visit, he remained indifferent.

"General Gu Yu, your presence is truly an honor to our humble abode. You are a rare guest; what brings you here today?"

Hu Junling looked at Gu Yu and asked bluntly.

Gu Yu smiled instead: "I came to see the Prime Minister because I have something I would like to ask for your help with, and I hope that you will agree to help me."

"Oh, General Gu Yu actually needs my help? Tell me about it."

Hu Junling was very interested and looked at Gu Yuwen.

Gu Yu didn't rush to talk about anything else. Instead, he took Shang Qing's hand and walked to Hu Junling.

"Her name is Shang Qing, and she is my wife."

After Gu Yu finished speaking, he began to introduce Shang Qing's background.

After hearing this, Hu Junling didn't react at all. Instead, he looked at Gu Yu with a puzzled expression and asked, "So this is one of your people. He's quite good."

"But why are you telling me all this? Isn't it enough for you to know this already?"

Gu Yu frowned as he looked at Hu Junhao. He thought that after he finished speaking, Hu Junhao would know what was going on, but he did not expect that Hu Junhao would pretend to be stupid.

Shang Qing's face remained expressionless; she had already guessed the outcome after Gu Yu told Hu Junhao about her background.

Hu Junhao remained expressionless and did not exhibit any extreme behavior; she knew they had come to the wrong place.