Did the Seventh Prince attend court today?

As soon as the disaster situation is reported, the next step is to send people to conduct on-site inspections to determine the amount of relief to be provided, and only then can the relief be approved and distributed.

Emperor Wulong intended that from the initial investigation and verification, the entire process should be handled by the person he designated, in order to prevent anyone from embezzling funds.

He wouldn't have been so cautious in the past, but with the prophecy of Dayong's demise and his own death on the battlefield looming before him, he had no choice but to be careful.

Dayong cannot perish; he dares not underestimate anything that could bring down Dayong.

After much deliberation, Emperor Wulong picked up his pen and drafted an imperial edict.

In disaster relief, besides people, the most important things are silver and grain. When it comes to silver, Youlu naturally thinks of Shen Yuyao.

I wonder how that girl is doing now.

Her dowry is truly enviable, and it's estimated that the people of the Yongchang Marquis's mansion won't easily let her go. This disaster relief effort might be an opportunity for her.

Youlu had an idea in mind, but how to do it depended on Shen Yuyao's opinion.

Taking advantage of Emperor Wulong's inattention, Youlu sidled up to Xu Zheng and whispered, "Old Xu, is all the disaster relief money coming from the national treasury?"

He lowered his voice, but Emperor Wulong still heard him. The emperor put down his pen, looked at him, raised an eyebrow, and asked, "What kind of wicked scheme are you plotting now?"

You Lu disagreed and retorted: "How can something that benefits the country and the people be called a devil's idea? Your subject just remembered that during the morning court session, the Third Prince said that he was willing to donate 10,000 taels of silver for disaster relief. I truly admire him and think that the Third Prince is a role model for all officials. We should follow his example and pay our respects."

Prime Minister Su's heart skipped a beat. Was the Seventh Prince setting his sights on the powerful and aristocratic families?

Emperor Wulong did not speak, but his eyes lit up. He smiled knowingly, raised his hand and pointed at Youlu, his eyes showing no reproach but only praise.

Seeing this, Youlu knew he had achieved his goal. He stretched lazily and asked, "Father, I'm hungry. Can we go back for dinner now?"

He revealed his true colors after only a few words. Emperor Wulong glared at him in annoyance, picked up his brush, and slowly continued drafting the decree, saying, "Wait."

You Lu pouted, nudged Xu Zheng with her elbow, and whispered, "Old Xu, do you know anything about Miss Shen's recent situation?"

"This..." Xu Zheng glanced up furtively, covered his mouth and whispered, "I heard that Miss Shen was punished by her family when she returned home, and was seriously injured. She has been recuperating and has not left the house."

He only heard his wife mention it briefly, and he didn't know the specifics.

Youlu nodded, pointed upwards, winked, and asked, "Understand?"

Xu Zheng was bewildered: ?

You Lu clicked her tongue, thinking to herself: [We've cooperated so many times, I thought Old Xu understood me. It's just a simple matter of asking him to find a way to inform Shen Yuyao that the court needs disaster relief funds. He can't even see something this simple.]

Xu Zheng was speechless. How could he possibly understand those winks and gestures?

Emperor Wulong, who was writing the imperial edict, couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Youlu looked at his father, the emperor, with a puzzled expression.

Emperor Wulong cleared his throat and said, "I suddenly thought of something that makes me happy."

Prime Minister Su pondered for a while, then casually strolled in front of Youlu with his hands in his pockets.

He was feeling uneasy. He had heard the Emperor and Xu Zheng say that the Seventh Prince could foresee the future, and that the Emperor and Xu Zheng could hear the Seventh Prince's thoughts. Why couldn't he hear them?

Is there any triggering condition?

No one is uninterested in their own future, and Prime Minister Su was no exception. He was eager to hear from the Seventh Prince about his fate.

Once, twice, and on the third time Prime Minister Su appeared, You Lu finally noticed something was wrong and asked, "Prime Minister Su, is something the matter?"

Prime Minister Su chuckled awkwardly, "This old minister thinks the Seventh Prince is quite skilled in divination, and would like to ask Your Highness to also perform a divination for this old minister."

"Oh~~" You Lu understood. So they wanted him to tell their fortune. It seems his reputation is growing a little. This is a good omen.

He originally wanted to see Prime Minister Su's future, but he didn't have time to do so during yesterday's birthday banquet and today's morning court session. Now he could take the opportunity to openly and legitimately see it under the guise of fortune-telling.

Judging from the Emperor's demeanor, he trusts Prime Minister Su implicitly. Prime Minister Su holds a high position of power and influence, and is quite renowned among scholars throughout the land. If he is trustworthy, bringing him into the team to save Dayong would be a great help.

Thinking this, Youlu pretended to count on his fingers while using his talent to check Prime Minister Su's future. He was shocked by what he saw.

[Oh dear, this is bad! Prime Minister Su only has less than six months to live.]

Emperor Wulong and Xu Zheng were startled and both pricked up their ears to listen carefully.

In two months, the long-lost eldest daughter of the Prime Minister's family will return to the mansion. However, the girl is an imposter who entered the Prime Minister's mansion to harm Prime Minister Su. She secretly poisoned him in an attempt to control him, but poor Prime Minister Su is old and died a few months later.

A deer looked regretful.

Although Prime Minister Su came from a noble family, he cherished talent and treated students from both aristocratic and humble backgrounds equally. He cultivated many talented individuals for Dayong and was utterly loyal to the county. He is worthy of respect, but unfortunately, his life was cut short.

Prime Minister Su, who was waiting for a deer to appear, was startled and looked at Xu Zheng with a mixture of surprise and delight. He had heard it!

But his smile quickly vanished. The Seventh Prince had just said he was nearing the end of his life?!

Xu Zheng could tell from Prime Minister Su's expression that he had also heard Su's thoughts, so he quickly gave him a look to calm down and make sure he didn't give himself away.

Having been a veteran of officialdom for decades, Prime Minister Su remained calm even when faced with a collapsing mountain. Only his slightly trembling long beard betrayed his inner turmoil.

Youlu was lost in his own thoughts, completely unaware that the three people in the imperial study were exchanging knowing glances.

After the imposter killed the real daughter, she used the real daughter's keepsake to claim kinship at the Prime Minister's residence. Because of the keepsake, no one suspected anything, thus inviting the wolf into the house. To avert Prime Minister Su's demise, the real daughter must be found before the imposter kills her again; otherwise, both the old woman and the young girl will face certain death.

As Lu was pondering this, he suddenly realized something was wrong.

[Wait a minute? What I saw at the Prime Minister's residence was that the real daughter of the Prime Minister would return in a year. But in Prime Minister Su's future, this real daughter has already perished. Could it be that this real daughter had some kind of extraordinary encounter?]

He calculated with his fingers, only to find that the real daughter only had a little over a month left to live, and he couldn't calculate any further.

Who was it that returned to the Prime Minister's residence a year later?

[Could it be because I haven't seen the person in person, and my abilities are too shallow to calculate it?]

He muttered to himself, then looked up and saw Prime Minister Su gazing at him earnestly. He composed himself and said, "I have foreseen that Prime Minister Su will face a calamity in six months, one that will be a matter of life and death, and that this calamity is related to your lost granddaughter."

He paused, then added, "You can send someone to search Dahe Village; perhaps you'll find something there."

The fake heiress is from Dahe Village. Following this clue might lead us to the real heiress who was lost from the Prime Minister's residence.

Prime Minister Su bowed deeply and said, "Your Highness, I will never forget your great kindness. From now on, I will follow your lead without question!"

"Huh?" Youlu glanced guiltily at Emperor Wulong and said, "Isn't it inappropriate to say that in front of Father?"

Prime Minister Su and Emperor Wulong exchanged a glance and burst into laughter.

You Lu couldn't help but be confused. What were those two laughing about?