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After Yuan Bao left, Su Jiu opened the letter and read it. After finishing it, his eyebrows slightly furrowed, and his expression became somewhat serious.
“Leave a basket of the melons Xiao Bao sent. Take the rest and deliver them all to the palace.”
“Yes.”
When the Emperor saw Su Jiu coming during his break, he couldn’t help but be somewhat surprised. “Why are you not resting today? What brings you here?”
“Your Majesty, this is a letter sent by Xiao Yu. After the autumn harvest, they will come back, and they will bring the Second Prince back with them.” Su Jiu handed the letter to the Emperor.
As soon as he heard that his son would soon return, the Emperor’s eyes were filled with excitement.
His son had been away for almost a year, and he missed him terribly.
He wondered if the child would recognize them.
Thinking of this, the Emperor felt a twinge of sadness.
Looking at Su Yu’s letter, the Emperor’s eyes were filled with joy, eagerly awaiting Su Yu’s return with the child.
“Xiao Bao picked some melons for you, and I brought them to you.” Su Jiu looked at the Emperor and said.
The Emperor had a smile on his face. “Xiao Bao, this child, is really hard to describe.”
Whenever there was something to eat at home, Xiao Bao would go and pick it himself and bring it to them, all of it large and good.
“That’s how Xiao Bao expresses his liking for someone.” Su Jiu’s eyes carried a smile.
The Emperor nodded in agreement. “You’re right.”
The Emperor was truly curious about Xiao Bao, as was Wang Jinhe.
What kind of person could teach a child so well?
“I really can’t wait to see Jinhe and Xiao Bao.” The Emperor said with a smile.
What kind of person could make Su Yu not want to come back once he went?
After discussing personal matters, the Emperor’s expression became serious. “A Jiu, do you think Jinhe’s grain this time will increase in yield?”
“It will.” Su Jiu nodded. Jinhe is very capable; if she says it will, then it definitely will.
“You believe so.” The Emperor shook his head with a smile.
Su Jiu looked at the Emperor with a faint smile. “Doesn’t Your Majesty believe it?”
“Of course, I believe it.”
That’s right, then. Now, they just need to wait for the local magistrate on that side to report the yield after the autumn harvest.
“How is the Xie family doing?” This was his concern.
Recently, Xie Chen had been very quiet, and it wasn’t just him—Empress Ling Gui seemed to be in the same state.
“It’s still the same, but Concubine Ling Gui has been quite active these past few days.” The Emperor’s gaze turned slightly cold.
Since Hong Yi was taken away, Concubine Ling Gui showed no reaction at all. On the contrary, she arranged for several tutors for the Crown Prince, including Old Gu.
“They are now putting everything on the First Prince, hiring many tutors to make him an all-around talent in both civil and military affairs.” The Emperor sneered.
He didn’t like the Xie family at all.
Su Jiu narrowed his eyes, expressing his dislike for the Xie family. “They really are persistent. But we have to believe in Xiao Yu.”
“You’re right. The people Concubine Ling Gui hired are not even a tenth of what Xiao Yu has.”
“But why would Xiao Yu suddenly want to bring Jinhe and Xiao Bao back? It doesn’t seem like something he would do.”
Su Jiu spoke in a deep voice, “Probably because he wants to deal with Xie Yang.”
“Oh? What happened?”
Su Jiu told the Emperor about Xie Yang conspiring with Gu Xiruo against Wang Jinhe. After hearing it, the Emperor said with disgust, “Birds of a feather flock together.”
One wanted to steal someone else’s husband, and the other, having stolen someone else’s life, still wanted to take their life.
Neither of them was a good person.
Su Jiu couldn’t help but find it amusing when he heard the Emperor speak like this. “What are you talking about?”
“The truth. It’s okay for Xiao Yu to bring them back, but you have to make it clear to him not to let Jinhe suffer any losses.”
“With Xiao Yu’s current state, who dares to bully Jinhe?”
Su Jiu knew that Su Yu had gone to train with Yu Jingchuan for a while. Originally, Su Yu was already quite exceptional, and now, after returning from training, his strength had likely improved significantly.
“You’re right. That’s good, so he can take care of and protect his wife and children.” The Emperor, who was now bound by circumstances, sometimes envied Su Yu’s freedom.
He had no chance for that in his lifetime, so he naturally didn’t want Su Yu to end up like him.
Su Jiu thought about Su Yu’s concern for Wang Jinhe and their child, and a smile appeared on his face. He hoped that Xie Yang would better not lay a hand on Wang Jinhe; otherwise, it would end badly for him.
As they discussed Xie Yang and Gu Xiruo, the two were also together.
Looking at Gu Xiruo sitting opposite him, Xie Yang frowned and asked, “When are you going to make your move?”
It had been such a long time, and the Gu family still hadn’t killed Wang Jinhe, which made her very dissatisfied.
If she had known that the Gu family was so useless, she wouldn’t have cooperated with Gu Xiruo.
Gu Xiruo raised her eyes, frowned, and said, “You don’t need to worry. We know how to handle this. Wang Jinhe must die.”
“Heh, no need to worry? Gu Xiruo, you’ve already missed the best time. Now, you’re telling me this. Do you think I should believe you?” Xie Yang looked at Gu Xiruo with cold eyes.
She had already done what she was supposed to do. If Gu Xiruo couldn’t achieve their goal, she would take matters into her own hands.
“Do you know that Wang Jinhe has a name in front of the Emperor, and she is also the daughter of my aunt?” Gu Xiruo hated the thought of this.
She never expected that Wang Jinhe would be raised by the Gu family.
Xie Yang frowned, looking at Gu Xiruo. “Your aunt? When did you have an aunt?”
“Gu Jiuning, have you heard of her?” Although she didn’t want to admit it, Gu Xiruo knew that Gu Jiuning was indeed the most powerful person in the Gu family.
She had been famous back then and even married the first genius, Yu Qingfeng, of the Yu family. Finally, she disappeared.
She had always thought that both Gu Jiuning and Yu Qingfeng were dead, but never did she expect that not only were they alive, but they were also well.
Even the people from the Yu family hadn’t been able to deal with them in the past.
The name Gu Jiuning was familiar to Xie Yang; he had heard that this was a formidable person. Could she really be Wang Jinhe’s mother?
This was truly unbelievable.
“Gu Jiuning’s husband is… Yu Qingfeng?” Xie Yang considered it seriously before speaking.
Gu Xiruo nodded, “You’re right. They are both still alive. Regardless of whether it’s Yu Qingfeng or Yu Bailin, they are alive. You should be aware of the current situation with the Yu family. If we act recklessly, it will only provoke their anger.”
Although she was capable and intelligent, in front of Yu Qingfeng, nothing else mattered.
Xie Yang frowned and said impatiently, “Are we just going to let it go like that?”
“Let it go? I’ve told you, Wang Jinhe must die,” a ruthless glint flashed in Gu Xiruo’s eyes.
“Do you know she’s Yu Qingfeng’s daughter and still dare to take action?” Xie Yang looked at Gu Xiruo in astonishment.
Gu Xiruo remained silent. She couldn’t tell Xie Yang the real reason why Wang Jinhe must die.
However, Wang Jinhe’s current identity was indeed troublesome.