Marrying into a rich family by mistake, it is difficult to be a mistress

Chapter 554: The King is Unkind, and the Ministers Are Disheartened

Ji Chuhe handed a cup of tea to Rong Yuchuan, "Uncle, becoming an imperial merchant is actually exactly what I want. I don't want to be confined to the harem. I also want to be like a man and do something of my own."

"Yes, although He'er is a woman, she is definitely not an ordinary person." Wuyang Hou immediately said, "If He'er has such ambitions, I, as her master, will support her no matter what!"

Rong Yuchuan held the teacup, still worried. "After the death of the previous emperor, the dispute over the throne caused chaos. After the emperor ascended the throne, everything needed to be rebuilt. The royal business was put in charge by officials sent by the emperor, which led to the royal business being in name only. Now, will the emperor be willing to hand over the power of these businesses to He'er?"

Wuyang Hou also suddenly realized this, "If this is the case, it won't be that easy for He'er to take charge of the Royal Company."

"Those officials are the emperor's confidants," Rong Yuchuan added.

"Uncle, according to what you said, the emperor is now suspicious that these people are enriching themselves and wants to deal with them. Therefore, he asked Madam to be the imperial merchant and restart the royal business. In fact, he is treating Madam as a living target!" Xiao Yan'an also understood it now.

"This is the reason why I opposed this matter in the court." Marquis Wuyang echoed.

"The lord and the queen mother wanted to get rid of the madam, but they failed. Now, the emperor has taken action himself! He must think that if he gets rid of the madam, his brain trust, dealing with a fool like me will be as easy as crushing an ant!" Xiao Yan'an clenched his fists and slammed them on the table.

Marquis Wuyang looked at Xiao Yan'an in surprise, as if he had heard something shocking.

Ji Chuhe looked up and glanced at Marquis Wuyang's reaction.

Marquis Wuyang did not know that the emperor had tried to get rid of Xiao Yan'an time and time again. All he could guess was that the emperor used Xiao Yan'an as a hostage to contain Prince Huaiyang.

There was also the matter of the empress dowager and the queen mother wanting to kill Ji Chuhe. He had also heard some rumors and thought it was just a dispute over interests!

It seems that he thought too simply!

Now that he heard all this today, he wanted to get to the bottom of the matter.

"Prince, what did you mean when you said that the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother wanted to get rid of He'er?" Marquis Wuyang asked immediately.

"My Lord, things have developed to this point, and I don't want to hide anything anymore. The Queen Mother kept me in the imperial capital just to use me as a hostage to threaten my father. Ever since my father was named the King of Huaiyang and left the imperial capital, the Emperor has been secretly sending people to monitor my father, suspecting that he would threaten his throne."

"After they detained me in the imperial capital under the pretext of the Queen Mother's birthday banquet and discovered Madam's talent, they wanted to get rid of Madam. First, they forced me to marry them in order to alienate the relationship between Madam and me. Then they drugged my concubine to kill Madam. Later, Madam resolved all these dangers one by one, causing Madam to offend the public. The Emperor had no choice but to drive Madam out of the imperial capital. Last time, I revealed the truth about the disaster relief, and the Emperor wanted to kill me. He secretly sent someone to assassinate me, but Madam and I luckily escaped."

"Even the incident with the painted boat last time was the emperor's doing! He just used Xiao Jincheng to facilitate this. He also wanted my father to see us brothers killing each other and wanted my father to decide Xiao Jincheng's crime. Isn't this forcing my father to kill his own son with his own hands?"

"And this time, he just wanted to kill my wife by borrowing her knife!"

Xiao Yanan became angrier and angrier as he spoke.

When Marquis Wuyang heard so many things, his mood was like a violent storm with huge waves, one wave after another.

Everything Xiao Yan'an said matched the truth.

He had doubts before, but now, all his doubts have been resolved!

He believed every word Xiao Yanan said.

"Why is it so?" he asked weakly.

There was silence in the room.

Who can answer this question?

After a long time, Ji Chuhe also spoke slowly, "If the emperor wants his subjects to die, they have to die. If they don't die, they are disloyal. What other reasons are needed? As long as the emperor feels that my father has posed a threat to his throne, no matter how loyal my father is to him, he will not let my father go."

Marquis Wuyang took a deep breath and said, "How can one not feel chilled by such a monarch?"

"My Lord, please be careful with your words." Rong Yuchuan reminded immediately.

Wuyang Hou suddenly stood up and said, "No! He'er can't be the emperor's merchant! Tomorrow morning, even if I bleed in the court, I will make the emperor take back his decision!"

After saying this, Marquis Wuyang walked out.

"Teacher!" Ji Chuhe hurriedly grabbed Wuyang Hou, "Teacher, don't be anxious, listen to me first, the emperor really doesn't want me to be a living target this time, to kill someone with a borrowed knife."

Marquis Wuyang was persuaded to come back.

"Teacher, uncle, this time, things are not like this. I will not touch the industries controlled by the court officials. Restarting the Royal Company is like doing other businesses like I do now. As for what business to do, it is arranged by me. The main purpose is to make money."

"Really?" Xiao Yan'an was a little unconvinced.

"Yes." Ji Chuhe nodded affirmatively, "Prince, think about it, in the current situation, is my life more important to the emperor or is it more important for me to make a lot of money for him?"

Xiao Yanan finally believed it a little.

"I am still useful to the Emperor. He won't kill me."

Xiao Yan'an felt a little relieved.

Wuyang Hou's mood also calmed down a little. "It is of use now, but what about after we have used it?"

"I hope that the emperor can see the loyalty of the Huaiyang Palace, the Rongguo Palace, and the prince and I, and dispel his suspicion of us, and give us a good end, even if we lose the throne and title, even if we are far away from the center of power and become commoners." Ji Chuhe responded softly.

Marquis Wuyang sighed.

Doesn't he know what kind of person the current emperor is?

"I hope so." Marquis Wuyang said.

I already had my own plan in mind.

Once a teacher, always a father. Even for He'er, he would try his best to protect Prince Huaiyang and the Rongguo Mansion.

There was still a trace of doubt in Rong Yuchuan's heart.

However, due to the presence of Marquis Wuyang, he did not continue to ask.

After chatting for a while, Marquis Wuyang and Rong Yuchuan left together.

Ji Chuhe turned around and looked at Xiao Yan'an, "My Lord, if things are really as you said and I am in danger, what will you do?"

"I will plan carefully and use all means to send Madam away safely from the imperial capital. I believe that by that time, no matter whether the time is ripe or not, even if I become a traitor, even if I become a rebel cursed by the world for a thousand years, my father and mother will not tolerate it anymore!"

"My Lord, I became an imperial merchant just to pave the way for this day. When the day comes when I'm in danger, I will wait for you to save me peacefully."

"Yes!" Xiao Yan'an nodded solemnly.