Prince, Do You Still Need a Prisoner

Hua Qingse immediately put aside those random things. Although Gu Junxiu didn't seem like an ordinary subordinate to him, this was still a study room. If he was constantly troubled by personal matters, then it would be a little too irresponsible.

"Have you really not considered following This King into court?"

Regarding making him an official, Gu Junxiu had already said it many times, but Hua Qingse had never agreed to it, and the result was still the same. He did not expect him to bring up this matter again today, so he asked in confusion.

"Why did Your Highness think of this matter today?"

"This king only feels that with your talent, it seems like you have condescended a little to live in a small Zhaoyang Palace." Gu Junxiu explained.

Hua Qingse did not care, he had always wanted to become the Prince Yu's aide, towards the salary of a senior official, he had never thought about it.

"Don't tell me that's what His Highness is talking about?" Hua Qingse asked in disbelief. Let

"Of course not." Gu Junxiu shook his head. After saying that, he took out some lists and indicated that he should take a look. Hua Qingse looked, there were many ministers present, and could not understand why he wanted him to look at the list.

"Many of these ministers have accompanied several monarchs, but most of them are corrupt officials." After he finished reading, Gu Junxiu immediately solved the doubt in his heart.

The army of the Xiyue Kingdom that he had been in charge of all this while, as for the civil servants, they were all given to Gu Qingcheng. But he was a benevolent monarch. He had always turned a blind eye to these things and had always allowed himself to go as he pleased. Thus, the government officials of the Xiyue Kingdom were in complete chaos.

When he sent people to investigate in private, he did not expect to find out so much. More than half of the civil servants in the entire imperial court had already been found. When Hua Qingse found out the reason behind this, she opened her mouth wide in shock and asked in disbelief.

"These are all?" He waved a thick roster in his hands. Gu Junxiu nodded with a worried expression and said to him.

"There are some officials here who are relatively lesser. This King does not intend to pursue this matter. Don't blame This King for not showing mercy to those who are insatiable and insatiable." A bloodthirsty aura appeared in his eyes, and when Hua Qingse saw it, she could not help but tremble.

In truth, Gu Junxiu couldn't be blamed for being cruel. He was someone who had stayed in the border guards before, and knew how difficult the environment was there. If things went on like this, it would bring a lot of harm to the Xiyue Kingdom. He had to get rid of this hidden danger as soon as possible.

"What is the Prince planning to do?" Hua Qingse asked.

The slightly dim candle light shone onto Gu Junxiu's masked face, making him look somewhat strange. The corner of his mouth revealed a cold smile, and his voice sounded as cold as if it had come from hell.

"This King will make them wish they were dead."

Hua Qingse knew that he had already thought of a way to resolve this issue, so she no longer tried to interfere. But what he did not understand was why, in that case, would he want his study? The moment this question appeared in his mind, Gu Junxiu immediately said:

"There's still one more important person we need to deal with." He sat up straight and waited for him to continue.

"This King intends to nurture a group of people that will secretly accomplish this. I just need someone to lead them." There was no doubt that the person he chose was Hua Qingse.

He was silent for a moment and then quickly took over the matter without any hesitation. Gu Junxiu knew that he definitely did not misjudge him, so he smiled in satisfaction and carefully warned.

"This must be kept a secret. If this were to be leaked, not only you, but This King will also be implicated."

Hua Qingse nodded, he knew the stakes involved. Furthermore, since he handed such an important matter to him, she must have placed great trust in him, so of course she wouldn't do something so foolish.

The two of them discussed until late into the night, but neither of them seemed to be exhausted. Hua Qingse seemed to have forgotten about Chu Ying's matter, as his heart was currently preoccupied by the matters in front of his eyes.

However, Chu Ying was not as open-minded as he was, because of Gu Junxiu's refusal, her hatred for Ruan Xiaonuan had already reached an unimaginable degree.

She didn't close her eyes for the whole night. The image of the two of them being so close made her nauseous. Fu Zhu asked in surprise when she saw her eyes swollen and her face full of fatigue the next day.

"Miss, what's wrong?" With that said, Chu Ying's stomach started to churn. She tried her best to resist this feeling as she said with a pale face,

"Nothing, go tell the people from royal kitchen that I want to drink lotus seed porridge."

Fu Dian did not delay and immediately ran out. After she left, a sinister expression appeared on Chu Ying's pale face.

Ruan Xiaonuan had already been in royal kitchen for a long time. Other than washing vegetables, she had also been helping the imperial chefs. She had also put a lot of effort into Chu Ying's bowl of lotus congee. After she placed the piping hot lotus seed porridge into the food box, she said with a smile,

"It's done. Hurry up and take it, just in case your young miss gets anxious from waiting." However, her words just now were all in vain. When she looked back, she saw that Fu Jiao wasn't here. At this time, a eunuch from the royal kitchen said,

"That lady just had an emergency. She said that you know the path of the Zhaoyang Palace and asked you to send it over."

Ruan Xiaonuan looked at the bowl of lotus seed porridge, as if it was a scalding sweet potato. She was very afraid to walk into Zhaoyang Palace, afraid to see Gu Junxiu. However, Fu Jiao didn't know when she would come back, and was afraid that by that time, the porridge would be cold. She sighed and finally picked up the food box.

Seeing the big door of the Zhaoyang Palace from afar, her steps became slower and slower, and she started to wander around. She had walked for a long time on this short journey. After entering, she kept her head down, afraid that others would notice her. She quickly walked to Chu Ying's residence. Seeing that Ruan Xiaonuan was standing outside, she asked in shock.

"Little Eunuch Ruan, why are you here?"

After she explained the reason with a few simple words, she handed the food box to her and apologetically said,

"Miss Chu, I still have things to do, so I'll be leaving first."

Right now was not the time for Gu Junxiu to ascend to the throne, he could appear at any time, so she had to leave this place as soon as possible. Chu Ying did not urge her to stay.

After Ruan Xiaonuan left, she took out the porridge in her food box, with a trace of viciousness in her eyes. She took out a bag of white powder and poured it into the lotus soup with her eyes closed.

Although she felt a heart-wrenching pain coming from her body, she did not regret it, nor did she worry about it. It was because she knew that this poison would not take her life, so she had already planned everything beforehand.