Li Ruhua knew the deep - seated hatred of her parents. Her visit to Gao Quan this time was just a helpless move. She didn't want to get too involved with him at all.
Immediately, she let out a cold laugh and flatly refused, "Thank you for your kindness, but I don't need it."
This little girl actually dared to reject him. She really had some nerve. Gao Quan narrowed his eyes, with a sharp glint in them. Then he clenched his fists tightly and stared unhappily at Li Ruhua's retreating back.
After a while, Gao Quan seemed to realize something. Right! What Li Ruhua said made some sense. Now was a good opportunity to strike at Su Qingwen and Hua Yueye. He couldn't give up so easily.
After thinking for a moment, Gao Quan made up his mind.
Early the next morning, during the court session, Gao Quan pretended to look grief - stricken. His eye sockets were slightly red, his face was ashen, and his body trembled slightly. He looked as if he was on the verge of collapse.
Everyone had never seen Gao Quan like this before. They immediately surrounded him curiously and flattered him, asking, "Father - in - law Gao, what's wrong with you?"
"Alas, there's a seductress in the palace. Do you think I can not be angry and scared? I'm the victim today. God knows who will be next. It's really pitiful." As he said this, Gao Quan fake - wiped the corner of his eye.
The Minister of Revenue beside him was stunned. He didn't know what Gao Quan was talking about. Just as he was about to ask again, a shrill voice of a little eunuch came.
"His Majesty the Emperor is coming."
Hearing this, everyone immediately knelt down to pay their respects to Hua Yueye.
Hua Yueye looked down at Gao Quan who was still standing on the ground. His brows knitted tightly together. He stared at Gao Quan unhappily and asked, "Father - in - law Gao, do you have something to say?"
"Yes." Gao Quan let out a sigh and rolled his eyes. "Your servant has something important to report. Your Majesty, isn't it essential for a monarch to be wise?"
Good heavens! Gao Quan actually brought this matter up in public. What on earth did he want to do?
Hua Yueye didn't respond directly. He just gave Gao Quan a cold look and narrowed his eyes. "Father - in - law Gao, it's better for you to speak directly. There's no need to beat around the bush."
"Fine. Since Your Majesty has said so, your servant has nothing to hide." Gao Quan sneered secretly and said, "Your Majesty, in the past few days, your servant has suffered a great deal of injustice. For no reason, I've been falsely accused. I'm really heart - broken. After much thought, I think I must advise Your Majesty to be a wise monarch."
Gao Quan was really good at acting. He lowered his head, his shoulders trembling slightly, pretending to look scared. But in reality, he was coldly scheming how to make Hua Yueye lose face.
Hua Yueye clenched his fists and stared at the man below. His face turned ashen.
If he followed Gao Quan's logic, didn't it mean that he was a fatuous king? It was really ridiculous.
"Father - in - law Gao, are you saying that I'm fatuous, that I haven't been a wise monarch and have made you suffer a great deal of injustice?" Hua Yueye narrowed his eyes and looked at him mockingly.
"Your Majesty, your servant would never dare to think so. It's just that what happened yesterday is already known to many people. Your servant really can't control what they think." Gao Quan curled his lips complacently, deliberately saying such words to anger Hua Yueye.
Hearing this, Hua Yueye stared at Gao Quan silently, with a hint of coldness in his eyes.
"Do you all think so too?" As he said this, Hua Yueye's gaze turned to the ministers not far away and he asked.
"Your servant wouldn't dare." After all, Hua Yueye was the emperor. They couldn't say a single negative word about him.
Those people all lowered their heads, flattering like sycophants.
Hua Yueye curled his lips in satisfaction and scoffed, "Father - in - law Gao, do you have anything else to say?"
"Humph." Gao Quan was infuriated by Hua Yueye's reaction. He let out a cold snort, reluctantly glanced at Hua Yueye, and then said, "Your Majesty, your servant didn't say a single bad word about you just now. However, the unjust accusation you made against your servant yesterday was obvious to all. All this is because of a woman."
As he said this, Gao Quan stared fixedly at Hua Yueye and suddenly raised his voice a bit, "Do you know why Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty rebelled? Isn't it because of the disaster - bringing enchantress Yang Yuhuan?"
"A gentle embrace can also be a hero's tomb, Your Majesty. Have you really thought it through? Are you willing to give up the country for a woman?" Although Gao Quan didn't explicitly say that Su Qingwen was the disaster - bringing enchantress, everyone present knew very well that in Hua Yueye's harem, except for some plain - looking concubines, only Su Qingwen was presentable.
"Father - in - law Gao." There was a hint of anger in Hua Yueye's eyes. His handsome face was covered with frost. He gave Gao Quan a cold look and then asked with a half - smile, "You actually think I'm Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. Then isn't Gao Lishi beside him also extremely guilty?"
"You..." Gao Quan was completely speechless, as if all his brain cells were about to die out.
"Anyway, Your Majesty, you unjustly accused others because of a woman. Your servant is really uncomfortable in his heart. And I believe that it's not just your servant who thinks so. All the ministers also have the same thought. One really doesn't dare to imagine what will happen if a monarch is bewitched by a vixen."
As he said this, Gao Quan looked back at the ministers behind him and winked desperately, signaling them to speak.
Those people saw that Gao Quan was being suspected. Inevitably, a sense of sadness like that of a hare mourning the death of its fellow rose in their hearts. Moreover, they were also in awe of Gao Quan's power.
They could only kneel down one after another and plead for Gao Quan, saying, "Please, Your Majesty, make a clear judgment! Father - in - law Gao would never do such a thing. Please don't kill the loyal and good just because of a woman!"
Loyal and good? After hearing this word, there was a strong sense of irony in Hua Yueye's eyes.
This was all nonsense. The adjective "loyal and good" could be used on Gao Quan. It was really as rare as a thousand - year - old iron tree blooming. Didn't these people have brains? They didn't even think before they spoke.
"Then, Father - in - law Gao, how do you explain Xue'er's accusation? Could it be that Xue'er really wanted to frame you? You have no grudges against Xue'er. Why would she say so? How do you explain this?" Hua Yueye let out a cold snort, stood up directly, and stared intently at Gao Quan with his pitch - black eyes, imposing an invisible pressure on him.
The moment Gao Quan met his gaze, for some reason, his heart suddenly skipped a beat. He trembled involuntarily. Then he took a deep breath and explained again, "Your Majesty, the palace is heavily guarded. How could your servant do such a thing?"