Hua Yueye frowned slightly as he took the item and examined it carefully. Then he sneered, "It seems that Gao Quan has really made full preparations this time to deal with me."
"Yes," Su Qingwen nodded. She couldn't help thinking that it was really fortunate that Ning Yunqing had shown this to her in advance. Otherwise, who knew what would happen to Hua Yueye? It was truly terrifying.
Gao Quan's scheme against Hua Yueye must be to take his place.
"What should we do now? How about arresting him?" Su Qingwen blurted out. "Can this be used as evidence?"
"No," Hua Yueye replied with a bitter smile. "This can't be regarded as evidence. Gao Quan is extremely cunning. He might claim that we forged it and then turn the tables on us."
Moreover, since Gao Quan had joined forces with the Qiangdi tribe, the collusion between the two forces would surely pose a threat to the safety of the court. It would be better to take this opportunity to clean up the traitors.
"What should we do then?" Su Qingwen lowered her head, feeling extremely anxious. If it were in the past, she could use the system to activate some auxiliary aura to help, but now she was at a loss.
"Don't worry. I'll figure it out. You should rest first," Hua Yueye said, looking intently at Su Qingwen's extremely pale face with heartache.
"I'm fine," Su Qingwen sighed and helplessly supported her forehead. Maybe she should ask the system again.
[System: Alright, I've heard your inner call. I'm really afraid of you. I've already said that you can't use skills, but you still ask me questions every day. This is the last time. Don't do it again, okay?]
So, the system was really going to give her a hint. Su Qingwen blinked in surprise and then smiled, "Good system, I knew you were the best. Hurry up and tell me what we should do."
[System: Four words - turn the tables. That's all I can hint. The rest depends on your own understanding.]
Su Qingwen lowered her head thoughtfully, as if seriously pondering. Then she gently tugged at Hua Yueye's sleeve and said, "You know what 'turn the tables' means, right? We can go along with Gao Quan's plan and be the mantis stalking the cicada while the oriole follows."
"Yeah," the man squinted his eyes, looking at her with approval. He didn't expect this girl to be so smart and come up with such an idea. This time, their thoughts coincided.
"I understand, Qingwen. From now on, act as if you've never known about this, okay?" Hua Yueye lowered his eyes and stared intently at her face.
"Okay," Su Qingwen replied firmly. She pursed her lips and smiled, reaching out to hold his warm hand. "I believe you will surely succeed in getting through this crisis."
"Yeah," Hua Yueye responded, lowering his head to place a kiss on her forehead. Then he sent someone to take Su Qingwen back.
"System, do you think Hua Yueye will be okay?" Su Qingwen bit her lip, with a faint look of worry in her picturesque eyebrows.
[System: Relax. You'll know tomorrow. Just let things take their natural course.]
This kind of consolation was really useless. Su Qingwen's mouth twitched violently. She could only shake her head and lie on the bed. Maybe after falling asleep, she wouldn't be so prone to wild thoughts.
The next day, during the court session, a minister indeed reported to Hua Yueye about the rebellion in the east.
"Your Majesty, for years, the Qiangdi tribe has been harassing our country's border. This time, they've gone even further and directly attacked our city. We mustn't sit back and do nothing. Otherwise, they will surely become even more aggressive," said Gao Quan.
He lowered his head, hiding the glint in his eyes, pretending to be indignant as he spoke.
Hearing this, Hua Yueye gave him a half - smiling look. "You're right. But you must also know, Eunuch Gao, that among all the civil and military officials in the court, how many are brave and good at fighting? Now that trouble has arisen, there's simply no one available," Hua Yueye sighed, looking very worried.
By saying this, he was giving Gao Quan a chance to make a request.
Immediately, Gao Quan's expression changed slightly. He stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, at this critical moment, we must surely contribute our strength."
Hua Yueye thought to himself: I'll just watch you keep pretending.
"So, I'm willing to lead the troops to the east to suppress the Qiangdi tribe and let them know that our territory will never allow outsiders to invade," Gao Quan's voice suddenly rose, with a look of pride in his eyes.
"Can you do it, Eunuch Gao? Make sure there are no mistakes," Hua Yueye raised his eyebrows, pretending to be worried.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. You can trust me completely. Leave this matter to me. There will surely be no problems. I'll drive those people out within a month," Gao Quan patted his chest and guaranteed.
After saying that, he glanced at the officials behind him. Many of these people had received his favors. At this moment, they should surely say some good words for him. Why were they all just standing there stunned?
Receiving his look, the deputy minister of the Ministry of Revenue immediately reacted. He knelt down in front of Hua Yueye with a thud and said, "Your Majesty, what Eunuch Gao said is quite right. We're all deeply touched. Let him go. He will surely not disappoint us."
Inspired by him, the ministers behind him followed suit and started to speak well of Gao Quan.
Hua Yueye sneered coldly, staring at the people below. Then he waved his hand and said, "Alright, since everyone thinks so, I have nothing more to say. Eunuch Gao, you'll lead three thousand elite troops to the east to suppress the Qiangdi tribe tomorrow. Remember, you must succeed and not fail."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty," Gao Quan was overjoyed that his scheme had succeeded. He nodded happily and readily agreed.
Little did he know that the irony on Hua Yueye's lips grew even stronger. After the court session, Hua Yueye immediately found his secretly - trained bodyguards and ordered them to mobilize troops, strengthening the military forces in the east, south, west, and north and replacing them with his own people. So even if the Qiangdi tribe sent people, he wouldn't be worried.
After doing all this, Hua Yueye began to plan to wipe out Gao Quan's forces this time. After being a puppet emperor for so many years, he'd had enough. It was time to teach Gao Quan a lesson.
Su Qingwen learned what had happened in the court from a little eunuch.