Gu Lianchang glanced at her, saying, “I don’t need your support.”
“But if I and the Crown Prince interfere, Supervisor would need to expend much more effort to accomplish this,” Qin Zhi met his gaze, her voice calm. “If we can be friends, there’s no need to be enemies.”
“You can try being my enemy. I won’t care,” Gu Lianchang said, turning away.
Qin Zhi was stunned. She hadn’t expected his refusal. Her proposal seemed to have no drawbacks—unless he didn’t intend to let Wei Shu ascend smoothly.
He was so different from her imagination, seemingly uninterested in consequences or rules, wanting to act purely on his desires. Qin Zhi quickly caught up, unwilling to give up: “Supervisor, with your extraordinary talents, I’ve always admired you. I don’t want to be your enemy. What I want isn’t contradictory to your goals. Why can’t we join forces?”
Gu Lianchang lost patience and quickened his steps, soon disappearing in the distance.
Qin Zhi furrowed her brows, her gaze complex as she looked at his figure, momentarily entranced. Who would have thought the most masculine man in the palace was actually a eunuch? Compared to him, the Emperor and Crown Prince seemed like incompetent cowards.
When the morning court meeting was held, some censors proposed quickly establishing Yu Fei as the Empress to manage harem affairs, arguing it would benefit the Emperor’s condition. This proposal gained support from many officials. However, the Crown Prince’s faction countered that Yu Fei was too young and inexperienced, and her recent arrival in the palace without the Emperor’s favor made the decision hasty. This led to a stalemate with fierce arguments between both sides.
That night, Prince Jin met Gu Lianchang and asked, “Supervisor, what do you think about establishing the Empress?”
“The poisoning of the spirals was done by De Fei’s people on the way,” Gu Lianchang replied abruptly.
Prince Jin, feeling uneasy, said, “My mother was momentarily confused. Please cover this up for me.”
“Everyone who knows about this is in my hands, Prince Jin,” Gu Lianchang stated, “You must support establishing the Empress at tomorrow’s court meeting.”
“What? Is establishing the Empress your idea?” Prince Jin was shocked.
