The wicked sister-in-law is in charge; meals include fish and shrimp.

Chapter 81 The Emperor's Wrath

Inside the imperial kitchen, upon hearing the news, Jun Shuyan slammed his chopsticks down, startling the serving maids and eunuchs who immediately knelt down, bowing their heads and not daring to utter a sound.

Jun Shuyan frowned, his eyes burning with anger, and roared, "I've truly wasted my time raising a bunch of good-for-nothings!"

He had already sent out his most skilled shadow guards, so why hadn't he caught that damned Helian Yue?

What a clever escape! They've completely outmaneuvered their people. Now that they're down one man, the chances of them threatening Helian Yue have diminished even further.

The man in black kneeling on the ground trembled, and forced himself to speak, "Your Majesty, I had already severely injured him at the time, so I figured he couldn't have gotten very far with the governor's daughter."

The man in black was still somewhat smug. He was the one who had injured Helian Yue the most. That long stab to the back alone was enough to give him a hard time.

I thought that saying this would please Jun Shuyan, but I didn't expect him to pick up the bowl and smash it directly on that person.

The scalding soup splashed onto the man in black's neck. Even though it hurt, he just covered his neck and dared not make a sound. Like the palace maids and eunuchs around him, he wished he could bury his head in the ground.

"Why did you come back to me if you couldn't have gotten very far? Didn't I tell you I wanted to see you alive or dead?!"

Jun Shuyan narrowed his eyes, his whole body exuding a murderous aura that sent chills down people's spines.

The man in black trembled violently and stammered, "I've returned...to report something very important to His Majesty."

He waited for Jun Shuyan to speak, but there was no sound of the king from above.

"Everyone else, step back," Jun Shuyan's lazy voice finally rang out, and the palace maids and eunuchs rushed out in a hurry.

Eunuch Cui stepped forward and kicked the man in black, his voice shrill and grating: "What is it? Just say it! Are you going to keep His Majesty waiting for you?! What kind of manners are you, dawdling like this!"

The man in black rose, knelt properly, wiped the sweat from his face, and carefully said, "The first group of men His Majesty sent were lying in ambush along the way, but they were lured away."

The jade teacup in Jun Shuyan's hand was instantly crushed, shards of jade flying everywhere. Eunuch Cui cursed, "Who is that person? What are you waiting for? Tell me quickly!"

"That person...that person is...it's Military Advisor Gu!"

"Bang!" Jun Shuyan slammed his fist on the table, his brows furrowed with murderous intent.

Haha, this Gu Yunqi is truly Helian Yue's good brother. He and Helian Yue became good friends when they were young at the Imperial Academy. I never thought that he would risk his life for him now.

Those were his most prized men; it's no wonder he's in trouble now.

He absolutely refused to believe that his good teacher was unaware of this matter. How could he not know what his own grandson was doing? Besides, Helian Yue was his prized student. He had always lived in his shadow when he was at the Imperial Academy!

Despite being from a military family, he was in no way inferior to those from scholarly families in terms of scholarship. He was clearly the king of this land, yet he was ranked after a mere subject. How could he be content with that?

He finally climbed to this position through great effort, and was about to make him grovel at his feet, but on the day of his coronation, Helian Yue conquered three cities of Fengyin Kingdom in succession.

On that day, the entire court cheered, and the people of the capital also cheered and praised Helian Yue, completely forgetting that today belonged to him, the emperor!

As his military achievements increased, he became more and more afraid and began to plot, fearing that one day the other's position would surpass his own.

"Your Majesty, please calm your anger!" Eunuch Cui knelt on the ground and said in a low voice, "This servant believes that the most urgent task is to find General Helian. As for that Military Advisor Gu..."

Eunuch Cui looked up at Jun Shuyan, then stopped talking.

"What are you still doing here? Are you trying to get me to treat you like royalty instead of going to find that fugitive?"

Jun Shuyan's voice carried the air of impending storm, and the man in black quickly scrambled away.

"Guards! Prepare the carriage for the Grand Tutor's residence!"

He wanted to see how his good teacher would react when he found out what had happened to his grandson.

……

In the dark room of Jun'an Hall, Jun Qianzi's hands had never trembled so much when facing his patients.

"Ouch... Qianqian, be gentle!" Gu Yunqi was in so much pain that he almost jumped out of bed. Large beads of sweat dripped from his chin onto the wound on his chest, and he was panting heavily from the pain.

Jun Qianzi quickened his pace, and after finishing applying the medicine and bandaging him, he plopped down on the ground.

This guy is so noisy! Just like before!

Back when we were at the Duke's mansion, this guy would always come over and chatter incessantly like a sparrow visiting a door. Even now, though he's injured like this, he still won't behave.

If his men hadn't happened to run into them, this guy would have lost his life to Jun Shuyan's men.

"Qianqian, you need to go find Ayue quickly!"

Gu Yunqi lay on the bed, one hand hanging limply by the side of the bed, and said weakly.

Fortunately, he lured away the most formidable group of people. If A-Yue had encountered them with a little one, he definitely wouldn't have been able to escape.

Jun Qianzi stood up, drank a glass of water, and then said to him, "I've already sent someone to look for him. I hope my brother is alright."

Jun Shuyan really went all out this time. He noticed that all those people had a yin-yang mark on their necks, which belonged to the most elite shadow guards around his father back then.

He lost a lot of men this time, so they were really lucky to bring Gu Yunqi back.

After feeding Gu Yunqi a bowl of medicine and confirming that he was alright, he left the dark room. As soon as he reached the backyard, someone rushed in.

"Nine Emperors..."

The visitor paused for a moment, then quickly changed his tune, saying, "Doctor Jun, there's still no news of that person."

Jun Qianzi rubbed her temples, her voice slightly weary, "Thank you for your hard work. Could you please help me look again?"

The man hesitated, then turned around as he approached the door and whispered, "Ninth Prince, the Empress Dowager misses you very much." After saying that, he disappeared into the courtyard.

Jun Qianzi stared at the spot where he disappeared for a long time before finally sighing.

He still has many patients waiting for him to treat today, so how could he think about so many things? He still prefers his current life.

When Jun Shuyan arrived at the Grand Tutor's residence, Grand Tutor Gu was playing chess with a student.

After seeing him arrive to pay his respects, he wisely withdrew, leaving only him and Grand Tutor Gu.

"Teacher, how about I play a game with you?" Jun Shuyan said with a forced smile, his tone full of unyielding authority despite the question. Grand Tutor Gu nodded and let Jun Shuyan make his move first.

After three rounds, Gu Taifu remained calm and relentlessly delivered decisive blows, giving Jun Shuyan no chance to breathe. Jun Shuyan suffered a crushing defeat, his hair standing on end.

"The teacher truly lives up to his reputation; the student is indeed rather dim-witted."

Grand Tutor Gu gave him a deep look and said, "Your Majesty is joking. You must not belittle yourself."

Hmph! If he were stupid, he probably wouldn't have come to his residence today.

After he finished speaking, he didn't say another word, and the atmosphere suddenly became strange.

Jun Shuyan took a sip of tea and casually asked, "Does Teacher know where Junior Brother Gu has gone?"

Grand Tutor Gu's expression finally changed, and he shook his head. "Yunqi has grown up. Why should I know where he goes?"