After being reborn, I was won over by the heartfelt words of my loyal bodyguard.

Chapter 300: Willing but Unable to Do It

“Of course I know I have a responsibility to this child, and I thank you for all the advice you’ve given me.”

The two chatted for a while longer, and then Xu Jiu couldn't help but ask Shangguan Tian'er, "Do you like His Majesty? I'm particularly curious about that. After all, you've been helping His Majesty these past few days, and I get the feeling that you might like him."

Unexpectedly, Shangguan Tian'er told Xu Jiu that he didn't like it.

She entered the palace only to help Gan Luo; otherwise, she wouldn't have entered the palace.

"So you've come here just to help Gan Luo. Helping the princess is certainly feasible, after all, the road ahead is long and it's indeed difficult for the princess to walk alone. More importantly, the officials in the court have a lot of opinions about Gan Luo. I also want to help the princess, but I've always felt that I'm willing but unable to do so."

Mao Mao felt a surge of anger whenever he thought of the opinions that some people in the court had about Gan Luo. After all, they were always trying to find ways to impeach Gan Luo and were constantly causing him trouble.

All that they did disgusted Xu Jiu. If he could, he would kill them all. He couldn't understand why these people in the court were like gossipy old women.

Xu Jiu found their actions rather disgusting.

What the two of them were talking about must have been overheard by the eunuchs outside.

Without hesitation, he went to find Gan Yanling and told him everything.

After learning the whole story, Gan Yanling told the young eunuch. "You don't need to report these things to me anymore. It's just idle gossip among women. Why do you need to tell me such trivial matters? Are you upset that I'm not helping?"

The young eunuch had initially thought he could claim credit, but now he found that he couldn't; instead, Gan Yanling was left in the limelight...

At that moment, the young eunuch must have felt a sense of helplessness. He knelt down with a thud and begged Gan Yanling to punish him.

"You haven't done anything wrong, why should I punish you here? Get up quickly, I have other things to deal with."

Meanwhile, officials from the imperial court had already arrived at Gan Yanling's tomb.

"Your Majesty, some problems have arisen with the water conservancy projects you previously undertook. In other words, the people here are protesting, feeling that it's gone too far..."

At this moment, Gan Yanling questioned the officials in the court, asking them what they thought was too much and urging them to finish speaking.

The official who followed must have already told Gan Yanling the whole story. When Gan Yanling heard the news, he slammed his hand on the table.

"I never expected them to have such thoughts now. It really surprises me. Since they have done such a thing, I have decided to have a discussion with them."

Just as Gan Yanling was about to head to their location, the eunuch stopped him. "Your Majesty," the eunuch said, "if you go like this, you will be scolded and looked down upon by them. It would be better to send an official to talk to them."

After thinking it over, Gan Yanling felt that the little eunuch's words made a lot of sense. After considering it for a while, he finally called Prime Minister Xu over.

As soon as Prime Minister Xu arrived, he knelt down and bowed to Gan Yanling, unaware of Gan Yanling's purpose in summoning him here.

"I want you to do something. I believe you, Prime Minister, are capable of accomplishing it. I believe you have the ability."

For some reason, Prime Minister Xu suddenly had a bad feeling, as if something terrible was about to happen. At that moment, Prime Minister Xu turned his gaze to Gan Yanling. "Your Majesty, rest assured, whatever the matter, I will certainly be able to handle it well. Your Majesty, you may speak freely now."

Gan Yanling directly told Prime Minister Xu everything, meaning that Prime Minister Xu should talk to these common people.

I didn't know what they were going to talk about, but I eventually found out that they were talking about this water conservancy project.

Because some people live here, but none of them want to move away.

It is precisely for this reason that the water conservancy project has been unable to commence for a long time.

However, the area below has always been in a state of water shortage, so this water conservancy project must be put on the agenda.

It turned out that this was the reason, and at this time, Gan Yanling handed the matter over to Prime Minister Xu.

On the contrary, Xu Cheng lost all his confidence in that instant. Why? After all, he had heard that the people in this place were relatively unruly.

"If even I am unable to handle this matter properly, what should we do?"

Prime Minister Xu spoke in a low voice, afraid that staying any longer would provoke the emperor's wrath.

"If you can't handle this matter, then I'll send other people to handle it."

At this moment, Prime Minister Xu brought up Gan Luo again. "This humble subject believes that the Eldest Princess should have the ability to persuade these people. I wonder what Your Majesty thinks?"

After Prime Minister Xu finished speaking, he turned his gaze to Gan Yanling, who then countered with a question: "If what you're saying is true, then I'd like to know, is the Princess an official in the court?"

Xu Cheng, on the contrary, was speechless for a moment, as if Gan Luo wasn't from the grasslands, and officials simply didn't need to concern themselves with such matters. "But for me, I believe the Princess is the head of the realm, her existence is equivalent to His Majesty's. If the Princess were to speak to them, it would surely..."

Gan Yanling slammed his hand on the table and immediately stood up. "If you continue talking here, don't blame me for being impolite."