Enchanting Alchemist

"We can't do it openly. Please send someone to investigate her background. As long as it is a person, they will have information on her. As long as they have information on her, we can do whatever we want on them." The Mr Lee said.    

Just by listening to Hua Shengxiong's description, he knew that Hua Ruge was not an easy opponent to deal with.    

Hua Shengxiong frowned: "It's just a small fry, there's no need to go through all that trouble."    

"The Crown Prince has made quite a few contacts with him, has he not?" Mr Lee asked.    

Hua Shengxiong thought for a moment and said, "Yes, there were a few times."    

"Has the duke ever held the upper hand?"    

"Nope." Hua Shengxiong said with an ugly expression.    

Whether he was tough or gentle, or had even plotted against her during the match, he didn't get any advantage in the end.    

This time, he had suffered a setback that he had never experienced in years. It was simply too despicable.    

"Does Prince Fu think that this is a coincidence?" The Mr Lee asked again.    

Hua Shengxiong became silent. In his eyes, Hua Ruge's actions were definitely not a coincidence.    

"It's such a pity that this kind of talent cannot be reused by the Prince Fu." Mr Lee sighed.    

Hua Shengxiong frowned. After all, this was the first time he had heard Mr Lee praise someone after having been in the palace for two years.    

Hua Ruge was indeed a talented person.    

"I once tried to rope her in with the greatest sincerity, but she didn't know how to appreciate favors." Hua Shengxiong snorted.    

Mr Lee did not speak.    

"I'll send someone to dig up her past. I'll use the fastest speed I can get information on her." Hua Shengxiong said angrily.    

He had always been this impatient, the Mr Lee did not persuade him, and went to make the necessary arrangements.    

In the past few months, the emperor had only held two large assembly meetings, once because he had not obtained any treasures from the bandits during the examination, and the second time was this one.    

The two incidents caused a huge sensation in Dazhang, but Hua Ruge, the person who caused the two incidents did not enter everyone's line of sight.    

She had always been addicted to sleep and hadn't slept well last night. Now, she didn't want to treat herself unfairly either.    

She woke in the afternoon and rubbed her eyes to find her right eyelid twitching.    

"Is there going to be something bad happening?" She murmured softly, as a bad premonition arose in her heart.    

However, she was not a person who would panic about the future. As long as it hadn't happened yet, it would be a good day.    

She got out of bed, her stomach rumbling.    

At this moment, she missed Lan Bing'er a lot. Without the virtuous and virtuous her by her side, eating, washing clothes and cleaning up the rooms had become a big problem.    

Since she had a lot of secrets and didn't like to invite unfamiliar servants, she had to do all of the hard work herself in the future.    

She pouted as she thought about it, thinking about what she should eat.    

The pastries in the storage space had all been eaten, so there was no canteen for the People From The Hall of Saints s.    

After thinking for a while, she finally thought of freeloading.    

Thus, she asked around and walked towards Su Nianxia's small courtyard.    

The Su Clan was a king with another surname and was a princess under the title. They definitely could not be shabby.    

When she entered the courtyard, she could smell the fragrance of the dishes and they just so happened to be cooking.    

"It's better to come early than by coincidence." Hua Ruge muttered as he entered the door. The servant led her into the dining hall and saw that other than Su Nianxia, Shi Yan was also seated at the table.    

"Little big brother, you're up?" Su Nianxia said as he raised his head.    

"Brother Shi is here too." Hua Ruge greeted before asking, "How did you know I was sleeping?"    

"You and Stone are all alone. I was afraid that you guys wouldn't be able to eat, so I sent someone to call them. In the end, the servant said you were asleep." Su Nianxia pointed to the side and said, "Little Big Brother, sit."    

Shi Yan came from the countryside, and had no servants.    

"Then we're really in the same boat." Hua Ruge sat down and said, "I'll have to go around getting food."    

"Mother was afraid that I would not eat well, so she brought me several cooks. Little brother, please come and eat as much as you want." Su Nianxia said generously.    

Hua Ruge did not hold back, he picked up the chopsticks and started eating.    

Su Nianxia had already gotten used to it, he said to the stunned Shi Yan: "Stone, even you want to eat it."    

Shi Yan was an honest child, his skin was not as thick as Hua Ruge's.    

The three of them chatted as they ate. In the evening, they raised the stove again, warming themselves and making tea. They were extremely happy.    

Shi Yan did not say much, and the majority of the words came from Hua Ruge and Su Nianxia.    

At night, they all went back to their respective residences.    

During this period of time, a deacon had said that he would ask her to go to the plaza in front to receive the dukedom ceremony early in the morning. When he thought about how he could become a noble in the morning, Hua Ruge became a little excited.    

No matter what, she still had a place in this world.    

When she got back to her room, she felt her right eye jumping again, but she didn't mind. She rolled onto her bed and fell asleep.    

The next morning, when Hua Ruge woke up early, he saw a few people standing at the entrance. It was actually a few eunuchs.    

"You've all worked hard in the early morning. What brings you here?" Hua Ruge greeted with a smile.    

Her manners were always very considerate, especially towards those people in the palace who paid a lot of attention to her and were very cautious. Otherwise, she might offend someone.    

"Master Hua is too courteous. The Emperor summoned you to the palace and personally bestowed you a noble title." The head of the eunuchs said.    

With a dark and gloomy face, it was impossible to see what kind of emotion he was currently in.    

"Didn't you say that the title is in this Hall of Sages?" Hua Ruge asked.    

"This old servant doesn't know. Pack up, let's go." The eunuch's shriveled face was still expressionless.    

Hua Ruge could only nod his head: "Yes, I will be there shortly."    

She closed the door and returned to her room. After changing her clothes, she followed the eunuch into the Imperial Palace.    

"Eunuch, does this Baron usually stay in the palace?" Hua Ruge asked as he stuffed a bag of gold coins into the hands of the eunuch beside him.    

"Young Master is too polite." That eunuch stuffed the gold coins into his sleeves and said, "That's not entirely true. From what this old servant sees, it should be that the emperor appreciates you and wants to meet you."    

Hua Ruge was relieved, he felt that he had been too suspicious.    

He had seen the emperor from the very beginning, so it shouldn't be too much of a scam.    

Furthermore, she had noticed that this was the way to the Imperial City. It was likely that these eunuchs weren't faking their identity.    

In any case, it was still a title, so it was the same wherever it was.    

After walking for a while, they finally entered the Imperial City.    

This was the first time Hua Ruge came to the center of authority for the entire Zheng Clan. He looked left and right, and saw that he didn't have enough eyes.    

Most of the imperial city was built with white jade and red wood. The pillars of the Dragon Mark were painted with golden paint, giving the city a very grand and dignified appearance.    

Hua Ruge walked into the inner palace, and the last place he called to see her was the Emperor's royal study.    

She was a little puzzled, wasn't the title of a noble supposed to be in the great hall or the open space? Why would she find her way into the imperial study?    

Isn't this the emperor's most private place? Just don't worry and let me in.    

She had already pushed open the door and walked in while she was thinking about this. She saw the emperor sitting on the dragon throne behind the desk, this was not strange, what was strange was that the person beside him was actually Hua Shengxiong.    

Her pupils slightly contracted, but she didn't show it.    

"This commoner, Hua Ruge, pays his respects to the Emperor." Hua Ruge bowed.    

"Get up." The emperor smiled kindly, like a compassionate old man.    

His body had always carried an aura that was caused by his drinking and lustful nature, which was completely different from Tuoba Rui's fierceness. However, looking at the light that occasionally flashed across his eyes, Hua Ruge felt that the Emperor was not as simple as he looked on the surface.    

Thinking about it, to be able to stand out amongst the princes and princes, how could it be easy to rule for a few decades?    

She stood up, thinking in her heart.    

Because she was a People From The Hall of Saints with a special status, she did not need to pay respects to any officials other than the Emperor. Otherwise, it would definitely be impossible for her to curtsy for Hua Shengxiong.    

"I heard that you're a young genius. I can tell that you're indeed extraordinary today. How old are you this year?" the Emperor asked with narrowed eyes.    

Hua Ruge felt that it was strange, but he still replied: "Reporting to your majesty, this humble one has passed the age of 16."    

"The younger generations truly are fearsome. Their futures are boundless." The emperor praised.    

Hua Shengxiong, on the other hand, frowned. The Hua Ruge in his impression should also be this age.    

"Thank you for the praises, Your Majesty. This commoner doesn't dare to be worthy." Hua Ruge was modest, but he began to think carefully.    

She did not believe that it was common for the Emperor to call her here. Furthermore, with Hua Shengxiong by her side, she felt that there was something fishy going on.    

However, what was he trying to do?    

"I heard you have a grudge with the Duke of Hua?" The Emperor suddenly opened his mouth and the topic of conversation became a little distant.    

Hua Ruge immediately shook his head: "This commoner wouldn't dare to clash with Prince Fu, it's just that Prince Fu has some misunderstandings towards this commoner."    

At this time, she obviously didn't dare to take responsibility for her actions, but since she couldn't explain the conflict even if she said that there were no responsibilities, she could only push the blame to Hua Shengxiong.    

In any case, in terms of words, he wasn't his match.    

Hearing that, Hua Shengxiong's face became ugly, but he did not say anything.    

"Sheng Xiong, this is your fault." The emperor patted him on the shoulder and said, "It's too disgraceful to compete with this junior."    

"Your majesty has taught me a lesson. I am willing to let your grudge go, nephew Hua." Hua Shengxiong immediately stated his position.    

Hua Ruge felt that the two of them were just playing along.    

"Ru Ge, what do you think?" the Emperor asked.    

In the depths of Hua Ruge's heart, he feigned an expression of being overwhelmed by the unexpected favor as he said:    

"I will trouble Your Majesty to say that this subject is truly guilty. Duke of Hua did misunderstand this subject previously, but if Prince Fu doesn't mind then, I will naturally not touch a stone with my eggs."    

She pushed the blame away with every word.    

"Since you don't mind, then sit down and have a cup of tea." The emperor got down from the throne and pointed to the two cups of tea in front of him.    

Hua Ruge naturally had no other choice. She just poured herself a cup and drank it, since she was not afraid of being poisoned.    

When the emperor saw the two of them hollering, he thought Hua Ruge should have let his guard down. He smiled and asked, "I heard that you took the Soul-Sealing Talisman from Royal College?"    

Hua Ruge was shocked at the bottom of his heart. Looking at the cunning Hua Shengxiong, he gritted his teeth silently.    

So he was waiting here.