Dad, don't be greedy! My brother climbed into the emperor's bed, and I became famous overn

Gu Debai, wearing an undergarment, hurriedly jogged over from the direction of the main courtyard.

Behind him followed the butler, Gu An, who was running breathlessly while holding a lantern.

Gu Debai rushed to Gu Mingli, stretched out his hands, and examined his son's arms three times over.

He massaged her shoulders and patted her back.

"Are you alright? Are your fingers still there?"

Gu Mingli was both amused and exasperated.

"Father, I'm not going to the execution ground."

Gu Debai said nervously:

"You brat, why did you bring that person back to the manor without a word!"

"Those Imperial Guards were blocking my doorway, refusing to let me out an inch! I heard a commotion in the courtyard and thought you'd been arrested!"

As he spoke, he reached out and patted Gu Mingyue's head again.

"The Emperor has left? He didn't give you any trouble, did he?"

Gu Mingyue shook her head, stepped forward, took Gu Debai's arm, and pushed him towards the main courtyard.

"Nothing's wrong, don't overthink it. It's just some business at the logistics park."

"Father, it's late, and you have court early tomorrow. Go back and rest."

Gu Debai was pushed a few steps by his daughter, then turned back to look at Gu Mingli.

"Are you really alright?"

"We're really fine," the brother and sister said in unison.

Gu An quickly stepped forward to support her husband, gently comforting him as they walked. The two figures gradually disappeared behind the moon gate of the main courtyard.

Gu Mingyue turned back.

She pulled on Gu Mingli's sleeve and walked straight into his study, closing the door behind her.

To shut out the chirping of insects in the yard.

"Hey bro, come check out 'Future Headlines'."

Gu Mingyue placed the candlestick in the center of the desk.

She pulled Gu Mingli to sit down under the lamp, poured him a glass of cold tea, and pushed it in front of him.

I didn't rush to open the system panel.

"Brother, don't you think something's wrong with our system?"

Gu Mingli had just experienced a socially awkward situation where he was forced to act cute, and he hadn't recovered yet.

He picked up his teacup, tilted his head back and downed it in one gulp before responding in a muffled voice.

"Something's not just wrong, it's downright indecent! They keep giving me seduction missions!"

Gu Mingyue ignored her brother's complaints.

He rested his chin on his hands, gazing at the candlelight.

Let's examine the whole story of what happened today.

"The Pei family forced three hundred thousand taels of silver into our household."

"But my system automatically recorded it as a dirty silver mission."

Gu Mingli frowned, crossed his arms in front of his chest, and looked very indignant.

"Yes! Pei Yu has entered our household, and his life or death is now part of my palace intrigue mission."

Gu Mingyue frowned in thought.

"That's the problem. We explicitly refused, but the system still charged us with it."

The brother and sister exchanged a glance.

Gu Mingyue's gaze held a hint of scrutiny.

"Brother, do you think there might be a possibility?"

"As long as someone brings dirty items or matters related to powerful families into our Gu family's territory, the system automatically records it, regardless of whether we accept it or not?"

Gu Mingli's eyes widened slightly, incredulous.

"you mean……"

Gu Mingyue made a deduction that sent chills down the spines of both siblings.

"Is it possible that the 800 million yuan that Father embezzled included something else?"

Gu Mingli remained silent for a long while.

The only sound in the room was the occasional crackling of a candle wick.

Gu Mingli picked up his teacup and took a sip.

He became serious for once, and his voice also lowered.

"If that's the case, then Dad probably doesn't even know how much trouble he's been carrying."

Gu Mingyue nodded.

"Most importantly, I got some information out of Yi Wu. Father has been embezzling silver from Jiangzhou for the past ten years or so. Isn't that strange?"

Gu Mingli nodded.

"Even when you're fleecing someone, you can't just keep fleecing one sheep! That's not like Dad's tactful personality."

"Does Father have a grudge against Jiangzhou?"

Gu Mingyue shook her head.

Yi Wu said that there was no record of it in the Control Yuan's files, and that he did not know about it.

"So what do you want to do?"

Gu Mingyue said earnestly, "Find a way to ask Father how much land he owns. Have someone check the land deeds in the treasury one by one."

"Perhaps we can uncover some secrets that Dad doesn't want to talk about."

Gu Mingli strongly agreed.

"That's what we'll do then. Oh, and quickly open 'Future Headlines' to check the news."

Gu Mingyue raised her hand and summoned the ice-blue system panel in the void.

A small red envelope icon is flashing in the upper right corner.

Future Headlines.

Click to open.

A pale blue light curtain slowly unfolded in front of the two of them.

Lines of dense text scrolled across it, like a newspaper spread out in the air.

The title is centered and in the largest font size.

[Warning of Major Events in the Next Two Months]

The Ministry of Works secretly sabotaged the project, delaying the allocation of iron ore quotas to the Pujitang Shipyard, thus preventing the shipyard from commencing operations.

The powerful family arranged for river bandits to plunder the merchant ships transporting grain along the canal route, severely hindering the logistics park's grain transport business.

Pei Yu, feeling hopeless about fulfilling the grain transport task assigned by the emperor, lived in constant fear. Two months later, he committed suicide in his study at the Pei residence, out of guilt.

The death of Pei Chongyue's eldest grandson left him heartbroken and disillusioned. Taking advantage of his vulnerability, the Cui family lured him into their fold. Leveraging the extensive network of officials the Ministry of Personnel had built over many years, the Pei family formally allied themselves with the Cui family.

Gu Mingli took a deep breath, feeling somewhat emotional.

"This really is the butterfly effect. It seems Pei Yu is indeed a key figure."

Xiao Ye finally managed to break the Pei family out of the powerful clans and used Pei Yu as a hostage to bind the entire Pei family.

As a result of Pei Yu's death, the Pei family lost their attachments and completely sided with the other side.

According to the "Tyrant Mode," once powerful clans begin to oppose imperial power, Xiao Ye will definitely unleash a massacre.

At that time, the world will be divided into four parts, with feudal lords vying for supremacy and the people suffering.

The screen slowly turned off.

Gu Mingyue analyzed: "So the key is to control two things: we can't let Pei Yu die, and we have to seize control of the canal transport."

She looked at Gu Mingli.

"Bro, you finished that side quest, right? There was a reward, right?"

Gu Mingli slapped his forehead.

Right! I almost forgot.

He opened his pink biubiu system panel in the void.

A golden treasure chest icon is spinning in circles.

Click to open.

Three options pop up side by side.

A: [Enchanting Eyes - Advanced Version]. Effect Description: Casts a deep, affectionate gaze upon the target for five seconds, causing their heart to race, and in a short time, they become deeply in love and completely obedient.

Gu Mingli:ヽ(#`Д´)ﾉ┌┛〃

B: [Enchanting Smile - Ultimate Version]. Effect Description: Unleashes a captivating smile, granting favor to all creatures within a three-meter radius. Includes a cherry blossom falling effect.

Gu Mingli: ヽ(#`Д´)ﾉ┌┛〃

C: [Drawings optional].

Gu Mingli: "I choose C!"

A flash of golden light.

A thick roll of blueprints appeared out of thin air in his hand.

Please select the drawing you wish to use.

Gu Mingli asked, "Do you have shipbuilding blueprints?"

[Ding! You have been given a complete collection of shipbuilding engineering blueprints from ancient and modern times, both Chinese and foreign. Please hug the brocade quilt on the dragon bed for 30 seconds to obtain it.]

Gu Mingyue: "666"

Gu Mingli: ヽ(#`Д´)ﾉ┌┛〃

Is this the reward for the palace intrigue system?

That's so damn indecent!