The leader is the traitor

South of the Royal Capital.

The Gu Family Manor.

As one of the three most powerful families in the Shu Dynasty, the Gu Family Manor was located in the best area in the south of the Royal Capital.

The family's private residential areas alone occupied dozens of miles of land.

In the core area of the Gu Family Manor, there was the family head's mansion, which was the mansion of the current Shu Kingdom Prime Minister Gu Jongwei.

At this moment, the main hall was extremely crowded, as a fierce discussion was taking place regarding the previous incident.

The hall was filled with officials, both junior and senior, as at this time there was no difference between them, and each one of them wanted to find a way to preserve their lives.

Because they knew that if the current emperor decided to kill them, they would have no reason to defend themselves, because everyone had too much dirt and the people would not blame the emperor as a tyrant.

On the contrary, they would applaud happily, praising him as a wise emperor.

Prime Minister Gu Jongwei sat in the main seat, his face filled with a frown, and he was deeply thoughtful. 

He didn't even care about the officials who were arguing and shouting at each other, making the meeting hall look like a vegetable market. 

At this moment, Gu Jong Wei was thinking about the serious consequences that would result from the power that the Emperor had revealed, and how to get himself out of all these troubles. 

Gu Jong Wei looked at these people who seemed to be on the verge of losing control and started fighting among themselves with mockery in his heart. 

He knew it was all an act

they wanted him to take the initiative, and lead them in fighting against the Emperor, but he was not a fool, at this time he was thinking about how to abandon them, and sell them to the Emperor. 

That's right, at this time the officials' inner thoughts were not to find a way to please Su Lin at all. 

From the beginning, they had no thoughts of giving up.

After all, the demands that Su Lin wanted were like wanting to scrape their bones and cut the flesh from their bodies. 

If they were to bear such losses, they might as well sacrifice the same cost and eliminate the Emperor.

Gu Jung Wei was looking at the officials with deep thought, thinking inwardly, how he could make the most of them to gain the emperor's favor.

 After seeing Su Lin's unpredictable actions, as well as the additional embellishments his active mind had made, Gu Jung Wei no longer had an iota of interest in standing against Su Lin.

As for these people, he didn't think they could keep their lives next time, they might also be useful to him before they died, at least he might remember them in the future, and visit their graves.

Gu Jung Wei sighed helplessly, thinking inwardly, Don't blame me, it's not that I'm a traitor, it's only for the sake of the Shu Kingdom and world peace that I need to harden my heart and stop you.

Just when Gu Jung Wei was justifying himself to himself, a servant quietly entered the hall door and approached him.

The servant came close to Gu Jung Wei and whispered in his ear.

When he heard that it was related to his precious daughter, Gu Jung Wei raised his eyebrows in confusion.

He still loved this daughter very much, she was sensible, intelligent, and never caused him any trouble at all.

But now, even though she knew he was in a meeting, she still asked someone to call him, which meant that the matter might be urgent.

He felt worried about his precious daughter. Jo Jung-wi no longer cared about the consensus.

He looked at the officials who were still arguing and gently tapped the table in front of him with his finger, but the sound that came out was like an explosion.

The sudden sound caught the attention of the officials and they all fell silent, and they looked at Jo Jung-wi in silence, but deep down they felt relieved that the Prime Minister was about to step forward.

But his next words made them feel stunned.

"Cancel the meeting for now, everyone go back first and think of a solution and let's meet next time."

After he finished speaking, he left without waiting for their response.

The officials watched Prime Minister Jo leave like this, and they looked at each other in confusion and bewilderment.

...

In another hall in the family head's mansion, Gu Mei Ying sat elegantly, making tea.

Her movements created a charming scene that attracted attention but at the same time was calm, gentle, and comfortable, creating a strange but beautiful contrast.

At this moment, the door opened and Prime Minister Gu Jung Wei entered. The next moment, his eyes landed on Gu Mei Ying. When he saw that she looked fine, he sighed and sat in his designated seat.

Although she saw her father's arrival, Gu Mei Ying did not speak and continued to make tea quietly.

Gu Jung Wei did not speak either and waited for her to finish in silence.

A few more minutes later, Gu Mei Ying finished making tea, and she gently handed the tea to her father, looking at him waiting for his comment.

Gu Jung Wei took the cup of tea and drank it thoughtfully. The moment the tea entered his mouth, he could taste the unique flavor and could not help but nod his head in agreement.

 Gu Jung Wei didn't hold back on his words, and said with a satisfied smile, "Very delicious, your tea-making level has improved Ying'er."

"Thank you very much, Father," Gu Mei Ying bowed her head politely, still maintaining her calm gaze, but inside she felt satisfied.

"Um," Gu Jung Wei nodded in response.

The next moment, Gu Jung Wei placed his teacup on the table and looked at Gu Mei Ying with a serious look, and asked her calmly.

"Then what is it that you want to tell me so urgently that you're interrupting the meeting?"