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Hall of Sages were reverends of the empire, they were the guests of the royal family. Other than following the orders of the royal family, they could ignore any government offices or officials and could only be dealt with by the royal family if they made any mistakes.

Hua Ruge's residence was in the outermost Sixth Ring, a large courtyard. In the courtyard, there were gardens, and even in winter, flowers and plants would bloom in the snow.

Hua Ruge did not know the species of these flowers and plants, and guessed that they were some of the more valuable plants that could resist the cold that were unique to this world.

Under the window was a small pavilion for tasting tea, on the other side was a flower stand, and under the flower stand was a rocking chair, on which, presumably, vines would climb in the summer, enjoying the cool evening air.

The room was large and dark red, with a front room and a back dining room. On the left was the bedroom, and on the right was the training room.

There were five or six rooms in a row in the backyard, a place for the servants to stay, and a place for the stables, carriages, and palanquins.

It was just a small mansion, but Hua Ruge did not have any servants, making it seem cold and cheerless.

Hua Ruge walked in under the lead of the Enforcer and thanked the Enforcer repeatedly.

Deacons were the stewards of Hall of Sages. There were those who took care of major matters and those who took care of minor matters.

And the person who brought Hua Ruge here was a small deacon who was not even thirty years old.

"This young brother, I admire the deacon that fought with Hua Shengxiong yesterday. I wonder which ring he lives in?" Hua Ruge asked while wearing a mask.

Since she had just arrived, she naturally had to get to the bottom of this situation.

"The deacon lives in the Fourth Ring Road. If you want to find him, just ask around." The deacon had a good impression of Hua Ruge, and seeing her ask, he did not put on airs.

Hua Ruge was shocked.

She thought that the elites from the Hall of Sages had arrived yesterday, but who would have thought that the kind of people who were only slightly weaker than Hua Shengxiong had the qualifications to stay in the Fourth Ring?

How perverted the people who lived in the Third Ring Road must be.

"The seniors in the third ring didn't appear yesterday, right?" Hua Ruge asked again.

The deacon nodded and said, "Of course, unless something major happens, the seniors won't appear. As for the head, he hasn't appeared for many years, so he probably couldn't watch it yesterday."

"Wasn't it a big matter yesterday?" Hua Ruge asked this question completely subconsciously.

No matter what, Hua Shengxiong was the number one duke in the Empire, he was someone who would cause the Emperor to be alarmed if he were to mess around.

The deacon looked at Hua Ruge but did not say a word and left.

"I'll send you off." Hua Ruge welcomed him and sent him out of the door before returning.

When she saw the battle between the six star Battle Master the day before, she thought that she had opened her eyes and saw a whole lot of Hall of Sages s in her heart.

She did not expect that none of the core experts of Hall of Sages would make a move, which truly shocked her.

In this place, she felt that she had to be careful. She couldn't be as flamboyant as she was in the academy, or she might offend someone she shouldn't have.

The next morning, Hua Ruge tidied up his own room and made up his own bed, which was considered rest, as he did not sleep well on the wall last night.

At the same time, both the imperial court and the people were shocked. The reason was none other than Hua Shengxiong provoking the Hall of Sages, not only did he smash the walls of the Hall of Sages, he had also injured someone.

Because of this, the emperor held another Grand Examination. The master of Hall of Sages rarely appeared, so he opened his mouth to complain.

That night, Hua Shengxiong wanted to send someone to extract the evidence on the wall, but at that time, Hua Ruge was already building a wall.

No matter how he said that he hadn't moved a finger, no one would believe him.

Hua Shengxiong also knew that it would be like this. Although he felt incredibly stifled in his heart, he did not try to explain.

After the emperor heard this, he became furious and immediately berated Hua Shengxiong who was always highly valued.

Seeing the emperor's attitude, the followers of Hua Shengxiong did not dare to dissuade him, and some people felt that the emperor's attitude towards Hua Shengxiong had slightly changed.

These people all have a keen sense of politics, after seeing this, many people began to consider whether or not they should stay under Hua Shengxiong's command.

Hua Shengxiong was also a little confused. He had always thought that the Emperor saw him as one of his own.

He did not expect the emperor to be so angry, and even scolding him in front of so many people. This was not just a matter of losing face; all the officials would observe the emperor's attitude and do things accordingly.

In this way, there would definitely be a lot of people who would draw a clear line between themselves and him, waiting for further developments.

Even after going down, he still didn't know how it had turned out like this.

Could it be that he was overestimating his position in the Emperor's heart?

When he thought of this, he started to panic. Although he still had a direct line of troops, if he really lost his favor with the Emperor, he couldn't rebel.

At that time, the power of the Hua Clan would plummet.

One had to know that the Hua Clan currently had many people who were jealous of their status. If they were to push it away, the consequences would be dire.

When Hua Shengxiong returned home, his eyebrows were still locked tight. He had to change the current situation and let the emperor show that he still trusted.

This was the only way to redeem the Hua Clan's position. Only then could he continue to brag.

"Master, what did the Emperor say?" As soon as he entered, Mrs Wang welcomed him and took off his cape, asking nervously.

Even if she was a woman, she would still know the importance of Hall of Sages and wouldn't necessarily have a good ending if she were to offend him.

"Don't ask what you shouldn't ask." Hua Shengxiong said snappily, and went straight to the study room.

The Mrs Wang thought to himself that this was not good. Hua Shengxiong had been extremely happy for the past few years, but there were very few times where he could be this angry and flustered.

Something really might have happened this time.

She silently looked towards the training grounds, and saw that it was Hua Ruxue who had been cultivating in seclusion, thinking about whether or not she should call her daughter out.

After all, she was a genius of the People From The Hall of Saints and was even from a younger generation. The Emperor also had very high expectations for her and could come forward to mediate.

Before Hua Shengxiong could even enter the study room, he said to the attendant: "Go and invite Mr Lee over."

The servant hurried over, Hua Shengxiong was born a martial general, although he had been sharpened in the official scene for the past few years, he still could not hold himself back, he just entered the door and threw two flower vases.

Soon, the door to the study room was pushed open and a skinny old man in his fifties, with a full beard, walked in.

This man was one of the first aides in the Hua family. He was known as the Mr Lee, and no one knew his real name.

When Hua Shengxiong saw him, her eyebrows relaxed a little, and she said: "I believe Sir already knows about the matters of the imperial court, what should we do now?"

"The duke was indeed reckless this time." Mr Lee said slowly, and then said, "However, this is not entirely bad."

"Do you know how the Emperor scolded me today?" Many of the people who flattered me before we left didn't even greet me. " Hua Shengxiong said angrily. No matter how he thought about it, he felt that there had never been anything worse than this in so many years.

"Since ancient times, which important official hasn't experienced the ups and downs of the imperial court? As long as he doesn't fall, it's not too bad, not to mention that Prince Fu was only scolded verbally." Mr Lee stroked his beard, his voice was calm and unhurried the entire time.

Seeing that he was calm, Hua Shengxiong calmed down and asked: "Mister, what do you have to say?"

"The reason why I said this is not a bad thing entirely is because you know something that you didn't know before." Mr Lee paused for a moment before saying: "For example, the position of the Hall of Sages in the heart of an emperor."1

Hua Shengxiong muttered to himself for a moment, then nodded his head. "Indeed, I never thought that Hall of Sages would be so important to the Emperor, much more so than me."

"This is it. This time you only smashed the wall and you managed to find out this layer. It's a good thing." The Mr Lee said.

Hua Shengxiong made sense when he thought about it. If he didn't know about this level, and had a huge conflict with Hall of Sages in the future, he would be at a huge disadvantage.

"Also, you said that those who no longer approach you will know through this matter that they are fence-sitters. In the future, when you find an opportunity to take care of them, it will save you a lot of trouble in the future."

Hua Shengxiong nodded his head: "What mister said makes sense, but what do I do next?"

He urgently needed to restore his position in the emperor's heart, and more so, wanted to eliminate Hua Ruge.

"The emperor's relationship needs to be properly handled, but we can't rush it. Please take your time to express our goodwill. As long as we let the emperor know that you're still loyal, we can forget about your past grudges." Mr Lee said after pondering slightly.

Although the emperor had always placed importance on Hua Shengxiong, he should still be blaming Hua Shengxiong for not seeing the big picture.

"As you wish, sir." Hua Shengxiong nodded her head, with a fierce expression: "Then how can I kill Hua Ruge, everything happened because of her, it is difficult to quell the hatred in my heart."

"Could the king tell me what she did?" Mr Lee asked.

Although Hua Shengxiong felt depressed, but in order to deal with Hua Ruge in the future, he could only explain everything in detail.

Mr Lee was startled when he heard about it. Previously, Hua Shengxiong did not tell him about it, he only thought that it was Hua Shengxiong who smashed the wall.

How deep must one's calculations be to do such a thing as framing someone with one's eyes open?

Hua Shengxiong felt even more stifled when he said it. He had explained his personality many times, but his Hall of Sages was simply too protective, so he couldn't make any sense out of it.

"Prince Fu, we can't deal with this person." The Mr Lee asserted.

Hua Shengxiong was furious.

The Mr Lee continued to speak: "This person seems arrogant, but he is actually very cunning, if it was an ordinary person, then it would be fine, but inside the Hall of Sages, we cannot clash with the Hall of Sages anymore, or else she might take advantage of us again."

"Then are you going to let me endure?" Hua Shengxiong slapped the table and said: "She repeatedly humiliated me and broke Yan'er's legs. Now she is even provoking me and my Hall of Sages, causing me to be scolded by the Emperor. How can I suppress my anger?"

Even though Hua Shengxiong was so angry, Mr Lee still had a calm expression. After he finished speaking, he said: "This one didn't tell you to hold it in, it's just that we can't do anything."

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