If the Emperor was not very happy, he would have a general idea — for a larger part, perhaps someone had accused him of buying Ziliujin from the black market in the past.

They could accuse him all they wanted, anyway, either way, Gu Yun had thoroughly cleaned up his traces - there was no evidence, the worst-case scenario was a battle of words... but what could it mean if His Majesty was 'very high spirited'?

Gu Yun's eyelids twitched even more.

When he entered, Li Feng was looking down at a report. Emperor Long An under the lamplight did not appear to be very lively. He seemed more sickly than Gu Yun, who had just been tormented by a headache. Not waiting for him to greet, Li Feng already waved his hand, his attitude incredibly peaceful: "There is no one else here, Imperial Uncle does not have to be over-courteous with me."

Li Feng turned to Zhu Little Feet: "Go ask if there is still any ginseng soup left from dinner, give Imperial Uncle a bowl to warm his hands."

Suddenly being thoughtful, Gu Yun sighed in his heart. If this isn't a trick, it will be robbery.

Li Feng was not aware of how Gu Yun was ridiculing him inside, he asked with quite a cheerful expression: "I remember uncle said last time that a part of Fu Zhi Cheng's Ziliujin was from the Southern Sea?"

Gu Yun: "Yes, please forgive your subject's incompetence, I could not find the source for this Ziliujin."

Li Feng did not get mad: "It's alright, those traitors are very wicked, Imperial Uncle is unfamiliar with their terrain, managing to break through the thief's secret passage, capturing them in one swift move — this is already considered to be a great achievement. If you claim to be incompetent, then shouldn't all the magistrates and officers in the court be fired already?"

Gu Yun couldn't figure out what his intention might be, quickly replying with an "I do not dare."

"The Ziliujin black market in the territory of Great Liang is extremely unruly." Li Feng said, quickly diverting the topic. "This time, I sent people to conduct a private investigation in disguise and found that a large part of the supply actually came from outside the country."

Gu Yun immediately understood as he heard this that those officials who leaked the goods in the territory had already received news through various connections. They had all quieted down and assessed the direction of the wind. What Jiang Chong and his men discovered were only some small fishes and shrimps secretly digging from the mines. Thus he kept quiet and listened.

Li Feng continued his words: "Imperial Uncle often walks in the frontiers, you must be a lot more knowledgeable than those of us sitting in the capital all day much like frogs sitting at the bottom of a well. Do you know where these private miners usually travel to?"