The fake daughter of a fallen ghost is reborn

After thinking for a moment, Xue Zhiyi said, "That depends on who made the Wu Tan Zun. However, it seems that the Queen has no reason to harm the Queen Mother."

"You guessed right." Huo Wuyou said, "The ebony jar was presented by the queen to my grandmother because she was always feeling restless and restless at that time, and the fragrance of ebony can calm her mind, so the queen presented it to her."

After that, he smiled again and said, "Guess where the Queen's black sandalwood jar came from?"

"I can't guess, please tell me, sir." Perhaps because he had lived one more life, although Xue Zhiyi was two or three years younger than Huo Wuyou, he felt that Huo Wuyou was very childish at the moment.

Not knowing what Xue Zhiyi was thinking at the moment, Huo Wuyou raised his eyebrows and said, "If you knew who it was, you would be very surprised. This thing was given to the Queen by the wife of the Zhao family, the Marquis of Yongping."

Xue Zhiyi narrowed his eyes: "So, the most suspicious person is Yongping Hou?"

Huo Wuyou shrugged: "Who knows? Maybe the queen is also connected with the Zhao family."

Hearing this, Xue Zhiyi's heart skipped a beat: This is not right... Marquis Yongping is Prince Gong's man in this life. If he was the one who poisoned the Queen Mother, then Gu Shichong wanted to kill the Queen Mother.

What about the previous life? In the previous life, Yongping Hou worked for King Cheng, and the Queen Mother was also poisoned... Who was Yongping Hou working for? Or did Yongping Hou have other purposes?

Xue Zhiyi was startled when he was hit on the head, neither light nor heavy.

Huo Wuyou tilted his head and looked at her: "Are you still asleep? Why are you always in a daze?"

She adjusted her hair a little, suppressed her dissatisfaction, and showed some surprise: "The Zhao family is really rebellious and bold."

Seeing her pretending to be frightened, Huo Wuyou said, "When it comes to boldness, no one can compare to you."

He crossed his arms and looked at Xue Zhiyi: "Xue Zhiyi, you said that the Zhao family and the Xue family are relatives, and the Zhao family follows the lead of Prince Gong - why did you reveal this matter in front of me?"

Xue Zhiyi's heart skipped a beat when she was asked this question. Then, she raised her round almond eyes and said, "My Lord, have you lost your memory? I was framed by the Imperial Concubine's people and entered the Queen Mother's study by mistake. I accidentally found that the ebony jar dried up as soon as it was touched with water. That's when I noticed something was wrong. How could I know that it was related to the Zhao family? Zhiyi kindly reminded me, but now my Lord is going to suspect me?"

Looking at her, Huo Wuyou became even more suspicious.

He sighed softly, "So, your accidental discovery caused Prince Gong to lose the spy he had planted in Jianzhang Palace for nothing. As Miss Xue San, a member of Prince Gong's party, are you shooting yourself in the foot?"

Unexpectedly, Xue Zhiyi's eyes turned red, and tears welled up in her increasingly aggrieved eyes. She clutched the quilt on her knees, and cried, "Does the Marquis of Lin'an have to bring up such a sad thing?"

"Crying again?"

Seeing Xue Zhiyi crying, Huo Wuyou felt very upset: "Stop it now, you have already used this trick last time, I won't fall for it."

Xue Zhiyi ignored his revelation and cried attentively: "I said last time that I was just a pawn used by the Xue family to show their loyalty to Prince Gong. What they did has nothing to do with me. I also said that I told the Marquis about my guess about the Wu Tan Zun in order to do him a favor so that I could leave the Xue family one day..."

Her tears rolled down, landing on the brocade quilt and soaking into the dark patterns. "Since the Marquis of Lin'an listened to my guess and sent someone to investigate, he accepted my good intentions. Now that it has been confirmed that this is true, will the Marquis suspect that I have colluded with the Gong Wang Party and worked together to plot against the Marquis? Is the marriage contract something I can control?"

It would have been fine if this matter had not been mentioned. As soon as Huo Wuyou heard the word "engagement", he felt as if his tail had been stepped on, and he became even more furious.

"You have no control over the engagement, but you seem to be enjoying your status as the future Princess Gong."

Huo Wuyou suppressed his temper and smiled sarcastically: "In front of Lu Minchun, you can represent Gu Shichong's opinion, but now you tell me that you don't like this marriage?"

After hearing from Yangui today about her conversation with Lu Minchun, I felt a lot of anger in my heart.

He clicked his tongue and shook his head: "Why do I feel like you haven't used me enough and you want to play tricks on me? Sorry, your tears are useless right now."

Last time, he was bewildered for a moment and felt pity for this scheming woman, but no one would be fooled twice in the same place.

He, Huo Wuyou, will never take the bait this time!

Hearing this, Xue Zhiyi was stunned. He lowered his tearful eyes and lay on his knees sobbing.

Huo Wuyou was not in a good mood after having his affection taken advantage of several times. He wanted to see how long Xue Zhiyi would continue to cry, so he looked at her with contempt on his face.

After crying for a while, Xue Zhiyi looked up at him and said with a slightly nasal tone: "My Lord, can you help me get a handkerchief?"

"Where?" Huo Wuyou did not refuse her request.

Xue Zhiyi said, "Maybe they are kept by the maid. They should be in Jiangxue Pavilion now. My Lord, please ask my maid to get them."

"You did this on purpose, didn't you?" Huo Wuyou asked her back.

But Xue Zhiyi lowered his eyes again: "That's right, I shouldn't have troubled you, my Lord."

"Alright, alright." He took out his Supa and handed it to Xue Zhiyi awkwardly: "This is all I have, take it or not."

Xue Zhiyi looked at Huo Wuyou at this moment, only to see that he turned his face away from her, but his ears were red.

So she pretended to pinch a corner of the handkerchief with both hands, letting it pass through his palm inadvertently, and then she pulled it over, wiped her tears, and said in a sobbing voice: "Thank you, my lord."

As soon as he turned his gaze back, he met Xue Zhiyi who was looking at him with wet eyes full of gratitude.

His breathing paused for a moment, but he still said insincerely: "... again?"

Xue Zhiyi looked at him like this for a moment, then sighed silently: "Even if the Marquis has doubts about me, he should at least know that everyone has times when they are forced to do things against their will. Hasn't the Marquis of Lin'an ever experienced this?"

Speaking of this, Huo Wuyou remained silent.

After the death of his parents, in order to avoid being hunted down by the treacherous people, he had no choice but to keep a low profile. He several times rejected the emperor's offer to let him join the government, and spent his days enjoying himself. He only started to investigate secretly when it was private.

Isn't this also beyond one's control?

Seeing that he didn't speak, Xue Zhiyi quietly observed his expression and said, "In the eyes of Marquis Lin'an, I am a daughter of the Xue family and have an inseparable relationship with the Xue family. No matter what, even if it's for my own sake, I will not betray the Xue family. So even if Marquis Lin'an doesn't believe me, Zhiyi doesn't dare to feel resentful."

"It's just that." She sighed again: "I have nothing to prove now, I just want to ask Lin'an Hou for one thing."

Xue Zhiyi said sincerely, "If one day I can find a way to convince the Marquis that I am not of the same ilk as the Xue family, then I hope the Marquis can give me a hand and help me get out of this quagmire of the Xue family."

She stretched out her hand and handed the neatly folded handkerchief to Huo Wuyou: "Just consider it as a token of my gratitude for discovering the secret of the Wu Tan Zun and saving the Queen Mother from the pain of poisoning, okay?"

"Aren't you the same kind as the Xue family?" Huo Wuyou looked at her, not knowing what she was thinking.

Suddenly, he asked, "What about Gu Shichong?"

When he asked this question, Huo Wuyou knew that he had fallen into the trap again. Once again, he fell into the tears of this cunning woman.

But he still couldn't help but wait for Xue Zhiyi's answer with some anticipation.