The fake daughter of a fallen ghost is reborn

The visitors were aggressive and there were dozens of them. Upon closer inspection, it was clear that they were not from the Dali Temple or the Censorate.

The one in the lead, who looked to be in his thirties, had a beard and looked very impressive. He was none other than the young master of the Duke Dingguo's Mansion, Ge Jingyang.

The Ge family is deeply trusted by His Majesty and holds military power. Even the Palace Front Division is under the command of Ge Jingyang.

The Palace Front Department is His Majesty’s personal guard, and their every move represents the will of the current emperor.

"Why would the Palace Front Department come..." Fu Ling panicked.

However, Ge Jingyang looked around and paused on Xue Zhiyi for a moment before saying coldly, "Your Majesty has given an oral order. The officials and their families of the Xue Mansion shall receive the order."

Fu Ling knelt down almost as her legs went limp: "Your Majesty, your humble servant... pays respect to you."

Xue Zhiyi also knelt down slowly: "I, a humble girl, pay my respects to Your Majesty."

Then Ge Jingyang said loudly: "Xue Tingsheng, son of Minister of Revenue Xue Zhentong, cheated in the imperial examination. Xue Zhentong is suspected of assisting in the cheating. In compliance with the order of His Majesty, Xue Zhentong and Xue Tingsheng are to be imprisoned for investigation. All the people in the Xue Mansion are to be temporarily detained in the mansion, awaiting their fate."

Fu Ling's face almost lost all color in an instant. She felt a buzzing in her head and the severe pain in her heart almost suffocated her. She lost her balance and fell to the ground.

"Impossible..." Such a bolt from the blue made her tremble like a sieve. Her fingers hesitated as if trying to grab something, but they were rubbed on the ground and bleeding: "Impossible..."

She just muttered to herself, tears falling unconsciously.

Mother Xing cried and tried to hold her up: "Madam... Madam, please don't be like this..."

Suddenly, a mouthful of blood spurted out of Fu Ling's mouth. Before he could receive the order and express his gratitude, his body stiffened and he fell backwards.

"Madam!" Mother Xing supported her and cried uncontrollably.

Xue Zhiyi looked at her coldly: It has been said that some things cannot be said too early, otherwise wouldn't it be a waste of her hard work to let Yuzhi persuade her with words?

Seeing this, Ge Jingyang couldn't help but laugh sneerfully. He glanced at Xue Zhiyi, who was now calm and composed: This bitch who disfigured his sister, from today on, the entire Xue family will be imprisoned. Wouldn't it be easy to avenge Yuan Hui?

His voice was somewhat sarcastic: "Madam Xue, your son is really clever. Not only did he get the examination questions in advance, he also had someone copy them on his underwear with alum water. It's a pity that he was still sick and dizzy, and he didn't even notice when the prison was approaching the cells. On the last day, he was caught red-handed. At that time, His Majesty was still in the morning court. When he heard the news, he was furious and had Minister Xue detained in court. I'm afraid he will suffer from this."

Fu Ling was lying on her back. The continuous blows almost made her pass out from anger. At this moment, her eyes were wide open, and she looked almost dead.

But Ge Jingyang was a little curious, why was Xue Zhiyi so calm? Could it be that she didn't know what she would face if the Xue family was convicted? She could be a government slave, a government prostitute, a military prostitute, or even exiled or executed. Wasn't she afraid at all?

Xue Zhiyi was of course not afraid, because she was responsible for all of this.

Xue Tingliu's original intention was to cooperate with Lu Minchun and set up a trap to get Xue Tingsheng convicted for cheating in the imperial examination. However, Xue Zhiyi was not reassured, so he asked Yuzhi to induce Xue Tingsheng to leave irrefutable physical evidence.

Now that the evidence is in place, it is iron-clad and the father and son have no chance of turning things around.

Not only was she not panicked, she even smiled and said, "I accept your order and kowtow to thank you for your grace."

After saying that, she stood up on her own, and when the people from the Palace Front Department were sealing the doors and counting the number of people, she sat down leisurely, even propping up her head and closing her eyes to rest.

Fu Ling stiffened his neck, staring straight at Xue Zhiyi, blood gushing out of his mouth.

Mother Xing was so anxious that she cried and begged Ge Jingyang, "Young Master, the matter has not been concluded yet, can you please call a doctor for Madam first?"

Ge Jingyang has always been arrogant, so he would not pay attention to the request of a servant at this moment.

He just stared at Xue Zhiyi for a moment, and when he thought of his sister who had suffered so much injustice, he felt furious.

Seeing that Ge Jingyang did not agree, Madam Xing turned to Xue Zhiyi. She did not know how to address him, and after a moment's hesitation, she said, "Miss, for the sake of our relationship as mother and daughter, can you help Madam to ask the young master? After all, Madam loved you more than you did!"

Xue Zhiyi slowly opened his eyes and faced Fu Ling's face that looked no different from a dead person.

Fu Ling's voice was hoarse, and every sound was like the sound of a thick hemp rope dragging a heavy object on the ground: "Xue Zhiyi...you, your household registration is still in the Xue family...you can't escape...you can't escape..."

Hearing this, Xue Zhiyi smiled brightly, her eyes were clear and her features were gentle. In a trance, she was still the little girl who would act coquettishly in front of her.

She said softly: "Mrs. Xue's words don't count."

In her previous life, she took the blame for the Xue family and vindicated them. At that time, Fu Ling did not consider her as a member of the Xue family. In this life, does he want to drag her down with him in the name of being a member of the Xue family?

The Xue family's recognition of their relatives happened not long ago, so Ge ​​Jingyang naturally had no chance to know about it in time. He didn't understand what the two people meant and just looked at Xue Zhiyi.

But she said, "Young Master, you may not know that seventeen years ago, something went wrong with the Xue family's bloodline. I am not a member of the Xue family. The initiator of replacing the Xue family's bloodline has now been arrested by the Dali Temple. If you don't believe me, you can go to the Dali Temple to ask."

Ge Jingyang was stunned, and the anger in his chest became more intense. He said coldly: "Unfortunately, as Mrs. Xue said, before the household registration was changed, you were a member of the Xue family."

Now that the Xue family is in his hands, if he can't even vent his anger for his own sister, is he still a human being?

He sneered: "Take it first!"

Several people from the Palace Front Department were about to attack Xue Zhiyi, but she did not try to evade. She only looked into Ge Jingyang's eyes and said, "Whether I am a member of the Xue family is not determined by the young master. Moreover, His Majesty only ordered the Palace Front Department to temporarily detain the Xue family. How could he allow the young master to use private punishment? Could it be that the young master is going to disobey the order?"

Upon hearing this, the people from the Palace Front Department hesitated for a moment and looked at Ge Jingyang.

But Ge Jingyang laughed loudly: "Who can prove that I was the one who used private punishment without authorization, and that you were not killed by mistake because you refused to obey? Xue Zhiyi, there is no evidence to prove your wrongdoing. With such a big case, who would investigate the cause of death of a daughter of a guilty minister?"

After that, he ordered again: "Take it down!"

At this moment, a quarrel was heard, and it seemed that someone broke into the Xue Mansion.

Ge Jingyang frowned. He looked back and saw the people he brought with him rushing in from outside the door in a hurry: "Sir!"

"What's the matter?" he asked.

I only heard that person say, "Someone ignored the obstruction and insisted on breaking in, and also said... there was an imperial decree from the Queen Mother."

"Queen Mother?"

Ge Jingyang clenched his back teeth: That old thing, the Empress Dowager... Last time at the banquet in Changqing Garden, Yuan Hui burst into tears after returning. When I asked her, I found out that it was the Empress Dowager who made her angry.

What is that old guy planning now?

Ge Jingyang's voice became a little colder: "Who is coming?"

Before he finished speaking, a young man rushed into the main hall. He walked briskly, wearing a red robe and a silver crown. When he stepped through the door, his bright red sleeves fluttered. He looked so flamboyant and bright, and in the midst of all the gloom and chaos, Xue Zhiyi's eyes suddenly brightened.

Meeting his gaze, Huo Wuyou crossed his arms and raised his brows slightly.

"Luckily, fortunately, I almost missed this excitement." He said, looking at Xue Zhiyi from a distance: "Congratulations, Xue Zhiyi."

He picked up the scroll with the phoenix pattern in his hand and said, "Here is a happy event for you."

Xue Zhiyi understood what he meant, and the corners of his lips relaxed unconsciously.

She was reborn today, and Huo Wuyou seemed to be the first person to congratulate her today.