The fake daughter of a fallen ghost is reborn

"..."

Facing Concubine Ge's doubts, Gu Shichong paused and said, "There are many women who like me. Moreover, Xue Zhiyi and I were engaged before. It is normal for her to have such feelings. Mother, don't worry too much."

For example, Ge Yuanhui and Fu Rongxin were both obsessed with him, and even became fed up with Xue Zhiyi for this, to the point of fighting each other to the death. Doesn't this prove something?

"..." Concubine Ge had a headache.

Gu Shichong said confidently, "Don't worry, mother. I will test her a little. If she is willing to serve me, we will have another person by the side of the Royal Grandmother. If she is really restless, it will be fine to let father give her to me. When she is in our hands, it will be much easier to deal with her quietly. What do you think, mother?"

Concubine Ge hesitated to speak: "Chong'er, don't be confused. Gu Shimin is watching you covetously. Now you have lost the Ministry of Revenue. You can't make any more mistakes."

Speaking of this, Gu Shichong said: "I have already got the leverage over Gu Shichong. With just one strike, I can destroy the public support he has accumulated over the years."

Hearing this, Concubine Ge no longer cared about Xue Zhiyi and asked hurriedly, "What evidence do you have? Is it reliable?"

"He is reliable. Tu Yuxian dare not disobey me, otherwise, the consequences will be something he cannot afford. That is why I dare to trust him. Of course, I will use both kindness and force. If this is successful, I also plan to select someone from the younger generation of the Tu family to join the Ministry of Revenue."

But Concubine Ge was worried: "Even though Tu Yuxian has been loyal for many years, sometimes we still have to be careful."

Especially when she thought of Tu Lanying's suspicious behavior a few days ago, she felt that Tu Yuxian was also somewhat suspicious and disturbing.

Not only that, the Ministry of Households had a vacancy, and she actually intended to put someone from the Ge family in there, and naturally she didn't want the Tu family to be happy.

Gu Shichong also knew what Concubine Ge was thinking. He just smiled without any emotion and said, "Don't worry, mother. I know how to handle this matter."

He didn't know what was going on, he just felt that his mother was increasingly leaning towards the Ge family. She was belittling Xue Zhiyi in order to make way for Ge Yuanhui, and she was suspicious of Tu Yuxian in order to make room for the Ge family.

Before Concubine Ge could speak again, he stood up and bowed: "My son has not yet paid his respects to his father, so he cannot stay here for long. I hope that my mother will forgive me."

Having said that, he said goodbye and left.

Looking at Gu Shichong's back, Concubine Ge felt annoyed.

"Yunshuang, Chong'er has grown up and has become more and more opinionated."

Yun Shuang carefully observed Concubine Ge's expression and said, "But Your Highness is still filial to the Queen in his heart."

Concubine Ge shook her head: "He is on guard against me, and there is a gap between us in his heart. He is totally different from before."

At this moment, a childish voice came from far away: "Mother! Mother!"

Gu Shiying ran into the palace from outside with a smile on his face: "Mother, is my brother here to see me?"

As soon as she saw Gu Shiying's little face, Concubine Ge couldn't help but smile. She reached out to catch the person running towards her and asked him softly, "Where did Ying'er go? Your brother just left, and you just came back now."

Hugging Gu Shiying, Concubine Ge felt a little better: at least her youngest son was still very cute.

"Ying'er is playing ball!" He held his chin high and said proudly, "They are not as good as me!"

Concubine Ge gently scratched the tip of his nose and said, "When you've had enough fun, pack up and go study."

Upon hearing this, Gu Shiying frowned, "But mother promised Ying'er that she would allow Ying'er to rest for a day."

Concubine Ge sighed thoughtfully, "Be good, study hard. If your brother is unreliable someday, you will be the only one left for me."

After hearing this, Gu Shiying was taken away by the palace maid with his head down.

……

This side, the Imperial Garden.

Zhao Lian was feeling depressed. She stayed beside Ge Yuanhui and wandered aimlessly in the imperial garden.

"That Xue Zhiyi, how could she be so lucky? In my opinion, she should die to accompany my dark cloud in its burial!"

She hated Xue Zhiyi so much when she lost her beloved dog that day.

Ge Yuanhui's slender fingers were only fiddling with the flower buds nonchalantly. Her eyes were cold, but her voice was as gentle as ever: "This is the imperial palace, don't say these things in the palace."

But Zhao Lian kept on nagging: "Life in the palace may not be easy. I don't believe that someone as arrogant as her can have good luck forever! Who knows, one day she might break a taboo and be expelled?"

Ge Yuanhui just sighed calmly.

She is the noble and generous Ge Yuanhui, and some unpleasant words will never come out of her mouth. At times like this, she needs a mad dog-like fool like Zhao Lian to serve her. Zhao Lian is indeed a qualified dog, and she will bite anyone without hesitation.

It's just that this kind of person who doesn't control his mouth is too noisy. When she thought that Xue Zhiyi was actually fine, she felt hard to swallow. But Zhao Lian still didn't shut up, which made people feel annoyed.

Just as she was feeling upset, she saw a woman dressed as a palace maid coming towards them. She stopped in front of them and bowed: "Greetings, Miss Ge and Miss Zhao."

Zhao Lian took a closer look and said, "You are...Tu Lanying?"

Tu Lanying had been in the palace for several years. Although Zhao Lian knew her, she looked a little unfamiliar.

"Lan Ying saw from afar that they were my two sisters, and thinking that my parents and brothers were all familiar with each other, I wanted to come and meet them."

Ge Yuanhui smiled after realizing it, "You are the sister of the Tu family. Now you are in the palace and are appreciated by the Queen Mother. This is really a blessing that others can't envy."

But Tu Lanying snorted, "Sister, you are joking. What kind of blessing is this? I should have been promoted to the position of Master Attendant this year, but a scheming person intervened for no reason. It's really unlucky."

"Master Attendant?" Zhao Lian frowned: "Are you talking about Xue Zhiyi?"

"That's right." She said angrily, "If it weren't for her, I would have been a female official long ago. Why would I have to be a palace maid? She has no qualifications and no family background. She must have used some shameful means."

Zhao Lian sneered: "People like this are the most despicable. Their family is in such a bad state, yet they are still restless. Who are you and who is she? How dare she snatch you away? I don't know how she will climb up in the future!"

At this point, Tu Lanying's voice became a little softer: "So I would like to ask the two sisters to help me, otherwise Xue Zhiyi is too rampant. If she continues like this, I'm afraid there will be no place for me to stay."

Ge Yuanhui looked surprised: "How can we help you?"

"You can do it." Tu Lanying said quickly: "I know Xue Zhiyi is such a treacherous villain. He has always been against us sisters. Now that we join forces, we will definitely be able to get rid of this disaster."

Zhao Lian had long wanted to deal with Xue Zhiyi, but she was incompetent. Now that Tu Lanying was encouraging her, she naturally agreed quickly: "Tell me, how can we join forces?"

Ge Yuanhui held her back and said, "Zhao Lian, don't be confused."

After that, she said to Tu Lanying righteously, "Sister Tu, maybe Xue Zhiyi has made things difficult for you, but you can ask the Queen Mother for justice instead of taking revenge on your own. Such behavior is really inappropriate."