The fake daughter of a fallen ghost is reborn

Every moment the emperor remained silent, the people present felt guilty.

Ge Yuanhui really hated herself. Why did she take credit for the merits at that time? Even if Xue Zhiyi was praised by the emperor, so what? He was just a lowly servant who could never be compared with her in this life! If His Majesty blamed her now, how would she end up? She had made a move that couldn't be any more stupid!

Lan Ying, who was standing behind Xue Zhiyi, was already in a state of panic. Looking at Xue Zhiyi's back, there was a hint of unspeakable fear in her eyes amidst the resentment.

It must be Xue Zhiyi who did it! It must be!

She hated Xue Zhiyi, and couldn't help but feel resentful towards Ge Yuanhui, as he dragged her into this for no reason. When the emperor came to ask for punishment, Ge Yuanhui had a father like Duke Dingguo, who had made great military achievements, to plead for her. She was afraid that her father would be implicated as well!

The gazes behind him were scorching, but Xue Zhiyi just stood there calmly.

At that time, Lan Ying did something bad and destroyed the palace flowers just to make her mess up her job and be blamed by the Queen Mother.

So when she was repairing the palace flowers, she secretly tied the bait she was wearing and Lan Ying's beeswax together under the golden thread.

Her original plan was to secretly hide a little bit of bait on Lan Ying after the Qionglin Banquet began. In this way, the magpie would not only peck at the palace flowers, but also chase Lan Ying.

In this way, she could put the blame on Lan Ying and make His Majesty suspect that Lan Ying had colluded with Concubine Song to create an auspicious sign, so the hairpin was stained with bait, which could be considered as letting Lan Ying suffer the consequences of her own actions.

But later, she changed her mind.

She also didn't expect Ge Yuanhui to be so greedy that he would even take such a small benefit for himself. This saved her trouble.

Even though everyone in Jianzhang Palace saw that it was Xue Zhiyi who repaired the palace flower, Ge Yuanhui still insisted that she was the one who repaired the palace flower.

After all, if not, Ge Yuanhui would have committed the crime of deceiving the emperor when he was in Jianzhang Palace.

Looking at Ge Yuanhui who looked frightened at the moment, Xue Zhiyi suppressed the smile on his lips.

However, Xue Zhiyi himself was involved in this matter, which was still very dangerous. Fortunately, the people in the Royal Beast Garden were bribed by Huo Wuyou in advance. Even if a detailed investigation was carried out, the only person who wanted the bait recently was Concubine Song.

Thinking of this, she glanced at Huo Wuyou quietly, only to see that Huo Wuyou was also looking at her. The two looked at each other, and he blinked his right eye calmly.

The last time she left the palace, she did not tell him the whole plan, but only asked him to help bribe someone in the Beast Garden who could be used for her own purposes.

At that time, Huo Wuyou asked her what bad idea she was planning, but she did not answer and just told him to wait and see.

I wonder if he enjoyed watching this play?

However, Huo Wuhui, who was standing next to Huo Wuyou, was looking at his brother with a puzzled expression: everyone was trembling with fear, and no one knew what his brother was secretly laughing at. He was clearly looking a bit silly, and no one knew how anyone could have the nerve to say that he was stupid?

At this moment, the emperor on the high platform suddenly changed his expression. He stood up and said with a smile: "Today's incident happened suddenly. Just think that the magpie is warding off disaster for you. Don't worry about it. As for the palace flowers."

He called out, "Queen."

"Your concubine is here." The queen had no idea what the emperor was thinking at this moment, so she could only maintain her usual virtuous appearance and responded respectfully.

The emperor said, "This batch of palace flowers is unlucky. I order someone to make a new batch and send it to the residences of the ministers."

"Yes."

Then the scholars calmed down and bowed, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The concubines once again looked at each other in bewilderment, especially Concubine Ge. Before today, she had never thought that Concubine Song would dare to have second thoughts behind her back. She was thinking that His Majesty, who believed in celestial phenomena so much, would surely be furious if he found out that someone dared to use celestial phenomena to fool him.

The evidence is now solid, but Your Majesty seems to want to cover it up?

This was so irrational, so irrational that it made her feel uneasy.

Concubine Ge was unwilling to give in. She forced herself to smile as usual: "Your Majesty, the things on the palace flowers look really suspicious to me. I think..."

At the same time, during the meal, Ge Yuanhui's heart was pounding: her aunt didn't know about this yet. If she really persuaded His Majesty to continue the investigation, how should she respond?

But the emperor interrupted with a smile: "My noble concubine, today is the Qionglin Banquet, don't miss the time."

Seeing the emperor's ambiguous smile, Concubine Ge was a little frightened and could only reply, "Yes, I made a mistake."

At this moment, Concubine Song still had an expression of panic on her face. She had thought that the auspicious sign she had created was foolproof, but she had never expected that the same bait she had prepared would inexplicably appear on the palace flowers.

But just when she thought her life was hanging by a thread, His Majesty actually revealed the matter again?

"Noble Concubine Song."

At this moment, the emperor's gentle call made Concubine Song almost shudder: "...I'm here!"

The emperor looked at her with his majestic eyes and said, "You don't look well. Go back to Cuiwei Palace and rest as soon as possible."

The kinder the emperor was, the more oppressive it made people feel. Concubine Song stood up with trembling lips: "Your Majesty, I obey your order. Thank you... Thank you, Your Majesty..."

Her legs were weak when she was helped away by the palace maid.

Faced with this result, Xue Zhiyi understood: the emperor believed in celestial phenomena, but he also valued his face. Did he have to get angry on the spot, punish Concubine Song who fooled the emperor, and then behead Ge Yuanhui and Tu Lanying who were involved in this matter?

of course not.

He himself acknowledged the auspicious astronomical signs of Concubine Song Guipin and rewarded her greatly for it.

If Concubine Song was convicted, it would be tantamount to admitting that the so-called celestial phenomena were all man-made, and it would also be tantamount to admitting that he, the emperor, was fooled and fooled by his own concubine, in front of all the civil and military officials in the court and the new scholars who were about to enter the court.

The emperor also has to save face.

However, whether it is Concubine Song, Tu Lanying or Ge Yuanhui, they don't have to feel lucky. After all, they cannot be punished openly, but that doesn't mean they can't be investigated and dealt with privately.

Ge Yuanhui and Tu Lanying looked at each other from a distance, both with pale faces.

No one dared to mention what had just happened, as if everyone had lost their memory of it.

As the banquet began, delicious dishes were served, the sounds of stringed instruments and orchestras rang out, and the Imperial Garden became lively and peaceful again.

Gu Shichong and Gu Shimin pondered over today's events and cast suspicious glances at each other, which was a kind of tacit understanding.

But soon, they looked at each other with disgust and looked away.

As the emperor's expression gradually relaxed, the concubines finally regained some of their spirits and began to drink and chat.

Hearing the Queen Mother cough lightly, Xue Zhiyi also methodically served the snow pear soup warmed with hot water and whispered: "Her Majesty, please have some."

The Queen Mother only glanced at her indifferently, and there seemed to be something deeper in her eyes.

Xue Zhiyi said nothing, but just kept his eyes lowered.

After a moment, the Queen Mother also withdrew her gaze.

Xue Zhiyi felt guilty: these little tricks of hers really didn't escape the Queen Mother's eyes.