The fake daughter of a fallen ghost is reborn

The strings of the zither broke, and Ge Yuanhui retracted his bleeding fingertips.

There was deathly silence all around.

This was the most embarrassment she had ever experienced in her smooth life.

At this moment, everyone was watching and no one dared to speak.

Prince Cheng looked at her with contempt. He thought that although Ge Yuanhui was a member of Prince Gong's party, she was at least well-known and had talent and beauty known to everyone. He had seen her several times since he was a child and had heard of her intelligence and beauty.

I just didn't expect to make a mistake in such an occasion. It seems that this good reputation is just a rumor.

Gu Shichong's face darkened. He really didn't want Ge Yuanhui to be his princess, but she was his cousin after all and a member of his camp. Regardless of whether it was out of considerations of closeness or interests, he was very dissatisfied with Ge Yuanhui's abnormality today.

What happened to Ge Yuanhui? Why is he in such a bad state today?

However, even with this thought, he still felt that he had only broken the strings of the harp that attracted the phoenix. As long as his mother pleaded for mercy, it would not be a big deal. At most, he would just get a few words of advice from his father.

Not only him, but also Concubine Ge and other members of the Ge family had not noticed the terrifying wrath that the emperor had unleashed against Ge Yuanhui.

Ge Yuanhui froze completely, his hands trembling slightly.

When Concubine Ge saw this, she sighed inwardly, thinking that the daughter that the Ge family had spent all their efforts to raise was so useless. She was actually shocked by this situation.

So she quickly stood up and bowed to the emperor: "Your Majesty, perhaps it is because I have not played the zither for a long time, and the strings are a little old, so they broke suddenly."

After that, he reminded Ge Yuanhui: "Yuanhui, why don't you confess your crime now!"

After being stunned, Ge Yuanhui stood up and saluted with a somewhat flustered pace. Her forehead was covered with sweat, like the dewdrops hanging on the foil of a hibiscus flower.

"Your Majesty, I have lost my manners. Please forgive me!"

Concubine Ge had no idea what Ge Yuanhui was panicking about. Her usual manners and elegance had gone nowhere. Her every move and gesture were usually very noble and dignified, but now she seemed a little petty.

But Ge Yuanhui was so frightened that his heart ached.

It was she who tried to grab an insignificant credit, and ended up dragging herself into Concubine Song's attempt to create auspicious signs and deceive the emperor.

But the emperor refused to question her or interrogate her, leaving her no chance to defend herself.

Then again, she couldn't argue. Once she admitted that she had taken credit for something, it would be no different from deceiving the emperor.

Now she felt guilty and the sound of her piano was disturbed. The emperor originally believed that the palace flowers were repaired by her, and now he was afraid that he would be more certain of his suspicion.

Would Your Majesty in your heart accuse her of both the crime of colluding with Concubine Song and disrupting the Qionglin Banquet?

she does not know……

The emperor looked at Ge Yuanhui and remained silent.

After hearing what Imperial Concubine Ge said, An Zhaoyi said sarcastically, "I didn't expect that the Imperial Concubine would not cherish the Yin Feng Ti given by His Majesty herself. She didn't even notice that the strings were aging. Could it be that she kept it at the bottom of the box all day, allowing it to be covered with dust and rust?"

"An Zhaoyi, it's not your turn to interrupt!"

Ge Jingyang, who was at the table, felt that something was wrong. He stood up and said, "Your Majesty, Yuan Hui caught a cold before he went out today. He is not feeling well. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

But the emperor suddenly called out, "Ge Yuanhui."

Ge Yuanhui's body froze: "Your servant is here!"

The emperor just frowned and pointed: "The foil on your forehead..."

Ge Yuanhui subconsciously touched his forehead. Fortunately, the floral foil was still there, and the scar underneath was not exposed.

"Your Majesty, I just wanted to add something unique to my ordinary makeup, so I put the floral foil on my forehead."

Unexpectedly, the emperor suddenly said in a deep voice: "You look so frivolous and frivolous. This is totally not what a lady of a noble family or a royal relative should look like!"

Ge Yuanhui's breath was choked, and Concubine Ge was also confused: Why is this dog emperor going crazy today!

Before anyone could understand what was happening, the emperor flew into a rage: "You were born in the Duke Dingguo's mansion, and you often go in and out of the harem. You have the Imperial Concubine and the Queen Mother teaching you from time to time, and I love you very much. You should be dignified and self-respecting, and set an example for the women in the imperial court. But now you have learned from those inferior women in the folks and dressed so frivolously, and other women in the officialdom are vying to follow your example."

Although they didn't understand why the emperor suddenly made a fuss about Ge Yuanhui's dress, the ladies who had been serving him just now, without caring about ruining their carefully prepared makeup, all lowered their heads quietly and wiped the floral foil off their foreheads.

Ge Yuanhui was stunned. She had never heard a harsh word in her life from childhood to adulthood. Wherever she went, she heard compliments and flattery. How could she have heard such a harsh accusation?

Her eyes turned red with humiliation and her lips trembled unconsciously.

The good reputation she has accumulated over the years has made everyone in Huajing believe that she is noble and extraordinary, flawless, and no other woman in the world can compare to her.

Now...he has been labeled as a frivolous person by the emperor.

Looking at this scene, Xue Zhiyi was also a little dazed.

To be fair, although Ge Yuanhui's dress was ostentatious, it was not excessive. Moreover, her dress was ostentatious only because she was very beautiful, which made the floral foil look a little gorgeous.

The customs of Dayong were not so pedantic that they could not tolerate even a flashy woman.

The emperor did make a fuss out of nothing, but perhaps he was just trying to scare the enemy.

She knew in her previous life that the emperor was very afraid of Duke Dingguo. After all, he controlled an army of 100,000 in the northwest, and was the main force in resisting the Northern Di after the Yueling Pass Massacre. He had a concubine in the harem and two princes under his command.

For a family like this, once the emperor passes away, the Ge family, the foreign relatives, will surely dominate.

Now, because of the incident with the palace flowers, the emperor might suspect that Concubine Song’s so-called auspicious sign was the work of the Ge family.

Xue Zhiyi just shook his head: Ge Yuanhui might not have thought that her words would increase the emperor's resentment towards her family.

Now the emperor was taking an excuse to get angry, not because of the smashed zither, nor because of the flower foil, but to warn the Ge family and to discourage the daughter that the Ge family had carefully nurtured, so that they would not use her marriage to dream of becoming the next empress of Dayong.

At this moment, Concubine Ge felt that it was extremely abnormal, and she was even more certain that something must have happened today that she didn't even know about.

But she could only calm down and plead for Ge Yuanhui, saying, "Your Majesty, Yuanhui is still young and does not understand."

But the emperor said: "Hasn't anyone ever taught her how to dress for a palace banquet? Today she ruined the Phoenix Crying Dress and was disrespectful in front of the emperor. She deserves to be punished!"

Hearing this, Ge Jingyang knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, this was an unintentional mistake by Yuan Hui! Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

But when facing Ge Jingyang, the emperor changed his face. He said gently: "Jingyang, don't worry, I don't mean to vent my anger on Duke Dingguo's mansion. It's just that Duke Dingguo has been guarding the northwest for many years for me, and I have no choice but to neglect the discipline of my children. I will not blame him. Yuan Hui is a junior who I have watched grow up since childhood. So today, I want to teach Yuan Hui well on behalf of Duke Dingguo, so that she won't make mistakes in the future."

Ge Jingyang was anxious: "Your Majesty, if Yuan Hui is tortured, her body will not be able to bear it. She is the only daughter in the family and has been spoiled since she was a child. If her father knew about it, I'm afraid he would be heartbroken!"

It is really inhumane to severely punish the only daughter of a military general for such a small matter.

How could a dignified emperor leave such an impression in front of these newly-minted scholars?