The fake daughter of a fallen ghost is reborn

Facing Gu Shichong, Xue Zhiyi had an idea in his mind.

She blinked, took a breath and held it in her nose, letting her voice sound calm and restrained: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. How dare I, a humble servant, ask for more?"

The subtle grievance in the voice was just enough for Gu Shichong to notice.

He said, "Don't you want to leave the palace and go back to your old life?"

She thought to herself: Of course not.

He also said, "I don't want to."

After a pause, she continued, "The past cannot be retrieved. The past is also a lifetime for me. From now on, I just want to stay in the palace peacefully. Your Highness does not need to worry about a marriage that does not count. I hope that Your Highness can find a noble and good match as soon as possible."

"If this incident had not happened, you would be the most suitable princess." He said, "But now even if I want to, my father will not agree. But I am willing to give it a try and let my father give you to me. Although I cannot give you the honor of being a principal wife, I will not treat you unfairly. It is better than you being a slave in the palace and suffering all kinds of grievances."

"But..." Xue Zhiyi seemed hesitant.

Gu Shichong said without hesitation: "This king is willing to give it a try."

Suddenly, Xue Zhiyi covered his nose and sobbed softly.

"Why are you crying?" Gu Shichong asked with concern.

With the three years of experience in Chunfeng Tower in his previous life, Xue Zhiyi believed that he still had some ability to control people.

She quietly raised her eyes and looked at Gu Shichong timidly, then quickly lowered her head and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with her fingertips. Her voice was a voice of trying to hold back tears, and her suppressed breathing was trembling slightly, which made people feel that she was tough despite her softness.

Trying to keep her voice steady, she said, "Your Highness... Things in the world are unpredictable and fate plays tricks on people. Some things should just be left to nature. Don't anger His Majesty for an insignificant person."

Looking at Xue Zhiyi like this, Gu Shichong has not forgotten what his mother said. However, he thinks that although this girl is somewhat smart, she may not be as unfathomable as his mother said. After all, she is just a poor girl who admires him. Even if she is scheming, she is not to be feared.

Among the people around the empress dowager, Lan Ying is the dumbest one. If Xue Zhiyi can be coaxed down, it will be much easier for him to act in Jianzhang Palace in the future.

Moreover, given Xue Zhiyi's current situation, who else could she expect to give her a future except relying on him? She had no choice at all.

Thinking of this, he said, "Don't worry. When I have performed meritorious service in front of my father, I will naturally mention this matter to him."

But Xue Zhiyi just sighed slowly: "In fact, since Your Highness has such a heart, I already feel that..."

She raised her wet eyes and said, "I feel very lucky."

The sincerity and determination in her eyes surprised Gu Shichong.

But before he could say anything else, Xue Zhiyi bowed in a flustered manner: "I am impolite, the Queen Mother has another errand for me to do, I will take my leave."

After saying that, she turned around and was about to run away.

Behind the tree, Huo Wuyou had already been gritting his teeth.

He couldn't hear clearly what was being said on the other end. His bored and anxious hands were twisting the poor grass, and before he knew it, he had twisted it into the shape of a grass ring.

Although he didn't know what they were talking about, he knew that Xue Zhiyi was acting towards Gu Shichong.

Because her current look was exactly like the way she was when she acted pitiful towards him that day.

Too contrived!

But just because he took the bait willingly, it doesn't mean Xue Zhiyi can use the same method to hook others.

This hook has his name on it, only he can bite it!

Just when I was about to go up to Xue Zhiyi and ask him clearly, I saw that Xue Zhiyi stopped walking.

As if she was struggling with something, she turned around and returned to Gu Shichong.

Xue Zhiyi looked embarrassed and looked around quietly. Suddenly, she stood on tiptoe and whispered to Gu Shichong: "Your Highness, please be careful of the people around you."

After saying that, he turned around and ran away without paying any attention to Gu Shichong who was standing there frozen.

This situation made Huo Wuyou feel so angry that he threw the grass ring away and chased after Xue Zhiyi.

Xue Zhiyi had only taken a few steps when she felt a tightness on her wrist. Someone was dragging her into the fake cave.

She was startled and almost screamed, but was caught off guard by a pair of familiar eyes.

It’s Huo Wuyou.

Only then did she feel a little relieved.

But Huo Wuyou seemed to be in a bad mood and had a gloomy face.

Just as I was about to open my mouth, I felt a rough touch on my lips...

Huo Wuyou placed his fingers on her lips: "Don't talk."

She glanced outside the rockery and saw Gu Shichong looking for her in the direction she left.

From the words she left before she left, it seemed that Gu Shichong couldn't wait to get to the bottom of it.

She raised her hand and silently pushed away the fingers that Huo Wuyou had placed on her lips.

But suddenly, she stepped on something in the dim light and stumbled.

Her hand felt warm, as if it was wrapped by another hand, and the pull from the palm of the hand barely prevented her from falling to the ground.

She turned her gaze back in a daze, but was caught off guard and her eyes met Huo Wuyou's. Huo Wuyou was also a little dazed.

She instinctively wanted to keep some distance from him, but she couldn't act rashly at this moment. Otherwise, if she made some noise and attracted Gu Shichong over, and he saw them in this state, she would be afraid that she would not be able to explain herself.

So she could only quietly let Huo Wuyou hold her hand so that she could keep her balance and not fall to the ground.

Neither of them noticed that their clasped hands, with scars from broken glass still on the knuckles, had overlapped to form a small blue flower that was quietly blooming in this dark rockery cave.

Such a close distance made Xue Zhiyi feel an indescribable strangeness in his heart.

Although she didn't hate Huo Wuyou, he was too close to her, as close as a stove, and her face felt burning.

She lowered her eyes, avoiding the gaze of the person in front of her.

Huo Wuyou just stared at her blankly, his eyelashes trembling unconsciously, and his breathing became unintentionally heavy.

The touch in his palm was soft and cold, as if it had no bones, and it seemed that if he clenched it any tighter he would hurt the person in front of him.

He knew that his ears must be as red as if they were on fire...

Only when Gu Shichong completely disappeared from his sight did Xue Zhiyi take a step back and pull his hand out of Huo Wuyou's.

The moment his palms felt empty, he felt lost.

"Does the Marquis of Lin'an want to see me for something?" Xue Zhiyi said, "That's right, I have something to ask the Marquis too."

But there was a glimmer in Huo Wuyou's eyes, and he belatedly let go of his empty hands.

"What did you say to Gu Shichong just now?"

Xue Zhiyi raised his eyes to look at him: "What?"

Huo Wuyou still had some resentment and unwillingness on his face, and he asked unreasonably, "What are you talking to him about? Why are you crying?"

Xue Zhiyi rubbed his eyelashes with his fingers, and sure enough, they were still a little wet.

She said, "Did Marquis Lin'an notice that Gu Shichong did not defend Ge Yuanhui today, and did not even plead for mercy?"

Huo Wuyou was stunned: "What do you mean?"

She smiled slightly and lowered her voice: "What happened today was beyond Gu Shichong's expectations, but perhaps, it is just what he wants?"