The fake daughter of a fallen ghost is reborn

Three days later.

No one had expected that a large number of letters were found during the search of Chunfeng Tower, a case of forcing women of good families into prostitution. Among them were records of many important matters in the court, and even the emperor's private praise or criticism of a minister or prince.

What is even more unexpected is that the case of forcing a woman of good character into prostitution was directed at only the staff around Prince Cheng, but every one of these letters that could not see the light of day were sent between Chunfeng Tower and Prince Cheng's Mansion.

The ordinary Chunfeng Tower was actually a secret agent of His Royal Highness Prince Sheng, who had guarded the border for many years and loved his people like his own children, and was monitoring the court from thousands of miles away.

Prince Chansheng's memorials flew to the emperor's desk like snowflakes, full of verbal and written criticism.

The emperor almost overturned the imperial table during the morning court session, but probably felt that it was not a good look, so he endured it until the end of the court session and went back to overturn the table in the Changsheng Palace.

At the morning court, Prince Cheng cried and pleaded for justice, swearing on his ancestors, the heaven and the earth, and his own life.

In short, I honestly felt as if I had suffered the greatest injustice in the world.

But with the evidence before him, the emperor still had Prince Sheng sent back to his palace and confined to his house, and he was not allowed to leave without the emperor's order.

After such a commotion, for a while, everyone in the entire palace had to hold their breath for fear of making a mistake and bringing bad luck upon themselves. They even dared not laugh out loud, for fear of upsetting the emperor again.

Only Gu Shichong was in high spirits. After meeting Concubine Ge, the mother and son celebrated happily and then wandered around the inner court again until they found Xue Zhiyi in the imperial garden.

He should have asked Xue Zhiyi for clarification that day, but he fainted and he couldn't spend the night in the palace. Now he finally has the chance to get to the bottom of it.

When he saw Xue Zhiyi, he felt that she seemed to have lost some weight and her complexion was not very good. When she saw him, she was also stunned. She quickly lowered her head and saluted, saying, "Greetings, Your Highness Prince Gong."

After paying respects, he prepared to leave.

But Gu Shichong took two or three steps forward and said, "Wait a moment."

Xue Zhiyi paused, but still kept his head down and remained silent.

Gu Shichong only asked her: "Why are you hiding from me?"

Biting her lower lip lightly, she said, "Your Highness is so noble, I dare not say much to you, I just want to pay my respects and leave."

Seeing her like this, Gu Shichong felt a little pity for her: "You clearly did that on that day, desperately helping me escape a disaster, and also told me such an important thing, otherwise how could Gu Shimin fall so easily today?"

Xue Zhiyi rubbed his sleeves, his voice unconsciously tinged with tears: "This servant... This servant did not mean to offend you, I just thought that I would never see Your Highness again, I was anxious at the moment, and I did not intend to cling to you."

But Gu Shichong said: "You can cling to this king."

Hearing this, Xue Zhiyi looked up in a daze. There was still some redness in her eyes. On her slightly pale face, the red at the corner of her eyes made people feel distressed.

This also made Gu Shichong stunned, his Adam's apple moved slightly: "Every word I say counts. Follow me, and I will treat you well."

After hearing this, Xue Zhiyi seemed to be deeply moved, with tears hanging down his cheeks, "But how can this servant of mine be worthy of being treated like this by Your Highness?"

"Who said you are not worthy?" Gu Shichong said.

Then, he thought again: "Just tell me one thing, even if it means going through mountains of swords and seas of fire, I will bring you to my side."

Listening to Gu Shichong's attitude of really going through fire and water, Xue Zhiyi felt sick in his heart, but his face showed more and more touched.

After that, he lowered his voice and asked, "How did you realize that something was wrong with Tu Yuxian and Tu Lanying?"

After thinking for a while, Xue Zhiyi said: "When I was in the Xue family before, I also knew that my father..."

Then, she changed her words and said, "Xue Zhentong is good friends with Tu Yuxian. The affairs of the court are complicated. As a girl in the boudoir, I don't understand them. But I also know that Xue Zhentong was promoted by His Highness, so Tu Yuxian must be someone His Highness trusts."

As she spoke, she frowned, "But, on the day of the Qionglin Banquet, I vaguely saw Lan Ying talking to the people around His Royal Highness Prince Cheng about something. As for what they talked about, I don't really know. I dare not speak without evidence, but I am really worried about His Royal Highness, so I can only tell you that."

After she finished speaking, she stroked her chest in fear, "That day when Your Highness came to Jianzhang Palace to visit the Queen Mother, I was supposed to serve tea to Your Highness, but I was scalded by Lan Ying. At that time, I thought she was too deliberate, so I went back to take a peek after applying the medicine, and saw that Lan Ying had put something in the tea."

Gu Shichong asked her, "Then why did you risk your life? Even if it disturbs me, it is better than throwing your life away."

Xue Zhiyi said, "I don't know what Lan Ying put in the teacup. If I speak frankly and make a mistake, it will be a false accusation. I have no relatives and no one to rely on, so I dare not do it. So... I can only take a gamble."

As she spoke, tears began to flow uncontrollably, but she tried her best to suppress her sobs: "I cannot watch His Highness being in danger..."

Her crying was so gentle, as if tickling people's hearts, and it made Gu Shichong's heart melt.

"Don't worry, without Gu Shimin, my father will value me more. When the time comes, I will definitely ask my father to grant you to me."

Xue Zhiyi was afraid that her dislike for Gu Shichong would show in her eyes and eyebrows when she heard this, so she acted more earnestly and tremblingly: "If Your Majesty does not agree, then I am not worthy of you. Please do not force it."

"I won't refuse." Gu Shichong said, "Tu Yuxian, the Dali Temple Minister, is useless. If it weren't for your reminder this time, I wouldn't have asked the Dali Temple Junior Minister to keep an eye on it secretly."

Ge Mingli, Shaoqing of the Dali Temple, is a distant relative of the Ge family and of the same generation as Concubine Ge and Duke Dingguo.

Gu Shichong smiled slightly: "Whether it is out of affection or because I value you, I will definitely protect you well.

Xue Zhiyi's eyes trembled gently: "To be able to hear your words, Your Highness, is the blessing I have earned in my previous life."

If she had not experienced such pain in her previous life, how could she have plotted to kill Gu Shichong step by step in this life?

Gu Shichong had no idea what Xue Zhiyi was thinking.

But Xue Zhiyi only said, "It seems that the Imperial Concubine and Miss Ge would not want to see me, right?"

Gu Shichong just said softly: "These have nothing to do with them. If there is anything in the future, just tell me."

Upon hearing this, Xue Zhiyi nodded shyly.

Speaking of this, Gu Shichong's brows darkened.

His mother was really too biased towards the Ge family. In order to force Ge Yuanhui to him, she even slandered Xue Zhiyi for colluding with Tu Lanying. Now it seems that it is impossible.

Although the people around him that Xue Zhiyi reminded him to be wary of were not the Ge family, it did not mean that he did not need to be wary of the Ge family.

People’s hearts are secretive. Those who accomplish great things must be alone and cannot trust others.

The same goes for Xue Zhiyi. He only needs her to trust him, and he can only use her.

It's just that this little chess piece is loyal to him, and he will not let her down. He will give her more love and honor in the future, that's all.

After thinking for a while, he said, "But maybe it won't be that fast. You may have to stay in Jianzhang Palace for a while longer."

After all, only in this way can more information be delivered out of Jianzhang Palace.