The fake daughter of a fallen ghost is reborn

Huo Wuyou sighed and said, "You should have heard it just now. This matter is related to the marriage with Beidi, right?"

The tears on Huo Zhiyu's face froze. Even though she was still young when the Yueling Pass tragedy happened, how could she not know about the national hatred and family feud? How could she not understand that marrying a foreign prince meant committing suicide?

The corners of her mouth twitched, but she couldn't help asking, "Do I... have to choose between marriage and marriage?"

Seeing that Huo Wuyou was just thinking about something and didn't give her a definite answer, she asked the Queen Mother anxiously, "If I get married, can I really avoid the marriage?"

No one present wanted Huo Zhiyu to get married in such a hurry, and this topic became particularly heavy for a moment.

Suddenly, Xue Zhiyi said, "Not necessarily. It's just that there is this possibility. Since the marriage is a foregone conclusion, we have to try this possibility."

Huo Zhiyu just looked at Xue Zhiyi anxiously: "If I win the bet, I don't have to marry, but can such a hastily chosen husband guarantee that I will not suffer for the rest of my life? If it's not me who will marry, then who will it be?"

She usually looks young and ignorant, but at this moment, she is not naive or ignorant.

"Maybe...Princess Pingzhang, but not necessarily. It's just that the most suitable people for marriage right now are only the County Princess and Princess Pingzhang." Xue Zhiyi said.

But Huo Zhiyu did not show much of his expectation to send his mortal enemy to marry. He just said sadly after his eyelashes fluttered: "In other words, one of me and Gu Ruxuan must die?"

She cried, "But... Gu Ruxuan is a nasty person, but she doesn't deserve to die. In this case, even if I get married, my bridal sedan will be on Gu Ruxuan's corpse. Sister Zhiyi, I can't accept it..."

At this moment, she only felt the sadness of the rabbit's death and the fox's grief.

Suddenly, Huo Wuyou, who had been thinking about something, spoke up: "We are all thinking in the wrong way."

"What?" Xue Zhiyi looked at him.

Huo Wuyou frowned, put his finger on his chin, and said, "If, as we guessed, the Northern Di are coming for the Huo family, then no matter what we do, we can't change the outcome of A Yu's marriage. So what if they get married? There are many girls who marry twice, not to mention the tough folks of the Northern Di."

"Are you targeting... our family?" Huo Zhiyu was stunned.

Huo Wuyou explained to her and the Queen Mother, "Yesterday's assassination attempt on me was done by the Northern Di people. We believe that this was not a coincidence, but that the Northern Di people had other intentions."

Huo Zhiyu's eyes were filled with fear and hatred: "They have already killed my father and brother, what else do they want!"

"I don't know." Xue Zhiyi said: "It is because of the unknown that it is more difficult to control and prevent."

The Queen Mother was still calm, but her hands were clenched quietly: "Do you have any ideas?"

Huo Wuyou said, "We haven't figured out a solution yet, but the way to solve this problem is definitely not to replace Ayu with Pingzhang, but to make sure that Beidi and Dayong cannot have a marriage at all."

Huo Zhiyu was stunned: "But, if Dayong and Beidi cannot make peace because of this, will there be another war? Wouldn't that kill many people?"

"No." Xue Zhiyi said suddenly.

Several people looked at her, and Xue Zhiyi added: "What I mean is, if Beidi came for peace talks, they would not tear their relationship with Dayong just because of a failed marriage. But if Beidi came for the Huo family, then even if they really married, they have other intentions. Not only will it not stop the war, but it will lead to more disasters."

She looked at Huo Wuyou and said, "Zhiyi agrees with what Lin'an Hou said. This marriage should not have happened in the first place."

The Queen Mother sighed deeply: "Perhaps it is difficult."

Xue Zhiyi narrowed his eyes and said, "It is difficult, but Zhiyi suddenly feels that there may be someone who can help us."

Huo Zhiyu looked puzzled: "Who?"

Xue Zhiyi just smiled slightly: "Prince Gong, Gu Shichong."

Upon hearing this name, Huo Wuyou's brows furrowed even deeper: "Him again?"

Sensing Huo Wuyou's emotions, Xue Zhiyi glanced at him and said, "He wouldn't want a marriage alliance, or rather..."

She changed the subject: "He doesn't want the peace talks between Dayong and Beidi to succeed."

Huo Zhiyu blinked: "How is that possible? Brother Prince Gong is the prince of Dayong, of course he hopes Dayong will get better."

Hearing this, Huo Wuyou sighed and said, "It's hard to explain in a few words. Ah Yu, just remember that Gu Shichong is not a good person, let alone your brother."

Huo Zhiyu was puzzled by what he heard, but did not refute it.

The Queen Mother was more concerned about what Xue Zhiyi said at this moment. She said, "Zhiyi, please continue."

Xue Zhiyi nodded and explained, "Yueling Pass was previously guarded by Lin'an Duke and Yongping Marquis Zhao Xufuzhi, but after the tragedy three years ago, Dingguo Duke became the main force guarding Yueling Pass to resist the Northern Di, and Zhao Xu was also given important positions. These two people are both from Prince Gong's faction."

Hearing this, Huo Wuyou understood what she meant and snorted coldly: "If Beidi and Dayong negotiate peace and stop fighting in a few years, the weight of the Ge and Zhao families will be greatly reduced."

Meeting his eyes, Xue Zhiyi only smiled slightly: "Your Majesty is afraid of the Ge family, but does not eliminate them, not only because the Ge family holds a large number of troops, but also because Yueling Pass really needs the Ge family. But if the Northern Di no longer invades--"

Huo Wuyou also smiled and continued, "Your Majesty can take your time and erode the power of the Ge family bit by bit until you defeat them."

Xue Zhiyi's eyes were filled with coldness: "Gu Shichong will be more anxious than us to stop the marriage. Not only to stop the princess from getting married, but also to stop any woman from Dayong from facilitating peace talks between the two countries."

Such a cold and gloomy fact was revealed to Huo Zhiyu for the first time, which made her stunned. She looked at the Queen Mother anxiously, but saw that she was just smiling with satisfaction.

Huo Zhiyu felt a chill down her spine: It seemed that she was the only one in this main hall who didn't know about these things.

Those royal relatives she thought of as close to her actually had their own interests behind the scenes, and her second brother who was always not serious, and her sister Zhiyi, the imperial attendant of Jianzhang Palace, had such scheming and plotting in their minds.

"Huo Zhiyu."

Huo Wuyou suddenly called out. Although he was smiling, his tone was very serious: "I am not shy about letting you hear these words today because I think you are not a child anymore. It is good for you to listen to these things. You will know who to be wary of in the future. Otherwise, you will be ignorant of this and make a fool of yourself one day and cause trouble again."

Then, he reminded her, "Keep it in your heart, and don't tell anyone outside."

It was rare that Huo Zhiyu did not argue with her brother. Instead, she said with some disappointment and dejection, "I know. I won't bother calling Sister Zhiyi sister-in-law anymore."

Caught off guard, Huo Wuyou choked and his voice rose unconsciously: "What nonsense are you talking about again!"

Huo Wuyou was puzzled by his reaction and said, "You said that I should not treat Gu Shichong as my brother, so naturally I can no longer call Sister Zhiyi sister-in-law, it will disgust her. You scolded me about this before, but I won't call her that anymore, why are you unhappy!"

Huo Wuyou gritted his teeth and just looked at Xue Zhiyi.

But seeing his speechless and frustrated look, Xue Zhiyi just smiled and turned his eyes away from him.