The fake daughter of a fallen ghost is reborn

Xue Zhiyi was listening, but saw that Huo Zhiyu's expression became more and more ugly, his eyes were red, his face was pale, and his hands folded on his knees were trembling slightly.

She could only sigh inwardly, thinking that if Huo Zhiyu continued listening here, it would only increase his sadness. If he said something disrespectful to the emperor in a moment of desperation, wouldn't that give Concubine Ge even more room to criticize him?

After thinking for a moment, she bowed and said, "The Queen Mother, Your Majesty, and the Imperial Concubine, the princess has been feeling unwell since she woke up this morning, and her complexion is not very good. If the illness infects Your Majesty, the princess will feel guilty. I dare to ask Your Majesty to allow the princess to go back to her room to rest."

Several people looked at her at the same time, and saw that Xue Zhiyi was observing her with her eyes and nose, and her nose and heart, and was extremely respectful, without any mistakes in etiquette.

Before the Emperor and the Imperial Concubine could speak, the Empress Dowager spoke first: "In that case, Zhiyi should take A Yu back to Yuhua Pavilion first."

The emperor came here to discuss the marriage. Compared with persuading Huo Zhiyu, he needed to persuade the empress dowager more, so he naturally would not go against the empress dowager's wishes on such a small matter.

After all, the marriage does not require Huo Zhiyu's personal opinion.

So Xue Zhiyi reached out, gently held Huo Zhiyu's arm, and gently reminded: "Princess."

In a trance, Huo Zhiyu came back to her senses and let Xue Zhiyi help her stand up. She bowed to the empress dowager, the emperor and the imperial concubine, then said goodbye and left.

But suddenly, I heard Concubine Ge say: "Zhiyi is very considerate to Anle and serves her wholeheartedly. If Anle gets married someday, I'm afraid Zhiyi will be asked to be her dowry."

Hearing this, the emperor also raised his eyebrows and looked over.

He had a very good impression of Xue Zhiyi. He had arranged a marriage for her, raided her house, and she was also present at the last scandal at the Qionglin Banquet. And that was not all.

He glanced at Concubine Ge beside him: Chong'er came to him to ask for this girl last time.

But now, the Imperial Concubine seems to be satisfied with Xue Zhiyi. Could it be that the Imperial Concubine also has the same idea?

At this moment, the imperial concubine had no idea what the emperor was thinking, and only continued, "After all, he was the one who risked his life to save the princess in Xue's mansion. With such a loyal person by the princess' side, your majesty and the queen mother can rest assured."

Xue Zhiyi couldn't help but sneer in his heart: She was still wondering, the peace talks between the two countries were not good for the Ge family. Logically, the Ge family should have tried their best to stop the peace talks. Why would they accompany the emperor to persuade Huo Zhiyu to marry?

As expected, there is no gain without pain. In the end, Concubine Ge still wanted to deal with her.

Xue Zhiyi and Huo Zhiyu were standing there, their steps stopped, just waiting respectfully for them to speak.

After hearing what the imperial concubine said, the emperor's voice was a little more surprised: "Is the imperial concubine saying that Xue Zhiyi saved Anle?"

"Yes." Concubine Ge smiled and said, "When she was at the Xue family, the princess accidentally fell into the water, and it was Zhiyi who jumped into the water himself to save her. If your majesty doesn't believe it, you can ask Anle."

Xue Zhiyi's eyebrows jumped: At the beginning, this matter was not publicized, and only a few people knew about it. How did the imperial concubine know about it? What was the purpose of the imperial concubine suddenly mentioning this matter?

Looking at the emperor's inquiring eyes, Huo Zhiyu was a little confused. She didn't know why he mentioned this matter so inexplicably.

She glanced at Xue Zhiyi beside her quietly, but saw that Xue Zhiyi just blinked calmly. Huo Zhiyu then bowed and said, "Your Majesty, this is true."

Before figuring out Concubine Ge's purpose, Huo Zhiyu had no need to deceive the emperor, so she hinted to Huo Zhiyu to tell the truth.

The emperor looked at her and chuckled, "If that's the case, you should be rewarded."

After the emperor made a few insignificant compliments, she and Huo Zhiyu left the main hall together.

"Sister Zhiyi, why do you think the imperial concubine suddenly mentioned that matter?" Huo Zhiyu's voice was still nasal.

Everything that happened in the past few days has made Huo Zhiyu a little more sensitive.

Xue Zhiyi shook his head: "I don't know, but it doesn't matter, Princess, don't worry."

After sniffing, Huo Zhiyu hummed, "Sister Zhiyi, I believe you."

After the two of them entered Yuhua Pavilion, Xue Zhiyi thought of something and said, "Princess, I still have one question that I don't understand. I hope you can tell me."

Huo Zhiyu drank a sip of hot tea to calm her turbulent mood. She looked up at Xue Zhiyi with red eyes and said, "Sister Zhiyi, go ahead."

Xue Zhiyi lowered his voice and said, "The princess didn't plan to go out today, so how did she meet Helian You?"

Speaking of this, Huo Zhiyu puffed up his cheeks and said, "Isn't it because of Gu Ruxuan?"

"Princess Pingzhang?"

"Yes." Huo Zhiyu said unhappily, "Today, the Shangshi Bureau has received some new spices. I wanted to go and pick them, but when I thought about the Northern Di people coming, I sent Zhu'er to go. I didn't expect Zhu'er to bump into Gu Ruxuan who also came to pick spices. I couldn't let Zhu'er be punished, so I had to go out."

Zhu'er was the maid who served Huo Zhiyu in Yuhua Pavilion.

"Then, who told the princess about the new spices in the Shangshi Bureau? And who told the princess that Zhu'er was punished?" Xue Zhiyi asked.

Huo Zhiyu frowned and thought for a while: "The spices in the palace have always been managed by the Sifangsi of the Imperial Food Bureau. Naturally, it was the Imperial Food Bureau that informed us."

She held her chin in her hand and said, "As for Zhu'er being punished, it was the nanny beside Gu Ruxuan who came to Jianzhang Palace to tell me personally."

"Mammy?"

Huo Zhiyu nodded: "Yes, that maid was originally there to serve Concubine Li. Concubine Li is different from Gu Ruxuan. She treats people kindly and never allows Gu Ruxuan to be overbearing. So she assigned a maid to follow Gu Ruxuan to discipline her words and deeds. Today, the maid must have seen that she was about to cause trouble, so she came to me to deal with it."

After that, she snorted, "I didn't expect to encounter such an unlucky thing."

Having said that, Xue Zhiyi roughly understood.

Now that Concubine Li is in charge of the six palaces, she naturally has a say in when the supplies in the palace are distributed. The timing of Zhu'er's collision with Gu Ruxuan is even easier to manipulate.

I thought it was just a coincidence, but in the end, it turned out to be someone's careful planning.

Next, in the next few days, they will hold a banquet to entertain the Northern Di delegation, and they should also take some action.

She had to inform Huo Wuyou as soon as possible, otherwise his sister would be plotted against and killed.

……

Three days later, there was a grand banquet in the palace.

The Northern Di delegation attended the banquet, which was extremely lively.

The banquet started after nightfall, and the emperor returned to Changsheng Palace to handle official business after court.

After being under house arrest for many days, Gu Shichong finally saw the light of day again. As soon as he was released, he was summoned to the palace by the emperor and given a lecture.

When he came out of the Hall of Eternal Life, he wiped the sweat from his forehead and breathed a long sigh of relief - no matter what, since it has come to this, then next, he must secure the position of crown prince no matter what the cost.

Thinking of this, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly, and indescribable emotions appeared in his eyes.

At this moment, he suddenly saw a familiar figure.

Shaking away the dark shadow in his eyes, he smiled and called out, "Cousin."

Huo Wuyou was still wearing red clothes, walking leisurely towards the Changsheng Palace.

He also wore a new hair crown with colorful beads hanging on it, which was braided into his high ponytail. His red clothes and black boots were embroidered with gold patterns. He looked as if he had been carefully dressed up for tonight's banquet. However, the sachet with a fortune and luck pattern hanging around his waist looked a little out of place.

Seeing that it was Gu Shichong, he bowed and said, "Cousin, I haven't seen you for a long time. You are finally released."

Gu Shichong paused for a moment and said: You are really bringing up something that is not relevant.

For some reason, although Huo Wuyou was smiling, Gu Shichong always felt that he looked cold. If Huo Wuyou had not been a hopeless playboy since childhood, he would have really thought that Huo Wuyou was being sarcastic to him.

"What's the matter, cousin?" he asked.

Huo Wuyou just crossed his arms and complained, "Since I started working at the Dali Temple, I've been annoyed to death by these trivial matters. But my uncle always thinks I'm unreliable and asks about things from time to time. If I can't explain the official business clearly, he will scold me."

He sighed and lowered his voice: "I am so worried today that I can hardly enjoy the banquet."

Hearing this, Gu Shichong laughed out loud and patted him on the shoulder: "You are already an adult, you should behave yourself a little. Your father is also concerned about you."

Huo Wuyou sighed again: "State affairs are already busy, why would my uncle bother with this?"

After that, he asked Gu Shichong: "Hey, where are you going, cousin?"

Gu Shichong only replied: "There is still some time before the banquet starts, so it's a good time to go to the library. Don't waste time here, go see your father."

After saying this, the two said goodbye.

The smile on Huo Wuyou's face suddenly turned cold. He narrowed his eyes and looked at Gu Shichong's back without saying a word.

The library? Why did he have a bad feeling?