The fake daughter of a fallen ghost is reborn

"Xue Panrou?" Zhao Lian at the table couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise and looked at her third brother Zhao Shen beside her.

Everyone started whispering to each other. After all, Xue Zhentong was the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue at the time, and Xue Panrou was also a well-known official wife. She was almost engaged to Zhao Shen, so many people recognized this face.

Even though Zhao Shen later married her fourth sister Xue Hanshu, the two families were still related by marriage.

Unexpectedly, after Xue Zhentong fell, all the daughters of the Xue family entered the palace and became slaves. Even if they all became slaves, one was a royal attendant to the empress dowager, and the other was a low-level servant in the palace, which was really a huge difference.

You have to know that even the wives of officials from prominent families may not be selected for the position of Imperial Attendant in Jianzhang Palace. So how could Xue Zhiyi, the daughter of a criminal, qualify?

Could it be that, as Xue Panrou said, he gained the favor by harming the princess and deceiving the empress dowager?

In this situation, Huo Wuyou couldn't help but sit up straight. This matter was indeed unexpected.

He just sneered: "You said Xue Zhiyi plotted to murder Princess Anle in order to win the favor of my grandmother, so why would he take the risk and leave himself a handle now?"

Xue Panrou seemed to have memorized the answer in advance, showing a cleverness that was different from her usual stupid appearance: "Perhaps he is worried that the princess will doubt what happened that day, or maybe he was instructed by someone, or maybe he just can't stand the marriage between Dayong and Beidi?"

After these words were spoken, the emperor's eyes became more profound.

What he cares about most is this peace negotiation. If Xue Zhiyi was really instructed by someone to sabotage the marriage... then it would not be an exaggeration to execute him by slow slicing.

Huo Wuyou said, "I've heard that Miss Xue never leaves her house and is known to be dull and stupid. I guess she can't even recognize all the words. Now that she's in the palace, she can talk about the affairs of the court."

He couldn't help but clap his hands and laugh: "Uncle, the palace is short of imperial doctors, but it seems that there is no shortage of teachers."

Xue Panrou was speechless for a moment as she had never memorized the answer to this question.

"Marquis Lin'an." At this time, the imperial concubine said worriedly: "We don't know whether this is true or not, but the princess's safety is more important. Instead of arguing with this servant, it is better to find the princess's whereabouts first."

Huo Wuyou simply lowered his brows slowly to hide the expression in his eyes.

He knew very well that this was a conspiracy against Zhiyi and Ayu, and he also knew that he had already made arrangements and these two people would be safe.

That was why, when the crime was plainly pinned on Zhiyi, he lost his composure for a moment in his anxiety.

In a flash, his brows were filled with anxiety. He stood up and bowed to the emperor: "Uncle, please give the order to find A Yu first."

As it was related to the marriage, the emperor agreed to look for people, not only Huo Zhiyu and Xue Zhiyi, but also Helian You.

The Palace Front Division is the emperor's personal guard, deployed in various places in the palace. Ge Jingyang is the commander of the Palace Front Division, so he should lead people to search.

In particular, when he thought that his sister Ge Yuanhui had not returned yet, he became more anxious. Now was the opportunity to go look for her, so he left the table in a hurry.

But no one noticed that Concubine Wu Lifei's pupils were trembling slightly, and the handkerchief under her sleeve was almost crushed by her, as if something was out of her control.

She quietly looked at Concubine Ge, and saw that although Concubine Ge was comforting the emperor with a worried look in her eyes, the fan in her hand was gently and methodically waving, which clearly revealed her mood at the moment, and she was calm and composed.

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But no one knew that it happened not long ago.

Xue Zhiyi was dragged away in a daze, and when he woke up again, he found himself in an unfamiliar house.

She felt weak. If she had not been alert and held her breath in time when the cloth with the sleeping pills hit her, she would have fainted for who knows when.

I quietly opened my eyes and looked around. Looking at the room, I should still be in the palace.

She breathed a sigh of relief and continued to close her eyes and pretend to be dead.

Elsewhere in the room, a maid was heard advising, "Miss, the banquet is about to begin, shall we go back? The Master and the Madam have arranged everything, and have specifically told you not to act on your own to avoid complications..."

The other person sneered. Xue Zhiyi was very familiar with that voice. It was as beautiful as that face, but it was a pity that the words were vicious.

"Yes, she dared to murder the princess. From today on, she will be skinned alive, but..."

The voice was like sinking into a pool of icy cold water: "But that bitch is too cunning. I will never allow her to escape unscathed. Even if she escapes death, I want her to live a life worse than death from today on! I want her to experience my pain a thousand times more!"

The maid wanted to persuade her again, but Ge Yuanhui's footsteps were getting closer.

Xue Zhiyi only felt that his chin was being pinched hard by a hand.

Ge Yuanhui's voice was filled with resentment and hatred: "Why... She is clearly inferior to me in every way, why did such a face bewitched my cousin!"

At the side, the maid tried to stop him, but Ge Yuanhui had already pulled out the hairpin that Gu Shichong had given her from Xue Zhiyi's head.

She smiled contemptuously: "I can have as many of these things as I want, but there is only one queen, and it can only be mine."

The hairpin moved gently across Xue Zhiyi's face, as if he was considering where to start.

"Xue Zhiyi, if you are lucky enough to survive after today, you will be like me, facing a shattered face every day, waking up from nightmares every night, hating why you are living like a pile of rotten meat..."

Her voice was tearful, as if she felt wronged.

Xue Zhiyi muttered in his heart: Not really, not really, she is still pretty now, and besides, she was not the one who caused the scar...

Having said that, the moment Ge Yuanhui raised his hand holding the hairpin, she mercilessly sprinkled a handful of powder from her sleeve.

The protective item she asked Huo Wuyou to bring her today was this bottle of medicine powder.

She closed her eyes, hunched over and covered her mouth and nose to make sure the powder would not enter her body. Then she slowly opened her eyes and saw that Ge Yuanhui and the maid had fainted on the ground.

Looking at the hairpin that had not yet poked her face, Xue Zhiyi thought it was a blessing in disguise.

Her original plan was to use herself as bait to lure Ge Yuanhui out and then take him down.

Fortunately, Gu Shichong gave her this hairpin, which made her plan go more smoothly. Otherwise, she would have to find another reason to deceive Ge Yuanhui.

Her hands and feet were tied, but Xue Zhiyi was not in a hurry to escape.

I saw a person jumping down from the beam, it was Yan Gui.

Yan Gui bowed to her and untied the rope for her. Xue Zhiyi seemed to have expected it and was not surprised.

Yan Gui sighed slightly: "It was a close call. If Miss Xue hadn't acted quickly, it would have been my turn to take action."

From the very beginning of the plan, Huo Wuyou arranged for Yan Gui to follow secretly in case Xue Zhiyi failed to wake up in time so that he could rescue him.

Xue Zhiyi thanked them, then looked at the two people on the ground and said, "Take Ge Yuanhui to where she should go, and then we should go find the princess. Don't keep her waiting for too long."