The fake daughter of a fallen ghost is reborn

After the morning court session, Huo Wuyou went straight to the Palace of Eternal Life.

Although he had not slept all night and had just finished court, the emperor was not sleepy at all.

In particular, the assassination was mentioned during the morning court session today, and the ministers argued endlessly about how to deal with the matter.

Just at this time, Huo Wuyou came to ask for a meeting again. He thought he would not have anything serious to say, but when he heard that it was related to last night's banquet, he still called him in.

But after seeing the entire confession that Huo Wuyou presented to him, he was still stunned.

Huo Wuyou said, "Some time ago, Concubine Li dismissed several palace maids and eunuchs to retire and return home. This was originally an internal affair of the harem, but many of them died one after another after leaving the palace. The Dali Temple thought it was inappropriate and conducted a private investigation, and the remaining few people confessed what happened."

The emperor's old eyes were filled with fatigue and coldness. "You mean, the fire in Suining Palace was not an accident, but was deliberately caused by Concubine Li, who then killed people to silence them?"

Huo Wuyou sneered, "Uncle, if you ask me, she just wanted to win favor in this way. And because grandma favored A Yu over Princess Ping Zhang, she didn't even let anyone from Jian Zhang Palace go. That's why she framed me last night regardless of the occasion!"

The emperor tutted his mouth, "Who allowed you to talk about the concubines like this? Besides, who would use such a method to win favor?"

Huo Wuyou muttered, "What else can the women in the harem fight for if they don't fight for favor..."

"Superficial." The emperor glanced at him and waved his hand: "I understand. I will deal with it. You can leave first."

Huo Wuyou bowed and took his leave. Before leaving, he asked carefully, "Uncle, does this count as a meritorious service?"

The emperor said, "It's my job, what's the merit?"

Hearing this, Huo Wuyou complained sadly, "Didn't my uncle tell me to practice? Now that I have achieved some results, I am acting in accordance with his orders, right?"

The emperor asked him in return: "Do you still want to disobey my order?"

"no……"

Seeing his bitter face, the emperor said impatiently: "What reward do you want? Say it and get out of here."

Huo Wuyou smiled and said, "Uncle is wise. I just want to ask you not to marry A Yu off so quickly. She is still young."

Speaking of this, the emperor's face became more worried: "I do want to."

But now that this has happened, the Northern Di people are still demanding an explanation, and I'm afraid even peace talks will be difficult.

The emperor rubbed his brows and waved his hand again, and Huo Wuyou left the Changsheng Palace in embarrassment.

……

That night, outside Jianzhang Palace.

Gu Ruxuan took off her hairpin and knelt outside the palace with her hair loose. Her pale face and eyes were red and swollen, and she no longer had the arrogance and pride of the past.

When the gate of Jianzhang Palace opened, Gu Ruxuan raised her drooping eyes in panic, and saw Xue Zhiyi bowing to her: "Princess Pingzhang, it's late at night, the Queen Mother has gone to bed, please go back."

Gu Ruxuan was unwilling to give in. She took a few steps on her knees and said, "Xue Zhiyi, stop!"

"I obey your command." Xue Zhiyi just remained respectful and waited for her to speak.

"My mother was sent to the cold palace by order of my father..." As she spoke, tears fell, "She has a mild personality. She has only made this one mistake in all the years she has been in the palace. But this time, she did it for her own selfish desires... She suffered a lot because of the marriage, so she didn't want me to repeat the same mistake. She has a loving mother's heart, but she was forced to do so."

She cried and almost collapsed, choking with sobs: "Can you ask the Imperial Grandmother to come forward and give her a lighter sentence? Even if you have to depose her and confine her to the palace, can you not put her in the cold palace? She can't bear it..."

Facing Xue Zhiyi, she even begged: "Xue Zhiyi, I know you hate her because of what happened last night, but she really didn't want to hurt you; the fire in Suining Palace, she just wanted to create an accident at first, so that An Zhaoyi would fall out of favor, but I don't know why, the fire couldn't be controlled... She didn't want to kill anyone from the beginning, she just wanted Huo Zhiyu to marry, that's all..."

Looking at Gu Ruxuan who was crying, Xue Zhiyi's eyes flashed with contempt, but he still tried his best to maintain a respectful attitude: "Your Highness, the Beidi royal family regards the Huo family as their blood enemy. If the princess marries the Huo family, it would be tantamount to sending her to death."

Hearing this, Gu Ruxuan was stunned.

"The Queen Mother said that Princess Pingzhang knew nothing about Concubine Li's actions, and she will not vent her anger on you. Your Highness is still the princess of Dayong, so please go back."

After Xue Zhiyi finished speaking, he bowed again and then retreated back to Jianzhang Palace. Only Gu Ruxuan was left. Her body went limp and she collapsed to the ground.

……

A few days later, Huo Wuyou got the chance to enter the palace again and went straight to Jianzhang Palace.

After visiting the empress dowager, he went straight to the Ye Ting Si with Xue Zhiyi.

Because that night Gu Ruxuan said that Concubine Li was being used in this matter.

But Xue Zhiyi didn't believe that Xue Panrou was the kind of person who was instructed by others to slander others. It was not because Xue Panrou was a good person, but because she was weak-willed and bullied the weak and feared the strong. If someone really asked her to falsely accuse Concubine Li, after so many days of interrogation, she should have revealed the mastermind behind the scenes.

When he saw Xue Panrou in the prison of Ye Ting Si, she was already emaciated and had many bloodstains on her body. When she saw Xue Zhiyi, she didn't even have the energy to scold him and could only glare at him resentfully.

Facing Xue Zhiyi's question, she certainly didn't want to answer, but Xue Zhiyi just told her calmly: "If you are willing to let the person who used you continue to be rich and powerful in the palace, and only you as a chess piece go to the underworld alone, then you should keep it a secret and take these words to the underworld and complain to the King of Hell."

Xue Panrou finally relaxed and cried, "That day, I was bullied in the palace, and a gorgeously dressed palace maid saved me. She told me to stay in the palace, and someone would come to save me in a few days...Sure enough, a few days later, I met Fu Rongxin."

As she spoke, she looked at Xue Zhiyi mockingly: "Didn't expect that? Your enemy is still alive and well."

Xue Zhiyi didn't have time to waste time talking to her, and just said, "I already knew that, go on."

Xue Panrou pouted in boredom and continued, "Fu Rongxin said that she is now working for the Imperial Concubine. As long as I tell the Imperial Concubine that you harmed the Princess when you were in the Xue Mansion, the Imperial Concubine will take me out of the palace... However, if the truth comes out, I must say that it was Concubine Li who did it. Only in this way will she save my life and quietly send me out of the palace. That way I will have a chance to find my mother."

"Concubine?"

Xue Zhiyi and Huo Wuyou looked at each other: It seems that Concubine Li was indeed unaware of the matter, and Concubine Ge found a scapegoat for herself who could take the blame even if the truth was revealed.

"Do you know the palace maid who saved you?" Xue Zhiyi asked her.

Xue Panrou just shook her head: "I don't remember, she looks similar to you."

There is a palace maid dressed like this beside every main lady.

"So when was the day when Fu Rongxin met you?"

Xue Panrou thought for a long time before she said, "Since I entered the palace on the fourth day of the sixth lunar month, I have counted every day. I remember it clearly."

Hearing this, Huo Wuyou whispered in Xue Zhiyi's ear: "I'll go check whether Gu Shimin entered the palace that day."

The reason why Fu Rongxin appeared in the palace was most likely because Gu Shimin brought her in as an attendant.

Xue Zhiyi sighed slightly and said to Huo Wuyou: "We don't need to be busy anymore. Prince Cheng will do it for us."

Xue Panrou was puzzled by these words, but Huo Wuyou understood what he meant: Concubine Ge probably didn't expect that while the mantis stalks the cicada, the oriole is behind. While she was using Concubine Li, she also fell into Prince Cheng's trap. After all, Prince Cheng would not send someone to Concubine Ge for no reason. He might have dug a trap for her to jump into.

But even so, Prince Cheng also has his own people in the palace, and they are queens of high rank.