The fake daughter of a fallen ghost is reborn

Helian You rested for nearly a month.

During this period, the ceasefire talks between Dayong and Beidi never stopped. After all, firstly, marriage was difficult to achieve, and secondly, there was no clear outcome on the murderer Ge Jingyang.

But after all, war is costly and the Northern Di also hoped for a ceasefire. However, because of these two things, Dayong was not in the right after all, and the Northern Di took the opportunity to ask Dayong to give up as many interests as possible, demanded the redivision of the disputed land, and demanded the payment of annual tribute, which made the emperor very angry, but he did not dare to break up with him.

But no one expected that Gu Ruxuan would suddenly ask for marriage.

After Huo Zhiyu learned about this, he was silent for a long time, but still went to see Gu Ruxuan.

When Xue Zhiyi accompanied her to Jinghua Palace, the place was already deserted. Wu had been deposed, and the people in the palace had changed their attitudes according to the situation. The place was no longer as lively as before.

Gu Ruxuan was not in a good mood either. She was a little surprised to see the visitor. Perhaps she really didn't have the energy to do so, and she didn't argue with Huo Zhiyu like she usually did.

"Please sit down." She said, and then ordered, "Bring tea."

But suddenly she saw Huo Zhiyu looking at her with worry in his eyes, and she laughed a little: "What's wrong, are you worried about me?"

After that, he sighed again: "It's really unnecessary. Our relationship is not good. What's more, it's either you or me. If you worry about me, who will worry about you?"

Huo Zhiyu didn't respond, but took a brocade box from Xue Zhiyi behind him and opened it in front of Gu Ruxuan: "My father and brother were in the northwest before, and the army prepared some medicine. The northern barbarians are bitter and cold, and these medicines may be useful. You can take them with you."

After a moment of silence, Gu Ruxuan's expression relaxed a little: "My temper has offended too many people in the past. Now everyone wants to step on me, and I accept it, but I didn't expect that you would be the only one who came to see me."

Huo Zhiyu had shallow eye sockets to begin with, and upon hearing this, her eyes instantly turned red: "You could have not gone, but now that things have become so ugly, it wouldn't be surprising even if the marriage fails."

But Gu Ruxuan shook her head: "In Nan'an, they are worried that Nan'an will be implicated because of my mother's mistakes, so they are thinking about how to redeem themselves from the crime, so they sent a letter to ask me to ask for the marriage. Moreover, this is the only bargaining chip I can use to ask my father to get my mother out of the cold palace."

She lowered her eyes and swallowed the bitterness in her throat. "These days, I have asked for everything I could. My brother is of foreign blood and has no power. He could only plead with my father, but was scolded back. My third and sixth brothers also only advised me to marry into the Northern Di clan. What else can I do if I don't go to Beidi? I can't watch my mother be trapped in the cold palace for the rest of her life."

She just laughed at herself: "Mother tried her best but still couldn't stop me from getting married. Perhaps this is our fate."

Hearing this, Huo Zhiyu sobbed and cried her heart out, but Xue Zhiyi's heart skipped a beat: The Third Prince and the Sixth Prince... If Prince Cheng advocated peace talks, then it would be natural for him to want Princess Pingzhang to marry.

But Gu Shichong's position is contrary to Prince Sheng's and consistent with the Ge family. Why would he also choose to promote the marriage?

This is wrong. It's so wrong...

……

At the same time, in the Hall of Eternal Life.

After Peng Hui led his men out of the hall and gently closed the door, only the emperor and Gu Shichong and his son were left in the hall.

Recently, the Imperial Concubine was demoted and Ge Jingyang was imprisoned. Logically, this should have been the most depressing moment for Gu Shichong, but he seemed to be in a good mood.

He bowed to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."

When the emperor saw him, he was not displeased, but smiled a little: "You have done a good job, please sit down."

Gu Shichong nodded his approval and sat down. "Father is the one who is in control of the chess game. I am just following the Emperor's orders. Who would have thought that the person chosen by Father from the very beginning would be Pingzhang?"

The emperor chuckled and said slowly: "If there is no dispute over the selection of relatives, how can we mobilize the actions of so many people? How can we make the Ge family make mistakes?"

Looking at Gu Shichong, the emperor was pleased: "Chong'er, you are my favorite candidate for the crown prince, but since ancient times, the interference of relatives in politics has always shaken the foundation. Even if I hope that you will inherit the Yong Dynasty, I have to be wary of the Ge family. Only when the Ge family is completely defeated can I rest assured to entrust this country to you."

Hearing this, Gu Shichong clenched his hands slightly, his eyes surging with desire for power: "Father is wise. I am a descendant of the Gu family. Even though I am a blood relative of the Ge family, I will never allow the Gu family's kingdom to be in danger."

"Come to think of it." The emperor suddenly asked, "Don't you like that girl Xue Zhiyi? You didn't inform her about this matter in advance. Aren't you afraid that something might happen to her?"

Gu Shichong's eyes moved slightly. At that time in the library, he did struggle over whether to let Xue Zhiyi stay away. He even turned back after leaving. However, after thinking about it, he was able to distinguish between priorities. He could not let the position of crown prince, which was within his grasp, become complicated for the sake of a woman.

"This matter is of great importance, and I dare not let any third person know about it."

Hearing this, the emperor nodded, very satisfied.

Suddenly, he said, "Father, I don't know about the marriage I mentioned earlier..."

At worst, he could compensate her after he married Xue Zhiyi. After the marriage was settled, Xue Zhiyi could continue to persuade the Queen Mother to stand on his side.

But the emperor said, "There is no rush. In the eyes of others, I am now disgusted with you. If I grant you a marriage at this time, wouldn't it be abrupt? Moreover, you haven't decided on a wife yet, so why worry about a concubine?"

"Your Majesty is right." Although he said this, Gu Shichong knew that the emperor was still somewhat wary of him.

Then, the emperor said, "Since Xue Zhentong was sent to prison, the candidate for the Minister of Revenue has not been decided yet. Zhao Shen saved the man in time this time, which is a great achievement. Let's transfer him there."

Hearing this, Gu Shichong was delighted, and the haze in his heart mostly dissipated. The Zhao family was in charge of the Ministry of Revenue, and he finally brought the Ministry under his command again.

He bowed hurriedly: "Just obey the order of the emperor father."

……

A few days later, just as the Ge family was running around to save Ge Jingyang, Ge Jingyang was killed in prison.

This matter was kept secret, but Xue Zhiyi still learned about it from Huo Wuyou.

In the wing room of Jianzhang Palace, Xue Zhiyi was a little surprised: "Do you think it was done by Prince Cheng?"

Huo Wuyou pondered: "It's hard to say. My uncle wants to deal with the Ge family, but King Cheng and the Beidi people also want to, so who killed Ge Jingyang, I'm afraid it's still unclear for the time being."

The two thought for a while, but there was no clear result.

Xue Zhiyi suddenly asked: "What are the results of Jiang Xu and Chai Yue's investigation?"

"Speaking of this." Huo Wuyou said, "It has been found out. Guess what? They are indeed from Jiangzhou, but they probably didn't know each other before. The Chai family is an official in Jiangzhou Prefecture, and Jiang Xu's hometown, by coincidence, is a remote town under Jiangzhou."

For some reason, Xue Zhiyi's breathing became heavier.

Huo Wuyou only said: "The name of that town is Cishui."

Xue Zhiyi's pupils trembled. She didn't expect that she would hear the name of her legendary hometown again in this way.

"No wonder, I just felt that the name Cishui looked familiar, it turned out to be the hometown of this year's top scholar."

Seeing Xue Zhiyi's dazed look, he quickly said, "There are many similar place names in this world. I have asked the secret agents in Jiangzhou to investigate carefully. If there really was such a family that lost their child, at least some fragments would be left behind."

Xue Zhiyi never thought that his hometown, which he had never seen in two lifetimes, would be so close this time.

"Thank you, Huo Wuyou." She said softly.

Huo Wuyou was leaning his head leisurely. When he heard this, his eyes moved slightly. Suddenly, he smiled: "Why be polite? I am also very curious about what kind of place can give birth to such an interesting woman."