The fake daughter of a fallen ghost is reborn

The emperor was furious, and everyone in Huajing knew it.

There was a flood in Jiangzhou, and his two most beloved sons were like being naked in the water. When the tide receded, their underwear was exposed, leaving only their two dirty butts exposed.

The Chai family confessed that they were instructed by King Sheng to rob relief grain and privately manufacture weapons in order to get rid of Shen Chiyan for their own benefit. They also wanted to get rid of the Fu and Tang families, causing a huge chaos in Jiangzhou.

The captured Fu Zixian was a man of weak will. He confessed everything during the interrogation. The Fu family made a fortune by taking advantage of the flood, and they also took the opportunity to collude with Tang Lin's son and conceal the truth, just to provide Prince Gong with evidence to drive Tang Lin.

They are indeed brothers, and they are so in sync with each other in everything they do.

The emperor was so angry and depressed that he almost fainted several times.

In the end, what King Cheng did was even more outrageous. To put it mildly, it was a factional attack on dissidents. To put it more seriously, it involved both food and weapons, so it is not an exaggeration to say that it was a treason.

After an imperial edict was issued, the entire Chai family offered sacrifices to heaven; after another imperial edict was issued, Prince Sheng was stripped of his princely title, demoted to a county prince, and banished back to Yuzhou, and was not allowed to enter the capital without being summoned.

In this way, it can be said that Gu Shimin's road to succession has come to an end, and before long, he will be driven back to the southern border in disgrace.

Gu Shichong was mixed with sadness and joy. Although he was happy to drive Gu Shimin away, these days, his father would summon him into the palace and scold him whenever he was unhappy, and would also punish several ministers who were dependent on him.

Fu Zixian was exiled three thousand miles away, the Fu family's title of imperial merchant was stripped, and all the family property accumulated over several generations was confiscated. The richest man in Linzhou now only had his ancestral home left thanks to the emperor's grace.

Because Tang Jinglei was framed by the Chai family, he made meritorious contributions while serving his sentence, and the Dali Temple pleaded for him, so he was only stripped of his official title and sentenced to five years in prison. This way, he did not bring any harm to his family and also saved his life.

After being scolded, Gu Shichong came out of the Changsheng Palace in a dusty state. Thinking that it had been some time since Xue Zhiyi came back, he couldn't help but feel angry.

When she met Xue Zhiyi, she had just finished doing some work for the empress dowager and was about to return to Jianzhang Palace.

In a secluded corner of the Imperial Garden, Xue Zhiyi smiled, revealing a smile full of longing and admiration: "Your Highness, long time no see."

In the past, she only thought that she had the experience in her past life, which allowed her to easily show her love for any man. But now it seems that the real thing and the acting are completely different things. She now realizes how fake her acting was.

Gu Shichong could be fooled by this, could it be that no one has ever truly loved him?

But Gu Shichong in front of him raised his lips and slowly approached: "Do you miss me?"

Xue Zhiyi nodded shyly: "I miss you day and night."

For some reason, she always felt that Gu Shichong was a little different from before, and his smile made people feel uneasy.

"So did I." He took a few steps closer until he was within arm's reach. "Thanks to you for organizing the charges found in the Dali Temple and sending them to me, I was able to make all the necessary preparations to deliver this fatal blow to Gu Shimin."

When delivering the message to Prince Gong, Xue Zhiyi wrote a letter personally without telling Huo Wuyou, and then mailed it through the post station.

Since Prince Gong needs to know all these things, why not let her tell him in person?

However, Xue Zhiyi noticed Gu Shichong's emotions. Something was wrong with him. Very wrong.

She suppressed the strange feeling in her heart and smiled, "It is Zhiyi's blessing to be able to serve His Highness."

"is it?"

He suddenly hugged Xue Zhiyi's waist. Xue Zhiyi was shocked and almost wanted to struggle, but he restrained himself and only pushed his chest lightly, pretending to be panicked: "Your Highness, this is not in accordance with etiquette..."

Gu Shichong's laughter was a little cold: "I thought a woman as dissolute as you would have no sense of propriety, righteousness, or shame in her heart."

At this point, Xue Zhiyi was certain that Gu Shichong had discovered something.

But the expression on her face did not change, and her expression gradually turned into grievance: "Your Highness, Zhiyi does not understand..."

But Gu Shichong's hand slowly supported the back of her neck, and with a little force, he let her head rest on his shoulder.

Gu Shichong's voice fell into Xue Zhiyi's ears: "Remember the man who knocked you out in the Jiangzhou market?"

Suddenly, Xue Zhiyi felt a shudder all over his body...

It was Gu Shichong. He discovered her relationship with Huo Wuyou. It was his people who took action in the kidnapping case so that she could fall into Xue Tingliu's hands smoothly...

"Xue Zhiyi, I love you, but I am not a fool."

He smiled softly: "You'd better be thankful that the news you gave me is true. Otherwise, if there is even one lie in it, I will kill you immediately!"

Xue Zhiyi dared to betray him and have an affair with another man, but he could tolerate it for the time being for the sake of this chess piece planted next to the Queen Mother.

But if she dared to conspire against him with others and ruin his great cause, then he would definitely take her life himself!

After that, the hand slowly touched Xue Zhiyi's hair again: "Be good, prepare yourself well, be beautiful and be my concubine, be obedient, and when I take the throne, you can choose the position in the harem. If you don't obey——"

He suddenly put his hand on the back of Xue Zhiyi's neck and said, "I am a man, and my patience for this kind of thing is limited. You should be smarter. His surname is not Gu, and he can only be a minister in this life. His life and death are all in the hands of the emperor. Don't let lust make you lose your mind and make you lose your head. Do you understand?"

……

In order to avoid arousing Gu Shichong's suspicion again, Xue Zhiyi endured for several days before sending a letter to Huo Wuyou.

It was still the fake cave that was rarely visited by people. As soon as they met, Xue Zhiyi said, "The person who was monitoring our whereabouts was Gu Shichong."

"Is it him?" Huo Wuyou frowned: "So the person who burned the weapons depot..."

"It could very well be him." Xue Zhiyi sneered, "It seems that the relationship between Gu Shichong and the Ge family is not that indestructible. I'm afraid there is some conflict between their interests."

Huo Wuyou thought about it and suddenly realized: "You met him? When?"

Xue Zhiyi replied: "Five days ago."

"Five days ago?!" Huo Wuyou was shocked: "Why did you tell me today?"

Xue Zhiyi sighed, his brows becoming more and more worried: "He has discovered our relationship. I'm worried that he will find out about our secret relationship."

Huo Wuyou was stunned, his eyes fixed on Xue Zhiyi's face. After a moment, his eyes were filled with regret and self-blame.

"sorry."

Xue Zhiyi didn't understand: "Why are you apologizing all of a sudden?"

But he said: "From the beginning, I shouldn't have agreed to this plan... Only the most useless man would let his wife take risks, especially to let her pretend to be nice to another man."

Xue Zhiyi pushed him gently: "Have you forgotten? What you opposed did not work."

Seeing his gloomy face, Xue Zhiyi said, "Don't talk about this. It's important to solve this matter first. I see that he is so confident in saying that he wants to take me in. I'm afraid he has already grasped the power."

It would have been better if he hadn't said it. After these words were spoken, Huo Wuyou seemed to be stimulated by something and was ready to fight to the death with Gu Shichong.

"Calm down."

Don't make any noise and get discovered.

Huo Wuyou just held her shoulders and said seriously, "No more."

"what?"

"This kind of thing will never happen again." He was very sure, as if he had made some kind of resolution: "He wants to take you away, but he won't be able to do so."

"What do you want to do... um..."

Before she could finish her words, her mouth was blocked by someone.

Huo Wuyou imitated what she did last time and attacked and plundered her mouth in a brutal manner.

After they separated, Xue Zhiyi felt a little dizzy.

Huo Wuyou hugged her soft body and whispered in her ear: "Believe me, Awan, wait for me to marry you."