The fake daughter of a fallen ghost is reborn

The atmosphere in Prince Gong’s Mansion was particularly depressing.

Zhao Xu's downfall made Gu Shichong uneasy, fearing that he would be implicated.

Not long after, he heard the news that Xue Zhiyi was granted marriage to Huo Wuyou. Finally, the emotions that had been suppressed in his heart burst out completely.

He originally thought that Xue Zhiyi was just fickle and lost in love, but he didn't expect that she would actually marry Huo Wuyou, and that the marriage was arranged by his father!

He understood that his father rejected his petition for marriage because he was dissatisfied with his behavior and was unwilling to marry Jiang Xu's sister to him, but why did he grant the marriage to Huo Wuyou! ? Who the hell did Huo Wuyou think he was? How dare he compete with him!

He swore that he had absolutely no feelings for Xue Zhiyi. He would never have feelings for a woman he looked down upon. He just felt that something that should have belonged to him was taken away from him, and by another man he looked down upon!

At this moment, Gu Shichong felt that all the sweet words Xue Zhiyi said in the past were false flattery, and Huo Wuyou's idle and dandy behavior was just a disguised clumsiness. It was hateful that this man had silently snatched away the Valiant Cavalry Battalion that he had coveted for a long time, and also snatched away the woman he regarded as his own.

The anger of being deceived and betrayed filled his heart. Gu Shichong felt humiliated and his throat seemed to be blocked by something.

He threw the teacup in his hand to the ground fiercely: Sooner or later, he would kill this pair of bastards and thieves! They would die without a burial place!

The most important thing right now is that he must not let his father become disappointed in him again because of Zhao Xu.

Yes, the Ge family... As long as the Ge family is still alive, he can stand firmly on the backs of the Ge family!

Thinking of this, he wrote a letter requesting to go to the palace to pay his respects.

……

Palace of Eternal Life.

The emperor looked at Gu Shichong, who was kneeling at the moment, with a chill in his eyes that could make one's bones go cold.

"You mean, Duke Dingguo and Zhao Xu have been secretly communicating with each other, and you were completely unaware of it?"

Gu Shichong lowered his head even lower: "Yes, Father, it was my fault that I failed to notice this."

As he spoke, he pushed the wooden box in front of him forward another half an inch: "These are the secret letters that I had someone steal from the Ge family. They indeed prove that Duke Dingguo has been secretly in contact with Zhao Xu. I am terrified, fearing that Zhao Xu will make random accusations and deceive Your Majesty because he has lost power!"

Looking at the wooden box held in front of him by Peng Hui, the emperor snorted: He spoke so righteously, but his words seemed to show that he was eager to distance himself from the matter and put the blame on the Ge family.

"Father, I have something else to report." Gu Shichong straightened up his crawling body slightly.

"explain."

Gu Shichong sat up straight, lowered his voice, and said, "Father, I have recently found out about an old matter. This matter is of great importance, and I dare not conceal it."

As he spoke, his breathing became a little heavy: "This incident may help father to eliminate some people in a logical way."

Seeing his serious expression, the emperor narrowed his eyes slightly.

Gu Shichong kowtowed again and said, "In the next few days, the whole story will be presented to the emperor. By then, the emperor will definitely believe me and believe that I am not the same as those who rebelled against the emperor!"

Gu Shichong spoke sincerely and expressed his determination before finally leaving.

But what he didn't expect was that as soon as he left, two people walked out from behind the screen of the Changsheng Hall.

Huo Wuyou and Shen Qingwei bowed and said, "Your Majesty."

The emperor looked unhappy: "You all saw it, didn't you? I never thought that my two sons would be played around by Zhao Xu."

Through the secret interrogation of Zhao Shen, the emperor has learned that Zhao Xu's real master is actually Gu Shimin.

The emperor rubbed his forehead. Perhaps it was because too many bad things had happened recently, which made his unreasonable headache worse. The imperial physician could not diagnose the cause, so he could only speculate that the emperor's headache was caused by his complicated emotions.

"If you dare to collude with Zhao Xu to form an enemy country, I will not let Prince Sheng go. If Gu Shichong, that idiot, had been more patient and not panicked and confessed, this matter would not have implicated him at all. What a pity..."

He smiled helplessly: "I am not afraid of my sons' ambitions. I am only afraid that if I hand the throne to them, I will hand over the country of Dayong to them."

At this point, he sounded somewhat sad: "My health is getting worse day by day, but among the princes who have reached adulthood and are slightly qualified to inherit the throne, none of them are useful."

Hearing this, Huo Wuyou's slightly drooped eyes dimmed slightly: to the emperor, the country and the people are nothing more than royal private property. Collaborating with the enemy and killing the soldiers of Dayong is a small matter. Whether he can keep the throne is the top priority. After all, even if people die and land is ceded, the royal family is still the royal family. But if the person on the throne is defeated by the powerful ministers and loses the throne, that would be a real disaster.

Huo Wuyou naturally would not say these words out loud. He only comforted the emperor: "Uncle is in the prime of his life. It is probably because of the cool autumn season that he occasionally feels unwell. If this is the case, he should take good care of himself. How can he be so worried?"

The emperor waved his hand and said, "I know my own body. I won't have time to wait for the young prince to grow up."

He coughed a few times as he spoke, "But no matter what, I will eventually eliminate the biggest disaster before I close my eyes for the Great Yong Kingdom."

The family we are talking about is naturally the Ge family.

After listening to the emperor's words, Huo Wuyou said nothing more.

Shen Qingwei said: "I just don't know what the old things that His Royal Highness Prince Gong is talking about are referring to."

At this point, the emperor snorted, "I want to see what kind of trouble he can cause."

"Oh, right." He suddenly said to Huo Wuyou, "Zhao Shen betrayed Prince Cheng. This matter must be kept secret for now and must not be leaked."

Huo Wuyou's face darkened: "Your Majesty means..."

"Your father and brother died for Dayong. I will give them an explanation. I will bring Gu Shimin back to Huajing for personal interrogation. However, before all the evidence is conclusive, I cannot let this matter be known to the world. It doesn't matter if Gu Shimin is killed, but it must not be because of the reason that the prince is collaborating with the enemy, otherwise it will only arouse public resentment."

Hiding the ambiguous look in his eyes, Huo Wuyou bowed and said, "I obey your command."

Looking at him, the emperor's eyes were full of satisfaction: "You did a good job in the secret trial of Zhao Shen this time. You are getting more and more thorough in your work. You are worthy of my trust. Now you are about to start a family. Seeing you like this, your mother should be relieved."

Hearing this, Huo Wuyou suddenly smiled: "My uncle loves me, and it is all thanks to my uncle for making it happen."

……

into the night.

Huo Wuyou visited Xue Zhiyi's boudoir on time.

"You seem to be in a bad mood." Xue Zhiyi noticed his mood at a glance.

"You have such a sharp eye. You discovered this." Huo Wuyou stretched himself lazily, and fell on the chaise longue as if he were at home. "Awan, let me ask you a question."

Xue Zhiyi sat down at the table opposite the chaise longue and waited for him to speak.

"If you hold a grudge against someone, but for the sake of power, you have to pretend to be nice to him, would you do it?"

Xue Zhiyi's eyes moved slightly: "You mean His Majesty forced Princess Yongning to death, right?"