The fake daughter of a fallen ghost is reborn

"what?!"

When Gu Shichong heard the report from his subordinates, he thought it was a rumor. How could Ge Yuanhui become his father's concubine?

But on second thought, wasn't his father's move also a way to help him get rid of Ge Yuanhui?

If he had heard the news a year ago, he would only feel sorry for Ge Yuanhui. Such a beautiful person would only be able to serve his elderly father from now on. But now, she was a mad woman whose appearance and reputation were ruined and abandoned by her family. If she was not still of value to him, he really didn't want to get entangled with this person. Upon hearing the news, Gu Shichong actually felt relieved.

……

Linzhou.

As night fell, Prince Cheng's carriage stopped at the post station. It was only a year ago that he returned to the capital from Yuzhou. At that time, he was in the emperor's favor and had a glorious journey. But now the times had changed and he was driven back in such an embarrassing way.

Beside him, a woman covered him with a blanket and said, "Your Highness, why should you be discouraged? In my opinion, this is just a temporary humiliation. There is still a long way to go, and Your Highness will surely be able to realize his ambitions."

Gu Shimin raised his hand and stroked her delicate face.

He didn't expect that the person who had stayed with him all the way and always believed that he would sit on the throne was actually Fu Rongxin. Xue Tingliu was useless and incompetent, which led to his downfall, but his sister was still loyal.

But in Fu Rongxin's view, everything that happened now coincided with her previous life. In her previous life, not long after being demoted to Yuzhou, Prince Cheng led his army back to Huajing and seized the throne. This was the news she had exchanged her life for in her previous life, so how could it be wrong? As long as she continued to follow Gu Shimin, would she still worry about not being able to enjoy honor and favor in the future and then plot for the throne?

Nestled beside Gu Shimin, she smiled with hope in her eyes: By then, she would make Xue Zhiyi a million times more miserable than in his previous life!

But Gu Shimin said, "Now the spies in Huajing have reported that Zhao Xu has been sentenced to death, but his voice was poisoned and he became mute before he died. But I don't know if he has exposed me. If the emperor knows that he is my man, I am afraid he will not wait to take my life."

Fu Rongxin knew this in her previous life. The downfall of the Xue family in her previous life was the result of a conspiracy between Xue Tingliu and Zhao Xu. However, in this life, her and Xue Zhiyi's rebirth caused the Xue family to fall ahead of time, and Zhao Xu was not exposed too early.

She turned her eyes and said comfortingly, "Since it wasn't Your Highness who poisoned Zhao Xu, then it must have been Prince Gong. If Zhao Xu really gave you away, why would Prince Gong do this? In my opinion, the best strategy is to remain unchanged in the face of ever-changing circumstances, so as not to reveal one's true colors and arouse Your Majesty's suspicion."

Gu Shimin rubbed his brows in annoyance and said, "You don't understand. The spy also said that my father had secretly interrogated Zhao Shen... I have reached this point and can no longer withstand any more blows. If I anger my father again, I am afraid my life will be in danger."

Hearing this, Fu Rongxin lowered his eyes, thought for a moment, and said, "In this case, Your Highness should keep a backup plan."

"Backhand?" Gu Shimin looked at her.

Fu Rongxin smiled: "You forgot that we are in Linzhou. Linzhou is the location of the Fu family's old house. The Fu family was once loyal to Prince Gong. If the Fu family surrenders, are you afraid that they will not reveal some evidence against Prince Gong? If Prince Gong falls, are you still worried that His Majesty will kill all the adult princes who are qualified to inherit the throne?"

At this point, Gu Shimin's lips curled up into a smile. He pinched Fu Rongxin's chin and asked, "Can you convince Fu Wei?"

Fu Rongxin stroked his hand gently: "He is my uncle, and I have called him father for seventeen years. I am somewhat confident in my heart."

Gu Shimin chuckled, put his arm around her waist and took her with him to make love.

……

The Fu family's property was taken away, leaving only the ancestral home.

According to the original prominence of the Fu family, although it has fallen from grace, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse. The once magnificent old house, after selling off the old items, allowed the Fu family to still live a thousand times better than ordinary people. There was no shortage of maids, old women and guards in the house. Fu Wei even raised some money on hand and thought about making a comeback.

The next evening, there was a knock on the door. The housekeeper of the Fu family only saw a woman in white clothes and a veiled hat, standing gracefully in front of the door. Her figure looked somewhat familiar.

It wasn't until she lifted a corner of her veil that the housekeeper collapsed on the ground in fear: "Second Miss...Second Miss? Are you still alive?"

Wasn't the second young lady executed long ago? Why did she suddenly appear here? Was she a human or a ghost?

Fu Rongxin quickly put down her veil, her voice full of arrogance: "I have something important to tell you, father. I'm sure you don't want someone who should have died a long time ago to linger at the door of the Fu residence. What if someone sees us?"

The butler wiped his sweat, welcomed the guest in, and then hurried to ask Fu Wei for instructions.

While waiting, Fu Rongxin looked at the current Fu residence through the gauze of the veil. She saw that there were not many maids and servants in the Fu residence, but there were quite a few guards. Every ten steps, there stood a guard with a serious look.

Fu Rong smiled secretly: Fu Wei was so powerful in the business world in the past, and he had to use some means to bring down his competitors, and many of them even lost their families. Now that he has fallen from power, he knows what is going on. He is afraid that his enemies will really take the opportunity to come to him, so he hired so many bodyguards to protect the safety of Fu's house.

As her eyes moved, they landed on a familiar figure.

I saw a woman with a haggard face and gray hair, sitting on the porch with only a pair of small embroidered shoes for children in her hands, her eyes staring straight ahead.

Fu Rongxin frowned and asked the maid beside her: "Is that... Aunt Su?"

Her former adoptive mother seemed to have aged a lot in an instant.

Faced with Fu Rongxin's sudden return from the dead, the maid didn't dare to ask more questions, and only said: "Yes, it's just that after the second young lady was... beheaded, she has been in a trance like this, as if she had dementia."

Looking at her, Fu Rongxin just sighed slowly. She used to think that Fu Ling was her mother, looked down on Aunt Su, and didn't like to be close to her. But later, Fu Ling abandoned her. Only then did she realize that Aunt Su was really sincere to her.

"Dad has a conscience and brought her back to Linzhou."

The maid remained silent. She couldn't tell the second young lady that the master had sold several concubines for silver and that Aunt Su was only allowed to stay because she was mentally ill and the human traffickers were unwilling to take her in.

As if she had noticed Fu Rongxin's gaze, Su Mian looked up in a trance. Seeing this, Fu Rongxin quickly turned her head away, but Su Mian still noticed her. The embroidered shoes in her hand fell to the ground, and she staggered towards Fu Rongxin.

"Rongxin! My Rongxin! Is that you? You're back!"

Su Mian grabbed Fu Rongxin's sleeve, and Fu Rongxin wanted to push her away immediately. Although she felt a little guilty towards her aunt, that was all. Did she have to hug her aunt and cry now?

Fortunately, the housekeeper came back at this time and asked the guard to pull Aunt Su away. The housekeeper said, "Second Miss, the master invites you in."

Fu Rongxin nodded and followed the housekeeper, but she didn't notice that Su Mian was curled up and shivering, and her drooped eyes gradually became clear.