The fake daughter of a fallen ghost is reborn

After chatting for a while, the Queen Mother suddenly remembered something and asked the female official beside her: "Shi Qi, where is Wu Hui?"

The female official named Shi Qi was in her twenties, with a pretty face and looked smart. She said, "Just now Chai Yue took the young master to change into the new clothes given by the Queen Mother. I guess it's time for him to come."

As I was talking, I heard a childish voice coming from afar: "Grandma! Grandma, how do you know that I like purple the most recently?"

When Huo Wuhui ran over, the golden unicorn collar on his neck was shaking and making a rustling sound. The purple robe he wore made him look even more noble, and his dandy temperament was even more than Huo Wuyou's.

The Queen Mother pretended to be angry with him: "Why did it take you so long to change clothes? Chai Yue, tell me."

Chai Yue, who was following behind Huo Wuhui, said jokingly, "When changing clothes, the young master quarreled with Yinger again."

"I didn't." Huo Wuhui pouted, "It's just that the parrot you raised, grandma, is too picky."

Suddenly, Huo Wuhui noticed Xue Zhiyi: "Who is this sister? Why haven't I seen her before?"

Xue Zhiyi smiled slightly: "I am the princess' friend Xue Zhiyi. I am invited by the princess to come and watch the ceremony."

Huo Wuhui was delighted: "Sister is so pretty!"

As he spoke, he was about to move towards Xue Zhiyi.

But Huo Wuyou suddenly called out to him, "Huo Wuhui, come here."

Huo Wuhui paused, pouted, turned around to look at his second brother, then groaned, and reluctantly took the seat next to Huo Wuyou.

Xue Zhiyi couldn't help but chuckle, but suddenly thought of the ending of Huo Wuhui's previous life.

In his previous life, his grandmother and brothers and sisters left one after another, leaving him alone. He was also labeled as the brother of a traitor. A few playboys led by Zhao Xu's youngest son Zhao Heng made fun of him and tied him to a wild horse and dragged him to death.

Because Zhao Xu was an important official in the court, and Huo Wuhui was just the son of the Xing family, no one spoke up for him, and no one wanted to offend the Zhao family. As a result, the few playboys only stayed in prison for half a month before being released without charge.

Xue Zhiyi took a deep breath and came back to her senses. At least she couldn't let the people present notice that anything was wrong.

At this moment, the family was chatting and laughing, and unknowingly they were talking about today's coming-of-age ceremony.

Huo Zhiyu said, "Second brother is about to get married, but he is still so careless. He even lost his hair ribbon at a spring fair a few days ago."

After these words were spoken, Xue Zhiyi and Huo Wuyou both felt guilty for a moment.

No... Xue Zhiyi thought: Why is she so guilty? Huo Wuyou gave it to her to pay off her debt.

Huo Zhiyu didn't notice anything wrong with the two's expressions, and kept on talking: "Fortunately, we will all wear hair crowns from now on, so we won't need ribbons anymore."

Seeing that Huo Wuyou rarely exposed her secrets, Huo Zhiyu felt a little bored.

Thinking of something, she suddenly nudged Xue Zhiyi with her elbow and said, "By the way, the palace flowers this year are very unique and cannot be bought outside. How about picking a few for me when we leave the palace later?"

The sudden address startled Xue Zhiyi.

Before he finished speaking, a peanut hit Huo Zhiyu squarely on the head. She groaned and glared at Huo Wuyou: "Second brother, what are you crazy about!"

Huo Wuyou's expression was extremely tense: "What are you... yelling about?"

Covering her head, Huo Zhiyu felt very aggrieved: "My uncle has already arranged for Sister Zhiyi to be married to Brother Gongwang. Although it is unreasonable to shout like this now, she will be my sister-in-law sooner or later, and there is no one else here, so what's wrong with me shouting!"

Huo Wuyou's breathing suddenly stopped... It's over, what was he thinking just now?

At this moment, he wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into...

Because of his own little thoughts, he felt guilty like a thief and almost subconsciously associated Xue Zhiyi with himself.

Now I really don’t know how to end this.

Huo Wuyou's expression was so stiff that he even stuttered when speaking. He gritted his teeth and started to argue, "Since...since you know it's not right, why are you still shouting like that? If you don't keep your mouth shut outside one day, see...see how I'll deal with you!"

It turns out that people pretend to be busy when they are embarrassed.

After Huo Wuyou finished speaking, he picked up the tea on the table and took a sip. He accidentally choked and coughed while inexplicably straightening his already neatly tied cuffs.

At this moment, he didn't dare to look at Xue Zhiyi's expression... I hope she wouldn't see it!

Fortunately, Huo Zhiyu was slow enough to respond. She only snorted and said to Xue Zhiyi, "Sister Zhiyi, I don't want to pay attention to him anymore. You don't have to pay attention to him either. He has always been so excessive!"

But Xue Zhiyi saw everything about Huo Wuyou's reaction.

Huo Wuyou's ears were red, and even under the cover of his hair, they still looked like they were on fire, with a youthful red color.

Xue Zhiyi felt something strange in her heart... Huo Wuyou? This surprised her.

The Queen Mother just smiled and tried to smooth things over between the brother and sister: "Alright, alright, your brother is right. You are so old now, you should be more careful with your words and actions."

Huo Zhiyu then mumbled, "Yes, grandma."

At this time, Shi Qi came to report: "Empress Dowager, Concubine Ge and Concubine An want to see you. Concubine Ge also brought His Highness the Ninth Prince to pay respects to the Empress Dowager."

The Queen Mother said in surprise, "Why are they here together today? Please come in."

Shi Qi responded, stepped out, and invited Concubine Ge and Concubine An in.

The younger ones stood up and saluted.

Xue Zhiyi raised his eyebrows slightly, and saw that Concubine Ge was still holding the young Ninth Prince. Concubine Ge inherited the beauty of the Ge family, and was born with a gorgeous appearance. Her age did not make her look old, but instead added to her charm.

Ge Yuanhui, who was following behind her, glanced at Xue Zhiyi calmly as soon as he entered the room.

The person next to Concubine Ge must be the recently popular Concubine An. This Concubine An is gentle and graceful, with a bit of coldness, and has a light figure. She looks to be about the same age as Xue Zhiyi, like a water lily that is about to bloom.

Several people bowed and greeted the Queen Mother.

Concubine Ge smiled and said, "Today is the ceremony for Marquis Lin'an to come of age. His Majesty has promised that Marquis Lin'an will hold the ceremony in Jianzhang Palace. As an elder, I should prepare some small gifts and come to see it. Unexpectedly, I met Sister An on the way, and we came together."

Hearing this, An Zhaoyi also smiled gently, her voice clear and melodious, like the gurgling of a stream: "I hope the Queen Mother and Marquis Lin'an don't think that we are disturbing them."

The two of them seemed to get along well with each other, not at all like the rumors said that they were incompatible.

The Queen Mother did not point it out to them, but just said, "Please sit down."

As soon as he sat down, the Ninth Prince said, "Mother, I want to sit next to the Imperial Grandmother."

The noble lady nodded his head when she heard this and said, "You are always making trouble like this. How dare your mother let you disturb your grandmother's peace?"

The Queen Mother smiled and said, "It's okay. I haven't seen Ying'er for some time."

Then he waved to the Ninth Prince: "Come."

The Ninth Prince was delighted. He jumped up and snuggled up to the Queen Mother.

Seeing this, An Zhaoyi smiled and covered her lips: "The Imperial Concubine has brought up His Royal Highness Prince Gong and His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince so well. If it were a concubine, I'm afraid she wouldn't have the leisure time."

She could tell that An Zhaoyi was mocking her for being ignored by the emperor recently, but the smile on her lips did not diminish at all. She only said, "An Zhaoyi, you don't know. It is important to serve His Majesty well, but it is also important to be able to continue the royal family's lineage."

An Zhaoyi frowned and said, "Your Highness is teaching me that I am young and cannot be as thorough as you in many matters."