Gu Jiangli's eyes suddenly darkened.

She recalled the prime minister she had seen in the emperor's memories.

Faced with the raging fire, he remained calm, his eyes filled with a yearning for power.

He held the emperor's body in place with his enormous hands, remaining unmoved despite the emperor's cries echoing in his ears.

He deserves to die, just like the eldest princess.

“He deserves to die with the worst reputation,” Gu Jiangli said solemnly.

The emperor was slightly taken aback, and he saw hatred and disgust in her eyes.

Gu Jiangli rarely showed such an expression in front of him, especially to a prime minister she had never met before.

"You seem to...dislike him?"

Gu Jiangli was immersed in her memories. The scene of the Empress Dowager, then Consort Yun, standing outside Mingyang Palace with the Prime Minister was still vivid in her mind. A feeling of disgust welled up in her heart, and she subconsciously spoke:

"If it weren't for him, how could Consort Yun's plan have been so easily realized..."

She stopped abruptly halfway through her sentence, a sense of panic creeping into her heart.

She shouldn't know these things!

How could you have said it out loud?

The emperor seemed stunned by her words, staring blankly at her. "You just said, Consort Yun?"

Gu Jiangli suddenly felt her lips were dry, so she licked them.

"That was the title the Empress Dowager held in the palace when she was young. How did you find out?"

Gu Jiangli coughed twice, his brain racing.

"You mean Consort Yun's plan? What plan are you referring to?"

Looking into his eyes, Gu Jiangli couldn't help but sigh at how fast her mouth was beating and how quick his mind was working.

"Your Majesty, I..."

"Do you know anything else?"

He spoke somewhat hastily, but there was no accusation on his face.

Gu Jiangli struggled internally for a moment. If she told the truth, she wasn't sure if the emperor would believe her outrageous statement.

But the emperor's urgent manner made it impossible for her to refuse.

She could only test the waters first, "I remember His Majesty doesn't believe in ghosts and gods, is that right?"

"I don't believe it," he replied firmly.

"But if I said... I can dream, and I know everything about the past and present, would Your Majesty believe me?"

The emperor frowned, his face filled with doubt; clearly, he did not believe it.

It's not that I don't believe in her, but that I don't believe such an ability exists in this world.

However, after reflecting on it, Gu Jiangli realized that the ability to be knowledgeable about the past and present was truly too amazing; even shamans wouldn't dare to say that.

It's quite normal for the emperor to have some doubts.

If the emperor doesn't believe it, then let's just use an excuse to fool him.

"Actually, I heard someone mention the title the Empress Dowager held when she was a concubine, and I also thought about how the Empress Dowager had been working with the Prime Minister and the Eldest Princess to harm His Majesty."

"I guess I was overthinking it. I had a few dreams last night that made me mistakenly believe they were things that had happened in the past."

"Your Majesty, I know that the past still troubles you, otherwise you wouldn't have so many nightmares."

“I want to wait until the day when you trust me enough to let your guard down and tell me what happened back then.”

The emperor's eyes flickered.

The memory of those days is like a thorn stuck in his heart, making it hard for him to breathe and causing him chest pain.

He couldn't face it and fled in a sorry state.

"I...go and see the child."

After saying that, she hurriedly got up, walked to the crib, and picked up her son.

Gu Jiangli could only watch his retreating figure without saying a word.

She didn't actually want to hear about what happened back then from the emperor; it was just an excuse to cover up the fact that she had let something slip.

She didn't expect that the emperor's condition would still break her heart.

She sighed inwardly.

In the end, we may still have to get information from the Empress Dowager.

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A few days later.

The secret guards arrived at Jinghe Palace and brought back what Gu Jiangli wanted.

Gengwu stood before her, holding a square box, his head bowed.

"Your Majesty, the Prime Minister is dead. We threw his body into the ravine. The rest... are all here."

He raised the box a little higher.

Gu Jiangli stepped forward, and just as she placed her hand on the lid of the box, Geng Wu hurriedly asked:

"Do you really want to see it?"

Gu Jiangli didn't say anything, but directly opened the lid.

The first thing that catches the eye is the messy, slightly graying hair, followed by the prime minister's ashen face.

She had only seen the prime minister in the emperor's memory; the prime minister back then was younger than he is now.

Yes, that is indeed his head.

"Well done."

She gave a brief compliment and then closed the lid.

His composed demeanor left Gengwu and the others speechless.

They had never seen a woman remain so calm after seeing a human head.

This Imperial Noble Consort is indeed extraordinary.

"Alright, you've all worked hard. Put your things down and go back to rest."

"yes."

Gengwu looked solemn as he quickly left the room with his brothers.

Gu Jiangli placed the square box on the table and rubbed some medicinal powder on the outside of the box to prevent the odor from spreading.

However, it won't be long before the Empress Dowager can't hold back any longer.

On the twenty-ninth day after the birth of the little prince, the Empress Dowager finally made a move.

Granny Sun came to Jinghe Palace to deliver a message, saying that the Empress Dowager wanted to celebrate the little prince's one-month birthday and had specially prepared a feast to invite her to Cixi Palace.

Gu Jiangli's eyes were cold, but she smiled and said, "But His Majesty has gone to the morning court and I'm afraid we can't have a meal together. How about we go over tonight?"

Granny Sun bowed slightly and said, "This old servant is just relaying a message from the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager has specially prepared many dishes. Please go and eat first. His Majesty can come after court."

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