When Lanfang Hall was being renovated, the side hall was located in an extremely remote position, mostly hidden by the main hall, making it dark and damp.

Gu Jiangru had the palace servants live there.

Gu Jiangli has the advantage of having the original owner's memories; at least he won't suffer losses in this regard.

Gu Jiangru smiled awkwardly, "Of course not, how could my sister live in the side hall? Please rest assured, Your Majesty and my sister, I will make sure to take good care of her."

Gu Jiangli gripped her hands slightly tighter, his smile deepening. "Then I'll have to trouble you, little sister!"

Seeing the two sisters getting along well, the emperor's eyes showed some suspicion, especially about Gu Jiangli's change in attitude, but he said nothing, only giving the following instructions:

“Send Consort Gu and Consort Gu back to Lanfang Palace.”

Gu Jiangru immediately asked, "Then Your Majesty... will you still come?"

"I won't go. You should settle Consort Gu first."

Gu Jiangru gave a stiff smile and replied, "Yes."

Her fingernails were so sharp they almost drew blood from her palms.

The hatred in her eyes as she looked at Gu Jiangli was undisguised.

It must be because His Majesty dislikes Gu Jiangli that he doesn't even want to come to Lanfang Palace!

However, the imperial decree had already been issued, and she herself had agreed. There was no other way but to let Gu Jiangli live with her.

Each of them had a sedan chair, and Gu Jiangli leaned back against the backrest, completely abandoning her former dignified demeanor.

Gu Jiangru couldn't help but say, "Sister is quite different from usual today. You used to be quiet in front of His Majesty, but today you're standing up for yourself."

Gu Jiangli turned her head and scrutinized her for a while, trying to match the woman in front of her with the cheerful and lively younger sister she remembered from childhood, but found that no matter what, they were different.

"Hasn't my sister changed too? How could you have come up with such a vicious plan as using witchcraft?"

Gu Jiangru was taken aback, then laughed, "See, my sister said so much to His Majesty, but in the end, she still blames me."

"Sister, you've really changed. You used to hate lies the most. You prided yourself on being honest and upright, and disdained saying things against your conscience just to win favor. How did you become like this?"

Gu Jiangru spoke with concern, but her eyes were full of sarcasm.

Gu Jiangli sighed helplessly, "Oh well, what can I do? If I don't learn my lesson, His Majesty will have caught me violating palace rules today."

Gu Jiangru's expression suddenly changed, "So you really did burn paper money, didn't you!"

Seemingly realizing her emotional outburst, she immediately regained her usual composure. "Sister, I knew it. Your stepmother is the person you care about most in this world. You can't just do nothing on her seventh day memorial."

"You knew this, which is why you brought His Majesty to my room?"

Gu Jiangru choked, wanting to deny it, but Gu Jiangli interrupted her again, "Sister, since you know that Mother is the person I care about the most, then you should not do anything to her no matter what. You may think that without Mother, I have lost all my support, but in fact, without Mother, I have lost my only weakness."

Gu Jiangli's expression was calm, but his eyes contained a deep hatred that was hard to ignore.

Gu Jiangru had never felt such a strong aura emanating from her older sister before. Her back stiffened, and her voice trembled as she asked, "Sister...you're still misunderstanding me, aren't you?"

"Whether it's a misunderstanding or not, my sister knows perfectly well. You shouldn't pretend to be ignorant anymore, as you know why you brought His Majesty to my room today."

“I can tell you that the fire in my room was lit by myself. It was to cover my tracks so that I could burn paper money for my mother outside without being discovered.”

"East of Lanfang Palace and north of the Imperial Garden, there is a muddy swamp that has never been maintained for many years. Few people ever go there, and even the palace guards rarely patrol there."

"And that's where I saw my mother off."

“Sister, if you want to report me to His Majesty, you can do so anytime, but I advise you not to, because you can’t find any evidence to prove that I did anything against the palace rules there.”

Gu Jiangru's pupils trembled slightly, somewhat incredulous.

Gu Jiangli just admitted it like that?

And they even admitted it so arrogantly?

Is this still the same older sister she knows?

How come you seem like a completely different person overnight!

"Are you...are you sure His Majesty won't believe my side of the story? He dotes on me. If I tell him, he'll definitely believe me. He might not even need any evidence to convict my sister."

Gu Jiangli remained calm, fully embedding himself into the carriage, and said leisurely:

"You can say whatever you want, go if you want."

"But I'd like to remind you once again that in His Majesty's eyes, you are someone who values ​​sisterhood very much, after all, you have pleaded for me on His Majesty's behalf many times."

"If you accuse me of my crimes to His Majesty without any evidence, His Majesty will inevitably doubt whether your previous affection for me was genuine."

"Simply put, His Majesty will doubt your intentions, and your image in His Majesty's eyes will instantly collapse like a mountain..."

"It's not worth it, little sister~"

Gu Jiangru looked at Gu Jiangli as if she were looking at a ghost.

She was so unfamiliar to me.

But what she said made some sense.

A breath caught in my throat, I couldn't swallow it.

She already knew Gu Jiangli's weakness, but she couldn't use it!

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