Chapter 400 It turns out I am the fool
The queen looked at the paper with only four words on it and held it tightly against her chest, closest to her heart.
"Okay... I'll wait for you. I'll wait for you to marry me."
Seeing that the Queen had almost finished crying, Guo Lu helped her to a chair and said, "Your Majesty, Lu'er has finished what she needed to do. After leaving this time, she probably won't come back. But don't worry, on the day of your wedding with my uncle, Lu'er will definitely be there to bless you."
The Queen had calmed down by now: "Lu'er, tell me honestly, were the fires in Luoyang Palace and Zichen Palace caused by you, and Concubine Zhang..."
"If you did it, you must tell me the details. I will immediately find a way to clean up your mess and leave no traces to expose you."
"Now that you've left this ruthless palace, never return. Even being an ordinary citizen is better than being tortured here."
Guo Lu felt a little warm in her heart, and she squatted down at her feet and leaned on her knees: "Don't worry, my queen, it was the princess who helped me and avenged me."
"I personally cut off all of Concubine Rou's hair, pierced her legs with bloody holes, and finally stabbed her heart with a dagger. I watched her die with my own eyes."
"What happened to Concubine Zhang was not done by us, it was done by Concubine Rou."
"As for the fire...it was set by the princess. Concubine Rou's lover was also released by the princess and returned to report the news. Our princess knows the truth."
The Queen looked at her in shock. "Rou Fei's mistress? Are you saying that Rou Fei is having an affair with someone in the harem?"
Guo Lu nodded: "Yes, the princess said that the man who had an affair with Concubine Rou was not from this dimension, and the third princess Guo Shuangwen was not the emperor's child, and me... I am not either."
The Queen's eyes widened as if she were listening to a divine book. "What does that dimension mean? And Lu'er... How could you not be the Emperor's child? I was personally with your mother when she gave birth to you, and the daily records also match."
"And Concubine Rou... I thought I knew everything as the queen in charge of the harem, but it turns out I was the fool."
Guo Lu thought for a moment and explained, "Another dimension... Your Majesty can think of it as another place just like this one, except we can't see it and can't get there."
"As for me... the emperor also knows that I'm not his child. Not only does he know, he was even the one who instigated this whole thing."
"That bastard emperor was afraid of my maternal grandfather's military power and didn't want my mother to give birth to a prince. So he had his old eunuch who knew witchcraft trick my mother into sleeping with someone else."
"If my mother gave birth to a princess, it would be fine. But if it was a prince, he would expose my mother's affair with someone else. At that time, even if my uncle held military power, he would not be able to protect my mother."
"The man who gave birth to me with my mother is Ke Yan, the former leader of the Dog Emperor's secret guards, and my biological father. He loves my mother, and for all these years, besides you, he has been protecting us in secret."
The Queen exclaimed, "Ke Yan? It's actually him?!"
"Your Majesty, do you know?"
The Queen sighed and said, "I know. How could I not know? Your Di and Ke families even arranged a marriage for your mother as a joke when she was little. I'm afraid your slow-witted mother is the only one who doesn't know what Ke Yan is thinking."
"Ke Yan is the Grand Tutor's youngest and most promising child. Back then, there were rumors that he encountered bandits and was killed outside. Unexpectedly, he ended up in the palace and had you with your mother. Luckily... luckily it was him, so your mother wasn't wronged."
The Queen suddenly realized, "Lu'er, didn't you go to find your uncle after leaving the palace? How did you end up following the Regent Princess of the Great Zhou?"
"I saw today that the princess is not a good-tempered one, and her attacks are very cruel. The little princess is also very aggressive. Have you been wronged by staying with her?"
"Also, who told you all these things you just said?"
Speaking of Buruo, Guo Lu laughed and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. The princess is actually a very good person. She treats me well. Her temper is just like a child. Although I stayed with her as a maid, she never treated us as servants. To be frank, we get along with her like sisters."
"The princess told me all these things just now. She also knew that I was coming to see you. Before I came, she told me to say whatever I wanted to say, even if it was okay to tell you everything. The princess also gave me a good fortune..."
"I'll tell you about these things slowly when I have the chance. I've stayed here for too long. If I don't leave soon, the palace servants outside will get suspicious."
Seeing Guo Lu's eyes light up when she mentioned the Regent Princess, the Queen slightly put aside her worries: "Lu'er, wait a moment."
The queen walked quickly into the inner hall and soon came out with a box.
"Take these, they are what I have saved over the years. You can't be without money when you are out there, so I'll keep these for you."
Guo Lu looked at the thick banknotes and huge Dongzhu in the box and quickly refused: "No, my lady, you can keep these for yourself. My uncles and grandfather give me money on time every month, and the princess also gives me a monthly salary. I really don't need money."
The Queen pressed the box into Guo Lu's hands and said, "Take it if I tell you to. I have no children now, and I don't have much use for silver except rewarding my servants."
"You will get married sooner or later. Your mother is gone now, and you left in a hurry without taking anything with you. Consider these as the dowry I prepared for you on your mother's behalf."
"Oh, and this..."
The empress took out a golden hairpin from her sleeve and said, "This is a nine-tailed phoenix hairpin, only worn by empresses of all dynasties. It is also the symbol of the mother of Beining. The phoenix seal representing the empress's status is on the phoenix tail. All you need to do is write the imperial edict and affix the phoenix seal on the phoenix tail. No one can disobey the emperor's will except for the emperor's decree."
"Take this. If there ever comes a day like that... perhaps this phoenix hairpin can help you."
Guo Lu looked at the phoenix hairpin in her hand with some hesitation: "Your Majesty gave it to me, but what should I do when you need it? What if that dog emperor finds it..."
The Queen patted her hands and said, "Don't worry, that old man hasn't come to my place for a long time. Now that Concubine Zhang and Concubine Rou have already made him too busy to take care of himself, he has even less time to come."
"I don't have any need for this phoenix hairpin on a daily basis. If I really need it, I have a private seal, so it will be fine."
Seeing the Queen's firm attitude, Guo Lu had no choice but to accept the things.
Seeing that Guo Lu had no place to put it, the Queen smiled and shook her head: "Don't hide it, just take it back directly, and leave the rest to me."
The Queen said this and called the palace maids in...
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