Gong Zhongxing first saw the frightened and old Gong Zhongze, and he subconsciously called out, "Uncle."
Gong Zhongze was startled by his shouting and didn't even dare to agree. He was wearing a coarse linen shirt, his hair was a little messy, and he knelt there in fear. Looking from above, one could occasionally see a hint of yellow in his black hair, and even a few silver threads mixed in. Except for his vaguely delicate facial features, no one could associate him with the "Master Ze" who was once famous in the capital.
Other people's regret and curiosity had no effect on Gong Zhongze. All he had now was regret. He regretted why he couldn't help but want to reunite with Gong Zhongxing when he saw that Gu Jinke had no doubts. In the end, he couldn't control his greed and let Gong Zhongxing test Gu Jinke, and then let Gu Jinke follow the clues to find out the truth, catch the clues that he was alive, and then bring him here.
He didn't dare to look up at Gu Jinke, but Gu Jinke's gaze was as real as a substance, which frightened him so much that he wanted to shrink into the ground. He nervously grabbed the hem of his clothes, and his pair of hands with protruding joints covered with calluses and wounds were particularly eye-catching.
Gong Zhongxing didn't know what he was thinking. He was just surprised. He had actually seen Gong Zhongze by the Jin River, but until now he subconsciously couldn't accept that Gong Zhongze looked like this. In his impression, the gentle and elegant uncle had turned into an ordinary, old and frightened man.
Gu Jinke also took a look at Gong Zhongze's miserable appearance, then knocked on the table and sighed: "Tsk..."
No wonder he haunted Prime Minister Gongzhong again a few years later and even came to test her. It seemed that her life was too hard.
Xin Shuang and Xun Ji, who were following behind Gu Jinke, also shook their heads. Xin Shuang had previously placed high hopes on Gong Zhongze, hoping that he would be a good man to accompany His Highness.
But now seeing him in such a miserable state, I can't help but feel hatred for him. How could he do such a conscienceless thing? He actually wanted to deceive His Highness' feelings and even tried to control His Highness.
Thinking of this, she looked at Gong Zhongze with a cold look, and couldn't help but urge him, "Master Gong Zhong, please speak quickly, don't delay His Majesty's time!"
Gong Zhongze had been through several years of torture and was no longer the gentle and gentle young man he used to be. He shuddered and lowered his head as he spoke in a hoarse voice, "This criminal deserves death. Back then, I was instructed by the Queen to seduce the young Majesty. Later, I realized that the plot had been exposed, so I pretended to be dead and escaped to shield the princess from the arrows."
"Gong Zhongze! You farted!" A more shrill voice came out, scolding.
Gong Zhongze's voice trembled, but he became more determined: "Every word I said is true. I beg Your Majesty to investigate thoroughly!"
The Queen is already a grasshopper in autumn. Gong Zhongze had clearly understood the relationship between him and Gu Jinke a few years ago.
Gong Zhongze also didn't believe that someone like Gu Jinke would travel thousands of miles from Jinhe to the palace just to explain the truth to Gong Zhongxing.
How much face does Gong Zhongxing have? It wasn't certain whether he was Prime Minister Gongzhong or not. It wasn't until he came to this cold palace and saw the embarrassed king and queen that he understood.
Gu Jinke just wanted to use her to hammer the Queen to death for being unkind and unjust to Gu Jinke. He told the truth to Gong Zhongxing, firstly as a convenience, and secondly to find a reason to spread the matter so that she would have sufficient reasons to deal with the Queen, and no ministers would use filial piety to pressure her.
He looked terrified and frightened inside. The Queen is already in the cold palace, but Gu Jinke still wants to prevent future troubles. He could only sigh that he was ignorant and fearless back then, and actually wanted to get the true heart of such a person. If he really wanted to get out of this situation today, or to keep his life after this incident, he would definitely pull the Queen down today.
Sure enough, he heard Gu Jinke's reply, which was light and seemed to be completely unbelievable: "Really? The Queen ordered it? How could my father treat me like this? Gongzhong, don't try to slander my father!"
"Your Majesty, I dare not offend you. I have evidence in my hands!" Gong Zhongze said in a loud voice!
Sure enough, after hearing his words, the scene suddenly became quiet, and everyone's eyes were fixed on him, and the people close to Gu Jinke behind him had even brighter eyes.
Due to the kindness of raising him, Gu Jinke really couldn't do anything to the Queen. But if someone could completely expose the Queen, it would be easy to deal with her. This evidence is a good tool to expose the king and queen.
"Gong Zhongze, how dare you slander me! I will make you die miserably! Gu Jinke!! Gu Jinke!! How dare you believe his lies!! Have you forgotten who made you the emperor? Have you forgotten who made you the crown princess?"
"Gu Jinke!"
"Pah, pah, pah!" Along with the shrill words came the sound of the queen constantly hitting the doors and windows.
The Queen was locked up in a small room in the cold palace. He heard Gong Zhongze's voice outside and felt angry, anxious and furious. He never expected that even though he had sent the person to such a remote place like Jinhe, Gong Zhongze was not tortured to death, but was found by Gu Jinke and brought back to the palace, becoming evidence to identify him.
Originally, he was banished to the cold palace by the previous emperor. Although he was punished, he actually did not feel that his life was over. After all, when the previous emperor died, Gu Jinke ascended the throne. He was Gu Jinke's father on the Royal Jade Butterfly and had raised Gu Jinke. If he was prepared to use his previous connections to create pressure, he could also force Gu Jinke to release him to be the Grand Consort. Who would have thought that Gu Jinke was so ruthless and acted so quickly, bringing people here to convict him before the mourning period was over!
He was really furious now, and also felt indescribably panicked.
He roared inside, but no one outside paid any attention to him. Gong Zhongze was even more afraid that something unexpected might happen during the process, so he explained even faster.
"I have a note from the Queen, who gave me instructions, and I also have witnesses I know. I can also prove that the person who blocked the arrow for Your Majesty was arranged by the Queen!"
He hurriedly turned over the "evidence" wrapped in a piece of oilcloth and carefully sewn to the lining of his coarse linen shirt, and then called out a few names. The Royal Guards who heard it rushed to arrest the man.
Gong Zhongze was probably afraid of destroying the only evidence, so he dismantled the "evidence" with extreme caution.
The Queen in the cold palace must have heard his accusation, and shouted loudly: "Slander!! Slander, Gu Jinke, you can't listen to the treacherous villain's slander! Have you forgotten who said that you were adopted from your father and made you the Queen's legitimate daughter? Have you forgotten who made you the Crown Princess against all odds? I worried so much about you, but did it all go to waste, making you so ungrateful today."
He kept cursing, and then kept mentioning his kindness to Gu Jingke. Gu Jingke originally just wanted to listen to a fight between two desperate people. But the Queen kept talking about the past, which brought back some not-so-nice memories.
There was a cold flash in her eyes: "Xun Ji, you have accompanied me since I was a child. How the Queen treats me, every word and action is in your eyes. Why don't you be filial to me one by one!"
Upon hearing this, Xun Ji rubbed his hands together and even pressed his knuckles.
When the Queen heard these words, she thought things were turning around, but instead she heard Xun Ji's joints crackling. He was startled at first, then frightened.
How has he treated Gu Jinke over the years?
He would beat and scold people at the slightest displeasure, and would throw teacups at people at any time. It was common for Gu Jinke to get hurt at his hands. However, due to his status and the loving father and filial daughter relationship, Gu Jinke had no way to resist.
If Gu Jinge asked Xun Ji to "be filial" to him, the Queen would not even dare to imagine such a scene.
He was well aware of Xun Ji's martial arts skills, and he was extremely loyal to Gu Jinke. How would he treat himself? .
As soon as the Queen thought about it for a moment, she couldn't help but shout out: "No, no, Gu Jinke, you dare to be disobedient and unfilial!"
Gu Jinke sneered: "Is there anything I dare not do to be 'filial' to my father? Shouldn't my father feel relieved?"
Hearing this, the queen wished she could disregard etiquette and say "Pah" like a country bumpkin.
But he didn't dare to speak, at least he didn't dare to provoke Gu Jinke in his current state. He didn't even dare to yell at people to anger Gu Jinke, and even felt a little regretful that he should have pretended to be nicer to Gu Jinke at that time.
The Queen's thoughts were in turmoil, but people outside began to make all kinds of speculations when he chose to take a step back. There was something fishy going on between the Queen and Your Majesty back then!
Everyone looked at Xun Ji with curiosity and anticipation, wanting to get a glimpse of the truth, but Qiao Xi, who arrived in a hurry, stopped her and also stopped Gu Jinke.
Gu Jinke ordered Xun Ji to retaliate with an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth, which was indeed a straightforward decision. But Xun Ji represented Gu Jinke. If he was involved in such an incident, some ministers or people in the public who had a "strong sense of justice" and wanted to rule the country would use this as an opportunity to attack Gu Jinke.
Qiao Xi felt that it was not worth it for Gu Jinke to bear such a reputation for such a person.
He pressed Gu Jinke's hand and whispered, "Your Majesty, let me do it."
"I have heard of the kindness that the Queen showed to Your Majesty in the past, and I am deeply moved. Please let me fulfill my filial duty. After all, serving my father is my duty!"
In the future, anything could be said to be him bewitching the monarch, so what does it have to do with Gu Jinke?
Gu Jinke glanced at him, as if he could see through his thoughts, smiled, and then flicked his forehead with his fingers: "Fool!"
In fact, over the years, the Queen secretly threw teacups at her or tried to trip her up, but she was not very polite. She took revenge in a tactful way or by using someone else's knife to kill her. She even sent her to the cold palace and asked Gong Zhongze to drag the Queen down with her to prevent future troubles. She showed no mercy to the Queen.
I asked Xun Ji to come up just now because I was angry that the king and queen were confusing right and wrong. As a result, this fool Qiao Xi actually took the initiative to take this job. She shook her head, held Qiao Xi's hand, and whispered in his ear: "No need, we will deal with him later."
The hot air was gushing out, and Qiao Xi's ears were itchy and flushed. He felt a little embarrassed to be so intimate in public. He looked at Gong Zhongze who was trying to remove the stitches of the oil paper, and his expression turned cold for a moment. Then he turned back to look at Gu Jinke, and his expression was already gentle: "Well, I'll go get the evidence for him."
Gu Jinke did not try to stop him. He watched him move forward, took out a dagger, and cut along the seam. The oil paper bag that had been sewn tightly fell down.
Gong Zhongze's hands trembled when he saw it, and he tactfully stopped fighting for it. Qiao Xi opened the oil paper package, and indeed there were some neatly folded message slips inside. Because it had been a long time, even though they were folded neatly, some wrinkles, tearing and yellowing could be seen.
Qiao Xi couldn't help but relax his strength and gently unfolded it. However, when he saw the few contents on it, he quickly became furious. He clenched his fingers tightly and almost crushed the already thin paper.
Above are several cold orders and inquiries.
Ask about the progress of Gu Jinke and Gong Zhongze, ask about Gu Jinke's travel time and arrangements for assassins, and ask about Gu Jinke's close associates and secrets.
At that time, the Queen was confident of victory and thought that Gu Jinke was someone she could play with at will. She did not have many reservations in her words and actions, so she revealed quite a few things.
Qiao Xi handed over the "evidence", and the person being identified also arrived.
Everyone was a "smart person" who could judge the situation. Except for one or two loyal ones, the rest confessed quickly. They supplemented each other with Gong Zhongze and exposed a person who cruelly abused the princess and even attempted to murder her with almost no effort. Someone even accidentally let it slip that the late emperor's medicine was mixed with drugs and the queen also had a share, and even produced evidence.
The onlookers were all stunned.
As the truth was revealed one by one, the cold palace became completely silent.
There was a hint of smile in Gu Jinke's eyes. It was a pleasant surprise to be able to get close to the late emperor. It also made it more legitimate to deal with the king and queen.
She almost patted her chest in pain, and even went so far as to find a few old ministers in the court, especially those from the Ministry of Rites and some old-fashioned people, and announced the punishment for the king and queen in front of them.
"Father, I thought you would reform yourself after the late emperor banished you to the cold palace because of your previous wrongdoings. I didn't expect that in addition to those wrongdoings, you even plotted to murder your son. When you failed to murder your son, you even plotted to murder the late emperor, father!!"
She turned her face away and said: "I am an unfilial son. As a king, I will bring those who murdered the late emperor to justice. As a daughter, I will seek justice for those who murdered my mother."
She sent someone to push open the door of the cold palace that had been tightly closed before, and said softly.
"Pour wine or white silk, father... choose one."
The glaring sunlight outside shines in. Soon everyone looked towards the room and towards the Queen.
I thought that the previous screaming and cursing and the few days of living in the cold palace would make everyone see a king and queen who was like a down-and-out madman. But somewhat unexpectedly, the king and queen actually stood there, looking at them silently, serving them with their hair neatly combed.
He still looked like he was dragged to the cold palace. Apart from the royal robes, he only wore plain clothes. The precious jewelry on his head was gone, leaving only a wooden hairpin. He placed his hands on his stomach, and his sharp phoenix eyes swept over everyone in front of the door with pride. Seeing everyone's surprised eyes, he sneered: "Why, I didn't struggle to death, and didn't appear in front of you in a miserable state. Are you uncomfortable?"
Everyone was silent and lowered their heads.
The Queen saw them lowering their heads, and a look of satisfaction flashed in her eyes. Then she looked at Gu Jinke, who also looked up at her. The two stared at each other for a long time, and the Queen smiled: "After so many years, I finally took a good look at you today - Gu Jinke."
He shook his head as if amused: "I regret my madness just now."
"You have ruined my pride in this life. The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit!"
If he won, he would definitely control Gu Jinke and make him a puppet emperor, but now that Gu Jinke has won, Gu Jinke is just settling accounts with him.
He looked at the two palace servants standing on one side, one of them held a tray with white silk on it, and the other held a tray with wine on it.
He looked at Bai Ling with disdain: "You are so ugly, I want to poison you with wine."
The servant carrying the poisoned wine stepped forward, and the queen stepped forward generously, picked it up and drank it all in one gulp, with a smile in her eyes: "I have had enough of this boring harem, I am going to go find my eldest princess!"
The author has something to say:
The Queen, well, is actually quite tragic, he can seek revenge and be reborn to protect the Crown Princess.
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