Gu Jinke leaned against the edge of the hot spring pool. The mist was rising and his vision was hazy.
Xin Shuang bowed through the mist and said, "Your Highness."
Gu Jinge responded calmly, closing his eyes: "How is the matter with the Queen going?"
Xin Shuang reported the truth: "When Miss Zhao's affair was exposed, His Majesty was furious. After Your Highness left, he arrested her and put her in jail. The Queen was summoned by His Majesty and reprimanded in private."
"No other punishment? It seems that the Queen Mother still trusts him."
Gu Jinke's fingertips pointed gradually, but why didn't she see the Queen in Zhaode Palace today?
"Originally, there was no punishment. Later, the candidate who lost his son found several family members who were harmed by Miss Zhao and joined together to sue Miss Zhao. In addition, Jingzhao Yi conducted a thorough investigation this time and found some of Miss Zhao's past dirty deeds and submitted them to the emperor. After reading them, His Majesty cursed him as a 'bastard', threw the memorial in the palace, and ordered the people below to deal with him strictly according to the law."
She paused and said, "After the Queen received the news in the palace, Su Yi went to see His Majesty and cried and confessed her guilt, saying that she had failed to discipline her mother's family and was unworthy of being a queen. She asked His Majesty to severely punish her mother's family and asked to be confined to her house."
"Your Majesty was angry and blamed them at first, but the Queen was very sincere and remorseful. Later, your Majesty was moved by the Queen's righteousness, so he only sentenced Miss Zhao severely and cut the Zhao family's salary for three years. The Queen was not punished at first, but she sealed herself in the palace and said that she would fast and chant Buddha for half a month in the palace to warn the men and pray for the innocent men who were harmed."
Gu Jinke listened with great interest and nodded with satisfaction. The queen is worthy of being the queen. She is very good at applying the saying that if you hesitate to make a decision, you will suffer the consequences. Not only did he decisively sacrifice his own family for the sake of justice in front of the Queen, but he also portrayed his kind and compassionate character.
A queen has a very firm grasp of her responsibilities and duties.
She smiled with satisfaction: "Get ready, prepare a second 'cousin Zhao', wait for Junfu to come out, and then play with him, don't let my good Junfu get bored and lonely!"
Xin Shuang lowered his head in response.
Gu Jinke took a nap after taking a bath, but it felt like he hadn’t slept for long before he was woken up again.
It was dark outside.
Sang Yi applied hot water to her face to sober her up, and then said to her, "Your Majesty has summoned you."
Gu Jinke covered his face with a handkerchief and heard Sang Yiwen's gentle voice: "His Majesty summoned several masters and after discussion decided to summon the soul of the Fifth Princess. The masters proposed two methods to be used together."
"One is to use the blood of a close relative as a guide to summon the soul of His Highness. The other is to marry a young man with a compatible fate to bring back the soul."
Gu Jinke raised his eyebrows under the handkerchief, a little surprised.
But the surprise was not about what happened in the palace, but about Sang Yi.
Why does Sang Yi feel different?
Is it different from before when you just served quietly?
The surprise was only fleeting, and her thoughts quickly returned to the Fifth Princess. When Gu Jinke heard the Third Princess mention amnesia, he knew that this would happen, but he didn't expect that there would be a wedding to bring good luck?
She quickly washed up and went to the palace.
The palace was brightly lit. The empress summoned several masters into the palace to discuss matters that had been going on for a long time. She also summoned several princesses overnight.
With such a big commotion, many people were secretly wondering how seriously the Fifth Princess was injured.
Some people's keen intuition has already vaguely sensed that something is wrong, and they quietly used gold, silver and their connections to get information.
In the empty hall, the queen was still awake. She sat on the phoenix chair and rubbed her forehead. Her usually serious and cold face showed some fatigue, and she couldn't hide her coughing with her hands covering her mouth.
Except for the fifth princess, several other princesses have arrived. At this time, everyone looked at her with worry, and the third and fourth princesses took a step forward: "Mother Queen!"
The Queen waved her hand and said, "Take a look at the methods of the masters. What do you think?"
The Third Princess Gu Jinxiu immediately expressed her opinion: "Mother Queen, if you want to use the blood of your closest relatives, then use mine, as long as the Fifth Princess can wake up!"
"Use mine!" The fourth princess also took a step forward.
The second princess looked around and hesitated, testing whether to take a step forward.
The Queen's gaze swept over, and her body moved faster than her brain, so she took a step forward.
But as soon as my feet touched the ground, I felt regretful.
It would take blood, but she didn't know how much. She could already imagine the horror of losing blood and the pain of drawing blood.
But she didn't have the courage to retreat, so she stood there with her head down.
The Queen's gaze fell on the Princess again. Gu Jinke bowed slowly before speaking.
"How confident are you, masters? What about the wedding? Which son did you choose?"
The Queen's gaze deepened for a moment, and she looked at her carefully, then looked at the other princesses.
Several princesses lowered their eyes.
There was silence in the hall. The Queen pondered for a moment and did not hide the truth from them: "I have a 10% to 20% chance. The masters said that the soul has been lost for too long."
One or two percent, this probability is too low!
Gu Jinke guessed that these were just some of the masters exaggerating to appease the empress.
After all, in this situation, a 10% or 20% chance is almost equivalent to no hope, but it is still better than having no hope at all.
After all, if they just said there was no hope, would the Queen accuse them on the spot?
"We also need to find a man whose horoscopes match those of Old Five, so we should do this as soon as possible."
But where can I find this person?
Send out notices?
Or use royal power to search?
Gu Jinke could imagine the polarized emotions of the people. There were those who wanted to climb the ladder and came to gamble happily, while there were also those who panicked and avoided the crowd.
The former is fine, but if it happens to be the latter, the good reputation of the royal family will be subject to countless criticisms and abuses.
The memorials from the veteran ministers in the court may have piled up even higher.
The good reputation that Her Majesty has worked so hard to build over the years may now be labeled with negative words such as incompetent.
No wonder the Queen was rubbing her forehead. She must be caught in a dilemma.
It is impossible not to save her. Deguijun's mother's family holds military power at the border and has an excellent reputation. The fifth princess herself has loyal subordinates supporting her and is the empress's favorite child.
So the Queen now needs a target!
The Third Princess took another step forward, lifted her robe and knelt without hesitation: "Mother Queen, it was my daughter who brought up the amnesia issue. The Fifth Princess is my closest relative, and we must save her. Jinxiu is willing to donate her blood and find a man who matches her fate."
Gu Jinke lowered his eyes, and the Queen's gaze fell on Gu Jinxiu with complicated feelings. She was going to bear all the fame on her own. Some people would praise her for her unparalleled loyalty and righteousness, while others would scold her for being weird and wanton.
But if the Fifth Princess is really cured, she will be her savior, and she will have a powerful assistant. Even if she cannot save the princess, she will always be different to the people of the Fifth Princess' lineage.
This is an exchange of interests with a gambling nature. To get these, she only needs to sacrifice some reputation.
Gu Jinke saw it clearly, so she looked at Gu Jinxiu in silence.
In the original book, it is no wonder that even though Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess was supported by the people, she was defeated step by step by Gu Jinxiu. In addition to some objective reasons, it was also because her opponent Gu Jinxiu was an absolutely ambitious person.
Opportunities should be given to those who need them. This matter will undoubtedly contribute to Gu Jinxiu's future bid for the throne, and it will also increase her bargaining chips in the Queen's heart.
The Queen will agree.
On the second day, the news spread throughout the capital as expected, and people in the capital were talking about it.
But what needed to be done was still done in an orderly manner. Notices were issued throughout the capital to search for men whose horoscopes matched the requirements. The third princess, Gu Jinxiu, began to follow several masters in bleeding and setting up the Taoist temple.
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Gu Jinke returned to the Dali Temple to serve on duty.
When she was leaving the government office, she met Xue Cang who was also leaving the government office as soon as she stepped out of the Dali Temple.
This solemn and dignified man bowed first when he saw Gu Jinke. Gu Jinke nodded slightly and wanted to leave after he greeted him.
"Your Highness, please stay!" Xue Cang stopped her.
Gu Jinke turned his head to look at her.
Xue Cang was also at a loss for words. She had always been impartial and strict, and was well-known in Dajin for her eloquence in dealing with criminals. But what she wanted to say now made her feel a little embarrassed.
The reason is that recently Xue Cang's wife and husband discovered that something was wrong with their beloved son.
First, the servant who served his son said that the young master had been sleeping restlessly recently and was often distracted during the day.
Xue Cang had several daughters, all of whom were sent out to study, become officials, or manage the family business. He disciplined them very strictly.
Only the son born to her and Zhengfu was spoiled like a treasure. This rare child had not been spoiled in character. He was very simple, innocent, enthusiastic and lively.
Where had Xue Cang and her husband ever heard that their youngest son didn't sleep well and was often distracted? Of course, I paid close attention to it, and two days later I heard the personal servant come to report that the young master was calling "Her Royal Highness" in his sleep, and during the day he had asked his mother and father which future wives they had chosen for him.
After putting the whole thing into context, the wife and husband became anxious. Could it be that their son had a unrequited love for the Crown Princess? Or did he secretly have feelings for the Crown Princess without either of them knowing?
The wife and husband had never dreamed of their son becoming a king or queen, not to mention that the child's personality was not suitable.
This frightened Xue Cang's husband so much that he immediately urged his wife to find out secretly and then get a plan.
Xue Cang's own thoughts were very firm the last time he saw Gu Jinke being interrogated. That was definitely not allowed!
But her son's likes were obviously more important, so she had no choice but to bite the bullet and test it.
"Your Highness,...Your Highness, do you know my son?" Xue Cang hesitated for a moment, and then found a good excuse and went straight to the point.
However, her reactions and subconsciousness gained from her years of experience as an official and knowing people made her intuitively choose to be frank when facing His Highness, rather than beating around the bush.
Gu Jinke looked at her with his phoenix eyes and nodded: "Young Master Xue Luan, I know him. I met him at the banquet."
Xue Cang naturally knew this, and she had also asked about it. Now that she saw that Gu Jinke did not avoid this question, she felt a lot more relaxed.
And seeing that His Highness looked frank and honest, it meant that it was nothing. She breathed a sigh of relief and glanced at the intersection on the side of her.
There, a familiar carriage was approaching slowly as expected.
She bent down slightly, moved closer to Gu Jinke, and lowered her voice and said, "Some time ago, your majesty was concerned about the marriages of the children of Xue and several colleagues. My children are old enough, and I am fortunate to have your majesty's sympathy and concern. Xue is very worried and came to ask your majesty for your opinion."
Gu Jinke looked up and down at Xue Cang, who was approaching her, and felt puzzled. Her relationship with Xue Cang was not good enough to exchange such information, right?
Why does Xue Cang act so familiar with the subject?
But she also understood what she meant, which was to ask the Queen about her plan of choosing princes for the princesses.
But she didn't expect that Her Majesty the Queen had already begun to question several ministers in private. She concealed the thoughts in her eyes.
Then I saw my mother in front of me, whose face was stern but also looked sincere.
She couldn't help but think of Xue Luan in the original book.
As the male villain's best friend, this young man is almost the opposite of Li Yuxin. He is very innocent and simple, and the two seem to be the contrasting black and white.
However, when Li Yuxin was bent on seducing the third emperor's daughter Gu Jinxiu and was cursed by everyone, only Young Master Xue Luan firmly chose to comfort him and admonish his friends.
It's just that one person can't make decisions for another person.
Li Yuxin was determined to go down the same path until the end, and Xue Luan also had his own life. With the arrangement of his parents, he married a gentle and promising woman. It was a good marriage that was praised by everyone.
In the original book, Li Yuxin smiled for the first time in a long time when he heard the news in the backyard of the Third Princess's Mansion.
However, after the young master got married, he lost contact with Li Yuxin. As his role revolved around several main characters, there was naturally no content. When he appeared again, he was alone, wearing plain clothes, collecting Li Yuxin's body and erecting a monument.
I cried inconsolably in front of Li Yuxin's grave.
At that time, the Third Princess was in power, and everything was settled. The loser's ending was not given much attention, and now Gu Jinke had no way of figuring out how he was doing as he was "alone".
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