"Yuan Hui!"
Hearing these words, Concubine Ge was really afraid that Ge Yuanhui would do something out of the ordinary: "Don't say such things anymore! Your Majesty is already afraid of the Ge family. If such treasonous words fall into His Majesty's ears, do you want to kill everyone?"
Ge Yuanhui simply said, "So what if you're afraid? If Your Majesty really wanted to leave the Ge family, he would have already taken action."
As soon as she finished speaking, Concubine Ge slapped her: "Stop talking!"
Despite being beaten, Ge Yuanhui remained unperturbed. She simply asked Concubine Ge, "Aunt, don't forget that the current emperor was able to obtain the throne thanks to the support of the Ge family. Yet, after securing his throne, he forgot his original promise to the Ge family. To win over the civil officials, he immediately made Prime Minister Jiang's granddaughter empress! Otherwise, my cousin would be the eldest son now. Why would he bother fighting for the throne?"
"I haven't forgotten!" Concubine Ge said sternly, "But what are you doing saying these things in the palace?! If you keep speaking without restraint, you will never be allowed to enter the palace again!"
Ge Yuanhui turned his face away and said nothing.
Concubine Ge was disappointed and said, "You are so arrogant now, but you can't even defeat Xue Zhiyi. How can you think you are capable enough to become the queen?"
When Ge Yuanhui thought of Xue Zhiyi, his eyes seemed to be filled with poison.
At this moment, she only felt that hatred was tearing her heart, making her want to skin Xue Zhiyi and throw him into the frying pan immediately!
"How dare she block my way?!"
"She is not worthy, but if you want to be the future queen of Dayong, the people you meet along the way will only be more difficult to deal with than her." Concubine Ge reminded.
When she thought about what happened today, Concubine Ge was so angry that her heart felt heavy. "Why don't you explain the whole cause and effect of today clearly. Is it related to Xue Zhiyi?"
Ge Yuanhui's teeth chattered, his face showing a mixture of resentment and humiliation. "I wanted to teach her a lesson and make her unable to stay in the palace, but I didn't expect that cunning bitch had already set a trap, just waiting for me to fall into it!"
"I knew it was related to her again!" Concubine Ge said bitterly, "Tell me in detail."
But when Ge Yuanhui finished saying all this with gritted teeth and sucking blood, Concubine Ge was stunned.
Instantly, she exploded in anger: "Stupid!"
Unable to sit still any longer, she stood up and paced back and forth. "Song is originally from my palace. Now His Majesty suspects that she is creating an auspicious sign. And because of you, His Majesty suspects that the Ge family is also involved! His Majesty is inherently suspicious. He will wonder what use this child of Song has for the Ge family! No wonder... no wonder he treated you like that today. He wants to teach our Ge family a lesson and make us behave ourselves!"
Seeing Concubine Ge's reaction, Ge Yuanhui, who had been so ambitious just now, turned pale. "It's clearly Xue Zhiyi's doing. This matter can be investigated thoroughly!"
"But the problem is that His Majesty has already acknowledged the auspiciousness of Song's pregnancy, so he won't investigate openly. Even if he does, the humiliation he suffered at the banquet today is irreversible."
Concubine Ge sighed bitterly, "It would be fine if the truth could be found out, but I'm afraid someone is deliberately keeping this a secret so that Your Majesty can use this to further his fear of the Ge family..."
Ge Yuanhui tugged at her sleeves, her eyes filled with anxiety. She couldn't help but curse, "It's still that Tu Lanying. She came here for no reason and instigated me to join her in dealing with Xue Zhiyi!"
"Tu Lanying?" Concubine Ge was suddenly stunned.
Ge Yuanhui sneered, "It's her! I was thinking that the Dali Temple Minister was my cousin's, so I had some trust in her. I didn't expect it to be so useless!"
But Concubine Ge's pupils were trembling, and her face suddenly became gloomy. No one knew what she was thinking, and she slowly sat down.
"Tu Lanying?" she repeated.
"Yes, I should have thought of it earlier..."
"Aunt, what's wrong?" Ge Yuanhui asked.
Concubine Ge sighed angrily, "This whole thing was set up by Xue Zhiyi! Do you think Tu Lanying came here to instigate you for no reason? She's trying to lure you into this trap, and her sole purpose is to work with Xue Zhiyi to harm you and the Ge family!"
"What?!" Ge Yuanhui's mouth opened in disbelief: "Aunt, are you sure?"
“It can’t be wrong!”
Concubine Ge couldn't help but get goosebumps all over her body. "Xue Zhiyi could have planned Xiangrui's matter a long time ago. I should have realized it then...Tu Lanying and Xue Zhiyi are only at odds on the surface, but behind the scenes they are completely in cahoots with each other!"
"But...but isn't the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple my cousin's man?!" Ge Yuanhui asked.
Concubine Ge's mind was already in a mess. She said, "What do you know? Things in the court are all true and false. People gather for profit today and disperse for profit tomorrow!"
Suddenly, she was stunned... Chong'er seemed to have said that he had some leverage over Prince Cheng and wanted to work together with the Dali Temple Minister to deal with Prince Cheng.
Now that Xue Zhiyi had just entered the palace and was able to hook up with Tu Lanying, I'm afraid... Tu Yuxian is a man who is in Cao's camp but his heart is with Han! So this time, the plan is probably...
Concubine Ge gasped: "Tu Yuxian wants to harm my Chong'er!"
As she spoke, she no longer cared about Ge Yuanhui and hurriedly called out, "Yunshuang! Let Prince Gong come to see me! Hurry!"
…
Gu Shichong was still thinking about what Xue Zhiyi had just said when he was hurriedly invited by people from Cuiwei Palace. They said that his mother had an urgent matter and was almost going crazy.
When he rushed to Cuiwei Palace, Ge Yuanhui was not in the hall. Only Concubine Ge was pacing back and forth restlessly.
"Mother, what's wrong?"
Concubine Ge just raised her hand, and the palace maids and eunuchs in the hall understood and retreated.
"Chong'er, there's something wrong with Tu Yuxian!"
Hearing this, Gu Shichong's brows jumped.
Just today, when he had just entered the palace, his mother told him to make use of Tu Yuxian but also to be careful.
It was just when he proposed to select someone from the Tu family to work in the Ministry of Revenue.
But for some reason, after the banquet, his mother became so excited and determined.
He asked, "Does Mother think there's something wrong with Tu Yuxian?"
Concubine Ge was filled with anxiety and told him everything that Ge Yuanhui had experienced today.
But Gu Shichong's brows furrowed even deeper, and he looked hesitant. "My mother is saying that Xue Zhiyi and Tu Lanying are colluding to harm Yuan Hui and the Ge family, so she suspects Tu Yuxian of being unfaithful to me?"
Concubine Ge nodded eagerly: "This matter is very obvious. I'm afraid that the so-called handle on Prince Cheng in Tu Yuxian's hand is actually a trap!"
But after hearing what Concubine Ge said, Gu Shichong saw a different reality.
First of all, Yuan Hui’s misfortune today was actually quite accidental, and not every step was something Xue Zhiyi could have anticipated.
Furthermore, the Ge family wanted to send their own people to the Ministry of Revenue, so naturally they hoped that he would be suspicious of the Tu family.
The last and most important reason is -
"Mother, don't worry. I am confident in Tu Yuxian because I hold the key to his life or death. He dare not betray his master, and there is no need for him to surrender to Gu Shimin."
Not only that, Gu Shichong also thought of Xue Zhiyi's words: Be careful of the people around you.
What does “people around you” mean?
Could this include... the Ge family?
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