Huo Wuyou wanted to stay in the palace for a while to finish the unfinished business on the boat today, but he couldn't find a legitimate reason. Xue Zhiyi had no intention of keeping him at all. He just watched with a smile as he hesitated to say goodbye to the empress dowager.
In the next few days, Huo Wuyou did not find a reason to enter the palace, but Xue Zhiyi heard rumors in the court.
Tu Yuxian, the Minister of the Dali Temple, is suspected of favoritism and abuse of power in the Lu Yan case, and secretly letting the suspect escape. Since this is a serious case, Tu Yuxian and his entire family have been imprisoned for investigation.
This is not surprising. Although the emperor tacitly approved of letting Lu Yan escape, Tu Yuxian was useless and left a handle. The emperor had no reason to protect him, so he could only deal with him according to public opinion.
What's more, at the morning court today, there were only a few scattered people pleading for Tu Yuxian, while the rest of the people all stood up and participated.
After all, there are only two groups of people involved in the party struggle in the court. Tu Yuxian is Gu Shichong's man. To the Sheng Wang Party, he is a political enemy, so they naturally hope to get rid of him as soon as possible.
But for the Prince Gong Party, Tu Yuxian was a traitor and certainly could not be let off.
Xue Zhiyi was not surprised when she learned about this. This matter developed exactly as she expected. After a lot of twists and turns, she had fulfilled the promise she made to Huo Wuyou that day.
The Dali Temple is now vacant. As for whether Huo Wuyou, who has taken office as the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple, can take control of the entire Dali Temple, it depends on his own luck.
When Xue Zhiyi was working in the Empress Dowager's study, Jingchun came up to her and whispered to her.
She was just taking inventory of the study's items and consumption when Jingchun said stealthily, "Sister Zhiyi, do you know that Lanying's crime has been confirmed?"
Xue Zhiyi stopped writing and glanced at her: "Oh? What crime?"
Jing Chun sighed, "They say they're plotting to murder the prince, and they're also tampering with the number one scholar's palace flower. They deserve the death penalty, and maybe even their family members will be implicated."
Hearing this, Xue Zhiyi thought to himself: When the Tu family was at its peak, it was difficult to determine Lan Ying's guilt. Now that something has happened to the Tu family, all the blame has been placed on her, regardless of whether it is her fault or not. The Ye Ting Si really knows how to behave.
Xue Zhiyi nodded and continued transcribing, saying indifferently, "Now, I don't know who is implicated between her and the Tu family."
"Aren't you too cold? After all, he's someone we've worked with before." Jing Chun complained.
Xue Zhiyi didn't even give her a glance this time, and said in a casual tone, "How about you die for her?"
Jing Chun choked, but didn't dare to confront Xue Zhiyi. He just said cowardly, "What does it have to do with me..."
"You also know that this has nothing to do with you?" Xue Zhiyi just smiled and asked her calmly, "Then why are you being so kind?"
Jingchun was speechless and left dejectedly.
Xue Zhiyi shook his head and continued writing.
She really didn't know how Jingchun had survived in the palace for so many years.
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Prince Cheng's Mansion.
Gu Shimin's eyes carried the murderous aura of a military commander, and at the moment he was deep in thought, no one knew what he was thinking.
Xue Tingliu, who was still dressed in plain clothes, said, "Your Highness, now that the Dali Temple is vacant, it is a good opportunity for us to place our people there. Although His Majesty has appointed Huo Wuyou as the Dali Temple's Shaoqing, we still have to do our best to take the position of Dali Temple's Qing.
Gu Shimin sneered, a cold gleam like the flash of a sword from its sheath. "My Third Brother is currently trapped in his mansion, filled with sorrow, yet the Ge family is working tirelessly for this matter. The Dali Temple was previously under their control, and it would be much easier for them to retain control of it than it would be for me. However, the Dali Temple can accomplish so much, and we absolutely cannot allow it to fall into Gu Shichong's hands again."
Hearing this, Xue Tingliu bowed his head and said, "Your Highness is absolutely right. Although Gu Shichong has the advantage in this matter, he just made a mistake. We can also take advantage of the victory and pursue him."
"Of course."
Gu Shimin stood up, took the long sword stained with the blood of countless people from the sword rack, and slowly pulled it out.
"Although this plan successfully defeated Gu Shichong, some things were beyond my expectations."
Xue Tingliu said nothing, but quietly observed Gu Shimin's expression. He saw that the cold sword reflected Gu Shimin's face, and there was a fierceness in his eyes and brows.
Gu Shimin asked, "Xue Qing, why would Gu Shichong suddenly want to forge evidence?"
He turned around and looked at Xue Tingliu. "According to our plan, Tu Yuxian led his men into Chunfeng Tower but found nothing, which was enough to prove that he was making groundless accusations and falsely accusing his brothers. But Gu Shichong seemed to have noticed my actions in advance and thought I was playing a trick on him, so he forged the so-called letter."
As he spoke, he fiddled with the sword in his hand and said, "If it weren't for my people guiding my father to discover that the letter was a forgery, I'm afraid Gu Shichong would have succeeded."
He spoke slowly, but with a suffocating tone. "Although Gu Shichong suffered heavy losses this time, he forged a letter and used it to incriminate many of my supporters. How is this any different from reporting me to my father?"
Thinking of this, Gu Shimin's hand on the hilt of the sword clattered. "Father has already taken this opportunity to eliminate some of them. Although Father has not yet made any decisions about the rest, they are all handles that Father can use at any time."
He gritted his teeth and smiled: "Xue Qing, we won this time, but it was a miserable victory."
Xue Tingliu's eyelashes trembled, and suddenly, he said, "Your Highness, could it be that Gu Shichong, like us, also has an informant hidden in the palace?"
Gu Shimin's eyelashes darkened when he heard this, and then he couldn't help but smile. He said slowly, "It's not impossible... someone in the palace who is related to Tu Yuxian."
Suddenly, something occurred to him: "Doesn't Tu Yuxian have a daughter working in the palace? Jianzhang Palace?"
Xue Tingliu's eyes suddenly trembled, and a strong murderous intent surged in his heart...
"Xue Zhiyi." He said, "Xue Zhiyi is in Jianzhang Palace."
In his mind, the name of the person who made him want to tear her into pieces and swallow her like prey appeared again. The beast that seemed to live in his heart once again bared its sharp fangs.
He didn't know why he had such a strong feeling for Xue Zhiyi. He even felt that this woman should be like a meal on her plate, and every inch of her body should belong to him so that he could enjoy it to his heart's content.
Even... before his life experience became clear, he had experienced this impulse several times, which made him have such a desire that had nothing to do with love between men and women.
Sooner or later, he would make Xue Zhiyi kneel at his feet, let him pinch her jaw, look at her bloody and miserable appearance, and beg humbly at his feet.
Thinking of this, Xue Tingliu's lips curled into a sinister smile: "Your Highness, if Xue Zhiyi doesn't die, I'm afraid he will hinder our plan sooner or later."
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