"Xue Zhiyi?" Gu Shimin repeated.
He said, "This is not the first time you have mentioned her."
Xue Tingliu said seriously, "Your Highness, Xue Zhiyi is even capable of taking poison for Gu Shichong. It is clear who she belongs to."
At this point, Gu Shimin chuckled: "You said last time that she and Huo Wuyou had an affair."
Xue Tingliu's eyes grew increasingly fierce. He snorted coldly, "This woman is fickle and born lowly. To gain power and wealth, she used her previous engagement to collude with Gu Shichong. Unsatisfied with her current situation, she coveted more and hooked up with Huo Wuyou, the empress dowager's beloved grandson. It's not surprising."
After hearing this, King Ke Cheng said, "She's just a little girl. If you find her an eyesore, get rid of her."
At this moment, with the sound of a door being pushed open, a woman's voice suddenly rang out: "Xue Zhiyi is insidious and cunning, he is not someone that can be easily dealt with."
I saw a slender hand slowly lifting the curtain, revealing a woman with a beautiful face, picturesque eyebrows and eyes, and a slender body that seemed to fall down in the wind, but as white as jasmine. Just a slight smile on her face made people's hearts flutter.
She said slowly, "If Your Highness wants to deal with Xue Zhiyi, I am willing to do my best."
But Gu Shimin was stunned. Immediately, he drew his sword and placed it across the woman's neck. His voice was so cold that it made people shudder: "How dare you eavesdrop on me, Fu Rongxin, you are tired of living."
After a brief moment of shock, Fu Rongxin's mood calmed down a little. She slowly raised a gentle smile and raised her hand to gently pinch the sword: "Your Highness, I am the person who knows Xue Zhiyi best in the world, and I also hate Xue Zhiyi the most in the world. I am also the person who is grateful to Your Highness for saving my life. I only want to work for Your Highness in this life."
As she spoke, she knelt down slowly, holding the sword blade close to the throbbing vein in her neck. She raised her sparkling eyes and looked at Gu Shimin in admiration: "If Your Highness doubts Rong Xin's loyalty, you can kill Rong Xin."
She was already beautiful, and such sincere words, coming from such a person, seemed more credible.
There was no fear on her face. Even if the person in front of her was the one who had chopped off her head and taken her life in her previous life, even if this person might kill her again, she had nothing to be afraid of... She had nothing left, so what could she not afford to gamble on?
Gu Shimin narrowed his eyes, lifted Fu Rongxin's chin with the sword, and said condescendingly: "Are you loyal?"
He suddenly smiled. "That day in prison, you said you knew the real culprit of the Yueling Pass tragedy, but after rescuing you, you said the real culprit was Shen Chiyan. Did you deceive me in order to escape?"
Fu Rongxin certainly knew whether the real murderer of this incident was Shen Chiyan. In the previous life, the entire Shen family was executed for this reason, but now she had no evidence to prove it.
After thinking for a moment, she said, "During the Yueling Pass tragedy, His Majesty dispatched many people to reinforce, including Shen Chiyan. Why is Your Highness so sure?"
But Gu Shimin just laughed, and his laughter was a little puzzling.
After laughing, he lifted Fu Rongxin's chin a little higher so that he could clearly see her neck vein at this angle. With just a slight swing of the sword, he could cut it.
"Fu Rongxin, I am not a fool. If you dare to deceive me, you know my methods."
But Fu Rongxin's posture of admiration was even more standard, with only reverence in her eyes: "But after hearing Rongxin's words that day, Your Highness was moved by compassion and kept Rongxin, wasn't he?"
The self-proclaimed proud Phoenix of Destiny actually had to wag its tail and beg for mercy one day. Even Fu Rongxin herself did not realize how humble she was at the moment.
She just thought that she had gone around in circles in her life and ended up by chance with Gu Shimin. It must be her fate as a phoenix, which was fulfilled little by little after she went through all the hardships.
As long as she can take down Gu Shimin, as long as he ascends the throne in the future, even if she is not the queen, she can at least be a concubine. With her means, it is only a matter of time before she becomes a real phoenix!
After staring at Fu Rongxin's face for a moment, Gu Shimin sneered.
It has to be said that it is indeed difficult to kill a beauty, so he spared Fu Rongxin's life. After all, beauties are common, but such a crazy and vicious beauty has a special flavor.
Seeing that Gu Shimin remained silent, Fu Rongxin smiled even deeper, her attitude becoming more humble. "Your Highness's reputation is far-reaching, and you are wise and brave. Rongxin has heard of it a long time ago, and I admire heroes like Your Highness even more. Now, even if it means just bowing down to Your Highness, or even risking my life for Your Highness, I would not hesitate."
On the side, Xue Tingliu watched Fu Rongxin acting so seriously and couldn't help laughing. Didn't Prince Cheng know that he, Xue Tingliu, didn't know what kind of person Fu Rongxin was?
However, since there is someone who can help deal with Xue Zhiyi, there is no need for him to expose it.
Xue Tingliu echoed, "Your Highness is devoted to the former court. Perhaps Fu Rongxin should be the one to come up with the secret tactics in the deep palace."
After thinking for a while, Gu Shimin sheathed his sword. His voice was cold enough to make people feel chilled, yet it also contained a hint of anticipation.
"If that's the case, then don't be soft-hearted. This king wants her to die a worthy death."
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That day, the Ye Ting.
A woman dressed as a palace maid was carrying a wooden barrel unsteadily. The contents inside gurgled with her footsteps and emitted a foul sour odor.
With tears in her eyes, she was muttering something, not knowing who she was cursing.
Tears fell down her face like stove ash, leaving gray mud on her face.
She wanted to raise her hand to wipe away her tears, but she lost her balance... The slop bucket in her hand fell to the ground, and the sour and smelly soup splashed all over the floor.
At this moment, someone suddenly pushed her from behind, causing her to fall heavily onto the ground filled with slop.
The one who pushed the person was also a servant palace maid, and there were several other servants standing beside her who were also carrying slop buckets.
The one who pushed the other person cursed condescendingly, "You can't even do such a simple job, and you're going to make us miss dinner! You useless piece of shit, don't you want to live anymore?"
The woman on the ground was crying breathlessly, and she jumped up and tried to tear the mouth of the man opposite her.
But two fists cannot beat four hands, not to mention that they were a group of palace maids who had been in the palace for who knows how many years, with strong bodies and rough manners. They did not have the elegance and manners of the respectable masters in the palace. When they saw that she made a mistake and dared to fight back, they scratched her face in a few strokes.
Falling to the ground once again, the man laughed out loud: "You think you're still a rich lady? Come on, your family has been convicted, and your life is worth less than this garbage on the ground!"
Another person echoed, "That's right, Xue Panrou, you should take a good look at yourself and stop acting like a lady from a wealthy family!"
Xue Panrou just lay on the ground in a daze. Her hair was disheveled and her face was covered with scratches. She looked in a miserable state.
In the past, she was the one who beat and scolded the servants. It was common for them to be punished by being made to eat sewage or whipped. She could even give them slaps at will. She never thought that there would be a day when she would be beaten and scolded by a servant.
She cried and gnashed her teeth in hatred: These people were not even worthy of carrying her shoes in the past, yet they dared to treat her like this, it was really outrageous!
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