Dingguo Gongfu.
Inside a boudoir, there are gold carvings, jade bricks, and dazzling pearl necklaces, and every detail is gorgeous and elegant.
But for some reason, the doors and windows were closed, and it seemed dim even in the daytime.
Suddenly, the door opened a crack, and a beam of light came in. Only then did I see that there was a person curled up on the bed.
Ge Yuanhui's hair was disheveled, and her bright eyes were a little red and swollen. Seeing someone coming, she stood up anxiously: "Is it my brother who is back? Is he back?"
But he saw that the person coming was a woman. This woman had a regular face and sharp eyes and brows. If she were not a woman, she would look a bit like a prime minister. But at this moment, she was full of anger and looked very scary.
Ge Yuanhui was stunned: "Mom?"
Suddenly, she saw the cloth wrapped around Mrs. Ge's forehead and almost trembled and fell to the ground: "Mom, what happened?"
Unexpectedly, the next moment, a slap landed hard on Ge Yuanhui's face.
"Why did you take the initiative at the palace banquet?!"
Before Ge Yuanhui could recover from his shock, he heard Mrs. Ge's questioning ringing in his ears.
"It would be fine if he acted on his own initiative, but he is such a fool. If it wasn't for saving you, why would Jingyang have lost his life in vain!?"
"What..." Ge Yuanhui looked up in disbelief: "What happened to my brother? How could he do that! Didn't my cousin Prince Gong say...that he would do everything in his power to protect my brother?"
Upon hearing this, Madam Ge laughed out loud in anger: "Prince Gong? Father and son are better than uncle and nephew. I'm afraid he also thinks that our Ge family is coveting his kingdom!"
Ge Yuanhui's body trembled uncontrollably due to the pain, and in an instant her face was covered with tears. She almost screamed at the top of her lungs: "It's Xue Zhiyi again... It's because of her again!"
She screamed and roared like a mad beast: "Mother, when I ascend to the throne, I will kill her to avenge my brother! I will!"
As soon as she finished speaking, another slap landed on her face: "Shut up!"
For the first time, Madam Ge felt that her proud daughter was a disaster. "She deserved to die, but don't you think it's shameful enough? Now your appearance is ruined, your reputation is infamous, and you have caused your aunt to be demoted and even your brother to be killed. Don't you think the Ge family's downfall is not fast enough?"
Mrs. Ge looked at Ge Yuanhui, who was now huddled on the ground in dejection, and felt heartbroken: "Until your father returns to Beijing, you are not allowed to step out of this room!"
After saying that, she turned and left, and several maids followed her out. By the time Ge Yuanhui reacted, the door had been locked.
Outside the door, only a few maids were seen. They were holding wooden boards and nails and sealing the doors and windows tightly.
The dense and dull sound of hammering nails, and the light being gradually blocked as the doors and windows were sealed, made Ge Yuanhui feel a surge of fear.
She crawled to the door on her knees, screaming, "No! Don't lock me up! Mother! Mother, I was wrong! I was wrong!"
Her delicate fingers were rubbed until they bled, but she seemed unaware of it. Ge Yuanhui only knew that she could not become an abandoned child of the Ge family... absolutely not!
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It was a rainy day when Princess Pingzhang got married.
Helian You's injuries were finally healed enough for him to return home, and the ceasefire agreement between the two countries was finally reached after many twists and turns.
It was raining heavily. Gu Ruxuan only knelt down to bid farewell to the emperor, empress and queen mother, and then left with the Beidi army.
Xue Zhiyi stood behind the empress dowager with mixed feelings.
But no matter what, she finally changed the ending of her previous life. This time, Huo Zhiyu was not sent to Beidi, and Huo Wuyou did not have to die.
Just as he was thinking about it, Huo Wuyou, who was also standing behind the Queen Mother, sighed softly: "The weather is not good, but it is really the time to get married recently."
Xue Zhiyi glanced at him sideways, only to see Huo Wuyou shrug his shoulders and say, "The Fu family has also been planning a wedding recently. They say they've found a noble family for the eldest daughter of the Fu family, and the dowry is so generous that it's caused quite a stir."
The Fu family is now an imperial merchant, but there are still people who look down on the merchant family. Since Fu Jiahui wants a high price, she can only rely on a generous dowry.
The two of them didn't always have the right opportunity to talk alone, so Huo Wuyou sometimes had to take advantage of these opportunities to tell her the news he got from outside the palace.
After he finished speaking, he quietly moved closer, lowered his head and spoke softly, "There's news about Cishui's investigation."
Xue Zhiyi suddenly felt nervous.
Huo Wuyou sighed, "It's just that it's been rainy season recently, and Jiangzhou has been hit by floods. Many official roads have collapsed, so the news can't be delivered for the time being."
Hearing this, Xue Zhiyi felt disappointed, but still said: "Thank you very much, this matter is not urgent."
"So thoughtful?" Huo Wuyou glanced at her.
Xue Zhiyi glanced quickly at the Queen Mother, signaling him not to be too arrogant and not to let the Queen Mother notice.
But Huo Wuyou just curled his lips unrepentantly: "But guess what? I'm going to Jiangzhou myself soon."
Xue Zhiyi blinked, looking puzzled.
Huo Wuyou only heard: "The relief grain in Jiangzhou was robbed, and my uncle sent the Dali Temple to investigate."
Xue Zhiyi became more and more puzzled. Logically speaking, this kind of case should not be investigated by the Dali Temple.
As if sensing Xue Zhiyi's confusion, he said, "Jiangzhou is only a little over half a month's journey from Huajing, and it's a key pass entering Huajing from the northwest. General Shen Chiyan has troops stationed in Jiangzhou year-round, so it's incredibly important. If Jiangzhou becomes rife with unrest due to the flood, it would be troublesome. So, my uncle's point is that we need to resolve this matter as quickly as possible."
Xue Zhiyi finally understood and nodded.
Not far away, Gu Shichong noticed the way they were flirting with each other, and felt increasingly strange.
But suddenly, Xue Zhiyi's gaze turned to him. After a moment of stunned silence, he gave him an extremely shy smile, and then rubbed the corner of his clothes and lowered his head.
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