"What?!"
When Gu Shichong heard the report from his subordinates, he thought it was a rumor. How could Ge Yuanhui become his father's concubine?
But on second thought, wasn't his father's move also helping him get rid of Ge Yuanhui?
If he had heard this news a year ago, he would only feel sorry for Ge Yuanhui. Such a beautiful person would only be able to serve his elderly father from now on. But now, she is a mad woman whose appearance and reputation have been ruined and abandoned by her family. If she is not still of value to be used, he really does not want to be entangled with this person. Upon hearing this news, Gu Shichong actually felt relieved.
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Linzhou.
As night fell, Prince Cheng's carriage stopped at the post station. It was only a year ago that he returned to the capital from Yuzhou. At that time, he was in the emperor's favor and had a glorious journey. But now, times have changed and he was driven back in such a miserable state.
Beside him, a woman covered him with a blanket. "Your Highness, why should you be discouraged? In my opinion, this is only a temporary humiliation. There is still a long way to go. Your Highness will surely achieve his ambitions."
Gu Shimin raised his hand and stroked her delicate face.
He had never imagined that the person who had stayed with him all this time, always believing that he would ascend to the throne, was actually Fu Rongxin. Xue Tingliu, that useless, incompetent man, had led him to this state, but his sister was still quite loyal.
But to Fu Rongxin, everything that was happening now coincided with her past life. In her past life, Prince Cheng had returned to Huajing and seized the throne shortly after being exiled to Yuzhou. This was information she had exchanged her life for in her past life, so how could it be wrong? As long as she continued to follow Gu Shimin like this, was there any need to worry that she wouldn't one day enjoy his honor and favor and then seek the throne?
Nestled beside Gu Shimin, she smiled with hope in her eyes: By then, she would make Xue Zhiyi a million times more miserable than in his previous life!
But Gu Shimin said, "Now the spies in Huajing have reported that Zhao Xu has been sentenced to death, but his voice was poisoned and mute before his death. I don't know if he has exposed me. If the emperor knew that he was my man, I am afraid he would not wait to kill me."
Fu Rongxin knew this in her previous life. The downfall of the Xue family in her previous life was the result of a conspiracy between Xue Tingliu and Zhao Xu. However, in this life, her and Xue Zhiyi's rebirth caused the Xue family to fall ahead of time, and Zhao Xu was not exposed too early.
Her eyes rolled as she soothed him, "Since it wasn't Your Highness who poisoned and silenced Zhao Xu, then it must have been Prince Gong. If Zhao Xu had truly betrayed you, why would Prince Gong have acted in such a way? In my opinion, the best strategy is to remain constant in the face of ever-changing circumstances, so as to avoid revealing our true intentions and arousing Your Majesty's suspicion."
Gu Shimin rubbed his brow in annoyance. "You don't understand. The spies also said that the emperor had secretly interrogated Zhao Shen... I have reached this point and can no longer withstand any more blows. If I anger the emperor again, I am afraid my life will be in danger."
Hearing this, Fu Rongxin lowered his eyes, pondered for a moment, and said, "In this case, Your Highness should keep a backup plan."
"Backup plan?" Gu Shimin looked at her.
Fu Rongxin smiled. "You forgot, we're in Linzhou now. Linzhou is where the Fu family's old house is located. The Fu family was once loyal to Prince Gong. If we can get the Fu family to join us, are we afraid that they won't reveal some evidence against Prince Gong? If Prince Gong falls, are you still worried that His Majesty will kill all of his adult sons who are eligible to inherit the throne?"
At this point, Gu Shimin's lips curled up into a smile. He pinched Fu Rongxin's chin and asked, "Can you convince Fu Wei?"
Fu Rongxin gently stroked his hand: "He is my uncle, and I have called him father for seventeen years. I have some confidence in my heart."
Gu Shimin chuckled, put his arm around her waist and pulled her along, taking her to make love.
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The Fu family's property was taken away, leaving only the ancestral home.
According to the original prominence of the Fu family, although it has fallen from grace, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse. The old house that was once magnificent and golden and magnificent can be sold off with old things, allowing the Fu family to live a thousand times better than ordinary people. There is no shortage of maids, old women and guards in the house. Fu Wei even raised the money he had and thought about making a comeback.
The next evening, there was a knock on the door. The housekeeper of the Fu family only saw a woman in white clothes and a veiled hat, standing gracefully in front of the door. Her figure looked somewhat familiar.
It wasn't until she lifted a corner of her veil that the housekeeper collapsed on the ground in fear: "Second...Second Miss? Are you still alive?"
Wasn't the Second Young Lady executed long ago? Why did she suddenly appear here? Was she a human or a ghost?
Fu Rongxin quickly lowered her veil, her voice filled with arrogance. "I have something important to tell you, father. I'm sure you wouldn't want someone who should have been dead long ago lingering at the door of the Fu residence. What if someone sees us?"
The butler wiped his sweat, welcomed the guest in, and then hurried to ask Fu Wei for instructions.
While waiting, Fu Rongxin looked at the Fu residence through the gauze of the veil. She saw that there were not many maids and servants in the Fu residence, but there were quite a few guards. Every ten steps, there stood a guard with a serious expression.
Fu Rongxin smiled secretly: Fu Wei used to be so powerful in the business world, and he had to use some means to bring down his competitors, and many of them even lost their families. Now that he has fallen from power, he knows what is going on. He is afraid that his enemies will really take the opportunity to come to him, so he hired so many guards to protect the safety of Fu's house.
As her eyes moved, they landed on a familiar figure.
I saw a haggard woman with gray hair, sitting on the porch with only a pair of small embroidered shoes for children, her eyes staring straight ahead.
Fu Rongxin frowned and asked the maid beside her, "Is that... Aunt Su?"
Her former adoptive mother seemed to have aged a lot in an instant.
Faced with Fu Rongxin's sudden return from the dead, the maid didn't dare to ask any more questions. She just said, "Yes, it's just that after the Second Young Lady was...beheaded, she has been in this daze, as if she had dementia."
Looking at her, Fu Rongxin just sighed slowly. She used to think that Fu Ling was her mother, looked down on Aunt Su, and didn't like to get close to her. But later, Fu Ling abandoned her. Only then did she realize that Aunt Su was really sincere to her.
"Dad has a conscience and brought her back to Linzhou."
The maid remained silent. She couldn't tell the second young lady that the master had sold several concubines for money, and that Aunt Su was only allowed to stay because the human traffickers were unwilling to take her in because she was mentally ill.
As if she had noticed Fu Rongxin's gaze, Su Mian looked up in a daze. Seeing this, Fu Rongxin quickly turned her head away, but Su Mian still noticed her. The embroidered shoes in her hand fell to the ground, and she staggered towards Fu Rongxin.
"Rongxin! My Rongxin! Is that you? You're back!"
Su Mian grabbed Fu Rongxin's sleeve, and Fu Rongxin wanted to push her away immediately. Although she felt a little guilty towards her aunt, that was all. Did she have to hug her aunt and cry?
Fortunately, the housekeeper came back at this time and asked the guard to pull Aunt Su away. The housekeeper said, "Second Miss, the master invites you in."
Fu Rongxin nodded and followed the housekeeper, but she didn't notice that Su Mian was curled up and shivering, and her drooping eyes gradually became clear.
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