The fake daughter of a fallen ghost is reborn

After Ge Jingyang's death, the Palace Front Division had been leaderless for some time.

It was impossible for the emperor to allow his close guards to return to the Ge family, and many ministers in the court had taken sides.

At this time, when the Jiangzhou incident happened, the emperor remembered that there was a military family called the Shen family in Jiangzhou, and in order to control the Shen family, he had to go to great lengths to set up a trap.

It seems that the Shen family is really not involved in party disputes, so it is safe to use them.

Jiangzhou had to have someone there, so Shen Chiyan's son Shen Qingwei was summoned to Huajing and given the important task of leading the Palace Front Division.

After receiving the imperial edict, Shen Qingwei ran home excitedly and hurriedly reported to his ancestors that he, Shen Qingwei, had brought honor to his family!

However, before he reached home, he was stopped by someone. The person claimed to be from Prince Gong's mansion and invited him to have a cup of tea.

At Prince Gong's mansion, the servants' warm hospitality made Shen Qingwei feel a little uneasy.

"Your Highness, why did you invite me here?"

But Gu Shichong smiled kindly, and with just a raise of his hand, the servants who were serving him retreated one after another.

"General Shen is young, but he has been entrusted with an important task. I don't know if he is used to it. If you have any questions in the future, you can come and ask me."

Just one sentence scared Shen Qingwei into a cold sweat. How could he not know the meaning of Gu Shichong's words? But before coming to Huajing, his father repeatedly told him to stay away from party disputes and be careful.

He just pretended to be calm and said, "Your Highness, I appreciate your kindness, but I dare not bother you."

Gu Shichong, however, seemed to be discussing something very ordinary with him, and said with a smile: "There are not many princes around the emperor who can be relied on now. The second brother is of foreign blood, the fourth brother made a mistake in his early years and was banished to another clan, and the sixth brother also angered the emperor a few days ago. As for the fifth brother..."

He looked helpless: "The remaining younger brothers are all better at studying than my fifth brother."

Gu Shichong sighed: "I am the only son left by my father's side, and you are the one who protects my father closely, how can I not take good care of you?"

Shen Qingwei understood that Gu Shichong was analyzing the situation with him, making him understand that Prince Gong was the only successor to the emperor, and asked him to attach himself to the future monarch as soon as possible.

Seeing Shen Qingwei's embarrassment, Gu Shichong patted him on the shoulder: "This prince and father are of the same mind. Sometimes, being loyal to this prince is being loyal to father. Don't you think so?"

Scratching his head, Shen Qingwei didn't know how to respond, so he said helplessly: "Your Highness... go back and think about what you don't understand, and then come back to ask Your Highness for advice after you have figured it out."

After seeing Shen Qingwei off, the smile on Gu Shichong's face suddenly disappeared, and he rubbed his forehead in annoyance.

Although he has defeated Gu Shimin, he now needs to continue to accumulate his own power outside the Ge family.

His father is very angry now, and the Palace Front Department refuses to let him interfere, so he will find a way to make the people in the Palace Front Department his own people.

Thinking of this, he opened the unfinished memorial in front of him.

When his father was in a better mood, he would submit this memorial to the emperor to finalize Xue Zhiyi's marriage first, so as to settle the heart of this little bitch and prevent her from being so reckless as to cheat on him.

At this moment, someone came to report: "Your Highness, Miss Ge is here and wants to see you."

"Yuan Hui?" Gu Shichong frowned. "Isn't she imprisoned by her aunt? Are you willing to let her out?"

After thinking for a while, he said, "Let her in."

What he didn't expect was that Ge Yuanhui came with her face covered. When she entered the room, she staggered and looked around, as if she was afraid that something would follow her.

As soon as she saw Gu Shichong, her bright and beautiful eyes were filled with tears: "My cousin, Your Highness!"

If Gu Shichong had not been quick enough to grab a handful of it, Ge Yuanhui would have almost fallen to the ground in a miserable state.

He raised his hand and signaled his servants to leave first.

"How did you get yourself into this state?"

Gu Shichong supported her, and the two of them sat down slowly. Looking at her, Gu Shichong's brows deepened: "Where is the person who serves you?"

However, Ge Yuanhui just put on his clothes hastily and went out without dressing up carefully, which was rare. However, he still did not forget to comb his hair into a bun to cover the scar on his forehead.

She cried bitterly: "I ran away on my own, how could I have the heart to bring anyone with me?"

After all, Ge Yuanhui had wanted to marry him since she was a child. Seeing her like this, Gu Shichong still felt a little reluctant. He poured her a cup of hot tea and said, "Tell me slowly."

"My dear cousin, my father wants to kill you!"

Gu Shichong's hand holding the teacup trembled: "What did you say?"

"It's true!" Ge Yuanhui was a little excited: "My father is already on his way back to Beijing. I overheard the conversation between my mother and her confidant and learned that they had this intention, so I hurried to tell you!"

The tenderness in Gu Shichong's eyes had disappeared, replaced by vigilance and suspicion: "Why tell me?"

"Because I want to be the queen."

The firmness of Ge Yuanhui's expression and tone made Gu Shichong inexplicably respect him: "What did you say?"

Ge Yuanhui just sneered: "From childhood to adulthood, I have practiced music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and I have never made any mistakes in my words and deeds. But if I slack off, my mother will warn me that I must either become the queen or die. But now... I am not what they want, and they want to abandon me. Then what is the point of everything I have done over the years?! I will not accept this!"

As she spoke, tears slowly fell: "I finally understand, they want to be the real ruler of Dayong, they want to be the in-laws who monopolize power, I am just their pawn, my aunt couldn't become the queen, so they wanted me to be the queen, now I'm in the way, they want to kick me out, why! "

Although Gu Shichong didn't know why Ge Yuanhui was feeling aggrieved after doing so many stupid things, he still listened to her.

She raised her hand, brushed the teacup off the table, and smashed it to pieces: "My fate is determined by me alone!"

She cried, her eyes excited and earnest: "My dear cousin! I will help you! Can you help me too?"

Gu Shichong didn't want to pay attention to her madness. He turned away and said with a smile: "How can you help me?"

Ge Yuanhui suddenly smiled, and her bright face looked twisted and seductive. "I have my aunt's secret in my hand... a secret that only I know. Your Highness, don't you want to know?"

Gu Shichong then became somewhat interested: "Oh?"

Ge Yuanhui smiled. She stepped forward and held Gu Shichong's arm, with pleading and temptation in her eyes: "You want to be the emperor, and I want to be the queen. My cousin, you and I are a perfect match. Let's work together. Let me be your helper. I will spare no effort to help you, even if it means betraying the Ge family."

Gu Shichong narrowed his eyes slightly, and suddenly he smiled, gently helping Ge Yuanhui to sit down: "Our Yuanhui is born noble, how can he suffer such grievances? Uncle and aunt are too unreasonable."

The two looked at each other and smiled, their surging ambition spreading like wildfire.