Dugu Jingyao is reborn as Li Chu's beloved

After the banquet, Li Xi and Gu Shiyi took Li Yu home to the Zhao Prince's residence. However, Li Xi was overjoyed because he had finally met with Consort Du and confirmed that their plans could continue, so he couldn't help but drink a few more cups of wine.

Gu Shiyi was still somewhat disgusted with Li Xi on the way, as the smell of alcohol on Li Xi was too strong, so she sat a little further away from Li Xi.

Although Li Xi had drunk quite a bit, he wasn't completely drunk yet, so how could he not see that Gu Shiyi was disgusted by him? So he asked, "Why are you sitting so far away? Are you disgusted by me?"

Gu Shiyi forced a smile: "What are you saying, Your Highness? How could I possibly look down on you?"

Li Xi patted the seat next to her and said, "Since you don't mind, come sit down and give me a head massage."

Although Gu Shiyi verbally agreed, he was inwardly rolling his eyes. He sat down next to Li Xi and massaged Li Xi's temples. The two remained silent the whole way.

Upon arriving at the Prince Zhao's residence, Li Yuan said, "Your Highness and Your Highness's Consort, we have arrived."

Gu Shiyi then stopped. Li Xi opened his eyes and got off the carriage. However, in order to show the outsiders that the couple was harmonious, he waited for Gu Shiyi under the carriage for a while.

Gu Shiyi's hand was getting tired from holding it up, so she moved her wrist before getting off the carriage. She wasn't surprised to see Li Xi reaching out his hand under the carriage, so she naturally took his hand and got off the carriage.

Gu Shiyi took Li Xi's arm and entered the Prince's Mansion. Li Xi originally wanted to go to Yalan Garden, but after thinking about it, he decided against it because he was already drunk and went to Yuhe Hall instead. Gu Shiyi only let go of Li Xi after the two returned to their inner room.

They didn't talk again until they finished washing up and were preparing to go to bed.

Gu Shiyi turned to Li Xi and asked, "Your Highness, what did Consort Du say?"

Li Xi replied dismissively, "Don't worry, it's just that Consort Du discovered that someone in the palace was watching her recently, so she pulled this stunt to lower their guard. She also said that the original plan will proceed as scheduled."

Gu Shiyi was relieved. She didn't ask any more questions because she knew Li Xi wouldn't tell her too much, and she wouldn't want to embarrass herself. This way, if Li Xi really succeeded in the future, she could become the empress, which was the result she wanted.

For the next month and a half, everyone continued to work in an orderly and busy manner.

Li Chu's men were watching Consort Du's movements in the palace, but since she was still under house arrest, she made no move. However, before leaving Chang'an, Ye Hu secretly sent someone to deliver something to Consort Du, but she returned it along with a letter, essentially telling Ye Hu to forget what happened that night, to forget her, and that she could only be Emperor Suzong's concubine.

When Li Chu's men relayed this news back, Li Chu and Dugu Jingyao felt that although this Consort Du was young, she was quite ruthless in her actions.

Dugu Jingyao also joked, "Those who achieve great things are not bound by trivial matters; how can they be troubled by love and romance?"

Li Chu said, "Tsk tsk tsk, although what A Yao said is true, whether they can succeed is another matter."

Dugu Jingyao laughed and said, "Donglang is right. It's just a pity for that Prince Yehu, who is at the age when he is just beginning to experience love..."

However, there was no movement for nearly two months. When Dugu Jingyao and Li Chu disguised themselves as "Feng Shengyi" and entered the palace to pay their respects, they discussed with Emperor Suzong about lifting the ban on Consort Du first.

Not long after, the entire palace heard the imperial edict issued by Emperor Suzong, which stated that Consort Du had sincerely repented and was now given another chance, with her confinement lifted, but her rank and other matters remaining unchanged.

Du Jieyu didn't care about any of this. The first thing she did after being released was to send Yu'er to find someone from the Li faction and ask him to bring her sister-in-law into the palace.

Du Jieyu had already come up with a plan. Now that the confinement had been lifted, she would send Yu'er out to buy things, and then have her go to the residence of her brother and sister-in-law so that her sister-in-law could disguise herself and enter the palace. When she went out to buy things again, she would change back into her original clothes.

Sure enough, the next day he successfully summoned Consort Du's sister-in-law into the palace.

When Du Jieyu saw her, she was moved to tears. The two first caught up in the past, and then Du Jieyu wiped away her tears and got to the point: "By the way, sister-in-law, can you take my pulse?"

Lady Du, thinking Consort Du was unwell, quickly took her pulse and discovered that Consort Du was two months pregnant. She then asked, "Whose child is this?" Because, based on her understanding, the child couldn't be Emperor Suzong's.

Upon hearing this news, Du Jieyu smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, sister-in-law, this child is not from the Li family." Then she whispered her plan to Madam Du.

Upon hearing this, Madam Du couldn't help but shed tears, saying, "You've suffered so much, little sister. You're so young and you have to go through all this."

Du Jieyu is currently pregnant and her emotions are fluctuating greatly. She said in a low voice, "It's alright. As long as we can overthrow the Li family's rule, none of this matters. Now we can proceed to the next step."

Madam Du hugged Consort Du and said, "I'll make sure you have a good pregnancy before we go out next time. I hope this Li family can be reliable, so that all the money we've invested won't be in vain."

Du Jieyu said, "By the way, sister-in-law, next time you go out, tell Li Xi this good news. It'll be a way of putting pressure on him."

Madam Du said, "Alright, don't worry, I will definitely pass on the message, and I'll even add fuel to the fire, so that he can make his move before you become pregnant."

Du Jieyu nodded and said, "Yes, I just hope he can stand up for himself. That way, we can work together from the inside and outside, and even get what we want without using a single soldier."