Accidentally dressed as an empress

Gu Zezhi entered the palace and went to Lin Hong's Jingxin Palace first. He said to him, "Cui Ti's background has been investigated. She is an orphan who fled from Danyang City and sold herself into the palace. There is nothing more to it."

"She's a poisonous poppy, with endless tricks. I'm worried. Today, she confessed before His Majesty, and I had to leave the palace. I'm worried she has more tricks up her sleeve... Do you think she knows something?"

Gu Zezhi said, "Cui Ti probably didn't know that you and I were working together, but her self-destruction really caught us off guard."

Cui Ti was truly adept at breaking off a gecko's tail. Neither he nor Gu Zezhi could find any real evidence against her. He truly admired this opponent more and more.

The servant at the door came to announce that His Majesty wanted to see Gu Zezhi. Lin Hong said, "His Majesty is looking for you. Please go first."

In the study of Yunji Palace, Yun Se sat for a while and said to Wu Han who was guarding outside, "Send a message to Gu Zezhi."

Wu Han said from outside, "Your Majesty, Envoy Gu has entered the palace and is in Jingxin Palace."

Yun Se was a little confused, "Why is he at Lin Hong's place?"

Fang Ru said: "Maybe there is something to say."

Gu Zezhi walked into the study. As soon as Yun Se saw him, she asked, "Have you investigated Cui Ti's matter?"

Gu Zezhi handed over Cui Ti's investigation bamboo slips, "Your Majesty, Cui Ti came to the palace twenty years ago. She was an orphan who had fled from Danyang City. She had no family in Lingyun City and no private property. All her monthly allowance was kept at her residence."

"that's it?"

Gu Zezhi lowered his head and said, "This humble official is not talented, but I have found out these."

This was all he found out, unless Cui Ti had another identity outside, or she had helpers inside and outside the palace.

Yun Se said, "I understand. Please leave first."

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After three o'clock in the morning, Lin Hong arrived at Cui Ti's residence. Cui Ti was not thrown into the imperial prison directly. She would be beaten with the hundred sticks tomorrow and would still live in the original place.

The white pottery vase and the withered lotus on the windowsill are gone.

Cui Ti sat up, looked at the person who pushed the door open, and asked, "What are you doing here?"

Lin Hong walked to the bedside, smiled softly, and asked her, "If you hurt the enemy a thousand times, you will lose eight hundred of your own. Are you so cruel that you would both suffer losses to deal with me?"

Cui Ti turned her head away and ignored him.

Lin Hong lifted her chin, looked directly into her eyes, and stroked the corners of her eyes with his fingers. "Look at me."

Cui Ti's eyes were cold and she slapped his hand away.

"You'd better stay at my hot spring house. It's better for you to behave yourself."

"Lin Hong, you are so cunning, I have never seen you before in my life."

Cui Ti thought about it for a long time, but couldn't figure out the logic behind his actions. In that house, while recovering alone, she finally understood that Lin Hong was from a noble family, and everything he did was probably for the benefit of the Lin family.

"Really? Thank you for the compliment." Lin Hong pushed Cui Ti onto the bed, the handcuffs making a crisp sound in the quiet night. "But I'm still no match for you. You just said a few words to His Majesty and sent me to Nanling."

Cui Ti smiled softly, "It's good for you to go to Nanling. Only by gaining military power can you have real power. One day, you can also counterattack Lingyun City. His Majesty has given you this opportunity. Isn't that good?"

Lin Hong raised his eyebrows and smiled in her ear, "Traitor." Lin Hong's hand lingered on the collar of her dark purple robe, muttering to himself, "But why haven't I yet gone to His Majesty and reported you, a traitor?"

"Of course, it's because you have ambitions too. Ask yourself, have you ever had a moment where you thought of replacing him?

Sitting on that chair in the study of Yunji Palace, what are you thinking about?

Looking at the major and minor political affairs of Yun State in front of you, have you ever thought that if it were you, would you be able to handle it better?

You can do whatever you want in that supreme palace, you can even sit on the chair in the Yunji Palace..."

Lin Hong quickly covered her mouth and said, "Stop it...Aren't you afraid that there are ears on the other side of the wall..."

Cui Ti smiled, "Since you can come to my place, naturally, the people guarding this area are all your people."

He had to admit that the prospect she described was very tempting. "So, according to your idea, what should I do?"

"Support the puppet princess, and you can return to the palace and rule the country from behind the scenes." Cui Ti looked into his gentle eyes and said, "But your silly eldest daughter doesn't even want the position of Crown Princess. I told you before, your adopted daughter is unreliable.

I also heard that His Majesty is going to arrange a marriage for Lin Ziqi with the Sixth Princess Yunmu. Even if Yunmu has a broken leg, she is still better than a princess who is away from home.

Even if you consider the Lin family, you have to choose a princess with a promising future."

Lin Hong smiled. "You analyzed this for me, and you want me to support the Sixth Princess? Could it be that you have always bet on the Sixth Princess?"

Cui Ti raised her face and kissed his lips, "A wise bird chooses the right tree to roost in."

Lin Hong pursed her lips and chuckled. She was afraid that her wishful thinking would be dashed. "It's a pity that it's too late now. You and I will be exiled to Nanling and Beiling respectively. Why are you still talking about those unrealistic things?"

Cui Ti smiled nonchalantly, "Who says you can't come back? If you want, you can bring a hundred thousand troops back to Lingyun City. The Lingyun City defenders only number five thousand. How can we defeat them?"

Lin Hong stroked her neck, pinched it, and asked, "Then, we'll fight the Zhong family's 150,000 troops so you can reap the benefits?"

Cui Ti raised the corners of her eyes and smiled, "By the time the Zhong family's army receives the news and then sets out, it will be too late. By then, the fate of the world will be decided. What can they say if you randomly support a princess to ascend the throne?"

"Cui Ti, you're truly desperate for chaos, completely ignoring the threat posed by Yan and the barbarians. Would a turmoil in Yun bring any benefit to you?"

"I'm only thinking about you. If you don't want to, forget it." Cui Ti hooked a strand of his hair and curled it between her fingers. "Tomorrow I will receive the hundred strokes of the cane. Please, show me some mercy."

"You are not my people, you are His Majesty's people. It all depends on whether His Majesty wants you to live or die."

"Lin Hong, you're so cold and indifferent. If I died, you probably wouldn't even blink, right?"

Lin Hong smiled slightly, "How could that be? I will still be sad for a few days."

It would be safer for such an ambitious traitor to die.

Lin Hong pushed her away, stood up and left.