Reborn as the Regent's Beloved

Gu Weijun was an honest and upright official, and the women in his family never attended banquets. As a result, Xiao Fengyi met Miss Gu for the first time in her two lifetimes. How could she have lost her family because of accepting bribes?

The moment Xiao Fengyi glanced at Feng Xingye, she posed this pointed question.

"So her father... was wrongly accused while investigating a case? And she herself fell into this tragic situation because of a wrongful conviction, being trampled on by others, and living without dignity!"

Feng Xingye said in a low voice, "You already have the answer."

The man was right; she had used a tone of certainty just now, but the answer to that question was already in her heart.

"Why is this happening? Are we just going to let that scumbag Feng Mingjing control everything?"

She was so angry that she suddenly shouted out, but fortunately the voices of the customers waiting to leave were louder and drowned out her roar, otherwise the two of them would have been discovered.

Feng Xingye carried Xiao Fengyi and followed closely through the crowd toward the door. He calmly comforted her, "Now is not the time to be angry. If you want to find fault with Lao Qi, you have to stay calm."

Xiao Fengyi felt weak all over without realizing it, and even leaning on the man's broad shoulders, she felt a suffocating sense of helplessness.

She didn't know how to break free from this fate, or how to restore everything to its original state.

The Gu family's wrongful conviction led her to the Xiao family, and this tragedy might be repeated in the Xiao family in the near future.

They were falsely accused of accepting bribes, while the Xiao family was falsely accused of treason. The Gu family barely survived, while the Xiao family, except for the traitor Xiao Qingyin, was wiped out, with all eighty-seven members being beheaded.

How could this be? The Gu family and the Xiao family are clearly loyal to Dayun, so why does Feng Mingjing want to kill them all?

In her past life, why was this kind of person chosen by the emperor as his successor? Was it simply because she was Feng Mingjing's wife?

She felt that if the tragedy were to repeat itself, she would rather commit suicide than be resurrected.

She couldn't imagine, or rather, had never seen, how a narrow-minded, short-sighted scoundrel like Feng Mingjing, who only knew how to climb the social ladder by relying on women, could lead Dayun into the abyss.

Correct!

Xiao Fengyi was certain that Gu Weijun was wronged and killed by Feng Mingjing, the real mastermind behind the sale of official positions, making him a scapegoat.

Gu Mingyi was a pitiful sight. Xiao Fengyi thought that when she was first forced into the brothel, she must have been unwilling and even thought about dying. But someone told her to live, because only by living could she hope to see the enemy's fate. With this mindset, she endured humiliation and survived.

If it weren't for hatred, such a hopeless existence with no future would not have been enough to sustain a frail soul.

She understood everything, but she understood it too late.

Hindsight is always 20/20. Xiao Fengyi knew about the Gu family in her previous life, but she didn't bother to learn more. If she had paid more attention, she might have been able to expose Feng Mingjing's true colors and prevent the Xiao family from suffering the same tragedy as the Gu family.

Faced with the choice between life and dignity, one had no choice but to abandon dignity in order to survive and disguise oneself as a lowly person who sold smiles at the door.

Pretending to be someone else is exhausting; you have to constantly endure mental torment, and over time, you'll be riddled with holes.

Xiao Fengyi had many thoughts on her mind, and as she moved forward, she would occasionally look back at where Gu Mingyi and Liu Xiangru were.

The two had already gone upstairs. The madam was bowing and scraping to Liu Xiangru, while giving Gu Mingyi a long lecture.

“Mingyi, you should also learn from your sister Xiangru how to deal with those government officials. Don’t pay attention to those minor officials and clerks. You are here to serve those important people. Don’t lower yourself to their level.”

Gu Mingyi stammered, "I understand."

After speaking, the three of them went into the room in the center of the third floor.

Xiao Fengyi gazed up at the disappearing figure, then suddenly realized, "Do you know the courtesan's identity?"

Feng Xingye said doubtfully, "I don't know much about this courtesan. I only know that she was raised in the madam's villa since she was a child."

During this observation, Xiao Fengyi's attention was diverted, and she didn't realize that they had already reached the entrance of Chunyi Tower.

They finally got out smoothly and were not stopped by the officials.

The officials didn't recognize the two of them as the man and woman who were in Mu Zhi's room.

"Master! I'm here!"

After Feng Xingye went out, he heard Yue Yi calling out, and Xiao Fengyi heard it too.

However, they couldn't get to the carriage at all.

Looking at the sea of ​​people on the road in front of her, Xiao Fengyi said helplessly to the man, "I thought we could get on the carriage and leave after we got out, but it turns out we can't?"

Feng Xingye said in a deep voice, "Mu Zhi is dead, and the clues here have gone cold, so there's no need for us to rush. The most important thing now is to send you back to the Xiao residence. You've been away from home for a day and a night; won't that arouse suspicion?"

Xiao Fengyi didn't stop walking and replied, "Your Highness, you don't need to worry about that. Xuanhua and Zihua are helping me guard Qingya Courtyard, so nothing will happen. Besides, Xiao Qingyin is injured, and Shen Shi is busy taking care of her, so she doesn't have time to cause me any trouble. Even if they do want to cause me trouble, Grandmother will protect me. Grandmother will say that I'm in her Changyi Courtyard, and no one will find out."

"Old Madam Liu has been very good to you; she's willing to cover for you and lie for you," Feng Xingye said calmly after hearing this.

Xiao Fengyi smiled and said, "That's my grandmother, of course she'll help me."

None of them mentioned that Xiao Qingyin was also the old lady's granddaughter, because they all knew that Xiao Qingyin had poisoned Liu Shi, which was why the old lady disliked her.

The two walked like tortoises for a very long time but still couldn't reach the carriage, which made Yue Yi very anxious.

"Master, over here."

After Yueyi finished speaking, he prepared to jump off the carriage and ride his horse to faithfully protect his master, regardless of the consequences.

In his plan, there were only Gu Jingchen and Xiao Fengyi, and he didn't care about anyone else standing in their way.

Xiao Fengyi didn't want to hurt these innocent people, partly because she couldn't bear to, and partly because she didn't want anyone to notice their whereabouts.

She gently tugged at Feng Xingye's sleeve and said, "Your Highness, perhaps it's best not to let Yueyi come over."

Feng Xingye, not wanting to harm these passersby, agreed.

Then he made a gesture to Yueyi, meaning to meet at the front of the street.

After receiving the signal from her master, Yueyi, who was on the carriage, turned to look at the East Market Street, which was very, very long.

He frowned. Although he felt that his master would have to walk a long way, he did not go against his wishes. He cracked the whip, drove the carriage away from where it was, and headed towards the East Market intersection from the deserted street.