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Chapter 68 Does Your Highness not believe me?

However, Mo Jiuxiao ignored the eunuch's advice and strode through the curtain at the door, heading straight for Gu Lingzhi.

He stood beside Gu Lingzhi and glanced at her side slightly: "What were you just saying?"

Gu Lingzhi was speechless, never expecting Mo Jiuxiao to appear at such a time.

Seeing Gu Lingzhi's embarrassment, the old emperor immediately repeated what she had just said: "She said that if she cannot cure the Imperial Preceptor's illness, she will agree to let you marry the Grand Tutor's daughter."

A deep, cold glint flashed in Mo Jiuxiao's eyes. He suddenly bent down and grabbed Gu Lingzhi's chin, speaking in a chilling voice close to her ear, "Who gave you permission to interfere in my affairs?"

The Emperor sensed that the relationship between the two was not as friendly as he had imagined, and he added insult to injury with even greater cruelty: "It seems that the person my brother has taken a liking to is nothing more than this, treating you only as a bargaining chip."

Gu Lingzhi raised an eyebrow and gently slapped his hand away: "Does Your Highness not believe me?"

Mo Jiuxiao stood up straight, his dark robe making his figure appear exceptionally tall and slender.

"letter!"

The single word he uttered nearly made everyone in the room lose their teeth in shock, even the Emperor's face flushed red and then turned pale with anger.

The old emperor felt that all the anger he had accumulated over the year was about to be released today.

He had planned to use the anniversary of the Empress Dowager's death to force Mo Jiuxiao to return and get married. Now that the three-year mourning period had passed, Mo Jiuxiao had no reason to refuse.

But Mo Jiuxiao actually brought him back one, and it was a man.

The old emperor slammed his fist on the table, his eyes blazing with fury: "All of you, step back!"

Gu Lingzhi saw the old emperor enter the inner hall with his trusted confidants, then calmly stood up from the ground and gently brushed off the dust.

Gu Fuling stood opposite her, her eyes filled with undisguised malice.

But when she looked up at Mo Jiuxiao, the light in her eyes vanished in an instant, without a trace: "Ninth Prince, although this matter is somewhat troublesome, Fuling believes that Father will definitely agree."

Her voice was soft and gentle, carrying a hint of comfort, and she even seemed to favor Mo Jiuxiao.

Gu Lingzhi looked at Gu Fuling with some surprise: "Doesn't the Third Prince find this strange?"

Gu Fuling was very magnanimous: "It's not easy for Ninth Prince Uncle to like someone. As juniors, Fuling and Third Prince naturally have no reason to object. No matter if the other person is male or female or what their status is, as long as Ninth Prince Uncle likes them, that's fine."

These words are simply astonishing.

Gu Lingzhi looked at Gu Fuling with a half-smile, a deep meaning flashing in her eyes: "But what about the Emperor..."

"Fuling will naturally help the Emperor. I will do my best to persuade Father to agree to Ninth Prince's request!"

Gu Fuling interrupted Gu Lingzhi to express her own feelings.

Gu Lingzhi raised an eyebrow: "But what about the Grand Tutor's daughter? Isn't she still your sister? If you do this, wouldn't you be hurting her feelings?"

Gu Fuling's eyes flickered slightly: "As for Sister Qingrou, Fuling will also be well. Uncle Jiu doesn't like her, and I can't bear to see her marry someone who doesn't care about her in this life."

Gu Fuling explained all the reasons clearly and made it clear that she was on Mo Jiuxiao's side.

If things have come to this and Gu Lingzhi still doesn't know what the other party is up to, then she's the real fool.

The current emperor's intention in order to force Mo Jiuxiao into marriage is undoubtedly to keep him firmly confined to the capital. If they have a child in the future, that child will become Mo Jiuxiao's Achilles' heel.

Mo Jiuxiao is still very useful to the current emperor. After all, Nanhuai has not been completely defeated yet, and the surrounding small countries still need to be deterred and subjugated. If the emperor can control Mo Jiuxiao's blood-related child, then Mo Jiuxiao will never have the thought of rebelling in his life.

However, Mo Jinghan and Gu Fuling had different thoughts.

After Mo Jiuxiao got married and had children, it posed a great threat to the younger generation. In the future, Mo Jiuxiao might overthrow the entire imperial power of Bei Yi for the sake of his children.

Gu Lingzhi was extremely impressed that these two groups had thought everything through so meticulously before anything had even happened.

If he were Mo Jiuxiao, why wouldn't he rebel if he were schemed against like this by these people?

Gu Lingzhi's voice held a hint of regret: "Then I'll have to trouble the Third Prince's Consort. Also, please keep a close eye on the person I requested."

The more this topic was brought up, the more Gu Fuling trembled.

She was already feeling very guilty, and now that Gu Lingzhi was pressing her relentlessly, she felt unprecedented pressure.

Gu Fuling's biggest worry right now is that her real birth date will be revealed.

After separating from Gu Fuling, Gu Lingzhi followed Mo Jiuxiao back to their original resting quarters. Gu Lingzhi looked up at Mo Jiuxiao's face.

This person arrived so quickly; he must have done something foolish.

"Is Your Highness held up by something, which is why you are so late?"

Gu Lingzhi sat by the bed, resting comfortably. Without the emperor's summons, the two of them had a relatively easy time in the palace.

Mo Jiuxiao's expression was deep: "Hmm!"

“When the little eunuch summoned the prince earlier, I guessed that the emperor wanted to transfer you away so that he could have a private talk with me.”

Gu Lingzhi casually uttered these words, but she saw that Mo Jiuxiao's face was cold and gloomy, and his eyes were unfathomable.

"Since you know, why didn't you mention it?"

Mo Jiuxiao gently pressed her shoulder, a serious look flashing in his eyes: "In the palace, one wrong step leads to another. Are you testing your survival skills?"

Gu Lingzhi's shoulder ached from being gripped so tightly. She frowned slightly and said, "Of course I know, but what can Your Highness do even if you know? Can Your Highness bear the crime of disobeying imperial orders?"

This is the imperial palace, and naturally, the emperor is supreme in the palace. Even though Mo Jiuxiao has distinguished himself in battle and has a noble status, his life and death are still in the emperor's hands.

Even if he had military power, this was the impregnable inner palace. What could he possibly do alone?

As his collar was grabbed, a deep anger flashed in Mo Jiuxiao's eyes: "How do you know that I can't bear this responsibility?"

Gu Lingzhi opened her eyes wide, knowing that Mo Jiuxiao was truly angry.

The veins on the back of his hands were bulging, and his dark purple eyes had become extremely black.

She suddenly grasped his wrist, her tone very relaxed: "Your Highness, please don't be angry. If I didn't have confidence, I wouldn't have done this."

Mo Jiuxiao released her, and the pressure instantly lessened.

"Better so."

Looking at him, Gu Lingzhi couldn't help but find it a little funny. This person was just too similar to the person she knew.

Perhaps that's why she unconsciously fell for him.

"Your Highness, please don't wear such a long face. You would look much better if you smiled!"

Gu Lingzhi raised her eyebrows, her eyes sparkling like morning stars.

Mo Jiuxiao's lips twitched, but his expression remained indifferent: "Is that so?"

Gu Lingzhi helplessly spread her hands, straightened her clothes, and sat up straight on the bed: "Of course I'm telling the truth. Look, it really looks good!"

She stretched out two fingers and poked two shallow dimples into his cheeks, which made the corners of his lips curve up slightly.

Those cold eyes warmed up at that moment.

After learning of Mo Jiuxiao's intentions, Gu Lingzhi became bolder than ever before. She knew Mo Jiuxiao wouldn't really do anything to her, at most…

The thought of that kind of thing made her blush, and she quickly banished the unhealthy idea.

Mo Jiuxiao calmed down, a glint appearing in his eyes. He sat opposite Gu Lingzhi and asked in a deep voice, "What exactly do you want?"

At this moment, Gu Lingzhi no longer intended to hide anything: "The reason I said that is because there is a ready-made medicinal ingredient in the palace."

"Gu Fuling?"

Gu Lingzhi was secretly impressed that Mo Jiuxiao had guessed it so quickly. “Your Highness is right. It’s just a pity that almost everyone who knew about this is dead. I can’t reveal my identity, so I can only give it a try.”

"Since you say that no one knows the truth, how can we proceed?"

Gu Lingzhi gritted her teeth, but considering that she still needed Mo Jiuxiao's help with this matter, and that the two of them were practically on the same side, she said directly, "Besides me, Yue Shuyi is also aware of this matter."

Mo Jiuxiao suddenly raised his head, staring intently at Gu Lingzhi: "You know this too?"

Of course she knew, because it was a small detail she had just remembered not long ago.

On the very day of Gu Fuling's sixteenth birthday, Yue Shuyi gave Gu Fuling a big gift.

Because no one had ever celebrated a real birthday for Gu Fuling, she was deeply moved at that time and even regretted and blamed herself for scheming against Yue Shuyi.

But even such a person showed no mercy when he finally struck.

Gu Lingzhi lowered her head, her eyes showing a hint of evasion: "I found out by accident!"

Mo Jiuxiao gave her a deep look, but his heart was filled with a feeling that he couldn't control.

He lowered his head slightly, a cold smile appearing on his lips: "Back at the border, you knew about their plans. Now in the capital, you know Gu Fuling's birthday. I want to know, is there anything else you don't know?"

Gu Lingzhi sensed his pent-up suspicions erupting in that instant, and said in a seemingly joking manner, "Anyway, whatever I know won't harm Your Highness, right?"

Mo Jiuxiao gave a soft snort: "You wouldn't dare!"

These words were so domineering that Gu Lingzhi was speechless, but she didn't refute them: "Just pretend I don't dare!"

She lowered her head, a strange thought brewing in her eyes, then her pupils slowly darkened, as if she were talking about something very mysterious: "Your Highness, do you believe that there are magical things in this world?"