The Female Supporting Character's Counterattack: The Evil King's Doctor Consort's Ent

Chapter 70 Every wrong has its perpetrator, every debt its debtor.

Gu Lingzhi's mind raced; she hadn't expected Gu Fuling to arrive so quickly.

She remained seated as if nothing had happened. When the curtain was lifted, Gu Fuling's somewhat haggard face appeared before her, suggesting she hadn't slept well all night.

Gu Lingzhi very sensibly sent everyone away.

The living room quieted down slightly. Gu Fuling first greeted Gu Lingzhi politely, but then found a place to sit down by herself.

The two had completely broken off relations, and Gu Fuling didn't want to hide anything from Gu Lingzhi. The veins on the back of her hand, which was gripping the cup, were bulging, and her eyes showed a hint of anger: "Do you know something?"

Gu Lingzhi smiled enigmatically: "What is the Third Prince's Consort referring to? I know a lot of things, but I don't know which one you're referring to."

This casually provocative attitude made Gu Fuling tremble with anger.

"Gu Zhi, stop pretending. It was my mistake to frame you last time, but you didn't suffer any losses, did you? I even explained the misunderstanding to the Emperor. Can we leave it at that?"

Suddenly, Gu Fuling blurted out a whole bunch of things.

Her gaze towards Gu Lingzhi was filled with stubbornness and helplessness, and also carried a hint of pity.

If an ordinary man saw such an expression, he might have already surrendered and truly believed, as she said, that it was just a misunderstanding.

Gu Lingzhi raised an eyebrow: "Is that what the Third Prince is talking about? I've long forgotten about that."

She spoke as if she had forgotten, but there was a hint of mockery in her eyes.

Gu Fuling saw it all.

Gu Fuling knew perfectly well that this was just Gu Lingzhi's way of fobbing her off. She said in a low voice, "In Linyang City, in front of the Imperial Preceptor's Academy, it was all my fault. Isn't it enough that I apologize to you? Why should a grown man like you hold a grudge against a weak woman like me?"

She said that so frankly, as if she could pretend nothing had happened just by saying she didn't care.

Gu Lingzhi finally turned her gaze to Gu Fuling's face: "I don't want to mention anything else. What else did the Crown Princess want to see me about this time?"

Gu Fuling's heart skipped a beat, and a glint of light flickered in her eyes: "It's nothing major, but I've found a suitable candidate. However, there's a bit of a problem. I can't tell the Emperor myself. Could you just say that you discovered it, Brother Gu?"

The phrase "Brother Gu" encapsulates the tenderness of all women.

Gu Fuling honed her ability to change her expression to the extreme, to the point that even a cannon couldn't penetrate her thick skin.

They wronged her so much before and spoke ill of her, but now that they need something from her, they put on a pitiful act. It's really speechless.

However, Gu Lingzhi truly admired Gu Fuling's abilities. She used this incident to scheme against Gu Fuling, but Gu Fuling used it to scheme against others.

Very powerful, no wonder he was reborn once.

Gu Lingzhi lowered her eyes, and Gu Fuling thought she was thinking, but little did she know that Gu Lingzhi had seen through her thoughts.

"Now that we have the medicinal ingredient, it will be easy to handle as long as we confirm that it is correct. I will speak to the Emperor personally and will definitely not involve the Third Prince's Consort. The Consort can tell us who that person is."

Gu Fuling didn't hesitate at all this time: "It's Huo Lianyue, the daughter of the Minister of War!"

When the name Huo Lianyue flashed through her ears, everything about Huo Lianyue also flashed before Gu Lingzhi's eyes.

The residence of the Minister of War was the place where the wife of the Marquis of Zhenguo married. Huo Lianyue, the daughter of the Minister of War, was Gu Lingzhi's cousin.

Although she wasn't well-known and rarely attended gatherings among high-society ladies, in Gu Lingzhi's memory, her cousin was a person of excellent character.

Not only was she cheerful, but she also loved martial arts. She was about the same age as her, but the day she was born was definitely not the one she had requested.

But Gu Lingzhi couldn't reveal that she knew: "Oh? If there's no evidence, there's nothing we can do about it."

Gu Fuling's eyes flickered: "Of course I have evidence. When Huo Lianyue was born, I had already found the midwives and nannies. I can be absolutely certain of this!"

Gu Lingzhi hesitated for a moment: "Third Prince's Consort, you need to know one thing: even the slightest error in timing could endanger the Imperial Preceptor's life."

Gu Fuling was absolutely certain of this at this moment, and there was not a trace of guilt in her eyes: "Of course I know."

If she hadn't been in the situation herself, Gu Lingzhi wouldn't have known how ruthless Gu Fuling could be.

In order to achieve her goals and eliminate all obstacles to her future, Gu Fuling was willing to sacrifice anyone.

She felt helpless, wondering who wrote such morally bankrupt content.

The saddest part is that she just happened to become the villainous supporting character in this morally questionable book.

Gu Lingzhi could never have imagined anything worse. She quickly composed herself and said calmly, "Since the Third Prince's Consort is so certain, if I tell the Emperor about this and something goes wrong, don't blame me for exposing you directly."

Gu Fuling's expression stiffened for a moment, but she quickly recovered: "I heard that you injured your arm when you came back, so I brought something specially to apologize!"

As she spoke, she took out the small box that had been lying next to her.

The box was gently opened, revealing a transparent jade box inside. The priceless jade was translucent and emerald green, and one could vaguely see what was inside.

Pure white snow lingzhi.

It was quite a coincidence that when she was born, the envoy from Lanyue Kingdom presented the Zhenguo Marquis's mansion with a snow lingzhi mushroom. Because of the preciousness of the snow lingzhi mushroom, her parents named her Lingzhi.

From childhood to adulthood, Gu Lingzhi has always been a precious gem, cherished and pampered.

Lowering her eyes, Gu Lingzhi stared intently at the snow lingzhi, her fingers slowly tightening: "This thing is extremely valuable. I've heard that only one will appear every few decades. I remember that more than ten years ago, Lan Yue Kingdom gave its only one to the Zhenguo Marquis's mansion."

A fleeting cold glint appeared in Gu Fuling's eyes.

She chuckled softly, "Brother Gu, what does it matter how I got it? But what do you think of Fuling's sincerity?"

This sincerity is simply too good to be true.

They used her family's possessions to bribe her, not to mention that the Snow Lingzhi originally belonged to her.

She naturally didn't back down and took the box directly into her hand: "I'll only do what I can do, and I won't interfere with the rest."

Gu Fuling was very satisfied with this. Just thinking about Huo Lianyue's face of despair, the corners of her mouth lifted slightly.

She never expected that Eunuch Li would be so incompetent, failing to obtain even a single confession, and that Gu Lingzhi would have escaped. Otherwise, the Ministry of War would have been a prisoner's residence long ago.

With a slight stretch of her long dress, Gu Fuling rose to take her leave. Gu Lingzhi did not see her off, but instead focused her gaze on Xue Lingzhi.

She gently rubbed the box with her fingertips, feeling the anger rising in her heart.

When the Zhenguo Marquis's mansion was raided and its members exterminated, Gu Fuling was definitely involved, and most of the Gu family's belongings must be in her possession.

Perhaps the money shops she established were all based on the wealth accumulated by the Gu family over the years.

The Gu family raised her, and the old lady treated her very well since she was a child. However, when it came to pushing the Zhenguo Marquis's mansion into a fire pit, Gu Fuling showed no mercy whatsoever.

Although the old lady was pardoned, she fainted and never woke up again when the Marquis of Zhenguo was beheaded in front of her.

Having sat there for quite a while, Gu Lingzhi glanced at the sky outside, quickly got up, and put the box away.

She changed her clothes and went directly to request an audience with the Emperor.

A young eunuch entered the imperial study to report that although it was inappropriate for Gu Lingzhi to meet the emperor due to her status, the current situation was special, and the emperor had made an exception for her.

Gu Lingzhi entered without any problems.

The imperial study was small. Upon entering, one saw the Emperor sitting amidst a pile of memorials, his head tilted back, his face serious and troubled. It was unclear what problem the old emperor was facing; his complexion was poor. "What do you wish to tell me?" he asked.

Gu Lingzhi spoke directly: "The medicinal ingredient has been found."

The emperor was taken aback, but then put down what he was holding: "So fast?"

Gu Lingzhi nodded and said the name without hesitation: "Some people say that the daughter of the Minister of War forged her birth date back then, and her real birth date was the seventh day of the ninth month sixteen years ago."

The almanac records the exact date of the yin month and yin day sixteen years ago, which is why it's so hard to find.

After hearing Gu Lingzhi's words, the Emperor pondered for a moment: "Isn't there anyone else?"

Gu Lingzhi shook her head: "It's easy to find someone who can pinpoint the exact day, but it's quite difficult to determine even the exact hour. Besides, the Imperial Preceptor's illness can't be delayed; the longer it goes on, the lower the probability of success."

"Probability? You mean, the Imperial Advisor is in danger?"

Gu Lingzhi looked up: "Of course such a dangerous treatment would be dangerous, but I can minimize the danger."

The Emperor acknowledged Gu Lingzhi's words and did not pursue the matter further. He then addressed his trusted confidant, saying, "Pass down my decree, summoning the Minister of War and his daughter to the palace. I wish to question them thoroughly."

Gu Lingzhi wanted to take her leave, but the Emperor stopped her directly: "Since you discovered this matter, you must produce the evidence. If you are wrong, I will never let you off the hook."

Gu Lingzhi didn't blink an eye, and showed no sign of guilt.

She naturally had to finish doing such a wicked thing first before she could launch a beautiful counterattack in the end.

As for Gu Fuling...

There's a reason for every wrong, and she will definitely not let her off the hook.

After giving all his instructions, the old emperor looked at Gu Lingzhi with a hint of doubt in his eyes: "I have already issued an order to search for candidates among the people. Why did you focus your attention on the people in the Ministry of War's office, and even investigate everything so thoroughly?"

Gu Lingzhi had long anticipated that the old emperor would ask this question.

It would be strange not to suspect something. Why would she choose the daughter of a high-ranking official instead of an ordinary commoner? There's clearly something wrong with that.