Chapter 320: Conspiracy (Minor Revision of the Ending)

A false alarm.

The other ministers breathed a sigh of relief.

The chief minister glanced at Gu Huaizhi with complicated eyes. No wonder he was so calm, it turned out that he had tampered with the imperial edict.

"I will help you to assist the Crown Prince from now on." The Queen saluted.

The ministers hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, all the ministers must fulfill their duties faithfully, be loyal to the Great Zhou Dynasty, and assist His Highness the Crown Prince."

The queen and Gu Huaizhi looked at each other and nodded slightly towards him.

The group retreated.

The palm print eunuch stayed.

"From now on, you will serve the crown prince." The queen's words made the palm print eunuch breathe a sigh of relief and kneel on the ground: "Empress, a good bird chooses a tree to roost, and a good minister chooses a master to work. Now our family has a bright master, I wish you the best of luck. Go ahead and have no regrets.”

The queen did not speak, but looked at Gu Jingyun.

Gu Jingyun pursed his lips, feeling extremely guilty, but he couldn't back down.

After a while, Gu Jingyun showed a strong momentum and said crisply: "Get up. You are my father's confidant, and I will treat you well."

After speaking, he quickly looked at the queen.

The queen's eyes were gentle and she nodded slightly towards him, as if she was satisfied with his answer.

Gu Jingyun looked at Xie En's palm print eunuch, loosened his clenched fists, and a layer of cold sweat formed on his palms.

The queen took Gu Jingyun to bury Emperor Daxing, with the palm eunuch following behind.

He chose Gu Jingyun because he was young. If he could serve him well, his future would be bright. Secondly, the forces behind Gu Jingyun will definitely overwhelm the Queen Mother.

He was able to climb to this position in the palace because he had connections. He had already heard about the actions of the Queen Mother and Cao Guangyi. He was originally hesitating, but because of this matter, he accepted the olive branch thrown by the Queen without hesitation.

Even if the deposed prince regains power, he will not be held in high esteem.

The little prince's words made him feel that his choice was right.

——

The Queen Mother did not send anyone, but went to the clan mansion to pick up Ji Wufeng in person.

Ji Wufeng was detained in the Zongren Mansion for more than half a year. The Queen Mother was in the temple before and could not protect him. Life there was not easy. His life did not improve until the Queen Mother entered the palace.

It's just that he was a dragon or a phoenix among men, the pride of heaven, but he fell from the clouds and became a prisoner.

Ji Wufeng suffered a great psychological impact, almost giving up on himself, and suffered mental torture. Even though the Queen Mother gave him hope, he still could not go back to the past.

Ji Wufeng, who was thin and slumped in mourning clothes, exuded a gloomy and depressed air, and his deep eyes revealed a terrifying ferocity.

The Queen Mother frowned and said coldly: "You should adjust your mentality as soon as possible. There is only one chance now. Emperor Daxing will be buried in Xiaoling Tomb in seven days. If you miss this time, you will need to lie dormant and wait for the next opportunity." After a pause, The Queen Mother said faintly: "As for when the next time will be, no one knows. The Ai family can tell you that the longer you give them, while you grow, you also allow them to consolidate the imperial power. I'm afraid this opportunity will never come again."

There was ridicule in Ji Wufeng's eyes. He could wait, but the Queen Mother couldn't wait.

"Royal Grandmother, all the people in your hands have been lost, and Cao Guangyi is in jail. We have no one to use, and my brother, the important officials in the court, all obey him, what can we do to compete?" Ji Wufeng's eyes were dark. , hooked his lips and said: "Just because of Cao Guanglin?"

"You don't have to worry about this matter. The Ai family has its own arrangements." The Queen Mother looked at Ji Wufeng who was not respectful to her coldly and warned: "If you want to guard the imperial mausoleum, you don't have to listen to the Ai family. ”

Ji Wufeng's face suddenly changed, and a cold aura exuded from his whole body: "Now that I am a useless person, I can only rely on the imperial grandmother, so I will naturally obey your arrangements. But..." He gritted his teeth and said: "I want Tingyuan's life. "

"It depends on your ability." The Queen Mother left Ji Wufeng and led others out of the clan's mansion.

Ji Wufeng stood outside, stretched out his hand, and the sunlight penetrated the gaps between his fingers, giving him a sense of reality that he had come out of the prison.

He would get back what belonged to him without the Queen Mother's reminder. He couldn't bear to let him lose everything and become so embarrassed, and live a prosperous life.

"Your Highness." A man dressed as a chamberlain approached Ji Wufeng and said in a low voice: "The prince's weakness is the Gu family. Su Wan was canonized as the princess because he wanted to go to the palace to cry. There is only one old man and one young child in the Gu family. Two women."

Ji Wufeng's eyes were strange and he went to the Nourishing Heart Hall without responding.

The chamberlain got the answer from his silence and immediately went to make arrangements.

——

This funeral was held for seven days.

Su Wan, along with a group of officials and married women, wept at Sishan Gate for five days. They couldn't cry at all. There was ginger hidden in their sleeves, which made them choked with tears. For several days, their eyes hurt piercingly.

Gu's mother was heartbroken. She and Gu Baozhu looked at Su Wan who was becoming more and more tired and haggard. However, they came out of missing Gu Jingyun and walked around Su Wan every day.

Tomorrow was the burial, and Su Wan had to enter the palace. She sat bleakly under a banyan tree, just waiting for the officials and the wife to leave. She quietly met Gu Jingyun and Gu Huaiyi and asked them if they had any other arrangements before going out. Return to the palace.

The maid rubbed her sore legs, and she applied ointment around her eyes. The cool ointment relieved the pain, and she felt comfortable leaning against the tree trunk.

A shadow fell over him, and Su Wan opened his eyes and saw Ji Wufeng in mourning clothes, his eyes darkening.

"Wanwan, long time no see." Ji Wufeng greeted him warmly like an old friend, as if the grudge between them no longer existed. "You lost weight and he didn't treat you well?"

Su Wan had goosebumps on her arms. The look in his eyes made her feel very uncomfortable, as if a sinister snake was crawling wetly and sticky, spitting out snake bites, revealing its pointed fangs, waiting for the opportunity to bite her. neck. This dangerous aura made her want to stay away from Ji Wufeng.

She stood up and heard Ji Wufeng chuckle, as if to spy on her thoughts, "You have changed and become afraid of me." His cold fingers wanted to touch her cheek, but Su Wan turned his head to avoid it. Then, his fingertips touched her chin, and the warm and delicate touch made him feel nostalgic, and his eyes became softer: "You relied on me before, and even if you resented me later, you were not afraid. No matter what, I won't even hurt you."

Su Wan's eyes were full of disgust, her sleeves brushed her chin hard, and she said coldly: "I thought you were sleeping well, but I didn't expect that you would go back as you live longer."

"Wanwan, you don't need to anger me. No matter what you do, I will not be angry with you." Ji Wufeng had a smile on his lips, looking at her with very gentle eyes, as if looking at his lover, He leaned slightly closer to Su Wan's ear: "After everything is over tomorrow, I will wait for you here... um..."

Su Wan grabbed his hand, twisted it, and kicked him in the lower third. Ji Wufeng bent over in pain. She saw Gu Huaizhi, who was walking towards this direction with a gloomy expression.