Chapter 287: The Unruly and Willful Concubine (6)
Chapter 287: The Unruly and Willful Concubine (6)
"Sister-in-law, you must help me!" Gu Zhen lay on her eldest sister-in-law's lap and acted like a spoiled child like she did when she was a child.
Wang Siyu watched Gu Zhen grow up. When she married Gu Yun, her sister-in-law was only eight or nine years old. The reason why this girl was so overbearing and unreasonable was because she spoiled her.
"Your Highness is a concubine, how can you be so ignorant of etiquette? Hurry up, we are all family, why talk about helping or not helping?"
Gu Zhen couldn't get up, and said sullenly, "Sister-in-law, remember not to tell anyone what I'm going to say next, even my brother. He can't be distracted by the war."
Wang Siyu realized that this matter was not like the previous minor quarrels. She thought that her sister-in-law had done something wrong again and caused trouble for the emperor.
Gu Zhen pursed her lips, thinking about what to say next.
She has big plans this time, and the Gu family is her only support, so there are some things that cannot be hidden.
"Sister-in-law, I have been in the palace for almost a year. As you know, the emperor and I have not yet consummated our marriage. The emperor said that I was young and that pregnancy was difficult, and he did not want me to suffer this. But a few days ago, I discovered something..."
Wang Siyu heard about this matter when he went to the palace last time. After thinking about it, he thought that the emperor was suspicious. Perhaps he did not want the daughter of the Gu family to give birth to a child too early, so he did not favor his sister-in-law.
Why does it sound like there's something else going on?
There are plenty of ways to avoid having children. This excuse is too ridiculous. Only my sister-in-law is young and inexperienced and believes it.
"Shen Fangshu in the emperor's palace is a first-class maid. She is the one the emperor holds in his heart! For her, the emperor did not hesitate to use me as a shield and let me bear the reputation of jealousy for them. Sister-in-law, what should I do!"
Wang Siyu was thinking, and when she heard these words suddenly, she was shocked. She never expected that this would be the case!
"Zhenzhen, are you telling the truth? If the emperor loves a palace maid, he could just take her in. Why is he being so secretive?"
Gu Zhenxin said that the relationship between the infatuated man and the resentful woman could not be explained by reason.
"Sister-in-law, the emperor ascended the throne, and my brother made great contributions, so I can enter the palace as a concubine. The same is true for others. Concubine Xian is the granddaughter of the Grand Tutor, Concubine De's father is the Minister of Revenue, and Concubine Shu comes from a famous family. There are many ministers who have served the emperor well. Everyone hopes that their family will have a queen and a prince, but do you know what the emperor wants?"
Wang Siyu pinched his fingers. The Gu family was not doing this. Didn’t they know whether a girl who grew up in pampering was suitable for the palace?
It’s because my sister-in-law is making a fuss and insists on entering the palace!
"Zhenzhen, don't beat around the bush. Tell my sister-in-law what the emperor means."
"When the cunning rabbit dies, the running dog is cooked; when the birds are gone, the good bows are hidden. Everything we do is just to pave the way for the emperor's sweetheart."
The Gu family army has made great achievements. As the news of victory comes in frequently, the people only recognize the Gu family army. They don’t know who the emperor is. Which king can tolerate this?
Wang Siyu knew this truth. Since ancient times, all civil officials and military generals who had achieved greater success than their masters had never had a good ending.
But I didn't expect it to come so quickly.
"Then what do you think?"
"Sister-in-law, you are from the Wang family, which has survived three dynasties. Have you ever heard of any medicine that can make people unable to distinguish between dreams and reality?"
Wang Siyu's eyelids jumped suddenly, and he looked up at this naive and spoiled sister-in-law.
She has been in the palace for less than a year and has changed so much. It is obvious how much invisible suffering she has endured to learn her lesson.
"Zhenzhen, what are you going to do? Don't take any risks. Your brother and I will protect you."
Gu Zhen held her hand and said, "Sister-in-law, I was too naive in the past and was blinded by love between men and women. Now that I have entered the palace, as a daughter of the Gu family, I will naturally strive for more opportunities for the family. As long as I am pregnant with the emperor's child and have my brother's support, we can slowly plan..."
Wang Siyu felt a pain in his heart. They would rise and fall together. Now that they were on this boat, what else could happen?
"There was a forbidden medicine in the previous dynasty called Floating Dreams. I've heard about it from my elders. I'll go back and see if there's any recipe left."
"It's just that Zhenzhen, you have to think carefully, once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back..."
Gu Zhen rushed over and hugged her, only then revealing the fragility that Wang Siyu was familiar with.
"Sister-in-law, I don't want to do this either, but the emperor must have been planning to overthrow the Gu family. I don't want anything to happen to you, your brother, and the children. This is known to heaven and earth, you and I know it, and you must never tell anyone else!"
Wang Siyu patted her on the shoulder and said, "Maybe things aren't that bad. Your brother is an upright person. It won't be easy for the emperor to cause trouble for him."
Gu Zhen knew that with Zhan Linxiao's current means, he could not do anything to his brother, but in a few months, he would be different.
But there is no need to tell Wang Siyu about this.
"Don't worry, sister-in-law. I will take care of it. You go find the medicine and remind your brother to be careful and cautious."
Wang Siyu nodded in agreement. Overnight, the sister-in-law grew up, and her eyes became more firm and decisive.
Gu Zhen sent his sister-in-law away and lay on the bed thinking of a solution silently.
Before Wang Siyu found the formula, the first thing she had to do was to cut off the left or right arm of the male protagonist Zhan Linxiao.
As for the forces in the open, the safety of the palace is in the hands of the Imperial Guards, which belong directly to the Emperor, and Gu Zhen has no choice.
However, the original book does give a detailed description of the "Dragon Shadow Guard" in Zhan Linxiao's hands.
This was a force built by Emperor Taizu, hidden in the dark. As a knife in the hand that cannot be seen by others, the Dragon Shadow Guard is elusive and invisible, and has its own way of inheritance.
The late emperor passed away in a hurry and was unable to pass on the Dragon Shadow Guard. Zhan Linxiao went to great lengths to find this royal secret guard.
The Dragon Shadow Guard only recognizes jade pendants and passwords. Without the approval of the previous master, the next master will not be able to find the contact information of the Dragon Shadow Guard even if he gets the jade pendant.
Not to mention mastering how to control the Dragon Shadow Guard.
If the Dragon Shadow Guards do not recognize their new masters within a certain period of time, the poison in their bodies will not be relieved in time and they will die immediately.
In the original book, Zhan Linxiao found the jade pendant and the handwritten letter left by the late emperor just in time.
Things that should have been passed down orally were recorded down because of the previous emperor's stupidity, which benefited the male protagonist.
If it weren't for the help of the Dragon Shadow Guard, how could Zhan Linxiao take Gu Yun's life so easily? And how could he kill Wang Siyu and his two children under the care of Gu family's diehards during exile?
Everyone in the Dragon Shadow Guard is highly skilled in martial arts and possesses unique skills. If the Gu family could obtain this group of secret guards, the situation in the court would change greatly.
As for the fact that they were the ones who killed the Gu family in the book, Gu Zhen would not transfer the hatred to them. After all, Long Yingwei was poisoned and was just a knife in Zhan Linxiao's hand.
If it's not them, there must be someone else.
Every wrong has its perpetrator, every debt has its creditor, and Gu Zhen can tell who the real enemy is.
I just don’t know whether they are willing to recognize someone other than the royal family as their leader.
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