The Grand Prince's Mansion.

"Tsk, tsk, why is this woman even crazier than my Highness? She can even think of this trick."

After the eldest prince learned that the sixth prince and Prince An were vying for Gu Xi to become their concubine, he shook his head and sighed.

He had no doubt that this big move was Gu Xi's idea, and the Sixth Prince and Prince An were definitely just cooperating with her acting.

"But, is her purpose really just to refuse an annoying marriage?"

The eldest prince thought for a moment and couldn't help but become suspicious.

With Gu Xi's intelligence, she usually takes ten steps to achieve one thing, and she has made such a big fuss this time, and her plot is definitely not small.

The eldest prince narrowed his eyes slightly and called his capable subordinates, asking them to keep an eye on Gu Xi and report anything unusual to him.

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Royal Palace.

Marquis Zhongyi followed the chamberlain to the outside of Yangxin Hall and was told to wait here. Inside, the emperor and the queen mother were talking.

Hearing the news, Zhongyihou was shocked again. The Queen Mother was actually here. Could it be that it was really about Prince Ning's affairs?

Previously, a courtier interceded for Prince Ning, but the emperor was furious and had the person punished. He was beaten fifty times and was imprisoned in a prison. Moreover, the person died before spending the night.

For a time, no one in the court dared to come forward to plead for mercy, and even kept secret about Prince Ning's affairs.

Because everyone knows the emperor's attitude, the emperor has become more and more afraid of Prince Ning in recent years. He will use this matter to execute Prince Ning this time!

Zhongyihou suddenly thought of a possibility. Although he had done nothing to help Prince Ning, could it be that Gu Xi had done something in his name?

This unfilial daughter respected King Ning very much, and she hated evil the most. She did not believe that King Ning had collaborated with the enemy and treason, and she even persuaded him to submit a memorial to plead for King Ning before his life experience was exposed.

Therefore, the lack of guarantee was really caused by her behind the scenes. When the emperor found out, he was blamed.

The more Zhongyi Hou thought about it, the more he realized that this was the case. He was so angry and frightened that he could hardly stand up straight.

When he heard the announcement to let him in, Zhongyi took two deep breaths, stabilized his trembling legs, and stepped forward.

"The humble ministers bow to the emperor, long live the emperor, long live the emperor; bow to the empress dowager, the empress is a thousand years old, a thousand years old."

After entering the hall, Marquis Zhongyi walked for a while with his head lowered, then kowtowed and saluted respectfully.

"Honor Zhongyi, you have really raised a good daughter!" The emperor suddenly became angry and scolded in a sharp voice without saying anything.

Zhongyihou was trembling all over, with fear and anger almost reaching the sky. He thought to himself that it was indeed Gu Xi who did it.

She is going to bring disaster to the Hou Mansion!

This unfilial daughter, a white-eyed wolf, has raised her in vain for so many years. I will beat her to death when I get back, and then send her body to the Yamen to let the emperor calm down!

"Weichen is guilty. It was Weichen who failed to discipline his daughter well and caused her to commit a huge disaster. I beg the emperor to forgive me!"

Zhongyi Hou threw himself to the ground, trembling and said loudly.

"You're an old cunning guy who knows how to exaggerate. Your daughter is just a beauty and a disaster at best, and she can't even be said to have committed a huge disaster."

The emperor laughed and scolded him and waved to him, "Okay, you get up first."

"...Huh?" Zhongyihou was immediately confused and asked questions in his soul.

He was stunned for several seconds before he stood up from the ground tremblingly.

What kind of disaster is beauty?

Wasn't it because of Prince Ning's incident that he just thought he was wrong?

Zhongyi Hou's fearful heart was half hanging in the air, neither up nor down. He was afraid that he would make a mistake again, and he did not dare to take the initiative to admit his mistake.

The Queen Mother seemed to realize what Zhongyihou's words about "catastrophic disaster" meant, and she narrowed her eyes slightly in displeasure.

A coward like Zhongyi Hou actually raised a good girl like Gu Xi.

This shows that Gu Xi is really not of his bloodline. He is good enough and strong enough, so he was not raised crookedly.

In order to prevent Zhongyi from making stupid mistakes again, the Queen Mother took the initiative to say,

"Your adopted daughter Gu Xi is so beautiful and talented that both the Sixth Prince and Prince An fell in love with her.

Both of them wanted to marry her as their concubine, and they got into a fight over it, which brought them to the front of the emperor and the Ai family.

I called you here this time to inform you that you should go back and prepare yourself. Gu Xi will be let into the palace tomorrow because the Ai family wants to see her."

"..." Zhongyi Hou.

He suspected that there was something wrong with his ears and that he heard wrongly.

What the hell?!

The Sixth Prince and Prince An want to marry Gu Xi as their concubine, a main concubine, not a side concubine, not a concubine!

Oh my god!

Why did something so...good suddenly happen!

Zhongyihou felt as if he had been hit by a pie falling from the sky, and his mind was confused.

But then he thought that an hour ago, he had just promised to Mrs. Xie that Gu Xi would be Xie Hongbao's concubine!

Oh my God!

Zhongyi Hou suddenly regretted that his intestines were almost green!

The second prince, Longsun, asked to marry Gu Xi as his concubine, but he gave Gu Xi as a concubine to a dandy who was involved with the royal family. This was a slap in the face of the royal family!

If the Emperor, the Queen Mother, the Sixth Prince, and Prince An knew about this, half of his life would be lost.

No, no, he must hide it first. As soon as he leaves the palace, he will immediately go to Xie's Mansion and must get rid of this matter.

Presumably under such circumstances, the Xie family would not dare to let Gu Xi be their concubine again.

"Hou Zhongyi, you look so ugly, are you in trouble?"

The Queen Mother stared at him closely, seeing the change in his expression, knowing that he might be hiding something about Gu Xi, so she scolded him.

"No, it's not difficult." Zhongyi Hou held it in for a long time and said tremblingly, "I just don't understand why the Sixth Prince and Prince An suddenly proposed to marry..."

"I heard that your daughter has a stunning appearance, and the young Mu Ai likes beauty. Is there anything I don't understand about you? Is it possible that you still look down on my prince and nephew?"

The emperor asked with a stern face.

"Wei Chen is scared, but Wei Chen doesn't dare. It's because Wei Chen's daughter is too humble and not worthy of the Sixth Prince and Prince An!"

Zhongyihou was so frightened that he immediately knelt down and begged for mercy.

"Okay, it's not a glorious thing for two brothers to fight for a girl. You go back and discipline your daughter well and let her figure out how to resolve this matter.

If she wants to get married, I am willing to make it happen, but she needs to make one of them willing to give up, so as not to make another joke later.

If she doesn’t choose anyone, she won’t have to marry anyone in the future!”

"Your Majesty, don't speak so harshly. It's not this little girl's fault." The Queen Mother spoke up to defend Gu Xi.

"Let her come into the palace tomorrow, and the Ai family will take a good look at her. If she is a very good girl, there is no need to care about her origin, and she will be assigned to Zixi.

There is a caring person beside Zixi, and we can also give an explanation to Prince Duan and his wife."

Prince Duan is the father of Prince An and the brother of the emperor’s mother.

"That's what the Queen Mother said."
Chapter completed!