Planning to marry the third master

Hall of Wende

The queen looked at Gu Pingting and was silent for a long while. The emperor's order was to find out who was harming Gu Pingting. Even if she was a commoner, she was still a member of the royal family and should not be bullied by others. Now that she has been given a new identity, she must feel guilty. This can be regarded as taking this matter seriously.

Just like yesterday, I didn't hear Prince Yan and Concubine De talk about it this morning, so I asked, "Do you know who did it?"

Gu Pingting said aggrievedly, "I don't know." She wanted to identify Feng Zhuohua, but she had no evidence, and with Concubine De around, it was difficult to get to the bottom of the matter, but she still wanted to fight for her brother.

The Queen looked at Gu Pingting, and asked the people who were present yesterday to come over. She told the people around her, "Go and invite Concubine De."

Concubine De was in a good mood today. She was happy and amused to see Xu Xinru's shy appearance in the morning. At this moment, she was pruning the branches and leaves. When she heard that the queen had something to ask her, she was curious about how long the queen had been walking in the morning. She put down the things in her hands and followed the person. She asked, "What happened?"

The young eunuch who came did not dare to hide anything and said, "Princess Pingting was drugged yesterday. General Yang reported it to the emperor, and the emperor asked the queen to handle the matter. He asked eunuch Yu Huai to deliver the message personally."

Hearing this, Concubine De frowned. How could she have the nerve to report this to the Emperor? She asked, "What does the princess mean?"

"The Emperor has re-appointed her as a princess and personally asked the Empress to handle the matter."

Then Concubine De knew what it meant.

When Concubine De arrived at Wende Hall, she bowed first: "Greetings to Her Majesty the Queen."

The Queen said, "Sister Defei, please come and sit down and tell me what happened to Pingting yesterday."

Concubine De found a seat and said, "Speaking of which, I was the one who handled Pingting's incident yesterday. It was her personal maid who drugged her and had someone search her in public to find the dirty stuff. The imperial physician was asked to verify it on the spot. The maid was beaten to death on the spot."

The Queen nodded and said to Gu Pingting, "Is that so?"

Gu Pingting nodded and said, "That's true, but there is no investigation on who ordered the tea to be served to Pingting."

Concubine De frowned. A smart person would know when to stop, so she was not afraid of being disliked by her father again.

The Queen looked at Concubine De and said, "Sister, has that maid confessed the person behind this?"

Concubine De leaned back in her chair, looked at Gu Pingting and said, "Pingting, I know that the maid was under your orders. You wanted to harm General Qilin's wife, but you failed. Do you understand why your case was not dealt with afterwards?"

"You were just crowned a princess today. Your father will not like what you have done. The status of a princess is not easy to come by. You must explain this to the emperor."

Gu Pingting cried, "I was tricked for no reason. I can't bear this humiliation."

"Whether it's innocent or not, you know it in your heart. If I explain it to the emperor, you will still be the first person to make the mistake."

Gu Pingting was speechless. She wanted to say something, but then kept silent.

In a few words, the Queen knew the truth. She didn't want to care about Gu Pingting's affairs anymore. It was really annoying. However, the position of the crown prince was unclear, and she wanted to sell Gu Pingting on her good side. She had to say a few nice things, so she said, "Since it is not good for the princess, let's settle this matter with that maid. Concubine De is right. Your status as a princess is not easy to come by."

Gu Pingting had to bite her teeth and swallow it. She couldn't help her brother and uncle. Her uncle had to think of a new excuse to invite Feng Zhuohua to Beiying.

She bowed to the queen and said, "Pingting will listen to the queen."

The queen nodded and said, "Go back and have a good rest. Come and sit in my palace when you have time."

"Yes."

Gu Pingting bowed and left.

As soon as Gu Pingting left, the Queen shook her head and called her a nosy person.

Concubine De said, "This matter is handled by my sister, but I want my sister to report this matter to the emperor."

The queen responded, "Okay, thank you, sister."

Defei went to see the emperor, but Yang Ji was gone. She explained that the maid had drugged Yang Ji out of spite and had beaten him to death on the spot. The emperor nodded, saying that it was good that there was no scandal.

Gu Pingting went to Prince Hui's mansion. This time she did not give Feng Zhuohua an excuse. She thought she was useless and told Yang Ji and Prince Hui about it with grievance.

Prince Hui had already thought of a plan, so he didn't need Gu Pingting to do anything else. He said, "Brother knows that you want to help me share the burden. You don't have to worry about what happens next. I have a plan."

Gu Pingting was excited for a moment and asked, "Really?"

Prince Hui nodded.

Gu Pingting has always known that her brother is a scheming man. Even if there are occasional setbacks, her hope has always been her brother.

Gu Xinghui had always loved his sister since he was a child, and he would always do whatever she said.

Yang Ji said, "I'll be relieved if you can take care of each other. Pingting, you go back first. I will discuss some things with Prince Hui."

Gu Pingting nodded and left. She wanted to hear how to deal with Feng Zhuohua. As long as her uncle could control that woman, she believed that Xie Yunxiao would crawl at her feet sooner or later.