In the dead hall, Fu Jinming held her hand tightly, not letting go of his eyes. This was the first time that Gu Yu saw the true face of this seemingly calm and uncontested Majesty.
She couldn't help taking a step back.
"System, why did this little emperor turn black so quickly?" Gu Yu couldn't help asking in her heart, not knowing what to do.
In the original book, although Fu Jinming used thunderous means to pull out the Queen Mother's wings, at that time he thought that the country was for the people as the starting point, and he was not such a ghost.
After going through two worlds, Gu Yu certainly understood that what Fu Jinming said just now was threatening her. She complained in her heart that she thought this mission was too simple and smooth, so it turned out that it was waiting for her here.
The system felt a little helpless when he heard her words: "Isn't this what you have to go through in every world?" Even though he was still smiling at this time, Gu Yu twitched the corners of her mouth and decided not to talk to him anymore.
Fu Jinming's fingers holding her wrist kept tightening, leaving a bright red finger mark on the snow-white skin. It was shocking to watch.
Gu Yu's eyes turned cold. She brushed away Fu Jinming's hand, raised her eyes and sneered: "I'm afraid this is His Majesty's purpose."
"Your Majesty ruined my Gu family just for the sole purpose of gaining power. Why do you have to say such grandiose things?"
When the two faced each other, her eyes were like cold blades, piercing directly into the bottom of Fu Jinming's heart. Although there was no color in it, it was even more touching. Fu Jinming has never told anyone that he actually likes her eyes the most.
When Gu Yu pushed his hand away in disgust, he smiled faintly: "The queen mother is right but, so what?"
She is no longer the daughter of the Gu family who is in power, she is about to become his queen mother alone.
Fu Jinming looked at the back of the man who was about to leave, and said calmly: "If the Empress Dowager wants me to send troops to find General Gu and Princess Huining, you might as well listen to the other choice I give to the Empress Dowager."
Gu Yu paused when she walked to the door, feeling a little hesitant in her heart.
It would be fine if she left directly, but the two people whose life and death are unknown now are the close relatives of the original owner after all. Under such circumstances, no matter how arrogant and indifferent the original owner was, he would not just walk away.
She clenched her palms tightly, and finally turned her head after Fu Jinming's words:
"What does His Majesty want?"
What does he want to let the rest of the Gu family go, and to give his father and sister a chance
Gu Yu took a deep breath, and heard herself say word by word: "The persecution of His Majesty and the courtiers before was all done by me alone. If Your Majesty feels resentful, I am willing to bear it all."
Her complexion was pale, but her eyes were firm. Fu Jinming's heart became even hotter with such an arrogant yet forced to succumb.
That complex emotion made his eyes look deeper.
After Gu Yu said this, Fu Jinming smiled lightly: "The queen mother is too worried, my condition is very simple."
His thin back cast a shadow in the hall, and when Gu Yu turned her back to him, she slowly approached. In the next second, Gu Yu felt someone hug her waist and was forced to pull her into that person's arms.
The faint scent of sandalwood behind her gave Gu Yu a pause, and she heard the man say: "I only want the Queen Mother to be my ban."
There was a "snap" sound as if something shattered and fell to the ground. The eunuch who received the secret letter from outside the palace notified several times, but there was still no response. The secret letter was urgent again, the eunuch had no choice but to take a few steps forward and knock on the door, but when he approached, he heard His Majesty's words through the palace door.
The plate in his hand fell to the ground in shock, his face turned pale, and he quickly knelt down.
This sound also awakened Gu Yu who was in a trance.
"Who?" Fu Jinming didn't take back his hand on her waist, but raised his eyes and asked lightly.
The frightened eunuch with cold sweat dripping from his forehead knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, forgive me."
"There is a secret letter from outside the palace, waiting for His Majesty to reply."
His hands were trembling when he spoke, he never expected to hear such a secret news just to report to His Majesty as usual.
It is well known that the relationship between His Majesty and the Empress Dowager is not on good terms, and everyone thought that the relationship between the two was in danger. But who knows, I will hear His Majesty say this.
If the Queen Mother should be banned, even if the Queen Mother has no patriarchal relationship with His Majesty, the Queen Mother is a person from the previous dynasty after all, such a move is more than a disgrace to the world.
He dripped cold sweat on the ground, and his back was already soaked with sweat. I only hope that I can save my life when I hear this secret.
The hall was quiet, and Fu Jinming's cold voice came out after a long time.
"Put the secret letter outside the door and go down to receive the punishment."
He couldn't hear any emotion in his voice, the eunuch breathed a sigh of relief, but knew that although his life was inevitable, his life was saved, so he quickly kowtowed to thank him.
Gu Yu didn't speak the whole time.
Fu Jinming thought she was being humiliated, but only the system knew that she was stunned by what he said just now.
Do you want to be the empress dowager as your own concubine? I'm afraid the emperor's brain is broken.
Doing so not only insulted Gu Yu, but also ruined his hard earned reputation. Is Fu Jinming crazy
Isn't he going to be the man of the Ming Dynasty through the ages? How could he say such a thing
Gu Yu was puzzled in her heart, but there was no expression on her face.
As soon as she learned that the Gu family had been plotted and defeated, she had already cooled down. After hearing Fu Jinming's words, he just slowly closed his eyes to hide the hatred in his eyes.
"Your Majesty wants to humiliate me?" She asked coldly.
The hands on the waist were slightly cool, and the candlelight reflected Fu Jinming's dignified face, shining on the stairs for no reason made people feel cold. It's a pity that Gu Yu didn't look at him.
This feeling of complete disappointment and disgust made Fu Jinming's face darken, but his tone was still calm.
"I will not humiliate the Empress Dowager today." He paused, and slowly said: "I just get back what I deserve. I don't know if the Empress Dowager is willing to agree to this condition."
She has never bowed her head, even in this situation, she is still the high queen dowager. Fu Jinming couldn't see the emotion in her eyes, but could only see the slightly cold jawline under her profile.
Suddenly it is awe-inspiring.
He suddenly wanted to know what Gu Yu was thinking at the moment, and whether she would bow her head because she cared so much about the Gu family.
Gu Yu clenched her knuckles tightly, feeling a little bit like complaining about the male partner's ghost, but at this moment she clearly knew that if it was the original owner here, she would eventually compromise.
Although the original owner is the flower of Gaoling, he is not a brainless and cold person. Under this situation, he will still make concessions.
She slowly loosened her clenched palms, and after a long time said coldly: "I hope Your Majesty will not forget what I promised."
She did compromise, but it didn't seem like a compromise, it was just dormant.
When Gu Yu opened her eyes, Fu Jinming saw the calmness and coldness in her eyes, and finally had an answer in his heart. However, it was not enough, he wanted to get her completely, from body to heart.
He sighed, and when Gu Yu looked at him with such eyes, his eyes finally felt satisfied.
"Come here, send a thousand elite soldiers to search for the place where General Gu disappeared. If you want to see people alive, you must see the dead body. You must bring General Gu and Princess Huining back."
His voice was cold, and the hidden guard who did not know where he was hiding responded and disappeared under orders.
It was the first time Gu Yu saw the royal guards that the system mentioned, and she was a little curious. But he also knew that with the current relationship between the two of them, he couldn't ask anything, so he just looked away.
After returning from Qinzheng Hall that day, Gu Yu was placed under house arrest. In the huge Zhanghua Palace, except Ah Xi, everyone is Fu Jinming's eyes and ears.
Every day when Gu Yu wakes up, someone will report to His Majesty his every move, and even eat according to Fu Jinming's wishes.
Not only has the harem changed, but so has the court.
First, General Gu was ambushed by the Mobei army when he was sending his relatives away, and then Master Zhou, who had just been released from prison, beat the drums and complained, and filed an imperial lawsuit, suing the Gu family for collaborating with the enemy and traitorous country a year ago.
When those letters were presented to the hall, all the officials were shocked.
But when they saw His Majesty's calm expression, their hearts sank, and they suddenly realized that His Majesty might have known about this for a long time, and the disappearance of General Gu was probably related to His Majesty.
This is a fight against the Gu family. Everyone knows about it, but they dare not say more. Just like when the Empress Dowager was in charge of the government, no one dared to speak for His Majesty, this is the situation of the Gu family today.
"Your Majesty, although the main force of the Gu family has died due to the chaos in Mobei, the remnants of the Gu family are still there. I also ask your majesty to deal with the empress dowager and other family members who have harmed the country."
Zhou Yi had resigned himself to his fate in prison, but he never expected to see His Majesty in the dungeon when the Second Miss Gu got married. And was handed a secret letter by His Majesty, and said that she would be released after the amnesty of the world.
A glimmer of hope ignited in her heart, and suddenly it occurred to her that His Majesty might have had to compromise because of the power of the Empress Dowager, but her heart was still toward her.
After His Majesty left and Zhou Yi opened the secret letter, he became more certain about this idea.
That's the evidence of the Gu family collaborating with the enemy for many years. Doesn't His Majesty just explain his guess by giving this to her at this time
Zhou Yi's hand holding the letter tightened a bit, feeling that even though he had suffered these days and almost lost half of his life, it was worth it.
As long as, as long as Gu Yu can be brought down...
She was pleased, and on the day she was released from prison, she reported the Gu family according to His Majesty's wishes, making all those who humiliated her regret it.
It was already the third day after the Gu family's accident, the court was quiet, Zhou Yi felt confident again after knowing that His Majesty was just dormant before.
So he raised the matter of dealing with the queen mother in public in the court. She thought that Fu Jinming would agree with her. After all, Gu Yu had treated His Majesty like that before, which made His Majesty fight back like this.
As long as he thinks of Gu Yu's name, Zhou Yi will bleed with hatred from the bottom of his heart.
Everything she was proud of was trampled under the feet of this temptress, but she just had a good skin, and today she will ruthlessly tear off her icy face.
After she finished speaking, she lowered her head, but she was excited in her heart, but she didn't see the coldness that flashed away in Fu Jinming's eyes.
The eunuch serving next to him was almost scared to death. After that day, he thought that he would be executed for catching up with His Majesty and the Empress Dowager, but His Majesty only asked him to receive the punishment and then transferred him to serve nearby.
He was puzzled at first, but later he understood. Your Majesty wants to be with the Empress Dowager for a long time, so he needs someone who knows the inside story to serve her.
He has seen His Majesty's intentions for the Queen Mother in the past few days. Although it is under house arrest, there are many things, and he even sends good things to Zhanghua Palace as soon as he has them.
Every day when the queen mother fell asleep at night, she would always take a look quietly. He had never seen His Majesty act like this before. It didn't seem like humiliation, but more like protecting him carefully.
What shocked him the most was that His Majesty withdrew the medicine that had been given to the Empress Dowager in the past. This can be seen for a suspicious person like His Majesty.
But now, Master Zhou has publicly proposed to deal with the Queen Mother...