boyutpedia Chapter 241 [Fuyao 26]
Chapter 241 [Fuyao 26]
Afterwards, Fuyao was sent back to the palace by Qi Zhen, and unexpectedly found Changsun Wuji in her bedroom.
Fuyao asked in shock, "Shouldn't you be in Changyuan now?"
"When I heard that you were taken away by Qi Zhen, I rushed back from Changyuan immediately. Are you okay?" Changsun Wuji asked with concern.
"It's okay, there was just a small incident." Fu Yao said.
"That's good. Fortunately, you are fine. You don't know, but when I heard that you were taken away by Qi Zhen, I was very worried. It delayed some things, otherwise I would have come back a long time ago." Changsun Wuji said.
"Will no one know that you are not in Changyuan?" Fu Yao asked.
"There is someone there who replaced me. I used a disguise technique. You can rest assured that no one will find out that the person in Changyuan is not me." Changsun Wuji said.
"That's good." Fuyao said.
……
After the sacrificial ceremony, Changsun Wuji took the opportunity to change his identity back.
There are only three high-ranking concubines left in the palace, Jian Xue, Gao Puruo and Fuyao.
Gao Puruo felt that she was the most important person in the harem, so she sent a letter to her father, asking her father to help her become the queen.
After Gao Song received the letter, he went to the Duke's Mansion and said to Qi Zhen, "I hope Duke Qi can help my daughter become the queen, otherwise the deal between our two families will end here. My daughter must be the queen."
Qi Zhen said cunningly, "Master Gao, this matter cannot be accomplished just because I agree. The decision is up to His Majesty. Whoever His Majesty wants to be the queen is the queen. My opinion is not important at all. Even if I agree to it, if His Majesty disagrees, I can do nothing about it."
Gao Song thought for a moment and said, "Whether it succeeds or not, I hope that it is my daughter who will be the queen in the end. If it is someone else, don't blame me for being rude."
Qi Zhen said, "Why don't we all persuade His Majesty to establish a queen in the court tomorrow?"
"This is a good idea. As long as everyone agrees, Your Majesty will have no choice but to agree to it," said Gao Song.
……
The next day in the court, the ministers unanimously asked Changsun Wuji to make Gao Puruo the queen. Changsun Wuji knew that this was Qi Zhen's conspiracy, so he readily agreed.
Zhangsun Wuji ordered Gao Puruo to be the lady of Yongjia Palace and to be crowned empress on a certain day.
After the court session, Jiang Feng asked Zhangsun Wuji in confusion, "Your Majesty likes Miss Fuyao, so why did he choose Gao Puruo as the queen? Moreover, Gao Puruo is arrogant and domineering. If she becomes the queen, the harem will be in turmoil."
"I have my own ideas. I know Qi Zhen's purpose. I am just trying to take advantage of him." Changsun Wuji said.
"I understand. Your Majesty wants to take this opportunity to get rid of Qi Zhen." Jiang Feng said.
"You can say that." Changsun Wuji said.
After the imperial edict was issued, all the precious treasures were sent to Yongjia Palace. Gao Puruo became the most glorious woman in the harem, and she also moved into Yongjia Palace.
Gao Puruo was very happy. He finally became the one with the highest status in the harem.
Gao Puruo took his maid to Fuyao's palace, mocked her, and left only after showing off enough power.
Fuyao was helpless, she didn't value these things at all. Gao Puruo was now like a peacock, opening his screen to everyone he saw.
On the other side, Qi Zhen and several others were planning the defense for Changsun Wuji's wedding, and Qi Zhen decided to take action on that day.
Chang Sun Pingrong asked in confusion, "Why do you want to do it on the day of your majesty's wedding? Aren't there a lot of people there that day?"
Qi Zhen explained, "On the day of your majesty's wedding, all officials will gather in the palace. I plan to recruit all those who are loyal to me on that day. As for those who are plotting rebellion against me, I will capture them all in one fell swoop and eliminate all future troubles."
Changsun Pingrong admired Qi Zhen's methods very much and decided to do his part when the time came.
On the eve of the Queen's coronation ceremony, Gao Puruo was very happy because tomorrow she would become the most honorable woman in Taiyuan Kingdom. Gao Puruo was so excited that she drove all the palace maids out of the bathing pool.
Gao Puruo was soaking in the bath alone, enjoying the relaxing time very much. She fantasized about her life as a queen, when she would ask His Majesty to drive all the other concubines out of the palace, leaving her alone.
As Gao Puruo thought about it, he began to hum a little tune.
He was totally unaware of the danger behind him and was suddenly stabbed in the back with a knife. The knife pierced through his chest. Gao Puruo couldn't even make a sound. Then the knife was pulled out by someone behind him and Gao Puruo fell into the pool.
In an instant, the pool was filled with blood.
On the other side, Fuyao woke up in an unfamiliar room. She looked at the Chixia robe and Nine Phoenix Crown that only the queen could wear, and was very surprised how they appeared in front of her.
Suddenly Fuyao remembered that she seemed to have been kidnapped from her bedroom last night. Where is she now?
At this time, Qi Zhen appeared. It turned out that Fuyao appeared here because Qi Zhen sent people to kidnap Fuyao.
Qi Zhen said to Fu Yao, "I want you to be the queen of Taiyuan and marry His Majesty."
Fuyao quickly refused and said, "But the marriage that His Majesty has chosen is not me, and His Majesty has already appointed Gao Puruo as the queen. If I become the queen, wouldn't it be a crime of deceiving the king? This is absolutely unacceptable."
Qi Zhen sneered and said, "Gao Puruo is not fit to be the queen, and I don't really want to help you and His Majesty get married. You are just a knife that I have placed next to His Majesty. You just need to do what I say. I have already arranged everything in the palace. If Gao Puruo cannot be the queen, the inner court of the palace will issue a new decree to enthrone you as the queen before your wedding ceremony begins."
"Thank you, godfather. What do you need me to do?" Fu Yao asked.
Qi Zhen said, "Tomorrow His Majesty will be married. According to the rules, the troops in the palace will be reorganized, and the seal of the commander of the Royal Guard will be presented by the Queen. I hope you will seize the seal at the wedding ceremony and hand it to me. During the wedding, you will be the closest person to His Majesty. When you see my order, I hope you will kill His Majesty immediately."
Fuyao shook his head and said, "But killing His Majesty is an unforgivable crime. I dare not."
Qi Zhen threatened, "If you don't do it, then everyone in your Yuwen Mansion will die."
Fuyao had no choice but to pretend to agree and then think about it later.
Gao Puruo's body was found in the palace. Changsun Wuji knew that it must have been Qi Zhen who did it, so he ordered people to bury Gao Puruo properly.