Quick Transmigration: My First Female Skill Takes Effect

The sounds of swords clashing and people's voices mingled together, clearly audible to those inside the house in the quiet night.

Luo Cheng was cursing them, calling them heartless and ungrateful.

Luo Sheng's gaze was calm, but it lingered on a certain spot, as if she were recalling something.

Gu Qi and Mei Hua exchanged a glance and remained silent until the noise subsided.

The commander of the Imperial Guards came to report that the traitor had been captured.

Gu Qi, a sword hanging at his waist, stood guard in front of Luo Sheng. The Emperor asked, "Who are the thieves?"

Commander of the Imperial Guards: "..." Don't you know? My elder sister.

After a moment's pause, he solemnly replied to the visitor, "Your adopted son, Prince Luo Yi, your Prime Minister Shi, your elder brother Luo Yi, and others are here."

As for the others who colluded in the rebellion, a thorough investigation is still needed to find out.

Luo Sheng was hurt by her confidant's rigorous and meticulous answer. After being hurt, she sent people to invite all officials of the third rank and above to the palace, including some elders of the Luo family.

She invited them all; she was about to start her performance.

When Gu Qi saw that even the emperor was beginning to well up with tears, and only the officials were missing, she burst into tears.

Daming Palace was brightly lit.

Surrounding them stood imperial guards clad in armor, their faces stained with blood, their swords gleaming sharply.

The high-ranking officials who were summoned to the palace stood on the left, while the traitors, with their hands bound, were pressed to the ground and knelt on the right.

"Have I wronged you all?"

A voice filled with indignation and boundless sorrow rang out.

All eyes turned to Luo Sheng as she emerged from the inner hall. Her eyes were slightly red, and there were still tear stains on her face. Her back remained straight, but she appeared somewhat vulnerable when she looked at the traitors.

Gu Qi followed behind, her head slightly bowed; she still had much to learn.

Luo Cheng watched helplessly as his mother put on an act, even though she had just been expressionless as she ordered the commander of the Imperial Guards to guard the capital.

She continued to grumble and criticize those who had wronged her, just like before.

Wow, that's a quick change of expression. I have something to learn from that.

Shi Xiangong and the others were speechless. From the moment they raised their torches and stood in the palace, there were only winners and losers.

The winner takes all, the loser gets nothing.

The senior officials on the left advised the emperor to take care of his health, while others angrily cursed the treacherous officials.

In particular, Luo Yi was treated well by the emperor, who changed his surname to that of the imperial family, granted him the title of king, and bestowed upon him wealth, honor, and immense power.

And then there's Minister Shi, who also drew criticism: "You're a scholar, yet you don't repay the Emperor's grace and instead rebel against His Majesty."

Unforgivable.

It was clearly a matter involving three parties, but Luo Yi's side had been silenced from the moment they entered the main hall.

Luo Yi also received criticism, with people surnamed Luo saying that he was a member of the royal family and yet he was rebelling with outsiders, which was simply unforgivable.

You may want to die, but none of them do. They're having a great time being royalty.

Thus, the one whose mouth is gagged is like a piece of meat that can be weighed and cut at will.

Luo Sheng's performance was merciful enough, and he began to directly show the cold and ruthless side of a monarch.

The mastermind will be executed without mercy, and no one in the household will be exempted. Furthermore, any members of the three clans involved will be killed, and the rest will be exiled to the north.

Those within six clans were dismissed from their official posts and demoted to commoners.

As a special case, Luo Yi was naturally excluded from the royal family and given poisoned wine.

In addition, his family members were all confined to the Pingning Marquis's residence, forced to fend for themselves, and were never to leave for the rest of their lives.

In addition, the Dali Temple, the Ministry of Justice, and the Censorate jointly tried the case of treason.

Those who participate will not be tolerated.

The high-ranking officials had little to say but to severely punish the perpetrators to prevent a recurrence of this treason.

The atmosphere in the palace suddenly became serious, but time continued to move forward, and preparations for the palace examination continued.

Gu Qi took advantage of her free time to go to the prison and meet with Shi Jing, her husband.

"Why did you continue down this dead end, knowing it was a dead end?" If he had just turned back, the sage would never have taken his family's lives.

Is his family unimportant to him?

Shi Jing never expected that the last person he would see would be Gu Qi, a child he had never liked from the beginning.

Faced with her doubts, Shi Jing, knowing that a dying man's words are often kind, said, "The late emperor's kindness to me was as heavy as a mountain."

A scholar will die for one who understands him.

Such is the spirit of a scholar.

Gu Qi's eyes widened: "That can't be right. During the late emperor's reign, you were just a minor official of the seventh rank. It was the current emperor who promoted you to the position of emperor before the late emperor."

"You have achieved your current success because of this; hasn't the sage shown you even greater kindness?"

Upon hearing her words, Shi Jing also fell into thought: "Even with the support of a sage, if the late emperor had not been pleased, I would not have come this far."

Moreover, the late emperor entrusted his son to others on his deathbed.

He agreed and would help Prince Yi secure his throne.

"And your family?"

"It is because of my glory, and because of my desolation." A tear flashed in Shi Jing's eyes, but there is no way to have it all in this world.

He fulfilled his loyalty and righteousness, but could only disappoint his family.

They will understand.

Gu Qi: "..." This is the downside of relying on others and having no power of one's own, and she remembers it deeply.

"I hope that in your next life you will be someone with no way out, someone who can only rely on others." This was her heartfelt wish.

Shi Jing understood her indignation and a smile appeared on his lips. None of the women in his family had gone out to take the imperial examinations.

They were all women from the old days.

Looking out the window, the sunlight is so lovely today.

"The traitor Shi Jing died in prison by swallowing gold, leaving behind a letter written in blood."

It was called a blood letter, but it was actually written in blood on torn pieces of clothing.

Luo Sheng's face turned cold, and she berated the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review and the two junior ministers.

They were told to go back and properly supervise the prisoners; if they made any more mistakes, they would lose their official positions.

Gu Qi knew she wanted to see the blood-written letter, so she took it—a complete confession.

Luo Sheng cursed, "They're all dead, and they still want to beg me for mercy."

After glancing at Wenhe, who was huddled in the corner, some of his anger dissipated.

Wenhe, though not good at saying nice things, was truly agreeable and a reliable confidante for her.

"...Go, as you wish," Luo Sheng finally uttered.

It was only then that Gu Qi realized that Teacher Wenhe was the one whose life had been spared by Lord Shi's intercession.

She has come today to repay a debt of gratitude and begs the Emperor to forgive the women of the Shi family.

Did Shi Jing anticipate this scene?

Gu Qi was unaware of this, but she knew that time was constantly moving forward, the palace examination was over, and there were many vacancies in the court.

Gu Lan and Yao De both embarked on official careers.

One was sent to the Ministry of Revenue, and the other to the Ministry of Rites; they continued their journey.

Gu Qi, in the following three years, at the age of twenty-three, was appointed as the Grand Secretary of the Secretariat.

—The current prime minister.

At this point, only one of her five prime ministers remained; the rest had been moved to other positions by the sage.

Dressed in a purple official robe, Gu Qi returned home and called out to his parents, "I'm back."

Xing County.

teahouse.

The storyteller clapped his hands, his expression excited: "It is said that the current emperor and Prime Minister Gu first met in this very teahouse."

"The Emperor offered Prime Minister Gu a piece of pea flour cake..."