Madam Gu's maternal uncle was a "master," and in order to gain his assistance, after consulting with Zuo Xiangyun, King Qi wanted to marry Zuo Xiangyu to him, yet Gu Zhiqing proposed to marry Lady Min, whom King Qi perhaps thought was of too high a status, and thus he did not agree.
Both sides settled for a backup plan, intending to have Zuo Xiangyu marry the son of Gu's maternal uncle. However, Zuo Xiangyun felt it was inappropriate for her own sister to marry into that family and turned her thoughts to Zuo Xiangning.
Only after did she devise the plan for her to fall into the water at King Qi's Residence, but she did not know why Gu Zhicheng had suddenly appeared.
And why did Madam Gu come to offer a marriage proposal for Gu Zhicheng?
But as for the reason Gu Zhiqing was able to rise to prominence in his previous life, Zuo Xiangning was now aware.
