Gu Jiangli paused.

This seemed to be the first time she had heard the system speak to her in such a serious manner.

She no longer spoke in the tone of a caring customer service representative, but rather in the manner of a friend offering advice.

who is she?

What is her mission and purpose?

My dear, I hope you can stay true to yourself. These different worlds are just long dreams to you.

Only by staying true to yourself can you avoid getting trapped in a dream.

Gu Jiangli's eyes darkened slightly.

She seemed to understand what Zizai meant.

"You mean, the person carrying out the mission can't truly fall in love with the mission objective?"

Zizai didn't say anything, but it seemed like he was tacitly agreeing with it.

After a long silence, the voice in her mind spoke again: "Darling, your future holds more than just the identity of 'Consort Gu'."

Gu Jiangli let out a breath.

"I see."

The so-called "keeping one's true self"

I just can't let my heart be moved.

It's true that it's hard to resist a person as good as the emperor.

But it's okay, she's a professional.

"I will complete the mission well."

Upon hearing this, Zizai regained his usual lively demeanor.

[Zizai knows you'll figure it out quickly! Zizai also wants to give you a friendly reminder: there's one more thing you might want to keep in mind.]

Gu Jiangli smiled confidently: "I know, I've asked Hehua to keep an eye on it."

She hadn't forgotten the little thing that Zizai reminded her of.

Just then, Lotus came in.

However, Lotus's expression was not good. Before she could speak, Gu Jiangli had already guessed that she had gained nothing.

“My lady,” Lotus said dejectedly, “Eunuch Li confessed that he used to deliver meals to someone every few days.”

"In the North Courtyard, between the two palaces, there is a very small room. It is very deserted and usually no one goes there, so the servants lost him several times before when they followed him."

He would leave the food at the door of the hut and then collect it a few days later.

“But he didn’t know who it was for. I think he wasn’t lying.”

"So you went with him to the place where he delivered the food today, and didn't find anything?"

Lotus nodded sullenly, "Yes, Eunuch Li led us to the place where he delivered food. We asked someone to open the door, but there was no one inside."

"But the tables and chairs are very clean, which shows that someone has lived here."

Gu Jiangli rested his chin on his hand and pondered, "So, the people living there sensed the danger and ran away beforehand."

"That must be it. When Eunuch Li found the room empty, he seemed even more surprised than I was."

"His surprise is understandable."

The empress seemed to trust him, but in reality, she kept many things from him.

Otherwise, they would definitely have told him about the situation of the people in this house.

Seeing the disappointed look on Lotus's face, Gu Jiangli smiled and comforted her, "It's okay, Lotus, you've done very well."

"That's not good at all. I promised to find the secret that Eunuch Li was hiding, but I haven't found anything yet."

"Such a large palace, it's easy to hide someone, but it's a real hassle to find them. I can't blame you. By the way, Lotus, you saw signs of life in that house."

"In your opinion, is the person living inside a woman or a man?"

Lotus was now brimming with confidence, and said firmly, "It's a woman! My lady, I can be certain of that!"

"Why would the Empress hide a woman?" Gu Jiangli murmured.

Regardless of the reason, the fact that this woman disappeared at that exact moment suggests she had no good intentions.

If she was imprisoned by the Empress, then she should take this opportunity to be rescued.

She did not do so, proving that she voluntarily allowed herself to stay there at the Queen's arrangement.

"Lotus, you've been worrying for so long, now you should get some rest. I'll tell His Majesty about the rest."

Lotus had no choice but to agree.

"My lady, you shouldn't worry about these things. You're pregnant, so you mustn't be overly anxious."

Gu Jiangli touched her slightly protruding belly, feeling the faint heartbeat inside.

She no longer hides her pregnancy.

The whole world knows that Consort Gu in the emperor's harem is pregnant again.

Just as Lotus said, she was no longer willing to worry about it.

The emperor is exceptionally capable; it would be much simpler to let him handle these matters.

That very night, she brought it up with the emperor.

"Lotus has been secretly following Eunuch Li for a long time, but has found nothing. That woman must have a reason for being hidden by the Empress."

"Now that the woman has escaped the house where she had been hiding, she must be looking for another place to hide."

"Why don't you send people to check in each palace to see if there is an unfamiliar woman who has never been seen before?"

The emperor embraced her and comforted her, saying, "I understand. I will begin the investigation tomorrow."

Gu Jiangli suddenly joked, "Your Majesty, Song Wanshan is secretly keeping that woman hidden away. Is she planning to offer her to you sometime?"

The emperor wasn't angry and said cooperatively, "If someone were to present a woman to me, would Li'er be unhappy?"

Gu Jiangli's smile froze.

Should she be unhappy?

Or should she accept it calmly and generously?

He was, after all, an emperor. As a concubine in the harem, did she have the right to be unhappy?

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