Gu Jiangli also fell into deep thought.

This makes things complicated.

It's neither illness nor poisoning; what could be the reason for such a sudden and drastic change in a person's personality?

At this moment, Qi Jin said dejectedly, "Your Majesty, we have tried all the methods we could find, but we have not found the cause. In the past two years, His Majesty has also given up on finding the cause."

“But he didn’t want to kill anyone,” Gu Jiangli said slowly.

Qi Jin froze. "What?"

Seeing his confusion, Gu Jiangli said, "His Majesty doesn't want to kill people, but he has been doing things he doesn't want to do for so long. Isn't that torture for him? When a person can't control himself and does things against his will, how can he not be in pain?"

"If you can't find the reason, keep looking; if you can't think of a solution, keep thinking. If he is a gentle person, a wise ruler who should be praised, then he shouldn't be subjected to such slander and insults."

Qi Jin's eyes burned with passion, and his resolve hardened considerably: "Your Majesty, His Majesty is infatuated with you because you possess qualities that make him so enamored. As for how you intend to help His Majesty in the future, I will go through fire and water for you, no matter what."

He knelt on one knee, clasped his hands in a fist salute, his face filled with respect for Gu Jiangli.

Gu Jiangli gently lifted his forearm and helped him stand up.

"Qi Jin, we are of one mind, both doing this for His Majesty's good. If His Majesty goes mad again and tries to kill people, could you find a way to get information and then inform me?"

"Your Majesty, rest assured, this is not difficult. I share information with the other secret guards. If His Majesty has any new developments, the other secret guards around His Majesty will also inform me, and I will relay them to you as soon as I know."

Gu Jiangli felt relieved.

Now Qi Jin is quite loyal to her. With Qi Jin around, it won't be so difficult for her to find out anything about the emperor.

"Alright, I will trust you as much as His Majesty trusts you. Shall we eat now?"

Qi Jin nodded somewhat embarrassedly, but as soon as he sat down, he seemed to remember something and asked:

"Your Majesty, there is still one thing I do that I do not know how to do. Please give me some guidance."

"No need to be so polite, just tell me directly."

"Your Majesty will surely inquire about my situation in Yongning Palace in the future. Should I tell Your Majesty the truth about what happened today?"

Gu Jiangli smiled; it turned out he was asking for her opinion.

"Qi Jin, you don't need to ask for my opinion on this matter. If His Majesty asks you, you can say it if you want to, or you can not say it if you don't want to. Today you revealed His Majesty's health condition to me. Even if His Majesty finds out, I don't think he will blame you. You can consider everything yourself."

"Your subject... understands."

"Okay, let's eat."

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After that day, Qi Jin indeed returned to the emperor's side.

Gu Jiangli didn't need to ask Qi Jin to guess what the emperor had asked him.

He sent Qi Jin here partly to protect her safety, but also partly to monitor her behavior.

Her identity is somewhat special, and she does indeed need to be treated specially.

Fortunately, Qi Jin was easily fooled. She said that the emperor was particularly fond of her, and Qi Jin believed her.

Gu Jiangli knew in her heart that the emperor currently only had some goodwill towards her.

The claim that the emperor was infatuated with her was entirely an exaggeration on her part, a way to extract information from Qi Jin.

But Qi Jin believed it wholeheartedly and talked a lot about the emperor to Gu Jiangli.

He explained in detail what he liked and disliked.

Thanks to him, Gu Jiangli gained a deeper understanding of the emperor.

Qi Jin was making such a fuss about getting her on good terms with the emperor, and she wasn't idle either. Although she told Qi Jin some lies, one thing was absolutely true—

She wanted to cure the emperor.

It was not only because he was the ruler of a country, nor simply because he was the target of a mission.

Another point is that the emperor is the father of the future child.

Gu Jiangli glanced unintentionally at her lower abdomen, and if nothing unexpected happened, there should already be a little life growing there.

She wanted her child to be born to a gentle and wise ruler, not a cruel and bloodthirsty tyrant.

Therefore, she has a lot to do in the next few months.

She began to frequently visit the Emperor's Jing'an Palace.

However, Jing'an Palace was the emperor's own bedroom, and she could not enter alone without being summoned.

Therefore, when she could not be summoned, Gu Jiangli would wait alone at the entrance of Jing'an Palace, waiting for the emperor to return from court so that he could lead her inside.

Fortunately, the emperor was not annoyed by this. Every day when he saw her, he would only say, "Here you are again?" and then let her follow him into the house.

Gu Jiangli followed the emperor around happily every day, like a little shadow. With Qi Jin revealing a lot about the emperor's preferences to her, the food she brought was enough to please him.

The reason she took the initiative was quite simple.

She always believed that the emperor's drastic change in temperament was due to someone's sabotage, so she had to stay by the emperor's side to see if she could discover anything from it.

She ate whatever the emperor ate, drank whatever the emperor drank, sat quietly to the side while the emperor reviewed memorials, and waited outside while the emperor bathed and changed clothes.

She paid particular attention to the emperor's food.

If there's something wrong with what the emperor is consuming, and she's about to consume it, the system will definitely alert her in her mind.

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