"Do you know that many daughters of wealthy families want to marry him, but he chose you alone. This is your good fortune."

Gu Qinyao really wanted to ask her father if he wanted this good fortune, or else he should go and get married.

But in fact, if given the chance, Gu Qinyao believed her father would marry her.

This group of people will do anything for power.

"In short, I won't marry him. You can't force me to marry someone I don't even like."

Gu Qinyao's father looked very angry, after all, he did not believe that his daughter could disobey him.

In this ancient era, it was acceptable for daughters to have a little temper, but in important matters, the parents had to make the decisions.

"You have no choice but to marry him. You've eaten the Gu family's food, so you have to serve the Gu family! The Third Prince has taken a liking to you, so you should be grateful!"

Gu Qinyao has been placed under house arrest.

She truly never expected that after finally arriving in ancient times, just to complete a strategy mission, she would end up being kidnapped.

These people are pretending to be doing what's best for her, but in reality, they're harming her.

The Third Prince has harmed so many women; everyone knows how wicked he is inside.

But when it really came down to a critical moment, for the sake of the Gu family's interests, they did not hesitate to sacrifice her.

Gu Qinyao was utterly speechless.

Fortunately, she wasn't the original Gu Qinyao; she was just someone who came to do a mission.

[System, is there any way for me to escape? I still need to complete the strategy missions; I can't afford to waste so much time here.]

Gu Qinyao, as a working-class person, possesses a work ethic that capitalists greatly admire.

She wouldn't do anything that would waste her time and energy.

[Host, we can arrange for you to enter the Eastern Palace as a servant, and we'll set up a logically sound escape route for you. This way, you can have the advantage of being close to the Crown Prince and have a more intimate relationship with him.]

Gu Qinyao felt that it made a lot of sense.

[System, you're getting more and more amazing! You can even use these common sayings so easily now.]

[Thank you for your praise, host. We are an ever-evolving AI. If you wish, we can now arrange a route for you.]

Gu Qinyao naturally wanted to be the legitimate eldest daughter of the Gu family, someone that most people could look up to.

But the timing is simply not right now.

She couldn't possibly confront her father head-on.

Just as her adoptive father said, if she dared to go against him, she would be the one to suffer.

For this reason, Gu Qinyao decided that the best of the thirty-six stratagems was to flee.

Once the decision is made, there's no time to lose.

Please arrange it for me.

【Okay, host, we'll arrange it for you right away.】

After the system finished speaking, Gu Qinyao quickly fell into a coma.

Without anyone noticing, an extra palace maid appeared in the Eastern Palace.

The eldest daughter of the Gu family, however, fled.

The Gu family was in complete chaos. The wedding date, which had been set, was now indefinitely postponed due to the bride's escape.

The Gu family and the Third Prince were furious. They had very close ties of interest; otherwise, they would not have come together to consider this marriage.

But now the bride has run away, what will they use to get married?

The fact that the Third Prince was able to get along with the Gu family was largely due to Gu Qinyao's face.

He admired her reputation as the most beautiful woman in the capital, which is why he chose to marry her without hesitation.

But now, it's all been for naught.

Meanwhile, Gu Qinyao also disguised herself.

She saw Murong Lie's attitude clearly and remembered it well.

Of all the missions she'd undertaken, this Waterloo was one she cared about far more than before.

She tried several common methods, but none of them worked.

Having already willingly become a slave, if she still couldn't win Murong Lie's heart, Gu Qinyao would be tempted to bang her head against a wall.

As luck would have it, Gu Qinyao's new identity made her Jiang Tian's neighbor.

Jiang Tian's living conditions are quite good now.

Murong Lie wants her to live a good life, so he certainly won't mistreat her.

Although this woman usually had a faint sense of death, she never gave up on her quality of life while she was alive.

It was purely by chance that Gu Qinyao became her neighbor.

Regardless, when the newcomers arrived, Jiang Tian would nod slightly to express her politeness.

Gu Qinyao was more enthusiastic than anyone else.

She affectionately took Jiang Tian's arm: "Sister, where are you going?"

Jiang Tian glanced at her and silently pulled her hand down.

"I don't even know you, why are you calling me 'sister'?"

Gu Qinyao's face immediately fell.

After arriving at the East Palace, she did some special research.

It now seems that getting close to Murong Lie is equally difficult.

Fortunately, her neighbor was Murong Lie's personal maid.

Gu Qinyao also heard many rumors.

In the eyes of others, Jiang Tian was not only a personal maid, but also the Crown Prince's bedmate.

That's the kind of person she is; if you can win her over, you might have a chance.

As for the person next to her in bed, Gu Qinyao didn't believe it at all.

Murong Lie never had any contact with a woman in his previous life until his death, and everything was normal in this life, so there's no reason for it to suddenly change.

Perhaps such rumors existed in her past life, but Gu Qinyao simply ignored them.

The system also pointed out that Jiang Tian was just an ordinary passerby and would not affect the overall situation.

Gu Qinyao's current task is to win over Murong Lie, so she naturally has to seize every opportunity to get close to him.

For her, getting close to Jiang Tian might be the way to become a couple with Murong Lie.

But she never expected that the people in the Eastern Palace would be so inhumane.

Is it wrong to call someone "sister"?

Gu Qinyao was completely baffled.

"Sister, I just thought you looked kind, so I called you sister. Please don't take offense."

Jiang Tian's expression remained calm and composed: "Then don't call me that anymore. I have a name, Jiang Tian. Just say what you need to say directly from now on. There's no need to beat around the bush and make everyone unhappy."

She left after saying those words, completely disregarding Gu Qinyao.

Gu Qinyao was truly exasperated; how could there be so many strange people in the Eastern Palace?

"Don't mess with her. She's a favorite of the Crown Prince and doesn't usually interact with us. How can you go up to her and try to get close to her?"

Gu Qinyao tried to approach the other palace maids when she heard this advice.

She forced a smile: "Well, Sister Jiang, you can't possibly have no close friends, can you?"

The others nodded in agreement: "That's right, she's always been a loner, who could possibly associate with her?"

"So she doesn't have any hobbies?" Gu Qinyao continued to ask.

"That's true."

Gu Qinyao's eyes lit up immediately: "What hobby?"

"She really likes cemeteries and always wanted to buy herself a good one."