Gu Yufei gently pushed open the old door. She thought she would see an elderly woman in the house, but to her surprise, the person standing in front of her was a young girl.
There was a hint of sadness in the girl's eyes, as if she had an unknown story.
She didn't seem surprised to see Gu Yufei come in.
"Are you a time traveler too?" The girl's voice was very gentle.
"How do you know?" Now it was Gu Yufei's turn to be surprised.
"You are not the first person to come here to see me. Five people have come to see me before you."
"Are they all time travelers?" Gu Yufei asked in surprise.
"My name is Qingwen." The girl's voice was clear and soft as she told Gu Yufei about her unusual experience.
It turns out that Qingwen is a time traveler who accidentally came to this world and met a man in disguise.
At that time, she didn't know that the approachable young man in front of her was actually the emperor of the time.
They spent a happy time outside the palace, which was the freedom and romance that Qingwen had never dared to hope for.
However, the good times didn't last long. The emperor's true identity was finally revealed. He affectionately told Qingwen that in order to be with her forever, he would bring her into the palace and make her a concubine. Qingwen's world collapsed in that moment. She knew that within the palace walls was a golden cage. Once inside, true freedom would be elusive.
Life in the palace wasn't as idyllic as she'd imagined. There were many beauties within, and although the emperor doted on her, she could never truly experience that pure happiness. Whenever night fell, she would stand alone under the long corridor, gazing at the bright moonlight, longing for the carefree days outside the palace.
Gu Yufei listened to Qingwen's story with mixed emotions. She could sense Qingwen's inner struggle and helplessness, and felt pity for her fate. Within the palace walls, despite its apparent prosperity and wealth, it was actually filled with endless loneliness and bitterness.
"I often think that if I hadn't met him, perhaps everything would be different now." A trace of confusion flashed in Qingwen's eyes, her voice was low and sad, and every word seemed to be squeezed out from the bottom of her heart.
"They said you were imprisoned for assassinating the emperor..."
"Yes, I assassinated him. Every day in the palace, I saw him with other women. I could only be with him for one and a half days a month. I was going crazy!" Qingwen's tone became excited.
Gu Yufei hesitated to speak.
Duan Yu said that if he made her the queen, it meant that she would also be trapped in the palace and unable to be free.
"At first, I planned to let the days pass by like this. But one day, a book appeared out of thin air in my hand. It said that as long as I killed the emperor, I could return to the real world."
"So, you just?"
"Yes, I thought I had prepared everything, but I didn't expect it to fail. Because another time traveler appeared, her name was He Xiulian. She found out about my plan from somewhere and told the emperor everything..."
"Where is He Xiu Lian now?" Gu Yufei felt something was wrong.
Qingwen shook her head: "I only met her once. Since I was imprisoned, I haven't seen her again."
"Do you still recognize her?"
"Even if it turns to ashes, I can still recognize it!"
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