Chapter Thirteen Eunuchs
"Why did Your Majesty erase that mark? Is it because you don't like it?" Lu Lingjun's gaze fell on Gu Yanjing's neck, which was fair and smooth, as if nothing had happened.
He was a little unhappy.
"I don't like it." Upon hearing this, Gu Yanjing snapped his chopsticks in his hand.
He had just forgotten about that.
"Then I will be more careful next time." Lu Lingjun nodded, put his mind at ease, and handed Gu Yanjing another pair of chopsticks, but his words were quite amusing.
"Next time." Gu Yanjing took the chopsticks, but had no appetite.
"Your Majesty said the same thing the first time." Lu Lingjun smiled, as if he had remembered something.
Gu Congxin was unusually quick-witted: "Your Majesty, he's flirting with you."
Lu Lingjun glanced at Gu Congxin through the birdcage, his gaze smiling, but it looked exactly like the way Gu Yan had frightened him back then.
Even Gu Yanjing turned to look at him, his expression very strange, as if he was thinking about how to die.
Gu Congxin immediately pretended to be dead, fell to the ground with a thud, and remained motionless.
It was as if he was being stared at to death.
Gu Yan was surprised: ......
This idiot, who's actually kind of clever, really does say some surprising things.
"**Next time.**" Gu Yan turned around in surprise and repeated.
Lu Lingjun remained silent, finished breakfast with Gu Yanjing, and then left.
Although there aren't many things in the human world, they are complex, with several forces vying for power. Judging from his emperor's intentions, he plans to continue being a hands-off manager, so he has no choice but to accept his fate and try to do more scheming.
Watching the people walk away, Gu Yanjing dismissed the eunuchs and maids and summoned his guards.
"Gu Liu, go check on Nan Wan'er." After giving the order, Gu Yanjing dragged Gu Congxin over again.
"You, go and follow that woman who looks just like the female lead. Keep a close eye on her; she can't get into trouble."
After sending the system away, Gu Yanjing's figure faded and he left this plane.
Lu Lingjun, who was in the front court, sensed Gu Yanjing's movements, glanced in the direction where Gu Yanjing disappeared, but did not chase after him.
Gu Yanjing was raised by the Heavenly Emperor and regarded the Heavenly Emperor as his brother and father. Now that he is over seventy years old, he naturally wants to go back to see him after leaving the Linglong Tower.
Meanwhile, Gu Congxin, who had been sent to monitor Nan Wan, flew low all the way and was almost captured by the concubines in the harem. He finally found Nan Wan tending the fire in the imperial kitchen.
Nan Wan was dressed in a pink palace gown, her face covered in dust, looking utterly disheveled.
A young man sat next to her, clearly disapproving of Nan Wan's clumsy attempts at starting the fire.
"Useless, can't even add firewood."
"If you're so good, why don't you do it yourself? What are you doing standing there making such a fuss?" Nan Wan was choking on the smoke, tears streaming down her face, looking utterly pitiful.
But it's also ugly.
The teary-eyed scenes in novels are all fake; ugliness is ugliness, without any filters.
“I’m a cook, not a fire-starting maid. You’re the one who needs to start the fire.” Qing* was none other than Duan Xingyue, the third male lead who had been taken back to the palace by Lu Lingjun.
Duan Xingyue was born in a chaotic place known for its promiscuity. He is portrayed as a wanderer. When he meets the female lead, he is immediately captivated by her gentle nature and willingly becomes her cook.
However, he was eventually framed by the male lead's concubines for having an affair with the female lead. In order to protect the female lead and prove her innocence, he castrated himself.
Then, he accompanied the female lead for the rest of his life as her father-in-law. Many things that the female lead couldn't do herself, Duan Xingyue did. In the end, even the male lead was poisoned by Duan Xingyue.
He probably still resents being forced to castrate himself.
However, on the other hand, since he was going to be a eunuch sooner or later anyway, Lu Lingjun didn't feel wronged by making it a few days earlier.
Male Third: I'll f*** you!
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