Chapter Nineteen Standard Configuration
After court, Gu Yanjing summoned his secret guards to inquire about Nan Wan and Duan Xingyue.
Duan Xingyue is now a eunuch, but he still has some status as someone who cooks for the emperor. He married Nan Wan, supposedly to serve him, but she basically just stays by his side and does nothing.
However, according to the secret guards, Nan Wan has recently been urging Duan Xingyue to take her with her to escape from the palace, and Duan Xingyue is actually tempted.
However, Duan Xingyue wanted to poison the emperor first to avenge his status as a eunuch before leaving.
Although Nan Wan was afraid, she agreed and went to seduce Zhang Tingshi, the fourth male lead.
That's right, the standard setup for the female lead in palace dramas is always a royal physician in the palace and a devoted male supporting character who has feelings for her, even if he can't have her. He'll still risk his life to protect her when he sees her and the male lead showing affection.
In Gu Yanjing's eyes, this was nothing short of insanity.
"Your Majesty, should I kill Duan Xingyue and Nan Wan?" the guard asked, kneeling on the ground.
Gu Yan waved his hand in surprise: "No need. Since they want to leave the palace, let's help them. However, go and tell the Nan family that I want one of their daughters to be my empress."
What did the system say before? It's about following the storyline, right?
"By the way, what's the situation with Gu Shiyue?" Gu Yanjing rarely thought of the male lead who was locked up in prison.
If there's only a female lead, how can this play be performed?
Standing on the bird stand, Gu Congxin looked at Gu Yanjing's smile, which resembled a pie chart, and instantly thought, "My god, there are actually people who can come up with this kind of fractional analysis."
Wow, no wonder it's its host.
"King Qi only has one son. He has recently found a man who looks exactly like Gu Shiyue and plans to use him to exchange for Gu Shiyue."
The secret guards weren't actually from the royal family; they were trained by Lu Lingjun. They basically only listened to him and ignored everything Lu Lingjun said.
He's such a convenient person; Lu Lingjun really understands him best.
“We’ve found someone who looks exactly like Gu Shiyue. How interesting. Bring him into the palace and keep a close eye on Gu Shiyue.” Upon hearing this, Gu Yanjing immediately came up with a very interesting idea.
Gu Congxin shrank back, feeling that his emperor seemed to have some kind of ulterior motive, and that he was going to play the other person to death.
Although he was incredibly curious, he didn't dare to ask.
However, after the guards withdrew, Gu Yanjing suddenly asked him with a smile reminiscent of a pie chart: "Gu Congxin, do you think it's possible for a person to completely transform into another person?"
Will he become so unrecognizable that even his closest relatives don't recognize him?
Yes, he'll do it. Even if he doesn't, he'll make him believe he does.
Gu Congxin dared not answer, fell to the ground with a thud, and pretended to be dead.
Wow, his acting skills in faking death are getting more and more superb.
He didn't care that Gu Congxin had fallen to the ground. He quietly flipped through the book in his hand, and the sunlight shining through the window made it seem like a peaceful and serene time.
On the windowsill, a blue-gray bird stood, looking at Gu Yanjing with a blank expression. After a long while, it left under Gu Yanjing's displeased gaze.
"It's a lingering ghost."
Frustrated, Gu Yan threw down the book in his hand, and a blazing flame shot from his fingertip across the sky, heading towards the person in question.
Meanwhile, in the Imperial Medical Hall of the palace, a young palace maid looked at the man opposite her with expectant eyes. Having received what she wanted, she sweetly thanked him.
The man dressed in the official robes of the Imperial Physician's Office asked the young palace maid in front of him with a puzzled look, "What do you need these herbs for? Be careful of incompatible medicinal properties and poisoning."
The young palace maid, clutching a purse filled with herbs, explained with her head bowed, "I don't know how to eat them; I just want to learn how to identify herbs."
The imperial physician was relieved and let the young palace maid leave.
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