Gu Jiangli died the day before the awards ceremony.
She was the most likely candidate to win the Best Actress award, but she died from a sudden cerebral infarction the night before... though she wasn't completely dead.
She was lying in the hospital, temporarily in a vegetative state.
But her soul was reborn in the body of a concubine in the imperial harem who also had the name "Gu Jiangli".
Gu Jiangli's ability to be reborn was not passive, but rather an active choice.
Because there is also a "childbirth system" that follows her.
The system gave her a choice: as a concubine of "Gu Jiangli," she could give birth to a child for the Emperor of Great Xia within a year and successfully become Empress within three years, thus completing the mission.
As long as she completes her mission, Gu Jiangli, who is lying in a vegetative state in the hospital, will have several years more to live after waking up.
The more worlds she travels to and the more missions she completes, the more likely she is to live to be a hundred years old in her original world!
Why wouldn't you do a business that's guaranteed to make a profit?
Therefore, Gu Jiangli accepted the mission without hesitation.
born!
Give birth to that son of a bitch!
But when she actually woke up and saw the dilapidated room and the desolate, overgrown courtyard, she had a vague feeling that things were not so simple.
"Ding! Hi dear, this is the Childbirth System No. 009. You can call me 'Zizai'. We've successfully signed a contract. From now on, Zizai will always be there to protect you. Feel free to ask me any questions, dear~"
At first, the tone, which sounded like that of a Taobao customer service representative, made her feel very awkward, but after listening to it for a while, she surprisingly got used to it.
“Okay, Zizai. Tell me about your current situation. I don’t think the place I’m living in looks like a palace where a concubine lives. It looks more like an abandoned, neglected building.”
She couldn't help but wonder if the person she was reborn into was really a concubine.
In her mind, the palace had always been a magnificent and splendid place.
"Don't worry, honey, I'll explain the background to you now."
Zizai started recounting the founding of the Great Xia Dynasty, and Gu Jiangli listened intently.
But the more she listened, the deeper her brows furrowed.
It turns out that the current emperor, Xiao Dingyuan, was the founding emperor of the Great Xia Kingdom.
Eight years ago, Xiao Dingyuan, who had just turned twenty-two, led 20,000 soldiers into the imperial city, beheaded the previous emperor at the palace gate, and then put on the dragon robe to sit on the throne, changing the country's name to Xia, thus establishing the Great Xia Dynasty.
The previous emperor was dissatisfied with Xiao Dingyuan's plot to usurp the throne, and before his death, he made a heart-wrenching curse against Xiao Dingyuan.
First, Xiao Dingyuan must die without an heir. The Xiao family's imperial throne, which began with him, will also end with him.
To die without an heir is undoubtedly the most vicious curse for an emperor.
At first, Xiao Dingyuan did not take the curse to heart.
But perhaps the previous emperor's resentment was too deep, or perhaps Xiao Dingyuan's health was already somewhat problematic, so the "curse of having no heir" seemed to have really taken effect.
Since Xiao Dingyuan ascended to the throne, he has taken in many concubines and held a selection of concubines every year. However, in the vast harem with countless concubines, the cry of an infant has never been heard.
"Tsk tsk tsk, from a scientific point of view, Xiao Dingyuan definitely has some problems."
But if everyone else is having trouble getting pregnant, how can she possibly get pregnant?
Before the question could even be asked, the system mentioned that a concubine had once been pregnant.
"In the sixth year of the Jianyuan era, which was two years ago, news came that Consort Shu was pregnant. This delighted the emperor, who immediately promoted Consort Shu's rank. However, she was only three months pregnant when she fell from the pavilion of Phoenix Terrace and miscarried."
"Thus, the emperor was heartbroken and felt particularly guilty and fond of Consort Shu. Despite the opposition, he made her Consort Shu Noble Consort."
"At the same time, the emperor also deeply hated the culprit who caused Consort Shu to fall from Phoenix Terrace, and wished he could cut that scourge into a thousand pieces."
Hearing this story, Gu Jiangli shook his head repeatedly with regret. "So, this means someone caused Consort Shu to fall off Phoenix Terrace, leading to her miscarriage? Sigh, if that's true, it's only natural that the Emperor hates the culprit. He finally had a concubine pregnant, and the curse could be broken soon, but she was ruined like this. If I were the Emperor, I would have torn that person to pieces too."
Gu Jiangli was now completely immersed in the role of the emperor, and even began to sympathize with this childless emperor.
How heartbreaking it is for a father to be unable to protect his unborn child!
But Zizai said, "The emperor was benevolent and did not execute the murderer."
"Huh? They're still alive? Do they have some powerful connections? Who's the killer?"
After Gu Jiangli finished asking the question, he seemed to hear the system's shy laughter in his mind:
"It's you, darling."
Gu Jiangli: "???"
"To be precise, it's Gu Jiangli, the original owner of this body. Let me introduce Gu Jiangli to you."
"Gu Jiangli, daughter of the Tiger General, is a feisty and arrogant woman who looks down on everyone. She can even talk back to the emperor. As a result, she has made many enemies after entering the palace and is disliked by the emperor."
"For some reason, she did push Consort Shu off Phoenix Terrace, causing her to miscarry. And it is precisely because of this that you, my dear, were reborn in this dilapidated house."
"Although the emperor hated Gu Jiangli, he did not take her life. He only demoted her from the rank of fourth-grade Zhaoyi to the rank of ninth-grade Cairen, dismissed all her servants, and imprisoned her in Yilan Palace for life, forbidding her from stepping out of the palace without being summoned."
"It's just that you were reborn into her body with some grievances. Now, your situation is such that even a passing palace maid could spit on you."
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