It would be a lie to say I wasn't hungry.
But no matter how hungry she was, she had to endure it.
After Gu Jiangli finished tidying up the poria cocos, he set up a small stone bench in the yard, sat by the door, and waited quietly for nightfall.
Yilan Palace is located in the inner palace. Because it was something the original owner had done, Xiao Dingyuan's concubines all regarded it as an extremely unlucky place.
I will absolutely not pass by her door unless absolutely necessary.
But precisely because of this, it actually made things easier for Gu Jiangli.
In other words, only a few eunuchs and palace maids carrying errands and hurrying along passed by her door.
If heavy footsteps, a large number of people, and a relatively slow pace are observed, then there is no doubt that it is Emperor Xiao Dingyuan's imperial carriage passing by.
Based on this, Gu Jiangli sat by the door for an entire afternoon, listening to the various footsteps outside, enduring the hunger in his stomach, and watching the sun slowly set in the west.
She was waiting; her opportunity was coming soon.
Suddenly, Gu Jiangli's ears perked up and his eyes flashed.
A group of people approached from a distance, their steps heavy, their pace orderly, and their speed relatively slow.
This was clearly because a sedan chair was being carried, and inside the sedan chair sat an extremely distinguished person.
"Xiao Dingyuan, it wasn't for nothing that I've been waiting for you for so long, you've finally arrived."
Gu Jiangli murmured to himself, a faint smile appearing on his face.
My gaze swept across the ground; all sorts of props were ready.
Xiao Dingyuan, I don't believe you can escape my grasp.
Gu Jiangli held her breath, watching the group's footsteps draw ever closer.
Just as he was about to reach her door, Gu Jiangli squatted down and gently pulled the door open.
Clang, clang
The chains hanging on the door rattled, and a white arm holding a gray porcelain bowl emerged from the mahogany door.
Such a scene appears especially eerie in the dead of night.
The head eunuch was startled by this sudden and bizarre scene.
"Oh my god, it's a ghost!"
The eunuchs' hands, which were carrying the palanquin, swayed, causing the people on board to sway as well.
Gu Jiangli rolled her eyes speechlessly from inside the door.
What the hell? Haven't you ever seen a hand as flawless as white jade?
But she still pretended to be startled, hurriedly put down the bowl, and quickly pulled her hand back.
Then he knelt properly on the ground, waiting for Xiao Dingyuan to speak.
Xiao Dingyuan, who was taking a nap on the palanquin, was suddenly startled awake. "What's the panic? Don't you want to live anymore?"
The angry voice terrified the eunuchs, sending cold sweats down their faces.
Xiao Dingyuan has been irritable and unpredictable in the past two years, and no one dares to provoke him.
A eunuch's voice trembled as he said, "Your Majesty...we deserve to die..."
"I think you all deserve to die. Your bones are so weak that you can't even carry a palanquin?!"
The other eunuchs silently held the wooden beams on their shoulders tightly, fearing that something else might go wrong.
The eunuch who had just spoken swallowed hard, having already recovered from his shock.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. Your Majesty, please forgive me."
What "female ghost" is there?
Isn't the only person living in this Yilan Palace the demoted Consort Gu?
To absolve himself of responsibility, he quickly explained:
"Your Majesty, the incident happened suddenly. The servants did not shake their palanquins intentionally. It was because Consort Gu from Yilan Palace suddenly reached out from the door, which startled us... We don't know if she was thinking of escaping from the palace again."
Several eunuchs silently gave a thumbs-up to the eunuch who spoke up.
Everyone knows that His Majesty the Emperor hates Consort Gu the most.
If they can pin all the blame on her, His Majesty might not make things difficult for them for not being able to keep the palanquin steady earlier!
Xiao Dingyuan frowned almost imperceptibly.
The name "Consort Gu" has always been a source of pain for him.
Whenever he thought of Gu Jiangli, his mind would conjure up her arrogant expression.
And that child who died in the womb because of her!
If it weren't for Gu Jiangli's arrogance, jealousy, and ruthlessness, his child could have been born safely!
He glanced up at the plaque above the door.
The three characters of Yilan Hall have faded and fallen off slightly due to years of neglect, and the chains on the door are also rusty.
He didn't want to lock her up; after all, it was just confinement, not imprisonment.
But Gu Jiangli was simply a shrew who wouldn't listen to orders.
He ordered her not to step out of Yilan Palace, so she beat up the guards at the gate and made a fuss every day, trying to get out.
Only after he completely locked the door of Yilan Palace with iron chains did Gu Jiangli give up the idea of leaving the palace.
Why would someone suddenly make such a strange move? Could it be that they haven't given up and are still thinking about escaping the palace?
The thought ignited the anger within me.
"Gu Jiangli! I have spared your life time and again out of respect for your father, but you not only disobey but also defy imperial edicts time and time again. Do you really not want to live anymore?!"
Gu Jiangli cursed a thousand times in his heart as he listened to these words.
You don't want to live! You don't want to live!
If it weren't for the need to survive, why would I willingly come here to give birth to your child?
No one wanted to live more than her!
You can complain, but you can't show it on your face.
She silently recited the type of man the emperor liked several times in her mind, trying to smooth out the wrinkles between her brows and put on a gentle and virtuous yet aggrieved look.
Gu Jiangli's voice was as gentle as spring water as soon as she opened her mouth:
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