Sometimes, even as a supporting character, the original owner of this body would have moments when her thoughts were out of control. So, despite once being the most talented woman in the entire capital, envied by everyone, she didn't even understand the principle of nipping danger in the bud.
Zishu Tang is not a good male lead; he is a typical gigolo. Although he eventually regained his military power and real authority in the story, he was still a disappointment.
But all of this was based on taking advantage of a girl.
Even if he did use someone at the beginning, he was able to do what he promised, so he can be considered a qualified male protagonist.
But he didn't. He only wanted to use someone and then discard them. He wanted the original owner to die, and he wanted the entire Prime Minister's mansion to disappear. Otherwise, even if he held great power, he would remember the days when he was bullied when he had no real power. He believed that his great achievements should not involve others, so the Prime Minister's mansion had to die, and the original owner had to disappear as well.
Besides this, in order to establish a so-called image of deep affection, and to prevent others from suspecting him, he had a bodyguard who resembled him impersonate him and engage in intimate acts with other palace concubines.
He was deeply in love with Yunmei, but he ruined the innocence of another girl for nothing.
After he dismissed his harem, many women were unable to remarry, since purity was very important in this world.
Many women were abandoned by their families, and he did not properly take care of them.
Although those women each had their own motives, they must have liked him too. After all, he was the male lead, and even if it wasn't for family honor, they would still have feelings for him.
He couldn't respond to them, yet he pretended to give them hope.
This is why Li Fei and the others were so angry after they realized they had been deceived.
Besides the anger of knowing I'd been cheated, there was also a deep sadness of having my sincerity betrayed.
They liked him so much and cared about him so much, yet he went to such lengths for a woman of average appearance and extremely ordinary family background. How could they not be jealous and angry?
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As Zishu Tang listened to Wan Ge's words, he became increasingly alarmed. He immediately stood up, looked at him, and said, "Aren't you really afraid that I will take action against you? Don't forget that you are still in my harem. No matter how far Prime Minister Chang's reach is, it is impossible for him to extend his reach here."
"Can't you extend your reach here? Then what am I for? Don't overestimate yourself. When I had people spread rumors that the young prince was going to celebrate Consort Yun's birthday, His Majesty didn't even notice?"
What are you trying to say?
“I know all about the spies you’ve planted. Do you think things are that simple? You seem to be underestimating the Prime Minister’s residence.”
Zishu Tang was immediately alarmed. Yes, all he knew was this rumor. During the investigation, it was said that it was spread by the prince's wet nurse, but the prince's wet nurse was his person.
“I once truly believed that you were honest with me, so the Prime Minister’s residence was capable on its own, but I still cooperated with you. But you betrayed my trust.” After Wan Ge finished speaking, she slowly stood up and left the Imperial Study under his gaze.
Zishu Tang took deep breaths, trying to figure out what was wrong.
Suddenly he remembered something: she said he knew all his informants, which meant she also basically knew everything that happened in the harem.
So she knew when someone was plotting against her, which is why she had the wine sent back and instructed the person to drink it with her own eyes.
She realized that someone was plotting against her, and she also realized that she knew but hadn't stopped it. Therefore, she felt threatened by him and began to doubt what he had told her.
Zishu Tang never expected that the other party was more secretive than he was, and that the other party was monitoring him more closely. He thought he was unaware of this, and he hadn't even realized this when he initially had the wine sent back.
Looking at the other person's expression now, he realized it.
He always thought he was infallible, but he never expected to be defeated by these details.
Zishu Tang sat weakly in the chair, pondering how he should deal with the situation next.
Yes! I'm already building up my power; at worst, it'll be a three-way power struggle. As long as they don't completely break off relations, I still have a chance.
So what he should do now is to make it up to her, so that even if she no longer trusts him, things won't escalate to a complete breakdown. That way, he'll still have a glimmer of hope.
She's a woman, and she's already married to him; it's more likely that they'll achieve a win-win situation.
Thinking of this, Zishutang immediately summoned a eunuch and ordered him to find some good things to send to Wan Ge.
The eunuch nodded immediately upon hearing this, and Zishu Tang added a special instruction: "Make sure it's the best."
The eunuch paused for a moment, then immediately replied, "Yes."
Previously, His Majesty's rewards were all ordinary, merely for the sake of a fancy title. The brocades he bestowed were somewhat outdated, and the so-called jewelry was nothing more than gifts given by the old emperor to his former concubines, which were later confiscated because they had committed offenses. Therefore, those jewels and headdresses were all of the old style.
Now His Majesty is actually ordering him to deliver the best things. I wonder what happened. Just now, His Majesty and the Empress asked everyone to leave, and they were the only two discussing things. After they finished discussing, the Empress left with a detached expression, but His Majesty ordered him to deliver the best things to the Empress. Could it be that they had a fight?
In order to cover for Zishu Tang, the original owner didn't even tell his closest maid.
To avoid having those around him bribed and thus harming the people he loved, Zishu Tang kept his own actions, even from the eunuchs around him. He was unaware that everything he did related to Yunmei was done by himself.
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