In the primordial chaos, before Pangu separated heaven and earth, a monstrous energy permeated the Three Realms. This energy was omnipresent, and anyone with selfish desires could easily be drawn to its dark side, leading them to commit extreme acts. Later, after Pangu separated heaven and earth, the ancient gods joined forces to seal this monstrous energy and established the Heavenly Realm upon it to suppress it. Over the long course of time, the monstrous energy slowly developed sentience and its own consciousness. Although its true form could not escape the suppression of the Heavenly Realm, it was able to separate a portion of its consciousness, and Zhong Ran was created in this way.
The human world is a wonderful place, full of people, but also full of darkness, especially in the imperial palace. The resentment of women and the ambition of men are truly fascinating. So he came to the palace, became the imperial advisor, and witnessed one victim after another under the weight of power.
To be fair, Jian An was a shrewd and capable emperor, but precisely because he was an emperor, he had greater ambitions than others. He wanted to unify all the countries, and as long as this point was grasped, he could be well utilized.
And the Empress, who is said to be the most noble woman in the world, who can't say that she is also a victim of power? Zhong Ran once wondered how the Empress would react when she discovered that her husband liked another woman. The answer was no, she had no reaction at all.
On the contrary, she had an overwhelming passion for him.
Zhong Ran had met women who were interested in him before, but he had never met... such a shameless woman.
He still remembered the first time he saw Feng Guang. She was wearing a bright red palace dress and receiving the Empress's investiture ceremony in the main hall. Her demeanor was elegant and magnanimous, graceful and noble. But in the middle of the night, she would disregard her status as the Empress and come to his room to ask him to play chess. It was one thing that her chess skills were terrible, but while playing chess, she would always stare at him with infatuated eyes. After reporting his work in the Imperial Study, he would often "bump into" her. She would not only look at him with eyes like "How can you be so beautiful?", but would also directly say, "Grand Preceptor, you are so handsome."
Are you only obsessed with me because of my face?
The more she said these things, the more complicated things became for Zhong Ran... His "chance encounters" with her continued, but no matter which "chance encounter" it was, her behavior in front of him was completely different from her well-mannered and knowledgeable demeanor in front of others.
Zhong Ran always thought Jian An was an idiot, and yes, he was an idiot. Jian An's idea of giving up the world and the country for a piece of glass made him think that it was time to change the emperor, to change to a more ambitious emperor, so that the game would be more interesting. But before that, Jian An had one last use.
Although he didn't want to admit it, Zhong Ran felt that he had become an idiot that he despised, because he had started to take an interest in Feng Guang. He had tried to stir up the dark side of Feng Guang's heart, telling her that her husband liked another woman, which would endanger her position as empress and make her lose face. But how did Feng Guang respond at that time?
She said, "None of these things matter... as long as you and I develop a secret relationship."
A secret relationship?
These four words were interesting, so Zhong Ran happily agreed.
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