After all, she was now the sister of a disgraced official, so how could she be qualified to sit on the throne of the empress?
Historically, empresses have always required their families to have a clean and respectable background...
So Shen Ling was afraid, afraid that in the future she would fall more deeply in love, and that His Majesty, having lost his feelings for her, would abandon her...
I'm afraid that even if two people are mutually attracted, they won't be able to be together...
This world has given her far too much unbearable sorrow...
She just wanted to protect herself.
"I know what you're afraid of, don't be afraid." Gu Mu knew the secret of Shen Ling's rebirth, so he naturally understood her worries.
He gently patted her back, as if coaxing a child, and said softly, "It's alright. Even if the world is unfair to you, I will protect you."
"Because I will sooner or later trample this world under my feet."
Gu Mu spoke his last sentence with extreme ruthlessness.
It sounds terrifying.
Gu Mu has also experienced the injustices of this world.
But there are too many bizarre practices in this world, and because of these excessive practices, the logic becomes inconsistent, leading to bugs.
This bug alone is enough for Gu Mu to take a gamble and try to trample the world under his feet.
"So don't be afraid, with me here, there's nothing to be afraid of in the future."
"Keep walking with your eyes closed, and we will eventually see the dawn."
Gu Mu was comforting Shen Ling, and also comforting himself.
Shen Ling smiled sincerely in his arms.
"Alright, then I will listen to Your Majesty."
"But I don't want to close my eyes, because in my eyes there is only His Majesty."
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