After Shen Ling eliminated the four men in black, only the young man in the green robe remained.
However, that person doesn't seem to be planning to make a move yet.
Until the day before Gu Mu was to return to the capital, he did not see the young man in the blue robe appear again.
During their time in Jiangnan, the people relied on the post stations for relief to get through the difficult times while also sowing hybrid rice seeds.
As the situation in the Jiangnan region gradually improved, Gu Mu gradually relaxed his vigilance.
Forget his situation as a female-oriented novelist.
On the night before returning to Beijing, Ma Shishi brought two jars of wine from somewhere and knocked on Gu Mu's door.
These past few days in Jiangnan, she has been busy with the affairs of the people and has lost a lot of weight.
But she looks even more innocent now.
She originally had an extremely pure and innocent appearance, but she inexplicably learned a lot of seductive skills, so every smile and frown of hers was full of charm.
Ma Shishi placed the wine on the table, smiling as she said, her two shallow dimples particularly charming: "Your Highness, this is a specialty of Jiangnan. It's hard to find due to the famine, but someone specially found it for you~"
"Your Highness, would you like to try a sip?" Ma Shishi poured two glasses of wine, placing one in front of herself and handing the other to Gu Mu.
Immediately, a fragrant aroma of wine wafted over.
The original owner was a heavy drinker, so when Gu Mu smelled the alcohol, he felt like alcohol worms were crawling up his body.
He took a small sip.
Fine wine!
It doesn't seem to have much power.
Ma Shishi smiled and clinked glasses with Gu Mu, exchanging intimate words, acting like a rare confidante.
During this time, Gu Mu also saw her hard work for the people.
In addition, she didn't cause any trouble.
She looks like a clingy little sister next door.
Gu Mu unconsciously drank two more glasses.
Then, he saw that Ma Shishi's eyes suddenly started to redden.
"Your Highness..." A cry echoed through the air, as if the beloved were right before her eyes, and she was drunk and unable to control her emotions: "Your Highness... seeing you with Ling'er together, I... I feel so sad..."
Suddenly, a large tear fell from Ma Shishi's eye.
She looked pitiful, with tears streaming down her face.
"Your Highness, why don't I have a better background than Ling'er? The person I love is right in front of me, but I can only look up to them?"
"Your Highness, why? Please tell me why...please..."
"Your Highness~"
Ma Shishi drank one cup after another.
People say that when a person is drunk, they often call out the name of their most beloved person.
"I thought you would marry me." Ma Shishi suddenly laughed, her eyes crinkling, her eyelashes long and curled, her dimples captivating. But as she laughed, she started to cry again: "I love you so much, yet I can only watch you with someone else."
"Your Highness, do you know how I pretend nothing's wrong every day..."
"But are you actually feeling particularly upset inside?"
"Every morning when I wake up, my pillow is wet."
"But I can only watch you, afraid to disturb you... afraid of hurting Ling'er, afraid... that you'll get annoyed with me..."
"Your Highness, are you annoyed with me? You haven't called me Shishi in so long..."
Ma Shishi held Gu Mu's hand, looked intently into his eyes, and asked.
Her eyes were big, both innocent and alluring.
Like a cat's paw, it tickles your heart.
But... Gu Mu is someone who follows a script... This is a very high-level green tea bitch.
Although the girl in front of me looks innocent and harmless.
Yet, he was the one who could tear the female lead apart with five horses while carrying the original owner of the body.
But... her confession was so sincere and heartfelt, it didn't seem like a lie.
Ma Shishi before me is like a fragile work of art, laid out before me without reservation.
"You're drunk." Gu Mu pulled his hand away. He wasn't the type to take advantage of someone in a vulnerable state. "Go back to your room and rest. We have a long journey ahead tomorrow."
Moreover, he understood the little green tea girl's little schemes.
...
I don't know if it was because he pulled back too hard, or for some other reason.
As he moved, Ma Shishi swung her arm forward, and then her light shirt gradually slid down.
She revealed a large expanse of snow-white skin and delicate collarbones.
People in ancient times were very particular about etiquette. Ma Shishi turned pale with fright, quickly covered her chest with her hands, and said in a coquettish voice, "Your Highness..."
But they didn't think to pull up the collar that had slipped down.
He was probably stunned.
"Your Highness, what...what did you see?" Ma Shishi asked, her head lowered and her face flushed.
Clothes not worn properly
What did you ask others to see?
Gu Mu belatedly realized that he hadn't said much, yet he had experienced Ma Shishi's heartfelt confession, and... the teasing of her clothes slipping off.
Isn't this just like... a plot from a palace drama where the female supporting character seduces the regent, who's just a background character, and then, after receiving his favor, flaunts her power in front of her girlfriends?
Once again, he was used as a background character without even realizing it.
After all, women in ancient times were confined to their chambers, and even the most ambitious women could only rely on powerful figures to advance their status.
The regent, who holds immense power, is their best tool for advancement.
There are many clichés in female-oriented novels.
He wants to go back to the male-oriented channel.
Sure enough, after Gu Mu regained his senses, he realized that Ma Shishi's real purpose was to sleep with him.
Whether it was her previous confession under the influence of alcohol or the seemingly unintentional slip of her clothes, it was all a prelude to sleeping with him.
Well... actually, it's not a big deal if he gets slept with.
He might not be the one who suffers the loss.
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