It's late at night.
Ma Shishi stood alone by the river, like a lost soul.
Her face was streaked with tears that hadn't been wiped away.
She lowered her head, looking down at the river.
The river was a hazy gray, obscuring her face, but Ma Shishi knew it must be a terrifying one.
A cut on her left cheek and forehead robbed her of her flawless complexion.
It's no longer captivating enough.
"Your Highness...have you forgotten...you said you would marry me."
"You said you would marry me..."
Ma Shishi murmured.
"You lied to me...you lied to me...how could you lie to me..."
Clearly before His Highness's wedding,
She once pretended to be jealous in front of His Highness and obtained His Highness's promise to marry her.
At that time, there was love in His Highness's eyes when he looked at her...
She said she was willing to wait, willing to wait until His Highness divorced her, gained a foothold in the court, and then marry her.
But Your Highness... how could you say something like killing her with a single blow, throwing her into a mass grave, and feeding her to the dogs?
Wasn't everything she did for His Highness?
Isn't it all for the sake of being with His Highness?
His Highness clearly said that he disliked Shen Ling, the woman in the Prime Minister's residence who never dared to show her face... No, Shen Ling did show her face...
That day at the Prince's mansion, she personally tore off Shen Ling's veil, only to be discovered by Shen Ling that she had put bracken root, which caused her allergy, in her tea...
She showed her face... that face that could launch a thousand ships...
So, His Highness was captivated by that face, forgetting all his previous promises and being so heartless and ungrateful to her?
"But Your Highness...you clearly said...you clearly said..." Ma Shishi choked up, softly asking herself in a voice so low it was almost inaudible, "How could you go back on your word..."
Ma Shishi wiped away her tears, somewhat taken aback.
Was she crying because of love?
She navigated relationships with all sorts of men, never letting them take advantage of her...
To her, men were nothing more than sycophants, summoned and dismissed at will.
She prided herself on being heartless and ruthless, having seen through the illusions of love.
Just now, I was heartbroken because of His Highness's heartlessness and ingratitude?
Shouldn't she hate Shen Ling? Was it Shen Ling who ordered her face to be disfigured?
Why does she hate His Highness so much...?
She's fallen for him?
Ma Shishi covered her face with her hands in astonishment, completely unable to accept the fact.
Impossible! Impossible! She would never fall for anyone!!!
Only a fool would like someone!
She only likes herself!
It must be because His Highness is the only man who has ever rejected her, and she has never suffered such humiliation before... that's why she hates His Highness so much.
"That must be it."
"I won't like anyone..."
"I must make His Highness like me again, I must..."
Ma Shishi looked at the lake.
His expression gradually calmed down.
A pair of beautiful, innocent eyes, yet they held a cold, indifferent look.
Gu Mu has been in this world for some time now.
These days, besides completing system tasks and receiving rewards,
It was about resolving the problems facing this dynasty.
For example, disaster relief in Jiangnan, the Empress Dowager's coup, and border wars.
He has never had a peaceful day in this world.
Back then, before he transmigrated into this female-oriented novel, his life was a monotonous routine: school cafeteria, dormitory, and home.
It was even so calm that it seemed boring.
But now, having transmigrated to this world, he has experienced several historic events in just a few months.
Is this what female-oriented fiction is all about?
The author of this female-oriented novel is very conscientious; the plot is tightly arranged and there is no filler content.
Everything in Hidden City is arranged, and all that's left is for the person who received the entry permit to bring their people over and become citizens of Hidden City.
The system task has been completed, and the reward has been received.
The scheming woman has been dealt with, and for the time being, there are no more power struggles within the household.
Gu Mu breathed a sigh of relief.
I'm planning to visit a brothel.
As the saying goes, if you travel back to ancient times and don't visit a brothel, you've wasted your time.
Moreover, he had also heard about it from his female classmates at school who read female-oriented novels.
Even if the female protagonist were to travel back to ancient times, she would still visit a brothel.
This is a place that every time traveler, regardless of gender, would visit.
Gu Mu felt that he had to go and see it no matter what.
Besides, this is a female-oriented novel, not a male-oriented one yet. If he's in a hurry to take a concubine, the mansion will definitely turn into a large-scale domestic power struggle base.
He hadn't read any female-oriented novels, but he had watched some historical dramas.
There are too many women in the household, and things become unsettled.
For example, a concubine might get pregnant, but then miscarry after only a few months...
Or perhaps, the child is born safely, only to find out later that the child is someone else's...
In comparison,
Visiting brothels would be much less troublesome.
He'll just look at it, but won't take it back.
What could possibly be wrong?
Gu Mu ordered his assassins to buy him a set of coarse cloth clothes. Because he was the biggest villain in a female-oriented novel, his looks were so striking, reaching a level that was universally condemned.
He exuded an air of nobility and a chilling aura.
Even in the most ordinary clothes, she stands out in a crowd.
So he ordered his assassins to buy back the cheapest-looking coarse cloth clothes.
Apply several shades of darker color to your face.
Then add a rough beard.
Looking in the mirror—he's still a handsome young man.
He didn't know if every female-oriented novel had such a high upper limit, or if the female-oriented novel he was inhabiting had such a high upper limit.
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