"This thing is very important to me. Only I know where it is. You will come with me!" Gu Mu felt his head buzzing. He had never read any female-oriented novels and didn't understand how they were structured.
Shouldn't it be that he transmigrates into a useless person but comes with a heaven-defying system, killing gods and Buddhas alike, and finally becoming the most powerful person in the world?
Why is he so conflicted about how to get rid of this maid? Is this the kind of domestic power struggle popular in female-oriented novels?
Gu Mu felt that things couldn't go on like this, and he had to steer female-oriented novels towards a male-oriented direction.
Hmm... The maid's next words confirmed that it was undoubtedly a power struggle within the household.
The maid stepped forward and whispered in Gu Mu's ear, "Could it be... that Your Highness forgot to bring that thing?"
Immediately afterwards, the maid's face gradually turned red, down to her neck: "Your Highness, I've heard that men don't perform well the first time, so... even if you don't do well, I'm sure the Princess won't mind too much."
That... thing?
Could she be referring to...?
In an instant, Gu Mu felt like he was being subtly insulted.
But Gu Mu was, after all, a man who aspired to make female-oriented novels feel like male-oriented novels.
He is a prince! The future regent, above all others, second only to one!
Although he received modern education emphasizing equality from a young age, dressed in such an impressive outfit, it would be a disservice to the title of prince not to display his majesty.
His face instantly hardened: "Are you going, or are you going to die?"
A villain who constantly talks about disregarding human life is a perfect example of a villain.
Even when Gu Mu lowered his voice, a hint of anger could still be heard.
No man would feel good being implied like that.
Unexpectedly, this fierce maid, though seemingly indifferent to her own thoughts, still uttered words that were sure to shock and amaze.
She knelt on the ground and shouted in a voice as if afraid no one would hear her, "Your Highness! Please don't go mad! I'll go with you, please don't go mad!!!"
...Lost his mind?
...Did the original owner have this problem?
...Wait a minute, although Gu Mu had never read any female-oriented novels, he had heard of what a "beautiful, strong, and tragic villain" was. Although these characters were ruthless and committed many evils, they could often gain countless fans by simply having a pretty face and a tragic backstory to clear their name.
...Could it be that the original owner also had a tragic past?
After all, he's gone mad; it wouldn't make sense if he didn't have a tragic backstory to match it.
Gu Mu, who hadn't yet opened the "memory box of the original owner's previous life," felt a deep headache.
The fierce shouts of the maidservants summoned other maidservants. The other maidservants, in turn, raised their voices, attracting even more maidservants.
They rushed towards Gu Mu and surrounded him.
"Your Highness, tonight is your wedding night, and many high-ranking officials and nobles are present. As a prince, you cannot allow yourself to be a laughingstock!"
"Your Highness! Please go back to your room and calm down. You'll feel better after a while once you're back in your room!"
"Yes, Your Highness, let us escort you back to your room so that the other guests won't laugh at you."
Now everyone is rushing to take him back to his room.
Feeling utterly exhausted, Gu Mu no longer wanted to speak. He was escorted into his room by the maids, who then closed the door. When he was all alone, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The maids dared not come in, but several stood guard outside the door, ready to give him any orders.
But that doesn't matter. As long as there's no one else in the room, Gu Mu can receive the original owner's memories from the previous life with peace of mind.
The memory is a quick look at the original owner's previous life from an observer's perspective.
It turns out that he not only betrayed Shen Ling, but also exterminated Shen Ling's entire clan, controlled the young emperor as his puppet, and finally caused the young emperor's sudden death so that he could ascend the throne himself.
However, he later became dissolute and his country declined, leading to his execution by a foreign general at the city gate.
He had never seen Shen Ling's true face, not even after their marriage, because the female lead often wore a veil, and it was said that behind the veil was a face covered with red spots, which was quite terrifying.
At the time of his wedding, he was not yet the regent, but a prince, the seventh son of the emperor, whose mother was the former empress. However, after the former imperial concubine was made empress, he gradually fell out of favor.
His mother's death involved some secrets of the court and the harem, and his father, the emperor, was not entirely innocent either. After being neglected by the emperor, he witnessed too much coldness in people's hearts, and his character began to change gradually.
He wasn't really insane; he was just in a bad mood and wanted to do something evil. However, he was too good at pretending to be something he was not in, so he used this excuse to justify his actions.
There is an important timeline in my memory.
That is—
Three days later, the emperor died.
In three days, he will become the regent, above all others, controlling the little puppet emperor.
Gu Mu felt that there was something fishy about the emperor's death.
Although the original owner had been plotting a rebellion for many years, he now had considerable power and influence.
But before the original owner could launch a coup, the emperor suddenly died. At the same time, an imperial edict was issued to support the current empress's son, who was less than 12 years old, as the new emperor.
As for the original owner later becoming regent, monopolizing the court, and turning the new emperor into a puppet...
It can only be said that this character truly deserves to be called the biggest villain in female-oriented novels; the word "strong" is no exaggeration.
As the biggest enemy on the heroine's path of growth and revenge, the enemy must be of a high level.
Gu Mu let out a soft breath and lay down on the bed.
He was sleepy.
He was woken up by the system anyway, and he wanted to go back to sleep.
On the roof of Gu Mu's room, Shen Ling quietly covered the tile that had been lifted, and then sat on the roof to watch the moon.
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