Gu Mu looked at Shen Ling and suddenly sensed that something was wrong.
The candlelight flickered in front of her, shining directly on Chen Ling's face, yet the light on Chen Ling's face remained calm.
This is illogical.
Then, Gu Mu gradually noticed that the strange fragrance emanating from Shen Ling seemed to be stronger than usual.
Upon discovering this flaw, Gu Mu examined it more closely.
I noticed that everything around me seemed different from usual, but the difference was so subtle that it was almost imperceptible without careful observation.
But Gu Mu sensed something was wrong, so he looked at it very carefully.
"Is all of this an illusion?" Gu Mu frowned.
He is now extremely sensitive to hallucinations. He originally intended to kill Little Green Tea, but she vanished into thin air before his eyes.
Because the way he disappeared was so similar to the way he entered the hidden city, Gu Mu initially thought there were other similar hidden cities in the world.
Looking back now, it must have been a hallucination.
When exactly did he fall into the illusion?
The moment I stepped through this door?
Or was it the moment Chen Ling opened the box?
However, just as Gu Mu was convinced that what he was seeing was an illusion, he saw the air in front of him ripple like water.
Everything before my eyes seemed to recede like the tide, returning to normal.
Shen Ling sat next to him in his chair, keeping the small box open.
Once he regained consciousness, Gu Mu realized that all the information he had about the Morning Star Insect was wrong.
The morning worm has no curse at all. Its function is to create illusions while it is alive, and if its body is ground into ash and swallowed after it dies, the illusions can be dispelled.
"It's amazing." Gu Mu discovered that there were more amazing things in this world than he had imagined.
If the illusions created by the morning crickets could deceive a person's five senses, that would be one thing.
However, it can even affect a person's memory and thinking to some extent.
"It's been so long, it's already dead," Shen Ling said calmly.
It was as if what died in her hands was not a rare treasure.
It was just an ordinary worm.
"Your Highness, I will grind it into ash for you." Shen Ling said, picking up the morning worm with a silver needle, then placing it in a dish, and using a small porcelain spoon to continuously grind the morning worm.
Once it was ground to near completion, Chen Ling poured the powdered Chao Xi insects into a teacup and handed it to Gu Mu.
Gu Mu drank it all in one gulp.
It's no wonder that such a miraculous product with no side effects is so rare in the world.
Even if they weren't rare, but were once very common, they would have been hunted to extinction by our predecessors long ago.
"Why would you give me something so precious?" Gu Mu asked, looking up.
In her memory, Shen Ling had always been the princess who was determined to kill him.
But things changed too quickly during this period.
Has she really let go of the hatred from her past life?
Shen Ling smiled slightly. As clever as she was, she had long since learned to control her expressions during her years in the Prince's mansion.
As long as she doesn't want others to see it, no one can figure out what's on her mind.
Can one completely let go of the hatred from their past life?
It doesn't exist. She doesn't know who Gu Mu is, that he has appeared in the body of her greatest enemy.
Shen Ling didn't believe that Gu Mu had no relation to the original owner of the body.
However, it is clear that Gu Mu is several levels above the original protagonist.
From Gu Mu's actions, it seems that he has also discovered the secret of his rebirth.
If Gu Mu knew the secret of his rebirth, then he would definitely know that he needed revenge.
If I don't let him lower his guard, how can I gradually uncover the secrets of Gu Mu?
"That's because Your Highness is my husband. Whatever I have is the best, of course I want to give it to Your Highness," Shen Ling said sweetly, her lips seemingly coated with honey.
Two people, each with their own secrets, are attracted to each other.
But neither of them can reveal their secrets, and both are curious about the other's.
So this bit of goodwill seemed insignificant in their curiosity, and the two remained wary of each other.
Gu Mu went along with it, remembering the system task that making Chen Ling happy would increase the male lead value, so he said, "Since my beloved consort is so good to me, I should also make it up to her."
"My beloved consort, do you want to become the empress who rules the world?" Gu Mu said calmly, "When that time comes, I will build you a palace in the palace, filled with the toys you liked to play with when you were a child. The palace will also have a huge lawn so that my beloved consort can fly kites to her heart's content."
"The Prince's residence is too small, making repairs inconvenient. So, once I make you Empress, the mother of the nation, I will bring back the innocence you once lost. Is that alright?"
The last time they flew kites by the river, it was probably the only time Gu Mu had ever seen Shen Ling smile sincerely.
It was that smile that made Gu Mu realize that Shen Ling was not just a tool used by the system to generate rewards for him.
She is a living, breathing person, experiencing joys and sorrows.
It was at that moment that Gu Mu's heart fluttered.
Therefore, when the system asked Gu Mu to make Shen Ling happy, the only thing Gu Mu could think of was to bring back Shen Ling's childlike innocence.
I'll indulge her naivety and her recklessness.
Shen Ling was stunned for a moment, her eyes dark and unfathomable.
This man understands her.
Unlike the original owner, he was indifferent to her.
However, they had too many secrets about each other and couldn't truly open up to each other.
Shen Ling also managed to let go of everything and wholeheartedly love Gu Mu.
Between them lies the deep-seated blood feud created by the original owner in their previous life.
However, at this moment, there was still a hint of emotion in Shen Ling's eyes.
She smiled, her eyes crinkling into beautiful crescent moons: "Okay."
Neither of them felt there was anything wrong with uttering such treasonous and rebellious words.
In the eyes of the world, the entire Southern Kingdom has long been under Your Highness's control; all that's missing is the official title.
Gu Mu's words also indicated that he was not prepared to keep the young emperor alive.
Once Eunuch Cheng returns to the palace, he will deal with the young emperor.
This is also why he suddenly became more ambitious and busy handling government affairs during this period.
When the young emperor hesitated to confront him, he gave the young emperor a push.
"It's late, Your Highness should go back to rest," Shen Ling said with a smile to Gu Mu.
She had a Gu worm inside her body and knew that Gu Mu wouldn't touch her.
But in fact, she can force out these worms herself.
The reason it's kept inside is simply to protect itself.
If His Highness really had some kind of relationship with the original owner of this body, and she did that kind of thing with His Highness, she would never forgive herself.
Watching Gu Mu's departing figure from Xue Luo Courtyard, Shen Ling smiled and said, "Your Highness, in a cat-and-mouse game, being the cat doesn't necessarily mean being aggressive."
"Be obedient and charming, make him like you, and make him unable to live without you..."
"Isn't it right in the palm of your hand? There's no way it can escape."
"The game has only just begun."
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