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The Eastern Palace was abolished, Prince Zhao ascended the throne, and the court instantly turned upside down.
All the ministers bowed their heads, speculating on how the new emperor would purge the remnants of the Eastern Palace, especially the astonishingly talented Second Young Master Gu Ningxi of the Gu family.
Not to mention that Gu Ningxi was the deposed crown prince's confidant, simply put, the imperial decree that banished His Majesty to Jizhou back then was personally written by Gu Ningxi, who was then a Hanlin Academy editor.
In the Imperial Study, Gu Ningxi arrived by imperial decree.
The emperor, holding great power, casually toyed with a letter of resignation: "You want to request an external posting?"
Gu Ningxi pursed her lips: "This subject's talent is shallow, I hope Your Majesty grants permission."
Lu Jing's tone was light: "It seems Yuanle is only willing to pledge allegiance to your elder brother."
Gu Ningxi lowered her gaze: "This subject dares not."
The Gu family was a prestigious aristocratic family with a glorious lineage. However, because they had assisted the deposed crown prince, they were greatly ostracized in the new dynasty.
The Gu family's descendants walked on thin ice in court, and after family deliberation, they decided to sacrifice Gu Ningxi as a pawn to slightly appease His Majesty's anger and show the Gu family's submission.
Her father coldly informed her of the family's decision, and her only loving mother could only comfort her privately: "It's just a nominal death by illness; when the time comes, we will bring you back and find you a good marriage after you resume your daughter's identity."
She said nothing, shutting herself in her room for three whole days.
As the sun began to rise, just like when the Gu family sent her to serve as the crown prince's companion, she was always beyond her own control.
"Minister Gu, please."
The door to the Imperial Study closed behind her. Gu Ningxi knelt in the hall, requesting an imperial decree.
"This subject wishes to remain in the imperial court."
The young monarch looked down at her from above; beneath her crimson official robe, an jade belt outlined a waist so slender it could be encircled by one hand.
"What, then, everything else is for Us to dispose of as We please?"
From the male protagonist's perspective:
"A close friend in youth, yet assisted my elder brother and became my enemy."
"The person I set my eyes on naturally belongs to me."
"If she wants power, I can give it all to her."
In the end, the emperor chuckled to a friend: "I am merely the Empress's Grand General who conquered the North."