The prince loves me like his life, but I force him to rebel

Tianzhu Street.

Cen Yu sat in the corner, drinking tea.

People at the next table were chatting vividly about palace secrets.

"Why is the new emperor so eager to marry Princess Yun'an when the late emperor's body is still warm?"

"It is said that the Imperial Astronomical Observation has revealed that the queen must be enthroned on these dates, otherwise the country will be in trouble."

"So, is the marriage between Dasheng and Qiangyi just going to be shelved like this?"

"You don't know this, right? The queen has to be chosen first. Even if the princess from Qiangyi comes, she can only be a royal concubine at best..."

"Oh, so, in the end, the world belongs to the Bai family..."

"Be careful with your words..."

Cen Yu exerted force with his hand, and the teacup broke into several pieces with a bang, but Cen Yu's calloused hands were not hurt at all.

"Master, calm down."

The man next to Cen Yu calmly gathered the fragments on the table and swept them directly to the ground.

"These two father and son are really useless. Even ordinary people know that the Bai family owns half of the world. Wuqing, how are you arranging the things I asked you to do?"

"Sima Ye doesn't know that he has been infected with the life-and-death Gu. Currently, there is a trace amount of antidote in his diet every day to delay the time of the Gu's attack. Sect Master, do you think I need to go to the palace again to let him know all this?"

"We'll know sooner or later, don't worry. With his current strength, even if I help him, it's not an absolute win against the Bai family. By the way, has Shu Huaiyuan returned to the imperial mausoleum?"

"Yes, he arrived at the Imperial Mausoleum yesterday evening. He will probably stay there from now on. It will be hard for him to get out."

"If he knew that his life was saved by Yun An marrying Sima Ye, how would he feel? The most difficult thing in the world is love."

"So it's best to be ruthless like me."

Cen Yu turned around and looked at Wuqing.

"Who in the world is heartless? You just haven't met someone who can move you."

"I heard that Sima Yao asked to go to Dingxi Prefecture to guard the border. I wonder if Miss Gu will accompany him."

Cen Yu frowned slightly.

The overall situation was undecided, and he shouldn't have cared about the consequences. However, if Gu Nianzhi followed Sima Yao to Dingxi Prefecture, it would be difficult for him to see Gu Nianzhi again.

Now Sima Yao still foolishly believes that Gu Nianzhi is a man. If they spend a long time together, even if he is as dumb as a piece of wood, he will inevitably discover Gu Nianzhi's true identity. By then, it will be too late when the two of them have already done it.

"Even if Sima Ye wants to banish Sima Yao to the frontier right away, it is reasonable to wait until after Sima Yao's wedding and the late emperor's funeral. There is no rush."

Although he said this, Cen Yu had the same worries in his heart as Wuqing said.

The relationship between Gu Nianzhi and Sima Yao seemed to have transcended that of ordinary master and servant, and there seemed to be a secret affection between them.

"They have been going out together recently. According to the spies' reports, it seems..."

"What does it seem like?"

"The spy didn't know that Gu Nianzhi was a woman. He said...he said Sima Yao and Gu Nianzhi seemed to have a homosexual relationship."

"If that's the case... could it be that Sima Yao likes Gu Nianzhi as a man? If he knew that Gu Nianzhi was a woman, what do you think would happen?"

"Wuqing, you don't know. If Sima Yao really has a homosexual tendency, he would definitely feel... disgusted just like an ordinary man knowing that his wife is a man, right?"

Wuqing has never had any love experience, but when his master asked him, he had to answer. Unexpectedly, Cen Yu was very satisfied with his answer.

"Then why don't we just let him know that Gu Nianzhi is a woman?"

A rare smile appeared on Cen Yu's face.

He thought he had found a solution to the problem.

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Prince Yao's Palace.

Gu Nianzhi didn't know what the relationship between him and Sima Yao was.

The two kissed and even held hands in the afterglow of the sunset. Regardless of their gender, they seemed to be a pair of young lovers who were experiencing the sweetness of love for the first time, but in fact, most of the time, they got along like brothers or master and servant.

Sima Yao was just a little more tolerant and generous towards her than he was towards Lin Heng, and it seemed difficult to see anything else.

"Should I let him know that I'm actually a woman?"

Gu Nianzhi squatted in the garden, picked a flower at random, and tore off the petals one by one.

"tell him."

"Don't tell him."

"tell him."

"Don't tell him."

"tell him."

"Don't tell him."

……

"tell him?"

What would happen if I told Sima Yao that I was a girl?

Gu Nianzhi tilted his head, unable to figure it out.

She was still not sure whether Sima Yao liked her as a woman or him as a man.

A woman dressing up as a man might be an obstacle to the development of their relationship, but it is hard to say whether it was because of the woman dressing up as a man that Sima Yao fell in love with her.

You can't just ask Sima Yao whether he likes men more or women more, right?

What makes Gu Nianzhi even more entangled is that the man’s identity is like a protective shell.

Sima Yao would not have any improper thoughts about her at the moment. Whether attending court or going out on the street, being a man is much more convenient than being a woman.

If Sima Yao knew that I was a woman and insisted on marrying me, and if I got pregnant, how could I travel back in time with peace of mind?

However, if she really had a child with Sima Yao, the child would definitely be as good-looking as him, with bright eyes, white teeth, and an upright figure...

Gu Nianzhi's thoughts drifted to who knows where. Just as she was daydreaming, Lin Heng came to her side, looked at the broken petals on the ground, and asked in confusion, "Mr. Gu, what are you doing?"

Gu Nianzhi's thoughts were pulled back. He turned around and looked up. Seeing that it was Lin Heng, he immediately stood up. However, he had been squatting for too long and suddenly stood up. His vision went dark and he could hardly stand.

Lin Heng quickly reached out and hugged Gu Nianzhi.

Gu Nianzhi subconsciously grabbed Lin Heng's neck out of her survival instinct.

"Mr. Gu, are you okay?"

Gu Nianzhi, who was supported, calmed down a little and uttered a few words softly.

"It's okay, don't let go yet."

Sima Yao had just gone to the palace to pay his respects to the Grand Empress Dowager, where he ate extremely delicious peach blossom pastry. Thinking that Gu Nianzhi would like it, he asked the Grand Empress Dowager for a whole plate, put it in his arms, and was rushing back in great joy, but unexpectedly he saw this scene at the entrance of the garden.

From his angle, he could see the two of them hugging each other, Lin Heng hugging Gu Nianzhi's shoulders, while Gu Nianzhi's hand was stroking Lin Heng's neck.