Quick Transmigration: Even Extras Want to Be Leading Actresses

Chapter 180 Breakthrough Round (5)

To be honest, this pen isn't very good to use. It's not only thin but also soft, and the tip breaks off if you apply too much pressure.

Gu Shijiu tried for a long time before adjusting the intensity.

Cao Xuanshi did not mention that this was a cheap eyebrow pencil that her former master had discarded.

She watched intently as Gu Shijiu struggled to write... in simplified Chinese characters!

“You’re not from here either. You’re from the modern world, aren’t you?” Consort Cao asked, somewhat agitated.

Gu Shijiu didn't know how to explain it. This Consort Cao seemed quite smart, so how did she end up like this?

"I am Yao San Niang." She is a very good actress who can immerse herself in her roles.

When Consort Cao heard her say that, the light in her eyes slowly faded, but she felt a little better.

Although the other party had no intention of acknowledging their kinship, having a contemporary as a companion might be safer than venturing alone in the deep palace.

Just now, Consort Cao felt like she was about to die.

She was also a girl her parents cherished and found, and she's only 20 years old this year. She's never suffered like this before.

My best friend who came with me is also dead. I wish she could go back.

Seeing Gu Shijiu, Consort Cao perked up a little: "It's almost time for dinner, I'll go get the food."

Gu Shijiu's eyes lit up: "No wonder I was so hungry. I should have gotten something to eat earlier. Hurry up and go."

She urged Consort Cao on, but did not see the other woman's hesitant expression.

After writing down the plan in a few sentences, she began to write a short biography for the character Yao San Niang.

This time the background information was quite detailed, so Gu Shijiu decided to practice the skills she hadn't used in a long time.

Yao Sanniang was born in the countryside, so she was incredibly strong and had a huge appetite, no problem;

My mother died early, and I have two older sisters and many relatives, so I feel insecure and like to collect pretty and expensive things.

The father was a scoundrel; he held a high-ranking position in the capital and abandoned Yao San Niang and her daughter...

Huh, a high-ranking official?

Gu Shijiu muttered to himself, "There must be a lot of good stuff there. Why don't we go and grab some?"

Hmm, that plan is missing one item: to cause trouble for Yao San Niang's biological father.

Gu Shijiu added a line to the schedule.

As she was writing, Consort Cao entered, wiping away tears.

Gu Shijiu's gaze fell on the casserole in her hand.

Consort Cao handed a bowl of clear, watery rice porridge to Gu Shijiu, saying, "You can have this."

Gu Shijiu raised her eyebrows: "Why aren't you eating? I want to eat the meat from the casserole."

She could smell the meat.

What's so great about rice porridge? Gu Shijiu was too lazy to even comment on the rice of this era.

Gu Shijiu quickly lifted the lid; inside were braised pork, tofu, fish balls, and vegetables—just the taste he wanted!

"Hey, where did you get this? It smells like so many people. It stinks."

Cao Xuanshi cried louder and louder: "It's my fault for being useless. The kitchen doesn't care about our lives at all. They don't give me anything."

It was a young eunuch who took pity on me and picked out some of the leftover food from the masters' meals, which was still okay, and let me bring it back.

He secretly gave me that brown rice porridge, saying it was clean.

Gu Shijiu slammed her hand on the table in anger: "This is too much! I told you I was going to make trouble for them. Don't rush me, I'll go get them."

She changed her plan slightly; she needed to eat first.

Gu Shijiu's slap shoved the table into the ground, making it much shorter than before.

Cao Xuanshi was so surprised that she hiccuped: "Hiccup—hiccup, how can you have so much strength?"

This fellow villager doesn't seem like an ordinary person.

Seeing that she had finally stopped crying, Gu Shijiu hurriedly put on a few clothes and walked out.

"Hey, your clothes—" Cao Xuanshi chased after him, but he was already gone. "You're wearing your underwear on the outside."

Gu Shijiu wandered around outside in disheveled clothes, but this was the edge of the inner city, and many unpopular concubines lived next door, so the guards rarely came over on patrol.

I originally wanted to go straight to the kitchen to grab some food, but the place is too big, and I can't find the kitchen for a while.

She then realized that she hadn't brought Consort Cao along.

That memory.

She wanted to go back the way she came, but what was that way?

Never mind, I'll just wander around.

Gu Shijiu wandered aimlessly, completely unaware that she was straying further and further off course.

As I walked, I suddenly heard the sound of cloth being torn coming from the bushes next door, and someone crying.

Gu Shijiu perked up her ears: "Hehe, there's going to be some fun."

She crept closer to the source of the sound, where two guards were restraining a young eunuch.

The little eunuch's clothes were already torn.

"If you struggle any longer, I'll make sure you go back naked," the tall guard threatened the young eunuch as he tore at his clothes.

"Please spare me," the little eunuch pleaded weakly.

Gu Shijiu clicked her tongue. This palace is truly a den of iniquity.

The short guard slapped the little eunuch: "Your godfather took the money and sold you to us. What, you still want to deny it?"

It was a tradition for palace eunuchs to recognize godfathers. He thought he was finding a powerful backer, but he never expected that his godfather would sell him out.

The little eunuch cried even harder.

The tall guard took out a piece of cloth from somewhere and stuffed it into his mouth.

"If you behave yourself, you'll suffer less. Otherwise, we'll let everyone see you in your naked state."

The short guard pulled down the little eunuch's trousers, his voice lewd: "If you have any complaints, blame yourself for offending the people above you."

"The Imperial Concubine clearly doesn't want those two maids to live; why should you be so kind?"

The little eunuch's mouth was gagged, so he couldn't speak and could only hum "uh uh".

Gu Shijiu felt that the words sounded familiar, so she took the liberty of walking out and said, "Excuse me, one of those two girls, could it be me?"

The three people in the corner were startled.

The tall guard's face was contorted with rage: "What are you? Get out of my way!"

"How can you speak so rudely?" Gu Shijiu was a little unhappy, and kicked two guards into the air.

A guard patrolling in the distance patted the man next to him on the shoulder: "Brother, what are those two in the sky?"

"Maybe someone's shooting birds," the guard said, unconcerned.

The tall guard was lucky; he was stopped by a tree branch as he fell and landed on the muddy ground, but he was knocked unconscious.

The short guard was a bit unlucky; he landed directly on the roof of an abandoned palace next door, smashing a large hole in the tiles.

When it hit the ground, its whole body shattered.

Gu Shijiu grabbed the tall guard by the neck and lifted him up to wake him up: "Don't talk like that again."

The tall guard was a little confused. What was that?

Seeing that he didn't answer, Gu Shijiu tilted her head: "Didn't you hear me?"

"I...I heard it." The tall guard looked at his colleague next to him and nodded vigorously.

The little eunuch, who had been lying on the ground, scrambled to his feet after being rescued and began to gather his torn clothes: "Third Madam, we can't let him go!"