Quick Transmigration: Even Extras Want to Be Leading Actresses

Chapter 182 Breakthrough Round (7)

After we finished eating, it was almost night.

The three of them, each carrying several fish, returned to Cao Xuanshi's residence, and Gu Shijiu reached out and drank the rice porridge.

After eating so much meat, a little carbohydrate is just right.

There was no hot water in the room, so Consort Cao placed the kettle on the dilapidated stove and struggled to heat it.

Gu Shijiu was thinking about whether he should go and have a chat with the emperor tonight.

Consort Cao objected: "Even if you manage to escape, what will happen to our parents and families?"

Having already taken over someone's daughter's body, are you going to implicate their entire family and have them executed as well?

She always felt that Yao San Niang was daydreaming; no matter how strong an individual's martial arts were, it was impossible for them to fight against an entire country.

Gu Shijiu thought she was right, but she didn't intend to pay any attention to her.

An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. Since the imperial concubine is pregnant, she will refrain from causing trouble for the time being.

Since the emperor is the master of the entire world, she decided to go and have a chat with him.

Gu Shijiu obtained the map of the emperor's palace from Xiao Lizi and sneaked over there under the cover of night.

Having no other choice, Consort Cao could only follow Gu Shijiu with Xiao Li.

She wanted to take things slowly, but Gu Shijiu wouldn't give her the chance.

Thinking of the dead guard, Xiao Li realized he couldn't escape sooner or later, so he might as well follow Gu Shijiu; perhaps there was still a way out.

Unexpectedly, the emperor was not in his palace that night. Gu Shijiu kidnapped a lone guard on the way and finally found the place.

It turned out that the emperor had been busy for many days, and on this day he finally had some free time, so he found a young and beautiful concubine to serve him in bed.

When Gu Shijiu finally found the place, the concubine was sitting shyly on the edge of the bed, and the emperor was about to untie her belt when the door was suddenly kicked open.

The guards outside didn't have time to stop her; she rushed in like an arrow released from a bow.

The concubine screamed in fright and hid in the corner of the bed, wrapping herself in the quilt.

The emperor's face turned deathly pale instantly, filled with shock and rage. He roared repeatedly, "Guards! Protect me!"

He roared and tore at his dragon robe to cover his shame.

Ignoring everything else, Gu Shijiu strode forward, hoisted the emperor onto his back, and stormed off right under everyone's noses.

The emperor struggled but was unable to break free. He was carried face down on Gu Shijiu's shoulder, his dragon crown was askew, his hair was disheveled, and he even lost one of his dragon boots.

He looked up at the guards and concubines, but the guards couldn't keep up with Gu Shijiu's pace at all.

The concubine wrapped herself in a quilt, tears welling in her eyes, at a loss for what to do.

When the emperor saw his concubine, he remembered that he had also taken off most of his clothes.

Looking down, he saw that he was only wearing an undershirt, and this sight made him so angry that he almost fainted.

"Are you plotting a rebellion? There are so many guards in the palace. Even if you kill me, you won't be able to escape."

The emperor pinched his thigh hard, trying to control his anger and negotiate with Gu Shijiu.

"Put me down, and I will settle any great injustice you may have."

Gu Shijiu lowered her head and didn't say a word, running desperately towards the abandoned palace.

This place had been in disrepair for many years, and the palace walls were dilapidated. Few people went there, so Consort Cao and Little Li hid there.

She carried the emperor and ran wildly, with more and more guards following behind, like a string of candied hawthorns.

With the abandoned palace right in front of him, Gu Shijiu kicked open the already flimsy wall.

When Consort Cao and Little Li saw the pursuers behind them, their legs went weak and they couldn't run fast at all.

Gu Shijiu shoved Cao Xuanshi onto the emperor's body, holding her up with his hand to prevent her from falling, while his right hand held Xiao Lizi.

Even so, he still walked with incredible speed.

The guards behind him shouted themselves hoarse, but Gu Shijiu wouldn't listen at all.

The emperor struggled and shouted on her shoulders, "You're courting death! Once I'm rescued, I'll have you torn to pieces!"

Gu Shijiu felt him sliding down, so she lifted him up a bit.

The emperor, who had been upside down with someone on top of him, was hit in the stomach and vomited.

Gu Shijiu: Hmph, I won't admit that I did it on purpose.

"Your Majesty, you'd better save your energy." Her legs seemed to fly on wheels, leaving a blur in her wake.

"You—ugh—insolence!" the emperor tried to maintain his dignity.

Gu Shijiu warned him, "If you throw up on me, I'll rip your stomach out."

Consort Cao felt somewhat relieved and kindly added, "Yes, Your Majesty, my sister was just subjected to castration. I'm just curious to see what it looks like when the other internal organs are pulled out."

The emperor turned around in surprise and met Cao Xuanshi's eyes: "Looking at her like this, you're saying she's just been castrated?"

I would have believed it if I hadn't been educated.

"Hey, isn't this a punishment that was abolished long ago? How can such a cruel thing still happen in the palace?"

Consort Cao sneered: "Your Majesty, you don't think the women in the harem are all innocent little rabbits, do you?"

Castration is nothing; there are far worse punishments.

She described to the emperor several kinds of tortures inflicted on palace servants, and the emperor became more and more horrified as he listened.

Gu Shijiu felt increasingly nauseous as he listened, wondering whether the emperor should castrate him first or slice him up first.

"I am unaware of this," the emperor said, his voice lowering.

He was busy with political affairs every day and always thought that everything was peaceful in the harem.

As they were talking, Gu Shijiu led the three of them outside the palace and, guided by Xiao Lizi, headed straight for the forest on the outskirts of the city.

Seeing that things were not going well, the emperor quickly tried to explain himself: "This... um, I don't know how to address him?"

"Yao San Niang." Gu Shijiu remained true to his name and surname, and even Consort Cao couldn't stop him.

“Miss Yao, I truly know nothing of what you are saying. Release me first, and I will surely clean up this mess once I return to the palace.”

"I will forgive and forget your forced kidnapping of me. What do you say?"

The emperor pondered a solution.

Being taken away by madmen in full view of everyone is already a huge loss of face; now all we can do is try our best to make amends.

The best course of action is to return to the palace as soon as possible.

Otherwise, as time went on, the emperor simply dared not think about what would happen next.

Gu Shijiu ignored him: "If your subordinates have problems, then the manager should bear joint responsibility. Don't worry, I won't kill you."

I'll just castrate him and let him experience that tingling sensation, hehe.

She's such a little genius, Gu Shijiu silently gave herself a thumbs up in her heart.

The emperor couldn't understand Gu Shijiu's words, but Consort Cao could, and she kindly helped the emperor understand.

"The palace servants were originally children from commoner families. If it weren't for the royal family's constant selection process, they wouldn't have ended up working in the palace."

If you do this for decades and there's no hope in life, your mind will become twisted. You don't know that?

These concubines have no family background; their lives depend entirely on His Majesty's whims.

A concubine of low rank who is out of favor can be bullied by anyone. Even if she holds a high position, she will still fall into destitution if she is ever abandoned.

To prevent interference in politics by the empress's relatives, all the women in the imperial harem were of commoner origin.

Without family support, falling out of favor could mean living worse than a dog;

The royal family was also insatiable, and every few years they would gather beauties from all over the world under various pretexts;

With so many people crammed together, fighting over a single carrot, how could they not end up fighting like chickens?

Your Majesty, this was entirely the court's fault.