Unrepentant

Chapter 9:This way of thinking had supported GHJ for a full 20 years.

And that someone else was precisely her, Gu Hong Jian.

This way of thinking had supported Gu Hong Jian to accompany Lin Si Ze for a full twenty years.

In the future, he no longer let anyone think of him as 'pitiful,' nor would he exclusively share his possessions with solely Gu Hong Jian.

At this time, for some unknown reason, Gu Hong Jian subtly and stealthily became concerned for another person. Even though she had scanned Ying Xi Palace, she hadn't caught sight of that person——Zuo Ning Yan.

After returning, she intentionally asked around. She learned that there was a very amazing Celestial Master who had done a divination and declared that Zuo Ning Yan had a predestined fate in the capital during her lifetime and must be kept far away from the capital until she was sixteen years of age.

Because this matter was actually somewhat absurd, rumours had spread out widely. Gu Hong Jian had also inquired into this matter, but she didn't learn why Zuo Ning Yan couldn't return before she turned sixteen. According to her calculations of Zuo Ning Yan's age, she couldn't return to the capital until Wànshùn Year 42. Gu Hong Jian felt significantly more at ease upon recalling this.

Later, upon thinking about this, Gu Hong Jian would be unable to make head or tails of her younger self's thoughts, as she had discovered that there truly was darkness within the Will of Heaven. She had already known this from the beginning, because her high intuition told her that Zuo Ning Yan and she were as incompatible as fire and water.

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The six years between Wànshùn Year 32 to Wànshùn Year 39 passed by quickly. Gu Hong Jian trained her martial arts daily, and Lin Si Ze did the same in addition to studying. The absolutely empty Bai Fu Palace was forever occupied by only the two of them.

At first, Gu Hong Jian still restrained herself when living in the lower servant quarters. Seeing how this place truly was remote and was empty of people later on, she had the slight desire to move rooms—from the relatively inferior servant quarters to the head palace maid's quarters. To her surprise, when she brought up this request to Lin Si Ze, he immediately allowed her to move to a side chamber.

Although Bai Fu Palace was very remote, it also had master chambers and side chambers. Lin Si Ze lived in the master chamber. The side chamber was the half of the palace that was reserved for guests. For example, if two niángniangs had a very good relationship and if the empress gave her permission, another niángniang could come over and stay in the side chamber of the palace.

Or if there was an issue with the master chamber, the master could move to the side chamber to sleep.

In short, it was the master's sleeping area.

Which was why when Lin Si Ze said such a thing, Gu Hong Jian had panicked completely—but only for a short while. She also...just moved in.

She felt that the one word to describe this would be—invigorating.

Because of her previous discussion with Lin Si Ze, however, Gu Hong Jian realized the she seemed to be helping Lin Si Ze. It seemed that as a government official, she must abandon her womanly nature first. Although Gu Hong Jian appeared to believe that even a woman could accomplish big things, and despite Lin Si Ze and Teacher Meng not discriminating against women, others were unlikely to think this way.

Gu Hong Jian followed through with her plans. If she was to accompany Lin Si Ze in the future to handle his affairs, what would others think or say if they saw a seemingly obedient little maid following behind Lin Si Ze!

Thereupon, Gu Hong Jian begun to act like a man as much as possible, even around Lin Si Ze.

After Lin Si Ze heard this, he was silent for a moment before saying, "I had always thought you were."