Male Lead Is Always That Heartless

Chapter 1.2 

All of them were roasted cakes stuffed with bean paste, meat, and sesame. Gu Yi followed the others and haughtily swallowed in small bites.

Honestly, it was filling but a bit dry, so she looked up to hint with her eyes to Tao Jia to bring her a cup of tea, but her eyes met with Noble Lady Wang in the air. 

Noble Lady Wang looked at Gu Yi. When she saw that Gu Yi was wearing a green dress, she stopped her chopsticks and said, “The clothes on Beauty Gu are old, and I have the same color as this fabric, so if Beauty Gu wears it, I think it will be good.” 

Gu Yi put down her chopsticks and waved praise: “Thank you for your grace. Noble Lady is worthy of being from a famous family. Generous and compassionate, I’m ashamed to accept it.” 

Noble Lady Wang frowned slightly. This Gu beauty, when did she become so slippery? “It’s just a mere cloth. Why would Beauty Gu need to refuse.” She turned her head to look at Huang Li, “Order someone to fetch it.” 

A while later, a palace maid carried a bolt of green silk. 

Gu Yi remembered the plot of the book, and her heart jumped. She continued to maintain a polite work smile. 

Noble Lady Wang took a look at the silk and was shocked, “This cloth hasn’t been taken care of for a long time and has become dusty.” 

Noble Lady Wang laughed softly, revealing shallow dimples on her plump face, “I can only trouble Beauty Gu to send it to the Laundry Bureau.” 

It was humiliating when a Beauty Lady went to the Laundry Bureau, where the low palace maids go in and out. Although the Beauty Gu in the book received the order to go, her heart was indignant. However, Gu Yi didn’t think so. Isn’t it normal for your superiors to ask you to run errands?

She smiled, “Thank you for the reward, I’ll go quickly.” 

After saying that, she hugged the cloth and excused herself. 

Is this Beauty Gu so capable of bending and stretching? Noble Lady Wang was puzzled. She twisted her head to look at Beauty Qi but saw Beauty Qi sitting straight on the stool, even more like a bamboo pole. 

Noble Lady Wang felt bored and waved her hand, “I’m tired. Let’s disperse.” 

Gu Yi flew towards the Laundry Bureau; Tao Jia was small and had short legs, so she jogged after her. 

“Beauty, walk slowly! Let this slave girl hold the cloth!” 

Gu Yi was still walking fast. If not for the clogs on her feet, she could have run: “No need. I’ll go fast. I’ll return after leaving the silks and going back.” 

She has to avoid the heroine, ah! It had to be quick. The plot was always on the line, and she had to ensure that nothing was wrong and that she didn’t meet the heroine. In the original book, Beauty Gu was resentful and frustrated. After dawdling, she went to the Laundry Bureau and met the heroine. Now, she had to rely on racing against time to avoid meeting the heroine perfectly. 

Gu Yi walked even faster. The palace was full of corridors and turns, and the Laundry Bureau was in the west corner. As fast as flying, she reached the Laundry Bureau’s door, and her back was sweaty. She casually pointed at a junior palace maid, “Please wash this cloth and send it to the Xiuyi Hall’s side hall.” 

The junior palace maid recognized the grade of her headdress and bowed. “Beauty has flattered this slave girl. It’s my duty. This slave girl will send it to the Xiuyi Hall’s side hall for the Beauty after washing it.” 

Gu Yi saw her clean face and asked, “What is your name?” 

The junior palace maid replied, “My name is Chutong.” 

Not the heroine. 

Gu Yi smiled, “Okay, Chutong. I’ll leave this matter to you. Send it to me at the Xiuyi Hall’s side hall.” 

Chutong bowed and took the cloth. “Yes, Beauty.” 

The giant stone in Gu Yi’s heart fell to the ground, and without further delay, she turned around and left. Along the way, she encountered no other outstanding palace maids. 

Excellent! Gu Yi had successfully avoided an encounter with the heroine. That night, sleep was sweet. Another day had passed before the junior palace maid of the Laundry Bureau brought the green cloth. Her hanging heart fell into place. After tonight, she considered safely passing the sixth day of moving into the Xiuyi Hall. After deviating from the plot, she would be stable and won’t die. 

Gu Yi ordered more at the evening meal. She wanted to eat big because she intended to stay awake until dawn tonight to welcome her rebirth. Perhaps because the palace staff saw her eat roasted cakes, the kitchen sent roasted pancakes. Gu Yi tasted one first. The sesame flavor was rich and delicious. She then ate a second one. 

Rain pattered outside the window. A loud shout suddenly came outside the hall, “His Majesty has arrived.” 

Gu Yi shuddered in fear, and the roasted cake got stuck as she swallowed it. She couldn’t swallow it anyhow, and when she hurried to drink water, the kettle was empty. 

At this time, no one was in the side hall! 

She coughed violently a few times, and the roasted cake was still stuck in her throat, neither up nor down. She found it difficult to breathe. She opened her mouth to spit, but with a flash of white light in front of her eyes, she became unconscious. 

Gu Yi woke up with a start. She was lying on the wooden bed in the west wing of the Xiuyi Hall. She touched her throat, and strangely enough, it didn’t hurt. 

Tao Jia lifted the bed’s curtain, “Is the Beauty awake?” 

She nodded and allowed Tao JIa to help her wash up. Did His Majesty come to Xiuyi Hall yesterday? Did he turn over Noble Lady Wang’s card?  Where is he now? Is he still in Xiuyi Hall? Should I find a way to avoid not going to Xiuyi Hall for breakfast? But then again, if the emperor is here, Noble Lady Wang should not have called them for breakfast.

Gu Yi was lost in thought when her scalp tightened. She saw Tao Jia inserting a copper pendant into her well-combed bun. 

Tao Jia smiled and asked, “Master, today is June 15th. It’s the day of the flip. Does Master want to play?”