Chapter 120 The Difference Between Illusion and Reality
Tong Yan stayed in the Regent's Mansion for three days with nothing to do, and then he realized that it was quite difficult to meet Gu Yuqi.
He had to go out to court every day before dawn. In addition, since the emperor was young, he basically handled many things, so he basically spent the whole day in the palace.
He would go back to his hometown to sleep for a few hours every day, and then go to court the next day, running around like this day after day.
Tong Yan is puzzled. Is it necessary to worry about the emperor's heart, suffer from the emperor's burden, and not enjoy all the emperor's privileges?
Although she couldn't see anyone, she had nothing to do with him. If she couldn't see him, she wouldn't see him. Xiao Jinjin had been left by his side for a long time. As long as she could know how things were progressing every day, it didn't matter what Gu Yuqi was doing.
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The current progress is that there is no progress...
It took more than half a year to save her. If we refer to this data, it would be a long wait.
I don't know how Gu Yuqi told the people in the General's Mansion that she had been missing for three days, but he didn't say anything about sending someone to look for her or ask any questions.
She also has no sense of existence.
After being idle for a few days, Tong Yan decided to go out for a walk and take a look at what the counterfeit merchants had become.
The journey out of the Prince Regent's Palace was smooth, and no one she met asked where she was going, let alone anyone following her.
She was completely ignored again, and thanks to her well-thought-out words, she didn't even have the chance to spit them out.
The Shangshu's Mansion is not far from the Prince Regent's Mansion, three streets away, but Tong Yan is looking for a person, not a house, so she is still waiting to find out where Mr. Shang has gone.
Just when Tong Yan was about to ask where he was coming from, he saw a carriage coming down the street.
Although the person sitting inside was not what she was looking for, their conversation provided him with the location of Mr. Shang.
The racecourse in the north of the city is dedicated to the children of Kyoto's aristocratic families and officials' families for horse racing and fun.
With an appearance that was very similar to the eldest lady, the steward of the racecourse reluctantly let her in.
He probably also doubted her identity, or thought she might cause trouble by sneaking in, so he sent someone to follow her.
Tong Yan only thought that he was here to show her the way. Every time she didn't know how to go, she would turn around and ask, making the guard almost confused whether her mission was to look at her or simply to give her directions.
People lead the way.
After a long time, Tong Yan finally found someone on a grassland.
Several young gentlemen were racing horses on the grass, and Mr. Shang was one of them.
Tong Yan found a place to sit down and wait. After a while, the sound of horse hooves became louder and louder, and all the horses ran back. One of the young masters reached the finish line first, followed closely by Mr. Shang.
As soon as the person approached, Tong Yan's eyes immediately fell on his face to take a closer look. The outline of his eyebrows was exactly the same as his master's. At first glance, he looked quite similar to him, but Mr. Shang couldn't help but take a closer look.
His facial features are crude, his skin is darker, his temperament is weak and his attitude is humble, he is a completely different person.
Tong Yan felt relieved when she saw Mr. Shang like this. She felt very awkward when she thought about the two fake people in the fantasy using her and her master's appearance to have a biological child.
The relationship between her and Shang Xun should be pure and flawless, and the relationship between master and disciple should be touching. It would be better not to let the dirty tricks of getting married happen to them.
Tong Yan stood up and was about to leave. When she turned around, she saw Gu Yuqi, who was supposed to be in the palace at this moment, standing next to her!
"...When did you come?!" She thought she was very vigilant, but when Gu Yuqi came here, she didn't notice at all.
It's so strange, maybe he can teleport.
Gu Yu looked expectantly at Mr. Shang in the distance, and a low voice answered the question, "He has been married twice."
Tong Yan was a little confused. How many times he had been married had anything to do with what he looked like.
"I just came to see what he looks like. Do you have any questions?"
Gu Yuqi lowered his eyelids slightly and said with unclear meaning: "Have you not seen him before?"
Only people who have never seen it would be so curious.
Tong Yan said honestly, "I was curious whether this person looked different from before, so I came to take a look."
"How do you feel after reading this?"
Tong Yan: "They are different. They are completely two people."
After she finished speaking, she looked up and found Gu Yuqi looking at her with burning eyes.
"Do you think his appearance is very different now from ten years ago?"
"Normal people can see it..."
What Tong Yan doesn't know is that they are both false illusions. They have the same root and origin, and they will only acquiesce in all changes to each other instead of doubting the differences.
This is why illusions can only be illusions. Except for the leader of the illusion, everything else has no independent thoughts, so they can never become reality.
Gu Yuqi suddenly smiled. It turned out that he was not the only one who felt that the faces of Shang Xun and the eldest lady had changed.
Five years ago, when he came to Kyoto and saw the two of them again, he found that they were different from what he remembered. At first, he thought it was because of the distortion in his memory after not seeing each other for many years.
But gradually, as time passed, their faces finally transformed into what they were now, and he was almost unrecognizable due to the huge changes.
This made him suspicious.
For example, if the two of them actually just happen to have the same name, but after some inadvertent testing, I find that they both clearly remember the incident in Jiangnan, then there is no admission of error.
What was the reason for the sudden change between the two of them, and why no one around them found it strange.
Until a few days ago, he saw Tong Yan at the door of the General's Mansion, with the same eyes and face as he remembered.
I believe all your doubts will be answered soon.
The next day, both Master Shangshu and Master Shang were impeached by many people for trivial matters, and were finally fined three months' salary as punishment.
Everyone in the court knew what the regent meant. What was rare was that General Tong, who had always been at odds with the regent, remained silent on this matter. He was happy to see the minister and his son being denounced by everyone.
But Tong Yan, who was in the Regent's Palace, happened to run into a big incident. She ran into the legendary spy and sneaked into Gu Yuqi's study to steal something.
To follow or not to follow is a big question.
After much thought, Tong Yan decided to help Zhou and look out for others.
If I could use their hands to bring down Gu Yuqi, wouldn't I not have to worry about it anymore?
She is so witty!
Tong Yan was standing outside the study room observing the situation. In fact, she didn't understand. Since there were many important secrets in the study room, why not send skilled guards to take turns guarding them 24 hours a day.
It would be too careless to let spies in casually like this.
Gu Yuqi: How did you know that I didn't send someone to guard the study at all times.
Tong Yan thought about it for a long time, and suddenly his thoughts suddenly became clear. Could it be that he was just kidding and inviting you into the urn to use his tactics?
Then it was obviously a big mistake for me to stand here. Not only was the boss behind the spy unable to succeed, but she also accidentally became a suspect.
In this way, if he wants to steal secrets and join his opponent in the later stage, the chance will obviously be even smaller!
She is simply cutting her own way!
Miscalculated!
Just when Tong Yan was getting excited, Gu Yuqi came back.
He saw Tong Yan standing at the door and said, "Are you waiting for me? But what's the matter?"
Tong Yan subconsciously glanced at the closed door, secretly praying that the people inside would leave or hide as soon as they heard their voices.
On the surface, he looked normal and said to Gu Yuqi: "I have something to do. I'm bored living in my house. I want to go back to the general's house to have a look."
Gu Yuqi's hand that was about to open the door paused, and then withdrew his hand. He stared at her and said slowly, "Just get used to it. The palace is quite big. If you're bored, you can wander around at will. They won't stop you."
Tong Yan's words were a bit unpleasant to hear. She just needed to get used to it. It made her feel as if she had to live here forever.