Chapter 120 Plot Awareness

Yinzhen now has five sons and two daughters.

The eldest prince, Honghui, is both the legitimate son and the eldest son of Empress Yixiu, and is 9 years old.

Princess Bu'er, daughter of Consort Song Wan'er, is 8 years old.

The Second Prince Hongyun, whose birth mother was Consort Ning Mei Qiyue and whose adoptive mother was Consort Duan Qi Yuebin, was 7 years old.

The Third Prince Hongshi, son of Consort Li Jingyan, is 6 years old.

The Fourth Prince Hongli, son of Consort Xi Niohuru Yuyao, is 5 years old.

The Fifth Prince, Hongzhou, is the son of Consort Geng Shanyun and is 4 years old.

Second Princess Galudai, daughter of Consort Hua, is 3 years old.

Everyone knows that Yinzhen valued his offspring, but among them, Honghui was the most favored and valued, and was raised by Yinzhen himself.

Even with Yunzhen's intelligence, he was no match for Honghui, who always had him completely under his thumb. It wasn't just the Fourteenth Prince; to be precise, Honghui, whom Yinzhen had educated, possessed a unique charm that made him popular regardless of the relationships between his uncles and elders.

For a long time, everyone has been curious about how the cold-faced fourth brother gave birth to this lovable little sweetheart.

Honghui may seem sweet, but if you treat him like a naive fool, you'll suffer the consequences. Yinzhen is quite satisfied with the little fox he's trained and plans to intensify his training so he can easily slip away at any time.

Yes, he slipped away. The further things progressed, the less interesting it became for Yinzhen. After witnessing so much scheming and intrigue among ordinary people, it lost its appeal. Occasionally, Yinzhen would feel weary and begin to consider leaving.

I don't know if it's because children are more sensitive, or if Honghui has been around him for so long and sensed something. So even though he's almost 10 years old, he's still very clingy to Yinzhen, and he doesn't feel at ease if he can't see him for a day.

Just after seeing Honghui off after completing his daily check-in with his mother, 555 jumped out, gazing at Honghui's retreating figure, and couldn't help but sigh (Little Honghui, he really likes his host.)

【Who wouldn't like their master?】 556 popped up from the roof beam of the Hall of Mental Cultivation. No one knew when it had gotten up there. Ever since it returned from its sabbatical mission to the palace last year, it had taken to staying on the roof beam.

Yinzhen paid no attention, letting the two little systems chatter away and exchange their feelings. He opened a folded document, ostensibly busy with important matters. But in reality, the document displayed fan fiction content that 555 had released into the small world.

Yes, now Yinzhen no longer needs 555's consent and can easily bypass its protection to extract the text content from the small world where it was placed.

In other words, Yinzhen has already opened the passage to that small world, which also means that he can leave this world at any time.

And none of this was discovered even by 556, who was initially on guard.

Yinzhen's fingertips traced the words, carrying a faint, shimmering white light unseen by anyone. It was as if he had touched a soft membrane, one that could be pierced with the slightest pressure.

【No…】A weak, childish voice rang in Yinzhen’s mind. Yinzhen was not surprised at all when he heard it. He revealed a strange smile and tightened his fingertips slightly, as if he really wanted to poke down.

【don't want……】

A pink mimosa flower made of flowing light appeared before Yinzhen's eyes, and at the moment it appeared, the entire space-time froze, including the two systems, all remaining motionless in that instant.

The world fell silent for a moment, as if only the mimosa flower and Yinzhen remained.

"What should I call you? Albizia? Or World Consciousness?"

Faced with the strange phenomenon, Yinzhen showed no fear whatsoever. He gazed with great interest at the mimosa flowers swaying in front of him, and even reached out to touch them.

No, I'm not yet a world consciousness, just a plot consciousness.

The mimosa flower, seemingly unafraid of being harmed by Yinzhen, gently landed on his palm following his movements.

"Plot awareness?"

Yes, I think you feel it too. This isn't a complete world yet; it's a fictional world created by the collective will of many, belonging to the story of "Empresses in the Palace," and I was born from that story.

"So those strange worldline convergences I felt were all your doing, right?"

Yinzhen tried to touch its petals with his other hand. It was a wonderful touch. Intense love, hate, anger and infatuation were transmitted from his fingertips to his heart. It was a delicious emotional feast.

Whether in response to Yinzhen's question or startled by his actions, the mimosa flower closed slightly.

Yes, I was born from the storyline, so I must maintain the operation of the storyline's world.

"So what? What do you want from me?" Yinzhen clenched his hands slightly. Having a plot consciousness was like having a delicious meal at any time, and he was reluctant to let go of it.

Unaware of its surroundings, the newly formed consciousness remained obediently in Yinzhen's hand, and even moved closer to his palm because it wanted something.

I know you're not the original owner of this body, but could you please not leave so soon?

How did you know I was leaving?

Yinzhen watched the unsuspecting plot consciousness with a smile. How interesting! Some guys would rather sacrifice their luck to kick him out of the world, but this soon-to-be-born world consciousness is actually trying to keep him here. How young! Youth is good; he loves playing with young consciousnesses.

I sensed you just breached the world's barrier. If you break through and leave, I won't be able to advance.

As the core of the plot of "Empresses in the Palace," it is both successful and unsuccessful due to its plot.

If you want to elevate your awareness from the plot to a true world consciousness, and turn "Empresses in the Palace" into a real world, it's actually quite simple: just keep following the plot's cycles, and sooner or later you can transform the fake into the real.

However, if problems arise in the plot, especially if the protagonist encounters difficulties, the protagonist's awareness of the plot will become trapped within it. Not only will they be unable to advance, but their small world will also gradually dissipate.

It noticed Yinzhen the moment he appeared. While it couldn't discern other things, as the consciousness controlling the world of the story, it could clearly see Yinzhen's soul power. The brightness was so intense it would have believed it was the Heavenly Dao of a small world; it was something it couldn't possibly contend with.

Therefore, it could only watch helplessly as Yinzhen changed Rouze's storyline. But to its surprise, it not only didn't feel itself dissipate, but actually became much stronger.

Thus, having no power to resist and seemingly finding it advantageous, the plot's consciousness allowed Yinzhen to completely distort the story. Only at certain crucial junctures were the timelines slightly altered.

As Yinzhen acted, the narrative consciousness gradually realized it was losing control over the characters. Actually, this was a good thing, meaning these people were no longer puppets of the plot, no longer NPCs endlessly repeating themselves in a cycle; it meant it was very likely that it would achieve a complete transformation upon the completion of this plot.

How could the plot's consciousness not be happy? It's even managed to materialize! Looking at Yinzhen now is no different from looking at a savior. But now the savior is about to run away?

The moment Yinzhen's fingertips touched the barrier of the world, the core of his consciousness frantically sounded an alarm. It dared not linger for a moment and immediately jumped out.

"If I leave, you won't be able to get promoted?" It was rare for Yinzhen to catch someone's thoughts about promotion, so he was quite inquisitive.

Yes, your appearance has changed the plot; the story no longer needs to follow its predetermined trajectory. But the power of the plot has begun to revolve around you; you have become the protagonist. If the protagonist leaves, the small world will collapse.

"Am I the protagonist, the chosen one?"

【Yes. 】

Yinzhen raised an eyebrow, thinking of a certain old acquaintance, and laughed heartily. "What about Zhen Huan?"

[Zhen Huan is also a main character, but her influence is less than yours. As long as you and she are both around, I will be fully promoted by the end of the story.]

"Then what marks the end of the story?"

[Based on intuition.] This time, the mimosa flower's petals were completely closed, as if it were embarrassed. There was nothing it could do; it was its first advancement, and the plot had been completely altered, so it didn't know what the end of the story was now.

Yinzhen laughed, "How naive!" "Let's make a deal."

【you say. 】

"I will stay for now and ensure Zhen Huan lives until the end you feel. In exchange, you will stay by my side and remind me of any changes along the way."

Thinking about the plot, it seems fine. [Okay.]

"Are you destined to become a mimosa flower?"

No, other options are fine too.

"Then you can turn it into a thumb ring. It'll be convenient to wear on your hand and won't arouse suspicion."

Yinzhen smiled and gave his idea. Without much thought, the plot consciousness shook slightly and turned into a white jade thumb ring, which fell into Yinzhen's hand.

Yinzhen picked up the thumb ring, slipped it onto his thumb, and sensed an intense, delicious feeling. He nodded in satisfaction. "Very good, the gourmet food maker is in hand."