Chapter 24: Although he is a fool, others...

The live broadcast hadn't started yet, and Shang Que was content to enjoy the feeling of being an emperor. After all, Ji Jingchuan would be her slave for another 1236 days, so it wouldn't be a bad idea to start adjusting from now on.

What's more, with his face-conscious personality, he will definitely not go crazy in public, so she won't have to suffer social ruin. It can be said that there are no side effects at all.

Not long after, the fixed camera in the house was turned on. Jiang Yize also came downstairs and appeared in the living room. Seeing the two of them sitting at the dining table, he asked in surprise: "Why did you get up so early?"

Ji Jingchuan said calmly, "I've always said that self-discipline is just one of the most insignificant qualities of a genius. I usually get up at this time."

The biggest advantage of being energetic is that after Ji Jingchuan played cards all night, there was not even a trace of fatigue on his face, let alone dark circles under his eyes, so Jiang Yize easily believed his lies.

"By the way, Sister Shang Que, didn't you say in your WeChat Moments that you couldn't buy the garlic baguette from the shop in the south of the city? I happened to pass by when I came here yesterday, so I brought you one, but I was a bit rushed and didn't have time to ask them to slice it."

Jiang Yize handed over the paper bag in his hand as he spoke. Shang Que thanked him in surprise. When he was about to take it, a hand suddenly blocked between them.

"Wait," Ji Jingchuan said with a vigilant look, "I have to test the food for poison before serving it to the emperor."

Shang Que:?

Jiang Yizhe: “Ah?”

【???】

[How did Shang Que become the emperor? When did he ascend the throne? Why didn't he notify commoners like me?]

[No, isn't poison testing something eunuchs do? Ji Jingchuan, you...?]

I suspect he simply wants to eat.

Ji Jingchuan snatched the paper bag without saying a word, took out the baguette inside, unwrapped it in a few seconds, and stuffed it into his mouth to chew on.

The baguette was not sliced, about the length of a forearm, baked to a golden and crispy texture, and sprinkled with a layer of chopped green parsley. As soon as it was taken out, it exuded a rich aroma of garlic and butter.

It was delicious, but after being left out overnight, it was a bit dry. Ji Jingchuan almost choked to death. He swallowed it hard and handed the remaining half to Shang Que: "I have tested it and it is not poisonous. Your Majesty, please enjoy your meal!"

"..." Shang Que was really disgusted by the baguette that looked like it had been chewed by a dog, but after all, it was given to her by someone else, so she was speechless for a moment.

"Why don't you eat it all? I'll bring some back for Sister Shang Que next time I pass by." Jiang Yize didn't take it to heart. Instead, he asked curiously, "By the way, why do you call yourself a slave?"

"That's because Shang Que is the emperor, of course."

"Ji Jingchuan." Shang Que warned expressionlessly.

Ji Jingchuan was not afraid at all. He turned around and shouted, "Your Majesty, what are your instructions?"

“…”

Shang Que wanted him to shut up.

But at this time, Jiang Yizhe's interest was also piqued: "Is today's variety show a role-playing event? Then what am I?"

"You?" Ji Jingchuan thought for a moment and then directly granted the title, "You can be a cook in the imperial kitchen. You are also a servant. Only Shang Que is the emperor."

"Got it? If you do, come with me to see the Emperor."

"Okay!" Jiang Yize answered happily.

Then the two men turned their heads at the same time and shouted in a loud voice: "Your Highness! Long live the Emperor!"

Shang Que: ...

Two idiots.

The noise from their side attracted Ning Sheng's attention from a distance. She asked in confusion, "What are you doing?"

Shang Que replied immediately: "I'm going crazy."

Ning Sheng looked at the other two and was not surprised. It was possible that a Husky and a Golden Retriever would behave strangely when they were together.

She then turned to look at Shang Que and explained her purpose: "By the way, Shang Que, I've been reviewing the play I performed recently. When I was rereading the script, there were a few places I didn't understand. I circled them. Can you help me take a look when you have time?"

Ning Sheng recently had a falling out with her company, and Le Yu cut off most of her resources. Aside from the variety show she's currently filming, she doesn't have any other announcements. But she's also quite resilient. When she's not filming, she's reviewing and honing her acting skills.

The audience in the live broadcast room also knew that the barrage was full of curses for a while.

[Can this unscrupulous company please give Ning Sheng a chance to live? Don't they know how much money they made from her in the past few years? Now they want to promote a new talent and kick her out, right?]

My daughter is so miserable. If she hadn't met Le Yu, she would have won so many awards.

[The contract can definitely be terminated. Trust Shengsheng! She was still reassuring us in the fan group the night before.]

"Sure." Shang Que was happy to help. Seeing Ning Sheng holding the script, she reached out to take it.

However, the next second, Ji Jingchuan was intercepted again. "How can a minister submit a memorial directly to the emperor?" He took it and presented it to Shang Que with both hands: "Your Majesty, please review it!"

Ning Sheng was stunned for a moment: "What is this?"

Jiang Yize immediately answered enthusiastically: "Role-playing game, Sister Ning Sheng."

Ning Sheng couldn't help laughing: "Then who am I?"

Ji Jingchuan was already familiar with bestowing titles: "Minister of Rites, you seem quite polite."

[If I work 996 as a slave for the capitalists, can they still make me the Minister of Personnel?]

[Going to work every day is like being tortured. I am the Minister of Justice.]

【Hahahaha, you guys have already grasped the essence. 】

Ning Sheng had been feeling a bit depressed these days because he

She felt a lot more relaxed because of the two of them, and she readily accepted her new identity.

Then, the three of them followed and paid homage together: "We pay our respects to the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"

Shang Que: ...

Three idiots.

However, the story was not over yet, as the two people who came later were also canonized.

Lin Jinyi made a request: "I have an idol burden, I don't want to be a maid."

This did not faze Ji Jingchuan. He immediately said, "Then you can be a bundle seller and be named an imperial merchant."

And Lu Zhixu——

"What am I?" he asked with a smile.

"You're smarter, so..." Ji Jingchuan suddenly remembered Shang Que's words about wanting to partner with Lu Zhixu. His expression changed and he changed his words: "Send him to the frontier."

[Hahahaha why is he exiled to the frontier just because he's smart? Are you afraid he'll usurp the throne?]

[I feel that the possibility of Ji Jingchuan usurping the throne is quite high, as he has directly sidelined the emperor.]

[I suspect it's a personal vendetta.]

Lu Zhixu raised his eyebrows in surprise, as if he didn't understand when he had offended him.

Ji Jingchuan corrected him calmly, "You're wrong. You're supposed to guard the border. Unless I issue an order, you can never return to the capital."

Just stay as far away from Shang Que as possible. He is smarter than him. How can anyone be smarter than a genius like him!

After all the titles were conferred, the Great Shang Dynasty was established. When the director arrived, they were already seated in order of closeness.

Lu Zhixu sat the farthest away, and the person closest to Shang Que was undoubtedly Ji Jingchuan, the chief servant of the emperor.

The director didn't notice anything unusual. After the livestream officially began, he first mentioned the partner swap: "This morning, we conducted a personal interview with each guest, asking them to re-select 'Who would you most like to be friends with?' The answers are confidential for now. After today's event, if you still want to change partners, and if the other person agrees to be your friend, then you can change the existing groupings."

[I was watching everything so well, why did they suddenly change the groups? ]

[Yeah, I'm used to them being together in pairs.]

[Could it be that Shang Que and Ji Jingchuan are switching roles? I remember when we went camping, Shang Que said he liked quiet people. Could it be that he thinks Ji Jingchuan is too noisy?]

[Actually, I feel like the atmosphere between Ning Sheng and Lu Zhixu is a bit weird, like a couple having a fight.]

No one was surprised. The director continued, "Since yesterday's escape room was quite depressing, today's mission is much easier. A day trip to the children's park!"

"Children's playground?" Jiang Yize was curious. "Are we going there to play?"

Lu Zhixu asked in return: "Do you think anyone among us is still a child?"

Shang Que said quietly, "If we go by psychological age, half of them are like that."

[Suddenly I remembered that time when the three of them were arguing about who was the elementary school student. Now there's no need to argue anymore, you three are all!]

"We're not going there to play, we're going to experience being a staff member," the director explained. "There's a float parade in the children's park. Today, we won't be working in groups. Everyone will work together to put together a float parade. As for the theme, the guests will need to do their own research."

"Ultimately, the children vote for the 'most popular' character, and this person can then designate anyone as their partner in the subsequent regrouping."

Everyone understood the rules, looked at each other, and then set off for the children's playground. This time, the bus was decorated in a childlike manner, decorated with flower balls and dolls, and a cartoon was playing on the small screen.

[These days, buses are also considered pain vehicles.]

【Wow! I feel like I'm back to my childhood!】

【Your childhood and my childhood seem different.】

[Me too, there are so many anime characters I don’t recognize.]

But fortunately, the cartoon was about the well-known Tom and Jerry, and everyone watched it attentively all the way, listening to Jiang Yize talk about his childhood stories from time to time, and the time on the road passed quickly.

This episode of the variety show is set in Jinghai’s largest outdoor children’s playground, with sand pits, wooden horses, slides and colorful cartoon houses, which are full of childlike innocence at first glance.

The park had been open for quite some time, and many children were gathered together to play. They stopped in front of the pink castle, where a staff member dressed as Snow White explained the details of the parade.

There are four float parades every day at the children's park, and they were preparing for the afternoon one. However, they also had to put on makeup and rehearse, so they didn't have much time.

As soon as the staff left, everyone started looking for nearby children to conduct research.

Lin Jinyi perfectly blended in with the little girls taking photos with Princess Elsa. She has had a hobby of collecting Barbie dolls since she was a child, and she used this topic to join in the fun. Soon, a group of little girls surrounded her and discussed with her which princess the Barbie in the album was.

Jiang Yize, who has a younger sister in elementary school, is well-versed in the latest cartoons. Ning Sheng, standing nearby, was completely bewildered as she watched him chat with the children.

"What is he talking about? Did we watch these when we were kids?"

Lu Zhixu also didn't understand: "My impression of cartoons is still stuck on Nezha Conquers the Dragon King and Journey to the West."

Shang Que was even less aware: "I went abroad when I was eight years old. I think Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf was popular at that time."

"Oh my god." Ning Sheng was shocked. "Aren't Lu Zhixu and I only five or six years older than them? Why can't we fit in at all?"

[There's almost a generation gap.]

Cartoons are updated so quickly these days that sometimes I can’t understand what my sisters are talking about.

[Me too, the words they say are so unfamiliar.]

"By the way, where is Ji Jingchuan?"

After Ning Sheng mentioned it, they realized that Ji Jingchuan was not nearby. Shang Que frowned and said, "I'll go look for him."

I won’t understand if I stay here anyway.

Shang Que walked around and saw Ji Jingchuan playing marbles in the sand pit. Ji Jingchuan was like a child king, surrounded by other children. Every time he hit a ball, he would receive a lot of cheers.

His face was filled with a genuine yet cocky smile, and he looked completely at home among a group of kids.

Shang Que stood in the distance and watched quietly for a while, then turned and left.

"Alright, alright, we're done playing!" Ji Jingchuan shouted, "You guys are so bad, I've almost won all the marbles."

"One more!" The kid who was fighting him was not convinced. "One more round, I'm sure I can beat you!"

Someone echoed: "Yeah, he's the best marble player here."

"You guys aren't that great then," Ji Jingchuan said proudly, "When I was four years old, I was already unbeatable in the kindergarten. You still need to practice more, kid."

He kept the best-looking marble he had won and distributed the rest. Then he waved and said, "Come here. I'll teach you a new game."

"What game, boss?"

Ji Jingchuan: "The game of the emperor ascending the throne."

*

Although the float parade was in the afternoon, everyone started preparing after lunch.

The content was finalized by Ji Jingchuan and his team, with a Chinese theme, and was approved unanimously by the others.

Shang Que didn't think much about it at first. He just thought that adding a Chinese style to a float full of foreign IPs would probably be eye-catching.

However, when the staff brought the dragon robe in front of her, she suddenly felt dizzy.

Shang Que:?

"Chinese style, gorgeous, rich in layers, and with a long history." Shang Que looked at them and asked slowly, "Is this it?"

"Is there something wrong?" Ji Jingchuan asked confidently.

Jiang Yizhe scratched his head: "This is indeed a Chinese palace."

Lin Jinyi was also very satisfied with the dress she was wearing: "The workmanship is very gorgeous, and the embroidery is obviously handmade."

Lu Zhixu nodded: "From the emperor to the eunuchs, and then to me, a man exiled to the frontier, how can this not be considered rich?"

Ning Sheng narrowed her eyes and said, "I don't need to tell you it has a long history, right?"

Shang Que: ...

Five idiots.

[I'm dying of laughter. Shang Que just bared his teeth, was he trying to curse?]

[I knew Ji Jingchuan had been acting so strangely all day. He definitely had bad intentions.]

Did he lose the bet with Shang Que and was forced to call himself a slave, waiting for an opportunity to take revenge?

【Hahahaha, that's something he can do. 】

But with only half an hour left until the parade, and her makeup already complete, Shang Que finally changed into her elaborate and ornate dragon robe in order not to spoil the children's fun.

When she came out, she ran into Ji Jingchuan, who was standing at the door wearing a Feiyu suit. He was holding an embroidered spring sword in his hand, leaning against the wall with his arms folded across his chest, his long hair tied up high with a crown, and dressed in red, looking full of youthful vigor.

[Ji Jingchuan, don't say anything. This face can guarantee you a lifetime of wealth and glory.]

[Hahahahaha, I'm fine with you handsome guy when he's silent, but once he opens his mouth, I'll give you Bai Ling.]

[You know what? Shang Que looks like an empress in a dragon robe.]

Shang Que frowned: "Why are you wearing the Feiyu suit? Aren't you a eunuch?"

"Who said that?" Ji Jingchuan raised his eyebrows. "Don't the imperial guards also call themselves slaves?"

He played with his knife a bit:

How about Shang Que, I just learned this, isn’t it handsome? "

Shang Que showed disdain as she took the knife from his hand and weighed it. It was very light, just a prop. She adjusted herself to it briefly, then casually swung the knife in a flower pattern. Compared to Ji Jingchuan's previous move, it was hundreds of times more professional and beautiful.

So handsome!!!

[Isn't that the online rumor that Shang Que has taken on a martial arts drama? I'm suddenly looking forward to it!]

Soon the others also finished their costumes, and under the guidance of the park staff, they got on the bright yellow float.

Accompanied by grand music, there was an inexplicable feeling of the emperor ascending the throne.

There were many children on both sides of the road, waving excitedly at the floats, and everyone else responded happily. Only Shang Que maintained the majesty of an emperor, sitting in the middle motionless.

At this moment, Ji Jingchuan suddenly came over, bent down close to her ear, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I have prepared a surprise for you!"

Shang Que had a bad feeling in his heart.

The next second, the children on both sides of the road suddenly knelt down and shouted in unison: "We pay our respects to the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"

Shang Que:?

【Hahahahahahahahaha! 】

[I'm in awe of who did this. I almost fainted from laughing.]

[Shang Que: I've never been so socially frustrated in my life.]

The float parade ended successfully and everyone returned to the villa. The director was counting everyone's votes.

Ji Jingchuan suddenly came over: "Shang Que."

Shang Que ignored him and turned his head away.

Ji Jingchuan continued to shout: "Shang Que Shang Que Shang Que?"

"what?"

"I've got a surprise for you."

Shang Que was now nervous when he heard the word "surprise" and refused without thinking: "No."

"It's not that kind of surprise." Ji Jingchuan took out a marble from his pocket and stuffed it into her hand like a treasure: "Here, I won it from those kids. This is the best looking one."

Shang Que took a look and saw that the center of the marble was shining with colorful light, like a gorgeous little gem.

She turned her head and saw Ji Jingchuan's eyebrows slightly raised, his expression exactly the same as when he was a child, winning marbles from kindergarten and showing them off to her happily.

He said, “There’s another surprise.”

"What?"

At this time, the director finished counting the votes and suddenly announced, "The most popular guest among the children is Shang Que!"

Shang Que was stunned and turned to look at Ji Jingchuan. He was clapping his hands vigorously without any surprise on his face. Obviously, this was the surprise he mentioned.

"So now Shang Que can designate someone as your new partner. Who would you like to be replaced with?"

The applause stopped, and Ji Jingchuan looked at her expectantly, as if saying with his eyes: Choose me, Shang Que, Shang Que, choose me!

But if he didn't want to change, he could have asked those kids to vote for him, right?

But in the end, he still gave her the right to choose. Shang Que closed his eyes, then raised his lashes and said coldly, "What's there to change? Although he is an idiot, the others are not much better."