Chapter 516: The Thousand-Year-Old (37)

However, according to the plot Wen Wan knew, this time-traveling female lead loved power more and wasn't a love-obsessed person. But now Wen Wan was uncertain. She seemed to be the ultimate love-obsessed person. Could someone with such a love-obsessed mind scheme against the male lead? That seemed highly unlikely.

"I can't help you."

Jiang Mingyue looked at Wen Wan with a somewhat angry expression, "Why won't you help me? Why won't you help me? We're from the same place, why can't we help each other?"

Wen Wan laughed angrily, "Then tell me what you can do for me? If I say I want to be the crown prince, can you help me? If you can make me return to the position of crown prince, I'll immediately make you give birth to a son. Can you do that?"

Jiang Mingyue: "..."

Of course she couldn't do it, and it was impossible for her to do it.

"You see, you also have your own selfish motives and reservations towards me, and you can't help me accomplish anything, so why do you think I will help you? Don't be too confident, moral blackmail won't work on me."

Jiang Mingyue left quickly.

The system commented, "[Is this female lead really well-educated, and a top STEM student at that? How can she be so idiotic? Are power and love really that important? What's wrong with her son? What's wrong with her daughter? Aren't they all her own flesh and blood?]"

Wen Wan: "You, an AI, know more than her. She's hopeless."

System: [...] Why does this sound strange, but I can't quite put my finger on what's wrong with it.

Wen Wan and Gu Li quickly left the palace, ostensibly to observe the people's conditions and even given the title of imperial envoy. In reality, they were just going sightseeing. Moreover, staying in the palace would have made Gu Li's identity far too dangerous.

This pair of people, one dressed as a woman and the other dressed as a man, are practically two ticking time bombs.

It's better to leave, to go far away, so you can be more free.

Wen Wan only brought Xiao Cui with her, along with two guards who were the Empress's confidants and also her secret protectors.

Another advantage is that who knows when the emperor will start pressuring for childbirth again? Gu Li can't have a child anyway, and the female lead keeps coming to ask for ways to have a son. She's so annoyed by this, so she might as well hide away and live a more peaceful life.

Wen Wan planned a simple travel route.

Then they set off.

The first stop was Liuhua City, where a Flower Fairy Competition was to be held in a few days, so Wen Wan naturally decided on the first tourist destination.

As for what the Flower Fairy Contest is, according to Xiao Cui's investigation, in Wen Wan's modern understanding, it is an ancient talent show.

The theme is flowers, symbolizing a flourishing of diverse flowers.

These are all beauties, how could Wen Wan not come?

Upon arriving in Liuhua City, Wen Wan walked through the city and could smell a faint floral fragrance. She was unsure what kind of flowers they were, because every stall had flowers hanging or displayed, all kinds of them, and even the shop doors were decorated with flowers.

"This place is simply... a city of flowers."

Xiao Cui: "Master, this place is so beautiful! Everyone is wearing flowers in their hair."

Just then, an older woman at the stall called out to the three of them, "Young master, are you from out of town? We have the latest flower hairpins here. Why don't you buy one for your wife? She's as beautiful as an angel."

Wen Wan glanced at Gu Li, and realized that this flattery was no exaggeration; Gu Li was indeed as beautiful as a fairy.

Smiling, she asked, "How much is this hairpin, ma'am?"

One tael of silver.

Xiao Cui: "Auntie, are you robbing me? This hairpin isn't worth a single tael. Master, let's go look somewhere else."

Wen Wan didn't want to be taken advantage of, so she prepared to leave, but was pulled over by another shop. "I have many styles here. I'll give you three pieces for one tael of silver, but I have a condition."

"What are the requirements?"

The old woman looked at Gu Li and said, "Could you help me stand here wearing this hairpin to attract customers?"

Wen Yan: "..."

"Attracting customers? These three items are not enough! Just look at my wife's face. If she wore your hairpins, how many customers would she attract?"

The old woman looked at Gu Li's face and shamefully felt a stirring in her heart.

Goodness, she's even more beautiful than the most beautiful woman in Liuhua City. Hardening her heart, she said, "Fine, I won't take a single penny, I'll give you three hairpins instead."

Wen Wan looked at Gu Li, "A-Li, what do you think?"

Gu Li: "Okay."

Xiao Cui: "..."

Alright, as long as the master is happy, that's fine. Although we don't lack a tael or two of silver, we shouldn't spend it if we can avoid it, and we shouldn't be taken advantage of.

Afterwards, Wen Wan personally selected hairpins for Gu Li. After all, with such a beautiful face, she was a true muse, and who wouldn't love to dress up a beautiful woman? Most of the hairpins here were themed around various flowers, and there were all kinds of styles. Gu Li's face could pull off any style.

The effect was quite striking, and a crowd quickly gathered around. Whatever Gu Li wore on his head would be snatched up in the next second. The stall owner smiled and squinted her eyes, then looked at Wen Wan and said, "Young master, we also have quite a few feather crowns here, for men. You are so handsome, why don't you try one on?"

"Same conditions."

The old woman said, "Fine, I don't want your money."

Wen Wan agreed, and then Xiao Cui took over. She always took care of her mistress's appearance, so she naturally knew what suited her. Sure enough, not only women came to buy, but even men came to buy.

In less than an hour, almost everything on the stall was sold out.

Wen Wan also selected three hairpins, three feather crowns, and finally asked for a necklace.

"Come again next time!" the old lady said happily.

Wen Wan: "I definitely will if I have the chance."

The old lady was very happy, while the stall owner next to them who had tried to rip them off had her face drooping. If she regretted it, she really did. If she could have sold so many hairpins, it would have been worth it.

What a pity.

I also blame myself for not being as smart as that person.

After that, Xiao Cui found the largest and most luxurious inn in Liuhua City and originally wanted to book three superior rooms.

The owner then said, "We only have one premium room left, and two regular rooms. The guests don't know this, but because the Flower Fairy Competition is about to be held, there are a lot of people coming to our Liuhua City, and the inn is in short supply. You are lucky that the guest who booked the premium room couldn't make it, so these are the only two regular rooms left."

"Shall we go and check out some other inns?"

The owner said, "Other inns probably don't have any vacancies either; they've all been booked long ago."

In the end, Wen Wan still had Xiao Cui book the two rooms. Sure enough, as soon as the deposit was paid, a guest came in to book the rooms, saying that several nearby inns were full. However, when they found out that both rooms were booked, they looked at Wen Wan and the other two with some reproach. Wen Wan thought to herself, "Luckily we booked them quickly, otherwise we would really have to sleep on the streets."