336. This is our last chance, let's give it our all.

The system was shocked and speechless.

[The villainous female supporting character casually composed a few low-brow doggerel verses, and they think they could outshine a timeless masterpiece?]

[Also, why doesn't the male lead ever look at you? Is he blind?]

[And what about Xie Wenling and Qu Zijin? Why did they suddenly launch an attack?]

"How should I know!" Tao Wanbi also got angry, and her pent-up grievances and anger suddenly exploded. "Isn't it because the poems you gave me had too many flaws! One minute you say you're forty years old, the next you say a palace concubine is dancing. Who would believe that a three-year-old child could write these things? If you had given me some poems that were more in line with my status, would I have been exposed?"

How dare you say that to me?!

The system was also furious.

【I gave you timeless masterpieces; anyone else would have become famous by now! It's your own fault for being useless! You panicked the moment someone questioned you, couldn't even offer a word of explanation, and almost exposed me! You're utterly useless!】

"Me, a piece of trash?" Tao Wanbi was so angry that she trembled all over and almost fell off the rock.

The cold wind by the lake whipped up snowflakes that lashed my face, but it was nothing compared to the burning anger in my heart: "If you hadn't suddenly gone missing, would I have been forced into silence by Xie Wenling?"

"If the poem you gave me hadn't been full of flaws, would I have been exposed as a plagiarist?"

"If you were even a little more reliable, would I have lost face in front of all the powerful and influential people in the capital?"

You made a fool of yourself! What does it have to do with me?

[Any host with a brain would have used this opportunity to make the male lead look at them differently! Only you are utterly hopeless!]

Tao Wanbi raised her voice: "Me, a hopeless case? Do you know how terrible it was back then?"

Everyone was staring at me like I was a monster!

"Where is the male lead? He didn't even glance at me once from beginning to end. His eyes were only on that idiot female supporting character who only knows how to eat!"

"This is my last chance. If the mission fails, I'll never be able to go back. Do you understand?"

Shouldn't you blame yourself for failing?!

With my help, any other host with a brain would have succeeded in the mission long ago! You're the one who dragged me down, don't you understand?!

"You're the one who dragged me down! You came up with this way to grab attention without even considering whether you'd be exposed!"

So what if you've been exposed? Are you only one-dimensional? Don't you understand the meaning of adaptability?

Why can't you just admit that you found some ancient text and memorized it because you thought it sounded nice?

[If we can just stall for time until I get back, won't all the problems be solved?]

"How am I supposed to know when you'll be back? What if you die out there?!"

That's enough!

The argument is now pointless.

[If you were even slightly useful, you should be rushing up to the male lead right now and interacting with him without a care in the world!]

Hold his hand, hug him tightly, even if you cry and scream for him!

I refuse to believe he can really ignore you!

"Rush up and force an interaction?" Tao Wanbi was stunned.

Then, a desperate madness flashed in her eyes: "Yes! Charge! It's the last chance anyway, might as well give it a shot! If the male lead notices me, all the previous embarrassment will have been worth it!"

-

Behind the plum tree not far away.

The little dumpling tiptoed and peeked through the tree trunk.

Her big, dark eyes darted around, and she tugged at Xie Wenling's sleeve, her soft voice tinged with confusion: "Brother Xie, Sister Tao is so strange... She talks to herself, and she's both crying and laughing."

Xie Wenling's gaze remained fixed on Tao Wanbi: "Something is definitely wrong with her."

"I have already had someone investigate her background. Before being adopted by the Marquis of Beiding's family, she was just a child who couldn't even read properly. There was absolutely no way she could have created those timeless masterpieces."

"Moreover, some of her behaviors are really strange."

After dealing with the Prince of Zhennan, he ordered a thorough investigation of Tao Wanbi.

After meeting Dou Shichen, Dou Shichen inexplicably went insane for a period of time... much like the young prince.

And even when the imperial physicians were helpless, he could easily produce life-saving pills to treat Jin Qizhi...

This is definitely not normal.

Xie Wenling offered his guess: "In my opinion, it's as if she's possessed by something. Her words and actions have a sense of incongruity that doesn't belong to her age or to her true self."

The little dumpling nodded blankly, not quite understanding.

Qu Zijin frowned, puzzled, and asked, "What are you talking about?"

How did we end up talking about metaphysics?

Xie Wenling looked at him and asked bluntly, "Don't you find it strange? Or do you have a better explanation?"

Qu Zijin fell silent. He looked at Tao Wanbi's back and recalled the poems with such different styles that he had just read. He also thought of the contrast in Tao Wanbi's demeanor when she was questioned. He gradually came to agree with Xie Wenling's guess.

It still felt unbelievable: "Such a thing actually happened? This is too bizarre..."

Just then, the little dumpling suddenly cried out, her little hand tightly gripping Xie Wenling's hand, her voice urgent: "Brother Xie! Yue'er heard it! Sister Tao has a voice in her heart! That voice tells her to rush to the little prince, take his hand, and hug him!"

It's the mind-reading ability (system version) that's working.

Her words stunned Xie Wenling and Qu Zijin.

"Teacher, what did you say?" Qu Zijin asked in shock. "What did you hear?"

The little dumpling nodded emphatically to show its affirmation and said earnestly, "It's true! That voice was a boy's voice, and it wasn't the same as Sister Tao's voice! It even argued with Sister Tao, saying it wanted to get the little prince's attention!"

She wanted to tell more details she had heard, but some words seemed to be blocked by something, and she couldn't say them no matter what she tried.

She then realized that these things couldn't be said either.

So, she could only say what she could, and said somewhat anxiously, "There are many strange things that Yue'er can't say... but Sister Tao really is going to find the little prince. She wants to do something bad to him!"

Qu Zijin was shocked and confused, staring blankly in Tao Wanbi's direction.

Tao Wanbi stood up, patted the snow off her body, wiped away her tears, and ran towards the main hall.

While running, he muttered to himself, looking quite bizarre.

The little dumpling seemed to be telling the truth.

Qu Zijin felt that his worldview had been turned upside down.

He stared blankly at Xie Wenling, trying to find someone like him.

However, Xie Wenling only raised an eyebrow slightly. He hadn't expected that the little dumpling could hear Tao Wanbi's inner thoughts. This was an unexpected surprise.

He appeared very calm.

Qu Zijin began to doubt himself.

He thought of Lin Fuman, whose mind was full of wildly imaginative ideas; he thought of the little princess who had somehow escaped from the palace alone; he thought of the little prince whose condition was clearly not right...

So, he was the only one kept in the dark, right?

He felt he was being ostracized, but he had no evidence.

Xie Wenling glanced at him: "Didn't you notice anything amiss before?"

...Now he's being ridiculed.

“…Absolutely not.” Qu Zijin was a little withdrawn.

Over there, neither Xiao Tuanzi nor Xie Wenling had time to pay attention to the distraught Qu Zijin. Xiao Tuanzi was extremely anxious: "Brother Xie, the little prince is in danger! We have to think of something!"

Xie Wenling pondered for a moment, then decisively said, "Let her go."

"What?" Qu Zijin was stunned when he heard this.

His senses returned instantly, and he was so shocked he almost jumped up: "What did you say? Let her go? What if she really harms the prince?"

The little dumpling was also stunned: "Brother Xie, why do you want Sister Tao to go? She wants to do something bad..."

Xie Wenling patted the little boy's head, a hint of strategic planning in his voice: "If she really makes any unusual moves, we can catch her red-handed from the shadows and find out what secrets she's hiding. Besides..."

He paused, a faint smile playing on his lips: "We can still help her."