The Sinful Woman's Golden Branch: The Jade-Faced Yama is Actually Me (Part 5)...

The Pei family's preparations for the flower-viewing banquet were not a secret of the imperial court, so there was no secrecy mechanism involved. It was easy to find out the list of invitees by simply asking around.

As Ye Xiqing listened to Granny Zhao and Granny Qian's narration, many of the stories seemed trivial and of little value, but two people caught her attention.

"Is Princess Yongning a villainous supporting character?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the live chat erupted in laughter.

This damn system is so secretive and stingy, not giving us the complete plot. In the end, its lousy plot is as sieve-like as the female lead can guess it with a snap of her fingers, hahaha!

The system fell silent, but still struggled to say, "Not the villainous female supporting character, but the second female lead."

"Second female lead?" Ye Xiqing savored this new term: "You actually have the concept of a second female lead in your database?"

system:……

Who do you think you are!

Princess Yongning, Ji Siyin, is a rare woman who competes with the female lead for a man and still receives a high rating.

Because she's so carefree!

As the emperor's only daughter, she was showered with love and affection from a young age. Whether it was archery, horsemanship, or politics and scholarship, she was no less capable than any man. Some even said that she was most like the emperor.

Such a person loves openly and honestly. Even if he and the female lead fall in love with the same person, he would never stoop to using underhanded tactics to compete with her.

After learning that the male lead truly only loved the female lead, the second female lead left the scene gracefully, and even helped the male and female leads when they encountered danger.

Although some people are jealous of her, they say that she was born a Celestial Dragon, which is why she can have such a high attitude.

However, most viewers, whether fans of the female lead or the male lead, have a very good impression of her.

The female lead's fans like her because she can be brought up when they're fighting against the truly vicious female supporting character in the story, to prove that they don't like the vicious female supporting character, not because she's a female supporting character. They like female supporting characters like the princess.

The male lead's fans like her because they feel that the female lead, who only knows how to cry and has a blood feud with the male lead, is not worthy of him at all.

The female lead's fans also like to bring up past grievances, because the male lead abused her, and they often criticize him, making the male lead's fans grit their teeth in hatred.

So whenever the female lead's fans criticize the male lead as a scumbag, the male lead's fans will immediately bring up the princess to provoke the female lead's fans, saying that the female lead is not good enough for the male lead at all, and that the male lead should just be with the princess.

As fans who only love the male lead, they are not really shipping the characters, but if they can anger the female lead's fans, they are willing to support anyone, including the second female lead and the villainous female supporting character!

The system couldn't help but chuckle when it thought about the fan culture of the original world.

The female lead, the second female lead, and the villainous supporting female character—three women make a drama, and the fans of these three women also make a drama.

After reminiscing about the amusing incident involving that pot of porridge, the system whispered in Ye Xiqing's ear with a smile:

"Host, the princess of this world, although she's the second female lead, has better natural advantages and a higher popularity base than you. How can you steal her spotlight from the audience?"

Ye Xiqing fell into deep thought.

Just when the system thought that Ye Xiqing, no matter how indifferent she pretended to be, would have some thoughts in her heart, Ye Xiqing slowly spoke: "Then the villainous female supporting character in this world is not the male lead's cousin, is she?"

system:……

"They're not saying anything, so it seems to be true."

system:……

How did you even guess that?!

It didn't mention a word about the true identity of the villainous female supporting character, and the original owner shouldn't have known the male lead's cousin either!

The system was about to explode, but Ye Xiqing remained calm. Wasn't this obvious?

In any book, there's bound to be one or more villainous female supporting characters among the important female characters.

Ye Xiqing initially suspected Pei's mother, a wicked mother-in-law, which was convenient and logical.

But no.

Whether in the story or in real life, this old lady is consistent in her words and deeds, definitely a positive character.

That's the princess, a common villainous role.

It can provide dramatic conflict of power and oppression. If the male lead has a plot of usurping the throne or fighting for the throne, it can also have a villainous female supporting character slapped in the face by showing a difference in status. But the result is not always the same.

In the end, only my cousin was left.

During the period when the male protagonist's family was in ruins, he was raised by his uncle's family in Nankang, which should not be a casual detail.

A female cousin character could be added here, and—

"Was the Prince of Nankang the victor in the struggle for the throne?"

system:……

"Oh, judging by his age, he could also be the Crown Prince of Nankang."

system:……

Ahhh!

Originally, he wanted to see Ye Xiqing make a fool of herself, but unexpectedly, he ended up running naked in front of Ye Xiqing again.

In front of it, Ye Xiqing instructed Granny Zhao to contact Guan's mother and prepare a dazzling dance dress, jewelry, and face powder for her.

Give them a generous reward after the deed is done, but they must not be allowed to keep the spoils.

Granny Zhao and Granny Qian understood her intentions and, of course, wouldn't be confused on such an important matter, so they accepted the offer and took their leave.

This contact not only got her what she wanted, but Guan's mother was also prepared and gave her some money, so that she had enough financial strength to get in touch with the song and dance troupe.

Looking at Ye Xiqing, who was meticulously made up from head to toe, with every strand of her hair carefully styled, the system felt no joy for the first time.

Based on her previous statement: "You're not going to change the male lead, are you?!"

Ye Xiqing let the hired hairdresser comb her hair: "Otherwise what? Didn't I tell you earlier? If he can follow the dragon, why can't I?"

The system is about to explode again; it never expected there to be such a huge plot hole!

As the dragon that the male protagonist follows, the relationship between the Crown Prince of Nankang and the male protagonist is naturally very good.

However, the character of the Crown Prince of Nankang is portrayed as unrestrained and fond of beautiful women.

The author may be stingy in other areas, but he won't skimp on the heroine's beauty; she has a face that can attract all men.

If he didn't know the relationship between the female lead and the male lead, and thought the female lead was just a dancer, he would really accept her without caring at all!

The system was going crazy at the thought of the female lead turning to the Prince of Nankang.

In a feudal era where imperial power was supreme, the male protagonist had no way to resist when the crown prince took a liking to his woman.

If Ye Xiqing were to get close to the Prince of Nankang, with the knowledge she had accumulated over the three worlds, it would be incredibly easy for her to replace the male lead in his role of supporting the emperor!

The system screamed as it watched Ye Xiqing leave the male lead and come to the Prince of Nankang, giving him a "charming smile".

The system and the audience outside the world were in an uproar: Is this world really that exciting?! Just switch to a romance plot and change the male lead!

Ye Xiqing deliberately lingered in front of the Prince of Nankang for a very long time, watching the system explode.

Then he turned and left without looking back. You idiot, change your dad's male lead!

The system gave her a feudal society background where male dominance continued through generations, grinning and waiting to see her make a fool of herself by being oppressed by male power, and even wanted to see her change the male lead so that this male-dominated society could continue generation after generation.

Keep dreaming!

She had already made a plan: to hide a pair of scissors in her sleeve and, during the dance performance, stab the male lead to death whenever she saw him.

Although she was physically weak, her fighting skills were not bad. She went up and cut his throat with one slit, and she didn't believe he could survive.

Whether it's beheading or whatever, she'll just die and return to the system space; she doesn't want this world anymore.

Of course she couldn't commit suicide; she couldn't overcome that psychological barrier. I really admire the original owner; she was actually able to do it to herself.

She would find it even harder to accept being killed by someone else, but she couldn't control who killed her. What could she do if someone wanted to kill her?

Life is precious, money is even more valuable, but for the sake of one's feelings, both can be given up.

Just as the "National Server Assassin" was about to be born, the appearance of the second female lead changed her mind.

Killing someone in a fit of rage might feel satisfying, but it's also a bit like impotent rage—tearing up the exam paper because you can't answer a question.

As a student who is essentially a senior in high school, her unique sense of satisfaction comes from perfectly answering the questions that are beyond the syllabus set by the examiners.

Most of the time, no matter how tricky the questions are, she will think of solutions instead of tearing up the test paper at the drop of a hat.

The absurd plot of this world and her frail body ignited the resentment in her heart, to the point that she, who never believed in solving problems with violence, actually had the idea of ​​directly and violently eliminating the male protagonist.

But if the answer is too simple, the score won't be high, so she's still unwilling to compromise easily and choose the worst solution.

In a flash, Ye Xiqing had a new idea.

She gracefully moved to her seat and, upon reaching the second female lead, cried out "Ah!" and threw away what she was holding. Her body, as if boneless, slowly collapsed into the second female lead's arms.

She was afraid that if it was too direct, she would really fall, and she was also afraid that this supposedly talented second female lead would treat her like an assassin.

She saw that the princess had a short knife at her waist.

As long as the goal is achieved, acting skills don't matter.

As soon as they approached their target, Ye Xiqing immediately began to perform at the top of her lungs: "Princess! Is that you?!"

"I admire you so much! It's not easy to meet you. Anyway, I'm about to die, and I only have one wish before I die: to die in your arms. Can you grant me this wish?"

Princess Yongning: ...

system:……

Viewers in front of the screen: ...

ah?

Everyone present was stunned by this abstract scene, frozen in place, while only the system roared as expected—

"Host! What are you doing!"

Ye Xiqing hugged the second female lead tightly around the waist, determined not to let go unless she agreed.

"Can't you see that? The second female lead is the dragon I want to follow."

The system is overheating.

While it was hard for it to accept the change of the male lead, it was even harder to accept the change of the female lead!

Seeing Ye Xiqing's baffling actions, the system shouted hoarsely, "Host, didn't you realize the second female lead is a woman?!"

What's so hard to notice? Anyone with a brain knows the second female lead is a woman.

"She's a woman! How can a woman inherit the throne!"

Ye Xiqing snuggled comfortably against the second female lead, a smile on her face.

"Hehe, why not?"

"Has being transported to a feudal society made you so proud that you've forgotten—"

"In this world today, the emperor sitting on the dragon throne is a woman."

...

That's right, the emperor sitting on the throne in this world right now is a woman.

Upon hearing the title "Left Censor," Ye Xiqing had a vague feeling about it.

The worlds she traveled through were very strange.

They maintain individuality in certain unique events, yet tend to conform to a general cultural background.

For example, in the last world, there was a Grimm's Fairy Tales that was exactly the same as her world.

How can I describe that feeling? It's like these worlds are novels written under the influence of a specific cultural background.

As a novel with a consistent background, it must have retained traces of reference. The reference background of this world is far too obvious.

Empresses who ascended the throne as empresses, empresses' only daughters, crown princes who directly obtained power from their fathers, and even Guan's father, a typical example of a cruel official.

She desperately wanted to pretend she didn't know the plot, but her knowledge as a high school student who had traveled through time didn't allow it.

Silence fell over the air.

After an unknown amount of time, Pei Yu finally came to his senses and quickly stepped forward to apologize: "Princess, please forgive me! This woman is a mad dancer in my household. She often acts erratically and utters outrageous words."

"For some unknown reason, this woman escaped today and offended the princess. I hope the princess will forgive her!"

Ji Siyin looked at the "crazy woman" who had suddenly appeared, and Pei Yu who was anxious to defend her.

As a princess whose mother and father were both emperors, Ji Siyin was born with a silver spoon in her mouth.

Today's banquet was extremely interesting for this proud young woman.

Without exchanging many polite words with her, he sat down in the main seat and looked down at his sister-in-law with a beaming smile.

Pei Shaoqing, the "Jade-Faced Yama" whose beauty surpasses all others in the capital, is quite interesting.

This beautiful woman who "throws herself into my arms" is even more interesting.

A banquet that can bring her three surprises makes the trip worthwhile.

Ji Siyin raised her head and chuckled softly.

"Is she crazy? I think this woman's heart is truly sincere and devoted to me."

"I was delighted to hear such valuable words, but Pei Shaoqing really knows how to dampen my spirits."

"Does Pei Shaoqing mean to tell me that only a madman would reveal his true feelings to me at this banquet?"