Chapter 13: Shield
The emperor's heart, which had finally settled down, was unified by this one person. He made all kinds of complaints about the emperor's pretense, and the system even gave examples one by one.
[For example, the emperor really loves the queen, but he pretends to be aloof even though he thinks about dying every day.]
Fang Lingchu listened with some excitement and continued to ask: [Tsk tsk tsk tsk, so reserved and flirty. As expected, good-looking people are reserved and flirty. I really feel like the reserved and flirty male protagonists in some novels.]
Everyone in the Fang family was sweating profusely.
Sister/daughter/Miss, please take it easy.
The emperor sitting on the throne almost broke the attack.
At this time, the dark clouds in the sky were almost ready, and the rumbling sound made everyone present feel nervous.
The emperor's eyes were also fixed on the sky, as if he wanted to fight against the sky and refuse to accept his fate. He was the emperor, he was the son of heaven, why couldn't this world accommodate him.
Only Fang Lingchu, while eating snacks, asked the system: [System, Tiandao should not be able to defeat the emperor now, right?]
The system was also enjoying the shared delicacy, and said slowly: [Hehehe, with me here, I will definitely not let the old man Tiandao chop off your emperor.]
When everyone heard the two people say this, they breathed a sigh of relief.
Fang Lingchu rolled her eyes at him and said, "Of course. A shield that cost me ten years of my life, how could it not be useful?"
When everyone in the Fang family heard that Fang Lingchu had used up ten years of his life, they were all very worried.
Even the emperor was slightly stunned. This little girl actually did this for him. If he really died, how could he be worthy of Fang Lingchu.
While others are thinking about getting a blocker, their young lady/Miss Fang can still fight against the sky.
Just now when Fang Lingchu went to change clothes, the two of them were discussing how to save the emperor.
In the end, the system used all of its points and ten years of Fang Lingchu's life to exchange for this shielding device.
The system continued, "But I can't do anything about those assassins out there. My advanced technology can't do anything right now. I can only watch them go by."
Fang Lingchu looked at the drizzling rain outside, and his heart was not as calm as he appeared.
[Then just pick a random melon to listen to and get through tonight.]
The system excitedly said: [Then let's eat General Xia Mingjie first.]
Xia Mingjie, who was sitting opposite Fang Lingchu, suddenly stopped and thought to himself whether he had done anything bad since he was born.
The system smiled and said, "This General Xia was a loyal and patriotic man. According to the original plot, he seems to have died in Guizhou a month later."
Fang Lingchu looked up at him openly, then asked, "For some reason, he should be a general on the frontier. I don't believe there's no trickery here."
The system said: [The host guessed correctly, because this cavalry general has a daughter who is obsessed with love.]
[Isn't this another brainless love story with a female lead? ]
The system said: [Even worse than those brainless second female leads. They contribute money, effort, and brainpower, yet receive no credit or status.]
[It's even worse than Wang Baochuan's. I want to hear this bloody story.]
The system said: [Here it comes. General Xia has a daughter named Xia Ruirui, a truly talented woman. At the age of five, she could recite the Four Books and Five Classics and the Three Character Classic by heart, and at seven, she could compose verses fluently. At the age of twelve, she disguised herself as a man to attend a poetry conference for students. She shone brightly at the banquet and became an instant celebrity. She was even noticed by the then Grand Tutor and recommended to the Crown Prince, who was serving as Regent. Host, guess what happened next.]
Fang Lingchu took over the system's message and said, "The Crown Prince discovered her femaleness and had her beaten for deceiving the emperor and thrown out of the palace."
The system looked at Fang Lingchu in surprise and asked: [Host, how did you know?]
Fang Lingchu continued in that nonchalant voice, "At that time, the Emperor was seriously ill, and the Crown Prince had just begun to deal with state affairs. The pressure was already great, and coupled with the Crown Prince's somewhat depressed mental state, there was no need to guess."
Fang Lingchu was a teacher in his time, and he could tell the psychological problems of middle school students at a glance.
The system nodded and said, "Indeed, Madam Xia is a coward. The old lady of the Xia family is hot-tempered and foolish, and she favors boys over girls. Seeing Xia Ruirui like this, Madam Xia feels completely humiliated. Then, a poor scholar comes to ask for Xia Ruirui's hand in marriage. Seeing someone willing to marry Xia Ruirui in her current state, Madam Xia immediately has the man carried away in a sedan chair, not even a concubine."
Fang Lingchu asked: [Who is this family? Why did they marry Xia Ruirui? Could it be because of her talent?]
The system once again affirmed Fang Lingchu's intelligence and talent: [Indeed, host, you are amazing...]
The system started to praise it with all kinds of flattery.
Fang Lingchu interrupted the system's flattery and asked: "So what does this have to do with Xia Mingjie's return to the city after losing the battle?"
The system continued: [You will know after taking a look]
Fang Lingchu nodded and continued reading. "Damn, she's truly a modern-day Wang Baochuan! A legitimate daughter, taken home casually as a concubine by a scholar. And even after returning home, her family doesn't even acknowledge her status as a concubine. She's supposed to take care of the elderly and children every day, counsel the scholar, help him with his exams, and help him achieve fame. Tsk, tsk, tsk, she's truly sick."
Fang Lingchu sighed once more before continuing to read, "System, you said she's in love, but I don't think she deserves it. She looks like she's been bewitched!"
The system said in confusion: [I don’t quite understand love in your world].
Fang Lingchu twitched the corner of her mouth. How could this be love? This was clearly just a nanny who provided money and labor. The two of them had never been married, had not reported to heaven and earth, and had no marriage certificate, yet they just entered someone else's house inexplicably.
[Oh, so that's how it is. When General Xia first went back to Guicheng, he was invincible. He had strong combat and military command abilities. Later, he received a letter from his family and a person. He didn't value them at first, but because he was framed and then rescued by that person, he began to believe in him wholeheartedly. This father and daughter really have a lot to offer.
I wonder if I should check it out. What if that life-saving grace is fake? It's obviously a self-torture scheme, but this undercover agent is quite reckless. In the end, the city gate fell, Zhao State cooperated internally and externally, and General Xia died from a thousand arrows piercing his heart. It's understandable.
Everyone who was listening to the news also had this doubt.
Only a few people understood that this was obviously a conspiracy.
Fang Lingchu continued, "Xia Ruirui's husband's brother is actually the seventh prince of Zhao State and a renowned general. He disguised himself to see the extent of the civil unrest in Long State. Unexpectedly, he learned of Xia Ruirui's situation and met a scholar addicted to gambling. The two of them hit it off, and thus began a conspiracy involving Xia Mingjie and the Xia family."
Fang Lingchu curiously asked the system: [Do those two people have the same name and appearance? ]
The system said: [If you see talented people, you can eat their melons. Currently, it is only mentioned in Xia Mingjie's story line.]
Fang Lingchu nodded in understanding, and then heard the system alarm ringing.
Fang Lingchu said in surprise: [Today is finally over. The emperor is safe, and my life is saved. System, system, has the emperor come up with a new plot?]
When the system heard Fang Lingchu say this, it quickly refreshed the plot. After a while, the system said, "Got it, got it. I just don't know where the plot will go next."
After hearing what the system said, Fang Lingchu relaxed and felt sleepy. His eyelids began to droop and his head almost started to nod.
Minister Fang, who was standing next to him, felt a headache when he saw his daughter like this.
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