Chapter 25 Qin Jiang: "I was afraid someone would stop me from flirting with Teacher Qin if they were nearby."
First, I opened WeChat, added all my alternate accounts, transferred money to Jiang Yan, and then emptied her shopping cart.
The thought of Jiang Yan receiving hundreds of text messages from the delivery station in three or four days made her want to laugh, and the image of her sitting in front of a mountain of packages, mindlessly unpacking them for five hours straight. It was ridiculous. She wasn't buying anything for Jiang Yan; she just wanted her to unpack the packages.
She can't bully her to death.
Qin Lan became more and more excited as she thought about it. She logged out and recharged all of Jiang Yan's various apps, then logged into the game and bought all the skins she could.
"Heh, it really was you." She stared at the character "Lan" on the homepage and sneered, "As expected, Jiang Yan had been plotting this for a long time."
“Yes,” Jiang Yan suddenly chimed in, “Teacher Qin and I have a special connection.”
"It was just a coincidence," Qin Lan refused to admit.
Jiang Yan finished packing and walked over empty-handed: "I don't need to stay in the second bedroom when I'm not sleeping, right?"
"Whatever you want." Qin Lan had nothing to say. "As long as you don't sleep with her."
"Teacher Qin wasn't like this yesterday," Jiang Yan said, a little disappointed.
"Yesterday was special; it was a 24-hour official dating trial." Qin Lan said with a half-smile, "We signed an internship contract. You still want to share a bed?"
"Okay, how about we play a game?"
Jiang Yan readily agreed and sat down on the small sofa opposite. In any case, at least she had successfully moved her home to Qin Lan's room.
"Go ahead and call." Qin Lan casually handed the phone back to her, picked up her own phone and pretended to fix her hair, but secretly observed Jiang Yan's movements.
Jiang Yan unlocked her phone.
Jiang Yan clicked into the game.
Jiang Yan didn't notice anything amiss and was still asking her what she wanted to play.
Qin Lan: "I want to play Ao Yin."
Jiang Yan thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll play support for you."
Ao Yin can fly; if it were anyone else, she was afraid Qin Lan would just leave them behind.
"You can have Sang Qi then. Let's make this clear first: when disaster strikes, we'll each go our own way."
"I'll take care of it with Yao," Jiang Yan smiled and invited her.
Qin Lan suppressed a laugh and clicked on it.
Jiang Yan locked onto the hero first. A few seconds later, she suddenly sat up straight.
She stared at the screen in astonishment: "How did I get a Legendary skin...?"
She never considered activities like drawing crystals, which were expensive and based on luck. She looked up at Qin Lan.
Qin Lan thought she was calm and collected, but in reality, she was grinning from ear to ear: "Oh right, anyway, this money is just sitting idle in my hands."
Jiang Yan's lips moved twice, then she walked over, hugged Qin Lan's head, and kissed her hard. Qin Lan was almost breathless from being hugged so tightly, and pushed her away angrily (with a slight upturn of her lips), saying, "What are you doing? What are you doing? Who told you to suddenly get so close to me..."
Jiang Yan had already sat back down, sniffed, and held her phone, looking at it from left to right with great affection: "My first Honor Collection skin! Yao Yao is so beautiful."
She quickly took a screenshot and adjusted the model from different angles: "It's so beautiful... Thank you, Teacher Qin."
"It's just a few skins, why are you so happy?" Qin Lan muttered, locking onto Ao Yin.
The Marco Polo player was incredibly arrogant in lane, constantly recalling to base under the tower to taunt: "[Come with me, Yao, I'll carry you.]"
"Is he sick?" Qin Lan thought angrily, and called out to Jiang Yan, "Go!"
"Watch me unleash the Fire Dragon Soul!" Qin Lan's face was contorted with rage as he unleashed a 31a combo on Marco.
Sang Qi raised his sword and slashed, but Qin Lan dodged it with a flash. Jiang Yan transformed into a deer and ran around Qin Lan.
Marco, with only a sliver of health left, was still taunting: "Yao is so cute, come with me, we're a perfect match, Marco and Yao."
Jiang Yan activated voice input, helping to clear the lane while simultaneously adjusting the vision: 【Ao Yin is my boyfriend】
Ma saw someone reply and got even more excited: "【Ao Yin is nowhere near as handsome as me, come with me!】"
Enraged, Qin Lan unleashed his full power and charged into the tower, taking Marco away in two stages.
Marco Polo: [What's the use? You're going to die anyway.]
Qin Lan's screen went dark, and she typed fiercely: 【I'll take you with me even if it kills me!!!】
Marco continued his taunts: "[Yao, your boyfriend is useless, all he does is trade one for one?]"
Jiang Yan smiled broadly, occasionally glancing at the furious Qin Lan: [Get lost]
"Come here." Qin Lan was furious and ordered Jiang Yan, "You're not allowed to play with anyone else this round."
"Understood, Teacher Qin." Jiang Yan was in a great mood and followed him, feeling like she was floating on air.
A gank came from the mid lane, and both of them lost a lot of health. Jiang Yan went down to heal her shield, and Marco chased after her. In a moment of panic, Qin Lan wanted to run away herself, but luckily Jiang Yan was incredibly fast and managed to attach herself to her before she could press the button. The next second, the two of them ascended into the air, rising and falling in the clouds for a while before slowly landing. The little figure representing Jiang Yan sat in the middle of the dragon's horns, like a goddess controlling a white dragon.
"Come down and refresh your shield, what are you doing?" Qin Lan asked in confusion, peeking out.
Jiang Yan was busy taking screenshots.
"...Why don't you just record a screen?"
"Record what needs to be recorded, and cut what needs to be cut," Jiang Yan mumbled.
Qin Lan was speechless. She felt that this scene was similar to the one she saw at the entrance of the milk tea shop last time. Even though she was sitting right there, this fan always seemed to care about the people around them and not care about the living.
"Is it really necessary?" she muttered under her breath, a hint of bitterness in her voice that she herself didn't realize: "I think the game is more important to me than I am."
"Teacher Qin really doesn't understand fandom at all." Jiang Yan shook her head while taking a screenshot: "You're definitely not a true fan of Actress Feng, you don't have any enthusiasm at all."
"Why be so fanatical?" Qin Lan imagined herself squeezed in a crowd holding a light stick and immediately shuddered. She was used to being a pampered young lady and didn't know how to lower herself.
A team fight broke out in the mid lane, and the two rushed to provide support. Qin Lan glanced at the minimap and noticed that Sun Ce was not on the enemy team.
She casually remarked, "Be careful, my ultimate skill isn't off cooldown yet."
Jiang Yan smiled and said, pressing the screen, "Don't be afraid, I'm here for you."
Qin Lan didn't quite trust her: "How much of a role can you play with Yao in a single match?"
"Teacher Qin underestimates me."
At that moment, a dog barked, and Sun Ce appeared in the middle lane, charging towards the group at high speed with a menacing jungler.
The instant the boat collided with her, Jiang Yan jumped down to block the bow, then transformed into a deer.
"That was quite timely," Qin Lan praised her.
When Sun Ce was fighting the tyrant, he set sail again, and this time Qin Lan and Jiang Yan went to meet him.
"You trust me that much."
Qin Lan threatened her: "If you can't stop me, you're finished."
Having finally subdued the tyrant, Qin Lan turned around to find the little deer girl running around her, while Sun Ce, enraged, chased after her, hacking wildly.
Qin Lan was somewhat tempted.
“Come up,” she said.
Jiang Yan transformed into her body and helped her explore the grass.
The enemy's high ground was lost, and another team fight broke out.
Qin Lan was busy killing people and didn't pay attention to Sun Ce's resurrection time. A familiar dog bark was heard, and Sun Ce rushed in front of her with a thunderous roar.
Jiang Yan jumped down early and stood in the middle of the road. Sun Ce was truly afraid of her and tried to go around her. But Jiang Yan also adjusted her direction, blocked the attack again, and transformed into a little deer, leaping after Sun Ce.
Sun Ce was stunned, wildly hacking away with his axe. The little deer nimbly circled him twice, then leaped away.
Just as Qin Lan was about to praise her, he saw Jiang Yan say in all channels, "Do you like me, Sun Ce?"
Qin Lan swallowed her words on the spot.
Why is this person flirting with everyone?!
She gritted her teeth in anger: "You think you're so great, huh? Holding your tail high, huh?"
Jiang Yan's eyes lit up: "Teacher Qin likes tails?"
Qin Lan: "Right now, all I want to do is kick you off the stage."
After the game ended, Qin Lan said she was done playing, put on a face mask, and started reading the script. Jiang Yan exited the team interface to check her existing skins.
She gasped in shock; she had bought everything available in the store. Luckily, there was a daily spending limit for the Points Treasure Hunt, otherwise she would have emptied the Glory Store as well.
"Teacher Qin." Jiang Yan didn't say anything, but walked over and pouted, "Can I have a hug?"
"What..." Qin Lan reluctantly opened her arms, but secretly she was pleased: "It's just a few skins..."
“It’s different, Teacher Qin bought this for me.” Jiang Yan nestled in her arms.
Qin Lan thought to herself, "Won't you be moved to tears when you see the mountain of packages in a few days?"
Jiang Yan didn't cry; she had been nagging her all night.
Qin Lan remained unmoved: "Go open your package."
Jiang Yan stared at her with a wronged look, then leaned closer and intentionally or unintentionally rubbed her breasts against her.
Qin Lan took a sip of water, and just as she turned her head, she was caught off guard and buried in the water, spitting out every last drop.
Jiang Yan exclaimed in surprise, her body completely soaked.
"You're disgusting!" Qin Lan shouted, staring wide-eyed at the undulating water, his Dao heart nearly shattered.
Jiang Yan pulled out a tissue to wipe her eyes and said slowly, "Yes, it is indeed leaking."
Qin Lan didn't understand what she was talking about for a while.
About twenty minutes later, she suddenly sat up in bed: "Jiang Yan, are you sick? Huh? Are you out of your mind? How can you be so shameless?"
"I didn't realize you were so annoying." Jiang Yan stared slyly at her ear: "Teacher Qin, half of your face is red."
"Anyone who hears something like that will become famous!" Qin Lan exclaimed.
"Does Teacher Qin like me even a little bit now?" Jiang Yan asked, pestering her.
"No." Qin Lan avoided her eyes, appearing very impartial.
Jiang Yan vowed that one day she would make her say in bed what she was so stubborn about.
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"When the Hetu (River Diagram) appeared, the Luoshu (Luo River Writing) emerged, and Empress Wu Zetian inherited the imperial throne."
In 688 AD, a rider galloped into the palace and presented the Empress Dowager with an auspicious stone that the people had found in the Luo River. The stone was pure white and inscribed with eight large characters: "The Holy Mother Descends, the Imperial Cause Will Be Everlasting."
Empress Wu understood perfectly, personally worshipping at the Luo River and receiving the divine map. The grand event further solidified the legitimacy of Wu Zetian's succession as the female ruler.
To eliminate any potential threat, Wu Zetian implemented a plan to eradicate the descendants of the Li Tang dynasty. The princes of the imperial clan, aware of her intentions, conspired to rebel. However, their plot was leaked before it could even begin, forcing them to hastily raise an army, only to be ruthlessly crushed.
This rebellion gave Wu Zetian the opportunity to arrest members of the Li Tang imperial family on a large scale. A catastrophe ensued, eventually even affecting Princess Taiping's household. The brother of the princess's husband, Xue Shao, was involved in the rebellion, and Xue Shao was also implicated, flogged, and starved to death in prison.
Xue Shao was indeed an innocent victim, but Empress Wu's act of watching her son-in-law die tragically was driven by deeper considerations. Now that Emperor Gaozong was dead, Wu Zetian coveted the throne, and her beloved daughter's husband, being a member of the Li Tang imperial family, naturally became a thorn in her side.
Princess Taiping became a widow at a young age, so Wu Zetian naturally tried to compensate her by granting her more fiefdoms.
Today's filming focus is on the scenes between Qin Lan and Jiang Yan. After Princess Taiping became a widow, Shangguan Wan'er hesitated for a moment, but still came to visit her.
"All departments, take your positions!" Yu Jintang shouted into the walkie-talkie. "Teachers, get ready."
Qin Lan stroked her hair, while Jiang Yan sat opposite her with her eyes closed, lost in thought.
The assistant director muttered, "That's strange, how come they already have such great chemistry before they've even started?"
Jiang Yan opened her eyes and poured tea for the guest: "It's been many years since we last met. Why is Lord Shangguan suddenly interested in visiting a widow like me?"
Shangguan Wan'er was silent for a moment, then took the teacup and sniffed it: "Princess, how have you been?"
Ever since Taiping realized that Shangguan loved someone else, the two had never spoken a word to each other again. Now Taiping is married and raising children, while Shangguan has risen through the ranks. When they meet again, they are strangers to each other, as if they had never met before. No one would guess that they were once close friends.
No one spoke again. Princess Taiping was intently sewing shoes for her newborn baby, who was just over a month old, while Shangguan Wan'er sat silently drinking tea to the side. After finishing her cup, Taiping didn't refill it, and the maids had all disappeared; the large mansion seemed utterly empty.
Shangguan Wan'er held the teacup in a daze, her fingertips unconsciously tapping the rim. The white porcelain cup spun gently between her bamboo-like fingers, just like her absent-mindedness at the age of fourteen.
Taiping seemed completely absorbed in mending the pattern on the toe of the shoe. When the thread on the needle came to an end, she reached out and touched the spool without looking up.
After grabbing at empty air twice, a spool of thread gently touched her fingertips.
Princess Taiping paused for a moment, then looked up. Shangguan Wan'er was still holding the empty white porcelain cup in her hand. Noticing that Princess Taiping was looking over, she let go of the cup and moved her gaze away, letting the spool of thread lie in Princess Taiping's palm.
Close-up shots frantically capture the subtle changes in the expressions on the two people's faces, while the extras watching all have shining eyes.
Although the two people inside hadn't exchanged more than a few words since they entered, the content contained in their silence was richer than a biographical sketch of several thousand words.
Yu Jintang glanced down and saw Feng Manhong sitting in a rattan chair, staring inside with a maternal smile.
Taiping silently took the spool and pulled out the thread.
“The princess wouldn’t have done these things before,” Shangguan Wan’er said, her voice devoid of emotion.
Princess Taiping was silent for a moment, then scoffed: "I'm just a widow, I have plenty of free time. Needlework is just a way to pass the time. Unlike Lord Shangguan, who stays by the Empress Dowager's side all day long, he must be very busy with official duties."
Shangguan Wan'er sensed the sarcasm in her words, but said nothing.
"Princess, are you dissatisfied with the Empress Dowager?"
"How could that be? The Empress Dowager made an exception and increased my fiefdom. No princess has ever received more rewards than me." Princess Taiping didn't even look at her, and kept her head down tidying up the threads.
"The princess has recently lost her husband, and it's understandable that she's feeling melancholy..."
"It's just a man who died, not your parents," Princess Taiping interrupted her, seemingly unwilling to continue the conversation.
Qin Lan felt that Jiang Yan was mimicking her usual tone, even more nonchalant than she actually was. Everyone behind the camera gasped in unison; if it were Yu Jintang, she would have yelled "cut" before, because Qin Lan would have been pulled out of character.
But this time, Qin Lan was not provoked by Jiang Yan and smoothly responded. She lowered her eyes slightly and also avoided the topic.
The two sat in silence for a while. Shangguan Wan'er carefully considered her words before speaking softly, "I had someone calculate my future, and it was said that Chongjian will be a blessed child."
“I never told you his name was Xue Chongjian,” Taiping said coldly.
Xue Chongjian lost his father less than a month after his birth. The family underwent a great change, and very few people came to celebrate. There were also few people in the family who had time to care about the newborn.
"Of course I've inquired about it." Shangguan Wan'er hesitated slightly.
Princess Taiping's eyebrows twitched almost imperceptibly, a secret joy creeping into her heart. Shangguan had inquired about Xue Chongjian's name and had come to visit again today—a sign of reconciliation. In the past few years, although she had been the one to sever all ties, Wan'er had never tried to stop her, making her earlier wavering and hesitation seem utterly ridiculous. Originally, she had resentfully thought that when Shangguan came to reconcile, she would haughtily glance at her and give her the cold shoulder for days!
As a result, so many years have passed, she has given birth to children but her heart is dead, and then Shangguan Wan'er comes to visit.
"Oh, so it's for telling the fortune of my child," Jiang Yan said, her sour tone making it hard not to suspect that she was referring to herself.
Qin Lan almost laughed. Her brows relaxed, and her tone became more like that of the two years when they were still best friends: "Has the princess forgotten? We used to have our fortunes told together."
After speaking, the two fell silent again. Yu Jintang, seeing that things were going well, paused filming to allow them to touch up their makeup.
Xiaoqing rushed over and handed Qin Lan a water bottle.
Qin Lan glanced at Jiang Yan. She didn't seem to have seen Jiang's assistant since the intimate scene.
"Where's your assistant?" she asked.
“Her grandma is taking the college entrance exam next year and was going to a tutoring center for a trial class today, so I gave her the day off. The old lady is getting on in years, so it’s best if someone picks her up and drops her off when she goes out.”
"...And what about yesterday?"
"Her puppy gave birth and she needs to help with the delivery."
"The day before yesterday."
"Oh, she really did have a fever the day before yesterday."
These words left both the makeup artist and Xiaoqing speechless.
"so?"
Jiang Yan leaned closer to her and said in a tone that was sure to infuriate someone, "I'm afraid someone might be there and stop me from flirting with Teacher Qin."
"Ms. Jiang," the makeup artist said with difficulty, "please come back a little, I really can't touch up my makeup."
"Did you hear that? They told you to go back a bit." Qin Lan stretched out her slender finger and poked her shoulder triumphantly.
Jiang Yan's eyes flicked at her index finger like a hook, and she smiled as she followed her movement and moved back.
"Don't you think things are a bit off between Teacher Qin and Teacher Jiang lately?" one extra asked another.
"Of course, anyone with eyes can see that."
"Teacher Qin actually reached out and touched Teacher Jiang."
"That's nothing, they've even filmed bed scenes together now."
“It’s different. That’s in the play. Before, they would stay as far apart as possible off-screen, but now they’re actually poking each other.”
"Oh, right." The extras began to ponder, "How did it suddenly turn out like this?"
"Ever since Director Yu gave them a day off to get into character, the atmosphere has been strange when they came back."
The extras suddenly realized: "I get it! The two actresses must have reached some kind of agreement; they're still acting! They're so dedicated, putting aside their past grievances to ensure the filming goes smoothly..."
In the corner, three palace maids with strange looks exchanged glances and shook their heads with a happy expression.
"I've created a super topic," said Palace Maid #1. "The three of us must be the earliest CP fans."
"Okay, what's the name of the super topic? I'll search for it."
"Qinjiang".
"No, call him Jiang Qin."
"Stop talking nonsense, it must be Qin Jiang. Jiang Qin will never amount to anything in his life."
"Alright, alright, stop arguing. The super topic is set up, everyone come and sign in."
The makeup team packed up and left, the camera crew took their positions, and the two teachers began to adjust their state.
"Have your assistant come to work tomorrow," Qin Lan said.
"Why? My assistant is trying to buy tickets home tomorrow."
"Have her cancel her trip and come back to work."
Jiang Yan leaned closer: "Does Teacher Qin care about me?"
"Narcissistic." Qin Lan rolled her eyes. "Go back and stand properly."
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