Chapter 21 The Rogue "Do you also think I'm a rogue?"...
Although it's called a library, it actually contains a lot of confidential information. Shi Wei, who has a strong desire to explore, tricked the emperor into granting her higher-level access—Asta's notes are in the seventh-level library!
"Want higher-level access? If you join the royal family, I can grant you that." The man looked at her with a half-smile, his tone slightly seductive.
"No, no, knowing too much will get me silenced," Shi Wei said seriously. She was only curious about the truths hidden beneath history and had no interest in the secrets of the empire.
"Spend more time with me when you have free time, don't always hang out in the library." The man approved her application and sighed.
Shi Wei nodded vigorously, letting the words go in one ear and out the other.
I watched him sign without blinking, then cheered and ran off with my personal terminal to get access from the administrator.
"Alas," sighed the emperor who handled official documents.
Being too studious isn't a good thing either. Shouldn't girls this age be more playful and carefree? Why is she different?
That day, Cyril went to the library to retrieve the files. This was originally Jiang Chuge's business, but he didn't have the authority of the seventh level, so he could only ask the First Prince for help.
The seventh floor was completely empty, because not many people had the necessary permissions, so you could hardly see anyone.
So Cyril casually pushed open the door to a reading room. There were so many reading rooms on the seventh floor, but he just happened to open that one.
It's simply a cruel twist of fate.
The girl probably didn't expect anyone to be there. She was standing on high up, taking out a photocopy, when she was startled by the sound of the door opening. She swayed and leaned back.
She saw the incredibly handsome man rush towards her, trying to catch her.
The heroic rescue did not happen; the guardrail on the steps automatically rose to catch her.
Shi Wei steadied herself by holding onto the railing, and she heard the man's voice: "Sorry, I startled you."
The name sounded familiar, and upon closer inspection, it turned out to be the First Prince Cyril.
She bowed, but Cyril stepped aside and said calmly, "You are a lady-in-waiting of the royal family, you do not need to bow to me."
Wow, is he this approachable in private too?
Shi Wei smiled at him, picked up the book, and said, "Then I'll go out first. Goodbye, Your Highness."
Cyril's gaze fell on the paper book in her hand—"The Asta Diaries, Volume 5"—and he also caught a faint fragrance.
Cyril lowered his eyes, took a step closer, sniffed lightly, and said casually, "Why don't you look at the scanned electronic version?"
Shi Wei was surprised that he would ask such a question. She blinked before answering, "When Asta wrote this diary, he used the traditional pen and paper method. I feel that the paper version is more immersive."
"So that's how it is." Cyril smiled gently at her, and sniffed lightly. It turned out that the fragrance was coming from her.
That laugh was so powerful that Shi Wei quickly grabbed her book and ran away.
Good heavens, why do they all have to be so good-looking?
Unbeknownst to Shi Wei, this chance encounter caused some confusion for Cyril.
Due to His Majesty's strong insistence, Shiwei had no choice but to frequently borrow some paper books from the library and bring them back to read.
For example, right now, His Majesty is working, and she is studying this diary not far away.
Although everyone is busy with their own things, he seems to really enjoy it this way.
The two of them lived together in this harmonious yet strange way for two months.
Shi Wei gradually adapted. Apart from occasionally having dinner with His Majesty, strolling in the garden, and reading books, she was no different from the others.
Others: "..." There's still a big difference, isn't there?
Langdon handed over the video posting account to her to manage. Since she was transferred, she's been producing the videos all by herself, and the review process now only involves the royal family official.
The person in charge named Allen is now very kind to her, and even gave her a handbook of precautions, which lists in detail what can and cannot be filmed, which topics are too sensitive to be published, and so on.
There's actually such a thing? Shi Wei's head throbbed even more. This can't be written, that can't be posted, what—you can't even photograph the Emperor's neck and below?!
Shi Wei held the manual, feeling overwhelmed by its contents.
"Ignore him. Below the neck... the Imperial classification system is already very comprehensive. You can take your pictures and ignore these ridiculous rules." King Sklag II seemed to be indifferent to these things, playing with her hair with his fingers.
Every month, when the Foreign Affairs Office comes to conduct that live-streamed exchange, they prepare questions they can't answer in advance. His Majesty only glances at them each time and then tosses them aside.
For those maliciously provocative questions, just curse them back.
Calm and sharp, without a single swear word.
The Foreign Affairs Office had a headache several times, and finally Lin Xian secretly approached Shi Wei, asking her to persuade His Majesty not to curse during the live broadcast.
"But His Majesty didn't use any prohibited words." Shi frowned slightly. She was already annoyed by the questions, let alone His Majesty.
Lin Xian sighed, "They'll edit the footage randomly and use it to smear him. Tell His Majesty to be more gentle, more gentle!"
Shi Wei: "..." That doesn't sound very realistic.
She tried to persuade him, but King Sklag II frowned and said, "Then let's not do the live broadcast. It's so annoying."
Shi Wei's eyes widened. She didn't want this kind of immediate, perfect result. She shook her head frantically: "No, no, no, stopping suddenly will cause public discussion. Your Majesty, you're not the type to give up halfway."
The emperor glanced at her: "But that would save you a few hours of rest time."
Because he was really too busy, although he tried his best to keep her by his side, they still saw each other very little each day.
No, no, no, she doesn't want to be a troublemaker.
Shi Wei had no choice but to accompany him during each of his live streams.
Langdon quickly discovered that His Majesty cursed far less when she was around, so he put her in charge of drawing comments.
Since it was her who drew it, His Majesty wouldn't show his displeasure even if he was unhappy.
However, Shi Wei's luck was indeed very good. When it was her turn to draw, the questions were mostly non-threatening.
Although the direction of the question is even stranger now.
For example, "Does Your Majesty have a girlfriend?"
Shi Wei was greatly embarrassed. Why would someone ask such a question? Shouldn't this kind of conversation be very serious?
Everyone in the room was staring at her.
"Not yet." His Majesty's answer was very official, but because he had a slight smile on his face, it seemed somewhat ambiguous.
Shi Wei can film videos on her own very casually, and it is indeed very convenient that she can see His Majesty every day now.
Secretary Jiang would occasionally ask her to release a video to control the direction of public opinion.
For example, right now, Shi Wei has a camera stuck to her forehead and a sensor connected to her hand, facing Sklag II directly.
This is for shooting an immersive video.
The former head of state of Manla’s neighbor, the Republic of Vila, passed away last month.
Because of frequent border clashes between the two countries, rumors have circulated that the head of state of the Republic of Villa was assassinated, and that the assassin has been captured and is a member of the security agency.
Although the head of the security agency directly denied it, there are still many people in the universe who support this speculation.
There was a script for this video, but she was still very nervous because this was the fifth reshoot.
Even the slightest mistake could lead to an uncontrollable political crisis, and the purpose of the video couldn't be too obvious, so Shi Wei was very nervous.
The video was conducted in an interview format. The first few questions were normal; King Sklag II chatted casually for a bit. The last question was the key:
"What kind of person do you think Lapar, the former head of state of the Republic of Villa, was?"
The Emperor leaned back in his chair, casually draped in a coat, his shirt buttons fastened tightly—Shi Wei, mindful of the supreme directive "nothing below the neck can be exposed," stopped the Emperor from unbuttoning a button with a look.
After five takes, the Emperor, annoyed, replied with a hint of disdain:
"Lapal is a very interesting person. I've never understood why he started the war back then. The attack on N19 seemed like an order given while he was drunk."
Shi Wei's eyes widened; this was different from what was written in the script.
"But before I could figure it out, Manra's army had already reached their capital planet, so I gave up on thinking about it."
The interviewer's voice was synthesized by AI. Shi Wei typed in a few words, which were automatically converted into speech: "Then why didn't they capture Vera's capital planet later?"
They've already reached the enemy's capital star, so why withdraw their troops?
King Scolag II stroked his chin and smiled at her: "I only realized later that he wanted to reform, but the great nobles of Villa did not approve of his reforms, so he risked starting a war."
“If we win, he can immediately implement reforms based on the prestige gained from defeating Manra; if the war drags on, the high nobles might compromise and agree to reforms; if we lose, Manra’s army will take over Vera, and he can use our strength to implement reforms.”
"No matter how you look at it, he's not losing out."
Shi Wei, who was well-versed in the history of the universe, was already about to laugh.
But she still dutifully typed a few words, suppressing a laugh: "And then?"
Looking at her beautiful face, even though it was a video recording, King Sklag II found her expression adorable, and his expression softened involuntarily: "Then he lost, and I ran away."
After that battle, Villa never recovered, and Lapar was forced to step down.
Shi Wei really couldn't help but laugh, so she covered her mouth to stop herself from laughing out loud—if her laughter was recorded, they would have to reshoot.
Seeing how hard she was trying to hold it in, King Slag II teased her, saying, "It is said that he was cursing me before he died, calling me a rogue."
Shi Wei finally couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"Is it funny? You also think I'm a hooligan?"
"He started the war first; he's the real scoundrel."
King Slag II's voice was calm. Seeing that she was still laughing, he said sarcastically, "Alright, stop laughing. The person is dead. Let's show some respect."
After filming the Emperor's scene, he quit and took Shi Wei out for dinner, leaving the others to choose a suitable version to send out.
After watching the five versions of the video, Secretary Jiang decided to release the final version—of course, with Shi Wei's laughter cut out.
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Author's note: The Emperor: Tell her a joke to amuse her.
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