A flock of birds flew further and further away in the clear blue sky. Mingmei turned her gaze away from the sky and looked at the withered pomegranate tree next to the tall red wall.
The intense contrast between red and black, and the unique beauty of decay and withering, makes Mingmei feel that staying in it for too long would make her depressed!
Mingmei glanced down at her snow-white palace dress, then looked up at the palace gate in the distance, as if making a decision. She took a deep breath and lifted the hem of her dress. (M.cascoo.net)
Wearing soft-soled satin embroidered shoes, Mingmei silently and swiftly sprinted towards the dog hole in the corner of the small garden inside the palace, stepping on the bluestone pavement!
final!
She was stopped once again by two NPC guards standing outside the dog hole.
"Your Majesty, His Majesty has decreed that you cannot leave."
Looking up at the guard who was even more expressionless than herself, Mingmei pursed her lips and reluctantly withdrew her head from the hole.
You guys are ruthless!
This was the umpteenth time she had tried to break out of the game since entering it today, but she was stopped every time.
The NPC who was guarding the main gate just a second ago has now suddenly appeared in front of the dog hole, blocking my way.
That reaction was amazing!
[Host, I advise you to give up resisting. The Cold Palace map will only unlock after midnight. Only then can you leave, or other players find you here.]
Gui Gui whispered words of comfort in Ming Mei's mind.
In this round, Mingmei was speechless; she had actually entered a palace intrigue escape scenario.
Palace intrigue, or escape?
Mingmei raised an eyebrow. How did this connection come about?
It's true that palace intrigue and power struggles can be deadly, but after thinking about it for a long time, Mingmei still couldn't understand: "Why should I, an NPC who sells boxed lunches, be given the title of an abandoned concubine of the emperor? Selling boxed lunches in the cold palace, stealing bamboo shoots, huh? And there's even a time limit."
[Host, try to think positively. After all, you're only officially a discarded concubine, aren't you? In reality, you're a highly favored concubine! The Emperor only imprisoned you here because he was afraid you'd be harmed.]
Mingmei chuckled coldly and remained silent.
Will this setup help her sell boxed lunches?
No!
Yesterday, a new dungeon with an extremely long timeline was updated, and today she entered a game dungeon that has been updated to be even longer and more complex than the original.
For a moment, Mingmei felt that she must be having a run of bad luck lately.
Everything I do goes wrong.
Last night, Mingmei was surrounded by a crowd while dancing, and she was too embarrassed to recall how many times she had stepped on Mu Chen because she was so nervous about being watched.
Each time, he would comfort her, saying it was okay, and she could practice some more.
Even so, Mingmei later felt that she might have broken someone's foot by stepping on it all night (x_x;).
These onlookers clearly harbored the intention of seeing through Mingmei's intentions but keeping quiet, and came to ship the couple.
As a result, Mingmei even gave everyone a humorous comedy as a "buy one get one free" offer. Is that reasonable?
Now everyone knows she can't ballroom dance _(：3」∠)_ She doesn't even want to go to the two classes she's scheduled for later.
And today, she entered another game that has even more restrictions on her mysterious merchant!
Pooh!
This year is unlucky!
If you're bored, I can show you some of Lu Xiaoyao's live stream.
"No, I won't watch Lu Xiaoyao's livestream for now. Send me another copy of the game-related information, including the old one..."
As soon as she logged on, she was engaged in a battle of wits with the person guarding the gate of the Cold Palace for quite some time. Mingmei didn't even have time to see what the plot was all about. Now that she's taken a closer look at the plot summary, Mingmei exclaimed, "Wow!"
Her uncle wrote about an entire historical period in such a vivid and detailed way.
It's Hua Liang again, the story of twenty-five years after the young emperor ascended the throne and defeated the Chu Rong.
Emperor Jing'an ascended the throne at a young age, and the court was in turmoil and infighting. At that time, the assassins he sought were secretly found among the common people.
After the Chu Rong troops withdrew, the young Emperor Jing'an began to reorganize the court. During his twenty-five years on the throne, he achieved peace and prosperity, and the people lived in peace and contentment.
The only drawback was that the emperor had no children.
After Emperor Jing'an turned thirty-five, he adopted the advice of his court officials and directly selected four outstanding young men from the imperial clan to bring back to the palace as his heirs.
During Emperor Jing'an's fortieth birthday banquet this year, court officials inquired about the Crown Prince again.
Although Emperor Jing'an issued a decree directly, it also indicated that he intended to select the crown prince from among these four men.
Once this rumor got out, the imperial court and the harem instantly became a scene of turmoil...
Players take on the roles of either a prince who is one of the heirs or a character in the harem. The ultimate goal is to help the character they choose successfully ascend to the throne.
However, it seems that Emperor Jing'an had his own plans long ago...
After comparing the content descriptions of the old and new versions, the addition of this line to the last sentence of the new version makes it seem rather suggestive.
"Hey, could Emperor Jing'an be the big boss in this script?"
[Host, there's no reward for answering correctly~]
Mingmei: "..."
"Okay, alright, it's still early. Show me Lu Xiaoyao's live stream, I want to see the role she's playing this time."
Finding herself truly trapped, Mingmei returned to her seemingly dilapidated palace, which, though outwardly simple and crumbling, was actually exquisitely beautiful and full of hidden wonders. Lying on a carved rosewood couch, she closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep while watching Lu Xiaoyao's live stream.
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