That night, Mu Chen reviewed the memorials much faster than usual, and in the end, Mu Chen personally escorted Mingmei back through the secret passage.
As soon as the two emerged from the secret passage, Mingmei was startled to find the palace maid, who was usually rarely seen except when eating snacks, already standing guard there. (www.cascoo.net)
"His Majesty."
"What is it?"
"When Her Majesty went to your place, two groups of people came to the Cold Palace to gather information."
Upon hearing someone inquire about her, Mingmei looked at the palace maid, who continued, "As you instructed, we have detained the Empress Dowager's people and released one to relay a message. We arranged for Her Highness to meet the Empress Dowager here at midnight tomorrow. As for the Consort's people, we have dealt with them directly."
Bright and beautiful: ? ? ?
"You can go down now."
Mu Chen waved for the other person to leave, and seeing that Mingmei, who was full of question marks, was now looking up at him, he smiled as brightly as an Akita Inu and said, "I promised to help you sell lunchboxes first~"
"Ah...is that so?"
Mingmei blinked, not yet blinded by his good looks, and said, "The way you're doing this makes it seem like I'm up to something bad."
Detain the men, send them back to deliver the message; deal with them all.
Listen to these words, they sound like villains!
"What a mess... Pfft~ Once you sell them the lunchboxes, if the lunchboxes speed up the story, the players will soon go crazy and cause trouble, which should count as a bad thing, right?"
Mingmei: ...
No, she won't take the blame for this!
It's just a boxed lunch. Aren't the players doing bad things because they need to?
Why are you blaming her?
Mu Chen smiled and held his head in his hands, completely lacking the imperial majesty he displayed when others saw him. Then he said to Mingmei, "Guess what those players have been doing these past few days?"
"What did you do?"
Even though all players can see it from a bright perspective, she can't see all seven of them at the same time all the time.
"Leaving aside those outside the palace, just the two inside the palace both want to use me to get rid of Lu Xiaoyao."
"Huh?" Mingmei was stunned, thinking of Leng Youyou and Bai Xiao: "Why? What harm could Lu Xiaoyao possibly cause?"
Mingmei was speechless.
"Is this picking on the weak?"
Mingmei couldn't understand why they all attacked Lu Xiaoyao, and according to the live stream she watched, Leng Youyou and Bai Xiao had no reason to do so.
"The Empress Dowager has learned of Lu Changfu's private dealings with the Consort," Mu Chen revealed the reason why the Empress Dowager wanted to take action. "She has always wanted to win over Lu Changfu. However, she discovered that Lu Changfu is not loyal to me, but has already pledged allegiance to someone else. She has been trying to let this slip through the spies she has planted among me these past few days."
“She could easily use this blackmail to deliver a message to one person or two people without any difference.” Mingmei felt that this was more in line with her interests, but then she remembered the rules of this round, and she suddenly chuckled and shook her head, denying her previous suggestion.
"You're right, no one can have their cake and eat it too. So... what's Bai Xiao's reasoning?"
"Her reason is simpler. Didn't she buy your lunchbox?" Mu Chen scoffed. "Braised lion's head meatballs can be used to test the loyalty of those around you. Guess how likely it is that Lu Xiaoyao is loyal to you?"
One second Mu Chen was calling Lu Changfu, the next he was calling Lu Xiaoyao. Mingmei, combining Lu Xiaoyao's live stream with her personality, looked at Mu Chen and couldn't help but laugh.
"Given Lu Xiaoyao's personality, she probably doesn't dare to take sides at all, and is just waiting to see what you'll say, right?"
"Um."
"Then her death wasn't unjust..."
Mingmei was amused by Lu Xiaoyao's actions. Logically speaking, since her character is based on the Imperial Concubine, players who are Imperial Concubines would definitely follow Lu Xiaoyao's lead.
However, the Empress Dowager and the Third Prince are also friends of Lu Xiaoyao, giving her a natural advantage of familiarity. At least in the early stages, as long as Lu Xiaoyao doesn't do anything reckless or reveal the fact that she has already "formed an alliance," the Empress Dowager's side won't make things difficult for her.
But now, Lu Xiaoyao's move is really explosive!
First, she revealed that she was actually the Consort's person, and then the Consort discovered that she was not loyal at all. Oh no!
"By the way, the day after tomorrow is the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet. All the princes will bring their families to the palace to attend the banquet. You will see the Empress Dowager tomorrow night, and given the alliance between the Empress Dowager and Zhen Po, you should at least be able to see Zhen Po the night after tomorrow."
If the other players are quick-witted and have good information channels, you might be able to see them all the day after tomorrow and make a fortune.
Upon hearing Mu Chen's words, Mingmei immediately beamed with joy. Earning credits was great!
Mu Chen smiled when she smiled, but Bai Xiao, whose people had never returned, was not in a good mood.
[The Secret of Emperor Jing'an—A Very Important Person Hides in the Cold Palace.]
Bai Xiao sent people to search the Cold Palace, but when no news returned by dawn, she realized that the people she had sent out were likely in grave danger.
Bai Xiao wrote this message in a secret letter and secretly sent it out of the palace.
Leng Youyou, relying solely on the memories of the Empress Dowager herself, discovered that Emperor Jing'an seemed to have some secret in the Cold Palace.
Sure enough, they sent someone, but only one person came back, and they made an appointment to meet at the Cold Palace at midnight tomorrow night.
The person who invited her was not Emperor Jing'an.
Filled with curiosity and wariness, Leng Youyou, shrouded in a black robe, waited until the woman in the white dress and veil appeared before her again. She instinctively called out, "Miss Merchant?"
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