A month in this game isn't a long time, but it's not short either; it's enough time for the four players outside to constantly engage in subtle and overt maneuvers.
Even without any underhanded tactics, the conditions created by Mu Chen still managed to get them all moving.
The palace was relatively calm. After being given a few days off, Lu Xiaoyao finally got rid of the "sadness for love" debuff and continued to serve tea and water to Mu Chen with great energy, clearly determined to make herself Emperor Jing'an's number one lackey!
Therefore, Mu Chen kindly reminded Lu Xiaoyao at the end: "There will be a banquet in the palace in a few days. Ming'er will be all alone there. Go and keep her company and have some boxed lunch with her."
Mingmei had previously told Mu Chen that Lu Xiaoyao would be able to start the second round around the next banquet, so he added this extra sentence specifically for Mingmei's sake.
Unexpectedly, Lu Xiaoyao's live stream was flooded with incredibly touching compliments:
[Waaaaah, thank you for reminding me, Your Majesty!]
[My child is the darling of the group, right? Even His Majesty dotes on him!]
[Yes, yes, this guy is so kind QvQ, Lu Xiaoyao, you need to be more careful!]
[After the businesswoman relentlessly followed me around, now the boss has spoken up, saying, "Lu Xiaoyao, what makes you think you're so special?!"]
【Seriously? →_→ Am I the only one who thinks His Majesty did this because he likes the mysterious merchant lady, which is why he spoke up?】
It has to be said that sometimes there are some people in the comments who see through the truth, but the vast majority are still indulging in Lu Xiaoyao's mysterious confidence that she has once again "captured" the big boss after "capturing" the businesswoman.
In response, Mingmei, who saw Mu Chen reminding Lu Xiaoyao to buy boxed lunches through the live stream, didn't find it funny at all!
Mingmei has become known among viewers as someone who "relentlessly follows Lu Xiaoyao around," which shows just how infuriating every word Lu Xiaoyao utters!
Remembering Lu Xiaoyao's cluelessness, she sighed softly: "If she doesn't buy this time, I think Mu Chen might find an excuse to drag her out and have her executed... If all else fails, maybe I can give the order?"
What's the point of keeping a player who doesn't buy boxed lunches? (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻!
"Achoo!"
As Lu Xiaoyao retreated to the tea room, she suddenly felt an itch in her nose and sneezed.
The sound startled the palace maid who was pouring tea in the room, and the crashing sound of the teacup shattering made Lu Xiaoyao realize that someone was in the tea room.
"Huh?"
Lu Xiaoyao looked at the palace maid who was kneeling on the ground picking up the broken teacup pieces. The maid was trembling and had her head down, so she couldn't see her face. Lu Xiaoyao frowned and asked curiously, "Where did you come from? Where are the pebbles?"
Xiao Shizi was the one who started the story. He was the eunuch who was trying to please Lu Xiaoyao by becoming her godfather. Xiao Shizi was always assigned to work in the tea room by Lu Xiaoyao. When did he become a little palace maid?
Realizing something was wrong, Lu Xiaoyao was about to call for help when a pale-faced eunuch entered from behind. Upon seeing Lu Xiaoyao, he immediately greeted her warmly, "Oh, Brother Changfu!"
Lu Xiaoyao turned to look at the person, and the information matched the game information—Zhu Changshou.
The three chief eunuchs serving Emperor Jing'an all had names that encompassed the blessings of fortune, prosperity, and longevity.
The only person who could compete with Lu Xiaoyao for the job of getting close to Emperor Jing'an was another eunuch, Yang Changlu, who was usually smiling but very quiet. She had hardly ever met this Zhu Changshou.
So rare that even when you meet in person, you still have to look up the character's social information in the game.
"Brother Changshou..."
Despite being older than herself, Lu Xiaoyao forced herself to call Zhu Changshou "brother" instead.
"This is……"
Lu Xiaoyao still remembered the palace maid kneeling on the ground. She gestured to Zhu Changshou with her eyes to give an explanation. She didn't believe that Zhu Changshou was jumping out at this moment just because of the palace maid who had been kneeling there for so long without raising her head.
Sure enough, as Lu Xiaoyao gestured with her chin, the other person chuckled and said, "This is a newly appointed tea-serving maid. Isn't this just letting her practice here? Once she's more familiar with the job, she can serve at the front."
Wow~ that's a pretty ambiguous way of saying "serve"~
[Tsk tsk tsk, this eunuch is courting disaster!]
[You have a path to heaven, but you choose not to take it.]
[There's no gate to hell, so you'll have to go with others!]
...
As Mingmei read the comments on the screen, she subconsciously frowned, and the sour feeling in her heart made her eat another piece of orange beside her.
knock!
So sour!
...
"Oh~~"
Sure enough, Lu Xiaoyao is usually not very bright, but when it comes to things related to her CP, she immediately gets excited. Her previously easy-going appearance instantly narrowed and her face turned cold.
"Tea-serving maid? Raise your head and let me see you!"
Lu Xiaoyao made almost no attempt to hide her criticism, and the other two people present could hear the critical tone in her voice.
Zhu Changshou, standing to the side, also laughed somewhat awkwardly, and said to the palace maid on the ground, "Why isn't Minghua here yet..."
"Wait!" Lu Xiaoyao suddenly called out, looking at Zhu Changshou, pointing to the ground, and asked, "Ming flower? Which 'ming'?"
"It's the 'ming' in 'mingcha' (茗茶)."
"Fine, from now on you'll be called Anhua." Lu Xiaoyao didn't care about the name Ming; anyway, the Empress in the Cold Palace called her "Ming'er," to avoid using the names of noble people.
"This..." Zhu Changshou was speechless, looking at Lu Xiaoyao with a face full of "Are you alright? Do you want to eat some plums?"
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