The seventh copy
The benefit of Li Jin's improved favorability is not only reflected in the fact that Du Ming no longer needs to be on guard against him all the time, but also manifested in other aspects.
For example, now...
Li Jin suggested, "Sir, why don't you buy something for Madam as well?"
In the past few days, Du Ming had been going about his daily business. Madam Lian did not show up, but his relationship with Li Jin had improved a lot.
Today someone finally had time to run out.
After learning from Li Jin that the second prince's birthday would be coming soon, Du Ming thought of buying a small gift to visit him and improve his favorability at the same time.
Unexpectedly, Li Jin suddenly spoke up. It seems that buying a small gift for Madam Lian will not cause her to feel bad, but will help to increase her favorability.
After thinking about it, Du Ming went to the Treasure Pavilion and bought a silver bracelet at Li Jin's suggestion.
The second prince's birthday was just a small birthday, and the palace did not hold a big celebration. They just set up a few tables in the palace pavilion and a few people close to the second prince came.
For someone like Madam Lian, she would just have a maid come over to give her a gift and then leave.
On the way, the maid passed by Du Ming's yard and greeted him.
Someone asked her to take the silver bracelet she had bought back home. When the banquet started that night, she heard the system tone that indicated a five-point increase in favorability.
It's really a bit stingy.
The second prince is really awesome, he directly increases his favorability by 15 points.
Because of this, Du Ming made a lot of congratulatory speeches at the banquet, directly raising the Second Prince's favorability to 55 points.
After that, it stopped rising.
He knew that this was the same thing, and the rules of the game didn't allow for repeated attempts to increase favorability. So he sat down and ate his meal.
After the banquet was over, Du Ming took some time away from the crowd to have a good talk with his adopted brother.
Yu Shaoqian was forced to drink a lot of wine by his friends tonight. His eyes were blurry with drunkenness, and his usual gentleness seemed a little dull at this moment.
When he heard someone asking him a question, he was stunned for a long time before he asked in confusion: "Eighth Royal Brother?"
"Second brother, you are drunk. Go to your bedroom and rest." Du Ming signaled with his eyes, and immediately a servant came forward and helped him to his bedroom.
"Oh...oh, okay."
After entering the house, Du Ming stayed under the pretext of taking care of the child. Although some people might think that a thirteen-year-old child could not take care of anything, the master is still the master after all.
At Du Ming's repeated requests, no one stayed there tactlessly. Even Li Jin waited outside the house in an orderly manner.
At that time, there was only a child and a drunkard left in the house.
Du Ming looked at Yu Shaoqian's narrowed eyes, leaned over and whispered, "Second brother, why did you mention Seventh brother's sleep that day?"
"Is there something hidden in this?"
As if something had been touched upon, Yu Shaoqian's eyes suddenly widened for a moment, and he waved his hands repeatedly, "I can't say... I can't say."
Can’t say?
A strange light flashed in Du Ming's eyes.
But Yu Shaoqian was inexplicably insistent on this point, so Du Ming had to change his approach.
He said, "Second brother, I've also been having trouble sleeping lately. Do you have any good ideas?"
Before Yu Shaoqian could speak, there was a clang outside the door and Du Ming quickly got up and opened the door.
Outside the house, there was a group of people lying on the ground, and the clanging sound was the sound made by one of the maids fetching water from the basin to wash her face.
A dark shadow can be seen in the distance.
At this moment, the system sound suddenly came online.
【You witnessed a dark figure.】
A: Catch up.
【B: No pursuit.】
Du Ming decisively chose to chase after him.
The small body burst out with huge energy at this moment, and was about to catch up when suddenly a strong wind blew past.
Du Ming decisively dodged the fatal blow by moving sideways, but when he felt his body stiffen, he immediately chose to retreat.
The scene in front of him suddenly changed, and someone returned to the original situation.
This time he did not rashly choose option C, but reviewed the previous operation.
The stiffness of his body only meant that he had triggered the BE ending, which was force majeure, just like the first time Li Jin took him to hit the stone lion.
But that time, it was because the favorability had dropped to a negative number. Why this time? He clearly didn't hear any system sound about the favorability dropping.
Is it because the Seventh Prince's affairs are a palace secret and cannot be disclosed? That shouldn't be the case. Judging from the importance of this matter and the trigger point, it is clearly a clue that must be investigated.
Du Ming was puzzled.
Maybe he should start with the Men in Black.
Someone changed his mind and recalled the scene at that time.
The shadow he was chasing was one, but the one who attacked was another, indicating there were two perpetrators.
Most people don't have the courage to take action in the Palace Pavilion. Moreover, judging from the main characters, the princes are the most suspicious.
Someone who came after Yu Shaoqian drank alcohol must have a good relationship with him. So, was it the Fourth Prince, Yu Shaojun, who was close to the Second Prince?
But the other party was clearly the first to leave, and was even drunker than Yu Shaoqian at the banquet.
Or perhaps it's better to think that the other party is targeting him, so it's the Third Prince, who has the lowest favorability towards him? And there are two perpetrators in total, and the Fifth Prince is close to the Third Prince...
Is it them?
There are only a few people who come back and forth, but Du Ming can't confirm it.
He shook his head helplessly. After all, there were still too few clues.
But one thing is undeniable, the other party must be good at martial arts.
As a prince, he needed to attend not only literature classes but also martial arts classes. He could observe carefully during the martial arts classes.
Having made up his mind, Du Ming chose option C again.
The same scene, the same kite.
This time, someone had some experience and gave the kite to Li Jin as a gift, and his favorability instantly increased by ten points.
After several experiments, Du Ming finally discovered something.
If the NPC currently has a high impression of you, then giving them gifts or speaking to them appropriately will increase their impression score significantly. Conversely, if their impression of you is negative, it will also decrease significantly.
It feels like there's a clear distinction between love and hate.
Fortunately, with his previous experience, Du Ming's start this time was much smoother than last time. He was also more meticulous in handling the details of the characters. Even Madam Lian's favorability increased by five points when they met for the 'first' time.
For the first time, someone did not receive any points deducted, and finally did not receive the poisonous soup from Li Jin on the first night.
Thus, he fell into a dream with relief.
In the following days, Du Ming's performance was also remarkable. Not only did he maintain his character, but he also increased the favorability of other NPCs.
Finally, as the days went by, he waited for the martial arts class.
In "Left or Right", although the important main storyline and side quests take place at fixed time points, daily life lines such as attending school will still change.
Specifically, the course schedule will change.
Du Ming didn't know about others, but for him at least, the first few days were all about literature classes.
The amount of martial arts teaching is very sparse, and I don’t know if it is to prevent players from finding clues too quickly and thus successfully completing the game.
Due to the special nature of the martial arts course, the class was not held in the usual school - the Fu Academy, but on the back mountain which was quite a distance away from the Dianzi Pavilion.
There is a special martial arts training ground there. The place is spacious and surrounded by woods, so it is quite comfortable.
Du Ming was the last to arrive, riding in his own carriage.
The one who taught the martial arts class was the commander of the Imperial Guard, who was a master of martial arts but had a strict personality.
As soon as everyone arrives, the class starts with a run around the field.
The first few laps didn't show much, but the difference widened later on. The third prince had the steadiest pace, followed by the second prince, and then...
Huh? The one following behind was actually the Sixth Prince.
Continuing with the sparring training, Du Ming discovered that the Fourth Prince was good at using swords, while the Fifth Prince was more inclined to defense.
After a martial arts class, many doubts arose.
On the way back, Du Ming was still thinking about these things. There was a hint of something on his face that caught Li Jin's attention.
He asked, "Your Highness looks like you have something on your mind today?"
Du Ming glanced at the other party's favorability rating of 60 points and replied naturally, "I am a little confused."
"Then can you please tell me about it?" Li Jin said with a smile, "Some things are harmful to one's health if kept in one's heart."
What the other party said made sense. Du Ming thought about it and really wanted to ask the other party something.
"I just miss Mother a little. I understand that Mother is too busy to come to see me, but I don't know why the other ladies don't come to see my brothers either?"
Li Jin seemed caught off guard by Du Ming's question. After a pause, he continued, "Madam Zhu is in poor health, so the Second Prince usually visits her on his own. The Third Prince's biological mother passed away many years ago, and he isn't close to his adoptive mother, Madam Li. Madam Yao, who gave birth to the Fourth and Sixth Princes, appears to have recently traveled south to visit relatives and is not at the palace. As for the Fifth Prince, his biological mother's status is too low, so he can't just enter or leave the Palace."
A lot of information was revealed in these words, but what shocked Du Ming the most was that the Fourth Prince and the Sixth Prince were born to the same wife.
Thinking of the two figures from last time, who could be easier to join forces with than brothers?
Besides, everyone watched as the Fourth Prince was carried back to his residence. If he were to make a surprise attack, no one would believe it.
So, it's really them?
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