Chapter 58 058 Palace Fighting Story "Palace Concubine"
Chapter 58
Lin Shu gradually got used to the status of the three audiences in front of him while he was typing. When he got tired of writing, he would randomly grab one and rub its fur. Different touches had different flavors.
After staying at his house for a while, the panda cub is now rounder and feels better than the first day Lin Shu knew it. It is also more lively. Whenever Lin Shu gets stuck or encounters obstacles when designing a new plot, the panda cub will always lower its head softly and let Lin Shu touch it as much as he wants.
How can you be so obedient?
It is precisely because of the existence of such cute things that he can motivate himself to continue writing.
Lin Shu believes that every online writer should be equipped with a panda.
So why can't pandas reproduce indefinitely?
What’s interesting is that every time Lin Shu pets the panda, inspiration always comes to him.
Sure enough, cuteness is power!
Lin Shu wanted more and more to steal the panda cub home, and Fu Mingsheng would probably not mind.
Steal secretly.
…
Lin Shu saved the manuscript for about ten days, and the setting of the new article was gradually perfected. During the period when he saved the manuscript, the subscription of "Infinite World" dropped day by day, but its ranking on the gold list still remained at the first place.
All the subscriptions to this book are enough for Lin Shu to buy several houses in the best locations in Imperial Star. Unfortunately, he is alone and cannot afford to live in them.
An old man named Mu Liuguang used himself as an example: "You can buy a robot to release greyhounds."
Lin Shu: “…”
Sorry, not that rich.
He couldn't understand the lifestyle of these rich people.
But Lin Shu is indeed improving his life - he finally stops buying discounted goods on Star Online!
Dora was very touched by this, and Lin Shu could see it.
Lin Shu also ordered several books about ancient times on Star.net. It must be said that books of this era are ridiculously expensive. Of course, the average charge for online articles is also more expensive than the website that Lin Shu once signed a contract with.
In this era, human wisdom is a very important resource.
Based on relevant information about the "ancient times" of the Blue Galaxy, Lin Shu modified some of the settings in the new text, mainly to suit the readers' reading habits.
Lin Shu did not make many changes to the other parts.
Although... when Lin Shu wrote about the scene where the cat was being tortured, Dora's amber eyes were always following him, and its way of revenge was - sitting on Lin Shu's head.
The little wolf cub always stared at Lin Shu with an innocent look on his face, with a look full of "How could you be so cruel?"
Lin Shu would soften his heart for a while, but when he saw Mu Heng in person, his heart hardened again.
When General Mu called him, his heart became hard.
…
After a few days of waiting, the author page of Teriyaki Chicken Legs was still empty, with no sign of a new one.
The interval between the publication of "Cooking Food" and "Infinite World" was very short, and he was not used to it at that time. But now, his taste has been spoiled by teriyaki chicken legs, and he is even more uncomfortable with the state of not having any articles to read for more than ten days.
[Teriyaki Chicken Legs has a new link! 】
Shi Juan was aimlessly reading gossip on Starnet when suddenly, a blogger he had been following on his homepage updated his post. Shi Juan accurately spotted the keyword "teriyaki chicken legs" and ran to the online literature section as fast as he could, clicking on the account and article page of Teriyaki Chicken Legs in turn, all in one go.
finally!
It was not until he entered the article interface that Shi Juan discovered that the new chapter of Teriyaki Chicken Legs had not been published, only the title of the article had been decided.
Shi Juan couldn't help showing a look of disappointment.
However, he noticed that the new article was called "Palace Concubine".
Is the new article going to be about the Abyss Galaxy?
There have been frequent conflicts between the Abyss Galaxy and the Blue Galaxy recently. Shi Juan often sees reports on the news. However, the authors of the online literature section do not shy away from writing articles with the Abyss Galaxy as the background. After all, there are also online articles with the Blue Galaxy as the background in the Abyss Galaxy.
The emperor of the Abyss Galaxy is always described as a scumbag in online articles, but there is no way to know whether he is really a scumbag.
It always feels weird to write about this kind of subject matter... Teriyaki Chicken Legs.
But... Shi Juan quickly rejected his idea.
Because the historical background of the article "Palace Concubine" is ancient times.
[Ancient background? I don’t know how to write teriyaki chicken legs. ]
[It's actually about ancient times... Speaking of which, there are only 5 ancient literatures on the gold list, and 4 of them are ranked outside the top 100. Even if it's teriyaki chicken legs, writing about ancient times is very risky, right? ]
【+1. 】
[It is the writer’s freedom to write whatever he wants, but I feel that this article may not fare very well. The highest ranking for ancient themes in the online literature section is 27th—this does not refer to the current ranking, but the highest ranking ever.]
[Why are you so upset about Teriyaki Chicken Legs? Is it because the performance of "Infinite World" is too good and it's inflated? 】
[Haha, hasn't Teriyaki Chicken Leg always been stepping on Joda? His new work's performance is not even as good as "The End of the Universe", how can he have the nerve to mock Joda? ]
Shi Juan discovered that Teriyaki Chicken Legs had become a top-tier article on the online literature section. He had just posted a title, without even a description, and discussion threads were opened one after another on the forum.
Just like when "Infinite World" was first published, most of the voices in the forum were pessimistic.
[Is it necessary to draw a conclusion so early before the article is published? ] Shi Juan couldn’t help but post a message.
[Can't you see the ranking of ancient themes? It's good to have confidence, but don't forget that the author of the ancient article ranked 27th is also a great writer. He can rank in the top five when writing modern themes, but the ancient themes are only ranked 27th. Isn't the contrast obvious? ]
[The new article following the Teriyaki Chicken Legs is a big flop! ]
Shi Juan: “…”
He was very unconvinced!
He decided that no matter how well or badly the article "Palace Concubine" performed, he would support Teriyaki Chicken Legs to the end!
Although the name of the article was not enough to make Shi Juan have more associations with the plot, his worship of roast chicken legs was blind.
【Brainless fan. 】
That’s right, he is a brain-dead fan!
…
After waiting so long, amidst the voices of "the new article about Teriyaki Chicken Legs is definitely not good", "Palace Concubine" finally released a new chapter.
Compared with "Cooking Food" and "Infinite World", the cover of "Palace Concubine" finally has some bright colors. Although the gold and red background makes people feel a little depressed for no reason, Shi Juan at least feels a little relieved in his heart.
At least the teriyaki chicken drumsticks didn’t make the cover ugly anymore.
Before clicking on the main text, Shi Juan had no idea what the story would be about.
However, after reading only the first chapter, Shi Juan couldn't help but sigh that Teriyaki chicken legs are worthy of being Teriyaki chicken legs. No one is better than it in attracting readers.
Chapter 1 of "Palace Concubines": Emperor Wen of Dayong has been on the throne for ten years. There are no internal or external troubles, and the country has been at peace for a long time. The only thing that officials are worried about is that the emperor has only two princes.
In the harem, the queen is no longer beautiful, and the imperial concubine Wang has been favored by the emperor for many years but has never given birth to a child. Even if the imperial concubine is favored by the emperor again, there is still a lot of discussion inside and outside the court.
After much competition from all parties, the selection was resumed after a lapse of four years, and all eligible daughters of officials above the seventh rank were required to participate.
Shen Fangyi, the daughter of a scholar from the Hanlin Academy, was beautiful. At the age of 28, she was just the right age to be selected into the palace. On the day she entered the palace, she attracted much attention because of her beauty.
Shi Juan originally thought that this would be a sweet story about the love between Shen Fangyi and the emperor.
However, the article says:
"Emperor Wen is forty-two this year. He is not very handsome. Although he eats little, he still has a belly full of fat. Even the wide dragon robe cannot cover his body. There are rumors among the people that the throne of the Yong Dynasty was not obtained legitimately, and that Taizu stole it from his brother. Therefore, although beautiful women were selected to enter the palace from generation to generation, the appearance of each emperor was ugly."
A row of question marks popped up on Shi Juan’s forehead. Is a man with this appearance suitable for a relationship?
Emperor Wen looked like a fat pig, and those beautiful ladies had to go through layers of hurdles before they could see him.
"First, you have to bathe and change clothes. The maid will check your body for scars, moles, and armpit hair. Hairless is best. Eyes, eyebrows, lips, and even the most private parts are all checked one by one. After the maid has tried them one by one, if the maid says "Your Majesty is well", those with a rough voice will be expelled."
"The concubines live in the palace for half a month to observe their morality, character, and intelligence."
"Shen Fangyi has been good friends with Qi Yun, the daughter of the Minister of Personnel, since she was young. Qi Yun's father and Fangyi's father were both Jinshi in the same year, one ranked first and the other ranked third. They were both selected at the same time. For Fangyi, having an acquaintance by her side in the deep palace has alleviated a lot of her anxiety."
Shi Juan frowned.
For some reason, he had a vague feeling that the direction of the article "Palace Concubine" might not be what he expected.
Whether it is the maids' examination of the concubines or the description of the "male protagonist" Emperor Wen, it is completely different from Shi Juan's impression of ancient court literature.
At least there is no sign of sweetness yet.
Is it because the pace is slow and the emotional scenes come later?
Shi Juan continued reading and saw the next chapter——
"When Fangyi woke up, she saw that Qi Yun was not around. She called out, but Qi Yun did not respond for a long time."
"At this moment, there was a noise outside the door. Before Fang Yi could respond, the carved door was roughly pushed open. A nanny with triangular eyes and a fierce face glanced at Fang Yi coldly: "Search!"
"Qi Yun's bed was turned inside out, and Fang Yi was pushed to the ground by a strong maid: "Search her too, inside and out!"
"The snow in the capital has not melted yet, and the cold tiles hurt Fangyi's shoulders. She was about to ask why, but she heard the nanny coldly said: "Qi Yun had an affair with a palace guard, and was swept away by a straw mat and thrown into a mass grave. I heard that the young lady and Qi Yun were good friends, so the young lady should be careful and don't lose her life by accident."
Shi Juan: “????”
how so?
He hadn't been mentally prepared yet, but the protagonist's friend was actually dead.
This is even faster than "Infinite World"!
After Qi Yun's death, Shen Fangyi became the target of a group of concubines, but influenced by Qi Yun's death, she acted more cautiously and did not give others any chance.
However, rumors were spreading among the concubines regarding the deaths of Shen Fangyi and Qi Yun.
On the day of the selection, Shen Fangyi was chosen because of her beautiful appearance. The other girls in her group were either kept or sent home to get married. However, the emperor sitting on the dragon throne, despite her appearance as fat as a pig, still mercilessly commented on her, saying she was "ugly", "pretty but a little stingy", and "vulgar".
Shi Juan: “…”
So angry!
Before you judge others, can you please take a look at yourself and see what kind of pig you look like?
But he had to admit that this development made him want to keep watching.
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