"I'm sorry, host."

2321's voice was a little mechanical and cold. "I cannot give you the abilities you expect."

"As a book-traveling system, my core function is simply to provide you with story books."

Wu Qing has almost read to pieces the five million-word novel "Palace Heart".

Hearing the system's rejection, Wu Qing could only sigh in disappointment.

[Forget it. I never expected anything from you.]

【By the way, is there any way for me to go home? 】

No. 2321 said coldly: "There are other ways, but I don't think you should try them."

No. 2321: "Generally speaking, the main tasks of the host who travels through the book are divided into two types. As long as one of them is completed, the host can return to the original world."

"The first is to stand at the pinnacle of power in the original book."

"If this goal is used as a measure, host Wu Qing, you need to go from being a cannon fodder with an ill-fated female supporting role to becoming the queen mother who controls the situation behind the scenes."

"In other words, you need to intercept the luck of the heroine Zhu Hanfei and replace her as the queen mother of Chen Kingdom."

Wu Qing scratched his head.

Not to mention Zhu Hanfei's character, whether it is moral to take away her luck.

Wu Qing believed that with her IQ, she would definitely not be able to beat Zhu Hanfei.

The heroine of the original book is cruel to others and even crueler to herself.

【What about another method?】Wu Qing asked.

"The second one is to completely subvert the original plot direction." 2321 continued.

"According to this standard, you need to skillfully resolve the various struggles in the deep palace so that all parties can shake hands and make peace, and work together to achieve world peace."

"The day when no one in the palace has any intention of fighting, you can return home successfully."

Wu Qing's mouth twitched: "..."

Excuse me.

How to stop the concubines in harem novels from fighting in the palace?

...Someone who can do this kind of thing can win a Nobel Peace Prize, right?

She confessed very sincerely: [I was wrong, system, really.]

[I shouldn't have said anything impulsive, let alone threatened you.]

[I don't want the golden finger anymore. Can we have a negotiation? Let me go home and die like I always did.]

No. 2321 responded without emotion: "From the beginning, I didn't intend to let you perform the main mission."

"I will tell you my next suicidal plan after I have fixed all the loopholes in the world."

After saying that, No. 2321 disappeared in the information flow.

It did not go to the plot section, but went to the world barrier, scanning for bugs that looked like holes.

Sending Wu Qing home was just a piece of cake for No. 2321.

What it really focuses on is the world bugs, and the possibility of becoming an advanced system itself.

Wu Qing nodded repeatedly like a chick pecking at rice, being very well-behaved.

She was told to wait only five minutes.

So Wu Qing propped up his little head again to listen to the concubines' quarrel, watching the show while waiting for it to return.

The noise in the main hall became more and more intense.

No one knew what had happened to the usually dignified and beautiful concubines, but they actually started exposing each other's dirty laundry.

This is actually understandable.

The queen had been ill for a long time, the system of paying respects to the emperor had been cancelled for many days, and the concubines had not gathered together for a long time.

Now that they had found such an opportunity, the concubines no longer cared about etiquette and decency and vented all the resentment that had been pent up in their hearts.

"I believe that Zhitao's family was bribed, which is the key to the whole thing."

The voice of a concubine sounded.

"The murderer must have considerable influence outside the palace to find out where Zhitao's family is and use them to frame her."

"It seems that the murderer's father must be at least a sixth-rank official in the court, so he can have such means and influence."

Concubine Sun sneered, "Mrs. Zhou is good at protecting herself. But your father is just a county magistrate in a remote county. He can't help you build up any power outside the palace."

"In this way, you are easily absolving yourself of your responsibility."

Zhou Changzai covered her lips and chuckled, and said slowly: "I was born in poverty, so I can't compare to your prominent family background, Lady Sun. I just don't know if Lady Sun has any extra money to spend now?"

She paused slightly and rubbed salt into Concubine Sun's wounds.

"Everyone in the palace knows that in order to raise funds, you even sold all the jewelry in the palace, just to pray for a son from the Huguo Temple. This sincerity is really admirable!"

Although the matter of Huguo Temple was suppressed outside the palace, it was no secret inside the palace.

After saying this, Zhou Changzai and the little sisters beside her covered their mouths and laughed.

When Concubine Sun heard these words, her face turned red instantly, as if she had been slapped hard in the face.

"I think the problem lies with the witch doll."

A concubine named He began to guess.

"Before I entered the palace, I heard from my wet nurse that every step of the killing curse technique has strict rituals, and the spells and steps must be kept secret, not something that ordinary people can know."

"This kind of evil magic, I think, is not accessible to everyone."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's eyes turned to Concubine Li.

Li Guiren's father was the director of the Imperial Observatory. He was in charge of observing celestial phenomena, calculating the solar terms, and formulating the calendar. He was also able to exorcise demons and evil spirits for the royal family, and was highly regarded by the emperor.

If we were to ask which concubine in the palace had the greatest chance of coming into contact with the art of curse and killing, it would definitely be Concubine Li.

Concubine Li sat aside with a frown on her face, seeming to be very puzzled by Concubine He's accusation.

"Sister Hepin, are you doubting me?" she asked.

He Concubine glanced at her calmly and said, "I didn't mention any names, so why are you so eager to excuse yourself?"

"After Sister Hepin said this, if I don't stand up and explain myself, I'm afraid everyone present will misunderstand me."

Li Guiren bit her lower lip and said aggrievedly, "My father was upright and selfless all his life. He hated those curses and killings the most. I don't know how much effort he put in to eliminate evil for the emperor."

"Sister, by talking about me like this today, aren't you questioning my father's character?"

Concubine He sighed lightly, but said nothing more.

Although Li Guiren's father was a fifth-rank official, he was extremely trusted by the emperor. Now that she was using her father as a banner, Concubine He really had no way to stop her.

Five minutes later, the system finally came online again, bringing back a strange message.

"Host, the situation has changed."

Wu Qing continued to listen to Li Guiren's explanation while replying in his mind: [What's wrong? ]

"…There is a serious plot hole that I cannot fix immediately. You will have to wait for a while before you can return to your original world."

No. 2321 said reluctantly.

Wu Qing hesitated: [Wait, how long is this? ]

"Maybe... it will take until the end of the story." No. 2321 said, "I will help you open the main task permissions first."

The concubines continued to quarrel.

As they were arguing, a strong electric sound suddenly flashed in their ears.

Somehow, it seemed as if the scope of something had expanded a little.

After the tinnitus, a scream resounded through the sky, exploding in the ears of all the concubines like thunder.

【Ah!!! System, I hate you!!! What use do I have for you!!!】

All the concubines in Kunning Palace shut their mouths at the same time.

This sudden change plunged the entire Kunning Palace into a strange silence.

[Huh? Why is everyone no longer arguing? ]

[No, why are you looking at me? ]