Copying books? Impossible.

This is a great opportunity to commit suicide. Wu Qing rubbed his hands and already had a plan in mind.

During the confinement, even hot water was in short supply. If Jinxiu hadn't boiled a few kettles of water in advance, she would have had to rinse her mouth with cold water tonight.

Wu Qing washed and dressed with difficulty and then lay down on the bed.

No, if I don’t go back, I really can’t live like this.

Seeing that she was about to rest, Jinxiu asked in confusion, "Young Master? Aren't we copying books?"

She was holding a pile of cheap rice paper, on top of which were two brushes and an inkstone.

In order to ensure the young lady's good book-copying experience, she also took out all the candles in Lingmeiyuan, ready to stay up all night with the young lady to accomplish a great cause.

Wu Qing said firmly: "No."

She had already figured out how to die a second time.

Based on her experience of watching "The Palace", the imperial concubine looks gentle and generous, but in fact she is vindictive and the worst woman in the palace.

She wanted to take this opportunity to attract hatred and let the imperial concubine sentence her to death!

Jinxiu was a little embarrassed to help the young lady who was not well versed in palace fighting to analyze the behavior of the imperial concubine.

She said, "My lady, you should just copy it. The Imperial Concubine's move is not to humiliate you, but to see which side you stand on."

Wu Qing was confused: Huh???

She turned over, supported her chin with her hand, and focused her gaze on Jinxiu who was standing beside the bed, with a gleam of curiosity in her eyes.

The imperial concubine asked her to copy books. Isn't this the common pattern of vicious female characters in palace fighting novels?

The author wanted to show the badness of a high-ranking concubine, so he had her do a series of extremely stupid actions, highlighting her inner cruelty and ruthlessness.

For example, let a bad woman poison the heroine and falsely accuse her of having an affair with a man outside her home.

For example, asking the heroine to copy books, winning the heroine's favor, etc.

Jinxiu explained: "After what happened this morning, everyone in the harem now thinks you are on the Queen's side."

"The Imperial Concubine sent Zijuan here for two purposes. First, to test your ability. Second, to find out whether you are truly loyal to the Queen."

Wu Qing was confused and asked, "What does that have to do with copying books?"

Jinxiu sighed slightly, revealing a hint of helplessness in her tone: "If you don't copy it, it will be a slap in the face of the Imperial Concubine, which means that you and the Queen are of the same mind; if you copy it seriously, it will show the Imperial Concubine that you are not really following the Queen. Even if the Imperial Concubine doesn't believe you, she can't punish you openly because you have copied the book."

Making her copy books was ostensibly a punishment, but in reality it was a test of her patience and loyalty.

Wu Qing touched his not-so-bright brain.

The palace fighting in "The Palace" is actually like this? Why did she remember it was not like this?

Her eyes widened in surprise, "Can it be explained this way?"

Jinxiu stared at her speechlessly.

Wu Qing thought about it and decided not to copy.

She said, "That's perfect. If I don't copy the book, the imperial concubine will think I'm on the Queen's team and will definitely try to kill me."

The color instantly drained from Jinxiu's face. She asked in horror, "My lady, why do you want to die? What kind of madness is this?"

"Just in case, just in case you really die, I will not live either."

Jinxiu knelt down and cried loudly on the bed.

Wu Qing pulled her hair and stared at the ceiling with a melancholy expression. What should she do? She couldn't bear to see girls cry.

Soon, she came up with a good excuse.

Wu Qing and Jin Xiu whispered in each other's ears, their voices low and mysterious: "Do you know why I want to die so much?"

Jinxiu shook her head slightly.

Wu Qing coughed and said without any shyness: "To be honest, your young lady is a fairy from heaven, who came down to earth to experience tribulations. I need to go through 81 tribulations before I can return to heaven. And this life is my ultimate tribulation."

She paused for a moment and continued, "Now, I have accumulated enough merits in this life. When my life ends, I will be able to return to the fairyland and ascend to the fairyland again."

Jinxiu said with disdain: "...My lady, why are you still lying? I am already a fifteen-year-old girl, and I am no longer at the age where I can be easily deceived by the storybooks."

"If you are really a fairy from heaven, you should be destined to be rich and powerful. Why would you say yes?"

Wu Qing sighed, pulled her onto the bed and sat next to her, ready to have a long talk with her.

"What's wrong with agreeing? It's so nice to agree, you can be free and worry-free. Do you know Li Guiren? She is the concubine's little follower. She obviously likes the emperor in her heart, but she dare not say it out loud because of the concubine."

"Guess what?" Wu Qing came closer and said mysteriously, "She sews figurines for the imperial concubine in her own palace every night."

Wu Qing lit two candles and became interested in chatting.

Anyway, the bed is so hard that I can’t sleep, so I might as well ask a sister to chat with me.

Jinxiu's eyes widened as big as bells, and her voice was a little unbelievable: "Li Guiren? How could she stab a villain? Her father is an official of the Imperial Observatory, and he is most afraid of witchcraft."

Wu Qing sighed and said, "You can only know a person's face but not his heart. And Mu Changzai, who is beside the imperial concubine, is having an even harder time."

Jinxiu's curiosity was aroused: "What do you mean?"

Wu Qing dropped a bombshell: "Changzai Mu likes women!"

Jinxiu was so shocked by the news that she almost fell off the bed.

Wu Qing helped her up and said, "In fact, Mu Changzai likes charming women like Concubine Shu, but the Imperial Concubine is so powerful that she dare not disobey."

In the original story, Mu Changzai stabbed Concubine Yi in the back in the middle of the story just because she liked Concubine Shu. When the heroine entered the palace, Mu Changzai fell in love with the heroine again and helped her secretly clear many obstacles.

Jinxiu asked in a daze: "My lord, where did you learn these things?"

Wu Qing said lightly: "Haven't I told you that I am a fairy from heaven, and nothing in the world can escape my discerning eyes?"

When Jinxiu heard this, the doubt in her eyes gradually disappeared, and was replaced by a genuine conviction.

Wu Qing became interested and continued to talk to Jinxiu about the personal backgrounds of these concubines.

All night long, Wu Qing told Jinxiu the plot of "The Palace" in detail.

Whenever Jinxiu asked about the plot she had forgotten, Wu Qing would call up the plot book given to her by the system and patiently answer her questions.

As the night faded, the light in Jinxiu's eyes became brighter and brighter, and the look she gave Wu Qing was full of admiration and adoration.

The young lady is really a fairy!

The young master knows everything!

It turns out that Mu Changzai likes women, and it turns out that the imperial concubine has been unable to have children because she was poisoned.

It turns out the little princess is not the emperor—oh my God.

Wu Qing covered her face slightly, feeling a little embarrassed.

Without noticing for a moment, she spoke freely.

Now that Wu Qing has reacted and seen Jinxiu's innocent eyes, she always feels like she has deceived an ignorant girl.

...Forget it, Wu Qing thought. After this night, Jinxiu had already trusted her and would help her die so that she could go home early.

She told Jinxiu so much so that she could live well after she was gone.

When daylight came into the room, Jinxiu realized that it was already late. She got up in a hurry and prepared to fetch some water.

Wu Qing pulled her back, winked slyly, and said, "No hurry, let's copy the book for the imperial concubine first."

Jinxiu was startled: "Didn't the young lady say she wouldn't copy it anymore?"

Wu Qing smiled, took out a piece of white rice paper, picked up the brush, lightly dipped it in ink, and began to write freely on the paper.

Soon, Jinxiu saw Wu Qing's masterpiece.

It was a simple yet vivid painting. A cute pig head in ink appeared on the paper. Although simple, it was full of childishness and vividness.

Wu Qing admired the Q-version pig head on the paper with great satisfaction for a while, and asked Jinxiu to give it to Zijuan.

On the side of the paper, she wrote a sentence in ugly calligraphy:

"This is the Empress of Linhua Palace!"