The surroundings became ethereal again. Mo Yuanyuan floated lightly in the air. Just as she was about to press the accept button, she suddenly asked, "What's the next mission?"
At that moment, she had a bad feeling.
The system sensed her worry, but still said calmly, "The secrets of heaven cannot be revealed, Master. You just need to choose not to accept the next mission."
"Hmph! Stingy." Mo Yuanyuan complained softly, then pressed the accept button.
With only two tasks left, Mo Yuanyuan grew increasingly excited, as if she could already see the wonderful days to come.
She will not give up, even if it is the thing she truly desires, she will grit her teeth and see it through to the end.
Under the system's operation, she quickly fell into a deep sleep. When she woke up again, she was in a palace.
Although the palace was not furnished with many items, each one was worth over a hundred gold pieces, indicating that the person in question was either of noble or wealthy status.
At this moment, only Mo Yuanyuan remained in the vast palace. Upon seeing this, she quickly walked to the bronze mirror to see if she was still a great beauty in this life.
The woman in the mirror had skin as white as snow and beautiful features. Although she was forty-six years old, she was well-maintained and still retained her charm.
Her figure is curvaceous, and her slender waist makes her look even more graceful.
The skin is a bit loose, but that's normal.
"Tsk tsk...really impressive." Mo Yuanyuan couldn't help but exclaim, then asked the system, "Who am I this time? What do I need to do for her?"
The system replied: "This time you are Hongli's second empress, Ulanara Qingyu. The task is not difficult; just ensure that the twelfth prince, Yongji, lives to be a hundred years old!"
"What? Hongli!" It's true what they say, what you fear most is what happens. Although Qingyu had guessed some of it, she still couldn't quite handle it when it actually happened.
"So you're scared now that it's not a favored concubine?" the system joked.
"Hmph!" Qingyu pouted. "Whether he's a favored concubine or not, I don't care. It's just that Hongli is really..."
Because of the previous mission, she had a very bad impression of Hongli.
"This mission is to protect the Twelfth Prince, not to grow old with him, so what's there to be afraid of?" After saying this, the system automatically hid itself.
"It's happening again!" Qingyu sighed helplessly.
Empress Ulanara's life was quite tragic. She angered Emperor Hongli by advising him against doing something absurd, and was later imprisoned until her death for cutting her hair. Her son, as the legitimate heir, did not receive a single title.
And her son was only twenty-two years old.
"Pah! Scumbag!" The mention of Hongli reminded her of the emperor's face in Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace, her face full of contempt.
She calculated that Yongji was only ten years old, and it was still not too late for him to abandon his studies and join the imperial family. She did not want Yongji to stay in this ruthless palace. She wanted Yongji to become a great general and leave the palace far away, so that even if she offended Hongli in the future, it would not affect Yongji.
Just then, there was a knock on the door.
"Who?" Qingyu asked warily.
"Your Majesty, this servant is Rong Yun."
Upon hearing this, she let her in.
Qingyu took a closer look at Rong Yun. Although her clothes were simple, they were clean and tidy, and she was not much older than the original owner of the body.
With gentle eyes and elegant manners, he was not a servile lackey who would deceive his master.
Seeing this, Qingyu breathed a slight sigh of relief.
"Your Majesty," Rong Yun first curtsied, then said unhurriedly, "For some reason, His Majesty summoned five concubines to serve him today. Now the entire Yangxin Hall is filled with those filthy and obscene sounds, which are truly unbearable to hear. Your Majesty, do you wish to do something about it?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Qingyu opened her palm and exclaimed in surprise, "Five people?" Her eyes widened, and she looked incredulous.
She hadn't expected Hongli to be so cunning, especially in broad daylight; wasn't he afraid of being laughed at?
"I was terrified when I heard the news. His Majesty's health will surely suffer from this." Rong Yun's tone seemed worried, but her eyes showed no concern and even a hint of disgust.
"That's his own body, what does it have to do with me?" Qingyu sneered, and rolled her eyes at him. "He's over fifty years old, not a three-year-old child. He does all sorts of ridiculous things. It's utterly laughable."
These words stunned Rong Yun. Was this still the Empress who always respected the Emperor?
Normally, Qingyu would have rushed over and angrily beat those five concubines. Rongyun often advised her not to be too strict with Hongli, but she never listened. She loved Hongli too much and was no longer herself.
Gradually, Rong Yun also became disappointed. Knowing that she couldn't persuade her, she stopped trying and could only silently agree with her. As long as her life wasn't in danger, that was enough. As for her heart, no one could do anything about it.
So when Rong Yun first saw Qing Yu like this, she was so surprised that her mouth remained agape for a long time.
"What are you spacing out about?" Qingyu asked, puzzled, when she saw Rongyun staring at her.
"No..." Rong Yun came back to her senses and immediately smiled, "This servant is really happy that Your Majesty the Empress thinks this way."
She was genuinely happy; there was no pretense whatsoever.
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