Qingyin, who had just returned to the system space, was called back by the system before she could even rest.
"Yinyin, it's extremely urgent! A wish-granter has appeared here. Dozens of mission takers have failed before. If this wish-granter's mission isn't completed soon, she'll disappear!"
"What!" Qingyin frowned. So many taskers hadn't completed it, so could the wisher's task be really that difficult?
Having spent so much time with Qingyin, the system has some knowledge of its host's thoughts.
The system rubbed the cat's face, recalling the face of the wisher, and said, "No, that wisher didn't actually have any mission. She herself couldn't explain what her wish was. Anyway, none of the missioners' lives satisfied her. Her soul is fading more and more, and her memories are fading a lot."
Qingyin: "..." Looks like a very interesting wisher. The task must be quite complicated, but she will complete it.
Time is of the essence. "System, please answer this for me."
"Yes, Yinyin."
"However, the person who made the wish doesn't want to see the person who made the task again."
Qingyin rubbed her temples: "If she doesn't want to see me, then so be it. Anyway, she'll know my memories once we get to the mission world."
"System, tell the person making the wish to get a good night's sleep, and that she will meet what she wants in her dreams."
"Yes, host." With the host's affirmation, the system was no longer as nervous as before.
"Then I'll be going now, System."
"Okay, bye-bye, Yinyin!"
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"Your Majesty, would you like some incense?" A gentle-looking palace maid knelt at his feet and asked softly.
Qingyin was a little stunned, but quickly came to her senses.
In the dimly lit, antique-style room, bright yellow decorative curtains were laid everywhere. A pretty palace maid asked herself with respectful yet slightly fearful eyes, clearly indicating that she was now playing the role of an emperor with a rather bad temper.
Qingyin said calmly:
"No need, please leave."
His Majesty rarely has such a good temper; this tone of voice is probably only seen when he was young and naive.
Ji Yue was somewhat surprised. She quietly raised her head for a moment, but couldn't help but pause in surprise.
Behind the white curtain, the young emperor, dressed in a yellow undergarment, had striking features and a slender, thin figure. His eyes were slightly gentle as he leaned lazily against the pillow. His long, waist-length black hair flowed smoothly down his neck, with only a few curled ends that complemented his face, giving him an inexplicably eerie beauty.
The underage emperor truly possessed an exceptionally handsome face, and it was also extremely distinctive. It wasn't the kind of handsome and righteous features that people usually associate with him; the young emperor's face was more of an androgynous and stunning beauty, like a rose blooming on a sharp branch. Everyone knew of her beauty, but feared her conspicuous thorns.
His Majesty, who usually only inspired fear in Yin Zhi, seemed to have shed his gloom and began to look more handsome, drawing attention to his striking face.
Qingyin rubbed her hands and glanced coldly at the palace maid.
Ji Yue seemed to be frightened and quickly knelt down.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me!"
Qingyin pretended to be impatient and waved her hand.
"Get out of here!"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Ji Yue left, deeply grateful.
Only when Qingyin was left alone in the room did she close her eyes, preparing to accept her memories.
After a while, Qingyin opened her eyes, revealing a complex expression.
There are indeed some reasons why the wishers' task was difficult to complete this time.
The person making the wish is named Xia Mingqing, is female, and is a princess of the Great Xia Dynasty.
That's right, it's a prince. Qingyin wasn't mistaken.
The Xia Dynasty was actually the first unified state of five kingdoms. When the first emperor ended the chaotic struggle for supremacy among the five kingdoms and unified the five kingdoms to establish the Xia Dynasty, his achievements were remembered for generations.
(This is a bit of a reference to our ancestor, Emperor Qin Shi Huang. Please don't take it too seriously; it's purely made up by the author (?_?))
The original owner of this body was the third generation of the Xia Dynasty, and her father was the sixth son of the First Emperor.
The First Emperor had many sons, and the struggle for the throne was fierce, with everyone vying for the position. Each adult prince fought fiercely. Xia He'an, on the other hand, was the kind of person whose father was good at "playing it safe." While his brothers were fighting, he stayed quietly at home, diligently carrying out his father's tasks. Occasionally, when he had some free time, he would plant some flowers and grass.
He maintained this facade for twenty years, making his father and brothers believe that this sixth son was a good younger brother who did not care about fame or fortune. They all wanted to win him over and help him obtain the throne.
This gave Xia and An an opportunity to develop themselves.
Xia He'an was clever. At first, he chose a powerful and influential elder brother he admired to help him stir up trouble in front of the Emperor and deal with the other brothers.
After all this scheming and maneuvering, it wasn't until the eldest prince had been crippled in the struggle that he discovered Xia He'an's ambition.
But unfortunately, he was already disabled, and the throne could not be held by a disabled person.
Thinking of the sixth prince's character and the safety of his wife and daughters, the eldest prince had no choice but to join the sixth prince's ranks and help him fight for the throne.
In the later stages of the struggle for the throne, Xia He'an had become the most powerful family, and everyone knew that he would eventually succeed to the throne.
However, some of the princes still hated the sixth prince's actions and secretly poisoned him.
Therefore, although Xia He'an successfully inherited the throne from his father, his health deteriorated, and he became frail and sickly.
Perhaps for this reason, Xia He'an's children were not fortunate; he only had a few daughters, and they were all frail and sickly.
Even if his ministers didn't say anything, Xia He'an knew that his throne was insecure. He suppressed his brothers not so that his nephews could succeed him.
Therefore, when Consort Ling gave birth to Xia Mingqing, who was still healthy, Xia He'an secretly changed her gender, and thus, this pampered eldest prince appeared.
The Ming and Qing dynasties were a time of political stability and clarity.
This name embodies Xia He'an's hopes for his daughter.
However, there was one thing he wouldn't allow his daughter to reveal her gender. In fact, under Xia He'an's close protection, Xia Mingqing had no idea that she was a girl at all.
Her mother was also kept in the dark by Xia He'an. If it weren't for the fact that Consort Ling was the daughter of the Prime Minister and that her maternal family could help Xia Mingqing in the future, Xia He'an would have even gotten rid of this consort without Xia Mingqing knowing.
However, even though Xia He'an did not take action, Consort Ling gave birth in that era of poor medical technology, and her health began to deteriorate. She passed away when Xia Mingqing was only a few years old.
Xia Mingqing thus became a child raised by his father alone.
Xia He'an was extremely strict with Xia Mingqing's education because of certain expectations.
If Xia Mingqing hadn't been such a bright child, she probably wouldn't have been able to fulfill Xia He'an's expectations at all.
Therefore, Xia He'an had even higher expectations for her.
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