In a magnificent garden outside the imperial city, a man stands by the window, holding a brush in one hand, painting on rice paper.
The man was tall and slender, dressed in a black robe embroidered with gold thread, which gave him a somewhat imposing air. A white jade pendant hung at his waist, on which the character "宸" (Chen) was faintly visible. This was the current Regent—Gu Muchen.
He didn't hesitate at all when he put pen to paper, and in no time, a vivid picture of cicadas chirping in summer appeared on the paper.
Suddenly hearing a sound from inside the room, Gu Muchen didn't turn around, but simply asked quietly, "You're back. Did you say anything?"
"Prime Minister Ye said that the Prince was plotting to usurp the throne, but His Majesty unexpectedly believed the Prince, which angered Prime Minister Ye and drove him away," the guard said silently, kneeling on one knee.
Upon hearing this, Gu Muchen paused, his hand holding the pen seemingly deep in thought. At that moment, the guards quietly withdrew from the room.
Gu Muchen thought to himself, "Interesting. This brat is actually speaking up for himself for the first time; it's really quite interesting."
Then he picked up another sheet of Xuan paper and drew a picture of rabbits playing. The rabbits were the two he had snatched back from Luo Jiu.
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Meanwhile, Luo Jiu, seeing that no one was bothering her anymore, was content to be a lazy bum, enjoying being waited on and having the system to chat with, living a life of blissful bliss.
-007, you said this hidden quest is so scary, is there any way to avoid triggering it?
Or you can reveal the hidden quests now, and I'll pick and choose which ones to do.
【No, Master. If you try your best to trigger the hidden quest, you can get a reward.】
"What's the reward?" Luo Jiu asked listlessly, having given up on her thoughts.
For example, various powders and medicines that can improve physical performance, such as increasing beauty or combat strength.
[There are also cards that exempt you from completing tasks, cards that exempt you from punishment, and "good guy" cards, etc.]
Wait a minute, I understand what you said before, but what is this "good guy card"? Is it just some kind of useless perk?
That's right, it just slightly increases affection level or something like that.
-Wouldn't that be a huge loss? Are there any options for the rewards?
You can choose to accept or decline the reward; you cannot choose to exchange it for another reward.
Linglingqi spoke with an air of "I see right through you," making Luo Jiu extremely embarrassed.
Just then, a eunuch entered the main hall with a book in his hand.
"Your Majesty, this humble servant pays his respects. The Regent has instructed me to deliver a book to Your Majesty, hoping that Your Majesty will thoroughly understand its contents. Tomorrow after court, His Majesty the Regent will personally come to check Your Majesty's studies."
The Regent Prince also said that if the inspection fails tomorrow, His Majesty should voluntarily copy the book ten times as punishment. After handing the book to Eunuch Li, the eunuch knelt down and withdrew.
"Your Majesty, this..." Eunuch Li looked at the thick book, feeling as if it were a hot potato, and was somewhat at a loss.
Luo Jiu was completely bewildered when she saw the thick book, which resembled the "Zizhi Tongjian" (Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Government).
After flipping through it a couple of times, I realized that I could roughly recognize the words in the book, but I just couldn't understand them when they were put together.
-007, you said, how about I go copy a book now?
[Master, this might result in other punishments. I suggest you continue reading. Keep going, you can do it!]
Luo Jiu was filled with despair.
Does this regent think he can do whatever he wants just because he's the male lead? All I did was curse a couple of times, and not only did he want to strangle me, he had to torture me with a book. And all that praising him to Prime Minister Ye, what a waste!
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