Chapter 496: The Thousand-Year-Old (17)
Wen Wan thought for a moment and said, "To put it bluntly, this matter is a royal affair. At most, the people will talk about it for a few days. What the people care about is only things that are directly related to their own interests. If we don't want the eldest prince to be severely punished, but also want to calm things down, then we should use something bigger to divert attention from this matter."
Emperor: "What is it?"
Wen Wan: "I don't know. Father, you can go and discuss it with my third brother. I believe he can help you with your worries."
The emperor laughed, "You're quite the sly one."
Wen Wan: "Father Emperor taught me well."
The emperor seemed unwilling to continue the topic and abruptly changed the subject, asking rather abruptly, "Have you visited your mother?"
Wen Wan immediately tensed up. "Your subject has not yet visited the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager is currently focused on cultivation and probably does not want your subject to disturb her."
The main problem is that if she goes there, she'll probably start nagging her to seize the throne. It's one thing for Gu Li to be scheming in this room, but her mother is even more terrifying than Gu Li.
To imagine someone could pull off something like switching a girl for a boy, that would make them a ruthless person. Wen Wan even suspected that if they had been able to find a son on short notice, the original owner of this body would probably have been sent to some remote village.
"If you have time, go visit her."
"Your subject understands."
"General Chen has a high opinion of you. He has praised you to me several times. General Chen is an upright man. If he doesn't like someone, even I won't give him a good look. It seems that Yu'er did a good job when we went to the border."
Wen Yan: "..."
This old man really doesn't know how to keep a low profile.
“Father, General Chen is exaggerating. I just discovered that the land on the border is suitable for growing soybeans. The people have a lot of soybeans stockpiled at home. Isn’t it a waste to use them to feed pigs? Moreover, the soldiers are so pitiful. They eat steamed buns and dumplings every day. How can they have the strength to fight if they are not full? So I taught them to make tofu from the soybeans. This not only allows the soldiers to eat well, but also temporarily alleviates the food shortage for the people. I guess that’s why General Chen praised me.”
Rather than talking about building bombs, Wen Wan chose a less prominent topic.
When did you learn to cook?
Wen Wan: "Your subject actually can't cook. Your subject only studies recipes. Even a dog wouldn't eat the food your subject makes."
"You do have a talent for this. You should visit the imperial kitchen more often in the future."
"Your subject obeys the decree."
Wen Wan left, her back covered in sweat. She didn't know how much of her seemingly unconvincing story the emperor had believed. Wen Wan suspected he hadn't believed her at all, but it didn't matter. As long as she was lazy enough, the emperor wouldn't go so far as to kill her.
Wen Wan quickly found it difficult to refuse, so she took Xiao Cui and Gu Li and went to Tiantai Mountain, where the Empress was practicing.
Xiao Cui was very happy, but Wen Wan was very worried.
The thought of what was about to happen gave her a huge headache.
However, before they even reached Tiantai Mountain, they were attacked by a large number of masked assailants.
Wen Wan, being a complete novice, didn't dare to do anything and was dragged away by Gu Li. Xiao Cui turned out to be a master, which opened Wen Wan's eyes. Meanwhile, the secret guards who were protecting them also came out to fight the other side.
The two sides were locked in a tense standoff, but the other side had too many people, and several were chasing Wen Wan and Gu Li.
"Oh no, I haven't made any enemies recently! System, help me!"
System: [Follow my instructions.]
Wen Wan could only follow the system's instructions and run, until she reached the edge of a cliff.
Wen Yan: "..."
Are you kidding me?
System: [Jump down.]
"Are you crazy? If I jump from that height, I'll die!"
System: [There's a lake below; you won't die, at most you'll be injured. But if they catch you, you're doomed. Besides, the male lead is there too; he's the male lead, he'll always manage to escape danger. You have to believe him.]
Wen Yan: "..."
Gu Li stood in front of Wen Wan.
Hurry up, the male lead can't handle so many people.
Wen Wan was frantic. In the end, she grabbed Gu Li and jumped off the cliff. She held onto Gu Li's hand tightly, her eyes closed, her heart pounding in her chest. She was terrified.
She was held in Gu Li's arms, and he grabbed a tree branch. Wen Wan opened her eyes. "Still alive."
However, the branch could not support the weight of two people. Gu Li looked at Gu Li and said, "Second Prince, hold onto the branch."
"What are you trying to do? You want to jump down yourself, don't you?"
"Your Highness, there is no time."
Wen Wan: "Am I the kind of person who's afraid of death?"
Wen Wan gripped Gu Li's waist tightly, "At worst, we'll die together. Anyway, in eighteen years, we'll be heroes again."
The tree branch, unable to support the weight of the two people, snapped suddenly. Wen Wan screamed loudly, while Gu Li moved to a lower position. Wen Wan could see Gu Li's eyes, which held a complex expression that even shocked her.
Would anyone really be willing to die for her?
She may have written countless scenes like this in her novels, but when it actually happened to her, Wen Wan was still deeply moved.
With a splash, the two fell into the lake, and then Wen Wan lost consciousness.
When she regained consciousness, she found herself lying on the shore with firewood nearby and two pieces of clothing hanging by the fire to dry. Gu Li was nowhere to be seen.
Wen Wan sat up. "System, I'm not dead, and Gu Li isn't dead either, right?"
System: [Of course, host, please don't question the professionalism of this system.]
"If you are professional enough, you will know that there will be an ambush."
system:【……】
A little while later, Gu Li returned, his upper body bare. Wen Wan looked at Gu Li's upper body and was shocked to see that someone who looked so thin when dressed actually had abs.
The clothes he was wearing were clearly not his own.
Wen Wan suddenly realized something and then abruptly hugged her chest.
Gu Li: "I'm sorry, Your Highness. Because we fell into the lake, Your Highness has a fever, so we had to change your clothes."
Wen Yan: "..."
I can understand changing clothes, but why your clothes?
"His Highness's clothes are not dry yet, so I dare not let him get too close to the fire."
Wen Yan: "..."
"What did you see?" Wen Wan asked calmly, while Gu Li knelt on the ground. "Your Highness, please forgive me. This servant did not mean to."
Wen Wan breathed a sigh of relief. "Get up. It seems you already know I'm a woman. Will you betray me?"
"Won't."
"I believe you. Get up first. Do you want some grilled fish?" Wen Wan noticed the fish next to Gu Li. "I'm hungry."
That was the truth, so Gu Li quickly cleaned the fish and grilled it. Wen Wan appeared calm on the surface, but inside she was frantically nagging the system. She found it hard to accept this fact. "I never expected that my identity would be exposed like this. Do you think I can trust Gu Li's character?"
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