Chapter 488: The Thousand-Year-Old (9)
System: [Since you can't steal the female lead, then steal the male lead. As long as you make him fall in love with you, he won't get close to the female lead, and our mission will be complete. Besides, the male lead is incomplete, so you can't make any real progress. Therefore, you have no loss.]
Wen Yan: "..."
Was the system serious, or was it joking?
System: [I'm serious, do you dislike the male lead?]
Wen Wan: "Of course I don't mind, but how can this be? Are all the characters in your missions allowed to seduce the male lead?"
System: [There's no precedent for this, but here, we can find a special solution for this special problem.]
You're not at a disadvantage either.
Wen Yan: "..."
In the end, Wen Wan still didn't agree. This was too frivolous. Although she thought the male lead's face was a powerful weapon that she usually found hard to resist, it was just admiration. How could she possibly seduce the male lead?
Even though she was a woman.
This is absolutely outrageous! Wen Wan simply couldn't believe that the solution was actually suggested by the system.
It would be better if he just forced the female lead to marry him.
After that, Wen Wan followed the male lead closely, even going to the imperial kitchen with him, ostensibly to check if the food prepared there was any good. Wen Wan was very popular, as the chefs in the imperial kitchen all praised the dishes she made and hoped that the Second Prince would come up with more good dishes so that they could improve their own cooking skills.
So Wen Wan happily began to give instructions.
Make a cake.
"First, separate the egg whites and yolks."
After they parted ways, Wen Wan asked, "Who among you has the best stamina?"
"What does Your Highness mean?"
Wen Wan: "The egg whites need to be beaten until they are white and foamy. People who are not physically strong may not be able to beat them."
Everyone was shocked. "How could egg whites be whipped into foam?"
"Why not?"
Soon they found a servant from the imperial kitchen who was adding fuel to the fire. The servant's arms were all muscle, so Wen Wan gave him the weapon and said, "If you succeed, you will be rewarded."
After half an hour of beating, the chefs, who were initially skeptical, stared in shock at the egg whites in the bowl. They could no longer be called egg whites; instead, they were foamy and had turned white.
Then Wen Wan had the chef add ingredients step by step, and finally put it on the fire to bake. When it came out of the oven, a sweet aroma wafted out. Wen Wan took a bite and said, "Not bad."
Gu Li was given a piece, the very center piece, while the rest were given to the chefs to try, who were all amazed by its deliciousness.
I never imagined that simple eggs could be made into such a tender and tangy dish; this is the first time in my life I've ever seen anything like it.
Gu Li took a bite, and Wen Wan asked, "How does it taste?"
Gu Li: "It's delicious."
"Then you can do it from now on. I'll find someone to help you crack the eggs." The male lead is so thin and weak; he can't do this kind of physical work.
Gu Li: "Then thank you, Your Highness. But I can do it; it doesn't seem too difficult."
Wen Wan: "That won't do. It's easy at first, but by the second day I won't be able to lift my arms. I need to make an egg beater. Using chopsticks is too inefficient."
Forget about electric vehicles; it's impossible in this world.
But at least it can make a less strenuous egg beater.
When the Fourth Prince tasted the sponge cake, he praised it for three hundred words. The other children also loved the sweet and soft little cake. Wen Wan even had one sent to her mother and another to the Emperor. She also asked the children to take one to their mother to try.
This time, it took several strong men to crack the eggs before they were all delivered.
Wen Wan rewarded everyone with money and signed a long-term cooperation agreement, so that anyone who came to work would receive money.
The eunuchs, servants, and maids in the palace, except for the highest-ranking ones, mostly had very low wages. With this benefit, almost everyone was willing to accept it.
When Wen Wan was bored, she worried that Gu Li would be bored and go to the female lead, so she started developing a game, which started with playing cards.
At the beginning, everyone else was losing, but Wen Wan was winning.
However, after winning five or six rounds, Gu Li seemed to have figured out the rules, and Wen Wan never won again.
Finally, he gave up playing cards and started playing mahjong instead, even though the rules of mahjong are much more complicated than those of playing cards.
When Wen Wan was learning, it took her a long time to understand it and a long time before she dared to start using it.
To make up the four people—her, Gu Li, and the Fourth Prince—Wen Wan was still short one person, so she called over the First Prince.
Anyway, it's just about making up the numbers; there's no real conspiracy involved.
Then Wen Wan won like crazy, finally experiencing the thrill of crushing noobs. However, this thrill only lasted for five or six games. After that, Gu Li started winning. In fact, not only Gu Li, but also the Fourth Prince and the First Prince won a few games. Only Gu Li lost every game.
He lost so much he almost lost his underwear.
"How is this possible? How could you learn so quickly?"
Gu Li: "As long as you know the rules, you can do it. From every card you play and the cards in my hand, I can roughly calculate the range of cards in your hand."
Wen Yan: "..."
Playing mahjong is for relaxation.
What's going on here, a brainpower competition?
Wen Wan lost a lot of money and finally looked to Gu Li for help. In the next few rounds, with Gu Li seemingly letting her win, Wen Wan finally won. The Fourth Prince and the First Prince sighed, but their eyes were filled with complicated emotions as they looked at Gu Li.
Mahjong isn't particularly difficult, but to be able to master all the rules in such a short time and effortlessly help the Second Prince win—this person named Gu Li is no ordinary individual.
Perhaps he is a trusted advisor to the Second Prince.
It seems they were too relaxed.
Wen Wan had no idea what those two were imagining. She was happy to win, and her joy grew. Her gaming experience returned instantly, and she reached the maximum level.
Afterwards, Wen Wan invited others to play, and soon this game spread throughout the entire harem. The concubines often played mahjong together, and they even stopped competing for the emperor's favor. Even Consort Rong was playing.
The harem became much more harmonious in an instant.
The emperor was also curious, and after playing it, he became completely engrossed, even playing mahjong with several princes.
This was more of a psychological battle, but Wen Wan couldn't understand it at all, and she was overjoyed to have won.
"Give me the money, give me the money! I won this hand, Fourth Prince, you need to pay me... Father, you owe me..."
"How could you ask Father for money?" The eldest prince pulled Wen Wan back. Wen Wan realized her mistake belatedly and dared not ask for it. In the end, she still got the money. After that, Wen Wan dared not play recklessly and played with great fear. In the end, only the emperor won. The other party was very happy, and the other princes were also very happy. Only Wen Wan had a heart attack.
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