Whether Feng Guang's harsh words were true or false, no one knew, including the system itself.
After returning to the palace, in the dead of night, the system's voice suddenly rang out: "If the host continues to be so careless, the mission may fail."
"Hey, can't you at least give me a heads-up before you speak!" Feng Guang was lying on the bed, all her sleepiness instantly vanished.
"The host should get used to it."
"I'm used to you suddenly popping out and scaring me." She rubbed her head, looking quite annoyed.
The system coldly replied, "Please show me some respect, host."
"Tch, if I don't respect you, do you think you can just come out and hit me?"
"I can keep the host in this world forever."
"I believe that all things in this world have a spirit, and regardless of whether they are of the same kind, we should respect every life." Feng Guang smiled ingratiatingly, "Don't you agree, System?"
The system seemed satisfied, and then said, "If the host continues to act so fake and unserious, the mission may fail."
She said nonchalantly, "So what if I fail? Anyway, I have zero mission points now, so I'm not afraid."
At worst, we can just reset it to zero.
The system was silent for a moment, then said, "If we fail again this time, it will be the host who will be eliminated."
Feng Guang was stunned. "...Are you serious?"
"We hope the host will complete the task diligently."
She remained silent for a long time, then suddenly threw back the covers. "Okay, okay, I'm serious. I'll send someone to bring Gu Yan over right now so I can sleep with him, alright?"
The system remained silent after saying its previous sentence.
Dejected, she lay back on the bed, feeling an urge to bite the blanket. Because of her failed mission, her punishment was that she wasn't allowed to speed up the time progress from the beginning. As a result, she had truly lived in this world for fifteen years. Although she was cool, arrogant, and domineering as the empress, the thought of being wiped out terrified her.
Having been an empress for so many years, she was utterly timid in front of the system.
She hadn't slept well all night, which resulted in her having dark circles under her eyes when she went to court the next morning. She also sat on the dragon throne with poor posture and kept yawning, which made the ministers below the hall glare and bristle.
She pretended not to see anything and said to herself, "If you have something to say, seek out Prince Qian; otherwise, dismiss court."
Prince Qian, who was called out, was standing closest to the steps. Hearing this customary remark, he could only smile helplessly.
"Your Majesty." The Duke of Zhenguo, named Lan Gan, was an old man in his sixties or seventies, but he looked energetic and like a man in his forties or fifties. He stepped forward and said, "The border war is urgent. The Longtao Kingdom has not only spread poison powder by taking advantage of the wind, but also poisoned the water source. The border general Lan Tingrong requests the court to send a group of imperial physicians there, and also requests the court to replenish a batch of grain as soon as possible."
"Hmm? The border is in dire straits, this is a serious matter." Feng Guang sat up straight with a serious expression, but she quickly turned her attention to Gu Yan. "Uncle, I'm entrusting the selection of the imperial physician to you."
There's something fishy about her taking it seriously.
Gu Yan naturally picked up where she left off, "Yes, Your Majesty."
Lan Gan hadn't expected Feng Guang to accomplish anything substantial. He bowed and said, "Your subject is willing to escort the grain supplies to the border."
Feng Guang shook his head. "The Duke of Zhenguo is getting old, and the border region is far away with a bad environment. It's not appropriate for you to go."
"Your Majesty, I am old but still vigorous..."
“No, no.” Feng Guang slowly shook her head again, looking at Lan Gan’s face, which had turned liver-colored from being speechless, and she dropped a bombshell, “I will personally escort the grain rations.”
Gu Yan said, "Your Majesty, you mustn't."
“Why not?” Feng Guang stood up, looked down at everyone, and laughed freely. “I often hear my father mention his personal military campaigns. As the ruler of a country, when the border is facing a crisis, my personal military campaigns can boost morale even more.”
Gu Yan stepped forward and advised, "The journey is fraught with danger; Your Majesty should not take any risks."
"The journey has been fraught with danger, but Uncle Wang has protected me, hasn't he?" She meant that she wanted to take Gu Yan with her.
Gu Yan's expression turned cold.
Lan Gan asked, "If His Majesty and Prince Qian go to the border, what will happen to the government?"
Feng Guang replied matter-of-factly, "The handling of state affairs is naturally entrusted to the Duke of Zhenguo."
"This old man?" Lan Gan, the military general, was startled.
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