"Alright, I can't control you anymore," the Grand Empress Dowager waved her hand, stopping nagging him and turning to nag Qu Lingyuan. "Yueyun, you're of marriageable age now. If you're not feeling well, I won't let you get married. I'll build you a princess's mansion and we'll find a husband for you."
Unexpectedly, the topic turned to her so quickly. Qu Lingyuan, who had originally wanted to watch the fun, was caught off guard and lowered her head, pretending to be shy: "Mother, why get married? My daughter's body is definitely not good enough to serve a husband. There is no rush to get married."
"What are you talking about? How can I let you serve others? I have to find a good husband for you to take care of you for the rest of your life!" The Empress Dowager has always been worried about Qu Lingyuan. It is not reasonable for her to live with her. It is better for her to get married early so that someone will take care of her.
In order to shirk responsibility, Qu Lingyuan revealed Shen Qingmo's identity: "Ninth brother is already twenty years old and still has no wife. Why is your daughter so anxious?"
"You are just a little girl, how can you compare yourself with men?" The Empress Dowager was furious.
This naughty boy would have been beaten up if she hadn't seen fit to hit him.
"Oh, are you afraid that no one will want your daughter? There's no need to rush." Qu Lingyuan blinked her sparkling eyes, and the Empress Dowager's anger was reduced by half.
Chen Qingmo looked at Qu Lingyuan a few more times and always felt that this sister was much prettier than before. The latter felt the other's gaze and looked up inadvertently, her eyes meeting his. Then she quickly withdrew her gaze and turned her head to the side as if she had been electrocuted, her face slightly flushed.
The Empress Dowager was sitting in the main seat and could see the two of them clearly. She couldn't help but feel a little worried. She wanted to ask something but didn't know how to start.
Coincidentally, a palace maid came over to remind the three of them that lunch was ready.
The rule of not talking while eating still had to be followed in this palace. During the meal, the three of them did not speak again. Only occasionally the Empress Dowager would use gestures to instruct the palace maids to help Qu Lingyuan and Shen Qingmo serve the dishes.
After lunch, Chen Qingmo got up and left on the pretext of being busy with government affairs, leaving Qu Lingyuan alone in Changle Palace.
The Empress Dowager dismissed the serving maids and eunuchs, pulled her aside and asked quietly, "Yueyun, how do you feel about Qing Mo?"
Qu Lingyuan pretended to be surprised, quickly looked up at the Empress Dowager, lowered her head and replied shyly: "I don't feel anything..."
Seeing her expression, the Empress Dowager knew that the little girl had something to hide and didn't believe her at all: "Tell me the truth, do you like your ninth brother?"
Seeing the Empress Dowager ask so directly, Qu Lingyuan nodded slightly.
The Empress Dowager suddenly looked unhappy: "Why do you have to like your ninth brother when you can like anyone else? To put it bluntly, he has never had a wife. He must be unlucky in marriage. You...ah!"
Upon hearing this, Qu Lingyuan pouted, also looking unhappy: "Mother! Yueyun doesn't believe this. Besides, Yueyun knows her own body well. She was... born with a short life. It would be better for her to find someone she likes and live happily there."
"Pfft! Who allowed you to say that about yourself? It's unlucky!" The Grand Empress Dowager was so anxious that she almost cried, but she couldn't help but soften her heart. "If you really like him, I won't stop you. After all, you are my child, I know you well. I'm not afraid of him bullying you. But don't say things like you won't live long in the future. It will make your mother sad."
This was the first time Qu Lingyuan felt a mother's love. Combined with the remaining emotions from the original owner's memory, she suddenly felt a lump in her throat. She lay on the Grand Empress Dowager's lap and said in a muffled voice, "Mother, you are so good to me. I really have no way to repay you. I will definitely be filial to you in the future..."
The mother and daughter exchanged a few more words, and then Qu Lingyuan was urged by the Empress Dowager to return to Xiyun Palace to rest.
But Qu Lingyuan never had the habit of taking a nap. After returning to Xiyun Palace, she lay half-lying on the couch but felt no sleepiness at all, so she pulled Yi Ling aside to chat.
"This is your first mission, and I've specially chosen a simple one for you. The Regent doesn't like Liu Huiyin, so there's no need for you to snatch her away. However... this mission has a hard requirement." Yi Ling was still the same as when they first met, floating in the air, looking like he was sitting on a curtain.
"What's the hard requirement?" Qu Lingyuan stopped fiddling with the corner of the quilt out of boredom, tilted her head and looked at Yi Ling and asked.
"You have to force Liu Huiyin to death." Yi Ling replied.
Qu Lingyuan opened her eyes wide, a look of disbelief: "No way, this mission was assigned to me by the laws of the world, and the laws of the world encourage me to kill people?"
"Liu Huiyin, as the supporting female character, killed the original female lead, which violated the laws of the world. Therefore, as the heir of the original female lead's fate, you have the right to punish the supporting female character on behalf of the laws of the world."
Yi Ling said, grabbing a book out of thin air and reading from it: "Every time mission will be graded at the end. The grading criteria mainly focus on two aspects. First, time. Time refers to the time from the moment you arrive in this world until the male protagonist completely falls in love with you. Second, the degree of completion. The so-called degree of completion is the degree to which you abuse the female supporting role. The more severe the abuse, the higher the degree of completion. Do you understand?"
"I understand..." Qu Lingyuan accepted this setting with difficulty. She never expected that the laws of the world would be so vengeful.
Yi Ling nodded in satisfaction and continued, "The higher the score you get on each mission, the more lifespan you'll gain. Once you've accumulated eighty years of lifespan, you can choose to retire."
"Eighty years? I don't want to live that long!" Qu Lingyuan's face wrinkled.
"This! Is! The! Rule!" Yi Ling emphasized word by word.
"...Okay." Qu Lingyuan suddenly felt like she was on a pirate ship.
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