Chapter 66 A Mysterious Dependence
In this life, Chi Zhao and her husband lived a very comfortable life. After giving birth to a daughter for her, her husband finally stopped being sensitive and overthinking, and was no longer afraid of being abandoned. However, his clingy nature remained unchanged. The two of them were inseparable, going everywhere together day after day, year after year. Chi Zhao never took a concubine, and no matter how much other men tempted her, she remained unmoved.
However, not many people dared to try to seduce her, since doing so would offend the Prince Qing's mansion.
Everyone in the capital knows that the prince of Qing's son is obsessed with love; offending him means being bullied to death every single day.
He would even go to the palace to file a complaint without distinguishing right from wrong or knowing the truth!
Although it was just a selfish desire for a man to find a good family, the fact that his name left an impression on the Empress Dowager was ultimately undesirable.
Over time, their lives became peaceful.
They lived a peaceful and happy life, a life that was praised by many.
As her husband grew older and passed away due to illness, Chi Zhao chose to follow him in death, but her heart remained unsettled.
Some of the pain of witnessing the departure of a loved one still lingers.
Her son An'er is most afraid of pain. How did he endure the pain that had penetrated to the bone marrow during his illness and still stay with her for some time?
Chi Zhao regretted not paying more attention to her husband's health when she was young, and not coming into this world sooner so that he wouldn't do anything to harm his body.
Seeing its host's silence, the system cautiously approached, flapping its tiny wings and reassuringly saying, "It's alright, it's alright, you'll meet again in the next world!"
"Okay, let's go to the next world then."
Chi Zhao spoke calmly.
A flash of white light appeared before her eyes, and she found herself in a beautiful garden.
The servants passing by on the roadside bowed and addressed her as "Sir".
What is my identity in this world?
The system gradually transmitted the repaired plot details without making a sound, for fear of upsetting the host.
Chi Zhao lowered his eyes to examine the scene.
In this life, she is the powerful prime minister, and her mission is to deal with Lin Yanzhou, a prince who is out of favor in the palace.
Obviously, just by looking at the name, she knew it was her husband again.
Prince Lin Yanzhou falls in love with a newly rich girl from a humble background, but she is in love with her elder brother, who is more favored by the Empress.
Thus, Lin Yanzhou could only watch his elder brother and his beloved be happy from a dark corner forever.
Until later, a woman suddenly appeared and stole all his attention.
She doted on Lin Yanzhou and treated him very well; the two quickly fell in love.
The woman was in love with Lin Yanzhou and promised to protect him. The little prince was coaxed so much that he gradually showed some temper. He started to like to tease the woman and get a little jealous. The woman always favored him and coaxed him. She had no other demands of him except that she did not want him to have any further involvement with the newly rich from humble backgrounds.
However, the sensitive and love-starved prince was blinded by jealousy and deliberately became close to the poor but now noble woman he used to like in front of her. He even smiled and tugged at her clothes when she came over.
In the prince's eyes, the woman loved him so much that she would surely be jealous and angry upon seeing this scene, and would lash out at him. But he never expected that she would simply disappear from his life. While he was still happily waiting in the palace for the woman to come and teach him a lesson, she had already packed her bags and gone to inspect the vast land for the emperor. Then... she died on the road due to bandits.
Upon receiving the news, the young prince went mad. He couldn't believe that his only intention was to make his beloved jealous, but he had inadvertently caused her death.
In the midst of his devastating pain, the prince turned to the dark side. He killed the newly rich from humble origins who disagreed with the woman's political views and often mocked her, killed his elder brother who had once cursed her as a treacherous minister, killed all the bandits in the world, and finally, step by step, killed countless more people. He then seized power as a man and stirred up trouble, leaving no one with a good life, and his little world was shattered.
This led to the creation of the mission takers.
After reading the plot, Chi Zhao's face turned ashen. He frowned and asked, "Between the two women, who is the female lead???"
The plot of this novel seems strange; the woman's identity is not even given a name.
The system craned its neck for a glance, then silently withdrew, whispering, "[Originally, the protagonist was supposed to be a newly rich girl from a poor family, but now... it's hard to say.]"
Chi Zhao:?
What does it mean to say something is "not good enough"?
The system seemed troubled just recalling this world, its head drooping. [The small world is in complete chaos; 99 lacks the ability to restore order, so it currently doesn't know which female lead is.]
Anyway, one of them is the female lead.
Chi Zhao frowned and scanned the plot again, asking one last time as if to confirm, "[Lin Yanzhou is my Yanzhou?]"
The system nodded vigorously. She took a deep breath. [So, in this world, he will like two women?!]
This is outrageous! This is outrageous!
She was already possessive; her husband's affection for one woman already made her jealous, let alone the fact that he liked two women this time.
99: [...]
They were as quiet as chickens, not daring to utter a single word.
That's certainly true in theory.
But the host looked terrible.
It had been with its host for over two hundred years and was quite familiar with the host's personality. Seeing that it was about to sulk with the task target again, it was afraid of being slapped against the wall by the host again, so it didn't dare to say anything to stop it and silently mourned for the task target in its heart.
It believed it had done everything it could for Lin Yanzhou!
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Chi Zhao's identity is the Prime Minister of the Phoenix Dynasty, second only to the emperor, with numerous followers, truly wielding immense power.
Phew, that's great, I don't have to suffer after I just arrived.
In her previous life, she was fortunate to have chosen to become an official in the imperial court early on; otherwise, she didn't even want to imagine how miserable she would have been if she had been feeding horses all this time.
That's a bit scary.
[Host, host, do you want to go check on the male supporting character?]
The system, unsure if the host was in a better mood, cautiously inquired beside her.
Chi Zhao glanced at the system, displeased. [Doesn't he have someone he likes? Let him go find those two women he likes.]
99: ...
I knew the host was the most petty person imaginable.
【But, but that's because Yanzhou hasn't met you yet! Once he meets you, he'll definitely like you!】
The system said the same thing last time.
Chi Zhao didn't care at all, and said calmly, "Then let him wait."
99 choked, shocked by Chi Zhao's cold indifference. She angrily uttered a harsh remark: "You'll regret treating the male supporting character like this!"
Hmph, he dares to like two women, he'll regret it, he's doomed.
Chi Zhao acted as if he hadn't heard anything, lowered his eyes, dipped his brush in ink, and began practicing calligraphy.
As expected of the identity created for her by the system, even the handwriting is the same as the original.
That saved her a lot of trouble.
99 had already gone to face the wall in a huff and refused to talk to anyone.
The next day, after returning home from court, Chi Zhao received an invitation from her colleague to a birthday banquet from the steward.
According to your storyline, when did Yanzhou meet the other woman?
Chi Zhao asked.
The system remained silent for a while, seemingly wanting to say it was today, but fearing the host might overhear something or become jealous and cause trouble, it could only feign ignorance with a guilty conscience. [99 doesn't know either; the plot of this world is currently a bit chaotic.]
Chi Zhao:......
A useless system.
Chi Zhao didn't ask any more questions. She straightened her blue dress, lifted the curtain, and got off the carriage.
Today is the 40th birthday of Sun Shiyu, the Minister of Personnel. She and her husband have specially prepared a banquet and invited their colleagues to celebrate.
Each colleague would bring their husband and children, making it resemble a mini matchmaking event.
Lin Yanzhou will also be attending today's banquet.
As the prime minister of the dynasty, Chi Zhao's carriage was greeted by Sun Shiyu and his wife as soon as it appeared.
After Chi Zhao nodded slightly, Sun Shiyu smiled and called over a graceful man, introducing him gently, "This is my son, named Sun Baicheng. He has long admired the Prime Minister's talent and reputation, and often asks me to introduce him to someone. I only have this one son, and I really can't refuse him. I hope you won't mind."
The man immediately blushed slightly and stood to the side, looking shy and timid.
Since the Minister of Personnel had adopted a humble attitude, Chi Zhao naturally couldn't say anything. However, she hadn't expected that she could have any talent or reputation. After a moment of silence, she smiled slightly and said, "Lord Sun, you are too kind. Then please let your son take me inside."
Sun Shiyu laughed upon hearing this, "That's great, Cheng'er, quickly invite Lord Chi in, and remember to be polite and well-mannered."
Sun Baicheng responded softly with a "yes".
Chi Zhao's ears were filled with the system's shrill beeping: "Host, what are you doing! Why did you agree to him?!"
[If you keep doing this, the male supporting character will get jealous! Isn't he your darling husband?!]
Chi Zhao sneered, "He already likes other people, two at once, so why can't I have another man show me the way?"
The male supporting character will fall for you the moment he sees you; it's all due to the plot!
Chi Zhao wouldn't listen. Sometimes she could be quite wicked. The plot didn't affect her; she just knew that she was unhappy if her husband dated someone else.
Not to mention that he even turned evil for the other party and stirred up trouble.
He actually liked that woman so much!
She was so angry that it hurt her to breathe.
Unable to influence the host's choices, the system angrily ran off to the side.
Sun Baicheng was the eldest son of the Minister of Personnel, whom the family had painstakingly cultivated. His appearance, manners, and emotional intelligence were all impeccable.
His words were like a gentle breeze, and he chatted casually with Chi Zhao the whole way, his tone extremely polite and respectful.
Thinking about her husband, Chi Zhao couldn't help but feel troubled, so she just nodded and didn't reply much.
The other person wasn't angry; a faint smile remained on their lips.
"Please come this way. This is Cheng'er's family garden. Cheng'er usually enjoys admiring flowers here with his friends. His father has just acquired two rare black peonies. If you are interested, you can come and take a look."
"Um."
Chi Zhao was led into the hall, where some of her officials and colleagues had already arrived. Upon seeing her, they all stepped forward to greet her.
Sun Baicheng was very adept at knowing when to advance and retreat, and upon seeing this, he quietly withdrew.
Soon, most of the guests had arrived. The Minister of Personnel and his husband took turns entertaining the female guests and the male guests, with a clear division of labor, and both sides were enjoying themselves.
After a few rounds of drinks, Chi Zhao finally mentioned that he felt stuffy and wanted to go for a walk.
She was naturally angry with Yanzhou, but not so angry that she would give him up easily.
If your husband is disobedient and likes other women, just discipline him privately.
When the Minister of Personnel heard that the Prime Minister wanted to go out for some fresh air, he hurriedly asked her if she needed someone to accompany her so that she wouldn't get lost, and prepared to call his son out.
It was practically an open secret that Sima Zhao harbored his intentions.
Chi Zhao shook his head and smiled politely, "There's no need to trouble your son. I'll just take a walk."
Since she had said that, Sun Shiyu had no choice but to agree.
The scenery at the Sun residence was indeed quite nice. As she strolled along, she "unintentionally" stumbled upon a place where young ladies and gentlemen were playing.
A group of people stood together, but their expressions were not good. One of them was tightly gripping the sleeve of another, who was full of anger and shouted, "So what if he's a prince? My father is still the Grand Prince! Do you think I'm afraid of you?"
Chi Zhaoguang recognized the isolated and helpless man as her husband just by looking at his back.
Opposite him stood four or five men, their clothes gleaming and suggesting distinguished status, not to mention the women as well.
Is the female lead in it too?
99 can't say for sure who the female lead of this world is; the only answer is, "There is one."
Chi Zhao didn't need to look closely to recognize that the one with the prettiest appearance and outstanding temperament was the female lead that the male supporting character liked in the early part of the book.
Tsk.
Before she could get close enough to get involved, the arrogant man opposite her suddenly attacked, shoving Lin Yanzhou to the ground unexpectedly.
Chi Zhao's heart skipped a beat, and she finally couldn't help but ask in a deep voice, "What are you doing?"
The group of people looked up in a fluster, and their expressions became even more tense when they saw her.
The man who had been pushed to the ground suddenly looked up at her, his eyes reddening.
Before my eyes was my husband's youthful face, which I hadn't seen in a long time.
The other person was pushed halfway to the ground, looking extremely weak and helpless. But when they saw her, their eyes lit up almost imperceptibly. They slowly got up, biting their lip, and then suddenly lifted their clothes and ran towards her, sobbing as they hid behind her.
Everyone present, including Chi Zhao, was stunned.
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Author's Note: A new world has begun! [droopy-eared bunny head] I was too stuck on writing yesterday and didn't update. [crying]
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