"Someone, go and invite Mother over," Jiang Chengli instructed his servants.
Soon, Cen Ying arrived, and Jiang Chengli informed her of the news from the palace.
“With Xing Xiaoya arrested, the princess can’t just stand by and watch. She will definitely try to save her. This time it involves the imperial heir, so it’s unlikely that pleading with the emperor and empress dowager will work. She will definitely have to find another way. I guess she’ll want you to enter the palace and try to drag the Marquis of Zhongyi’s mansion into it.” Jiang Chengli said his guess.
Cen Ying frowned, clearly feeling that the situation was tricky.
[Hmph, host, quickly tell her to speak well of Xiaoya after she enters the palace, and to cooperate with the princess to get Xiaoya out of the Imperial Clan Court. Then the Jiang family's fortunes will improve.]
The system was still so tactless, making Xu Wanying roll her eyes: "Are you stupid? In the book, the entire Jiang family is cursed by Xing Xiaoya's fate. Now that they've finally managed to get her into the palace, how could they possibly let her out? In fact, according to the plot, the longer Xing Xiaoya lives, the less safe the Jiang family will be."
[Fine, if we don't want to save her, we don't. Xiaoya is the female lead, she'll naturally escape danger. I'll go investigate who this Consort Yue really is!]
The system clearly saw through Xu Wanying's hard heart and didn't continue arguing with her. Instead, it quickly went to investigate the person.
The mother and son beside her were discussing how to cope after entering the palace. Xu Wanying listened intently, still somewhat surprised.
The two men were talking about something that clearly needed to be kept secret, yet they made no attempt to hide it from her, and even asked for her opinion from time to time.
However, she quickly realized that they were all in the same boat. If Xing Xiaoya's matter was not handled well and the Emperor blamed them, they would all be finished.
[Holy crap, host, something terrible has happened!] The system reappeared in a panic, its entire being shrouded in unease.
【What's wrong? 】
[This Consort Yue, like you, transmigrated from the modern era. Although she doesn't have a system as a cheat, she's read this book and knows Xiaoya is the female protagonist! I knew it! This Consort Yue is clearly just a minor supporting character in the book, completely out of favor, how could she be so powerful, stirring up so much trouble?]
As soon as she finished speaking, the system eagerly shared the information it had found.
Cen Ying and her son, who were discussing something, stopped talking at this moment. The mother and son looked at each other and saw a look of astonishment on each other's faces.
Is this Consort Yue also a time traveler, from the same place as Xu Wanying?
[She's also from another time. What is she going to do? Is she going to compete with Xing Xiaoya for luck?] Xu Wanying was also very curious.
[How would I know what's wrong with her? I can understand if you dislike Xing Xiaoya, since it's set in the book, you have to give way to Xing Xiaoya. But why is she like this? She's not the Third Prince's woman, and she has absolutely no conflict of interest with Xing Xiaoya. At most, they're mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, but they're not even related by blood. Are you transmigrators all out of your minds? Instead of trying to get along with the female lead in the book, all you do is cause trouble.]
If Yuefei and Xing Xiaoya became best friends, it would definitely bring many benefits...
The system's questions were so genuine and heartfelt that it was clearly even more puzzled than Xu Wanying.
"Stop chanting and keep investigating," Xu Wanying urged.
[Cannot find anything, out of energy! Host, how long has it been since you provided any energy? You always look so gloomy, what energy do you have to offer?!]
If the system had a physical form, it would definitely be scratching its head in frustration right now.
Upon hearing this, Xu Wanying immediately sneered: "That's great! I'm already a dying person, why would I be thinking about replenishing your energy? Dream on!"
The system was so angry it couldn't speak. It wanted to go crazy, but Xu Wanying wasn't going to tolerate it at all. If it went too far, it would probably have even less energy.
[Xiaoya is the female lead of this world. If anything were to happen to her, aren't you afraid the whole world would collapse, and no one would survive?]
It struggled for a long time before finally managing to squeeze out this sentence.
[What good will it do to say that to a dead person like me? Go ahead and say it to these living people if you dare.] Xu Wanying was even more indifferent. In the end, all the system did was use these things to threaten her.
"Isn't that the end of it? Host, are you really out of ideas? Aren't you a modern person? All of you have such strange and bizarre thoughts. Now, use your brains and give me an answer! I'm begging you!"
After a long silence, the system spoke again hesitantly, finally giving in and begging for mercy.
Xu Wanying initially didn't want to pay attention to it, but then, as if remembering something interesting, she couldn't help but blink and say, "System, begging me won't help. It depends on what Xing Xiaoya thinks. After that Consort Yue learns about the plot, she still wants to eliminate Xing Xiaoya, the female lead, proving that she wants to steal the female lead's luck. Xing Xiaoya has to fight back."
[How to retaliate? The Third Prince is currently overwhelmed with problems and has no real power, so he can't save her at all. He can only deal with these people after he becomes emperor. Should we let Xiaoya consummate her relationship with the Third Prince and secure her position as his consort first?] The system was extremely anxious when it said this, to the point of almost rambling incoherently.
"The Third Prince is already in dire straits himself. If Xing Xiaoya were to seduce him, wouldn't that be like getting on a sinking ship? It would only make things worse," Xu Wanying said disapprovingly.
"Then what do you suggest we do?"
"Didn't you say Xing Xiaoya is a chosen one of heaven? Can't she kill the dog emperor and become empress herself? What's the use of waiting for a man to save her?" Xu Wanying said seriously, clearly having given this idea a lot of thought.
This chapter is not finished yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
