Ning Wu examined her for a while with the magnifying lens before saying, "She was already exhausted. Your puppetry technique depleted her strength. She's just fainted now, not dead."
"That's fine then." Su Chen nodded.
Su Chen: "But the voice system hasn't indicated that the task is complete yet?"
Ning Wu: "I'm afraid we'll only wake up when the female lead actually takes that position."
"The imperial edict of succession has been issued, and the Empress has fallen into a coma..." Su Chen frowned. "Could it be that the Fifth and Seventh Princesses are up to no good?"
“But as far as I know, most of the supporters of the Fifth and Seventh Princesses are civil officials. Even if the Fifth Princess has a husband from a military family, their military strength is no match for the current strength of the female lead, right?” Su Chen said, expressing great confidence in his former subordinates.
Ning Wu analyzed, "Although we can't defeat them, we can still cause some trouble. Offending the one who wields the pen and falling into the crossfire of countless criticisms, thus earning a lasting infamy, is probably not the protagonist's doing."
"History is written by the victors. Why should the one in that position be afraid of being condemned as a sinner for all time?" Su Chen rolled her eyes. If the protagonist thinks so much, he might as well not sit in that position. Anyway, sitting in it doesn't necessarily make him happy.
Su Chen guessed, "Could it be that some of the advisors who support the Fifth or Seventh Princess are writing history books?"
Ning Wu uttered those three words again, which he had repeated hundreds of times: "I don't know."
Su Chen: ...
The following days were peaceful. Just when Su Chen thought that the Fifth and Seventh Princesses had given up their mischief, something went wrong at the Fengchan Ceremony.
The Fifth Princess led her people to cordon off the area, while the Seventh Princess led countless civil officials to claim that the imperial edict was wrong and that the Tenth Princess was unfilial for forcing the terminally ill Empress to affix the imperial seal. They spoke with such conviction that it was as if they had all been there at the time.
Later on, it practically evolved into street cursing without using any profanity.
The two sisters, one in charge of literature and the other in charge of martial arts, have never worked together so closely before, breathing as one in unison as they have this time.
These two were making Su Chen's head buzz. "My god, the civil official brought by the Seventh Princess is too eloquent. He didn't use a single swear word, but he made people want to kill themselves. Look, the female lead is such a steadfast person, but she turned pale from all the cursing."
“You’re right. He’s usually so thoughtful, how come he couldn’t plan such an important event as the Fengshan ceremony accurately?” Su Chen sighed. “We should at least bring that soldier to the hunting grounds.”
Ningwu, standing beside her, found her nagging incessant. It was like two people watching a movie in a theater with popcorn, one of them intently watching and perhaps having something to eat, while the other kept talking and complaining about the plot.
Ningwu really wanted to stuff her mouth shut.
"Wow! I knew it! The female lead is smart!"
Ning Wuwen turned his head to look at the projection and saw that the situation had indeed reversed. The female lead, Jin Rulan, was surrounded by a group of people for protection, while the remaining people had captured the fifth and seventh princesses.
[Ding dong: Congratulations, host, for completing the "Help the Female Lead Ascend the Throne" mission. Reward: 1000 experience points and one Life-Extending Pill.]
Su Chen and Ning Wu gave each other a high five without any expression, and then went back to watching their respective dramas.
Su Chen has recently become obsessed with a silly drama, eagerly awaiting each new episode. She spends her days watching behind-the-scenes clips and constantly smiling at her phone like an auntie, a smile that sends chills down her spine.
Ning Wu is watching a foreign family sitcom every day with great enjoyment.
The two of them were watching their shows with their backs to each other, completely forgetting about the villains.
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