20demayo Chapter 193 Palace Intrigue World: A Harem Pierced Through Like a Sickle VS An Awakened Emperor with
Chapter 193 Palace Intrigue World: A Harem Pierced Through Like a Sickle VS An Awakened Emperor with
"Your Majesty, the Imperial Hospital just reported that the Empress Dowager is slightly unwell. The imperial physicians have examined her, and her headaches have flared up again. The physicians have already prescribed medicine..."
Xiao Jing'an paused slightly, his expression a mixture of helplessness and annoyance. He raised his hand to rub his temples and waved to Li Derang.
"Alright, I understand."
After Li Derang left, Su Jinyue couldn't wait to ask Xiao Jing'an questions.
"Xiao Jing'an, how could you agree to attend the Empress's banquet? Now all the women in the harem are eyeing you covetously, are you out of your mind?!"
Xiao Jing'an's lips curled slightly as he looked at Su Jinyue with a half-smile: "Aren't you also a woman in my harem? If you're worried that others might harm me, then you'd better protect me."
Su Jinyue's mouth dropped open in surprise. She never expected that Xiao Jing'an would also resort to such shameless tactics.
Su Jinyue was at a loss for words.
On the contrary, Xiao Jing'an's previous gloomy mood vanished, and he picked up his chopsticks to start eating.
"Alright, let's eat first, we can talk about other things later."
After dinner, the two returned to the study. Xiao Jing'an instructed Li Derang not to let anyone else disturb them, so the two of them could finally have an open and honest conversation.
Xiao Jing'an sat in the chair behind his desk, looking at Su Jinyue across from him with a serious expression: "You are not the Su Jinyue from before. Who exactly are you?"
Also, why he could hear Su Jinyue's inner thoughts, what Su Jinyue said about the plot, and his tragic ending in the plot.
Su Jinyue looked around but did not answer Xiao Jing'an's question immediately.
Then, after searching for a while, she seemed to have found what she was looking for and walked towards a corner of the study.
Su Jinyue moved a stool from the corner and placed it next to Xiao Jing'an's desk. There was no way she could move the chairs in the study, as they were all made of solid wood and were too heavy.
After putting down the stool in her hand, Su Jinyue breathed a sigh of relief, then sat down comfortably and looked up at Xiao Jing'an.
"What did you just ask me?"
After Su Jinyue's series of actions, the serious atmosphere that Xiao Jingan had deliberately created vanished.
Xiao Jing'an discovered that Su Jinyue was really good at ruining the atmosphere, but he couldn't do anything about it.
"Fine, if we can't beat them, we'll join them," Xiao Jing'an said, repeating the question once more.
This time, Su Jinyue did not evade the question and gave an affirmative answer: "Yes, I am not the original Su Jinyue. I came here after the total solar eclipse, oh, that is, after the celestial dog ate the sun."
Furthermore, the other female protagonists also transmigrated at this point in time, or were bound to a cheat-like ability.
"Is there something unusual about this total solar eclipse? Why are you all here because of this?"
Su Jinyue scratched her head: "A total solar eclipse is just a natural phenomenon, nothing strange about it. We didn't get here because of it."
Yes, just like in traditional storybooks, the beginning of the story always has a mythological element; that's just background setting.
Can't you hear my thoughts? The stories you hear are like fictional tales, with the women in your harem as the heroines and you or your brothers and uncles as the male leads.
However, the current situation is that the heroines from several different stories have all come together, so the story has started to get messed up..."
Hearing these outrageous words, Xiao Jing'an wasn't too surprised, or rather, he had already experienced moments of shock and disbelief.
Xiao Jing'an had already heard Su Jinyue's thoughts and had his own guesses; he was simply confirming them with Su Jinyue now.
He didn't just listen to Su Jinyue's side of the story. Xiao Jing'an had sent his secret guards out yesterday, and one night was enough time for them to gather information.
Xiao Jing'an had already received An Yi's report that the women in the harem mentioned in Su Jinyue's thoughts were indeed behaving strangely.
Xiao Jing'an pondered for a moment, then interrupted Su Jinyue's explanation and asked her, "And what about you? What is your purpose in coming here?"
"What if I told you that I came here to save you?"
Seeing Xiao Jing'an's sharp, penetrating gaze, Su Jinyue also became unusually serious.
Su Jinyue scratched her head, seemingly thinking about what kind of explanation would make Xiao Jing'an believe her.
"I didn't know at first that you could hear my thoughts, so I thought I should stop the plot from happening according to the plot points."
I secretly went to the Imperial Garden yesterday just to help you.
But you managed to dodge it yourself. I originally thought it was a butterfly effect caused by multiple overlapping storylines.
However, judging from your attitude towards me and others these past two days, although I don't know why, it must be because you heard what I was thinking and believed it, which is why you took the corresponding action.
I know you're probably suspicious of me now, but I swear, I'm here to help you..."
"I believe you!"
Before Su Jinyue could finish her oath, Xiao Jing'an spoke first.
Su Jinyue was surprised: "You believe me so easily?"
Xiao Jing'an smiled calmly: "I don't think I have any reason not to believe you."
Su Jinyue was always very honest with Xiao Jing'an, or rather, Su Jinyue was very honest about her true feelings.
Although many things in Su Jinyue's inner thoughts haven't happened yet, the things that have already happened are quite obvious.
Just like what happened in the Imperial Garden last night, according to the confession of the Censorate, that woman was indeed bewitched into coming to the Imperial Garden, and the powder found on her was something she picked up.
And then there was the matter of Lord Wei asking Xiao Jing'an to write a self-reproach edict during court today.
Whether Lord Wei secretly allied himself with Prince Han, Xiao Mohan, and whether there was any exchange between legitimate and illegitimate heirs, can be found out with a simple investigation.
Su Jinyue has no reason to lie about this.
The fact that Xiao Jing'an could hear Su Jinyue's thoughts was already unusual.
If everything Su Jinyue said about the future is true, then it's fate that allowed him to discover these things ahead of time.
Moreover, he seemed to have no choice.
Everything has now overturned his understanding, and even if he wanted to refuse, things would not develop according to his will.
So let's just let things take their course.
Heaven has made the choice for him, and Xiao Jing'an is willing to follow his heart. Let's see what kind of result they can achieve!
Now that the two have reached a consensus, they can discuss how to proceed.
"Tomorrow, the Empress will be hosting a banquet, and all the concubines in the palace will be attending. There are three people you need to be especially wary of: the Empress, Consort Wei, and Consort Chun..."
Su Jinyue seriously analyzed with Xiao Jing'an the possible situations that might occur tomorrow: being drugged, being seduced, or falling for the system's tricks—all of these were possible.
The Favored Concubine System, the Empress Dowager Development System, the Quick Transmigration System—with so many systems, there must be plenty of strange and unusual items. Moreover, their target is Xiao Jing'an, who is in too much danger.