Chapter 18 What Does This Mean?

Facing Leng Youyou's sudden probing, Lu Xiaoyao gave a dry laugh, this time speaking more cautiously.

"Logically speaking, Zhen Po is my good buddy, and he's playing the Third Prince. You also intend to form an alliance with him, so it's only natural that I'd lean towards you..."

Leng Youyou stared at Lu Xiaoyao's face with a half-smile, waiting for the turning point.

"But Bai Xiao and I get along pretty well too..."

For a split second, an image flashed in Lu Xiaoyao's mind: a face very similar to the current Emperor, filled with murderous intent. Before she could figure out what that face was about, a chill ran down her spine!

Just because he had the same face as that大佬, Lu Xiaoyao instinctively felt that this Emperor was not to be trifled with.

What if this Emperor's brain was comparable to Mu Chen大佬's IQ...?

Lu Xiaoyao thought about it and felt like she was doomed.

To be involved with others under the Emperor's nose meant she'd be offlined before the heir even took the throne!

Then, Lu Xiaoyao gave another silly smile and said, "Besides, the heir is ultimately up to His Majesty."

With that, Lu Xiaoyao silently climbed down from the Empress Dowager's "disheveled" couch, and made a quick escape after dropping the line, "His Majesty is waiting for this servant's report!"

This series of actions left the audience in the livestream speechless for a moment:

[Although I think my description might not be accurate, I still feel like she's acting like a scumbag who pulls up his pants and doesn't recognize anyone_(：3」∠)_]

[Be confident, she is.]

[Pfft hahaha, are you guys sure that崽崽 even has that function?]

[You guys are so mean!]

[But, our 崽崽 finally learned to think before she speaks, even if the other person is a player she gets along with, she can't just say anything, right?]

[What you guys said is true, I was holding my breath when 崽崽 was talking just now, but...]

[I feel a little relieved, but I feel like I forgot something?]

[I also feel... like something is missing in this game...]

…

Mingmei looked at the last few comments in the chat and sighed. She had gone from reclining on the couch to lying flat like a salted fish, and stretched out her legs and sighed, "It's me~ Didn't you guys notice there wasn't a Mysterious Merchant this game?"

…

Lu Xiaoyao had barely returned to the imperial study when a small eunuch approached her and whispered, "Godfather, His Majesty had Chief Eunuch Changshou deliver the lychees over there."

"Hmm?"

After a moment of surprise, Lu Xiaoyao immediately realized what the little eunuch was talking about.

The job of delivering things to the Cold Palace had been reassigned?

Was her position in jeopardy?

Lu Xiaoyao felt a chill and patted the little eunuch's hand to indicate she understood before entering the imperial study to report to the Emperor.

However, the Emperor seemed not to hear her report, letting her kneel there. Just as Lu Xiaoyao was about to count all the patterns on the marble floor, she suddenly heard the Emperor ask, "I told you to deliver lychees to the Empress Dowager, what were you doing on her couch?"

Lu Xiaoyao: !!!!?

Instantly, Lu Xiaoyao's whole body stiffened, her eyes wide, unable to believe how the Emperor knew about this.

[Holy crap! This NPC Emperor is outrageous!]

[He was the big boss in the old version, and he's probably not far off in the new version either. Did you think just anyone could be Emperor?]

[OMG! Scary!]

[Seriously, what if our 崽崽 tells the Emperor that she and the Empress Dowager are just close friends?]

[...]

[Or brothers?]

[That's not as good as saying she was forced!]

[?? Are you guys going too far?]

Lu Xiaoyao met the Emperor's sharp, dark eyes and trembled, falling to the ground, afraid to meet his gaze.

Lu Xiaoyao's mind was buzzing. How much did the Emperor know?

Many of the things she and Leng Youyou talked about were not of this era. Did he just see it, or did he hear it?

Was she going to be burned as a monster?

The more she thought about it, the more Lu Xiaoyao's pale face looked like a mask of pain.

"However, seeing that you knew the Empress Dowager liked pretty little eunuchs like you and didn't dare disobey my orders to go, I'll forgive your mistake..."

The Emperor's sudden words brought Lu Xiaoyao back from hell in an instant.

"To share, share His Majesty's worries is, is this servant's duty!"

"Share my worries? What worries do I have for you to share?"

Lu Xiaoyao, who thought she was going to be okay, tried to flatter the Emperor, but seemed to have said the wrong thing again.

Digging a pit for herself!

Lu Xiaoyao: Forget it, I'll just buy a villa in hell and live there, don't anyone pull me out_(：3」∠)_

Seeing Lu Xiaoyao not say anything for a long time, trembling on the ground like a little ball, Mu Chen's mischievousness subsided for the time being. However, due to his character's memories, he really didn't like the people in the harem.

Including those related to them.

"Changfu."

"This servant is here."

"Actually, the Empress Dowager is a pretty good tree to lean on, thicker than the Noble Consort, isn't she?"

Lu Xiaoyao's soul was about to be blown out of her body by the Emperor's landmines.

What?

Noble Consort?

What was going on with her identity card?

It was related to the Noble Consort?!!

Why did the Emperor know more than she did?

Why?

Lu Xiaoyao stared at the smooth, hard marble floor, not daring to look up at the Emperor.

She frantically searched for any information about this character and finally found a sentence about the Noble Consort in the corner—[In the warmth of spring, I can only hide in the dark, unlit corner and watch the person I love walk into this four-walled city that I can never fly out of.]

Lu Xiaoyao: Ahhhh! (Groundhog scream.jpg)

Even, digging deeper into the character's memories, Lu Xiaoyao realized that her original self was actually from a disgraced aristocratic family, convicted and sent to the palace, castrated and made an eunuch.

What kind of ridiculous, bloody plot was this?

Aristocratic son becomes an eunuch, devotedly guarding his first love?

Lu Xiaoyao really felt like her heart was about to stop. How much did the Emperor know about this?

Hearing that tone, she felt like she was done for_(：3」∠)_!

In the end, Lu Xiaoyao decided!

Regardless of the character's deep love, no matter which side she stood on, for the sake of her dog life, she decided to unconditionally stand with the Emperor!

Yes! Whatever the Emperor said was the truth!

Lu Xiaoyao didn't know what kind of mood she was in, but her face, which had been twisted in fear, now forced out an ugly smile, expressing her loyalty to the man sitting above her. "No matter how thick the tree is, it's not as good as His Majesty's towering tree!"

The Emperor was great! The Emperor was wonderful! The Emperor was awesome!

She would support whichever heir the Emperor favored!

That couldn't fail, right?

Looking at the changes in Lu Xiaoyao's face, a pleasant arc appeared on the corner of Mu Chen's mouth, and then he said, "Then tonight, you shall serve me well."

"Eh?"

Lu Xiaoyao's eyes widened. What did that mean?