Chapter 1 "Dance with you all night?"

The candlelight was dim and the atmosphere romantic, but unfortunately, the beauty before him had a mouth.

Gui Gui (system spirit), who had been turning a blind eye, didn't know whether to say "Well done!" or "Please stop talking!" when she heard her host say that.

Looking at Mu Chen staring at Ming Mei with a blank face and saying something so out of place, he still smiled, walking slowly, and truly danced with Ming Mei again.

While dancing, he then said, "Of course, if you don't want to dance, you can do something else."

"Something else?"

Drawn in by his words, Ming Mei looked up into his eyes, tilting her head, "Like what?"

"Like 'adding fragrance to the red sleeves' (a scholar having a beauty nearby while he studies), I review memorials, and you grind ink for me?"

Ming Mei: "..."

[Host, is he a devil?]

Gui Gui couldn't help it. She felt that her host was already a mood killer, but this person in front of her was just as bad!

"Actually, you can also change places to relax, like the Imperial Study?"

"Mu Chen."

Ming Mei interrupted Mu Chen's teasing words.

"What?"

"Didn't you finish your memorials and come here to slack off while working overtime?"

As soon as Ming Mei finished speaking, the man, who had just been smiling like a noble young master with a bright and cheerful demeanor, had his smile turn from a clear breeze and bright moon to dark clouds covering the moon.

"I just wanted to see you."

Mu Chen tightened his hand around Ming Mei's waist slightly, pulling her closer to him. Even though he was still smiling at her, Ming Mei felt a hint of grievance from the man in front of her?

As she thought this, Mu Chen suddenly moved his head closer to her face. Ming Mei's eyes widened suddenly, thinking something was about to happen, but the familiar, cold fragrance still wafted past her nose, and then, her shoulder grew heavy.

Ming Mei: "..."

He actually rested his forehead on her shoulder?

What kind of roc bird leaning on a person was this?

"I really want you to be with me~"

Ming Mei: "..."

Did he have to use such a deep voice to say such coquettish words?

"I'll have them bring you some delicious snacks later?"

Ming Mei: "..."

No, she didn't want to be forced to work overtime; even delicious food wouldn't do.

"If you're sleepy, I'll have them put soft pillows and quilts on the couch in the inner room? And some nice storybooks?"

Ming Mei: "..."

"Mei Mei, keep me company, okay?"

[Host, just give in to him!]

Ming Mei hadn't even said anything yet, but Gui Gui couldn't take it anymore!

She never expected that Gui Gui would actually side with Mu Chen this time?

[Aren't you always against me getting close to him?]

Gui Gui: [But you never listen to my objections anyway~ I might as well turn a blind eye and help you cover it up, as long as you remember to send me to Master Main Brain for further study when you leave the game~]

Ming Mei: ...

Good heavens, she would do anything to see her Main Brain godfather, wouldn't she?

[Have you forgotten Master Liu Liu by the Daming Lake?]

Gui Gui: […]

No, she hadn't forgotten; it's just that Master Liu Liu's job was too difficult QAQ!

"Alright, alright, I'll go, okay?"

In the end, Ming Mei couldn't resist Mu Chen's charming (mei) man's coquetry. Plus, with the lure of delicious food, drinks, and fun, she would reluctantly go.

Cining Palace.

"Hm? The Emperor is going to review memorials all night?"

Leng Youyou couldn't help but sigh at the NPC's dedication when she received the news. Her original character hadn't fallen asleep for a while because she had accidentally taken a long nap during the day, but she didn't expect to hear such news.

"Reporting to the Empress Dowager, that is indeed the case. Late at night, His Majesty even sent someone to the Imperial Kitchen to fetch a lot of midnight snacks, which indicates he intends to continue reading memorials after eating."

It was a coincidence that the Empress Dowager had her own small kitchen, but tonight, she wanted to eat a late-night snack for which the small kitchen lacked an ingredient, so she sent someone to the Imperial Kitchen, only to encounter the eunuchs from the Emperor's side fetching food. They woke up the chef who specialized in making pastries in the middle of the night to specially prepare several pastries.

"Is that so?"

"Also, the people in our service say that they seemed to have seen Eunuch Changfu (Lucky and Prosperous) from His Majesty's side in a corner of the Imperial Garden tonight."

Changfu, of course, referred to Lu Xiaoluo. Leng Youyou glanced at the nanny with a hint of suspicion in her eyes, "Are you sure?"

"Reporting to the Empress Dowager, it was indeed him based on his height and face, but the clothes he was wearing were not. It seems he was indeed avoiding His Majesty."

"Who did he meet?"

Leng Youyou's eyes flashed, and she already had some guesses in her heart.

"The other person was standing in the shadows, so we couldn't see clearly, but we could tell that Eunuch Changfu's expression seemed particularly unpleasant, as if he had been angered by the other person."

"Oh~~ is that so?"

Leng Youyou's lips curled slightly, and she glanced at the nanny beside her, whispering, "Have the people on His Majesty's side subtly leak this news in a few days."

"This..." The nanny who heard Leng Youyou's instructions was stunned. She thought the Empress Dowager would use this to blackmail Lu Changfu, but she didn't expect the Empress Dowager to seem to want to use His Majesty's hand to punish Lu Changfu?

"What's wrong?"

"No, this servant will go now."

"You may all leave, I also want to rest."

Leng Youyou waved everyone away, sighed softly, and lay on the bed to continue sorting out the relevant information about this body.

While sorting it out, Leng Youyou wanted to curse the perversion of the game designers. Did the game really need to write down so many detailed memories of the relevant characters, from childhood to adulthood?

Including when she was young and hadn't entered the palace, discussing which young man from which family was good with her young female friends, secretly stepping on each other with which noble lady because of their talent, and watching which young female friends were fighting and tearing each other's hair out.

Were the game planners really that idle?

Writing so much must take a long time for just one character, and there are so many other characters?

It had been three days, and Leng Youyou was still digesting all the memories of this Empress Dowager, picking out some useful ones.

And sometimes, as she looked through them, she felt that the original owner was really inspiring. She was not favored by the late Emperor, had no children, and in the situation where the late Emperor died absurdly and violently, she directly chose the current Emperor to support and help ascend to the throne, suppressing so many goblins and monsters in the harem. She was simply a strong female lead!

It's just that the only failure should be choosing the current Emperor.

Leng Youyou sighed.

This Empress Dowager's life was actually not bad, but the Empress Dowager's family did not want to become such a idle and scattered relative.

Imperial Study.

"How are these snacks?"

A soft couch was placed next to Mu Chen's desk where he was reviewing memorials. The soft couch was covered with soft fur cushions, and a small table was placed on top, piled high with snacks.

Ming Mei held a storybook in her hand, reading it with fascination by the candlelight, while picking up snacks and putting them in her mouth.

Because of Mu Chen's special instructions, each snack was only the size of a finger joint, making them perfect for eating in one bite.

A beauty under the lamp looked more beautiful when viewed dimly.

Mu Chen looked at Ming Mei, entranced. Ming Mei looked up at him, and also felt that Mu Chen under the candlelight looked very attractive.

Hearing Mu Chen's question, Ming Mei lowered her eyes and smiled softly, "You'll know when you taste it."

With that, she directly sent the snack she had just picked up into his mouth. When her fingertips inadvertently brushed against his warm, thin lips, Ming Mei was stunned, and a tingling sensation spread from her fingertips to her heart…