Pupils shaking in an earthquake!!

#What do I do when the girl I have a crush on puts her finger on my lips?! Urgent, online waiting!#

#What do I do when I accidentally put my finger on the lips of the person who has a crush on me?! Urgent, online waiting!#

As the ambiguous atmosphere between the two gradually dissipated, and even their heartbeats, which had accelerated to the extreme, slowly calmed down, they both noticed the slightly awkward scene.

The key point was that Mingmei originally wanted to withdraw her finger from the other person's lips without anyone noticing, but she inadvertently met the other person's eyes again, and the other person's eyelashes drooped as if they had discovered something.

Hiss!

Was I discovered?

Mingmei thought, and her hand stiffened in place. Mu Chen's Adam's apple moved slightly without Mingmei noticing, and his heart was also in a mess.

He felt the cool and moist sensation between his lips, and seeing the blush on the other person's neck almost reaching their face, Mu Chen worried that if he said anything more, would the person in front of him explode on the spot?

But if he didn't speak, the other person seemed very distressed. After hesitating, Mu Chen's lips parted slightly, and the words he wanted to say stopped because of that moment of hesitation. He subconsciously wanted to lick his lips, but—

Mingmei: 0.0!!

What is that wet feeling on my fingertip?!!

Mu Chen: 0.0!!!

Don't get me wrong! I-I'm not a pervert!!

Gui Gui, with a sad face, silently stared at the scene at this moment, only feeling that it was indeed too short since its factory date. Why? In its understanding, this should clearly be a somewhat sexy scene.

It had already prepared to remind Mingmei that they didn't have a formal boyfriend-girlfriend relationship and that this was inappropriate, but it was shocked by the performance of these two?

Are these two just graduated from elementary school?

Ah, even elementary school students don't have a romance like this!

"Sorry."

Mu Chen acted first, quickly moving his body back. Mingmei also took the opportunity to quickly withdraw her finger. At this moment, the two tacitly picked up the memorials and continued to read them seriously, even hastily gulping down a few cups of hot tea.

The other also pretended to flip through the picture book, while eating all the snacks clean. Fortunately, because the two chose to play dead at the same time, they were safe and sound for a while.

However, the awkward atmosphere quickly disappeared as Mu Chen seriously dealt with the memorials and the information handed up by the hidden guards.

Mingmei kept peeking at Mu Chen. Although she didn't intentionally want to hear or inquire about the things Mu Chen was dealing with, Mu Chen didn't avoid her when doing these things, so Mingmei was also attracted to it.

The "Imperial Concubine" and "Lu Changfu" that the hidden guard were talking about made Mingmei feel more and more that something was wrong. Wasn't this about Bai Xiao and Lu Xiaoyao?

Thinking this, Mingmei opened Lu Xiaoyao's livestream, Lu Xiaoyao had already separated from Bai Xiao and returned to her room to sulk.

Yes, not sleeping, just sulking.

She kept complaining and saying one sentence—"Why can other people just walk around the palace at night and meet a mysterious merchant? Is it because I'm walking the wrong route?"

Mingmei was silent after hearing this.

The audience in front of the screen was also silent.

What could they say?

Then, Lu Xiaoyao muttered to herself, "Or, should I take a few more strolls at night next time?"

Mingmei: "..."

No, it's not like you can meet them just by strolling around.

Thinking of the time flow ratio between the game and real time, Mingmei felt that Lu Xiaoyao would have to wait a few more months in the game to buy a bento box again.

"Wuwuwuwu, why am I so miserable?" Then Mingmei watched Lu Xiaoyao hugging the quilt and twisting herself into a rope on the bed, reciting all the unlucky things she had encountered since entering the game.

For example, the worst identity.

And, her life was in the hands of Emperor Jing'an, and at the same time, she had to approach the Imperial Concubine, and she couldn't refuse if the Empress Dowager came to her.

Although she wanted to follow Emperor Jing'an, that must be right, but this damn identity was not doing human things, she did a lot of things behind Emperor Jing'an's back, and she did it with the Imperial Concubine, it was really impossible to explain!

The key point was that the ambiguous words Emperor Jing'an said yesterday made Lu Xiaoyao suspect that Emperor Jing'an already knew about what she had done.

"Could it be...should I confess and be honest first?" Lu Xiaoyao had already begun to consider the possibility of her direct confession succeeding, "Otherwise, if I pretend not to know anything, and His Majesty knows everything, would he think I'm unreliable?"

Listening to Lu Xiaoyao's quiet babbling, Mingmei's gaze once again turned to Mu Chen, who was still buried in dealing with the memorials. The hidden guard had already left. Seeing that there was no one around, Mingmei asked, "Do you know about Lu Xiaoyao and Bai Xiao's affairs?"

"Are you talking about Lu Changfu and Su Shi?"

Su Guifei (Su Imperial Concubine), is the character played by Bai Xiao, the eldest daughter from the Yuan Shuai (Marshal) Manor.

"Yes."

"For the sake of Old Marshal Su, I can turn a blind eye."

There was a lot of information in Mu Chen's words.

It's just that Mingmei didn't have relevant information, even if she knew that Mu Chen's words were not good, the more she thought about it, the more confused her eyes became. Seeing this, Mu Chen patiently explained it to her.

"Su Guifei is the daughter of Old Marshal Su. Now, the Su family is under the control of her elder brother."

"Oh? Do you think the current Su..."

"Su Jiangjun (General)."

"Su Jiangjun is not as powerful as Old Marshal Su?"

"On the contrary, he is very capable. Otherwise, Old Marshal Su would not have stepped aside to pave the way for his son." When Mu Chen said this, his eyes were full of admiration.

It's just that there was also a lot of fear in those admiring eyes: "Of course, his ambition is not small either."

"But they probably forgot how their Su family rose to power."

Mu Chen knew that Mingmei's role card would not have so much detailed information, so he continued to tell Mingmei about the pros and cons.

"The Su family originally came from a humble background, and rose all the way relying on military exploits. The support of *zhen* (I, imperial use) cannot be separated from this." Mu Chen's current role is Emperor Jing'an, so his "*zhen*" naturally refers to the emperor.

"You supported the families from humble backgrounds in order to suppress the aristocratic families?"

Mingmei quickly understood what Emperor Jing'an meant. She still remembered that in *Assassinate the Emperor*, Hua Liang's background at that time was full of internal and external troubles, ascending the throne at a young age, the court's power was difficult to control, and the strife between factions was also fierce.

Therefore, Emperor Jing'an's governance over the years has always been about using strength against strength, raising forces to compete with the old nobles and aristocratic families.

"Yes, the Su family has always been the sharpest knife in the hands of those in power, but now, the knife is not so handy..."

Mu Chen smiled, and stopped there, not saying any more.

Mingmei silently turned her head away, she was a little thirsty from eating too many snacks~

"The Su family supports Prince Qing."

"Ah, then... you... you don't like Prince Qing?" Mingmei cautiously inquired about the impressions of several male players playing the heirs in Mu Chen's, or rather, Emperor Jing'an's mind.

"There is nothing to like or dislike. The ministers in the court all have princes they support. Sigh~ Do I look like I'm going to die young?"

Mingmei seriously looked at Mu Chen. Speaking of which, Mu Chen's face originally seemed a little pale and unhealthy, which made it even more obvious in the game.

"It's okay."

"But that's right, if I'm busier than a wage slave every day, it's only a matter of time before I'm exhausted to death. It's best to quickly find an heir and abdicate." Speaking of this, Mu Chen suddenly smiled, "I heard Mr. Ruan Xun mentioned a very quick way to clear this game before."

Seeing Mu Chen smile, Mingmei followed his gaze, and felt that the other person's smile made her feel like she saw her uncle.

"Mr. Ruan said it's similar to *The Duke's Estate*, after clearing up your thoughts at the beginning, take advantage of the fact that other players haven't reacted yet and kill all the other heirs."

Mingmei's eyes widened.

What exactly is her uncle doing every day, teaching "children" bad things or what?

"Wouldn't it be bad if you left any evidence?"

"Just don't leave any~ Besides, even if you leave it, there's only yourself left. According to the game rules, Emperor Jing'an must choose one, right?"

Mingmei: "..." Mingmei couldn't refute it, it seemed to make a lot of sense.

Not noticing the speechless expression on Mingmei's face, Mu Chen then said, "So, I think these players are not very smart. It's been so long, and they either don't do anything, or they are full of flaws, which is really distressing~ It's simply forcing me to pretend to be blind."

Mingmei: "..."

Are you playing the NPC like this to make things difficult for the players?