After hearing her gossip, all the civil and military officials went crazy.

Chapter 13 Shielding Device

The emperor's heart, which had finally settled down, was now filled with all sorts of complaints and criticisms about the emperor's pretense, and the system even provided examples of each one.

For example, the emperor really liked the empress, even though he thought about dying every day, he still pretended to be aloof.

Fang Lingchu listened with some excitement and continued to ask: "Tsk tsk tsk, a repressed pervert, huh? Good-looking people are always repressed perverts. He really does give off a vibe like the repressed perverted male protagonists in novels."

The Fang family members were all drenched in sweat.

Sister/Daughter/Miss, you'd better take it easy.

The emperor, sitting on the throne, almost broke through the attack.

Just then, the dark clouds in the sky were almost ready, and the rumbling sound made everyone present's hearts clench.

The emperor's gaze was also fixed on the sky, as if he wanted to fight against the heavens and defy fate. He was the emperor, the Son of Heaven, so why couldn't the world accept him?

Fang Lingchu, while eating her snacks, asked the system, "System, the Heavenly Dao shouldn't be able to defeat the Emperor now, right?"

The system, enjoying the shared delicious food, leisurely remarked: "Hehehe, with me here, I definitely won't let that old man from Heaven chop down your emperor."

Everyone breathed a slight sigh of relief upon hearing what the two said.

Fang Lingchu rolled her eyes at him and said, "Of course! How could a jammer that cost me ten years of my lifespan not work?"

When the Fang family heard that Fang Lingchu had used up ten years of her lifespan, they were all very worried.

Even the emperor was slightly taken aback. This young girl had actually gone to such lengths for him. If he were to die, how could he face Fang Lingchu?

While everyone else is thinking about what to do with the shield, their young lady/Miss Fang can still fight against the heavens.

While Fang Lingchu was changing her clothes, the two of them were discussing how to save the emperor.

In the end, the system used all its points and Fang Lingchu's ten years of lifespan to obtain this shielding device.

The system then said: "However, I can't do anything about those assassins outside. My advanced technology is useless right now; I can only watch from the sidelines."

Looking at the drizzling rain outside, Fang Lingchu was not as calm as she appeared.

[Then let's just find some random gossip to listen to and get through the night.]

The system excitedly said, "Then let's eat General Xia Mingjie first!"

Sitting directly opposite Fang Lingchu, Xia Mingjie suddenly paused, instantly thinking to himself whether he had done anything wrong since birth.

The system chuckled and said, "General Xia is a loyal and patriotic man. According to the original storyline, he was supposed to die in Guizhou a month later."

Fang Lingchu looked up openly and honestly, then asked, "[For what reason should he be a general on the frontier? I don't believe there's nothing fishy going on here.]"

The system said: [The host guessed correctly, because this General of the Cavalry has a daughter who is obsessed with romance.]

[Is this going to be another brainless, love-struck second female lead?]

The system said: "[Even worse than those brainless second female leads. They put in money, effort, and even their brains, but get no recognition or recognition.]"

[This is even more melodramatic than Wang Baochuan's story; I want to hear it.]

The system said: "[Here it comes. General Xia has a daughter named Xia Ruirui, a true prodigy. At five, she could recite the Four Books and Five Classics and the Three Character Classic backwards; at seven, she could speak eloquently; and at twelve, she disguised herself as a boy to participate in a poetry competition for scholars. She shone brightly at the banquet and became famous overnight. She was even noticed by the Grand Tutor, who recommended her to the Crown Prince, who was then regent. Host, guess what happens next?]" Fang Lingchu continued, "[The Crown Prince discovered her true gender and, for the crime of deceiving the emperor, beat her and threw her out of the palace.]"

The system looked at Fang Lingchu in surprise and asked, "Host, how did you know?"

Fang Lingchu spoke in her usual nonchalant voice: "At that time, the emperor was seriously ill, and the crown prince had just taken charge of state affairs. He was already under immense pressure, and coupled with his somewhat depressed state of mind, it goes without saying."

Fang Lingchu was a teacher in her time, and she could tell the psychological problems of middle school students at a glance.

The system nodded and said, "[That's right. Madam Xia is weak-willed, while Old Madam Xia is shrewish and foolish, and also favors sons over daughters. Seeing Xia Ruirui like this, Old Madam Xia felt utterly humiliated. At this time, a down-on-his-luck scholar came to propose marriage to Xia Ruirui. When Old Madam Xia saw that someone was willing to marry the current Xia Ruirui, she simply had that family carry her away in a sedan chair; she wasn't even a concubine.]"

Fang Lingchu asked, "Who are these people? Why did they marry Xia Ruirui? It's not because of her talent, is it?"

The system once again affirmed Fang Lingchu's intelligence: [That's right, host, you're amazing...]

The system then launched into a barrage of effusive praise.

Fang Lingchu interrupted the system's flattery and asked, "What does this have to do with Xia Mingjie's loss and return to the city?"

The system continued: "Why don't you take a look and you'll see?"

Fang Lingchu nodded and continued reading. [Holy crap, she really is a modern-day Wang Baochuan! A proper eldest daughter, casually married off as a concubine by a scholar. And after she gets home, his family doesn't even acknowledge her as a concubine. She has to take care of the family every day, help that scholar with his exams, and make him famous. Tsk tsk tsk, she's really sick in the head.]

Fang Lingchu sighed again before continuing to read, "[System, you call her love-struck? I don't think she deserves it. She looks like she's been bewitched!]"

The system, seemingly unaware, said: "I don't quite understand love in your world."

Fang Lingchu twitched her lips. This was hardly love; it was clearly a mother hen providing money and labor. The two of them hadn't gone through a wedding ceremony, hadn't informed heaven and earth, and hadn't even signed a marriage certificate. They had just inexplicably entered each other's homes.

[Oh, I see. This General Xia was invincible when he first went to Guicheng. He was very strong in both fighting and commanding troops. Later, he received a letter from home and a person. At first, he did not give him an important position. Later, he was tricked and then saved by that person. He then believed in him wholeheartedly. This father and daughter are really quite a match.]

Why didn't they check? What if that life-saving favor was fake? It's obviously a ruse, but this undercover agent is quite daring, tsk tsk tsk. In the end, the city gates fell, and with the Zhao state's inside help, General Xia died pierced by ten thousand arrows, which is understandable.

The people listening to the gossip also had this same question.

Only a few people knew the truth; it was clearly a conspiracy.

Fang Lingchu continued, "[Xia Ruirui's husband's older brother is actually the seventh prince of Zhao, a renowned general. He disguised himself to see how chaotic the internal strife in Longguo had become, but unexpectedly learned about Xia Ruirui's situation. At the same time, he met a scholar addicted to gambling, and the two hit it off. Thus, a conspiracy involving Xia Mingjie and the Xia family began.]"

Fang Lingchu asked the system curiously: "Do those two people have the exact same name and appearance?"

The system stated: "We can only gossip about these people once we see them; right now, it's just mentioned in Xia Mingjie's storyline."

Fang Lingchu nodded in understanding, and then she heard the system's alarm clock ring.

Fang Lingchu exclaimed with delight, "[Today is finally over! The Emperor is safe, and my life is saved too. System, system, has the Emperor generated a new storyline?]"

Upon hearing Fang Lingchu's words, the system quickly refreshed the plot. After a while, the system said: "[Got it, got it, but I don't know how the plot will go from here on out.]"

Hearing the system say that, Fang Lingchu relaxed and felt sleepy. Her eyelids started to droop, and she even started to nod her head.

Minister Fang, standing nearby, was extremely troubled by his daughter's condition.

(End of this chapter)