Crossing the Passenger Sacrifice

Li Huoyue didn't know whether her mother followed the rules when she met Mrs. Jin before, but she really couldn't keep calm now.

From the moment she stepped into Mrs. Jin's villa, she felt that things were starting to get weird, and nothing that happened was in line with her expectations.

She could still pretend to be calm on her face, but only she knew that her emotions were no longer under her control. She began to speak without choice and even wanted to back down several times before she could accomplish anything.

Li Huoyue realized that he was a little impatient. He secretly adjusted his breathing and let the old lady talk to herself.

"I know you're anxious. If you weren't anxious, you wouldn't have come to me." Mrs. Jin didn't hold back her joy after she finished laughing. She was still smiling as she spoke. "But this move of yours was indeed ill-considered. It's not because you chose me."

Mrs. Jin paused, her eyes moved downward, as if looking at the guest prop card in Li Huoyue's hand, and then said:

"Whether I am affected by the prop card or not, your move seems to be full of loopholes."

Li Huoyue had gradually calmed down by now and managed to regain his composure.

Mrs. Jin continued to help Li Huoyue analyze the situation, patiently guiding him like a loving elder or a kind teacher.

"Your prop card seems to be of the lowest level, and can only last for one hour at most. You also considered this and did not use the prop card directly to enter the palace. It was a correct choice that you made by accident.

I'm right, it's probably different from what you think.

The reason you didn't use the prop card is because you felt that the journey to the Wende Hall where His Majesty was was too long, and you were worried that the guest prop card would not be long enough, right?"

Li Huoyue lowered his head and said nothing, but also gave an answer.

Mrs. Jin understood and did not ask any more questions. She continued:

"But kid, there is a major drawback to the guest prop card. I wonder if you have considered it."

Mrs. Jin paused and didn't say anything else.

Li Huoyue followed Mrs. Jin's words and thought spontaneously.

After a while, Li Huoyue looked up and answered in a student's tone of inquiry that he himself did not even notice:

"…Is it because the effects are different for different people?"

Mrs. Jin nodded appreciatively, the satisfaction in her eyes overflowing into the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, tinged with smile.

She took over Li Huoyue's words and said, "Indeed, this is the biggest disadvantage of the guest prop card. If I were a person who really didn't like to entertain guests, although I would receive you, your guest prop card would only make me tell lies."

Something flashed quickly through Li Huoyue's mind, but she didn't catch it.

She had no idea about the rule that Mrs. Jin was talking about!

“You’ve never thought about whether I would be that kind of person.

Because you haven't investigated me. Of course, it is also possible that you don't have time to investigate me.

If you had any understanding of me, you would not have stepped into my villa today."

Li Huoyue had indeed not done any investigation. Not only did she not have the time to investigate, she was also unwilling to spend time doing so.

After all, once the prop card is revealed, things start to develop. Who cares what happened before? Anyway, we won't see each other again.

It seems that she is still lacking in skills.

But why did Mrs. Jin say that if she knew a little bit about it, she would never step into the villa?

Li Huoyue was about to ask something, but Mrs. Jin seemed to know what she was going to say and waved her hand in advance, interrupting Li Huoyue's speech.

Mrs. Jin continued with the previous topic:

"I can understand why you chose this step. You want to choose someone who can take you into the palace so you can meet His Majesty right away, but you don't want to have too many follow-up involvements. Your consideration is acceptable, but it's obviously very hasty.

In this situation, have you ever considered that His Majesty wouldn't find it strange to see you suddenly?

You plan the roads well, but don't consider the destination?

Perhaps, you can use your prop card to influence me, so that when I treat you as a guest, I will also be a person of good character and be able to negotiate terms with you to bring you into the palace.

What about His Majesty?

Why would he think I would agree to take you to see him?

Would he wonder why two people who had never met before would dare to take the risk of bringing you directly to see him?

Would he be worried that there might be connections and interests in this imperial city that he was not aware of?

You must know the special nature of Li Lian, the person you want to save. He has to face a job full of unknown variables at any time. If something goes wrong, your daughter, whose interests are difficult to understand, will suddenly appear to save him.

Do you think His Majesty would think too much about it?"

Will.

Not to mention the emperor, even Li Huoyue herself would be subconsciously wary of someone who was suddenly introduced.

She listened carefully and found that the old lady was indeed educating her with all her heart, pointing out her shortcomings, and unconsciously leading her to think and analyze.

Li Huoyue looked at Madam Jin deeply, then raised his arms and bowed, thanking Madam Jin sincerely, "Thanks to Madam Jin's teachings, I have benefited a lot."

Seeing that Li Huoyue already knew how risky this move was, Mrs. Jin gave her answer:

"So, the best way is not for you to use all kinds of tricks to see His Majesty, but to let His Majesty come to you on his own initiative."

Li Huoyue immediately shook his head and denied it: "It's impossible, and I don't have time to wait."

Mrs. Jin just smiled and said, "You know, you must know! How could the daughter of the Li family not think of a solution?"

Li Huoyue looked at Mrs. Jin's determined expression and knew that she would not give any advice, so she could only think for herself.

If you want to attract people's attention in a short period of time, you must talk about what the other person cares about most.

What is your Majesty most concerned about recently?

All of a sudden, Li Huoyue had the answer.

"I was ignorant just now and I apologize for any offense. Madam Jin, please forgive me." Li Huoyue raised her arms and saluted again. Now that she had the answer, she had to hurry up and implement it. Time was not hers. "It's getting late. We should..."

Li Huoyue was in a hurry to leave, but Mrs. Jin didn't want to let him go. She interrupted Li Huoyue's words and asked:

"Do you know why your last name is Li?"

Li Huoyue was stumped by this seemingly simple but actually absurd question.

What are you asking?

If it were someone else, Li Huoyue might have turned around and left immediately, but after the previous encounter, facing Mrs. Jin, Li Huoyue still chose to answer politely:

"My last name is Li because my whole family has the last name Li."

What a great question.

What a great answer.

But this answer did not seem to satisfy Mrs. Jin. She said, "Your whole family has the surname Li because both your parents have the surname Li, and you only have the surname Li because your mother's surname is Li."

Li Huoyue didn't quite understand what this meant.

No matter whether his father’s surname is Li or his mother’s surname is Li, Li Huoyue’s surname is Li. As for which side’s surname he takes, it doesn’t make much difference.

What is Li Huoyue’s last name? Does it matter?