Holding the script, I want to give up.

"Your Majesty, what brings you to visit me?"

Shangguan Zitong was playing with the tea ceremony of brewing tea with fresh snow.

"Can't you come if there's nothing wrong? Why are you being so distant? You won't even call me 'brother' anymore?"

Shangguan Nuoyou sat down and looked at the tea in her hand.

"...I still don't know how to get along with you."

"I have come to discuss something with you."

"Go ahead. I'm listening."

Shangguan Zitong handed him the tea she had just brewed.

"Let's wait until after the Lunar New Year to leave. Or you can just not go, and I'll find someone to marry in your place."

Shangguan Nuoyou accepted the tea, his expression complex. He didn't want her to live such a gloomy life from now on.

"Why? Has Huangfu Hongxi gone blind?"

She couldn't understand her brother. Why was he only now trying to back out?

"The Imperial Astronomical Bureau has calculated that you will not live past eighteen."

"Isn't my sister the same? We are all..."

"It is my incompetence that I failed to protect you."

"Brother, there's no need to blame yourself; it's fate."

"Little sister, you..."

"Your Majesty, it's getting late. Have you not finished reviewing your memorials? You should go back."

Shangguan Zitong had given the order to leave, so Shangguan Nuoyou could not linger any longer. She finished her tea in one gulp and then left.

......

On the way to a marriage alliance.

[Beep~ System connection in progress.]

"Ah Li, you're back?"

Shangguan Zitong sat in the sedan chair, utterly bored.

[Hmm, mission progress detected: 60% complete. The main storyline is now unlocking.]

"The real plot? So the script before was all fake! So I ended up as the clown?"

Okay, okay, so this is how you play it? I hope the system has no friends. No, I hope it can't find a partner.

[Loading content.]

Let me see what's going on.

"Holy crap, Ahri, are you sure this is the real script? Am I really that miserable?"

Shangguan Zitong was so shocked she didn't know what to say. Family, does anyone understand? Everyone else who transmigrates thrives, so why is she so miserable? Could she have gotten a hidden script?

【Sure. 】

"So I'm not even worthy of being a supporting female character? Just some ordinary cannon fodder?"

[Okay. Good luck, host.]

"Alright, alright, so the real male and female leads are Shangguan Nuoyou and Liu Yunwan. No wonder they're reborn; they're chosen by heaven!"

"The second male and female leads are Huangfu Hongxi and Song Yao, and I'm their wingman!"

"So I'm part of their play too? Holy crap, how could such a beautiful, innocent young woman like me die so young?"

【Hmm, host, please don't get agitated.】

"Why don't you try? Can I change the course of my destiny?"

The ending is predetermined and cannot be changed.

"Alright, alright, it's just feeding kills, right? Mission accomplished. I'm really going to stick with Q."

【…】

Shangguan Zitong has come to terms with reality; after all, she's survived for so many years. If she could really change the ending, wouldn't that be a cheat code? Would she be a protagonist in a wish-fulfillment novel with a script in hand?

She lay languidly in the sedan chair.

"System, please synchronize the romantic storyline between the male and female leads."

[Video is being distributed, please wait patiently.]

It would be nice to catch up on the drama starring the male and female leads on the way to Beiji.

So, I've missed so many shining moments while you were gone.

Shangguan Zitong remarked that the romance between the male and female leads was full of twists and turns, much to the delight of the general public.

After returning to China, Mu Rongyi continued to develop his power, and he was even faster in this second life.

Xizhao, where Liu Yunwan was located, was similar to Nanning, both being weak states. However, Xizhao was not as strong as Nanning. Conversely, Beiji was the strongest, followed by Dongchuan.

After Mu Rongyi ascended to the position of Crown Prince, he risked Liu Qikang's life to marry Liu Yunwan.

Liu Yunwan embarked on a marriage alliance for the sake of her younger brother and her mission.

"Sigh, why can't we all escape the fate of being forced into political marriages?"

Shangguan Zitong, as a bystander, analyzed their relationship.

【...Host, do you really need to be so calm?】

Your ending is tragic.

"Whatever, so be it. At least I can go home after the mission."

That's certainly true.

"By the way, Sister Liu also has a system. Can she check my status?"

No, her system is good, but its level is far lower than mine.

"OK, that's good. Although watching other people's lives isn't great, it's not bad to watch it like a variety show."

"Holy crap, they got married!"

Shangguan Zitong scattered flowers on the spot, her face beaming with excitement. She hadn't watched a drama in a long time. Even dramas starring Mu Rongyi and Liu Yunwan were ones she enjoyed immensely.

Please don't get agitated.

"Ah, no, why is Mu Rongyi still doubting her sister's intentions?"

Mu Rongyi lifted Liu Yunwan's veil, grabbed her by the neck, and said, "Are you satisfied now? You've achieved your goal."

"No, bro, be careful you don't end up chasing after your wife like a maniac later," Shangguan Zitong said, gossiping.

Liu Yunwan was choked until she couldn't breathe, and only then did Mu Rongyi release her.

"Hehe, you should call me 'older sister,' since I'm two years older than you."

Liu Yunwan gasped for breath, clutching her neck.

"Dream on, serving me while I change clothes."

As Mu Rongyi spoke, she stretched out her hand, waiting for Liu Yunwan to help her change her clothes.

"Move quickly."

"Tsk tsk tsk, what's with that domineering CEO vibe?"

"Don't move, someone's eavesdropping."

As Mu Rongyi spoke, she took Liu Yunwan to the bed and took off her coat.

"You are shameless."

Liu Yunwan blushed and protested.

"Wow, I love watching!"

Mu Rongyi pressed her pressure points to immobilize her, and then pinched her waist, causing Liu Yunwan to groan softly.

"Alright, they're gone. Just sleep here quietly."

Once the person eavesdropping left, Mu Rongyi stopped pretending and went straight to sleep at the innermost part of the bed, covering Liu Yunwan with a blanket before falling asleep.

"Wow, she's all bark and no bite. No wonder she's the female lead; winning over the male lead is a piece of cake."

Shangguan Zitong had experienced firsthand Mu Rongyi's ruthlessness.

She still vividly remembers the way they looked, as if they wanted to stab her to death, strangle her, and cripple her.

Shangguan Zitong stared at the gold bracelet on her ankle, shook it, and the golden bell jingled. Suddenly, her mood soured, and she felt a little irritated.

"Forget it, I'm not in the mood, I don't want to watch anymore."

[Host, what's wrong?]

"I have something on my feet that Mu Rongyi used to control me, and I also have a Gu worm that came with my phone credit. How can I be in a good mood?"

"I don't like feeling restricted. Damn it, it's like having fate choked me. It's so uncomfortable. Why don't you change it for me?"

[Okay, host, to resolve your troubles, this system will provide more humane services.]

"!!!"

Shangguan Zitong noticed a faint halo of light emanating from around her ankles.

【alright. 】

"real?"

[Yes, to avoid being exposed, it's exactly the same, but there's no needle. The Gu worms are gone too.]

"Holy crap, the system is awesome! I'm utterly in awe!"

Shangguan Zitong flattered the system.

The system will never say that it already solved the problem. It just happened to find a suitable excuse.

Are you still going to watch it?

"Look, look."

Shangguan Zitong's eyes lit up as she watched with great interest. "Wow, this show is really good!"

......