The Female Lead Decides to Act Wickedly

Chapter 1305 - 486: Palace Schemes vs. Rebellion (Part 23)

"Tiantian! Tiantian, this drama, it’s just, it’s just—"

He Tiantian returned to the side hall to continue handling official business.

Student Xiao D quickly rolled back, it was so excited that it could barely speak clearly.

Stammering, wanting to speak but hesitating, it was simply selling the suspense to the fullest.

He Tiantian originally didn’t care about these trivial matters, but seeing Student Xiao D’s performance so dedicatedly, she decided to at least give it a bit of face.

"Oh? Who won? Did Zheng Nianer complete the task?"

This sounded as if she was very interested in some palace intrigue drama.

However, if He Tiantian put down the cinnabar pen and didn’t continue reviewing the documents, it would be more convincing.

Student Xiao D: ... Hmph, knew you were just humoring me!

Pouting, Student Xiao D grumbled to itself angrily.

However, it didn’t really hold it against He Tiantian and began to recount the drama happening in another corner of the Imperial Palace—

"Zheng Nianer got a tip from the Wild System, so she knew that Empress Tao was blocking her in her palace."

"Although Zheng Nianer wanted to slap Empress Tao, she’s not stupid and didn’t rush back to court death!"

"She first sent someone to find the Emperor and then deliberately wandered around the Imperial Garden for a while."

"Timing it right, Zheng Nianer leisurely returned to her palace. By this time, Empress Tao was already impatient!"

"Hearing that Zheng Nianer didn’t receive any punishment at ’Empress Dowager He’s’ place and returned unscathed, Empress Tao nearly blew up."

"So, the moment Zheng Nianer stepped into the hall, a soft whip came lashing at her—"

At this point, Student Xiao D deliberately paused.

This is the best technique for suspense; anyone truly wanting to know the story’s continuation would inevitably ask: What happened next?

He Tiantian: ... Alright, seeing how hard Student Xiao D is working, I’ll play along.

So, He Tiantian continued to reply to the documents while casually asking, "And then?"

Not serious!

No sincerity!

Low rating!

In its core, Student Xiao D complained once again.

Even with the listener’s poor attitude, the gossip-loving Student Xiao D still wanted to share actively.

After a little complaint, Student Xiao D ignored He Tiantian’s attitude and continued, "Zheng Nianer did a roll on the spot and dodged it directly!"

Finishing this, Student Xiao D still paused a bit, unwilling to give up.

According to common sense, listeners at this point would be compelled to ask.

After all, Zheng Nianer had been beaten badly by Empress Tao before.

Just a few months had passed, and faced with the same whipping, Zheng Nianer could easily dodge!

That in itself was a problem!

But He Tiantian didn’t speak, and the cinnabar pen in her hand continued writing relentlessly.

Still, multitasking, He Tiantian heard Student Xiao D pause again and without thinking, said, "Well, Zheng Nianer does have a system!"

Even though it’s a Wild System, its rewards aren’t bad.

For example, giving her a martial arts skill or lighting up her dancing talent could make Zheng Nianer’s movements very agile.

With this "foundation," dodging ambushes wasn’t a problem.

So, He Tiantian wasn’t surprised in the least.

Student Xiao D: ...

Ah ah ah, Tiantian, can you not be so smart?

You’re making it really unexciting for me to tell stories!

Student Xiao D felt a bit crazy, with more heartache—was Tiantian too smart, or was this "System" too dull?

What it considered problematic, was all no issue to Tiantian.

Sigh, it’s really a blow to the "System."

"..." After a long silence, Student Xiao D finally felt like continuing the story.

"That’s right, Zheng Nianer, through completing tasks, got a skill from the Wild System called ’Gongsun’s Mother’s Sword Dance.’"

"She might not be considered a master of swordsmanship, but with her agile posture and sharp reactions, she didn’t fall behind at all against the whip-wielding Empress Tao!"

"Empress Tao, seeing she couldn’t hurt Zheng Nianer, became even more irritable, with the soft whip cracking loudly."

"At this moment, Emperor Yongcheng arrived and upon entering, saw Empress Tao, looking like a mad shrew, aggressively chasing and beating Zheng Nianer."

"And Zheng Nianer, in a panic, was dodging. She wasn’t hurt at all, yet deliberately made herself look miserable."

Hearing this, He Tiantian’s lowered eyes flickered.

Well, Emperor Yongcheng was inherently a sensitive person.

He also bears grudges!

Seeing the scene of Empress Tao "whipping" Zheng Nianer would surely remind Emperor Yongcheng of past "humiliations."