eurekapd Chapter 115 Reasonable
Chapter 115 Reasonable
The concubines in the harem and the king outside the palace were ultimately different, so Liu Xingxing did not stay with Jing Yizhi for long before leaving.
She has already told him enough; whether he can figure it out on his own is up to him.
Liu Xingxing's main task now is to wait for Chu Chun, who has not yet returned. Logically speaking, she should be back by now, having been out of the palace for most of the day, but she hasn't seen her yet, and she doesn't know if something has delayed her.
The person Liu Xingxing was waiting for didn't come, but one after another, people who shouldn't have come arrived.
Just as we were about to have dinner, Jing Yanzhi showed up again after we had just seen Jing Yizhi off.
I don't know if they arrived right at mealtime, but they came just as she was about to sit down and start eating in the side hall.
Upon hearing the summons, the palace servants all knelt down. Liu Xingxing had no choice but to perform a proper palace salute, but unsurprisingly, she was stopped halfway through by Jing Yanzhi.
"No need for formalities, get up, everyone."
The first sentence, spoken softly, was naturally addressed to Liu Baiyi, while the second sentence, spoken normally, was addressed to the other kneeling palace servants.
Anyway, this kind of differential treatment has been going on for a long time, and Liu Xingxing has long been used to it.
He habitually forced a fake smile and asked Jing Yanzhi, "Why is Your Majesty here at this hour? Are you not busy with state affairs?"
"What's wrong, Yi'er? Don't you like me coming to see you?"
Jing Yanzhi's tone didn't show any displeasure; instead, it carried a hint of teasing.
Liu Baiyi gave a slight reproachful look: "No, it's just that His Majesty visits my palace every day, and over time, there have been quite a few complaints in the harem..."
So please stop coming here all the time, okay? You have so many beauties in your harem, how can you bear to ignore them? (“▔□▔)！
"What do I care about them? I only want to see you, Yi'er."
After saying that, he was about to come over and pull her into his arms.
Liu Xingxing deftly dodged his approach, then pulled out a chair and smiled sweetly at him, saying, "Your Majesty, I presume you haven't eaten yet? Today, the kitchen sent over some of their newly developed dishes. Would you like to try them with me?"
"Alright."
Having served in the court for many years, how could Jing Yanzhi not see through her little tricks? However, he didn't pay much attention to it, thinking that Yi'er was becoming more and more interesting. It was as if he had never truly understood her, so he sat down as she wished.
Liu Xingxing secretly breathed a sigh of relief, sat back in her original seat, and said to the palace servant waiting beside her with her usual polite fake smile, "Serve the food."
"Yes."
The rule of not speaking while eating or sleeping was in the palace, which gave Liu Xingxing enough time to plan how to deal with Jing Yanzhi.
Living is tiring enough as it is, and this guy always comes to see her every few days. Liu Xingxing has to think of ways to coax him to leave happily every time. She is really exhausted, both physically and mentally.
The main reason is that Jing Yanzhi is quite sensible, perhaps because of his long-standing "headache." Anyway, even if he stays overnight at her place, he never touches her. They just cover themselves with the blanket and chat, which saves her a lot of trouble.
If he really wanted to do something, Liu Xingxing had plenty of ways to make him give up those thoughts.
Why did he have to have such a face? If it were any other handsome guy, she might have given in.
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Fortunately, after dinner, Jing Yanzhi chatted with her about some trivial things and left after about half an hour. In fact, this was the usual way he did when he came to her place.
Sometimes even Liu Xingxing couldn't figure out what he was trying to do.
Sometimes he would sunbathe with her, sometimes he would inexplicably hug her and say nonsensical things, and sometimes he would rush over to see her for a few moments without saying a word and then leave in a hurry. He was in such a rush that even reincarnation wouldn't have been possible. I really don't know what he was rushing for.
Is this how you act when you like someone? Liu Xingxing is confused.
The sun has set, and the sky is dark.
During the palace curfew, Chu Chun returned just in time to report her harvest.
"You had a fight with Xu Su?"
"Yes, that's all I could find out."
In fact, Chu Chun talked about a lot of prefixes and unimportant things, but Liu Xingxing only picked up on this one important point.
The fact that a mere argument could destabilize the illusion for a moment suggests that it deviated from the original storyline set by the illusion. This "deviation" became increasingly obvious, which is why Lu Xihan in the book noticed the abnormality.
In short, it means that for some reason, the world you thought was normal has a bug, and you discover within this bug that the world you live in is fake, so naturally you want to "break through" it.
The place where he had lived for more than ten years turned out to be a "Truman Show," no wonder Lu Xihan was depressed for a long time after leaving the illusion.
But Liu Xingxing always knew that all of this was fake. She had no intention of being reluctant to part with this or that. Everything here would only become a scroll-like secret realm in Lu Xihan's hands in the future. And her identity would only start and end repeatedly according to the route set by this illusion, just like a resident NPC in this "world".
She had completely accepted the identity of Liu Jun and couldn't bear to go back to being an ordinary person, even though she was now a noble concubine above all others.
Liu Xingxing quickly came up with a way to harm others without benefiting herself, and the "God" who changed his face in a second before was the best proof of that.
She couldn't interfere with Lu Xihan's side of the story, but she could interfere with "God's" will! What did it matter to a woman in the deep palace if the weather changed from sunny to stormy in a second?
Liu Xingxing stood at the gate, gazing at the bright moon and gentle breeze of the night sky, her smile growing wider and wider.
……
Lu Jiu'er, who was sulking while strolling through the night market, was suddenly drenched by a downpour, leaving no time for anyone to react.
Lu Jiu'er was even angrier now and hurriedly ran to find a place to shelter from the rain.
The sudden downpour also drenched everyone on the street, and those who had just found temporary shelter began to complain.
"What kind of weather is this? I just glanced at the sky and the moon was clearly still hanging there!"
"Yeah, yeah, it was fine just now, not even a dark cloud in the sky, how come it started raining so quickly, and the rain is so heavy?"
"This is really strange! Hey, hey, hey, why is the wind blowing so strong!"
"When did such a strong wind blow in the capital? What's going on?!"
Lu Xihan listened to the conversations of the people she was hiding with and looked at the unusual weather outside, feeling quite puzzled.
She knew some weather knowledge in modern times. In some places, there are indeed short periods of rain and temperature drop due to high air pressure, but those usually have some warning signs. It would never suddenly rain and get windy like this, without any warning.
She even glanced at the sky half a minute ago; it was a perfectly fine day. How could it have changed so suddenly?
The rain came and went quickly, stopping in less than two or three minutes, and the wind stopped blowing as if it were just a joke played by God.
"It's stopped? It just stopped like that?"
"The rain has stopped, and the wind has stopped blowing too. Hey, that's really strange..."
People seeking shelter from the rain all went outside, some seemingly testing the waters before daring to venture further out only after confirming that it wasn't raining anymore.
The sky was as clear as before, without any dark clouds, only a crescent moon embedded in the sky.
"It's weird. It's weird."
"What kind of tricks is the heavens playing? I think there was a similar strange phenomenon around dusk, but it didn't rain and the dark clouds dispersed after a while..."
"Strange phenomena are occurring frequently; things haven't been peaceful lately, alas."
……
People thought that the strange phenomenon from that day would not happen again, but such phenomena have appeared frequently in recent months, sometimes every three to five days, sometimes every ten days or half a month, and sometimes for several days in a row.
The time it appears is not fixed, but the duration is very stable. It always appears suddenly and then disappears just as suddenly. No one knows what harm this phenomenon may cause. It is just wind and rain, and the rain is no different from ordinary rain.
However, it still caused widespread panic and rumors, with some people advocating the idea that "frequent strange phenomena indicate an impending disaster." The officials in the court were also extremely busy dealing with this matter.
They have no way of investigating such natural phenomena, so all their efforts are in vain.
Meanwhile, the culprit was leisurely enjoying the show and watching the drama unfold.
More than three months have passed, and Liu Xingxing's "rational utilization" has yielded significantly better results.
However, she wasn't sure if it was her doing. Anyway, Liu Xingxing could now clearly feel the spiritual energy in the air, but she just couldn't absorb it, even when she used the breathing techniques she had learned.
But at least it wasn't a complete loss.
I heard that Xu Su is getting married soon, and the woman he's marrying is from the countryside.
I don't know if it's because of the "end of the world and the brevity of life" effect, but the progress over there is also super fast, jumping directly to the "glorious wedding" a few years later in the original text.
You can't blame her; blame this damn strange phenomenon.