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Chapter 204 Palace Intrigue World: A Harem Pierced Through Like a Sickle VS An Awakened Emperor with
The surrounding concubines whispered among themselves upon seeing Han Wanyue's behavior. Although they dared not speak out due to Han Wanyue's status as a Noble Consort, they still subtly disapproved of her act of undressing in public.
However, Han Wanyue did not notice anything unusual, or even if she did, she didn't care.
When Xiao Jing'an saw Han Wanyue's actions, he couldn't help but sigh. He had become somewhat accustomed to this outsider from a world that didn't understand etiquette.
Han Wanyue walked to the center of the field, first performed an awkward bow, then tilted her head and said playfully.
"Brother Jing'an... uh... Your Majesty, I... no... what I want to perform is street dance, I hope Your Majesty likes it!"
What Han Wanyue didn't notice was that as soon as the words 'street dance' were uttered, Shen Qiubai and Ruan Ruolan both sharpened their gazes and reflexively looked at Han Wanyue in the arena.
But when the two saw Han Wanyue's numerous flaws, they were speechless. They really didn't want to admit that they came from the same place as her.
So what if Han Wanyue, who makes no attempt to conceal her true nature and seems unaware of how to survive in the ancient imperial harem, is a time traveler? She poses absolutely no threat to them.
Seeing Han Wanyue's impolite behavior, Xiao Jing'an subtly rubbed his forehead, then waved his hand helplessly and said.
"Alright, let's get straight to the performance."
How to describe Han Wanyue's street dance?
It's clear she put in a lot of hard work to learn; her movements are all very precise.
If this were modern times, Han Wanyue's performance would still be appreciated by some street dance enthusiasts.
Unfortunately, Han Wanyue was in ancient times, in the imperial palace, and the concubines in the harem would not understand her street dance performance.
Han Wanyue could do moves like floor work, leg sweeps, and bouncing up immediately after falling, but she wasn't very skilled at them. Xiao Jing'an and the others were even less able to fully appreciate the essence of street dance through Han Wanyue.
Xiao Jing'an felt it hurt his eyes, and the other concubines present couldn't understand what Han Wanyue was dancing.
Finally, after Han Wanyue finished dancing, she looked at Xiao Jing'an, panting, waiting for his praise.
Xiao Jing'an could only force himself to say "Not bad" twice.
Then, appropriate rewards were given to all the performers, and the palace banquet came to a successful conclusion.
After the palace banquet ended and the Empress dismissed all the concubines, she turned to Xiao Jing'an and spoke gently.
"Your Majesty, you've had quite a bit to drink at the banquet. You must be tired. Why don't you come to my chambers and have a bowl of hangover soup..."
Xiao Jing'an did not want to be alone with the Empress, especially after learning her purpose, he dared not approach her.
Xiao Jing'an pretended to rub his temples, waved his hand, and said, "No need, I still have matters to attend to in the court, so I won't stay any longer. The Empress has worked hard organizing the palace banquet, so you should go back and rest early as well."
After saying this, without waiting for the Empress to dissuade him again, Xiao Jing'an called Li Derang and left quickly.
As Jiang Lingyao watched Xiao Jing'an's hurried departure, her calm eyes gradually revealed resentment and deep-seated hatred.
Although she didn't know what Xiao Jing'an had been busy with lately and hadn't had time to visit the harem, Jiang Lingyao had plenty of patience. Xiao Jing'an couldn't possibly stay away from the harem forever.
Upon returning to the Empress's palace, Jiang Lingyao dismissed the palace servants and then inquired about the Empress Dowager's cultivation system in her mind.
"System, Wei Changzai got into trouble at the banquet. Was he tricked by someone?"
In her previous life, Jiang Lingyao hadn't organized this palace banquet, so of course, Wei Changzai wouldn't have gotten into trouble.
But Jiang Lingyao remembered that Consort Wei was still intelligent enough not to have fallen for the trap so soon after entering the palace.
In her previous life, Wei Changzai's identity was exposed a few years later. Wei Changzai was a person of Han Wang Xiao Mohan. At that time, Wei Changzai had been by Xiao Jing'an's side for several years and had also secretly sent out a lot of information.
Xiao Mohan did indeed cause Xiao Jing'an considerable trouble. In the end, it was only when Consort Shen's father led troops back to the capital to defend the emperor that Xiao Mohan's rebellion was finally quelled.
Jiang Lingyao originally planned to use Wei Changzai's identity to control her. Once the Crown Prince was born, she would join forces with Prince Han, Xiao Mohan, and her own father. With proper planning, dealing with Xiao Jing'an would be a piece of cake.
But why did Wei Chang suddenly run into trouble with this piece?
Empress Dowager Development System: [Ding! When Consort Wei was in trouble, this system detected unknown energy fluctuations. She may have been attacked by unknown energy, which caused her mental damage.]
Jiang Lingyao paused in removing her hairpins and jewelry, frowning as she asked, "What do you mean by being attacked by unknown energy? Why was she the one who was attacked?"
Empress Dowager Development System: [Ding! This system has just detected two types of energy originating from the same source as the system. Analysis suggests the most likely scenario is that Consort Wei is also bound to the system, but she has been attacked by another force.]
After listening to the system's words, Jiang Lingyao thought for a while before confirming with the system, "So, you mean that at the banquet just now, two people were bound to the system, one of whom was Consort Wei, and the other discovered Consort Wei's abnormality and attacked her?"
Empress Dowager Development System: [Ding ding, yes. The system that initiated the attack, its host is Consort Chun, Ruan Ruolan. She used a prop at the palace banquet, so I can detect its energy fluctuations. But her system is more advanced than mine; I can't defeat it.]
Jiang Lingyao's heart sank. Another system, Ruan Ruolan?
"Is both Ruan Ruolan's system and yours a system for nurturing an empress dowager? Or does it have other functions? Has Ruan Ruolan's system detected your existence?"
Empress Dowager Development System: [Ding ding, systems with the same function will not appear in the same world. Therefore, the system that Ruan Ruolan is bound to has different purposes from mine. However, judging from Ruan Ruolan's behavior of attacking Consort Wei, they should be a strategy system, and the target of their strategy is Emperor Xiao Jing'an.]
It was precisely because Ruan Ruolan realized that Wei Changzai was her rival that she decisively attacked his system.
When I sensed the energy fluctuations from the other party, I quietly concealed myself, and so far the other party has not discovered my presence.
However, in the future, when both the host and Ruan Ruolan are present, it's best if the host doesn't speak to me, to prevent the other party from noticing anything amiss.
Jiang Lingyao fell into deep thought. Ruan Ruolan's target was Xiao Jing'an, and the system that the other party was bound to was more advanced than hers.
"System, you are no match for the system that Ruan Ruolan is bound to. How can you defeat it?"
Empress Dowager Development System: [Ding ding, that depends on the host. I am the Empress Dowager Development System. As long as you become Empress Dowager sooner, I can level up.]
Ruan Ruolan's system is most likely about seducing the emperor, with the aim of obtaining the dragon's aura.
Once the host becomes the Empress Dowager and your son becomes the next emperor, Xiao Jing'an will lose his dragon aura, and Ruan Ruolan's system energy will naturally not be replenished.
With this shift in power, I'll be able to defeat my opponent and devour it.