[Host, it's alright. We have our feline master. You can have it summon all the beasts to escort the Shen family out of Shengjing. You can ride the feline master and run away first. Guagua and the host definitely won't get hurt!!!]
[When the time comes, we'll run away to the north, where your maternal grandfather and the others will be. Then we can be reunited as a family and live happily together.]
Shen Changyuan: !!!
I really thank you two living ancestors!!!
Emperor Jingyuan: !!!
Emperor Jingyuan wiped his face. "Excellent! Excellent! The plan is brilliant!"
He was so angry he almost laughed!
They've already planned how to escape and where to go!
[Guagua, my maternal grandfather has always been loyal to the emperor and patriotic. Do you think he might kidnap us and send us back to Beijing? I remember my grandfather being quite pedantic!]
Xie Yan: This leaky granddaughter of his, the wind she lets in has blown all the way to the north!
[Host, that's possible! Aren't there often cases of people sacrificing their own family for the greater good? Why don't we go to the deep mountains and forests? With our feline overlord around, we'll definitely live a comfortable life!]
Shen Mingzhu: !!!
She imagined it and couldn't help but shudder.
The entire court of officials dared not even breathe loudly.
Crown Prince: You still have to look to me, the Crown Prince!
Little brat, you admire me, huh?
Yan Beichen looked up and spoke.
"Father, the addition of the imperial examination is a great honor for all the students of Great Yan. Your son wishes to take this opportunity to hold a poetry gathering at Tianxiang Tower, to make friends through poetry, and to get to know the students in advance so as to select the most outstanding officials for Great Yan. Shen Mingzhu is currently in the Hanlin Academy. Your son would like to ask father to allow the two of us to jointly take charge of this matter. I hope my father will approve!"
Emperor Jingyuan looked down at his son and saw his serious expression, and he knew exactly what his son meant.
Snort!
What a spineless coward!
They've only known each other for a few days, and he's already protecting her?!
Are we really going to be easily manipulated by that little brat from now on?
He glared fiercely at his eldest son.
Do you really want to kneel down and sing "Conquer"?
Crown Prince: How is that possible?
Emperor Jingyuan: I see signs of this in you?
Crown Prince: Father, you've mistaken me for someone else!!!
Snort!
Emperor Jingyuan waved his hand and granted permission!
Then have everyone stand up.
The ministers all breathed a sigh of relief.
OMG.
Shen Mingzhu is amazing!
From now on, never mess with Master Shen, no matter who you are.
Shen Changyuan: I'm alive!
Finally, I don't have to play Nine Clans Elimination anymore!
His precious eldest daughter is such a dutiful daughter!
[Host, see? I told you you were overthinking it!]
After thinking for a moment, Shen Mingzhu nodded.
[That's good! ]
[Guagua, why do I suddenly feel like you're a bit useless?]
[Host, how could you say that about Guagua? Guagua has already tried her best! Guagua is the best leader!]
Okay, I was just kidding, don't mind me! We're the best of friends in the world!
[Mmm! Guagua and the host are the best of friends in the world!]
Crown Prince: ...
My native language is speechless!
What Shen Mingzhu didn't know was that all the officials and ministers could still hear her thoughts, but after the system bug was fixed, Yan Yunxuan, as the chosen one, couldn't hear them this time!
The system is fixing this major bug!!!
System: That was close!
Host, Guagua didn't do it on purpose, don't worry. Guagua will always protect you. We two are the best of friends in the world!!!
With the crisis averted, Shen Mingzhu's eyes lit up when she thought of the system upgrade. The new feature, Daily Specials, had been added, and she couldn't wait to open the screen to see today's specials.
We can't afford to waste any opportunity to take advantage of the mall's promotions.
Hehe~~~
Hearing Shen Mingzhu's laughter, all the civil and military officials felt a chill run down their spines, wondering what she was up to now!
Don't scare them!
Wow! Guagua, today's special is spirit fruit! They say spirit fruit is delicious, juicy, and sweet; I've always wanted to try it!
Shen Mingzhu took a look; 10 points each, quite cheap. As expected of a daily special, the price is very attractive.
Upon hearing about the spiritual fruit, Emperor Jingyuan's eyes widened!
If Shen Mingzhu offer him a spiritual fruit, he would forgive her for her disrespectful and rebellious words in her heart just now!
Shen Changyuan: Hehe~~~ My little cotton-padded jacket just scared him. He needs a spirit fruit, no, half a spirit fruit to comfort him.
The entire court: A magical fruit?
We'll just have a small bite to try!
Looking at Shen Changyuan ahead, I felt so envious I wanted to punch him.
Crown Prince: Cough cough cough...
I am Miss Shen's fiancé, her future husband, and the biological father of her future baby!
You decide what to do.
Shen Mingzhu was unaware of what everyone was thinking; at that moment, she was furious!
[Guagua, why is there still a purchase limit?!]
[Host, you've bought so many things. This small world simply can't handle too many "things" that don't belong to this dynasty; they're all bound by the laws of Heaven!]
Shen Mingzhu: ...This little good-for-nothing!
[Guagua, you've already leveled up and are enjoying better benefits. Go apply for it. I finished that spirit fruit in no time.]
[Host, Guagua really has no other choice.]
Seeing that the system really couldn't make an exception, Shen Mingzhu had no choice but to give up.
Okay, I'll buy as much as I can.
In the end, Shen Mingzhu spent 100 points to buy 10 spirit fruits.
She had just made the purchase when the Spirit Fruit immediately returned to 100,000 points per fruit.
Shen Mingzhu: It's freaking expensive!
Looking at the bright red, mouthwatering spiritual fruits in the system space, Shen Mingzhu couldn't wait to go down from court and taste them.
She often read in cultivation novels that spiritual fruits are among the most popular fruits among cultivators, as they can replenish spiritual energy and strengthen the body.
[Host, the spirit fruit has many benefits, including strengthening the body, beautifying the skin, and improving complexion!]
[If possible, host, please eat this often!]
[Guagua, that's enough! 100,000 points each, and I still want to eat more and more? Can I even afford that?]
[Host, you're the best, you can definitely afford it!]
Emperor Jingyuan: One point can buy 100 sweet potato seedlings, and 100,000 points can buy 10 million sweet potato seedlings, enough to plant sweet potatoes on 2,000 acres of land.
That's incredibly extravagant!
It's more cost-effective to buy sweet potato seedlings!
Shen Mingzhu rolled her eyes and continued "counting ants" in the main hall.
Crown Prince Yan Beichen glanced back casually and saw a small group of people with their heads down, seemingly lost in thought.
With a slight smile, he prepared to escort her to the Hanlin Academy after court.
Continue standing at attention for the court session.
My thoughts drifted off somewhere, I wonder where...
He now had another invisible task he had to complete: to "trick" the little cotton-padded jacket into giving a spiritual fruit to Emperor Jingyuan.
Otherwise, he was really afraid of losing his head.
There was one thing he really wanted to say to his daughter, Shen Mingzhu: "Daughter, can we please stop letting the air out?"
Unfortunately, those words will never be spoken!
(Note: The ancient unit of measurement was shi, one shi was equal to 120 jin in modern terms. For ease of measurement, this book uses 1 shi equal to 100 jin!)