12dz Chapter 131 The elder brothers have all been sent to be pampered.
Chapter 131 The elder brothers have all been sent to be pampered.
"What an interesting storyline." Gu Chen's voice came from beside her. "If that's the case, does that mean Zhao Zhao and I can't act together?"
Gu Chen had looked at the information on the identity card; hostile forces were prohibited from acting together.
Furthermore, they cannot reveal crucial clues to each other.
Wu Zhao snapped out of her daze and looked at the card in her hand with a complicated expression: "...Then, let's split up and look for clues?"
Her card stated that as the Emperor of Dongxuan, she could order the Dongxuan forces to hand over any clues she found twice.
She can also use her identity to get an NPC to do something for her.
"I'll be going now, see you tonight." Wu Zhao nodded to Gu Chen, then turned around to prepare for his mission.
Gu Chen watched her retreating figure, then lowered his head and rubbed the card in his hand.
...I don't know who wrote the script, but it's quite interesting.
Shen Jiaojiao gritted her teeth and tentatively said to Yu Chen, "It seems we can't team up anymore, so why don't we split up for now...?"
“Alright, then see you tonight.” Yu Chen glanced in the direction Wu Zhao had left and prepared to chase after him.
After quickly greeting Shen Jiaojiao, he lifted his skirt and ran away.
Shen Jiaojiao, who was left behind by him with a stiff expression, probably would have thrown the card and left on the spot if there hadn't been a camera filming her.
Seeing that her face looked really bad, Xie Buji walked over to her and asked, "Um, Jiaojiao, should we... team up?"
His card stated that he was Dongxuan's most favored concubine, and that the chief eunuch had been bribed by her.
"Well, that's fine. I'm just a little sorry for Nini." After adjusting her breathing, Shen Jiaojiao looked at Wu Nini with some difficulty.
Wu Nini waved her hand and said, "It's alright, anyway, my ID card can't be used to travel with you."
Her identity wasn't that of the young prince of Dongxuan, but rather the young prince of Xiyuan!
According to the information on the card, Wu Nini can be considered a one-woman team.
Apart from collaborating with Gu Chen, who is the same person, she is not qualified to team up with anyone else.
But the thought of teaming up with Gu Chen... Wu Nini shuddered; she'd rather be alone.
The three of them then split up to do tasks and look for clues.
After everyone had left, Mo Dahai smiled and said to the camera in front of him, "Alright, now the guests are all going to do their tasks. Everyone can guess who will get all the clues and win the reward!"
"This reward is generously sponsored by the Shen family, and it's an antique from the Dongxuan Kingdom mentioned in the script! As you all know, the Dongxuan Kingdom gradually fell from a super-powerful nation to an object of contention among the other three kingdoms because its ruler was obsessed with cultivating immortality..."
Mo Dahai smiled mysteriously: "Maybe there really were cultivators back then, and this antique was left over from that time."
After keeping everyone in suspense, Mo Dahai shut his mouth.
Upon hearing Mo Dahai's words in the live chat, netizens couldn't help but speculate.
[What good stuff? I remember there are very few historical records about the Eastern Xuan Kingdom, and a lot of it is just historians' speculation, right? Director, are you being responsible by saying this?]
[Yeah, I'm curious too. Director, do you think your script will hold up to scrutiny? It would be a huge problem if historians found flaws.]
[Wow, that speech had a really strong flavor—]
……
Wu Zhao walked slowly through the film studio, the surrounding buildings and the clothes she was wearing giving her the illusion of traveling through time.
It felt like going back to that time.
The bustling capital of Dongxuan, with its street vendors hawking their wares and the familiar aroma of tea wafting from teahouses...
"Wu, Wu Zhao—no, Your Majesty, wait for me!"
Yu Chen's voice sounded from behind. Wu Zhao turned around and saw Yu Chen running towards her with some difficulty, lifting her skirt.
He stepped on her long dress, and she barely managed to avoid tripping with each step she took.
It looks rather comical.
Wu Zhao, who was initially feeling complicated, couldn't help but chuckle as she looked at Yu Chen. "Don't fall and hurt yourself."
The cameraman following behind him was already barely suppressing a laugh.
Yu Chen sighed in frustration, "Now I understand why viewers criticize the female lead in some period dramas when she tries to run away—this skirt just doesn't allow her to move at all!"
“Um, I’m your queen, so I should be able to act with you, right?” Yu Chen asked, putting down her skirt. “I can share my information with you.”
As he spoke, he took the card he had slipped into his chest and looked as if he wanted to hand it to Wu Zhao.
Wu Zhao's lips twitched. "Just read it to me directly."
"I am the legitimate daughter of General Dongxuan, and I have admired His Majesty the Emperor since childhood... His Majesty has always been diligent, but since meeting the Imperial Preceptor, he has gradually become obsessed with cultivating immortality..."
After Yu Chen finished reading, he looked up and said, "I think this Imperial Advisor must be a very important figure! Why don't we go find this Imperial Advisor first?"
"I saw a Grand Preceptor's Residence on the map. His Majesty's status should allow him to meet with the Grand Preceptor!"
The Imperial Advisor? Wu Zhao's eyelids twitched.
The story in this script is quite close to the situation at the time. Could it be that the Imperial Advisor was...?
When the two stood at the entrance of the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion and saw the familiar totem, Wu Zhao couldn't help but press his forehead.
The Imperial Preceptor's Residence, the totem of the Wu family?
Where did Mo Dahai get all this stuff? Did he go see the Wu family?
Yu Chen didn't notice Wu Zhao's emotional fluctuations. He walked over and knocked on the door: "Is anyone home?"
A moment later, the gates of the Imperial Preceptor's residence were opened, and a man who appeared to be a steward said upon seeing Yu Chen, "The Imperial Preceptor is not receiving guests; all idlers may leave!"
"Your Majesty, is the Imperial Preceptor also not going to see him?!" Yu Chen stopped the other person from closing the door and quickly stepped aside.
Wu Zhao stood behind him and nodded to the steward inside the door: "Is the Imperial Advisor here?"
The steward's expression immediately improved upon seeing Wu Zhao, and he smiled, saying, "Of course His Majesty would like to see me, but I never expected His Majesty to personally visit the Imperial Preceptor's residence."
"Quickly, welcome the emperor!"
Yu Chen followed Wu Zhao and was welcomed into the Imperial Preceptor's residence.
The furnishings inside the mansion were not the familiar scene that Wu Zhao had seen before, and she let out a sigh.
...It must be a coincidence.
She thought this, but when she saw the white-robed national teacher, Wu Zhao was still shocked.
Not only were the clothes worn by the other person exactly the same as those of the previous priests of the Wu family, but the person's appearance was so familiar that Wu Zhao could hardly believe it.
She seemed to hear that person's somewhat nagging but gentle voice again, saying, "Zhaozhao, His Majesty the Emperor wants to see you again. You know you can't continue like this—"
"If I had known it would turn out like this, I would never have let you participate in the rain-praying ceremony. What if the Empress Dowager blames us..."
"It was my incompetence that prevented me from protecting you, Zhaozhao. In the end, it is you who must save this world—"
Upon seeing the approaching figure, Wu Zhao couldn't help but take two steps back.
She pressed her hand against the ring on her finger and closed her eyes.
When I opened my eyes again, they were clear again.
Wake up, Wu Zhao! This is not three thousand years ago, and the person in front of you is not your elder brother!
"Your Majesty," the Grand Preceptor's voice rang out, "I was unaware of Your Majesty's arrival and have failed to greet you properly. Wu Yan greets Your Majesty!"
His name is Wu Yan!
The hand holding the ring suddenly tightened, and the fine golden lines on the blood-red gemstone abruptly contracted.
“How is this possible…” Wu Zhao murmured.