After Nangong Jin left, Eunuch An continued to lead a group of noble ladies and young ladies towards the Imperial Garden.
Passing through pavilions and halls, everyone arrived at the Imperial Garden. In a pavilion within the Imperial Garden, a woman was seated, drinking tea. She was wearing a moon-white gauze dress that accentuated her slender figure. Upon closer inspection, her unadorned face appeared somewhat pale, with a pair of beautiful, almond-shaped eyes beneath delicate brows, possessing a sickly beauty. Overall, she was quite attractive.
The woman drinking tea saw someone approaching, gently put down the teacup in her hand, and looked up in the direction of the newcomers.
Eunuch An brought the noble ladies and young ladies to Consort Su and then retreated. Upon seeing the dignified Consort Su, the noble ladies and young ladies all paid their respects.
"This subject's daughter pays respects to Consort."
Consort Su's gaze swept over the noble ladies and young ladies present, and she spoke in a gentle tone, "Rise, you are all excused. I recently saw the flowers in the Imperial Garden blooming beautifully, so I specifically invited all of you to accompany me to admire the flowers and have some tea. Please do not feel constrained."
Then, everyone rose and followed Consort Su into the garden to admire the flowers.
The Emperor's Imperial Garden was vast, with several pavilions built for relaxation. The variety of flowers in the Imperial Garden was also immense: red, yellow, white, blue, purple, a kaleidoscope of colors that dazzled the onlookers. Among them were many rare and exotic plants that some of the noble ladies and young ladies had never seen before.
At this moment, Ming Li, along with the other noble ladies and young ladies, followed the Emperor's only consort, the female lead. Looking at the Consort's slender back, Ming Li frowned, feeling that something was strangely off. Moreover, Ming Li noticed that during conversations with other noble ladies and young ladies, the female lead's gaze would always inadvertently fall upon her, and in that gaze, there seemed to be hidden… resentment?!
Ming Li: "...?!" What is going on? Has this female lead also gone bad? Is she looking to be beaten?
Ming Li found a secluded spot, pulled out the system that was engrossed in reading novels in the system space, and asked, "System, do you have any explanation for this?"
System: "...?!" For a moment, it froze. "What's going on? What happened??"
Seeing that the system remained silent for a long time, Ming Li impatiently asked again.
System: "..."
The system recovered and quickly replied, "Host, please wait a moment, I'll check."
With that, the system rushed to check the plot of the female lead, Su Ziyuan, and was stunned.
"Wh-what's going on? How could this happen?" The system stared at the female lead Su Ziyuan's plotline on the display screen, its jaw nearly dropping in shock! Although it didn't have a jaw, "Host, the female lead's plotline has turned into garbled code, it's broken! This means the female lead's character design has collapsed, and this female lead might not follow the path of her previous life. As for her personality, character design, and so on, the system doesn't know."
Ming Li: "...?!" So, it can be played like this?!
A flicker of dark light flashed through Ming Li's eyes. If that's the case, it would be fun.
Seeing that its work was done, the system, unnoticed by Ming Li, sneakily slipped away to continue reading novels.
Ming Li: "..." ignored the system.
After Ming Li learned what she wanted to know, she walked towards where the noble ladies and young ladies were admiring flowers. She saw a group of them gathered around one particular noble lady, occasionally exclaiming in admiration. At this moment, that noble lady was painting, while Consort Su sat to the side, sipping her tea. Seeing Ming Li approaching, her gaze fell upon her, the unspoken meaning evident.
Ming Li: "...?!"