Although Liao Tingyan had intentionally let loose a bit after discovering that Sima Jiao didnt have any IQ requirements, she hadnt become stupid. As a normal person, she didnt have the original heroines innate idiot buff when it came to romance. When a mysterious panel appeared in front of the original male lead who was already not quite right, she could tell with her toes that this guy wasnt good news.

  Its highly likely that shes a transmigrator with a system! Liao Tingyan covered her mouth and quietly turned her head, lest the original male lead discover her inappropriate expression. She still had her intelligence, but her acting skills were lacking.

  However, Liao Tingyan was not aware that the original male lead who suppressed his anger was not a transmigrator, but rather the true personality of the male lead series inner consciousness. Due to the deviation in the plot, he was awakened by the system and was currently very unhappy about correcting the plot, attempting to control his own world and younger sister.

  Chen Yun was unaware that Liao Tingyan could see his panel. His face didnt reveal any unusual expressions, still with a refreshing smile, he said to Liao Tingyan: "I know my behavior is too abrupt, but please believe me, I absolutely have no malicious intentions." What a frank and open attitude.

  Liao Tingyan tilted her head, her expression cold and detached, like a proud white lotus. She had seen the male lead several times before, and she knew that for different roles, one needed to present different images. If he found out that she wasnt the original female lead, who knows what this guy would do?

  Also, bro, can you turn off the floating panel when youre flirting with your sister? With that thing covering half of your face, I find it hard not to look at you strangely.

  Liao Tingyan looked at the carriage wall and didnt speak, her anger and annoyance left her speechless.

  In Chen Yuns eyes, the beautiful and charming sick beauty was weak, pitiful and helpless. Faced with this sudden situation, she, a noble lady who had not experienced much wind and rain, must be feeling bewildered and confused at this moment. He wanted exactly this kind of situation, as it would be easier to take advantage of her vulnerability and capture the beautys heart. His experience told him that this approach was always effective when dealing with this type of female lead.

  She showed a look of inevitability, Chen Yun softly approached and said with pity: "You have left that tyrants side, from now on you can do what you want to do, no need to live in fear every day."

  Liao Tingyan: Ah... just mentioning this makes me angry, I finally learned how to deal with the evil dogs tricks and now that Ive passed the most dangerous time, Im happily standing at the peak of life, living a good life, but before I could even enjoy it fully, this guy comes along and ruins everything!

  If someone had told her to get rid of the tyrant and set her free back when she hadnt yet gone to Luoying, she would have been touched and grateful, but now, its too late for that, all she wants to do is fight.

  Chen Yun was still showing his charm, softly comforting her, but seeing Liao Tingyans lack of reaction, he also felt a bit difficult to deal with. Was it because they had missed the opportunity to develop their feelings at the beginning? He thought for a moment and decided not to rush things, first bringing her by his side, emotions could be cultivated after all. If that didnt work, he would wait until he became emperor and then bring her into the palace, in short, the female lead must love this male lead.

  After Chen Yun left, Liao Tingyan changed her expressionless face from earlier and gently bumped her injured arm against the carriage wall - half in pain, half to vent the shock deep down.

  Whats going on with Chen Yun?! From his panel and the attitude hes showing, is he trying to correct the plot, meaning she has to fall in love with him and follow the original storyline?! If everyone else can time-travel, why does Chen Yun seem to have a system while she, also the main character, doesnt? Is this gender discrimination?! And what about that line on his panel that she accidentally saw... The plot is deviating, Sima suddenly wants to hit Qin Nanwang?!

  This plot is really biased, in the original book, there were uprisings everywhere, and the rebel army converged with Qin Nanwang to fight against Luoyang. Sima Jiao was still in the palace, doing his own thing, except for sending troops to suppress the rioters, which made the peoples resentment even more intense. He didnt take the initiative to attack anyone because he thought it was too much trouble. Every time Sima Jiao became Sima Jiao again, he would do something that would make her realize that a tyrant is a tyrant and being willful is being willful.

  Liao Tingyan sighed, what was Sima Jiao trying to do after all? Wouldnt this lead to an early downfall of the country? And also, his actions shouldnt be for her sake... right?

  ……

  "Your Majesty, all the countries are ready to dispatch troops, and the grain and grass are also ready. The Grand Duke looked at Sima Jiao with a gloomy expression, hesitated for a moment, and said: "Now that it has been investigated that the people who abducted the noble concubine have no relation with King Qin of Nan, do you still want to insist on attacking King Qin of Nan?"

  Simar Jiao didnt say a word of nonsense, and calmly said one word: "Fight."

  Does it really not matter? Not necessarily.

  These days, they have returned to the Luoying Palace, and those who were caught were sent to a special interrogation room. Unlike the simple side hall of Jiuhua Xinggong, the interrogation room in the Luoying Palace is controlled by several eunuchs close to the emperor, and the methods used inside are not ordinary. Even the most stubborn masked assassins have been unable to withstand the torture and have confessed one after another, let alone those palace servants and a rough-looking man who was caught later.

  What was most unexpected to Sima Jiao was that the mastermind behind hiring those thugs was a member of the Xu family. The Xu family was also a prominent clan for centuries, and although they couldnt compare to the status of the Duan family among the nobles in Luoyang, they shouldnt be underestimated either. The Xu family member who hired the assassins had an only daughter who was in Sima Jiaos harem, previously holding the position of Concubine, later promoted to Imperial Noble Consort after being rewarded for presenting a valuable recipe for breast enhancement, thus becoming one of the nine consorts.

  Upon receiving the news, Sima Jiao didnt even bat an eye and directly ordered that Xu Gui and her father be taken away together and sent to the interrogation room. Although these two had the audacity to do such a thing, they were not tough enough and soon confessed.

  In the end, it was all because of one word - jealousy. Xú Jié had been in Sima Jiaos harem for the longest time and often felt she was special, but this idea was completely shattered after Liao Tingyan entered the palace, who showed her what being truly special really meant.

  At first, Xu Gui didnt dare to have any bad thoughts, even when Liao Tingyans rare pearl curtain overshadowed her most treasured pearl hairpin, causing people to secretly mock her. She only vented her frustration behind closed doors. Later, she deliberately turned around and flattered Liao Tingyan, but Liao Tingyan used the beauty recipe Xu Gui had offered to cultivate an even better figure, which further enchanted the Emperor and made him favor her more. Xu Gui was so angry that she gritted her teeth in silence.

  When the emperor decided to take the noble consort to the Jiuhua Palace to avoid the heat, Xu Gui suddenly had an idea. The Jiuhua Palace was not as heavily guarded as the Luojing Palace, what if something happened to the noble consort in the palace? This thought was fleeting at first, but she couldnt help thinking about it all day, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt restless. Finally, her long-accumulated jealousy and ambition burst out, and she contacted her beloved father to hire a group of notorious villains to ambush outside the Jiuhua Palace, waiting for an opportunity to kill Liao Tingyan.

  After doing this, Xu Guis mind cleared up a bit, and she realized that her plan might not work out after all. The soldiers guarding the Jiuhua Palace were not something that those dozen or so Jianghu thugs could handle, but she still held onto a glimmer of hope - now, due to a series of unexpected events, she had gotten what she wanted, yet her life and the lives of her family members would be lost because of this slight miscalculation.

  Apart from this group of people, the origins of those traitorous palace staff were a bit more complicated. They were the eyes and ears that the Duan family had planted in the palace, but not the master of the Duan family, rather the second son of Duan Taifu, Duan Songfeng - the very same Duan Songfeng who was treated as an abandoned son by his own father and brother, and died from illness. The palace staff that Duan Songfeng had secretly arranged were unknown to other members of the Duan family, so after Duan Songfengs sudden death, these people did not dare do anything else.

  Those two people who were taken away by Liao Tingyan in the chaos, and later died under the arrows of the palace guards, had heard the secret of Sima Jiaos life together with Liao Tingyan. It was Liao Tingyans mercy that saved them; otherwise, they would have been killed directly by Sima Jiao at that time. These two people should also have been arranged by Duan Songfeng, but their actions seemed to be instructed by someone else behind the scenes. Since both of them had already died and could not be forced to confess, Sima Jiao firmly put this matter on the head of the Duan family.

  As for the group of masked assassins, the mastermind and Sima Jiaos guess was correct, it was indeed the Duke of Du.

  Upon hearing this precise news, Gao Taibai understood that in this attack on the King of Southern Qin, Your Majesty was not actually going to take action against the King of Southern Qin, but rather against the Prime Minister of Dugu.

  No matter which country wins or loses this time, he will only have one dead end.

  Heaving a sigh, Gao TaiBao turned his head towards the majestic Tai Chi Temple platform.

  It is imperative to find Liao Guifei as soon as possible, otherwise Your Majesty will continue to kill people without any regard for consequences, and the situation will become even more severe than before. He had to admit that when Liao Guifei was around, Your Majesty seemed like a normal person.

  I hope the queen is still safe and sound now.

  Liao Tingyan was safe, but her life was not easy. Chen Yun placed her in a small courtyard with high walls inside the city of Yaozhou, where she was taken care of by a strong and fierce maid, who was more like a guard than a caretaker.

  The residence changed from a palace to a narrow courtyard, the large group of female attendants and servants were gone, the treatment of being able to eat and play whatever she wanted was also gone, it really didnt feel right for a while. Chen Yun this fool probably treated her like a bird in a cage, but this cage is too small, compared to Sima Jiaos side, the treatment is so much better, after comparison, Liao Tingyan suddenly felt that she missed Sima Jiao very much.

  Chen Yun would come to visit her every other day after hiding her here, bringing some interesting trinkets or precious jewelry as gifts. Liao Tingyan said that having seen the inner treasury of Sima Jiao, these things were really ordinary, and her vision had been rapidly elevated, she was no longer the same as before.

  She watched Chen Yuns actions with a cold eye, and Liao Tingyan judged that this mysterious original male lead was a typical big man chauvinist. Towards her, this "bird in the cage", his attitude couldnt be said to be bad, but Liao Tingyan could feel the perfunctoriness, which was also discovered by referring to Sima Jiaos attitude. Apparently, this brother was most concerned about his own rebellion, and women were just incidental. Liao Tingyan understood, after all, it was a big male lead. Men of this era, like Sima Jiao, were rare.

  Its strange, Liao Tingyan found that since leaving Sima Jiao, she has been thinking about him all the time, and even feels that he is really a good boss. Its all because being treated like a princess was too good, and the sugar-coated cannonballs had completely corrupted her.

  Feeling deeply that she couldnt just sit and wait for death, Liao Tingyan took advantage of the servants stomach trouble one day to move a stool and prepare to climb the wall. As it turned out, the wall was really too high, and looking down, she estimated that jumping down would break her legs. She could only lie on the wall, searching for an opportunity with a sense of reluctance.

  It may be to prevent her from running away, the location of this small courtyard is very remote, and there are no people passing by in the alleys outside for a long time. Just when Liao Tingyan was getting impatient, she saw a passerby passing by.

  "Hey, young man! Can you help me out? I am Liao Guifei, and Im being held captive by some bad people. If you can rescue me, Ill reward you with a million gold coins and recommend you for an official position..."

  Before she could finish speaking, Lang Jun walked away with a complex expression that seemed to say "its a pity youre so good-looking but have a problem with your brain", completely ignoring her.

  Liao Tingyan: ……Damn it, thinking about what I just said now, theres a faint sense of familiarity. Why does it sound so much like a stupid scam?!