With the cannon fodder script in hand, it is easy for the king to change his fate

"Did she say that?" Every word and action of Xie Nuo was under A Zhen's surveillance.

Besides Seventeen protecting Xie Nuo, she had also arranged for even more formidable bodyguards to keep an eye on her and Seventeen, just for fun.

She had her doubts before. The client was, after all, the founding emperor. How could he not even see through Xie Nuo? No matter how novel his ideas were, it was clear from their interactions that Xie Nuo was not suited for such a great responsibility.

This is a naive, foolish, and arrogant person.

Now I understand, all the men around Xie Nuo want her to take this position.

With the three men currently around Xie Nuo, it's enough to mold her into the perfect heir.

Yun Qinglan wanted to return to Wu Kingdom to reclaim everything she owned, and she wanted to take advantage of the situation to express her gratitude.

Ji Churong hoped to use Xie Nuo to gain more for herself and her family.

As for Zhuang Xu, the son of a former dynasty's prince, what else could he be after? Of course, it's to restore his kingdom. Only with the fall of Zhao Kingdom will he have a chance to restore it. Someone like Xie Nuo is the easiest for him to manipulate.

That's why they understood that with her true colors, Xie Nuo had no chance of winning the position. They had to protect her and mold her into the perfect heir.

What are the Seventeenth Guard and that swordsman Xiao Mu thinking?

All we know is that Xie Nuo was accompanied by her seventeenth bodyguard in her final moments, perhaps out of genuine affection.

"It's absolutely true, but I changed my mind after Zhuang Xu reminded me." Yuan Qi's expression was also somewhat complicated. In fact, Xie Nuo would never have acted so foolishly in front of the Prince An's Mansion and His Majesty. For some reason, he always unconsciously revealed his foolish side when he was with those teenagers.

Yuan Qi finally understood why His Majesty burned the edict of succession he had written on a certain day last year.

It's likely that they inadvertently discovered that Xie Nuo was unsuitable to be the heir.

The things Xie Nuo said made it seem as if he had already decided that she was the only heir, which was a bit too arrogant.

Azhen rested her chin on her hand, casually glancing at the memorials in front of her as she reviewed them: "No need to pay them any more attention."

She didn't want to care about Xie Nuo, nor did she want to correct him. Given what he had done, killing him would have been an easy task.

She wanted the other person to do it themselves and see what they could come up with.

As for the men around Xie Nuo, who knows what they'll do when they find out Xie Nuo has no hope? She's actually looking forward to that day.

It's normal for a man in this era to be infatuated with a woman.

But it's highly unusual for them to be able to share one woman harmoniously; there must be an ulterior motive.

"In front of outsiders, Princess Nuo has not lost her composure. She is respectful to everyone and hardly ever makes a rude mistake," Yuan Qi said. She couldn't understand how those young men, apart from Yun Qinglan, could be considered neither particularly close nor trusted by Xie Nuo, and could hardly be considered one of her own. How could they unknowingly expose so many of her flaws?

Azhen laughed and said, "Maybe they are too good-looking, which made Xie Nuo lower his guard."

Actually, it's hard to explain why, because Xie Nuo only revealed his true self to that person.

[Host, love makes people lose their minds and become impulsive.] 997's voice suddenly rang out. [It's obvious the host hasn't read enough novels. This kind of plot is all too common. She's clearly a strong female lead, but she loses her mind when she meets a man.]

Azhen: [Actually, quite a few people are blinded by beauty. Regardless of their status, sweet words and sugar-coated bullets can indeed make people feel lightheaded, and it's quite normal that they can't resist.]

"Would the host be blinded by a certain fragment?" 997 couldn't help but ask.

A-Zhuang asked curiously, "What do you mean? If he really doesn't want to drink the mushroom soup, I won't force him."

"...Never mind, it feels like a pointless question. I haven't seen the host lose her mind, it's just that a certain fragment often does." 997 complained. "Host, if you don't have anything to do here, I'll go take care of things. I've been testing new mission takers lately. As expected, no one can compare to the host, she really gives the system too much to worry about. There's another mission taker, the one who goes crazy from external forces. Sometimes I'm really afraid she'll go too far and die in the small world, but the client is indeed very satisfied with the result." Azhen was amused and told him to hurry up and go.

Confused? If she were that easily confused, she wouldn't be an immortal.

Who says you have to be obsessed with something, lose yourself, or make sacrifices to like it? Just be happy.

She certainly has the ability to handle it.

Two days later, Xie Nuo came to see Azhen.

When he asked A-Lan for some health-preserving pills, she smiled and asked, "Why did you suddenly think of needing these? What do you need them for? Is someone in the Prince An's mansion unwell?"

"No, no, it's just that a friend of mine isn't feeling well and wants to try taking some health-preserving pills to see if they'll help," Xie Nuo explained.

“Oh…” Ah Zhen naturally agreed.

Zhuang Xu's illness was congenital, and it can't be cured by health-preserving pills.

Xie Nuo spoke with Azhen for a while before happily going to the Imperial Hospital.

As A-Zhu predicted, Zhuang Xu did not experience much improvement after taking the health-preserving pills.

Xie Nuo sighed with some disappointment: "It seems it's useless. It's a pity that no other more powerful formulas were found in the Ao Kingdom's underground palace."

"I am already very grateful for Princess Nuo's kindness, there is no need to blame yourself." Zhuang Xu comforted her. The key now is not to let Xie Nuo expose her foolish and naive side, and to maintain the image of the heir.

Regardless of what Yun Qinglan and Ji Churong were thinking, it seems they are on the same page and intend to push Xie Nuo to the position, so there shouldn't be any major problems. At least until then, there won't be any conflict between them.

The spring examination, eagerly awaited by countless students preparing for the exam, finally arrived. On this day, Xie Ping got up early and met Chen Fangjin outside the examination hall, exchanging some auspicious words.

Chen Fangjin, on the other hand, was incredibly motivated and focused on his exams, so the two hadn't seen each other. Afraid of disturbing him, Xie Ping hadn't sent him any messages, telling him to concentrate on his studies and not pay attention to outside affairs.

Xie Nuo and Xie Kui followed to watch the fun, and seeing the two exchanging glances, they almost couldn't help but laugh.

After sending the person into the examination room, the three sisters went about their own business.

No one noticed that Zhou Hanyi had returned in a horse-drawn carriage.

The Zhou family has been having a tough time lately, but they've perked up when they heard that Zhou Hanyi was coming back.

When they saw Zhou Hanyi, everyone was stunned. They hadn't seen their patriarch look so radiant in a long time.

"Father, did you encounter something good on this trip?" Zhou Huo's father, Zhou Ju, asked cautiously. The Zhou family didn't actually know the purpose of Zhou Hanyi's return.

But today, everyone could see that Zhou Hanyi was very happy, as if he had encountered something good.

Zhou Hanyi didn't answer, but instead laughed out loud.

This made everyone extremely anxious, and they were itching to try it out.

"How is Huo'er doing lately?" Zhou Hanyi asked.

"His injuries have healed, but everything else remains the same," Zhou Ju replied. "Since Father left, we've consulted many doctors, but there's been no improvement." He paused here, then asked hopefully, "Father, have you finally found a way to cure Huo'er?" (End of Chapter)