The incident of the Flower-Clothed Person’s disappearance ended with Long Yuqian’s words: “The Flower-Clothed Person has probably been confined for too long and wants to see the weeping willows outside the palace. He’ll naturally return once he’s had his fill of exploring.”
“Wow, Little Huahua is so inconsiderate, going out of the palace without taking me! Damn, I’ll definitely teach him a lesson when he returns!” Mu Xiaoxiao yelled, then gave a cunning smile, hugging Long Yuqian’s arm and shaking it coquettishly: “Little Tiantian, I want to go out of the palace too. I’ve been here for so long without going out even once! Can you let me go play?”
Let me out… Mu Xiaoxiao, are you treating this place like a prison? Well, isn’t this magnificent palace just a cage, constraining so many people’s youth and emotions? But surely heaven won’t leave me alone in this cold place; it should send me some entertainment. Long Yuqian looked at Mu Xiaoxiao. If you weren’t an assassin, if you weren’t a spy, if you could just be my consort, how wonderful that would be…
Zhao Changping had been outside tinkering with his spacecraft parts. Some were broken, and he needed to see if ancient materials could be used. When he collected all usable materials and came into the hall, he saw Mu Xiaoxiao’s innocent and confused eyes and Long Yuqian’s narrowed, strange gaze. Zhao Changping quickly pulled Mu Xiaoxiao, saying, “My spacecraft is ruined because of you. You must help me find minerals.”
One Flower-Clothed Person wasn’t enough, and now there was Zhao Changping! Long Yuqian was furious, almost roaring: “From now on, no one in the palace is allowed to mention the word ‘out’. Those who disobey will be beheaded!”
The palace flowers were lonely, with gossip being the only entertainment. Therefore, the imperial palace was always full of gossip-mongers, the fastest place to spread rumors. The Emperor’s command spread instantly throughout the palace.
In the Brocade Palace, the Empress coldly snorted: “Want to go out? Hmph, Mu Xiaoxiao, since you’re so reckless, I’ll grant your wish!” She ordered the palace maid: “Someone, summon Li Desheng to the palace!”
Autumn day, clear sky and light clouds. The breeze swayed the lotus-colored cloud brocade curtains. In the Brocade Palace, Chen Mengjiao leaned on a rattan chair, gently waving a cloud fan, laying out her plot.
In the Treasure Palace, Mu Xiaoxiao was busy and overwhelmed.
“Quick, pass me the scissors.”
“Make the fire bigger.”
“Bring me the third mineral stone from the table.”
Zhao Changping was repairing the time-space spacecraft and smelting materials, and Mu Xiaoxiao had become his servant, assisting him.
Originally, Mu Xiaoxiao would have died before doing this, but Zhao Changping caught her weakness and made a tempting offer – if she helped him repair the time-space spacecraft, he would lend it to her.
“And a computer!” Mu Xiaoxiao bargained!
“Okay, the computer too!”
Seeing him so agreeable, Mu Xiaoxiao became even more demanding: “Also, all your detection instruments must be unconditionally and freely lent to me when I want to use them!
No, you’re too greedy… Alright, I’ll lend it to you unconditionally!” Zhao Changping thought to herself that once the spaceship was repaired, she would leave immediately, and let Mu Xiaoxiao try to find someone to make good on her promise, hehe~~
