C5 Arc 1:4

As the servant was about to be dragged out, Chen Kei slowly and gently held the emperor's palm. She flashed a gentle smile at her father, and the emperor immediately knew that his daughter wanted something from him.

"What is it you want, my daughter? As long as it is within my power, I will do it for you," the emperor said with a smile, his eyes filled with the intention to spoil her rotten.

The empress behind him also caressed Chen Kei's hair with a smile, as if Chen Kei were truly her own daughter.

The concubines in waiting were jealously stunned but did not dare to act rashly in front of the emperor. However, they still imagined what it felt like to caress Chen Kei's hair once again.

Yes, once again.

Since they had already experienced it once, they did not want it to be only once.

Silence filled the hall.

"Father emperor, please don't beat him anymore. Just lock him up in the dungeon and let him reflect on his wrongdoings," Chen Kei gently said.

Even though Kate wanted to punish the servant severely for accusing her just as she transmigrated, she did not want to end up exterminated by the world for indiscriminate killing.

"What?! No!" The emperor furrowed his brows as he rejected his daughter's idea of letting the servant go unpunished.

Even the servant, who had been yelling and pleading to be let go, was stunned by the rumored selfish and self-centered princess's unexpected mercy.

Not only him, but also Xu Xiexie, who knew Chen Kei's character all too well.

Is it possible that she... was also reborn like her?

Xu Xiexie shook her head hard at the thought.

No, no, no!

If this princess was really reborn... then what would happen to her?

Xu Xiexie silently pondered with a pale face.

The third prince, who had already approached Chen Kei's side, did not see Xu Xiexie's pale face. If he had seen it, out of consideration for this nurse who had saved his life once in a dangerous situation, he would have naturally comforted and asked Xu Xiexie what was wrong.

It was a pity that the third prince was not at her side at the moment.

Xu Xiexie bit her lower lip hard once again, her jealousy driving her into insanity.

What did she do to deserve this life?

God had given her a second chance to live, so shouldn't this pampering and spoiling now belong to her?

Just wait.

She would make herself worthy of being pampered by the whole world.

Xu Xiexie lowered her head, her thoughts growing darker.

Chen Kei held the emperor's hands as she sighed.

"Imperial father, please grant your daughter's request," Chen Kei said in a gentle tone.

The emperor still furrowed his brows and was about to speak, intending to reject Chen Kei's request. But Chen Kei did not wait for him to do so. Her dark eyes flickered gently, and her low, gentle voice once again rang in the emperor's ears.

"My reputation among the servants is already so bad. I don't want to make it even worse if you punish him just because of me. Please, imperial father, your daughter begs you," Chen Kei said, pouting slightly and gently holding the emperor's arm with both hands.

The emperor was silent for a few seconds before he finally sighed.

"Okay then," he agreed to his daughter's request. Chen Kei smiled even more.

"Lock him up in the dungeon. His years of imprisonment will be judged tomorrow," the emperor said with dignity as he looked deeply at the servant.

The servant stopped making a fuss and took the initiative to lead the way to the dungeon. The sight of the rumored princess saving him left him in a daze.

Could he have been wrong about the princess?

If he was wrong, he had almost ruined her reputation.

The servant felt anxious and had the urge to apologize to the princess, but he couldn't bring himself to do that with the guards watching so vigilantly.

The servant wanted to cry but had no tears.

He felt like a real idiot for the first time.

Whatever the servant was feeling, the people present did not care.

As the emperor and empress, the concubines and consorts, and also the imperial princess and the servants all greeted Chen Kei warmly, they finally had the chance to speak to her, as the tense atmosphere had dissipated.

Chen Kei smiled, her quiet eyes gently looking at them.

The concubines present were touched by her cute appearance and showed a loving expression towards Chen Kei.

The emperor finally announced, "Let's throw a big banquet, especially hosted for my daughter."

Everyone presents agreed openly, while some did so only in their hearts.

Except for the world heroine, who kept twitching her eyes at this display of unreasonable affection.

Is this emperor still worthy of being called an emperor?

No!

Sooner or later, the country will fall into ruin if that woman involves herself in politics!

She should hurry up and take the throne for herself so the country would not fall into ruin.

As Xu Xiexie's eyes flickered with dark thoughts, she quietly left the hall, which had turned from tense to festive.

The hem of her gown swayed with the wind as Chen Kei's quiet eyes followed her departure, a gentle smile still on her lips.

Hm.

It seemed that her heroine was up to no good once again.

Kate sighed heavily as she fell back onto the bed; her close confidants at the table all had their heads lowered. They were already under the illusion that they must be loyal to their master; if they ever betrayed her, they would take the initiative to quietly kill themselves.

As Kate quietly closed her eyes, she opened her lips and said to the servants standing there motionlessly, "You all may retire from this room." Her voice was still very gentle, but the authority in her tone was undeniable.

"These servants retire," the servants said in unison.

The servants all bowed to the sleeping princess after the banquet specially hosted for her ended.

As the servants finally left her room, the system quietly peeked out as it looked at its Host.

"Host?" the system tentatively called out.

Kate, with her eyes still closed, hummed in response to the system's call.

The system fell silent after receiving a hum as a response, but it did not dare to complain and silently did its duty for its Host.

Ding!

'The male lead is 3 meters away from your courtyard; please prepare for the primary plot to be unlocked,' the system dutifully announced.

Kate slightly knitted her brows after hearing it.

She had forgotten.

She still had some scenes at this time.

She let out a heavy sigh and sat up straight on the bed, quietly waiting for the male lead to come closer to her courtyard to execute her scene for the day.

After a few seconds, her eyes were slowly closing as she started dozing off.

Finally, she did not bother to wait for her male lead anymore. She settled herself on her bed and completely dozed off.

The system, which had been waiting with her, was silent after seeing its Host fall asleep.

Watching the male lead enter the door and sneakily stand in front of the Host, the system was about to shout and alert its Host, but it was suddenly ejected from the space.

"....."

Such an unscientific thing! Can he be ejected anytime from space?

The system thought hysterically but couldn't complain as it was completely pulled out of Kate's sea of consciousness.

As Kate slightly knitted her brows in her sleep, the male lead, who had entered her room sneakily like a thief, stood in front of her and slowly pulled out a long, thin sword, pointing it close to Kate's neck.

As the male lead quietly looked at the princess sleeping peacefully, his face revealed an intoxicated expression. The princess's scent was just too addicting for him; he couldn't stand it anymore as his legs weakened slightly.

But his resolve to leave this country that had kidnapped him from his own homeland still won over, and he stayed in that position, waiting for the princess to wake up.

He maintained that position all night without blinking his eyes or moving.

The night turned into day.

Kate slowly regained consciousness.

As she stretched out her arm with her eyes closed, a gentle groan escaped her lips as she felt something sharp on her neck.

Kate stopped her movements and slowly opened her eyes, turning her gaze to the side. Her eyes widened slightly after seeing the familiar face.

It's...

It's her son.

"My son..." Kate murmured softly, her lips curling up slightly into a gentle smile.

A gentle smile that was more truthful than the one she always used when dealing with the other characters in her story.

The male lead slightly flinched after hearing those words.

Ding!

'That is not your son, Host! That is the male lead in this world!' The system alerted Kate's confused mind just after waking up.

Kate was silent after hearing that.

Just as the system was about to sigh, his Host finally acknowledged that the male lead was not her son.

But Kate said something else in her mind.

'He was my creation, so he is considered my son, right?' Tilting her head, Kate thought those words in response to what the system said.

"....."

Now it was the system's turn to stay silent after hearing those words, its small lips revealing a wry smile as it couldn't think of any valid reason why its Host couldn't call her own creation her son.

Kate finally sobered up completely.

Looking at the familiar face in front of her, her eyes flickered slightly as she opened her lips and said, "Don't be scared. Do you want anything from me?" Kate asked, her voice so gentle that it tickled the male lead's ears.

Her gentle breath enveloped his entire body.

Obviously, her life was in danger, but the first thing she said was to not let him be scared.

The male lead furrowed his brows, finally unable to bear it any longer.

Ting--!

As the sword fell heavily to the ground, his knees weakened, and he approached the princess.

Kicking the sword aside, he rested his head gently on Kate's thigh, finally closing his eyes as he let himself be intoxicated by the delicious scent in the air.

Kate squinted her eyes slightly, a smile forming on her lips, not at all scared or creeped out by the male lead's sudden behavior.

As she let the male lead get more comfortable on her lap, she adjusted her position and raised her hand to brush his hair.

She was not surprised by the male lead's reaction towards her.

Kate once had a cat—a male ragdoll, to be exact.

When writing her novels, her cat always wanted her attention, so when writing about her male leads, she always modeled them after her cat.

And she remembered writing that she acknowledged herself as the wizard cat master, and that...

Her scent was their source of emotion, enjoyment, and... food.

"....."

Ding!

'Male lead favorability increased to 10%! Congratulations, Host!'

'Male lead's current favorability is 10%. Thank you for your hard work!'