Lin Wanxing, a seasoned modern-day gossip enthusiast, woke up one day to find herself the legitimate daughter of the ancient-era Minister of Rites. Before she could get used to her new identity, she was bound to a System called “Gossiping Is Fun for Everyone.” Daily mission: devour all the latest gossip, and trade points for bizarre items!
Just as Lin Wanxing was fretting over how to sneak into the heart of the court's gossip scene, her father, the Minister of Rites, revealed that he was a fellow gossip at heart. He slapped his thigh and said, “My daughter is frail and needs her father to watch over her at all times. Bring her to court!” Her older brother, the Vice Minister of Personnel, immediately chimed in: “My sister understands foreign etiquette. She can be on hand to advise His Majesty!” And so, the most absurd scene in history unfolded: this “frail” legitimate daughter was granted special permission to dress as a man (or sit in a side hall) and tag along with her father and brother to court every day.
Wasn't the Golden Throne Hall supposed to be a solemn seat of government? To Lin Wanxing, it was clearly a daily-updating “Royal Gossip Livestream”!
- The emperor was late to court? The System blurted out: “His Majesty stayed in bed out of spite because the empress said his hairpin was ugly. The eunuchs had to drag him out!”
- The prime minister looked troubled? The System dug up the truth: “The prime minister's wife bought twenty bolts of silk to make vests for her cat. He's trying to figure out how to talk her out of it!”
- The censor impeached someone with fiery passion? The System piled on: “He put on his wife's purple embroidered shoes by mistake this morning, and he's hiding them under his court robes!”
Lin Wanxing used the System's gadgets, like super hearing and a truth magnifying glass, to gorge herself on gossip. Her enthusiasm also led to countless blunders: she crunched memorials to the throne like melon seeds, arranged melon seeds into maps of the gossip scene, and offered the emperor “melon-flavored” candy. The officials went from gaping in disbelief to eventually accepting the “walking gossip collector” wandering around court
