Chu Xinian was once an online writer.
He used his pen like a knife, his words were sharp, and he never liked to make any mistakes. However, although the content of his articles was rigorous, they were too rigid and few people could read them.
Just half a month ago, he finally finished the manuscript of "A Thousand Years of Marquisship", a semi-fictional historical political intrigue novel that took him five years to complete.
The content of this book is no different from other political and political writings. It tells the story of how Chu Jiaoping, the eldest son of Quyang Marquisate, supported his declining family with his own strength in the turbulent times, supported his wise ruler to ascend the throne, and was granted the title of Marquis.
Where there is a protagonist, there is naturally a villain.
Xie Jingyuan is the main villain in "Qianqiu Fenghou".
He is the most capable man under the prince, a hawk claw and a lackey. In the battle for the throne, Xie Jingyuan helped the prince eliminate dissidents along the way, with many lives on his hands, and his actions can be said to be vicious.
However, in the battle for the throne, the protagonist Chu Jiaoping supported the Prince of Jin, while Xie Jingyuan supported the Crown Prince. It was inevitable that the two would confront each other and engage in a life-and-death battle in the court.
According to the super law that the villain can never defeat the protagonist,
At the end of the book, the rebellion of the princelings failed, and Xie Jingyuan was captured alive in the midst of thousands of troops, with all his limbs and tendons broken. The emperor ordered him to be shackled and imprisoned in a dungeon, and he was not allowed to leave until he died.
A villain with a tragic ending.
"You mean, I died in a car accident and traveled through time to the novel I wrote. Only by saving the villain Xie Jingyuan can I be reborn and return to my original world?"
Chu Xinian looked at the sparkling diamond in front of him, which claimed to be the "Villain Rescue System", and his temples began to throb uncontrollably.
The system floated up and down in midair for a moment, an action roughly equivalent to a human nodding: Yes.
Chu Xinian thought that if you walk too much at night, you will encounter ghosts. After all, the fact of time travel is beyond his understanding. "Are you... sure that I traveled to the novel I wrote?"
The system nodded again: Yes.
Chu Xinian had an inexplicable ominous premonition in his heart: "Who have I become now?"
The system can still answer this kind of small question for him: You are now Chu Jiaoping's younger brother, Chu Xi
Chu Xinian frowned: "Chu Xinian? Who is Chu Xinian?"
This character has never appeared in Qianqiu Fenghou. What kind of idiot author would write a character with the same name as himself
What’s more, the protagonist of this book is only Chu Jiaoping, and he doesn’t have any biological brother. How could this character “Chu Xinian” suddenly appear out of nowhere
The system coughed: There was no such role originally, but...
Chu Xinian: "But what?"
The system prompted him subtly: Do you remember who you gave the manuscript to after you finished writing your novel
As soon as these words were spoken, the air suddenly fell into dead silence.
Chu Xinian was slow to remember that because the editor once said that his book was too rigid and lacked passion, he gave the manuscript of "A Thousand Years of Marquisship" to a friend for help in revising it, but he was busy recently and he hadn't had time to see what the other party had revised.
Chu Xinian looked unhappy: "What do you mean..."
The system said to him in a sympathetic tone: Your book has been modified by someone, so the plot of this world will also change accordingly.
The situation now is simple.
Chu Xinian traveled to the novel he wrote. But since he had given the book to an unreliable friend for secondary revisions and hadn't had time to read it yet, so...
He had no idea where the plot was going.
Chu Xinian's heart sank when he heard this. He gritted his teeth silently and clenched his fists slowly: "What did he change my book into?"
System: I’m sorry, dear host, the space station rules do not have this provision, and this function is not available at the moment.
In other words, it's your ability to remember how much of the original plot you have, and if you don't remember it, you deserve it.
Chu Xinian: “…”
The atmosphere in the mansion was extremely solemn. The servants came and went in a hurry, not even daring to breathe. The maid Yun Que led Doctor Wang into the courtyard. As she pushed open the door, she whispered, "Doctor Wang, please, our second son was held hostage by a bad guy and suffered some injuries. He is still unconscious. Please take care of him..."
Before he finished speaking, he saw Chu Xinian had woken up at some point and was sitting on the carved wooden bed, staring coldly at a certain place in the room, wondering what he was thinking. When he saw someone coming in, he didn't say a word.
Seeing this, Yun Que's heart skipped a beat, thinking that maybe he had gone mad. She quickly stepped forward, holding up her skirt, and asked in a worried tone, "Second Master, you finally woke up, are you feeling unwell?"
Although the book "Qianqiu Fenghou" was written by Chu Xinian, he had no idea what his bad friend had changed the book into, so he could only play dumb at this time.
Chu Xinian raised his eyes and looked at her: "Who are you?"
Upon hearing this, Yun Que's face changed slightly, she was surprised and at a loss, thinking it was over, she had really fallen and become stupid: "Second Master, I am Yun Que, you... you don't remember?"
Chu Xinian frowned slightly: "I seem to remember a little, but I can't remember it clearly. My head hurts a little..."
My butt hurts too.
Doctor Wang immediately put down his medicine box and went forward to check Chu Xinian's pulse. He first opened his eyelids and looked at him, then touched the back of his head. After a thorough inspection, he stroked his beard, frowned and said thoughtfully: "Second Master may have blood stasis in his head and blocked his spiritual orifices, so he is in a trance. I will prescribe a few prescriptions to promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis to see the effect."
Yun Que hesitated to speak: "Then..."
Doctor Wang seemed to know what she was going to ask. After bandaging Chu Xinian's wound, he waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, young lady. The second young master is fine. He will be fine after a few days of recuperation."
Yunque was relieved upon hearing this, and quickly sent a maid to inform the lady and the marquis, and then personally sent Doctor Wang out.
Chu Xinian kept his head down from beginning to end, without making any noise or fuss. He just did whatever he was told to do, and his silence was a little uncomfortable.
He recalled the maid's address just now and wondered how the plot had been changed. What role did this extra character "Chu Xinian" play in the book
Chu Xinian struggled to get out of bed with his hands, slowly walked to the window, and vaguely heard the sound of servants chatting outside.
"Second Young Master is so bold. How dare he escape from the marriage? This is a marriage granted by the Emperor himself. If the royal family blames us, we will be in trouble."
"If you ask me, it would be better to give the marriage to the eldest son than to the second son. The eldest son is very smart and will definitely not do such a foolish thing."
"Little girl, you also know that the eldest son is smart. He is the future hope of the Marquisate and will inherit the title in the future. If he marries Lord Xie, it will not only keep the family line going."
The Quyang Marquis's mansion was dwindling in population, with only two male offspring in this generation, both born to the first wife, Mrs. Mei, the eldest son, Chu Jiaoping, and the second son, Chu Xinian.
However, compared with Chu Xinian, that piece of shit, Chu Jiaoping's reputation is one in the sky and the other on earth. At the age of twenty, he was already a famous young hero in Kyoto and the hope of the whole family.
Obviously, even the maids were reluctant to see such a handsome young man marry a man with a disfigured face. They just felt that Chu Xinian and Xie Jingyuan were a perfect match, a match made in heaven.
They muttered to each other for a while, then changed their topic to other things, probably thinking that Chu Xinian was still sleeping, so they had no scruples.
Little did he know that with just a few words, Chu Xinian had a rough idea of the original body's situation. He closed his eyes silently and sneered.
Very good, he had never written any of these plots. What about the granted marriage, the male wife, the spanking, these were topics that Chu Xinian would never touch, and now he just wanted to strangle the bastard who helped him revise the story!
but…
I have to say that traveling back to ancient times is something that really appeals to a literature enthusiast.
With a subtle feeling that "the world under the pen has become reality", Chu Xinian quickly put aside the matter of time travel and turned to studying ancient architecture. He carefully looked at the antique furnishings in the house, even the copper basin next to it for washing his face, and studied it for a long time.
The system appeared and flew onto his shoulder: Do you still remember your mission
Chu Xinian stroked the white porcelain teacup on the table, only to find that the painting on it was so exquisite that he had no time to be distracted: "Mission? What mission?"
System: You are here to save the villains, not to do archaeology.
Oh, I almost forgot.
Chu Xinian immediately put the teacup he was playing with back and asked, "You asked me to save the villain, what does it take to be considered a successful rescue?"
The system popped up an electronic screen with a progress bar on it, which was pure black with a faint hint of scarlet: this was the degree of blackening of the target person. When the progress bar was cleared to 0, it meant that the rescue was successful.
Chu Xinian glanced at the progress bar belonging to Xie Jingyuan, followed by a bright number - 99
There were two maids serving outside, who moved an embroidery cushion and sat in the corridor, head to head, embroidering and talking in low voices. The diamond-shaped window above was suddenly pushed open, and the creaking sound startled them.
Chu Xinian leaned forward slightly and knocked on the window frame with his fingers: "Have you seen my elder brother?"
Chu Xinian usually orders the maids around, and if there is a pretty one he will touch her. He is good at eating, drinking, whoring and gambling. How could he become so gentle
The maid looked as if she had seen a ghost. She quickly stood up and pointed to a place, stammering, "Sir, I heard that the eldest son just returned home and went straight to the small Buddhist temple in the east courtyard. Maybe he went to look for his wife."
On the night Chu Xinian escaped from marriage, most of the people in Quyanghou Mansion went out of the capital to look for him, and the troops were divided into three groups. Chu Jiaoping was traveling south, and when he heard the news from the servant that he had found him, he hurried back to the mansion.
Upon hearing this, Chu Xinian didn't even walk out of the door. He pushed himself up and climbed out of the window. After asking the maid where the Buddhist hall was, he soon disappeared.
The maidservant wanted to stop her but didn't dare to, so she stomped her feet and went to find Yunque.
At that time, Mei was burning incense in the Buddhist temple. In addition to a golden Buddha, there were also tablets of the ancestors of the Chu family. She knelt on the cushion, closed her eyes and kowtowed devoutly. After a long while, she sighed and said to a gentle and elegant young man in blue behind her: "My Chu family was also a famous family in Jingzhao. We followed the Supreme Emperor to pacify the world and had outstanding military achievements. Who would have thought that we would still be unable to escape the fate of decline after three generations? Since your father, each one has been inferior to the last."
The young man in blue was Chu Jiaoping. Seeing that Mei was worried, he comforted her, "Mother, my second brother was just confused for a moment..."
Mei's face was no longer fierce and majestic, but tired. "No matter how foolish Xi Nian is, he should know that escaping from marriage is a serious crime punishable by the death of nine generations of the family. Although he has been found, he still doesn't like this marriage. I don't know how to explain it to Xie Jingyuan."
The Chu family had already joined the Jin King's school, and they were at a loss as to how to find the prince's flaws. Chu Jiaoping frowned and thought for a moment, then said, "If my second brother doesn't want to, why not let my son take his place? This will save him from causing trouble with Xie Jingyuan and bringing disaster upon himself..."
Mei was shocked when she heard this: "How can this be possible!"
Chu Jiaoping was bold but careful, and he chose his words carefully: "Mother, my second brother and I have similar birth dates, so I don't think it will be a big deal. Besides, Xi Nian is impetuous by nature, and Xie Jingyuan is definitely not a good person. If you let him go, won't you harm him?"
Chu Xinian had just walked to the outer room of the Buddhist hall when he heard this conversation, and his pupils shrank slightly. Although he didn't know how the plot had been changed, Xie Jingyuan and Chu Jiaoping were mortal enemies in the book, and they must not be put together.
Chu Xinian had only one thought in his mind at this time, that he must not let these two people get married no matter what.
Mei was already somewhat shaken by Chu Jiaoping's persuasion. She frowned and was about to speak, but the door was suddenly pushed open and Chu Xinian walked in. He lifted the hem of his robe and knelt directly on the futon: "Mother, I don't agree."
He had always been unruly, and Mei glared at him: "What do you disagree with? Do you want to be punished again?!"
Chu Xinian imitated the original owner's tone and said, "Anyway, I don't agree with my elder brother getting married for me."
As he spoke, he glanced to the side inconspicuously and saw a gentle man in blue standing next to him. He thought that this must be the protagonist Chu Jiaoping.
Mei stood up from the mat and poked Chu Xinian's head hard, feeling very disappointed with her youngest son: "Then what do you think we should do? You don't want to get married, and you don't want your brother to marry you. Do you really want our whole family to be buried with you?!"
She was really annoyed.
Chu Xinian asked back: "Who said I don't want to get married?"
Mei raised her hand and wanted to hit him again, but when she saw the wound on Chu Xinian's head, she put her hand down again: "Didn't you dislike that Lord Xie's appearance was damaged? Why did you change your mind now?!"