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The guide respectfully led Zhong Chai and Xiao Cha into the venue. “Mr. Zhong, we greatly appreciate you and your husband coming to experience our holographic game. Your support is very important to us.”

Arm in arm, Zhong Chai and Xiao Cha entered the holographic game hall. After surveying their surroundings, Zhong Chai asked earnestly, “Our schedule is quite tight. How long does the experience roughly take?” rQJx0R

“No need to worry. We utilize time dilation within the dream realm, so you’ll only need two hours to experience three game sessions,” the guide replied with a smile.

Zhong Chai nodded. With the assistance of a specially-assigned person, he and Xiao Cha entered the holographic game cabin.

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“For this session, we’ve chosen two of our popular games: ‘Rebirth as the Cold Palace Queen’ and ‘Help! The Boss Turned into a Dog.’ We’ve arranged the latest couple’s interactive mode for your experience suits. We hope the both of you will enjoy it,” the guide explained.

Xiao Cha: This certainly takes players’ interests into consideration! K0jwl3

Zhong Chai: Wait, what’s this about rebirth?

Stage 1: “Rebirth: I am the Green Tea Queen”

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After opening his eyes, Xiao Cha found himself lying on a shabby bed. He raised his hand and realized he was tightly gripping a jade hairpin, and the edges of this jade hairpin…astonishingly seemed to be glitched.

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The game’s background information appeared before Xiao Cha in a scrolling text format. Unfortunately, the word count was too extensive, and he could only skim through it briefly.

“You” are the son of the Prime Minister and also the only Alpha in the family. Since childhood, you had a close relationship with the Omega Emperor. At the age of fifteen, you married the Emperor, who was a prince at that time. Your bond was as strong as glue, and you were deeply affectionate every day. However, after the Emperor ascended the throne, he quickly became lost amidst the beauties of the harem. You gradually lost his favor, and even faced schemes from concubines due to your high status. Eventually, you were banished to the cold palace. Years later, unable to bear the loneliness, you chose to end your own life with white silk. NmqMzG

Upon waking up, you find yourself back to the eve of being banished to the cold palace.

In this life, what choices will you make?

Xiao Cha: Can I choose to exit the game?

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Meanwhile, the “inept ruler” Zhong Chai was seated on the dragon throne, idly reviewing memorials.

Beside him, Eunuch Li reminded, “Your Majesty, Consort Qi is ready with tea, waiting for you.”

This Consort Rider was the most favored one at present, a war captive brought back from the Western Regions. His horsemanship was remarkable, and his equestrian skills were exceptional. Even other consorts and concubines couldn’t help but praise upon seeing him.

However, Zhong Chai showed no interest in this matter. nSEdlZ

In an attempt to please Zhong Chai, the organizers arranged for him to be surrounded by numerous concubines of the imperial harem. His in-game routine was that of a wayward and inept ruler.

However, Zhong Chai didn’t find playing the role of an inept ruler to be a very enjoyable gaming experience. He simply wanted to be a faithful emperor.

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“Eunuch Li, summon the Empress,” Zhong Chai said.

Eunuch Li was just a programmed character, and the term “Empress” was prohibited in the current stage of the game. wOqdai

So, Zhong Chai heard himself clearly say: “Eunuch Li, summon [beep——].”

Zhong Chai: …Why does it even have a built-in silencer?!

At the same time, a panel appeared before him: “We apologize, this function is currently unavailable. You can choose to ‘Summon’ – Rider Consort; Literary Consort; Painter Consort; Chess Consort; Music Consort…”

A total of fifty options, yet not a single one was Xiao Cha! JMRDeT

Zhong Chai expressed his dissatisfaction, saying, “The freedom of choice is way too restricted. Deduct ten points.”

Translator's Note

Cold Palace is where disfavored queens and concubines were banished.

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穿模: (video games) to clip through (part of a model passing through part of another in an unnatural manner). I think this is called collision detection problem.

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White silk was often used in ancient times when the kings bestowed self-judgment on sinners , the so-called three-foot white silk. Three feet refers to the length, in fact, it does not necessarily mean exactly three feet, as long as it is enough for hanging, it can be called “Bai Ling Sanchi”

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骑 贵人: 骑 means to ride (a horse, bicycle, etc.)/to sit astride. Also, (vulgar) to ride; to mount (someone in sex). 贵人=noble man/lady, concubine’s rank

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自带消音 where 消音 means to silence; to mute the sound. (figuratively) to silence (one’s voice); to suppress; to gag. This term can also refer to 自主 规制 , a bleep censor used to replace offensive language or classified information used in television and radio.

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Consort Qi mentioned earlier. All the concubines mentioned here have different ranks, but I’ve used the general term Consort

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书:Shu

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棋: Qi

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琴: qín. guqin or zither/ musical instrument in general

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