Chapter 46: Nephew, Please Call Me Uncle! _1

She recognized each individual character, but once they were put together, she understood nothing at all.

As the others listened with growing fervor, she alone felt drowsiness creep in.

Her eyelids lowered continuously, and she was moments away from dozing off on the table.

"Am I a complete waste of space?"

Mao Ruxue's mind drifted to a character archetype she remembered from 'Anecdotes of the Song Emperor,' fittingly called 'The Loser.'

She started to question whether she was the 'loser' Emperor Song was referring to in the book.

Propping her chin on her desk, Mao Ruxue plunged into a trance of bewilderment.

"Junior Sister, did you have a rough night?"

"Or is Elder Bai's lecture so dull that it's putting you to sleep?"

A voice suddenly disrupted Mao Ruxue's musings.

Turning her head, she found herself staring at a woman wearing a celestial skirt.

She had a soft, soothing voice, and a smile strung across her face.

But to Mao Ruxue, that smile appeared hideously staged.