Chapter 77: Chapter 73: A Very Boring Chapter

Shen Jingxian took Da Hei to see the Emperor and Empress again. After proudly showing off the gifts she received today, she returned to Yi Fen Palace.

Da Hei had been following behind her and now understood that the gifts the Princess had him carry were not for that old man from Dongwu Country, but to reassure the Emperor and Empress.

Even though the Princess had the mind of an eight-year-old, she knew the Emperor and Empress were worried about her, so she came up with this plan.

What a considerate little darling! So well-behaved, boohoo.

Da Hei secretly vowed that he would have a daughter in the future too! If he could find a wife, that is…

After Da Hei moved the gifts back into the room under Shen Jingxian’s direction, she used the excuse of taking a bath to send all the servants out.

Shen Jingxian didn’t know martial arts, but she knew the Hidden Guards would never peek while she bathed, and this was the only time she could do that thing.

She retrieved a locked box from a secret compartment and used a key from another hidden spot to open it.

Inside were the plots she had written before. Having lain in a coma for so long, her mind was befuddled, and she needed to remember what she had missed and what would happen next to find a way out.

When Shen Jingxian first woke up, she was extremely depressed. The pain of the knife once again at her neck, the feeling of helplessness akin to returning to a pre-liberation era overnight, she even thought about giving up entirely.

But in the end, the Empress’s companionship made her unwilling to let go. She wanted to protect this country, not out of grand ambition, but simply to spare the Emperor and Empress, who had cared for her deeply since childhood, from experiencing the pain described in the original text.

And after meeting Song Yan and Wen Ranchen today, she gained different ideas.

She felt she had already altered the plot, yet these changes were not sufficient to influence the ending.

She needed to create more variables.

In the original text, there was no plot where the Princess was assassinated and fell into a coma for six years, but now it had happened. During her coma, the plot had repaired itself and largely returned to its original course.

Does this indicate that she had already touched the boundary of changing the ending, forcing the rules of this world to temporarily erase her?

Yet, she was also an important character, capable of aiding the male lead and obstructing the female lead’s growth, thus she was brought back to life.

As Shen Jingxian thought about it, she drew a diagram of relationships based on the recorded plot and her current knowledge. Upon noticing her Eldest Brother and Second Brother in the column dedicated to Song Yan’s sycophants, Shen Jingxian remembered she had unwittingly disrupted Song Yan’s initial encounter with the Eldest Prince.

However, after sleeping for so many years, Song Yan probably had interactions with the Eldest Prince to compensate for the plot.

As for the Second Prince, it should be about the same.

Speaking of the Second Prince, he was a rather tragic figure in the original text. Though meticulous and highly capable of ascending to power, he was sabotaged at the Imperial College.

On the same day, the original Princess happened to fall into the water and lose consciousness due to an argument with Song Yan, drawing all the Imperial Physicians to her side, leaving the Second Prince unattended.

It wasn’t until a maid by the Second Prince’s side finally caught the Emperor and Empress’s attention and led the Imperial Physician to him that the Second Prince’s situation was discovered, but by then his genitalia had become unsalvageable.

That’s right, the Second Prince’s manhood was lost.

From then on, the cunning heir to the throne turned into a psychopathic fanatic. When he heard the male lead wanted to destroy the country, he was ecstatic and immediately divulged all he knew, even contributing many inhumane plans, successfully becoming the male lead’s second-in-command.

Later, after the male lead’s suicide, he was killed by Song Yan for abusing women.

Though it seemed deserved, Shen Jingxian, now in the midst of the narrative, felt her Second Brother was somewhat pitiful.

From childhood to adulthood, her Father Emperor and Mother Empress cared for her immensely but neglected the other two Princes as if they were not their children at all…

No, the Eldest Prince and Second Prince were indeed not the Empress’s children, but the sons of two deceased concubines.

Shen Jingxian could sense that the Empress did not like them and merely maintained them for the Emperor’s sake.

As such, these two brothers never approached her voluntarily unless the Empress ordered them to play with her or help her with things.

Under the guise of elder brothers helping their younger sister, in fact…

As Shen Jingxian thought about it, she suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. She had planned to repair her relationship with her two brothers in her childhood, but the progress was particularly unsatisfactory, leaving it dormant for six years now.

No, she couldn’t let the Second Prince turn into a lunatic.

Even if they couldn’t become sibling allies, she had to make an effort to form a plan to at least protect the Second Prince’s body.

Hmm, the plan will be called the Big Operation to Protect Little Brother.

With this recent small goal in mind, Shen Jingxian was satisfied and finally began to take a bath, only to find that the water had turned cold.

“Xiao Ming! Add some hot water!”

The next day, Shen Jingxian arrived at the Imperial College full of energy again.

She firmly believed that studying could change one’s destiny, so she intended to study earnestly, become a cunning antagonist so that no one could plot against her!

Today, Shen Jingxian did not encounter Song Yan at the entrance, but she did meet the Second Prince.

She was heading in, the Second Prince was heading out.

She was on this side, he was on that side.

Shen Jingxian still remembered the look in the Second Prince’s eyes from childhood, filled with jealousy, disdain, and hatred.

But now, there seemed to be nothing in them. He could even calmly nod and smile at her, “Has Imperial Sister’s health improved?”

Confronted with the Second Prince’s disingenuous greeting, Shen Jingxian’s first reaction was, indeed, people from the Capital City should not be mentioned lightly; as soon as you mention them, they appear.

The second reaction was, a phony adult.

Although the Second Prince hadn’t reached adulthood, that manner already gave off the vibe of a professional putting on a smile while swearing internally.

Otherwise, why would a fellow student at Yiyun Hall choose to take leave precisely when she arrived?

It was the same yesterday, and today as well.

As a truly phony adult, Shen Jingxian also showed a sincerely fake smile, “Much better, thank you Second Brother for your concern.”

“I have pressing matters today, let’s meet another day.”

Shen Jingxian nodded obediently, and with different thoughts in their minds, they walked their separate ways.

“Er Hei.” As Shen Jingxian reached a secluded place in the Imperial College, she quietly called out, and a man in tight-fitting clothes with an ordinary face appeared before her.

“What are your orders, Your Highness?”

“Stay by my Second Brother’s side, keep an eye on any unusual happenings, and inform me immediately if anything occurs to him.”

“Yes! Your Highness, should…”

Er Hei made a throat-slitting gesture only to find the Princess looking at him as if he were an idiot.

Er Hei suddenly felt insecure and looked down in silence.

“Protect the Second Prince, and let me know promptly if there are any issues.”

“Yes!”

Upon reaching Yiyun Hall, the young students were, as usual, excited to see Shen Jingxian, but they settled down upon Song Yan’s arrival.

Shen Jingxian focused on listening to the lecturer and ignored the surrounding gazes. By the end of the day, as she was leaving the Imperial College, it was no surprise she encountered Wen Ranchen waiting by the entrance.

Today, his delicate and handsome face bore a hint of gloom. Upon seeing Shen Jingxian, his eyes brightened, and he cautiously asked, “Your Highness, could you… accompany me today?”

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