Chapter 336: Chapter 2: Princess (Part 2)

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The Prince Consort of the Sixth Princess was ’carefully selected’ by the Imperial Concubine.

He is, in fact, the cousin of the Imperial Concubine; after his cousin became the Imperial Concubine, he directly turned into a domineering playboy.

The Sixth Princess only felt humiliated.

It’s nice to call her Imperial Concubine, but this Imperial Concubine is just the daughter of an Imperial Merchant.

The Imperial Concubine is both jealous and resentful of the Sixth Princess, jealous of the Sixth Princess’s birth, and resentful thinking that if it weren’t for the Sixth Princess, she might have become the Empress.

She never thought that even without the Sixth Princess’s obstruction, the courtiers would never agree. If the new Emperor insists on doing things his way, his succession might not be so simple.

After the Sixth Princess reluctantly married, she was tormented by the Prince Consort because of the Imperial Concubine.

The Sixth Princess no longer has her father, and her brother who once treated her well now ignores her; her situation is naturally not very good.

Granted marriage by the Emperor, the Sixth Princess cannot resist; being tormented by the Prince Consort, she has no one to complain to either.

The Eldest Prince became the Emperor, while the other Princes were unwilling, and it wasn’t long before they rebelled.

The Emperor panicked and sought support from neighboring countries, one of which, though a small nation, had strong soldiers and was quite formidable. The King of that small country had long admired the Sixth Princess, and the Emperor, following the Imperial Concubine’s advice, planned to secretly send the Sixth Princess to him.

Within the Imperial Palace, the Sixth Princess still had her own spies, and she never expected her royal brother to be such a person. In utter despair, she jumped directly off the walls of the Imperial City.

In her dying moments, the Sixth Princess learned of the death of the former Crown Princess Consort, who was the Princess Consort Ping, and the Emperor, amidst domestic and foreign troubles, still established the Imperial Concubine as the Empress, holding a grand ceremony.

Back then, when the previous Emperor was choosing a legitimate wife for the Eldest Prince, he was very selective, considering the family background which would be beneficial for the Yue Family.

Now that the Princess Consort Ping mysteriously disappeared and the Emperor established the daughter of an Imperial Merchant as Empress, with the sister about to die and holding the ceremony regardless, both the Princess Consort Ping’s family and the courtiers were dissatisfied with the new Emperor.

The Sixth Princess hated her royal brother, hated the Imperial Concubine, and hated herself for being blind.

However, Li Shuning, upon reading the entire plot, knew that the death of the former Emperor was not that simple, and if the original knew, perhaps she would hate even more.

After the former Emperor fell ill, it was always the Sixth Princess who cared for him, as the Emperor only trusted the Sixth Princess.

The Sixth Princess trusted the Eldest Prince at the time, but the Eldest Prince, under the seduction of the Concubine, wanted to poison the former Emperor, and the means was through the Sixth Princess.

The Sixth Princess was deeply cherished and trusted by the Emperor, so if not using her, then who else to use?

Usually, the medicine was personally decocted by the Sixth Princess, and the Emperor trusted and drank it directly.

However, once the Eldest Prince went to find the Sixth Princess and distracted her so he could secretly add the poison when she went to look for something.

That’s why the Emperor died so quickly.

Li Shuning entered this world when the Sixth Princess inexplicably fell into the lotus pond in the Imperial Garden and was in a coma for three days and three nights.

During these three days and nights, countless people were implicated, causing panic even in the Imperial Hospital. If the Sixth Princess did not wake up, it was feared they would also suffer.

The Sixth Princess certainly did not fall into the lotus pond by herself. It was winter, and the taste of falling into the water is conceivable.

Moreover, the original was a Royal Princess, spoiled from a young age, still a child, and after being pulled out of the water not long after, she developed a fever and did not get better until the sixth day, but left a lingering effect: her body became sensitive to cold, and when winter came, she was very afraid of the cold, never able to get warm no matter how much she layered up.

This time falling into the water was ostensibly the handiwork of Consort Rou; however, Li Shuning, knowing the plot, knew it was actually the Eldest Prince behind it.

The Eldest Prince was only thirteen years old at the time, but already incredibly malicious.

At this time, the Sixth Princess was still immersed in the grief of losing her mother, and the Emperor had not yet paid much attention to her.

The Eldest Prince already sensed the deep malice and threat from the mothers of the other Princes.

Knowing he was not favored by his father, he devised a vicious plan.

Let Li Shuning fall into the water, and through this incident, gain his father’s attention, and also use this matter to persuade Li Shuning to spend more time on her father. After all, when her mother was still alive, the sister was the father’s favorite princess.

Of course, he also knew this matter was quite risky, but if Li Shuning couldn’t survive, then so it would be her fate; having lost her mother and then her sister, she would naturally be pitied, drawing her father’s concern would also be good.

The Eldest Prince hid his intentions so deeply, the original—a six-year-old child—even if born into the Royal Family, could not have imagined that her brother would treat her like that.

No matter which step went wrong, for Li Shuning, it would have meant disaster.

For instance, if the Palace Maid eunuchs couldn’t swim, they might have been too late to save her, and the Sixth Princess, being so young, naturally wouldn’t know how to swim.

The medical environment in this world wasn’t good; if the fever didn’t go down, it could very likely damage the brain, and at worst, directly lead to death. The original was lucky to withstand it.

Consort Rou was the Empress’s person, and before the Empress left, she handed her power over to the Eldest Prince. She probably never imagined that the Eldest Prince would use those secret forces to harm his own sister.

After Consort Rou’s crime was exposed, she ended her life with a piece of white silk, naturally leaving no one to know it was at the Eldest Prince’s instruction.

After all, the Eldest Prince was the least suspicious.

At this moment, Li Shuning touched her forehead, uncertain if it was because of her arrival, the fever had already subsided, but her body was still somewhat weak.

However, Li Shuning’s spiritual power was still strong; she tried to extend it, and found out that outside the bedchamber, there were many people guarding, but for some reason, no one was inside the bedchamber, so she awoke without anyone noticing.

Suddenly, she saw a group of people quickly approaching from afar.

Li Shuning hurriedly lay down, pretending to be asleep.

Soon, the door of the bedchamber was pushed open.

After a while, a warm hand touched Li Shuning’s forehead.

She heard a gentle male voice saying: “Li Fu, Xiao Six seems not to have a fever anymore, why has there been no report from here?”

“Your Majesty, the previous indifferent slaves around the Sixth Princess have been dealt with, and no new ones have been chosen; those outside are third-class Palace Maids, not allowed to enter the bedchamber, and the Princess’s only personal Maid is currently decocting medicine for her.”

“Let Doctor Han come and check Xiao Six, see if she’s recovered, why isn’t she waking up.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

Li Shuning knew that this man was the original’s father, the Emperor.

Li Shuning thought for a moment, and then suddenly moved her hand, causing Li Fu, who was about to leave, to notice the Princess’s hand move, and he immediately rubbed his eyes before exclaiming sharply: “Your Majesty, the Princess’s hand moved.”

The Emperor was initially startled by Li Fu’s sharp voice but, upon hearing his words, immediately sat by the bed.

“Xiao Six, Xiao Six, wake up quickly, Father is here to see you.”

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