Upon hearing Princess Zhao Hua’s words, Xiao Jin was a little confused.
Although she knew that Princess Zhao Yang was extremely powerful in the original work(novel), being the ruler of the seven cities, and the late emperor even intended to crown her as the imperial princess.
If not for the officials’ remonstration, Princess Zhao Yang might have become the empress of Qi.
But Zhao Hua was only Zhao Yang’s younger sister, yet she acted so disregarding the face of the emperor Qi, which was quite surprising.
The emperor Qi gazed at the back of Princess Zhao Hua and rarely did not get angry. He just extended his other hand and played with the prayer beads on his wrist.
After a while, he said in a low voice, “Imperial sister, this is a family matter of mine.”
Princess Zhao Hua, wearing a white snow-like brocade gown and a beautiful swan-like neck, smiled and said to the emperor Qi, “As your younger sister and Jin’er’s aunt, I should share the burden with you, Your Majesty.”
Emperor Qi still looked at Princess Zhao Hua, but she continued to speak with a hint of meaning, “Besides… His Majesty and I both know some things very well.”
Xiao Jin was confused as she watched Princess Zhao Hua play dumb, then looked at the emperor Qi’s expression. His brows were furrowed as if he was pondering something.
She had a hunch that Princess Zhao Hua probably knew some shocking secrets that hit the emperor Qi’s sore spot.
Unfortunately, this novel only focused on the dog-blood abuse and love between the male and female lead. As for royal secrets, they were not mentioned at all.
So, she didn’t know what was going on between these two people at the moment.
While emperor Qi remained silent, Princess Zhao Hua glanced at Xiao Jin and then at Chu Shao.
Then, she moved her lips, and her cold voice even carried a hint of sadness, “My poor Jin’er! You’re so young, yet you suffer from a serious illness. You are dedicated to serving Great Qi, but you’re being obstructed even when you want to propose to your beloved. Jin’er, your fate is so bitter!”
Xiao Jin: “……”
She almost believed what was said.
The Crown Prince stood aside, quietly watching Princess Zhao Hua’s performance, feeling a bit amused.
But when he saw the silver-blue flower hairpin on Chu Shao’s forehead, he squinted and studied the shape of the petals for a while.
The Fourth Prince knew that Zhao Hua was talking nonsense, so he quietly said to her, “Auntie, what you said is biased and unfair.”
“Although there are many unfortunate people in the world, this person cannot be Third Brother. Moreover, the person standing next to Third Brother should be my nephew’s consort. Third Brother has never even met the princess, how could she be in love with her? And how could she marry her according to the proper rituals?”
Although this sounded reasonable, Chu Shao stood there and smiled slightly, feeling somewhat unconvinced.
Now that King Yao is gone, who can complete the traditional marriage rituals such as presenting betrothal gifts and getting married?
Princess Zhao Hua looked at the Fourth Prince with narrowed phoenix eyes and said, “Yi Er, if you were injured in battle and lost both legs for the sake of Qi country, Auntie would definitely feel heartbroken for you.”
“Auntie will say something unpleasant. The Jiao country was conquered by Jin Er. If it weren’t for him, where would you go to find a consort? Now Third Brother is so ill, yet you still make a big deal out of this small matter and bring it to the Emperor. It’s really childish.”
The Fourth Prince: “…”
Who was the one who tried to forcefully marry someone on the street? How did it become his fault?
Although Princess Zhao Hua was young, she was the Fourth Prince’s aunt in terms of her rank, so he could only reluctantly bow and say, “Auntie, I will take your lesson to heart.”
Xiao Jin sat in her wheelchair, seeing through everything.
Even an observant person could see that Princess Zhao Hua was determined to protect the original owner and could even turn black into white.
It’s just that she doesn’t know why Zhao Hua and Zhao Yang are so biased towards the original owner, even to the point of opposing the Emperor. But these things have nothing to do with her, after all, she is just a fake who is doing a mission.
“That’s enough.”
After watching this farce, Emperor Qi seemed to have lost his mood even to listen to the pipa music.
He looked up at the fourth prince and said slowly, “Huai An, your third brother is seriously ill, so let him go. I will choose a good match for you from the court another day.”
Huai An is the fourth prince’s given name, but the Emperor Qi called him by his personal name, obviously wanting him to step back.
Although the fourth prince was unwilling, he also knew that Emperor Qi was always weak and incompetent, unable to support him.
So he could only grit his teeth and swallow this anger, bowing and saying, “Thank you, Your Majesty.”
Emperor Qi rubbed his forehead and said to Xiao Jin, “Your mother and Princess Zhao Yang have gone to Bai Ma Temple to pray. You can only offer tea to her in a few days.”
In other words, he tacitly approved of Xiao Jin’s move to win a bride, and would not interfere anymore.
Seeing that the task was completed easily, Xiao Jin was naturally relieved, coughed twice, and nodded, “I understand.”
Emperor Qi sat on the chair and waved his hand, “If there is nothing else, you can all leave now.”
After leaving the study, everyone had different expressions.
The first to leave was the fourth prince. Although he suppressed his anger, Xiao Jin could still feel his fierce anger.
Xiao Jin couldn’t help but enjoy the feeling of making someone dislike her so much but unable to do anything about it.
After walking a short distance, the crown prince also had to return to the East Palace.
He first respectfully bowed to the eldest princess, then looked at Xiao Jin and smiled, “Take care of yourself, Third Brother. I will leave first.”
Seeing the warm smile on the crown prince’s face and recalling the means he used in the original work(novel), Xiao Jin felt that this person was very dangerous.
However, she still had to act like a polite younger sibling and said, “I respectfully send off His Highness the Crown Prince.”
The crown prince smiled and gradually disappeared between the palace walls, but halfway through, he seemed to have turned his head to glance at them before disappearing completely.
As the sun set in the west, the sky darkened.
Chu Shao pushed Xiao Jin’s wheelchair, still wearing a gentle smile on her face.
On a snowy day, Princess Zhao Hua walked with Xiao Jin, accompanied by a few attendants.
Seeing Xiao Jin’s pale face, she couldn’t help but speak in a cold voice, “Jin’er, if you are so willful and reckless next time, even your aunt can’t save you.”
Xiao Jin thought to herself, “When did I become willful and reckless? If I didn’t do the mission, your niece might have already been lying in a coffin as a corpse.”
She estimated that the relationship between the original owner and Zhao Hua should be good, so she replied, “Nephew understands.”
Just by looking at the satisfied expression on Princess Zhao Hua’s face, Xiao Jin felt that she hadn’t said anything wrong.
Then Princess Zhao Hua dismissed her attendants and squinted at Chu Shao.
Although this woman looked gentle and obedient, she knew that Yao people were always full of schemes, so she had to watch out for Xiao Jin.
She said to Chu Shao in a slow voice, “Princess, now that you have become Jin’er’s wife, you are also a citizen of our Qi country. You need to forget the past.”
“The past?”
Chu Shao paused, as if she found this word very novel, and the smile on her lips deepened, “Your Highness, please rest assured, there are too many past events. This one has long forgotten them all.”
Upon hearing this, Xiao Jin’s heart skipped a beat. She always felt that there was more to Chu Shao’s words.
Could it be that the female lead really reincarnated?
But when she looked up and saw Chu Shao’s crescent-like face, and then looked at her trembling hand holding the wheelchair, she suddenly realized that the female lead was getting excited again.
As for why she was so happy, Xiao Jin was a normal person and really didn’t understand. But she was certain that even if Chu Shao had really reincarnated, it was not a reason for the female lead to be so possessive.
If Chu Shao really had reincarnated, she would not have acted against the emperor Qi in the imperial study like she did just now. Instead, she would have hidden her abilities and focused on restoring her country.
After careful consideration, Xiao Jin could only come to one conclusion: it seemed that the female lead was most likely not reborn but rather truly mentally ill.
Princess Zhao Hua didn’t notice anything strange between Xiao Jin and Chu Shao. She just nodded slightly, thinking that Chu Shao was still somewhat sensible.
As they were about to leave the palace, Princess Zhao Hua leaned down to avoid Chu Shao and whispered something to Xiao Jin.
“Don’t trust the Crown Prince.”
Xiao Jin was stunned. She looked up at Princess Zhao Hua’s dark eyes and was reminded of black and white jade.
After regaining her senses, Xiao Jin thought to herself: to be honest, I cannot trust the Crown Prince. If I were to work under the male lead, I wouldn’t even know how I would die.
As for Zhao Hua, she was the original owner’s supporter, and for now, she seemed trustworthy. However, in this ancient melodramatic internet novel, Xiao Jin felt that she could only trust herself.
Knowing that she had to keep up appearances, Xiao Jin nodded and replied, “I understand, Aunt.”
After hearing Xiao Jin’s reply, Princess Zhao Hua looked at her meaningfully and then sighed, “I hope you truly understand your aunt’s intentions.”
With that, she turned around and left the palace with her entourage.
The second task was successfully completed.
Although Xiao Jin felt that things had become more complicated, she still breathed a sigh of relief and planned to reward herself by letting her mind rest and lying in the Yan Mansion for a day.
However, things did not go as planned, and Xiao Jin heard a mechanical voice in her ear.
“According to the host’s completion of this task, the system will reward the host with 48 hours of life span. Please complete the next task.”
Xiaojin was stunned, there’s another task?
“A friendly reminder to the host, this task is an emergency, so the specific content of the task cannot be predicted.”
“After system detection, this task has extremely high risk and will pose a threat to the host’s life, with a completion probability of less than 30%.”
Xiao Jin glanced at Chu Shao, who was standing next to her, unsure where the threat to her life was coming from.
Seeing Chu Shao’s gentle smile, she forced herself to calm down and talked to the system in her mind: “What happens if I fail the task?”
“If the task fails, the host will die.”
“Warning! The task is only thirty minutes away, please use the limited time to prepare yourself.”
“The Countdown begins.”
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Translator’s note: Good luck, Xiao jin 💪😘.
TO BE CONTINUE…
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