mtlumby2d Chapter 13 Fake Prince vs Real Prince
Chapter 13 Fake Prince vs Real Prince
When Chu Yueying saw the emperor, she immediately stuck to him and acted sweetly and coquettishly.
"You have suffered so much over the years. Today I will issue an edict to restore my daughter's princess status. Come and see which name you like."
"Ruyu, Anle, Jingchen, Hanyue..."
Chu Yueying saw a piece of paper filled with names. On TV, usually they only give a few names and then the emperor picks one, right?
"Father, why are there so many names? I don't know which one to choose~"
"Because I want to list the best for my shadow."
The emperor really treated Chu Yueying as his own daughter. Thinking of this, she suddenly felt that she almost let down this middle-aged man who had doted on Chu Yueying for more than ten years.
"Father, if I choose this Chen, will my third brother hit me on the head?"
I don’t know why, but when she saw the word Jingchen, she couldn’t help but mention Chu Chen.
"He doesn't dare. If he chooses, it's yours."
The emperor agreed without hesitation. The prince is the crown prince, so he is half a king anyway. Yueying thought about it and decided to give up.
"Father, I choose peace and happiness. For a girl, peace and happiness are the most important. Don't you agree?"
The emperor gently pinched Chu Yueying's nose.
"You're just smart, you clever little fellow."
The emperor suddenly felt a little emotional, as if a lively adopted daughter suddenly appeared by his side. She had been a prince quietly since childhood. He never knew that the seventh child was such a lively child.
The emperor issued three edicts within one day.
First, if anything goes wrong with Concubine Li's pregnancy, all the imperial doctors, eunuchs, guards and other nine clans in the palace will be buried with her.
Second, because the young prince had a weak constitution, he had to wait until he was sixteen years old before he could restore his true identity and was given the name Princess Anle.
The third one was married to the Prime Minister's legitimate daughter, Qin Yaxin, who was beautiful and intelligent.
Yueying received the imperial edict, chatted with Concubine Li for a while, and then returned to the palace. At this time, a sensational renovation had already begun in the palace. This was probably the first princess to set up a palace before getting married.
Yueying went into her own boudoir, collapsed on the bed, and began to recall her life during this period of time.
The plot went terribly off track because Concubine Li was pregnant and she did not fake her death but was directly restored to her status as a princess. The original Crown Princess was the daughter of a Grand Secretary, but this time she became the Prime Minister's legitimate daughter.
Whenever she thought of the prince, Yueying felt a pang of bitter pain in her heart. In the first few days after returning from Huaizhou, she felt uneasy in the palace. Every day she had to go to the palace or the restaurant where the prince often appeared. Only occasionally did she run into the prince and Su Qing sitting at the same table and drinking together.
I keep reminding myself that I am a task-taker and there are many more important things to do, and I cannot be trapped by emotions.
But today, when I heard that the prince was granted marriage, my heart still ached.
Now Chu Chen seems to be with Su Qing. Do I have to help them break up the engagement?
I had no idea what to do for the moment, so I thought I should do something else first.
The enthronement ceremony was held two months later, on the day before the princess' birthday.
As a modern person, I am actually annoyed by this kind of exhausting scene just for show for the public, but the emperor really loves the princess and her family, and he insisted on holding the princess' birthday party and investiture ceremony on two days, and required the whole country to celebrate on both days.
This time, the eldest prince Chu Yi was assigned to personally take care of two big days for his sister. It was said that the emperor originally wanted the prince to come, after all, the two had always had a good relationship. But the prince refused on the grounds that he had to prepare for his wedding.
When Chu Yueying heard this rumor, she was being strictly trained by the nanny. Thinking back to when she saw the heroine being punished with a ruler every day, she felt that being a woman in ancient times was really hard. How could she have forgotten that she would also have to be trained after she restored her identity? Suddenly, she had a desperate hope that she could become a prince again.
"Okay, today's training ends here. Princess, please move to the inner room. We will be modifying your ceremony dress later."
This maid was now the head maid in charge of etiquette in the palace and was someone no one could afford to offend. In order to avoid any further trouble, Yueying gritted her teeth and endured it.
"Okay, Mommy."
Out of sight, out of mind. She ran into the house. She was so tired from standing that she went back to rub her calf muscles before she took a few steps.
"Snap" "Snap" only the clear sound of the ruler was heard. The palace maid beside Chu Yueying knelt down with tears in her eyes. Rong'er bit her lip and dared not to make a sound. She saw a few drops of water falling on the ground, wetting the ground.
This happened several times, and Yueying knew what the scene was like without having to see it.
She closed her eyes, suppressed her anger, took a very light but deep breath, and turned around.
"Mammy, I was wrong. But you should still beat me next time. If it hurts, I will remember it. You always admonish them like this. I don't suffer, so I don't remember it clearly."
"Princess, this is not what you should say."
The nanny had a very businesslike expression and was very unwilling to eat or drink. She hit Rong'er on the back with two "slaps" of the ruler.
Yueying didn't dare to say anything more, for fear that if she lost her temper and vented her anger, Rong'er would be beaten with the ruler again.
"Then, Madam, can you let Rong'er come in and help me change clothes?"
Keeping a decent smile on her face, Yueying tried her best to control her pronunciation without gritting her teeth.
"Of course you can. And the rest of you, go and help the princess change her clothes."
The nanny looked indifferent and made arrangements slowly and leisurely, as if she was unaware that she had offended the princess.
"No need, Rong'er and I will be fine, you guys wait outside."
I can't lose my temper, but can't I refuse her arrangement?
Yueying was already very angry. If irrelevant people added some pressure at this time, she might be able to destroy the princess's mansion.
Although it was normal in ancient times for others to punish the royal heir for his mistakes, Yueying felt that the feeling of guilt from inflicting corporal punishment on others was worse than taking the punishment herself.
"Yes."
I don’t know if the nanny knew that Yueying had reached her limit, or if she really didn’t want to embarrass the princess, but she didn’t say anything more this time.
"Rong'er, I'm sorry. I was in a hurry to rest just now and caused you to get beaten again."
She walked into the room with lotus steps and closed the door. Yueying immediately grabbed Rong'er's hand. You couldn't see it on her back, but her hand was already a little red and swollen. The old lady was really cruel.
"It's alright, princess."
The little girl named Rong'er quickly pulled her hand back, and a heartwarming smile bloomed on her face, which had just been filled with tears.
"Come here, come here. I'll apply this medicine on you. I've been traveling around the world and got a lot of injuries from falls."
Yueying showed off her small medicine bottles while applying medicine to Ronger.
"No, no, Princess..."
"Because I have people being beaten every day. Do you know if those girls are better these past two days?"
"Mammy went back and applied ointment to everyone for bruises. Mammy used a ruler, which only hurt the flesh, not the bones. In fact, it's okay for us to take turns...Princess, don't blame yourself."
When Yueying heard the little palace maid's words of comfort, her face became more and more embarrassed. She had been careless since the training started some time ago, and the nanny's face was extremely dark, but she didn't care.
I don't know who gave Mammy this bad idea. She has been practicing with a young maid every day these days. Whenever she makes a mistake, these young girls will be beaten. So she has been very well behaved these past two days and has been studying hard to avoid causing trouble for others.
"Let me try on the clothes."
The two of them put on their dresses in a mess in the house, and both of them were sweating, but they didn't look the way the dresses should be.
"Oops, I give up."
Chu Yueying sighed and shouted outside the house.
"Come in, two people who know how to dress, and help me put it in order."
"Pfft~"
A male voice sounded.
"Who?"
Yueying was shocked. She had just taken off all her clothes except for her bellyband, and there was actually a man there.
"Princess, what's wrong?"
Rong'er was still working tirelessly on her dress.
"Rong'er, did you hear laughter just now?"
"No."
Could it be an auditory hallucination?
Finally, with the help of several people working together, Chu Yueying put on her dress and walked out with graceful steps. The senior palace maid from the Embroidery Bureau came forward to adjust the details.
"Please take off your clothes. Princess, please move to the outer courtyard and walk up the steps of the pavilion so that I can observe you."
Although Chu Yueying already felt it was perfect, she knew that this was the palace maids' task, so... just treat me as a puppet.
"I didn't expect that Seventh Sister is not only so elegant in men's clothing, but also so dignified and elegant in women's clothing."
As soon as I went out, I saw a man in gray not far away holding a fan in one hand, tapping the other hand, and talking to me.
After a brief recollection, it should be the eldest prince Chu Yi.
"Brother the Great Emperor."
Yueying approached and performed a standard salute according to his learning.
"Thank you for taking care of Anle during this period."
"It is quite troublesome. After all, I am different from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I don't really understand Seventh Sister's preferences."
The eldest prince is not as gentle and refined as rumored. Why is he so naughty? Shouldn't he say that it is his duty to work hard for his sister? After all, he is a member of the royal family.
"Brother, you are joking. Hasn't Anle's relationship with his brothers always remained the same? Before, the Imperial Observatory was kept secret from everyone."
Because the eldest prince would rebel in the later part of his life, Yueying was more cautious when facing him and quickly distanced herself from the prince.
"In fact, it's all my fault as an older brother. I didn't pay enough attention to my younger siblings. Father just gave me a chance to make up for it."
"Thank you, my dear brother, but now I..."
I don't want to talk to this person anymore. I feel like he's trying to trick me, but I can't figure out what he wants to know. It's best to just say less.
Especially the laughter when she was changing clothes just now made Yueying feel that he was a little perverted for actually peeking at his sister changing clothes.
Yueying signaled with her eyes that she wanted to go to the pavilion at the side. Chu Yi turned sideways, and the guards behind him made way.
I don’t know if it’s because I’m too easy to talk to, but several palace maids from the Embroidered Clothing Bureau adjusted the stairs back and forth at various angles. Chu Yueying actually went up and down the stairs dozens of times. Her already sore legs felt as if they were being pricked by needles, and she was completely supported by her willpower.