Liu Yunying Becomes a County Princess, Spoilers in the Palanquin, and the Truth from Ten Years Ago!
Seeing the emperor receive the second-class tiger tally, the Empress Dowager stood anxiously by, inwardly cursing Prince Li for his foolishness.
The reason why Prince Li has been able to live to this day is because he has an army under his command.
Although a second-class tiger tally is not a standard tally, it can play a crucial role in turning the tide of battle at critical moments.
He grew increasingly disliked Chen Qiao.
But now that the Class B Tiger Tally has been handed over, there's nothing she can do.
The empress dowager is not allowed to interfere in politics; this is the rule. Even if she is the empress dowager, the emperor's nominal mother, she cannot break the rule.
The emperor respected her, but she was the Empress Dowager. If she truly broke the rules, the emperor would never show her any mercy.
Moreover, the Empress Dowager was Prince Li's biological mother, but not the Emperor's biological mother.
If she were to speak up for Prince Li now, the consequences would likely be even more severe. She must avoid suspicion when necessary.
" Prince Li, I hope you will discipline Chen Qiao properly in the future. If he offends again, I will not show any mercy. Please take your seat!"
"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty!" Prince Li stood up and helped Chen Qiao up as well.
His face showed only concern for Chen Qiao, seemingly unconcerned about handing over the Class B Tiger Tally.
As for Liu Yunying, Prince Li didn't even glance at her.
The emperor was satisfied with the result; as long as Liu Yunying didn't side with Prince Li, it was fine.
" Liu Yunying, I know you have been wronged, but my imperial edict cannot be changed so easily, otherwise where will the face of the royal family be? The matter of divorce should not be mentioned again."
He paused, then added, "However, I can make some compensation to you in other ways. I wonder if you have any requests? As long as they are not excessive, I can grant them."
In the emperor's view, Liu Yunying's words were probably a trick played by that old man Liu Hui behind the scenes; a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl like her couldn't possibly have thought of such things.
Perhaps, placing Liu Yunying with Prince Li might have unexpected benefits in the future.
Just like today.
Who would have thought that Liu Yunying, who has always claimed to admire Prince Li, would betray Prince Li today?
"Your Majesty, Yunying was foolish before, thinking that Prince Li was a good match for her. Now it seems that Prince Li only has Chen Qiao in his heart and has no interest in Yunying whatsoever."
"If I return to the Prince's mansion this time, I'm afraid I'll be even more disliked, and might even lose my freedom, unable to leave the inner palace, like being confined to a cold palace."
"Your Majesty, please provide a way to grant Yunying the right to freely enter and leave the Prince's residence. Yunying's only way to protect herself and survive is through her own efforts!"
Prince Li, who was listening from the side, was very displeased.
Liu Yunying's words essentially laid the conflict out in the open, clearly telling everyone that Prince Li and Chen Qiao might harbor resentment towards Liu Yunying because of this matter.
Once Liu Yunying returns to the Prince's residence, she will face his retaliation.
What kind of person does he take Prince Li for?
He truly disliked Liu Yunying, even loathed her, because in his eyes, Liu Yunying was Liu Hui, a spy planted by the Third Prince beside him.
He might be neglected, but Prince Li would never resort to retaliatory measures.
Prince Li's true enemies are the Emperor, Liu Hui, and the various princes, not Liu Yunying, who is used as a pawn or even abandoned.
But Chen Qiao, who was standing next to Prince Li, was now filled with rage and hatred for Liu Yunying.
She almost died at Liu Yunying's hands today; this is a blood feud. When she gets back, she'll find a chance to kill that woman.
"I believe that Prince Li would not be so reckless!" The emperor tapped his fingers slowly on the table, as if he were thinking.
After a long pause, he said, "Since that's the case, then I will bestow upon you the County Princess Yunying!"
Upon hearing this, Liu Yunying was overjoyed.
The county princess is really something; she actually got it just like that?
Having the title of "County Princess" was equivalent to having an official position, equivalent to the Third Pin.
Not only can they apply for their own county princess residence, but they will also no longer be restricted from entering and leaving the Prince Li.
Although they lack real power, they are still considered free in this world.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Please take a seat!" the emperor nodded.
Next comes the family banquet process, which goes without saying.
Around 3 p. m., the group returned to Prince Li.
However, on the return trip, Liu Yunying rode in Prince Li's private carriage, while Chen Qiao followed on foot to the South Gate, and then took a sedan chair for four people to follow behind.
Prince Li and Liu Yunying sat in the sedan chair, looking at each other.
"You have certainly impressed me!" Prince Li spoke first.
Liu Yunying shrugged. "Just trying to survive, protecting myself!"
"I never intended to harm you!" Prince Li shook his head and said.
"You may not want to, but others might."
" Qiao'er is naive; you're overthinking it."
Liu Yunying scoffed, "Your ' White Moon ' filter is really strong!"
" White Moon, what is that?"
It means "the best, the most perfect" in your heart.
" Qiao'er saved my life, and we grew up together. She is indeed my White Moon!" Prince Li thought for a moment and nodded.
"Have you ever considered that everything you see and know is nothing but an illusion?"
"Don't rush to refute me. I'll only say three things, and you can verify them yourself." Liu Yunying decided to give away some spoilers.
Chen Qiao, the female protagonist in the book, is no pushover.
There's no guarantee they won't cause trouble later. Although Liu Yunying now has some ability to protect herself and has been granted the title of County Princess by the Emperor.
If Chen Qiao tries to cause trouble again, it will be much more difficult.
This Chen Qiao is just a good actress; she's ruthless, narrow-minded, and cunning, but she lacks strategic thinking skills.
The reason why the female protagonist Chen Qiao can move smoothly through the book is because she has someone helping her behind the scenes.
The most dangerous person is not Chen Qiao, but the person behind Chen Qiao.
"The first thing is, you've never seen the real Chen Qiao."
Prince Li frowned. "What do you mean by that?"
"In Chenjia Chen Family Village, Sanhe County, there is an Old Liu with three branches. Under the Old Liu, three corpses are buried. The three corpses belong to a family of three. On the remains of one of the little girls, her shoulder and collarbone have been cut open by a knife or sword."
Sanhe County is the place where Prince Li was rescued by Chen Qiao.
Years ago, when Prince Li was traveling with his father, the emperor, they were attacked by assassins from a foreign tribe when they passed through Chen Family Village in Sanhe County.
During the incident, the old emperor was stabbed in the kidney and seriously injured.
The nine-year-old Prince Li was also scattered in the chaos, shot in the shoulder with an arrow, and hid in a civilian's house for three days.
This family was Chen Qiao's family.
At that time, Chen Qiao was only eight years old. She found Prince Li in a haystack. He was in a semi-comatose state due to inflammation from an arrow wound, high fever, and hunger.
Kind-hearted Chen Qiao then took good care of Prince Li for several days.
But they were eventually discovered, Chen Qiao's family was killed, and Chen Qiao was stabbed in the shoulder while protecting Prince Li.
At the critical moment, the royal Imperial City Guard finally arrived and rescued Prince Li.
At that time, Prince Li was still running a high fever, and in his delirium, Chen Qiao was taken away.
It was half a month later when Prince Li recovered.
But the Chen Qiao they met again was no longer the real Chen Qiao.
The real Chen Qiao had already died a few days after being struck by that sword.
The entire family of three was buried under the willow tree in Chen Family Village.
The Chen Qiao that Prince Li saw was deliberately arranged for Prince Li by someone with ulterior motives.
This person with ulterior motives was Lu Yuanchen, who was only 14 years old at the time and is now the emperor's fourth prince.
Of the six princes, the fourth prince was the most harmless.
In other words, this Chen Qiao is a fake.
Although Chen Qiao also had a scar on her shoulder, it only injured the skin and flesh and did not damage the bone.
The real Chen Qiao, who blocked that sword for Prince Li, had her shoulder bone severed.
After all, an assassin possesses extraordinary strength and power; how could a single sword strike only injure the flesh?
Of course, Liu Yunying wouldn't tell Prince Li these things directly.
But with Prince Li's intelligence, he had already guessed Liu Yunying's meaning.
At this moment, Prince Li's expression was rather unpleasant.
"The second thing is that eight years ago, a Plague broke out in Chen Family Village, and all three hundred people in the Chen Family Village died from Plague."
"Interestingly, apart from Chen Family Village, the surrounding villages were not affected by this Plague. Can you guess why, Your Prince Li?"
"Silence them!" Prince Li uttered two words softly.
Liu Yunying clapped her hands and said, " Prince Li is truly clever."
Do you have any evidence?
"The owner of Chen Family Cloth Shop in the South City of the capital Chen Qian!"
"If everything you say is true, then who is behind it?"
Liu Yunying sat up straight, smiled slightly, and held up her third finger. "The third thing is, Chen Qiao goes to Ling Yun Temple on the fifteenth of every month to pray for Prince Li. I suspect she doesn't really go to pray for Prince Li!"
What does Prince Li think?
Prince Li remained silent, appearing calm, but his clenched and trembling fists betrayed his inner turmoil.
If Chen Qiao is an imposter, then she was placed in his life by someone with ulterior motives.
During those ten years, Chen Qiao must have done countless things at Prince Li.
Now, how many people around Prince Li can be trusted?
Ling Yi followed beside the sedan chair. Although Liu Yunying and Prince Li spoke in hushed tones, their conversation did not escape Ling Yi's ears.
In the book, Chen Qiao betrays the fourth prince, Lu Yuanchen, and maneuvers between the Prince Li and the fourth prince in order to control her own destiny.
She ultimately survived to the end, and when Prince Li ascended the throne, she became the empress.
However, in the first playthrough, it was Liu Yunying who became empress, but the process was too long and too distressing.
In the first playthrough, Liu Yunying is humble, cowardly, and cautious.
She only wanted to survive until the end, and didn't want to offend Chen Qiao, the female protagonist in the book, so she lived a very stifled life.
However, Liu Yunying's personality has changed drastically due to the influence of Ling Yi's Hundun Skill.
From Little White, it has transformed into a thorny cactus.
"This is how a transmigrated heroine should be!" Ling Yi was very satisfied with Liu Yunying now.
"However, isn't this progress bar increasing a little too slowly?"
Currently, the Plot Collapse Progress Bar is only at 5%, which is somewhat unreasonable.
The current Liu Yunying has changed a lot.
If things continue at the current pace, the first playthrough's storyline will inevitably be completely different.
The progress bar shouldn't only be at 5%.
"Is it because of the Hundun Skill?"