Chapter 1 The Ninth Princess of the Southern Kingdom

Yonghe Hall

At this moment, a young eunuch sneaked into Yonghe Palace.

Xiao Anzi walked up behind a woman, bowed respectfully, and then whispered to her, "Eighth Princess, as far as I know, His Majesty originally intended to choose between you and the Ninth Princess to go to Qin for a marriage alliance."

Luo Yue clenched her fist, thinking:

She knew that, after all, only she and Luo Xi were old enough to be sent for a political marriage.

Xiao Anzi continued, "At first, the Emperor intended for the Ninth Princess to be sent for a political marriage, but... but yesterday, the Imperial Concubine went to Xuanhe Hall, and then..."

Luo Yue turned around, staring intently at him, and urged, "And then what?"

Xiao Anzi glanced at Luo Yue, whose lips were tightly pressed together and whose expression was tense, and continued, "Then, the Emperor changed the choice and decided to send you, the Eighth Princess, to Qin for a marriage alliance."

"Eighth Princess, the imperial decree will be issued soon."

"Once the imperial decree is issued, there will be no room for maneuver in this matter."

Luo Yue: !!!

The Imperial Concubine! She really went to great lengths for her daughter.

But is this fair to her?

Originally, Luo Xi should have been the one to arrange this marriage alliance.

Xiao Anzi thought of something and said, "Besides, didn't the Ninth Princess fall seriously ill a few days ago?"

"Perhaps that's part of the reason, and then, maybe the Emperor softened his heart."

Luo Yue: !!!

Illness? Then that illness must be faked, right?

She fell ill not earlier, not later, but just when she heard that her father wanted to send someone to Qin for a marriage alliance.

Hmph! The Imperial Concubine and the others are just trying to use a self-inflicted injury ruse against Father Emperor.

And Father Emperor, after so many years as emperor, did he really not know that Luo Xi was faking her illness?

No, he knows.

And those imperial physicians, they knew perfectly well that such a little trick couldn't fool the Emperor, yet they still said it.

The Emperor must have hinted at something to them.

Her father had always favored Luo Xi since childhood. Even though they were about the same age, her father treated her differently...

Just then, Luo Yue suddenly realized what was happening.

That's not right. If Father really favored Luo Xi, why would he have wanted Luo Xi to go to Qin for a political marriage in the first place?

He could have simply sent her to marry into the family; why beat around the bush?

She glanced at Xiao Anzi, a hint of coldness flashing in her eyes.

Xiao Anzi is lying to her.

The people her mother left her betrayed her.

So, whose side is he on now? Why is he trying to sow discord between her and Luo Xi?

Who will benefit from this?

After a moment, Luo Yue thought of someone: the Seventh Princess, Luo Wan.

She was frail and sickly, and rarely went out.

Luo Yue had almost forgotten about Luo Wan.

Because Luo Wan was genuinely frail, Luo Yue simply ignored her...

Actually, if you think about it carefully, Luo Wan is the eldest, and the chances of the Emperor sending Luo Wan to Qin for a marriage alliance are much greater than those of her and Luo Xi.

Luo Xi was the youngest and most favored child; no matter how you looked at it, her father would never allow her to be sent for a political marriage.

Luo Wan? Xiao Anzi is very likely one of Luo Wan's people.

However, why did Luo Wan ask Xiao Anzi to say such a thing to her?

But even if she believed Xiao Anzi, what could she do? She could only leave it to fate.

Without her mother's protection, she could only grit her teeth and swallow her anger. What else could she do?

So, what exactly is Luo Wan's purpose?