Chapter 7 The Ninth Princess of the Southern Kingdom

Time flies, and two months have passed in the blink of an eye.

That day, Luo Xi went to the Imperial Garden to digest her food and encountered the Tenth Princess, who was also there to admire the flowers.

The tenth princess followed closely behind Luo Xi.

After a while, the Tenth Princess and Luo Xi both took a liking to the same flower, but Luo Xi was quick and picked it first.

The tenth princess stomped her foot and said somewhat angrily, "Ninth sister, I also like this flower. I'm younger than you, can't you be a little more generous and give it to me?"

Luo Xi: "........."

She glanced at the Tenth Princess speechlessly. "I like this flower too. Why should I give it to you when I picked it?"

"Whoever picks it, keeps it."

"Besides, I'm the older sister, how dare you ask me for it?"

Just then, the Third Prince arrived. The Third Prince and the Tenth Princess were siblings born of the same mother. He heard these words and saw the Tenth Princess looking aggrieved. A cold glint flashed in his eyes.

The Third Prince walked up to them, looked at the Tenth Princess Luo Yan, then at the flower in Luo Xi's hand, and said to Luo Xi, "Ninth Sister, it's just a flower. If Yan'er likes it, just give it to her."

He pointed to the flowerbed and said, "Look, there are still many more here. You can just pick one more."

Luo Xi: "......."

They truly are siblings.

She picked the flower, so why did she give it to Luo Yan? Why did she pick a different one?

Why didn't he tell his younger sister, Luo Yan, to stop staring at the flowers in her hand and let her pick one herself?

She looked at the Third Prince and said, "You said it yourself, it's just one flower. There are so many more here, why don't you just let your sister Luo Yan pick one? Why do you have to take the one I have?"

The Third Prince paused for a moment, then said, "Because Luo Yan likes the flower in your hand."

Luo Xi lowered her head and smelled the flower in her hand, then smiled and said, "But I also really like this one, so I just don't want to give it away."

Luo Yan: !!!

Hmph! You stingy little thing!

It's just a flower, what's wrong with giving it to her?

She had heard that her father was going to appoint her brother as the crown prince.

After her father passes away, her brother will become the emperor.

Why doesn't Luo Xi try to curry favor with them?

Isn't she afraid of not having a good life in the future?

Upon hearing this, the Third Prince's eyes flashed with an extremely cold expression.

She's really angry.

She offended him so badly, doesn't she think about the future?

Now that her father is still alive and dotes on her, he naturally wouldn't dare to touch her.

However, her father couldn't protect her forever; he would die sooner or later...

His father is very likely to make him the crown prince. After all, he is both literate and skilled in martial arts, unlike his two good-for-nothing older brothers who are good for nothing but lust.

If he were to ascend the throne, what did she think her fate would be?

She's getting arrogant now. Once her father is gone, her life and death will be in his hands, even if she's just a princess.

Luo Xi was very smart; she could tell what Luo Yao was thinking just by looking at his eyes.

He simply felt that since she was a princess and he was very likely to be the future emperor, if she didn't flatter him now, her life would be difficult in the future.

Hmph! The more she fawns over someone like him, the more he'll take advantage of her...

This time, she's being asked to give way to this; next time, she'll be asked to give way to that; and the time after that? What will she be asked to give way to?

Even if she gives in, he won't treat her any better afterward because of it. Instead, he'll think she's easy to bully and keep making her give in...

Just thinking about it makes me feel so frustrated.

She would never give in.

Luo Xi glanced at Luo Yao.

Also, he probably doesn't think that he will be the one to sit on the throne in the end, does he?