Xia Miaoyuan took a sip of the yogurt and continued to recall: [The housekeeper handed her over to the Li family, the manager of the manor, and his wife, and told them to tell everyone that she was their daughter.]
Steward Li and his wife had no idea of their illegitimate daughter's true origins, nor did they dare to ask. They simply assumed she must be a child with a shady background, so they paid her no attention.
They gave their illegitimate daughter a random name, Li Zhuer, and fed her casually, just like a kitten or puppy.
The illegitimate daughter suffered a lot as a child. From the age of five or six, she had to help the adults with chores, including needlework, housework, chopping wood, feeding pigs, and even weeding the fields. She did it all.
If they were even slightly slower, they would be scolded. Cold and hunger were commonplace.
As a woman, the Queen couldn't help but feel sympathy when she heard about the miserable life of her illegitimate daughter in her childhood.
Think about myself. When I was a child, I was the princess of the Xiaolin tribe. Although the tribe was not powerful and was harassed by foreign tribes from time to time, my parents, brothers and sisters were all very kind to me.
I ride horses and shoot arrows every day and do everything I want to do. My life is very comfortable.
In comparison, the illegitimate daughter was about the same age as herself and was Jiang Hui's daughter, yet she had suffered so much.
[When she was thirteen, the illegitimate daughter accidentally fell into the water and died on the spot.]
What? Drowning, instant death?
The queen looked at her daughter and was so frightened that cold sweat broke out on her back.
Steward Li and his wife didn't take her seriously at all, so no one noticed when she fell into the water. By the time they found their illegitimate daughter and pulled her out, she had been in the water for a long time and was already dead.
Just as they were about to wrap her up in a straw mat and bury her, the illegitimate daughter suddenly woke up. Strangely, her temperament changed drastically.
The queen was even more shocked, her mouth opened involuntarily. Realizing her loss of composure, she quickly took out her handkerchief to cover her mouth.
Oh my god, he drowned, came back to life, and his personality changed drastically, how weird!
[Everyone in Zhuangzi said she was possessed by a water ghost, but in fact her body was just a modern woman who traveled through time.]
[From then on, the illegitimate daughter's appearance was still Li Zhuer, but she was actually a time-traveling girl.]
What? A time-traveling girl!
What is a time-traveling girl?
Although the queen didn't understand what time travel meant, based on what the woman said, it was not difficult to guess that time travel was like a person being possessed by another soul.
The crown prince of the fallen country, Liang Chaozong, actually married such a time-traveling girl. Presumably, this time-traveling girl possessed extraordinary abilities and helped Liang Chaozong in restoring his country.
The Queen was lost in thought for a moment, and turned a deaf ear to the conversation between Madam Liang and the Empress Dowager.
「What? You're actually going to keep your illegitimate daughter and that child in the palace!? How can that be possible?」
The queen was suddenly awakened by her daughter's voice.
Who? The illegitimate daughter and her child are to stay in the palace?
The Queen suddenly looked up at the Queen Mother and others.
Madam Liang pretended to be sensible and said softly, "Empress Dowager, how dare you do this? We are just ordinary people."
The Empress Dowager smiled and said, "That's nothing. I like you and your daughter, so it's only natural for me to let you stay in the palace for a few days."
"Jinse, please don't refuse. If you do, I will be angry."
Madam Niu smiled and said, "That's right. The Empress Dowager ordered you to stay here, so you just obeyed her orders and stayed here."
When the other ladies heard that the Empress Dowager insisted on inviting Madam Liang and her daughter to live in the palace, they instantly felt a surge of jealousy in their hearts, but for the sake of face, they had to put on a smile and persuade Madam Liang to stay.
When the Queen came to her senses and understood what the Queen Mother had just invited her, she regretted it deeply.
My daughter is right. We can’t let an illegitimate daughter live in the palace.
"Mother!" The Queen spoke hurriedly without taking the time to organize her thoughts.
"What's the matter, Queen? Are you going to prepare food, clothing, housing and transportation for them mother and daughter?" The Queen Mother looked at the Queen with a smile.
Without waiting for the Empress to reply, the Empress Dowager continued, "Don't bother with that. You are busy managing the affairs of the six palaces. I will take care of their food, clothing, housing and transportation."
"Anyway, I'll just live in Ai's palace, which will save me a lot of trouble."
The Queen was completely speechless after being bombarded by the Queen Mother's barrage of words.
Besides, he really couldn't think of any suitable reason to stop the Empress Dowager.
She could only say "OK" indifferently.
Well, just stay here and pay more attention to what's going on in Shoukang Palace.
The queen comforted herself.
It was already mid-afternoon when the noisy New Year's palace banquet ended.
Xia Miaoyuan waited for a long time until the emperor and empress sent the guests away before he got on the sedan chair and returned to Kunning Palace.
[Oh, I'm so sleepy.] Xia Miaoyuan sat in the sedan chair, her eyelids drooping.
[It's said that there are fun things to do in the palace on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, but the book doesn't seem to describe them in detail. I wonder what they are...]
Xia Miaoyuan squinted his eyes and muttered to himself, and actually fell asleep.
When she woke up, she found that it was getting dark.
Xia Miaoyuan rubbed his eyes: "Is it evening already?"
"Your Highness, you are finally awake. It's not evening yet, but it's almost evening." Nanny Li said softly.
"Sister, sister!" A familiar voice came.
Xia Miaoyuan jumped up and saw the fifth prince pushing the door open.
"Fifth brother!" Xia Miaoyuan called out in a baby voice and slipped off the bed.
Nanny Li hurriedly stopped her, grabbed her, combed her hair, and helped her put on her coat before letting her go.
"What are you playing? What are you playing?" Xia Miaoyuan grabbed the fifth prince's sleeve impatiently.
Hehe. Xiaowu isn't particularly interested in studying, but he loves children's games and knows a lot about all sorts of toys. Tonight, just follow the adorable Xiaowu brother and you can have a great time on New Year's Eve!
Xia Miaoyuan looked up at the Fifth Prince with a warm and sincere expression on his face, but he was actually thinking about his own little plan in his mind.
The fifth prince felt quite speechless, but he could not reveal that he could hear his sister's thoughts.
A while ago, after Emperor Mingxi discovered that all people related to his daughter by blood could hear her inner thoughts, he secretly called several princes over and told them not to tell anyone about this, otherwise they would be removed from the royal family and driven out of the palace.
"Sister, this is your first time celebrating New Year's Eve. You know what? New Year's Eve is so much fun. In addition to endless delicious food, there are also firecrackers, fireworks, lots of candies, and lucky money."
"What else?" Xia Miaoyuan blinked her big eyes.
"There are also performances, singing and dancing. In short, it's really fun." The fifth prince said, pulling Xia Miaoyuan's little hand, and ran out of the Kunning Palace gate.
"Fifth Prince, where are you taking the princess?" Seeing this, Nanny Li and Yingxue hurriedly trotted after him.
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