Not to mention that Yu Zizhen is not a real child, even if she goes back thirty years to when she was six years old in her previous life, with her intelligence and EQ, she would not believe the sweet words of those maids and old women, and believe that the father and mother of this body really care about her.
After all, who in this world who truly cares about their child would be unwilling to come and see her in person after the child has fallen seriously ill and almost lost her life?
Yu Zizhen knew very well that their original intention in sending her lots of supplements and servants was not to care about her health.
Just like the purpose of the Princess of Zhenbei asking Doctor Feng to give her strong medicine, what the Prince of Zhenbei and his wife wanted was for her to enter the capital normally and not miss their so-called great cause.
Walking out of the bedroom slowly, Yu Zizhen asked Cui Yu to bring her a thick fur cloak.
Doctor Feng came to take her pulse this morning and concluded that she could walk around outside appropriately.
Since that was the case, she didn't plan to put off the things that she could deal with right now.
Now, the first thing Yu Zizhen has to do is to pay her respects to the biological mother of this body, Princess Zhenbei.
Princess Zhenbei came from a prominent family in the north. She married the Prince of Zhenbei as his principal wife nine years ago and gave birth to twin brother and sister Yu Zizhen and Yu Zicheng seven years ago.
Although they were twins born from the same pregnancy, Yu Zizhen and Yu Zicheng held completely different weights in the heart of Princess Zhenbei.
When facing Yu Zizhen, Princess Zhenbei was very perfunctory even in her superficial efforts, but when facing Yu Zicheng, Princess Zhenbei was gentle and caring.
Once upon a time, after feeling her mother's favoritism countless times, the young original owner had questioned her mother with a feeling of grievance and confusion, asking why she treated her and her brother differently.
At that time, Princess Zhenbei's face was filled with disgust and impatience, and her scolding was like a flood that had been opened, pouring down on the little original owner.
"As the eldest sister, have you never thought about loving and protecting your younger brother and giving way to him?"
"When you were in the womb, you and your brother competed for nutrients, causing him to be weak and sickly. Now you're jumping out to compete with your brother for your parents' love. How can you be so greedy!"
"Seeing that he's thinner and shorter than you, don't you feel guilty at all?"
"I'm biased towards him because of the evil you did!"
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The little owner was not very old at that time, but she remembered every word her mother said, as well as the strong hatred and resentment on her face and in her tone.
Since then, she never took the initiative to get close to Princess Zhenbei, nor did she try to gain her mother's attention and love.
She began to frequently go to the small martial arts field next to the back garden, because there she could occasionally meet another of her closest relatives.
As the commander-in-chief of the Zhenbei Army, the King of Zhenbei is usually very busy. Most of the time in a year, he stays in various passes in the north.
He seldom returned home, but every time he did, he would take time to practice martial arts in the small martial arts arena.
It is natural for children to want to be close to their parents. When one way is blocked, the little original owner found another way for himself without any instruction.
Unfortunately, the King of Zhenbei had no interest in raising children.
The young master came to watch him practice martial arts regardless of the weather, but he simply couldn't understand the young master's admiration for him.
The King of Zhenbei, who prided himself on being an enlightened father, arranged a martial arts master for the little original owner, and then his mind and eyes were filled with his official duties again.
But even so, the little owner was still very happy.
Because, with the martial arts master that King Zhenbei found for her, she had a legitimate reason to go to the martial arts field every day.
Even her mother, Princess Zhenbei, could no longer send the nanny to scold her for running to the martial arts training ground.
In the original book, the young owner willingly accepted his parents' arrangement and went to the capital as a hostage in place of his younger brother Yu Zicheng because he still had a glimmer of fantasy about his father, the King of Zhenbei.
And the idea of appointing Yu Zizhen as the crown prince and letting Yu Zizhen replace Yu Zicheng as a hostage in Beijing was unfortunately first proposed by Princess Zhenbei.
The Da Qi Dynasty had a custom that "the eldest legitimate son could be granted the title of Crown Prince at the age of seven". Therefore, except for those eldest legitimate sons who were really not favored by their fathers, the eldest legitimate sons of the princes and dukes of the Da Qi Dynasty would basically have their fathers submit memorials to request that they be granted the title of Crown Prince when they were seven years old.
Princess Zhenbei was injured during childbirth and would most likely only have two children, Yu Zizhen and Yu Zicheng, in this life. However, she was reluctant to send her only son to the capital to live in danger surrounded by tigers and wolves. So before Prince Zhenbei asked for a title for Yu Zicheng as per custom, Princess Zhenbei found him privately and asked him to ask for Yu Zizhen to be named the crown prince.
At first, the King of Zhenbei thought that this proposal was ridiculous, but the Princess of Zhenbei, who had been prepared, persuaded him in less than a cup of tea.
She asked King Zhenbei three questions:
"Your Majesty, are you willing to be under the control of the Lu family for the rest of your life?"
"Will Your Highness allow those who follow you to waste their efforts and risks for the sake of your own child's life?"
"If Zicheng dies in the capital, does Your Majesty intend to let his illegitimate son step on his corpse and inherit the great foundation you have built?"
The ambitious King of Zhenbei could answer the first two questions with a "no" without hesitation, but when he met the princess's red eyes, he didn't dare to say the "yes" to the third question immediately.
The princess comes from a prominent family in the north. Her father, brothers, and uncles are all brave generals who have fought on the battlefield for many years and have considerable influence in the army.
In addition, their family had made fortunes from wars for several generations, and the huge wealth accumulated was also what the King of Zhenbei urgently needed.
This is also why the princess is his legally married wife, and other women who are willing to enter his inner house can only be inferior to the princess and serve as his concubines under the title of concubines.
In his position, whether he marries a wife or takes a concubine, it is not for simple love or beauty.
Every woman in his harem represents a clear exchange of interests.
The reason why the Wu family, the princess's maternal family, was willing to devote all their strength to supporting him was because he promised them that his successor would definitely be a grandson of the Wu family.
If the princess had not been injured during childbirth and could continue to get pregnant, then he could at least promise the princess that if Yu Zicheng unfortunately died, he would definitely choose their second son as the heir.
But the current situation is that the princess will most likely not be able to give birth to other children in her lifetime.
The Prince of Zhenbei was bald. He absolutely could not lose the Wu family, his greatest support, but letting his eldest daughter pretend to be the eldest son... If this thing didn't work out, wouldn't the Lu family have a legitimate reason to take action against the Prince of Zhenbei's Mansion?
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