The next morning.
Qiao Mei boarded Xu Hui's flying vehicle and headed to the Family Superpower Training Center.
She thought about Xu Hui's suggestion last night. Xu Hui was a very experienced person, while she, who only knew the plot of the book, naturally needed a senior to guide her.
So last night, I told her about how Dean Li had tested her mental strength and found it to be S+.
After hearing what she said, Xu Hui immediately used her privileged status to book a private training room for her, which was suitable for an Awakened with S+ mental strength to train the superpowers of their dependents.
“Each hour of use costs 1,000 Star Coins. Mom doesn’t have much money on hand, so I only paid for one morning, from 8:30 in the morning to 12:30 in the afternoon. If you still have the energy to continue practicing in the afternoon, we can renew the fee.”
Qiao Mei now roughly understands that interstellar currency is similar to the RMB she uses in modern times. After hearing Xu Hui say that it costs a thousand yuan per hour, she was secretly amazed and made up her mind not to waste any time later.
On the way, he asked Xu Hui many questions about the superpowers of her relatives.
The book only briefly introduces the origin of this thing and its usage time, but it doesn't explain how to operate it in detail.
Xu Hui explained it to her in general terms. This thing is like controlling how much force she uses to grab something with her hand. However, in the early stages, it is quite difficult to make the superpowers of the familiars be precisely controlled according to one's wishes.
"But you have S+ mental strength, so reaching a score of 60 before the entrance exam shouldn't be a problem."
Since she had said that, Qiao Mei breathed a sigh of relief and asked her curiously how many points she had scored in the entrance exam.
Xu Hui was silent for a moment before replying, "I got ninety-four points, which made me the number one among that batch of Starless Holy Beast disciples back then."
The book didn't go into detail about Xu Hui's past, and the original owner of the body Qiao Mei had transmigrated into never asked about it. So after hearing what Xu Hui said, she was stunned for a moment and looked at her in surprise: "First place? What about the other rankings?"
"I was always number one, and that continued until I graduated from the federal university, I was always number one."
When the past is mentioned, Xu Hui's eyes are filled with nostalgia, but even more so with regret.
"If I hadn't accepted the Crown Prince's marriage proposal while I was in university, and hadn't impulsively entered the royal family as a concubine to marry him, I probably wouldn't be in this situation now."
Betrayed by the Crown Prince, she suffered from depression, and her family was also pushed away. Even her once-cherished mecha career was delayed for too long because of her marriage, pregnancy, and childbirth in the royal family. By the time she wanted to really start again, she was already far behind, and now she was stuck in a limbo.
Qiao Mei understood why Xu Hui looked so distressed and comforted her, "It's alright. Fortunately, you saw through the Crown Prince's character beforehand. Soon, we'll be able to leave the palace."
Xu Hui didn't seem to have heeded Qiao Mei's advice. She chuckled and replied with an "Mm," then remained silent.
Soon, the mother and daughter officially arrived at the Familiar Superpower Training Center located in the northernmost part of the Imperial Star.
Qiao Mei followed Xu Hui into the place, which was as big as a stadium, and took the elevator straight to the eleventh floor.
As the elevator ascended, Xu Hui seemed to remember something and leaned close to Qiao Mei's ear, whispering, "You might run into other members of the royal family later. Remember to stick close to me and ignore those noises. We'll be fine once we get into the private training room."
"Yes, I'll do whatever you say."
In the memories that Qiao Mei inherited, the original owner rarely listened to Xu Hui, which resulted in Xu Hui having fewer opportunities to protect her daughter as a mother.
Now that she wants it and she can give it to her, why not?
Xu Hui was taken aback when she heard Qiao Mei's answer, after all, her daughter used to like to contradict her.
Looking at the obedient red-eyed girl beside her, she suddenly felt a lump in her throat. After taking a deep breath, she looked away to compose herself.
"We have reached the eleventh floor. Please leave in an orderly manner."
As the elevator doors opened, Qiao Mei followed Xu Hui down the corridor leading to different training rooms, and unsurprisingly, they encountered several members of the Royal Family.
Besides Qiao Yingying, there is also the Crown Prince's legitimate son and the Crown Prince's stepmother, who is the current Crown Princess.
Like the Crown Prince beside her, the Crown Princess had a pair of very eye-catching frog eyes. In addition, the appearance of the mother and son was worse than the other, which made Qiao Mei's eyes hurt a little. So she covered Ao Canglong's head with her new beige shawl to avoid polluting his eyes.
"Oh, isn't this Consort Xu? Why aren't you at the hospital getting your mental health checkup? What are you doing here?"
Crown Princess Dai Qin, presumably to conceal her age of five years compared to the Crown Prince, wore heavy makeup, making her face look like it was covered in white powder. Her large, blood-red mouth, painted with menstrual red lipstick, opened and closed, uttering unpleasant words.
The little frog Qiao Haojie, standing beside her, made a mock "hey," his frog-like eyes, with obvious dark circles under them, staring at Qiao Mei's beautiful face. His lewd aura couldn't be concealed even though he was dressed in high-end casual clothes. He then spoke:
“Mother, that’s called depression, not mental illness. Please don’t be so rude.”
Qiao Yingying chimed in, "Yes, Your Highness, depression isn't a mental illness, but I've heard that people with this condition usually have some psychological issues. Consort Xu, how are you feeling? Don't let this incident cause any harm to anyone."
The Crown Princess was initially quite unhappy that these two were contradicting her, but after hearing Qiao Yingying's tactless remarks, her mood immediately improved. She even put on a rather disdainful look and pulled Qiao Haojie and Qiao Yingying back a bit: "Really, meeting you here is such bad luck."
Qiao Mei's anger had been building ever since the Crown Princess called Xu Hui mentally ill. Now, her red eyes were swollen with rage, and she was about to retort when Xu Hui grabbed her wrist, shielding her from view, and forced a smile.
"I have been taking medication to combat my depression, so Your Highness, you don't need to worry too much. The situation that the Eighth Princess mentioned will not happen. I am very sorry to have disturbed you."
The Crown Princess was prepared with sarcastic remarks to retort from Xu Hui, but instead received such a submissive response from Xu Hui. She felt as if she had punched a cotton ball, and her heart felt heavy.
Qiao Mei didn't understand why Xu Hui was being so patient. She wanted to speak up, but Xu Hui held her arm down again.
Since Xu Hui didn't respond, the Crown Princess couldn't continue to make things difficult for no reason, so she could only leave after giving Xu Hui's beautiful face a disgusted look.
As Qiao Yingying left, the look of delight that flashed in her eyes was keenly noticed by Qiao Mei, who called out to her.
"Eighth Sister, wait a moment."
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