What? The Imperial Uncle has been bewitched?
The princes and princesses all gaped in surprise, but thankfully no one noticed, and they immediately lowered their heads and remained silent.
Emperor Jing also felt that the woman was too strange. Fortunately, he hadn't taken her into the harem, otherwise he might have easily fallen into her trap.
The banquet became tense after the commotion, and it wasn't until Emperor Jing and Empress Dowager left their seats that the officials were able to drink and enjoy themselves.
Jing Le and several princes and princesses stayed at the banquet to play and did not leave with Emperor Jing and the others.
"Little Princess, Ninth Prince, come and sit with me."
The Fifth Princess came to Jing Le's side and said softly.
This was the first time she had spoken to Jing Le, and she was a little nervous.
Jing Le was accompanied by the Eleventh and Ninth Princes, and also by Eunuch Xu, who stayed by her side every step of the way.
"Okay, Fifth Sister."
"Fifth Imperial Sister".
Jing Le took a bite of the pastry, her cheeks puffed out, looking quite adorable.
[This is the Fifth Princess. Alas, what a pity. She had poor judgment and chose a scoundrel as her consort. In the end…]
What? You have poor judgment? The prince consort is a scumbag?
What happened in the end?
The Fifth Princess was devastated when she heard the news about herself.
I almost wanted to shake Jingle and make her finish what she was saying. ???(???ω??)???
The Ninth Prince, standing to the side, glanced at the Fifth Princess with pity, thinking to himself:
This is just the beginning; there are many more surprising things to come.
"Ahem, then I'll take your hand and we'll go together, Ninth Brother too."
The Fifth Princess took Jing Le's little hand and led the group to their seats.
All the ladies-in-waiting had left, so the three princesses sat down together.
Upon seeing the Fifth Princess leading Jing Le over, he immediately stood up to greet her.
"Little princess, I'm the sixth princess, and the ninth brother is here too."
The Sixth Princess looked at Jing Le with a bright smile, appearing innocent and carefree.
"Hello, Sixth Sister."
"Sixth Imperial Sister".
Jing Le and the Ninth Prince called out in succession.
"Royal brother, royal sister, my eighth sister."
The Eighth Princess on the other side also spoke gently.
"Eighth Sister, Eighth Imperial Sister."
After exchanging greetings, the group sat down and began feeding Jing Le.
Jing Le ate the pastries handed to her by her older siblings while watching the performance in the center of the hall below, thoroughly enjoying herself.
Ahhh, I'm so happy! I never expected the older women to have such great personalities. I love them so much!
Jing Le looked at the Fifth Princess wiping her mouth, the Eighth Princess feeding her pastries, and the Sixth Princess pouring her tea, and couldn't have been more relaxed.
As for the Ninth Prince, he has been pushed to the side.
Ninth Prince: Hmph ╭(╯^╰)╮, my older sisters are so annoying, they've taken over my younger sister.
He then added a pitiful look to Jing Le's eyes.
Unfortunately, Jing Le's gaze was fixed on the blind man, and he didn't even look in Jing Le's direction.
The three princesses smiled knowingly; they also found their little princess adorable, especially when she was having a lot of inner monologues.
After eating and drinking her fill, Jing Le looked at her three older sisters beside her and blinked.
Let's see how the sisters' fates end.
The three princesses immediately tensed up.
Even the princes on the men's side of the table perked up their ears, though they couldn't hear clearly due to the distance.
Let's look at Fifth Sister's first. Where were we? Oh, right here.
Jing Le mentally reviewed the script.
[At the palace banquet at the end of this year, Fifth Sister met a man and suddenly became love-struck, determined to marry no one but him. In the end, Consort Xian pleaded with the Emperor, who granted them a marriage, and they moved into the Princess's residence.]
What? Love-struck?
Although the meaning of this word is unknown, judging from its literal meaning, it is not a good word.
The Fifth Princess frowned slightly.
Jing Le continued, "[But she died in childbirth less than two years after the wedding.]"
[Holy crap, this is unbelievable! My elder sister died like this? They're so despicable!]
As Jing Le's tone revealed anger, everyone who could hear her inner thoughts felt a jolt.
Before I could even recover from the news of her death during childbirth, I was dragged into another problem.
Why did the childbirth end in complications? What was the cause of death? Who are they referring to?
Fortunately, Jing Le didn't keep them waiting long, and continued, "That prince consort is actually a member of the same clan as the saintess from today, and he also knows Gu magic."
The reason my elder sister insisted on marrying him was entirely because she was bewitched by his love potion.
[That's bad enough, but I never expected the prince consort to be in love with that saintess.]
[The fetus in Fifth Sister's womb was also used by the prince consort as an experiment to refine fetal poison, and he died alive as the insects devoured it inside her stomach.]
The reason Fifth Sister died in childbirth was because what was inside her was not a child at all, but a Gu worm that drained her life essence. It would be strange if the mother didn't die.
These few words terrified the princesses, turning their faces pale.
The fifth princess was especially worse.
She never expected her fate to be so tragic.
First, she was bewitched by a love curse and forced into marriage. Then, her child was eaten by the curse worms, and she even gave birth to the curse worms herself, ultimately losing her own life in the process.
Her situation is more than just tragic; it's downright horrific.
"Fifth Princess, are you... are you alright?"
The Eighth Princess asked softly, her own face pale.
He was clearly shocked by the information he heard.
Needless to say, the sixth princess was so frightened that she became withdrawn.
"Fifth Sister, are you alright? Why do you look so pale?"
Jing Le looked at the pale-faced Fifth Princess and asked her a question.
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