Chapter 154 Yes, she was sent flying by something...
When A Luo flew away from in front of her, the princess was still in a daze.
When the princess realized what had happened, her face instantly turned terrified.
"Who? Who are you? How do you know my name?"
Xiang Bei withdrew her hand, quickly sifted through suitable candidates, and finally chose the identity of the deceased empress, speaking calmly.
I am your mother!
Anyway, it's not the first time he's impersonated the female lead's elder.
Saying they are family makes it easier for the female protagonist to believe them.
The system jumped onto Xiang Bei's shoulder and said, "Host, this system has been upgraded. The text converted from your words will make the protagonist feel more approachable and trustworthy."
Xiang Bei turned to look at the system, "Happiness or trust?"
"convince."
"Then why didn't she listen to me when I told her to slap that nagging maid? System, your technique is terrible, it's completely useless. In the end, the female lead was still won over by my personal charm."
System: "..." It shouldn't have said that.
"Mother? Are you really Mother?" Xiao Qiluo stared at the words that suddenly appeared before her eyes and then suddenly disappeared.
Yes, Qiluo, I am your mother.
Xiao Qiluo reached out and touched it, still somewhat incredulous; her hand passed right through the words.
Then Xiao Qiluo shook her head and murmured, "No, it's impossible."
Her mother had clearly passed away many years ago.
Her mother died not long after she was born, so how could she still be alive?
Xiao Qiluo looked in the direction of the text with suspicion, "Since you say you are my mother, why don't you come out to see me?"
There was a portrait of the Empress Dowager in the palace. Xiao Qiluo had seen it since she was a child, so she naturally knew what her mother looked like.
As long as the person behind this strange script dares to come out, she will be able to recognize whether it is her mother or not.
Xiang Bei rolled her eyes.
[Now you've finally gotten your act together, knowing to verify your mother's authenticity. How can you be so foolish when it comes to men? Why are you humiliating yourself like this for a man? Have you forgotten your place, letting him trample on you so brazenly? I don't even want to acknowledge you as my daughter; you're utterly foolish.]
When men were mentioned, Xiao Qiluo thought of her husband again.
Naturally, he also thought of the concubine that the prince consort kept in Plum Blossom Lane.
She wouldn't have known about this if she hadn't secretly followed him. She had never seen the prince consort show such tenderness towards anyone.
No, that's not right. The prince consort had shown him that same expression before, but at that time he didn't know that person was her.
Thinking of the scene she had witnessed, Xiao Qiluo instinctively clutched her chest, biting her lip and shedding tears.
Her heart was really aching.
She really, really loved the prince consort. She loved him and was willing to die for him.
[Xiao Qiluo, I'll say it again, you are a princess! Don't forget your place!]
Xiang Bei was furious at the sight of the princess's self-pitying appearance.
Even at a time like this, she was still thinking about that shameless man.
Having just come from a matriarchal society, seeing a princess who has degraded herself to the point of exhaustion is quite disheartening.
When Xiang Bei first read the original plot, she thought that the only daughter meant that the emperor only had one daughter, the female protagonist.
Unexpectedly, she was not only his only daughter, but also his only child. The book also vividly describes the emperor's doting affection for his daughter, granting her every wish.
What a wonderful opportunity to ascend the throne, become emperor, and conquer all!
It would be so great to just become an empress; then you could have any kind of man you wanted.
After the male lead became emperor, someone even sent him a body double who looked exactly like the female lead.
If the female lead is destined to ascend the throne, as long as she reveals that she likes the male lead, she won't have to worry about finding someone who caters to her tastes.
Even if the male lead refuses, what does it matter? After killing him, the female lead can find a substitute for the male lead while reminiscing about him, enjoying the boundless loneliness of losing her beloved man, embracing the male lead's substitute on both sides, and ruling the world.
How foolish! How incredibly foolish!
Why get hung up on this jerk of a male lead?
She played a winning hand terribly and ended up being tortured to death by a man.
She doesn't seem like the female lead at all. In the author's setting, it feels like the female lead is just a stepping stone for the male lead to ascend to the throne.
If the emperor isn't incompetent and tyrannical, then the male protagonist's rebellion is simply that of a traitor. This story clearly uses the female protagonist, the only princess in the royal family, to move everyone under the guise of unwavering devotion. In the end, he becomes emperor, and even then, he frequently brings up the deceased female protagonist.
Anyone with a conscience should know that he was the one who killed the female lead.
But the male protagonist loved the deceased female protagonist so much that the whole world knew how deeply their emperor loved her.
Xiang Bei felt that the male lead was just putting on a show.
The moment the female lead dies, the male lead falls hopelessly in love with her. Since he's so reluctant to let her go, why doesn't he just commit suicide for love?
After ascending the throne, he kept showing how much he loved the female lead, as if he couldn't live without her. Apart from crying like a dog, he never seemed to have any thoughts of suicide.
Xiang Bei found it all very strange; it seemed that only if the male lead showed that he loved the female lead could he secure his position.
The system leaned closer and said, "Host, the female lead is also strange. Didn't you notice that her reaction is very odd whenever she hears the words 'prince consort'?"
"Found it."
In the previous mission world, the female protagonist would quickly regain her senses as long as she stayed away from the male protagonist.
However, Xiao Qiluo's reaction was as if she were possessed. Whenever the prince consort was mentioned, her expression would change, as if she were lost in some memories.
He would occasionally let out a silly grin, which seemed really strange no matter how you looked at it.
"Could it be that it's also being controlled by the world's consciousness?"
Xiang Bei remembered that in the previous mission world, the world consciousness wanted to control Ming Er, and now it was possible that the same thing was happening.
"No evidence has been found that the world consciousness is controlling the female protagonist," the system said to Xiao Qiluo after giving her an analysis.
In the previous world, in order to correct the plot, the world consciousness wanted to forcibly control Ming Er, so the superior upgraded its main body.
The current system can scan for the existence of world consciousness.
No world consciousness was found to exist within the female protagonist, Xiao Qiluo.
“That makes sense. Ming Er’s side is trying to fix the original plot because we’ve already corrected it. We just arrived, and the original plot hasn’t changed yet, so there’s no reason for the world consciousness to correct it.”
But looking at it this way, I still feel that something is off about the female lead.
Xiang Bei looked at Xiao Qiluo and couldn't quite see what was wrong with her at first glance, but she just looked a little strange.
The system, mimicking Xiang Bei's posture, sat on her shoulder to think. But then Xiang Bei suddenly stood up, and the system fell onto the sofa.
"No, we must change the female lead's weak temper first. Even a princess has been bullied like this."
It's only because she encountered a good-tempered woman like Xiao Qiluo that she was able to get rid of him in no time. If it were a princess of the same status and position, she would have killed him in a heartbeat.
Xiang Bei pulled the system off the sofa. "System, your mission has arrived. Just like you taught Ming Er, train the princess."
"Host, this task is very difficult. Ming Er is just a child. Although the female lead is not yet twenty years old, according to the age in ancient times, she is already an adult and some of her thinking is fixed."
Ming Er was a child, and an illiterate child at that, so he learned whatever he was taught.
Even the female protagonists, whose backgrounds are different from Xiao Qiluo's, are taught from scratch. For a princess whose mindset is already fixed, this is extremely difficult.
"Difficulty makes it challenging, Master. Don't you have any confidence in yourself?"
The system quickly denied it, "Of course not."
"We still need to change the princess's mindset as soon as possible. She is, after all, a princess. How can we let others trample on her? Commander, immediately find the information on the princesses in my dynasty who hold power, especially those who can control their husbands."
"Alright." The system immediately went to organize the data.
Xiang Bei did not refuse the princess's request to meet her in person; after the system upgrade, she could make a brief appearance.
To increase credibility, she specifically used her points to buy costume props in the trading mall.
The empress's appearance is also easy to solve; the system can use data to simulate the empress's appearance.
Xiang Bei flashed in front of Xiao Qiluo briefly to make sure she could see her face before disappearing.
"Mother, it really is Mother," Xiao Qiluo murmured in disbelief.
She saw it clearly just now; that person did indeed look exactly like her mother in the portrait.
"Mother, is it really you? Do you know how much Qiluo misses you?"
Xiao Qiluo looked at the spot where Xiang Bei had just disappeared, tears streaming down her face.
The female lead is naturally top-tier in terms of looks; even when she cries, her face is like a pear blossom in the rain, making her incredibly pitiful.
Originally, Xiang Bei was about to scold Xiao Qiluo for being useless, but when faced with this new daughter, she was instantly speechless.
She raised her hand to wipe away Xiao Qiluo's tears, and finally sighed.
Xiang Bei didn't speak with Xiao Qiluo for long; their conversation included things about her mother that only the emperor and the princess had ever talked about.
Xiao Qiluo was soon able to accept her as her mother.
"But Mother, why don't you come out and see your daughter directly? Qiluo really wants to see you again. I didn't get a clear look at you just now."
"I couldn't come out; I'm already dead. I couldn't bear to see you suffer, so I asked Yama to let me come back to see you. My poor daughter, you've suffered so much."
Xiao Qiluo stared blankly at the floating words.
For some reason, when she heard her mother say that she had suffered, she felt a strange, indescribable bitterness in her heart.
Tears streamed down my face uncontrollably.
Perhaps knowing that the strange, moving characters were her mother speaking to her, Xiao Qiluo felt incredibly happy.
She smiled, happy to see her mother in her lifetime. But her mother's concern made her feel sad and want to cry.
These two emotions were pulling back and forth in her heart, making her tremble involuntarily.
From as far back as she could remember, she knew her mother had passed away, and she had never met her mother. After marrying Cui Fang, she was actually quite looking forward to him bringing his mother to live with him.
Deep down, she still longed for her mother's embrace.
She had always envied her sister-in-law for being able to snuggle in her mother-in-law's arms, and she longed to hold her own mother like that.
"Mother, I...I feel so bad."
Xiao Qiluo only knew that she felt terrible, but she couldn't explain why.
Xiang Bei reached out and hugged Xiao Qiluo, comforting her, "It's alright, your mother is here, your mother will stay with you."
"Mother, will you always be here?"
Xiao Qiluo couldn't see Xiang Bei, but she could feel herself being hugged.
Is this what a mother feels like?
It feels so warm.
Xiang Bei simply hugged Xiao Qiluo and gently patted her shoulder. Of course, she couldn't exude a motherly feeling. This was an item she had purchased with points in the trading mall.
The prop is called Mother's Embrace.
"Mother, don't go, don't go, Qiluo is scared." Xiao Qiluo murmured softly, nestled in her mother's embrace.
Why is Qiluo afraid? Can you tell Mother?
"Because...because..." Xiao Qiluo looked somewhat confused, because she couldn't quite describe the feeling, and therefore felt afraid.
"Mother, don't go, don't leave me, I really miss you so much."
【Qiluo, your mother misses you too. It was because I couldn't bear to leave you that I returned to see you one last time before my reincarnation. But I never expected to see you like this. This is your princess's residence; how can you allow your husband's family to act so arrogantly here?】
"Mother, it's not like that, the Prince Consort..."
"No need to say more, your mother saw it all. Qiluo, you are a princess of the royal family, your father's only daughter. How could you allow your husband to humiliate you like this? Even the maids around you dare to yell at you. Do you know how heartbroken your mother is to see this?"
"No, that's really not true, Mother. My husband... he treats me extremely well."
Xiao Qiluo's cheeks flushed, and she seemed a little shy, as if she had thought of something.
"Mother, I am not suffering. My husband treats me very well."
Xiang Bei: "..." The words "imperial son-in-law" seem to have some kind of curse. It's fine when the words aren't mentioned, but as soon as they are, the strange feeling about the female lead comes back.
[Don't hide it from your mother anymore, she saw it with her own eyes, they...]
In the courtyard, A-Luo, who was lying on the ground, suddenly moved and made a painful sound.
Xiang Bei: I almost forgot about this person.
Upon hearing A Luo's voice, Xiao Qiluo actually tried to break free from Xiang Bei's embrace and get up to help A Luo up.
Xiang Bei sighed, "The original text also said that the princess was a kind-hearted princess who couldn't bear to see others suffer."
He treated the maids around him as if they were his own sisters.
Now, whenever they hear A-Luo's voice, they rush to see her.
Xiang Bei grabbed Xiao Qiluo's arm, stopping her from walking towards A Luo.
[Don't go! Let her get up by herself!]
"But Mother, A-Luo is Qi-Luo's sister! If... if the Prince Consort finds out..."
[If you know, you know. You are a princess, and he depends on you for his existence. Are you really going to be afraid of him?]
Xiang Bei deliberately avoided mentioning the words "imperial son-in-law," and as expected, Xiao Qiluo did not rush to defend the imperial son-in-law as she had before.
He looked somewhat conflicted, "But...but..."
【No buts, Qiluo. Your father and I only have you as our daughter. You are not allowed to claim relatives indiscriminately!】
Xiao Qiluo wanted to speak, but A Luo, who was lying on the ground, had already opened her eyes. Her first reaction was that her cheeks were burning with pain.
Then I felt pain all over my body.
She slowly recalled what had just happened. She had been disciplining the princess when she was suddenly knocked away by something and lost consciousness.
Yes, she was knocked away by something.
Did the princess hit her?
There were only her and the princess in the room; it must have been the princess who did it to her.
She reached out to touch her cheek, only to find that her arm was also in great pain. When she touched her cheek in pain, she found that her face was swollen very badly.
A-Luo turned her head and glared angrily at Xiao Qiluo, who was standing at the door watching her. How dare the princess hit her! She'd better wait until the prince consort returned and then complain about the princess.
"What's wrong with the rice?"
With her cheeks swollen, A-Luo's speech was slurred, and Xiao Qiluo couldn't understand a word she was saying.
She said, "How dare you hit her?"
Xiang Bei translated for her.
As Xiao Qiluo watched the words passing by, her mother spoke again.
Is this maid always so disrespectful to you? Go tell her now that this is the princess's residence, your own home, and you are the true master of this princess's residence.
She couldn't disobey her mother, so Xiao Qiluo went over and said, "Aluo, this is the princess's residence. I am the princess, and I am the master of this place."
A-Luo looked at Xiao Qiluo in shock. She suspected that the princess had been driven mad by the woman her husband was keeping outside, which was why she said such a thing.
Thinking this, A-Luo couldn't help but blurt it out, "Are you crazy?"
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