Now that things had come to this, Ziwei knew she had lost, and her voice became hoarse and unpleasant.
She was defeated the moment Shen Nian appeared in the palace.
Later, they even overestimated themselves and tried to deal with Chen Nian, wanting to seize Chen Nian's position.
"I'll make sure you die knowing why."
Chen Nian took the jade pendant that Cai Lian had taken from her neck. The jade pendant was clear and bright, and the sunlight shining through the window gave it a light purple hue. It was clearly not an ordinary object. Chen Nian held the jade pendant and waved it in front of Zi Wei.
"This is the most important thing. There are fewer than five people who own this. This is the most crucial thing, or rather, this is how it originally is."
The Emperor and Empress, seated on the throne, looked at the object in Chen Nian's hands with excitement in their eyes.
Chen Nian took out a very ordinary, rough cloth and wrapped the jade pendant in it, instantly making it less noticeable.
Xia Yuhe knew that the jade pendant was very valuable, so she specially wrapped it in a rag. She was afraid that using a nice cloth would attract attention, so she deliberately used an ordinary, unsightly cloth that no one would be interested in.
From a young age, the original owner was told that no one could give this to her, and she always kept this in mind. Even when Ziwei tried to take it from her, she fought desperately and refused to give it to her.
When Ziwei encountered the original owner Cailian, she did notice the thing around Cailian's neck and originally intended to take it with her.
However, the original owner, Cai Lian, still had some self-awareness at that time and stubbornly refused to let Zi Wei touch her. She even grabbed and hit Zi Wei, determined not to let Zi Wei touch her. Zi Wei saw that she was indeed just a worthless thing, so she didn't force the issue.
With dawn approaching and fearing they would attract attention, she grabbed the folding fan and painting and ran away, taking with her the information she had managed to extract.
"Hahaha—I should have taken this too back then, Erkang. Believe it or not, I really love you and I really want to marry you. In the next life, I never want to meet you again, and I never want to be the daughter of a rebellious thief."
Seeing the change in the jade pendant and the deep disgust in Er Kang's eyes, Ziwei looked up and laughed, laughing until tears streamed down her face.
Her father originally intended for her to use witchcraft to bewitch the emperor and gain his approval so that she could relay messages for them.
But when she first met Erkang, she fell in love with this man. The Gu poison was not easy to obtain, and she had experimented for a long time before succeeding. Suddenly, she no longer wanted to use the Emperor on her.
"Your affection is disgusting; I can't bear it."
Hearing Ziwei still saying she liked him, Erkang's face turned cold, and his words were like knives, mercilessly stabbing into Ziwei's heart, making Ziwei laugh in a pitiful and tragic way.
As he laughed, blood appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"not good."
Seeing the blood at the corner of Ziwei's mouth, Chen Nian suddenly grabbed Ziwei's hand.
"Chen Nian, you're so lucky! You're so popular!"
Looking at the person in front of her who was taking her pulse with a look of shock in their eyes, Ziwei glanced at Erkang and Fu Yuxing, who were standing behind Shen Nian and looking at Shen Nian with worry in their eyes, and said something meaningful.
After saying her last words, Ziwei breathed her last.
Hearing this, Shen Nian was completely confused and turned her head to look at Ertai beside her.
"It's alright."
Ertai reached out and rubbed Chennian's head, then pulled him up.
He knew what Ziwei meant; it meant that his brother also liked the little princess.
His little princess is so wonderful, it's normal for people to like her, but she belongs to him and no one can take her away.
"Alright, alright, get them out of here. Don't dirty Baoyue Tower. Also, Cailian, what's going on with Xiao Jian?"
The man died, and the emperor waved his hand dismissively, feeling it was bad luck. He signaled for someone to handle the matter, then looked at Xiao Jiancailian to the side.
He knew both of them.
...
"Your Majesty, this is how things ended up."
After hearing what his favorite children had to say, the emperor choked up for a moment.
emperor:……
So, he was the only one unaware that the Empress Dowager knew and had accepted Xiao Yanzi.
He was still thinking about how to persuade the Empress Dowager on behalf of the two of them.
It turns out he was worrying for nothing.
"Your Majesty, Cailian has something to say."
Cailian immediately knelt down.
"Get up, child, let's talk this out. I have wronged you all these years. Don't worry, I will give you the status of a princess."
Upon seeing the person kneeling, the emperor quickly greeted them.
"Your Majesty, I do not wish to be a princess; I only wish to be a commoner."
Cailian looked up at the Emperor and spoke with neither arrogance nor servility.
Upon hearing this, the room fell silent, and everyone looked at Cailian, who was kneeling.
Do you know what being a princess means?
The Emperor asked Cailian seriously, and he saw her determination.
"Know."
Cailian nodded.
The original owner's mother only told the original owner to recognize her relatives, but did not say that she had to become a princess.
She had just felt that the original owner's remaining consciousness completely dissipated the moment her identity was exposed.
...
"Alright, I agree."
After some back and forth, the Emperor finally agreed to Cailian's request.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Cailian bowed and prayed, and her whole body visibly relaxed.
She gained her freedom in exchange for her status as a princess and the price of not recognizing her ancestors. It was well worth it.
Besides, she was born out of wedlock, which is a shameful identity, so she might as well use it to gain her freedom.
Being in the palace, bound by layers of rules, she was not like Nian Nian and Qing Er; no one in the palace would unconditionally protect her.
Of course, this excludes deep contemplation.
But she needs to earn a house for Niannian, so it's better to stay outside the palace and be free.
"Alright, now that Xiao Yanzi's matter is resolved, let's talk about something else, what's going on with Xiao Jian?"
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