"I'm nothing to you, am I?"
She asked, looking at him with eyes full of anger.
"Huh? Mother?"
She glanced left at Nangong Liuli, who was dressed in fine clothes and served by palace maids and eunuchs, and right at the woman beside her, who lived a poor life in such a place.
Seeing the disbelieving look in her eyes, and even a hint of amusement in her expression, he spoke again to dispel her doubts.
"She really is my mother."
"Your Highness!" she said, trying to stop him from saying any more.
"Then why did you do that, letting your mother live in a place like this?" Ling Shuang asked.
Just as she was about to speak, she heard the voices of several eunuchs. Nangong Liuli quickly pulled Ling Shuang and hid in the shadows.
"Her wine is quite good, let's go get some!"
Another young eunuch, looking timid and like a newcomer, asked hesitantly, "She is the Crown Prince's mother. Is it really okay for us to do this?"
"What's there to be afraid of? He'll just be a puppet prince in the future, someone we used to bully all the time."
Hearing these words, Ling Shuang looked up at Nangong Liuli but didn't see much of an expression on his face.
...
About half an hour later, Ling Shuang and Nangong Liuli walked side by side in the garden.
The road, covered in yellow sand, felt soft to walk on.
Empress Hui's wine was all snatched away, and when Ling Shuang tried to stop her, he stopped her.
After hesitating for a long time, she finally decided to ask, "You were clearly angry, so why did you stop me from rushing forward?"
He looked at me and smiled, as if what had just happened hadn't affected him much!
"What will happen next time?" he asked.
"Huh?"
"You can see my current situation. One act of resistance will only lead to them becoming even more ruthless."
"Only when I have sufficient ability can I protect the people I want to protect."
"Now I just hope she can think peacefully."
Looking at him, Ling Shuang suddenly felt a pang of sadness and sympathy. She thought that the Crown Prince should have such a noble status and should not be treated like this.
"Shouldn't Nalan Yi have me marry Nangong Anren?"
He looked at me with a faint smile and raised an eyebrow, saying, "Could it be that you like him?"
Ling Shuang rolled her eyes at him: "You lunatic, who likes him!"
The somber atmosphere was instantly lightened and became somewhat more lively.
"They're planning that once I die, Nangong Anren can smoothly become the crown prince, and then you can marry him!"
"Otherwise, how could you have been here for so long and still not married me!"
Ling Shuang suddenly felt as if she had fallen into a huge conspiracy.
Suddenly, she looked him intently into his eyes and reminded him, "Nangong Liuli, you absolutely mustn't die, okay?"
He looked at her with a mixture of amusement and exasperation, raising an eyebrow and asking, "So, you've agreed to marry me and become the Crown Princess of Lanyi?"
He moved closer and closer to her, and Ling Shuang was so startled that she almost slipped and fell. Luckily, Nangong Liuli...
Suddenly he turned the conversation to me: "Where are you from? Why are you impersonating Princess Murong?"
What was bound to happen couldn't be avoided, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "Your Majesty, I was abducted and sold here by human traffickers!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Lisheng couldn't help but suppress a laugh.
"Ye'er, is that so?" Ye Liming asked Ye Lisheng to confirm.
Ye Lisheng, with a cold and stern expression, solemnly replied, "Father, when I saw her, she was dressed in rags and tatters."
"Ragged? This is clearly a denim skirt, the most fashionable style of the 21st century. The ancients were so outdated!"
"You're talking nonsense!"
"You're the one talking nonsense!"
"She lingered at my doorstep for ages, refusing to leave, saying she'd be willing to serve me like a slave if I could save her!"
I was so angry I gritted my teeth, but I could only swallow my shattered teeth: "I'll endure it!"
"Then why did you impersonate Murong Kui when you entered the palace that day?" Ye Liming questioned, his tone brooking no arguing.
"Your Majesty, I understand that this is a crime of deceiving the emperor and must be punished. However, Prince Anyang saved me and gave me a new life, so naturally I must repay him!"
I relentlessly shifted the blame to Ye Lisheng, and seeing him grind his teeth in anger made me incredibly happy.
"Oh," I said, and Ye Liming became interested.
"How did this become repaying a debt of gratitude? Prince Anyang, you tell me!"
"Your Majesty, I was extremely anxious about Princess Murong's disappearance. When I saw this woman, I thought the real Murong had returned, and I was overjoyed. However, after some questioning, I learned that she was merely someone who resembled Murong."
"It just so happens that you summoned me and Murong to the palace, Father. I was afraid you would blame me and worry, so I had to come up with the plan to have her impersonate Murong!"
Ye Lisheng, such a decent person, told so many lies today.
Murong Kui listened to our back-and-forth banter, her heart burning with jealousy, wishing she could jump up and expose us.
"Absurd!" Ye Liming said with a strange expression.
At this moment, Prince Yu said, "Sixth Brother's words make sense, but it's only one side of the story, without any evidence!"
"Is Your Majesty doubting me?"
After a long silence, Wang Qiaochuan finally spoke: "Your Highness, you are the son of the true dragon, possessing a supreme position. Of course we believe what you say!"
"But," he continued, changing the subject, "does everyone remember the day the strange phenomenon occurred? The sky was clear and blue, but suddenly it turned into night!"
The ministers in the court immediately began to discuss the matter.
"Remember!"
"That day was really strange!"
Ye Liming asked with great interest, "Did the Celestial Master see any heavenly secrets?"
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