Amidst this excessive, even overly deliberate, reward, the Prince of Pingyang died in an assassination attempt, and after being repeatedly humiliated, the Princess of Pingyang committed suicide, leaving behind only the three siblings of the Yin family.
The Prince of Pingyang's mansion was left with only its descendants.
Yin Yuyao remained the same Crown Princess who never returned to her parents' home, spending all her time in the Crown Prince's residence managing the inner quarters and interacting with the Crown Prince like colleagues.
When Yin Yujie came of age, she discovered that she was pregnant. For some unknown reason, she chose to keep the child but did not inform the royal family. This choice was not only not hindered, but was also respected and understood by her family.
She was in labor when the Prince of Pingyang and his wife passed away. She only learned of the news after giving birth. Later, she named the child in her womb Muyang.
Yin Yulin inherited the title of Prince of Pingyang and received the tiger tally promised by the emperor.
Less than a year had passed since that incident, and their family had undergone such a drastic change. Faced with such unpredictability, the siblings Yin Yulin and Yin Yujie changed drastically, becoming cold and indifferent. Apart from occasionally getting together to chat, they had no communication whatsoever.
Just over a month later, the emperor died and passed the throne to the crown prince. After the crown prince ascended the throne, he made his crown princess empress, his concubine Ning consort Shufei, and his concubine Yuwen consort Guifei.
Such an appointment was unexpected by all the officials. It was normal for the Crown Princess to be made Empress, but between the two concubines, the Crown Prince clearly treated Concubine Ning better and was more indifferent to Concubine Yuwen. How could he make Concubine Ning a Noble Consort and Concubine Yuwen a rank higher than her?
Could it be that the new emperor actually prefers Consort Yuwen?
But soon, news of Consort Yuwen's pregnancy spread throughout the capital. Only then did everyone realize that this was why the new emperor had given Consort Yuwen such special treatment; after all, she was His Majesty's first child, so it was inevitable that he would treat her with special care.
But at that moment, His Majesty announced that the Empress had given birth to the eldest princess.
The officials were completely dumbfounded. If they weren't blind, the Empress didn't look like she was about to give birth when they saw her a few days ago.
However, faced with the emperor's absolute power, they certainly wouldn't dare to openly speculate.
It's not necessarily true that His Majesty is particularly fond of beautiful women, as he hasn't shown much interest in the three beauties in his harem. However, even after ascending the throne and before holding a selection of concubines, His Majesty couldn't wait to bring another beauty into the palace.
This beauty's identity was unknown; she seemed to be just a commoner. But as soon as she entered the palace, His Majesty bestowed upon her the title of Consort Li and granted her residence in Zhaoyang Palace, as a sign of his favor. This unprecedented treatment left the officials completely baffled. Did His Majesty already have this beloved woman, Consort Li, before he even ascended the throne?
What they didn't know was that although Consort Li was outwardly highly regarded by the emperor, and despite her humble origins, she was promoted to the rank of consort and given a title, the emperor never actually visited her after she entered Zhaoyang Palace, and she never served the emperor in bed.
Even the three men in the Prince's residence couldn't see through the Emperor's intentions.
The mind of an emperor is truly beyond the comprehension of outsiders.
The eldest princess was Mu Yang, the daughter of Yin Yu Jie. It was only when the new emperor ascended the throne that she told the emperor about Mu Yang's existence. Although Yin Yu Yao had known about it for a long time, she pretended not to know and cooperated with her sister in the play.
Yin Yujie did not ask to be made a concubine, but instead asked that her daughter be raised by her sister and become her sister's eldest princess.
Faced with her first child, which was born unexpectedly and out of guilt, and given the circumstances of the Prince of Pingyang and his wife, although she did not understand why she was unwilling to become a concubine, the emperor had no reason to disagree. So he generously announced to the public that this was the eldest princess born to the empress, and no outsider dared to object.
At this moment, the emperor was unaware that he had begun to care about Yin Yujie. Although this care stemmed from Yin Yujie's refusal to enter the palace, only he himself knew whether this care would change over time.
In fact, when Yin Yujie found out she was pregnant, she not only told her other family members, but also sent a letter to Yin Yuyao. Yin Yuyao wanted to go back to the Pingyang Prince's Mansion to visit her, but when she thought of their plans, she had no choice but to compromise. As usual, she skillfully burned the note and continued to stay in the mansion, occasionally chatting with Ning Ci and Yuwen Li to relieve her boredom.
To be precise, their plan was the original owner's plan, and it was only when they parted ways in the palace that she realized something was wrong.
Because after she transmigrated there, she suspected that the Crown Prince had deliberately set a trap to force Yin Yujie.
But the next day in the palace, as they all gathered together and listened to the emperor and Prince Pingyang reminiscing about their old times and secretly arguing, she noticed that although her family members had various emotions on their faces and seemed loyal to the emperor, their eyes were very calm.
Especially Yin Yujie, who had been humiliated, looked heartbroken with tears streaming down her face. But from her perspective, it was clear that her younger sister, though also crying, showed no sadness in her eyes. When she saw Yin Yujie looking at her, she even smiled at her.
Yin Yuyao wasn't the original owner, so she naturally didn't have the original owner's sincerity towards her younger sister. She also didn't know how the original owner got along with her sister. Even though she herself liked Yin Yujie very much, she never had the same intimacy as the original owner. So when she saw Yin Yujie like this, she couldn't control her expression and was slightly startled.
Although she quickly withdrew it, that small movement was enough for the perceptive Yin Yujie to notice that something was wrong with her sister.
Therefore, after the emperor's generous reward that day, Yin Yujie, on the pretext of missing her sister, asked the emperor, empress, and crown prince for her sister to return to the mansion for a few days. Faced with Yin Yujie's small request, everyone naturally agreed.
During the few days that Yin Yuyao returned to the mansion, Yin Yujie first tested and found that the sister in front of her was not the real person. Then she confirmed that this was her sister's body. So it was this person in front of her who somehow moved Yin Yuyao's soul out and took over Yin Yuyao's body.
Despite Yin Yuyao's objections, she told the rest of her family about this under such unorthodox methods.
"I don't know how Yin Yuyao faced such a scene afterward, or how the Yin family treated her. Because Yin Yuyao's soul is a mission taker, that fake S could set up a barrier to prevent me from seeing. He must have known that I knew of his existence, which is why he set up this obstacle to prevent us from discovering more suspicious points," Xi Xi said with frustration.
Chen Xiao had long coveted Xi Xi's adorable ears, and seeing this, he quickly took the opportunity to comfort her by placing his hand directly on Xi Xi's ears and giving them a few firm rubs. They were so fluffy and felt incredibly comfortable!
She didn't forget to comfort Xixi, "It's okay. Look, that fake S can only do this in the dark, making some small moves, and he can't even stop you completely. That proves that his strength is definitely not as high as yours. Besides, our Xixi is so great, what difficulties can our lovely Xixi not overcome? In addition, if you want to know what happened, why don't we just ask Yin Yuyao herself?"
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