Chapter 367 Mission 035

The princess dress on Xiao Ying was extremely complicated and gorgeous. There were hundreds of pearls of the same size hanging on the skirt as decorations. The long skirt dragged on the floor of the palace and was inevitably stained with dust. When he returned, he could not wear the dirty dress.

The Dai Viet Dynasty at that time was undoubtedly a peaceful and prosperous era. The current wealth can be seen from the luxurious life of the emperor's concubines and princes and princesses in the palace.

He came to Chaohua Palace and walked in directly. In the eyes of outsiders, Shufei's favor for the original owner, the third princess, even exceeded that of the fourth prince.

The third princess today is only thirteen years old. Except for her taller figure, it is impossible to tell that she is a fake princess and a real prince.

When Xiao Ying entered Chaohua Palace to see Shufei, the large group of palace maids around him stayed outside and did not follow him in, because the original owner only dared to reveal a little bit of his masculine nature in front of his mother Shufei, so he did not allow them to follow him when he met Shufei before.

When Xiao Ying saw the original owner's mother, Concubine Shu, he was a little surprised that her appearance was the type of light and ethereal like a fairy. Although she was also extremely beautiful, she was completely different from the aggressive beauty of her two sons, but her facial features were somewhat similar.

When Concubine Shu saw Xiao Ying coming in, she smiled brightly on her calm face and said affectionately: "Han'er, come to your mother."

Xiao Ying imitated the original owner's personality and style, watching the changes quietly without revealing any differences.

Concubine Shu obviously would not notice that her son's soul would be swapped.

Xiao Ying silently listened to Concubine Shu's subtle brainwashing, and defined her in his heart - a woman with clever means and ambitious!

And there are undoubtedly the most such women in the harem. Concubine Shu is a typical harem woman. She is clever and can keep the emperor's favor and keep the secret. She is ambitious and hopes that her son will become the emperor, and she can also package herself as a beautiful fairy who does not fight or compete, is extraordinary and has a fairy-like aura.

Concubine Shu has feelings for her two sons, but these feelings are mixed with interests. The eldest son Xiao Shengtian is her support and hope, and the guarantee for her to realize her ambitions. The second son Xiao Han is her most deadly secret. For her ambition, she let her son be raised as a princess for more than ten years, but she is also a loving mother and can't bear to give up him completely.

Concubine Shu loves her two sons, but her love is not pure enough. She uses them, but she is not cruel enough. It's just that such a woman is very smart and has a lot of means.

Xiao Yan has almost figured out Concubine Shu's character through his contact with her today, so after leaving, he went to see the emperor father who had been kept in the dark.

He was also very curious about what kind of person this rational and wise monarch in the original book was, but it was a pity that he died early.

The attitude of Emperor Cheng'an, the king of Dai Viet, to his children is generally not far or close, but he is more fond of the daughter of the third son. He thinks that this daughter is much more heroic and intelligent than other weak and virtuous daughters, and spoiling a daughter will not affect the court like spoiling a prince.

Therefore, although Emperor Cheng'an was busy, he immediately put down what he was doing when he heard that the third princess wanted to see him: "Let the third princess in!"

After Xiao Yan was allowed to enter Xuanyi Hall, he met Emperor Cheng'an, his cheap father. Emperor Cheng'an, who had been the emperor for more than ten years, had great imperial power and handsome appearance. He looked young and strong in his middle age. It was hard to imagine that such a healthy emperor would die of illness more than ten years later.

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Emperor Cheng'an sat there, and smiled on his angular face when he saw Xiao Yan coming in. He said in a very intimate tone: "Han'er, come here, father."

Xiao Yan greeted Emperor Cheng'an according to the habit of the original owner, and then walked to Emperor Cheng'an and sat on the chair that the eunuch brought when he saw the opportunity.

Emperor Cheng'an really doted on the original owner. From his caring and kind words, we can hear that Xiao Ying got along with Emperor Cheng'an according to the original owner's behavior. However, he did not leave when Emperor Cheng'an continued to review the memorials. Surprisingly, Emperor Cheng'an did not mind, and even occasionally showed him the memorials when he was in a good mood.

Perhaps for Emperor Cheng'an, it was just a momentary chat with his daughter. But Xiao Ying seized this opportunity to get closer to Emperor Cheng'an, showing that he was studious and inquisitive. Later, he often came over when Emperor Cheng'an was reviewing the memorials, and gradually made Emperor Cheng'an accustomed to having his third daughter around when reviewing the memorials.

Emperor Cheng'an was not very wary of his daughter, and he was more unrestrained in doting on her. Xiao Ying used the original owner's identity as a fake princess to make it easier for Emperor Cheng'an to gain favor in front of him. Gradually, Emperor Cheng'an discovered his extremely keen talent and wisdom in political affairs, and was willing to talk to him more when reviewing the memorials.

Habits become second nature. Xiao Ying can often accompany Emperor Cheng'an. Emperor Cheng'an's favor for him has far exceeded that of the original owner, reaching the point where other princes and princesses envy and hate.

Even the original owner's mother, Concubine Shu, often inquired about Emperor Cheng'an's situation with Xiao Ying, and the fourth prince, who was not particularly close to the original owner, also became "brotherly and sisterly" with him.

Xiao Ying's attitude towards this was indifferent, and he never revealed a word about the Xuanyi Palace.

Emperor Cheng'an has been the emperor for more than ten years. He is undoubtedly an emperor with excellent means and character. He has a deep control over the harem and the court. There is nothing he doesn't want to know. Concubine Shu and the fourth prince's little thoughts can't be hidden from him. Xiao Ying has no power in his hands now. If he reveals a word in Xuanyi Palace without authorization, I'm afraid that Emperor Cheng'an will know it immediately.

The original owner's male identity was hidden from Emperor Cheng'an, probably because Emperor Cheng'an never thought of the possibility that his daughter could be a boy, so he never thought of checking. However, Xiao Ying thought that if Emperor Cheng'an really wanted to check, he should be able to find out the truth about Concubine Shu giving birth to twins.

Xiao Ying often accompanied Emperor Cheng'an in Xuanyi Hall, so he saw Concubine Shu and the fourth prince Xiao Shengtian less.

As Xiao Ying often made shocking remarks when Emperor Cheng'an was reviewing memorials, Emperor Cheng'an valued his talent in political affairs more and more, and even took him with him when meeting court officials, which was an honor that no other prince had.

Xiao Ying only felt that Emperor Cheng'an was still a very open-minded emperor, and did not suppress him because of his current identity as a princess, and even appreciated his talents and encouraged him to continue to play his role.

This made Xiao Ying, who originally planned to secretly cultivate power and force the emperor to become the "empress" if it didn't work, feel a lot more relaxed. Perhaps Emperor Cheng'an could accept a crown princess to inherit his throne... From the fact that Emperor Cheng'an was increasingly valuing him, it seemed that Emperor Cheng'an was not the kind of pedantic person who looked down on women.

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More than two years had passed in a flash.

In the past two years, everyone knew that Emperor Cheng'an loved the third princess. If the third princess was not a prince, I'm afraid everyone would think that His Majesty was going to make the third princess the crown prince.

However, because of His Majesty's great favor for the third princess, the fourth prince was extremely popular as soon as he entered the court. Many people felt that the fourth prince had such a sister who was deeply favored by the emperor, and he had a great chance of winning compared to other princes.

Xiao Ying had adapted well to his identity as a cross-dresser in the past two years. He changed himself into a new set of princess clothes and asked his personal maid to do his hair and makeup for him. He was going to attend the flower-viewing banquet held by the second princess later.

Emperor Cheng'an had many children. There were eight princesses, excluding the third princess of the wrong gender. Only the eldest and second princesses were married.

The eldest princess was unlucky and her husband died early, leaving her as a widow. She had no intention of remarrying and had been staying in the princess's mansion to raise her daughter and rarely went out.

The second princess had been married for less than two years and had an average relationship with her husband. However, she was the legitimate daughter of the empress and the elder sister of the third prince. After she got married, she often held various banquets to create opportunities for the third prince to win over forces. She was very active and had a strong presence.

The fourth to ninth princesses were all raised in the palace by their mothers. Xiao Yan rarely saw them, let alone had any interactions. Moreover, due to the special favor of Emperor Cheng'an to him, these princesses probably isolated him. However, Xiao Yan was not willing to mix with the princesses. While he was busy trying to gain favor in front of Emperor Cheng'an, he also had to take care of developing forces outside the palace.

Today, Xiao Ying is going to attend the flower-viewing banquet held by the second princess, because the male protagonist Situ Zhen will appear at the flower-viewing banquet and make a splash.

Calculating the time, the male protagonist has to mourn for the Duke of Qi for three years. It is said to be three years, but in fact it is twenty-seven months, which is exactly more than two years. It is time for him to come out and show his presence after the mourning period ends.

In the past two years, when Xiao Ying was trying to gain favor in front of Emperor Cheng'an, he did not forget to pay attention to the drama in the Duke of Qi's mansion. The concubines, who were backed by the old lady of the Duke of Qi, fought with the wife of the Duke of Qi and the male protagonist Situ Zhen, which was very exciting.

The male protagonist should come out and make a splash after the mourning period ends to wash away the reputation of the original prince as a playboy and prepare to inherit the title of Duke of Qi in the future.

How could Xiao Ying miss the first step of the male protagonist's rise?

Xiao Ying had the token of leaving the palace that Emperor Cheng'an had given him early, so he did not have to report to anyone, and directly led people out of the palace to the second princess's princess mansion to attend the flower-viewing banquet.

The second princess couldn't hide her surprise when she saw him coming.

Xiao Ying smiled faintly: "Second sister, are you not welcoming me?"

The second princess's face changed, but she still suppressed her loss of composure and smiled reluctantly: "How could it be? Second sister was just surprised that the third sister never attended the flower viewing banquet, but she didn't expect that she would come today!"

In the past, she relied on the fact that she was the legitimate daughter of the Central Palace, and she had never had a good face for the third sister who was loved by her father. Now that her third sister was more favored and valued by her father, she didn't dare to offend her too much.