The Princess Royal (度华年)

THIS IS A WORK OF FICTION

Mother handed this token to me.

She told me to kill Li Chuan at the soonest.

It'd be better if we could get Li Rong killed.

Kill the Crown Prince?

Uncle Su.

Mother can't be saved now.

The only way out now

is to kill Li Chuan as soon as possible.

In this way,

Cheng will be the only prince.

He will also be the only successor.

Father is near death.

Once he dies,

Cheng can ascend the throne immediately.

When that time comes,

you will be the Emperor's uncle

and I will be the Princess Royal.

Look how prestigious the Shangguan Family is now.

Uncle Su.

This is the only way to save Cheng and Mother.

When Li Chuan ascends the throne,

do you think he and Li Rong will let us go?

The Shangguan Family has long been hostile to us.

Are you going to sit idly by and wait for our demise?

Are you just going

to watch Mother die and do nothing?

Even if we kill Li Chuan, we can't save your mother.

It's not that I refuse to help you.

I'm just thinking of a foolproof plan.

How about this?

Go back and have some rest.

Let me think it over.

But time is pressing.

I don't know if we can wait until this year's Winter Festivity.

That would be a good opportunity.

All right. I'll wait for your decision.

But you must make haste.

See the Princess out.

Take a seat.

What was Her Highness thinking?

She told Princess Huayue to assassinate the Crown Prince.

It's so ridiculous.

If the Crown Prince were that easy to assassinate,

would he still be alive today?

Being hard to assassinate doesn't mean there are no opportunities.

Opportunities are created by people.

They just fear the cost.

My sister has come this far,

which shows she isn't foolish.

Do you really think she believes Huayue can kill Li Chuan?

She just found a scapegoat for those who have the intention.

There are quite a few who want Li Chuan dead.

If Huayue

is willing to take the fall for that,

I think

many would be willing to help her.

Then, is Her Highness planning

to abandon Princess Huayue?

Sacrificing a daughter's life

to secure a son's throne

isn't a bad deal in her eyes.

After Prince Su ascends the throne in the future,

he can confer a posthumous title to Princess Huayue

as a comfort.

This family doesn't have

a single decent person.

Look at Huayue.

She constantly mentions the position of Princess Royal.

The Princess Royal's title is far more important than her mother's safety.

A daughter wants

her mother to die

so she can take the position of Princess Royal.

A mother wants

her daughter to die

to secure the position of Empress Dowager.

How interesting.

So

are you going to sit by and watch?

After all, Consort Rou and the Xiao Family

share their woes and fortunes.

Of course, I can't just do nothing.

Find someone to enter the palace

to pass a message to His Majesty.

Tell His Majesty

that Huayue is experiencing agitation

and intends to assassinate Li Chuan.

Remember.

This message must only reach His Majesty.

No one else around him should hear it.

Who knows whose side they are on?

-I'll take care of it right away. -Go.

Your Highness.

His Majesty is waiting for you there.

Do you know

why Father suddenly wants

to see me?

Your Highness.

I think you should

ask His Majesty this question yourself.

This way, please.

Your Highness, I'll say something that I can say.

You and His Majesty are family by blood.

If you have kept things in your heart,

it would be better to speak openly.

Your Highness, this is as far I can walk you.

Father.

Skip the formalities.

Chuan.

Come forward

so I can get a good look at you.

Come on.

I never thought...

you were now

much taller than me.

It is

because I haven't been this close to you in a long time.

That's why you didn't notice.

Are you willing...

to get close to me?

I never thought of keeping a distance from you.

After all, you're my only father.

But

I am not your only son.

I never thought

you would think this way.

Do you always think

that I've been seizing the throne from you?

Isn't that so?

I never thought of that.

I have no interest

in the throne.

It's just that there are some people I want to protect.

It's Rong and Mother.

Do you know your mother

has always prioritized the interests of the Shangguan Family?

She is not just your mother.

She also represents the Shangguan Family's interests

in the entire Great Xia.

Can't you and Mother be of one mind?

No.

Why?

Because I am the ruler of all the people on this land,

not just the ruler of the noble families.

Those noble families

rely on their immense power

and don't care about the lives of the common people.

Even if you inherit the throne,

you will be nothing more than a puppet of the noble families.

This is not what I wish for.

Then why did you

summon me today?

I just need to know your stance.

Will you choose me

or your mother?

Father.

I'm the only son my mother has.

She has no other choice.

Think about this carefully.

I am offering you

this whole country

and the rightful throne.

But I care more

about whether I can keep my sister

and mother safe.

Have you thought it through?

Father, thank you for raising me.

The Winter Festivity will take place in ten days.

Why is this year's Winter Festivity scheduled so hastily?

I fear that His Majesty has big plans.

You saw His Majesty's attitude yesterday.

He is clearly very reluctant

to give the Inspectorate Office back to you.

I fear he wants to get rid of you.

On the day of the Winter Festivity,

they will probably take action.

Have you made up your mind?

If Father truly intends to kill me,

then Huajing will certainly face a mutiny.

Right now, Father can only rely on Xiao Su's army.

Xiao Su comes from the Northwest.

Before he arrives here, he will first meet the Sus and Xies.

If he brings the two families' armies to Huajing,

Chuan will surely die.

If they join forces with Su Rongqing,

do you think...

Do you think Chuan will act against Father

to protect me?

If he is unwilling to risk his life for me,

I will die.

Like Consort Rou,

who will die for the position of Crown Prince.

Sit down first.

Sit.

For now, we can only have Lin Feibai replace Xie Chunhe

as the master of the Xie Family

and take over the military forces.

Then we might stand a chance to fight.

There are 2,000 soldiers under my family's command in the city.

We also have 1,000 mansion guards.