Chapter 347 - Empress Dowager’s Plans in Cining Palace (1/2)

At the back garden of Princess Royal.

Bai Yihao came here to say goodbye to Princess Royal. As the aunt of Bai Yihao, it’s normal for Princess Royal to talk intimately and personally to him, and hence she ushered all her servants out, with only Princess Royal’s nanny, Nanny Qin, guarding the door. The conversation inside made Nanny Qin shudder in fear.

That was nothing like the intimate conversation between an aunt and her nephew, it’s clearly…

The voices in the inner hall were not loud, with a certain kind of gracefulness and composure even though they were talking about a topic that devastated others. Nanny Qin suppressed the chill in her heart and stood further away, cautiously monitoring situations outside the room. She was afraid that someone could be eavesdropping and use the information to hurt Princess Royal.

“Aunt, did you forget the hatred we had before? Did you forget your parents, who sent you into the imperial family just to save your life? Aunt, do you still remember the sister that loved you? The one that ran away and died far away just to protect you?” Bai Yihao took the teacup beside him and drank, explaining casually. The meaning behind his sentences. .h.i.t Princess Royal like a thousand-pound hammer, pouncing on his heart multiple times.

Each time, it hit the softest part of her heart!

Princess Royal, who sat opposite him, was all pale, her fingers on the tabletop trembling and unconsciously convulsing. Her illness had turned better but she was still pale for she had been to the palace these few days to visit Empress Dowager. Now, there was no trace of blood flowing in her face.

“Hao’er, must you really do this?” She took a deep breath and picked up her teacup with trembling hands. She sipped at it and asked anxiously, raising up her head, taking advantage of the heat that the tea brought her.

That was an intimate call of his name that she had never used before!

“Aunt, do you really not care about all those b.l.o.o.d.y feuds we had? Are all these lives lose irrelevant to you? Did all the years of extravagant life made you forget the feud from your birth parents? Aunt, if our grandfather didn’t pa.s.s away last time, you will still be a princess, a proper and official princess. You need not live so humbly all these years, not able to interfere in even your sister’s death.” Bai Yihao explained coldly.

“Hao’er…” Princess Royal could not suppress her painful expression as the fingers holding on to the teacup trembled. Her expression was sad and bitter. “I…”

“If Aunt was unwilling to do it, I will avenge for my grandfather, grandmother, mother and aunt myself! I shall burden all the responsibilities, and you just need to be the princess of Great Qin, enjoying the luxurious life brought by the blood of your loved ones.” Bai Yihao stood up indifferently, completely disregarding Princess Royal, who had a stiff expression. She bowed to Princess Royal and just left, ignoring her.

“Hao’er, Hao’er…” As if hit by something heavy, Princess Royal stood up immediately. She tried to grab onto Bai Yihao’s hand but he casually pushed her away.

“Don’t worry about me, Aunt, I am fine. I have so many responsibilities and burdens! How can I let something happen to myself since I’m the only one left!” Bai Yihao stood away, his handsome face bearing a cold smile. He seemed to be smiling peacefully but there was no warmth in his smile, which made Princess Royal even more heartbroken.

Seeing Bai Yihao turning away, Princess Royal chased out and almost fell. She then turned around and started coughing loudly.

“Your Highness, Your Highness, what happened to you?” From the door, Nanny Qin rushed in and supported the weak Princess Royal.

Princess Royal coughed heavily, covering her mouth with her handkerchief. She then said difficultly, “Help me into the inner room.”

A light touch of blood was seen from the handkerchief. Seeing that, she tightened her grip on the handkerchief.

Seeing her fragility, Nanny Qin felt sad and dared not disobey her. She carefully brought her to the inner room and helped her lean down on her bed.

“Nanny Qin, Hao’er insists on revenge. Later, tell him that he can use my men like his!” Princess Royal untied her blouse, taking out a tiny jade piece from inside. It was merely the size of a finger and was shaped cylindrically, with jade being crystal clear. “Since I won’t use them anyways, I’ll give it to him!”

“Princess, this is to save your life, how can you…” Nanny Qin was shocked and kneeled down, pulling on Princess Royal’s hand, preventing her from pulling the jade piece off.

“It is useless to me and is merely an accessory in my hands, and can only be used to evoke jealousy. I am not an official princess and should not have men secretly under my wing! Others will say that I am not loyal to the imperial family! I shall gift it to Hao’er as my good wishes.” Princess Royal looked into the air with sorrow and despair. “Hao’er would hate me less! If not for me, my First Sister would not need to run away.”

“What happened before had nothing to do with Princess yourself. His Excellency and her lady had clearly told you that everything was unrelated to the Princess. The fight for the throne in the imperial family was neither feuds nor blessing. His Excellency planned to dethrone the previous Emperor and that was his fault. He would not want Princess to avenge him just because of his death! All these had nothing to do with the Princess!” Nanny Qin hurriedly comforted the Princess.

Many years had pa.s.sed since then and Nanny Qin did not want the past memories to hurt Princess again. After all, she was merely a woman and her thoughts could change little. The fight for the throne was deadly and emotionless, and His Excellency was clear on this, having provided a way out for the Princess.

For so many years, the Princess had been raised by Empress Dowager, who doted and loved Princess greatly to the extent that even the Emperor doted the Princess. After so many years of affection, the Princess had been stuck in an emotional dilemma. How could she hurt them?

“Nanny, say no more. Give this to Hao’er, he will naturally know what to do with it. He is in a difficult position now too. Fifth Princess was now married to the First Prince of Yan Kingdom. As a proper princess, she must have several secret guards that are competent. After returning to his homeland, Hao’er must be under a lot of pressure. As an aunt, I have little to help him other than manpower.” Princess Royal pushed Nanny Qin aside, pulling the string on the jade piece off and explained with resolution.