AWB Chapter 126 The Useless Prince's Power Seizure (4)
Chapter 126 The Useless Prince's Power Seizure (4)
After bidding farewell to her two companions, Jingli returned to her bedchamber with the palace maids.
Lady Langyue would always wait for Jingli to return so they could have lunch together.
The original owner was very afraid of her mother. Jingli could roughly sense from her memories that Lady Langyue had high hopes for her child, but because of this, Lady Langyue had an extreme desire to control the original owner.
From the original owner's memories, Jingli couldn't discern what had created such a bright moon, but after spending half a day in the palace, Jingli seemed to have grasped something—
In this deep palace, one must always have something to rely on to survive.
When I returned to my palace, I found Lady Langyue sitting some distance away from the pure gold birdcage, gently propping her head up as she looked at the bird.
Lang Yue didn't look very old. Her bright pink dress made her look exceptionally pretty, like a peach blossom in full bloom.
When Jingli returned, joy shone in her beautiful eyes.
"My son is back, come here quickly."
This was the first time Jingli had a biological mother in this world. The fear in the original owner's memories was mixed with Jingli's curiosity, making him feel a little strange.
Following the original owner's habits, Jingli slowly walked up to Langyue, lowered his head, and waited for Langyue to check his homework for the day.
"I heard this was a gift from your father today?"
The bright moon refers to a small bird.
"Reporting to Mother, today Father asked who could make this bird speak, and whoever could give the bird to. It was just a coincidence that when I arrived, the little bird was imitating Father's speech, so Father gave the bird to me."
Even if Jingli didn't say it, Lady Langyue knew about it.
Jingli explained the whole story clearly because she wanted to subtly show Langyue Niangniang how she had changed.
The original owner was afraid of Lang Yue. The more afraid she was, the more she wanted to show that she was favored in front of her. It was unclear whether she wanted to prove herself to Lang Yue or to tell Lang Yue that she had someone to rely on.
But Langyue disliked his eagerness for quick success.
The more uncertain Lang Yue was about this, the more the original owner rejected her; the more the original owner rejected her, the more Lang Yue wanted to control the original owner.
The relationship between the mother and son thus fell into a strange and vicious cycle.
Fortunately, now that Jingli has arrived, there's still room for maneuver.
Jingli is not an eight-year-old child. Even though the previous two worlds have faded into dreams due to the protection mechanism, these experiences are real, and his growth is real.
Jingli knew that Langyue was afraid that he would be too flamboyant and attract too much attention. She also knew that the emperor's heart was unpredictable, and that standing with her mother was the wise choice.
That's exactly what he meant when he spoke to Langyue today—he didn't want the bird; it was just a matter of chance.
Lady Langyue nodded in agreement.
"It's your destiny, so just accept it." After saying that, she looked Jingli over again, a hint of relief on her face. "You did very well today."
Jingli said respectfully, "Thank you, Mother."
"This bird was a gift from your father, so you may keep it in your separate courtyard."
She waved her hand gently, and palace servants came over and carried the bird and its cage away together.
"Playing with things will only lead to a loss of ambition; you shouldn't take this too seriously."
Jingli nodded obediently and said, "I understand."
Next, Lady Langyue checked Jingli's homework for the day, and Jingli answered fluently.
This surprised Lang Yue somewhat. She knew her son well; he usually spent his time in the back row eating, drinking, and playing during class, and the emperor didn't seem to care much about the princes' studies. Every time she tested the little guy, he would stammer and guess, so why did he answer so smoothly today?
Langyue: "Hand."
Jingli then placed her small hand into her outstretched hand.
Lang Yue checked carefully and was even more surprised to find that there were indeed no cheat sheets.
"Did you find today's lesson interesting?"
Jingli shook her head, her little face slightly flushed.
"The teacher's explanation today was still quite obscure, and I didn't quite understand it. However..."
He lowered his head, looked at his toes, and stammered.
"Just why?"
“But I had a dream last night. I dreamt that the teacher asked me to answer a question, and I didn’t know the answer. Not only were my other brothers laughing at me, but the teacher also hit my hand. I felt very ashamed…”
The sounds in the scene grew fainter and fainter, as if it were truly a child frightened by a dream.
Lady Langyue covered her mouth and chuckled softly, growing happier with each laugh. Unable to contain her joy, two tears welled up in her eyes.
"Good, my dear." She patted Jingli's head and said softly, "They wouldn't dare laugh at you. My son is so intelligent, no one can surpass you."
The last sentence doesn't seem to be directed at Jingli; rather, it sounds more like she's talking to herself.
Jingli secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
This excuse was something he had thought of when he was studying hard that morning. He needed to study, and he was going to study even harder. Such a change was not easy to hide in the palace full of spies, so it was better to find an excuse to bring it up openly.
Fortunately, he's just a child, so even his clumsy excuse seems believable.
"Take Your Highness to bathe and change."
After finishing her martial arts class, Jingli was covered in sweat. After taking a bath and burning incense, Jingli was starving. However, there are etiquette rules for dining, so Jingli could only sit upright and swallow her saliva as she watched the dishes being served.
In the past, Lady Langyue would have said something like, "He's not presentable enough," upon seeing him like this.
But today, the Empress was exceptionally gentle. Not only did she not mind Jingli's green eyes as she looked at the food, she also personally served Jingli the food, her eyes full of love.
Indeed, there are no short-tempered mothers, only ignorant children.
After the meal, according to the original owner's schedule, she should have taken a nap.
Jingli didn't make any special changes to this, since he planned to visit the palace in the afternoon, and with the stamina of this body, he probably wouldn't be able to go very far without resting.
As the palace maids helped her lie down, Jingli let out a sigh in the system.
[Keiri: This extravagant lifestyle is corrupting me.]
[6058: Using this trick! Sefoy is so cunning!]
[Keiri: How cunning!]
Joking aside, the two continued to share information in their minds.
That morning, 6058 did not come away empty-handed.
He started by investigating the people around Jingli, and found out the differences between the development of their original world and the current world, listing them out one by one.
First, there's the emperor. In the original timeline, the emperor's surname wasn't Jing, but Yu.
This morning, 6058 glanced at the books in the Imperial Study and discovered that the Yu Dynasty was already a previous dynasty in this world, and Jingli's father was actually the second generation of the Jing family to continue the imperial power.
Next is Lang Yue. In the original world, Jing Li was indeed Lang Yue's son, but his father was not the current emperor, but Lang Yue's childhood sweetheart.
Although the other party also has the surname Jing, Jing is a common surname in the current dynasty and has little to do with the current emperor.
If that's the case, then Jingli is very likely not the emperor's child either, and there must be a secret involved. However, this secret concerns the lives of Langyue's entire family, so naturally, 6058 couldn't possibly uncover it in just half a day.
Hearing this, Jingli actually felt relieved.
Although he only met the emperor once, he just couldn't bring himself to like him.
[6058: The anomalies in this world are even more severe than in the previous world. Based on the information gathered, the people of Sefosi must have penetrated this world very early on, at the latest during the last generation of the Yu Dynasty.]
[Jingli: Judging from the core of their actions, Mr. Yuan's involvement in this world is very likely related to the previous dynasty?]
[6058: That's right, that's a bad thing too. If Mr. Yuan isn't in the palace, finding him is like looking for a needle in a haystack.]
[6058: Moreover, judging from the previous world, Sefosi has already realized your importance, and the Emperor's favor towards you is most likely just an illusion.]
Jingli recalled the emperor's smile, which didn't reach his eyes, and remained noncommittal.
[Keiri: I'll go to the palace this afternoon, maybe... he's here.]
Jingli thought of her past dream, in which she had said that no matter where the other person was, she would find him.
The other party also said that he would be wherever he was.
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(I originally planned to finish writing two chapters and post them together! But I realized I'm running out of time! So I'll post one chapter first, sob sob)