Volume 2: Awakening Memories ☆ Light of Dawn Chapter 16: The Proud and Arrogant Queen

  "Why me?"

  "What a joke, Yixin rolled her eyes and flipped them white. How could she not know that she had crossed over with the special function of unlocking the necklace's secret?"

  "The old slave doesn't know." Sun Shangshang looked at Yixin's hand holding the colorful necklace, her eyes shining brightly, her expression unusually excited. "But the old slave knows that the princess is the owner of the necklace."

  "Give me a reason I can believe in."

  How did she become the owner of the necklace again? To her, it was just a pretty, somewhat excessive necklace.

  In modern times, she wouldn't even remember how many dazzling necklaces like this one she had, each one of which was extremely valuable and almost all of which were made by famous masters.

  She looked left and right but still couldn't find anything particularly eye-catching, so she pouted her small mouth and shook her head in some dismay.

  "The princess will give the necklace to the old slave and then discover what's different about it."

  "Give."

  "Has the princess discovered where it's different?" As expected, when she held the necklace, the teardrop-shaped pendant at the top was crystal clear, but did not refract dazzling seven-colored light.

  However, when Yixin wore it, the teardrop pendant seemed to be the eyes of the entire necklace, shining with colorful light, no longer a beautiful inanimate object, as if it had come to life and would recognize its master.

  "How could this be?" Yixin's voice was dull, staring at the pendant that had lost its luster, feeling a bit dizzy.

  Damn it, never tell her, it's what she thinks.

  This strange soul traversed through time and space, could it be that this necklace was the cause of it?

  She was on the verge of tears, and this was a true reflection of her mental state at that moment. No matter how many times she tried, as long as her fingers touched the necklace, the pendant would flash with colorful lights, and once her hand left, the light would disappear.

  "The old slave didn't know what the Empress Dowager had entrusted to the Imperial Consort before her death, but when the Imperial Consort handed over the necklace to the old slave, she repeatedly instructed him to take good care of it and return it to the princess after she came of age. The princess is the owner of the necklace, even if it was given to the Fourth Prince, it would be useless."

  What's wrong?

  Her heart was stained with cold sweat, in modern times she is already eighteen years old, an adult, otherwise there wouldn't have been that engagement banquet.

  But her body seemed to be less than fifteen years old.

  Damn, really good-looking, hair hasn't even grown yet, but already can see the stunning beauty, unparalleled.

  "Why are you giving it to me again today." Her mouth twitched, Yixin's eyes drooped, and her long eyelashes blocked her pupils, making it impossible to see what she was thinking.

  "Chang Li came with a purpose, I think Empress Xu must have received some news, otherwise she wouldn't have arranged for her own brother to be sent as an envoy to Ye Guo, repeatedly requesting to see the princess to probe into the truth."

  After all, it's been a long time since the old man has been in the palace, and Sun Shangshu's concerns are not unreasonable, and taking precautions early on can prevent any mistakes from being made.

  "The emperor and empress of the southern country had a deep affection for each other. After the emperor's passing, although he passed on the throne to the new emperor, the key to the dragon pulse of the southern country was given to the empress dowager, who later handed it over to the imperial noble consort. The people of the southern country all knew that the dragon pulse was in the imperial mausoleum, but this was not true - the real dragon pulse was hidden within the underground palace, and this necklace was the key to entering the underground palace."

  "Does the Empress Dowager really believe in my mother?"

  The women in the harem, none of them have a simple mind, especially those with higher status, who knows how many women's corpses they stepped on to get to that position.

  "The Xie family produced three empresses, and the family's power grew increasingly larger, with a tendency to control court politics. The previous emperor never approved of making a daughter of the Xie family an empress, but at that time, the Southern Emperor, who was still a prince, happened to have taken a liking to the current Empress Xie."

  "So it was."

  "The Empress Dowager favored the Imperial Noble Consort, and in the palace, she protected the kind-hearted Imperial Noble Consort everywhere. When the princess was born, it was even more auspicious. The Astronomer Royal had said that observing the star chart of that night, the princess would be a person of great wealth and nobility, with an extraordinary fate."

  At this time, the Southern Emperor even set up a three-day running water banquet to celebrate.

  "What is the Dragon Vein?"

  If she really wanted Grandma Sun to talk about the past, she didn't know when she would finish, and Yixin's patience was worn out, so she could only ask some questions that she wanted to know.

  "This old slave doesn't know either."

  Yi Xin's face turned red with anger, and the tea water she had just drunk choked her, causing her to roll her eyes in an unladylike manner. "I know, I'll be careful when dealing with Chang Li."

  "Princess, today's matter, it is as if your humble servant has never spoken."

  "Mm." She nodded lightly and left the room. Looking up at the sun on the horizon, she blinked a few times, her mood somewhat heavy.

  With the secret of the South Country Dragon Vein in her hands, it was destined that her future path would be very difficult to walk.

  She has no independent business of her own, nor does she have a powerful backer strong enough to rival the four nations. Every step she takes must be carefully considered and cautious.

  Whether she likes it or not, when her soul occupies this body, she is destined to bear the mission belonging to Princess Yixin of the Southern Kingdom.

  Cannot get rid of, also cannot escape.

  Perhaps it is what people call fate.

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  "Master, calm down and don't get angry."

  Bang!

  Xu Tianba slapped the table with a loud bang, causing the teacups to jump up. With a dark face and furious roar, he shouted, "That little cheap thing, who does she think she is? Does she really think she's a princess or a queen, putting on airs for whom?"

  "Brother, calm down." Behind the hall, Xuan Yuan Si Cheng looked at Ye Jue Chen's darkened face and couldn't help but feel a chill for that brainless Chang Li Hou.

  Damn it, you dare scold the empress as a cheap person, don't you see what kind of place this is, you're going to die.

  "Dust, you really decided not to show up and leave everything to your queen." Nan Rong Mo Chen narrowed his eyes slightly, in his impression, Ye Jue Dust was not such an impulsive person.

  Everything he does, every decision he makes, must be well thought out.

  "The young master said, let's not bother with someone of low status, it's not worth it."

  "Who is this scoundrel cursing?"

  "The scoundrel is scolding... " Li Qi opened his mouth to retort, but belatedly realized he had cursed himself, and his face instantly turned beet red.

  Yi Xing walked into the hall with a rare elegant demeanor, her delicate lotus steps light on the ground. Her clear eyes sparkled with a hint of a smile, as if it was there but also not quite. "A slave raised by Chang Li Hou is indeed different. Apart from knowing how to bark like a dog, they don't understand even a bit of etiquette."

  "This humble servant pays respects to the Ninth Princess's palace, wishing the Ninth Princess great fortune."

  With gritted teeth, she faced Yixin and curtsied, her eyes shining brightly. Li Qi was so angry that he wanted to slap her twice, but unexpectedly, the normally aloof Ninth Princess was being so clever and quick-witted.

  "They're all waiting outside." With a casual glance, Xu Tianba sat in the main seat, and a cold glint flashed at the bottom of his eyes. Yixin chose a chair to sit down near him, her every move exuding an air of nobility that was effortlessly natural and completely revealed.

  It's not just about being in a higher position.

  "Yes, Your Highness."

  "I still remember that the imperial noble consort was a well-bred lady, how could her daughter be so unrefined. Ignoring the neglect in her heart, she had an extraordinary demeanor that at least Xi Tianba had never felt from his sister, the princess."

  There is a proper order between elders and youngers, he is the emperor's brother-in-law, which also makes him Yixin's uncle. If his niece doesn't pay her respects to him, then he has every right to teach her a lesson.

  "This princess doesn't know etiquette at all, Chang Li Hou is knowledgeable about propriety, shouldn't he be treated with national courtesy?"" Ridiculing her for not knowing etiquette and not distinguishing between seniority and youth, giving him face would be slapping her own face.

  The title of Princess Guo can't be used for anything else, but it's still good enough to deceive people.

  "You——"

  "Could it be that the title of Gongyu Princess is false?" Beautiful eyes curved into a crescent shape, Yixin rarely endured her temper to play along with him.

  Apart from the title of "Troublesome Queen", she also has the title of "Proud and Arrogant Queen". Her pride, her dignity, cannot tolerate anyone looking down on her or treating her lightly.