Publishedat 9th of October 2019 07:37:40 PMChapter 107
The plot that was supposed to be received some time ago automatically played in his mind when he closed his eyes and leaned his back on the cus.h.i.+on .
It was currently the seventy-fifth year of the Zhao Empire . The current emperor was fifty-six years old and had fathered five princes and two princesses . Apart from the seven-year-old fifth prince, all the other sons of the emperor already completed their coming-of-age ceremony .
Since the emperor was now old yet there was still no crown prince, the ministers began choosing sides and had the four princes begin their battle for the throne .
Advertis.e.m.e.ntRui w.a.n.g, the arrogant prince from earlier, was the third prince born from the most beloved consort . As said, love the owner, love the dog . So since his mother was the emperor"s most favored, he too became the most favored out of all the princes .
It was suspected that the emperor already forged a decree to have Rui w.a.n.g be the crown prince . Only a "huge" enough merit was needed to seal the deal so that it wouldn"t look forced or unjustifiable on the surface . However, this merit never came to Rui w.a.n.g . His compet.i.tors never let him have it . If he did something big, one of the jealous princes would do something bigger to prevent the emperor from declaring him as the crown prince .
"The other princes are very capable in their own right which led to the emperor not naming an inheritor . Of course, it"s only a matter of time until the male lead wins . But until then, it"s still a fact that Rui w.a.n.g is the emperor"s favorite . He knows it too, otherwise, he wouldn"t be so courageous to leave the banquet before anyone else . "
It had to be said that this man was not the male lead . . . A fact that Jiang Li found very welcomed . If ever he had to deal with this Rui w.a.n.g, he wouldn"t have to worry much about the world"s interferences .
The favored son of this world was the most unloved concubine-born son of the emperor . His name was Chen Heng, t.i.tled Hai w.a.n.g . Like in many dramas, the male lead"s mother was the emperor"s true love . However, because the mother died during childbirth, the emperor deeply hated the son .
Without receiving the proper amount of love and support from his father, the male lead matured into a cold, two-faced, utilitarian, and scheming young man . He became someone treating feelings and affection as mere instincts that make humans weak .
For him, while love and emotions were not necessarily to be cut off, they were still to be controlled and manipulated for one"s gains .
The male lead"s soulmate who tamed his cynical heart was Zhang Wu, a transmigrator from the modern world . She used to be a playful office lady who loved spending her free time on phone games and TV dramas . After dying from a hit-and-run, this girl woke up in the body of the prime minister"s sickly first legitimate miss, Sheng Lingxin .
Before the real miss" death, her father treated her coldly . She also had no maternal backing, therefore, she was regularly bullied . But of course, when the female lead took over, this situation immediately changed .
The way she dealt with the malicious household members and disobedient servants was very efficient . For someone like her who came from the modern world and whose field of specialization was customer service, it was doubtful how she managed to do that . It was like she had a step by step guide . Her att.i.tude about things was too relaxed, as if it was okay being half-hearted since she already knew what the outcomes would be .
Just what did the female lead rely on if she had no system or ghost for a golden finger? Her beauty? Or intelligence? But how could she adapt so easily?
The answer was simple .
She was like Jiang Li, with memories of future events, except hers were gotten from playing a girl-targeted for visiting .
Their reason for doing that? What else apart from that she was now nothing more than worthless baggage? She could not be used for the family"s interest anymore .
It was a sad reality, but useless things had no place in every big aristocratic family . Otome games in j.a.panese XD