Chapter 4 "I am Sui Sui, not a ghost."

Almost as soon as the man finished speaking, Emperor Xuanhe's sharp gaze fell upon him.

Crown Prince Cheng, the son of his so-called good brother, King Cheng.

Emperor Xuanhe truly regretted letting them go when he ascended the throne.

This father and son had always been very good at pretending and were very obedient, but in recent years they finally couldn't help but show their true colors.

The Crown Prince met Emperor Xuanhe's gaze without fear, a smile playing on his lips.

"What if I insist on protecting Consort Liu?" Emperor Xuanhe asked with a stern face.

Consort Liu looked up in shock at her Emperor, her beautiful eyes filled with tears.

She knew that her emperor had always known she was innocent, and that he wanted to save her.

But she also knew that His Majesty was in a difficult situation and it would be hard for him to protect her.

Everyone thought that she, a young and beautiful girl, must have been unwilling to enter the palace to serve an old emperor who was nearly sixty years old.

But only Consort Liu knew that these three years in the palace were the happiest she had ever been.

She genuinely loved his emperor.

Your Majesty, Shushu understands your difficulties and helplessness.

Shushu doesn't blame you.

It's all because Shushu was born at the wrong time, it's all because of this world...

Consort Liu's eyes hardened.

She knelt down and kowtowed, "Your Majesty, I know my sins are grave, and I am willing to offer sacrifices to Heaven."

"May Your Majesty enjoy eternal prosperity, and may the people of Daqing live in peace and happiness."

She didn't want to put her emperor in a difficult position.

“Shushu…” Emperor Xuanhe’s eyes reddened. His Shushu, such a proud and upright person, never wanted to be slandered for things she had never done.

But now...

Shushu can treat him like this.

How could he let Shushu be wronged like this?

“Consort Liu, you are innocent. There is no need for you to kneel or perform any so-called sacrifice to Heaven.” Emperor Xuanhe stepped forward and personally helped Consort Liu up.

"Your Majesty..." Consort Liu's eyes were filled with tears of emotion.

No sooner had Emperor Xuanhe finished speaking than the Crown Prince of Cheng stepped forward abruptly.

"Your Majesty, it seems you have been bewitched by the enchantress Consort Liu. Do you intend to ruin the Great Qing Empire because of this enchantress?"

"Perhaps it is because of Your Majesty's stubbornness and muddle-headedness that Princess Fuqing has disappeared."

The Crown Prince's words shocked the court officials, and even Emperor Xuanhe was alarmed.

How did the Crown Prince know that Princess Fuqing had gone missing?

"What? Princess Fuqing has disappeared? Is Heaven going to destroy our Great Qing?"

"Today is the last day of Princess Fuqing's hundred-year slumber. In fact, if Princess Fuqing does not wake up, she will be cremated anyway."

"Your Majesty, how could Princess Fuqing have disappeared?"

The ministers all asked Emperor Xuanhe questions.

The Crown Prince stepped forward, confidently declaring, "What else could it be but dissatisfaction with His Majesty's current rule?"

His eyes were filled with barely suppressed excitement and agitation.

No one knows how excited and thrilled Prince Cheng and his son were last night when they learned that Princess Fuqing and her ice coffin had disappeared.

Yes, King Cheng and his son had always coveted the dragon throne.

They felt that Emperor Xuanhe was a weak and incompetent person, so what right did he have to sit on the dragon throne, and sit there for so many years?

However, because of Princess Fuqing's existence.

Therefore, they could only suppress their anger.

Although Princess Fuqing has been asleep for the past hundred years.

Even so, Princess Fuqing's reputation as a lucky star has protected Daqing for a century.

Now, they want to wait until the centenary arrives and Princess Fuqing is cremated, then they can finally start their rebellion.

Unexpectedly, they received a surprise last night.

Princess Fuqing and her sleeping ice coffin had vanished without a trace. This made King Cheng and his son realize that the time had come!
"How dare you, Crown Prince Cheng! Are you plotting a rebellion?" Emperor Xuanhe roared.

At that moment, King Cheng, clad in armor, led his troops into the palace.

“My good brother, how can what we are doing be considered a rebellion? We are simply purging the court of corrupt officials.”

Emperor Xuanhe realized that Prince Cheng and his son were trying to force him to abdicate.

The ministers also realized what was happening.

Most of the ministers were actually aware of the sinister intentions of King Cheng and his son.

But unexpectedly, this coup came so quickly.

"Gentlemen, do you want to stand with this muddle-headed emperor and Consort Liu, or join me in purging the court of corrupt officials?" Prince Cheng's threatening gaze swept over the ministers.

“King Cheng, Your Majesty is magnanimous! You are the traitorous minister!” At this moment, Liu, an imperial censor in his sixties, stepped forward and cursed King Cheng.

King Cheng drew his sword, saying, "It seems that Imperial Censor Liu is just as stubborn as my elder brother."

He was worried that there was no one to make an example of him.

The Imperial Censor Liu came at just the right time.

He was the one who was impeached the most in the imperial court in the past.

Just as King Cheng's sword was about to strike Imperial Censor Liu, and everyone could already foresee Imperial Censor Liu's blood splattering on the spot a moment later.

A soft, childlike voice suddenly rang out in the main hall, carrying the gentle sweetness of someone who had just woken up.

"It's so noisy!"

"Nephew, is that you speaking?"

The previously noisy courtiers fell silent instantly.

Deathly silence.

King Cheng's hand, which was wielding a sword, froze. He mechanically turned his head to look at the dragon throne behind the curtain at the very top.

"My God, there's someone on that dragon throne."

"It's a child!"

The entire court was thrown into turmoil.

At this moment, Emperor Xuanhe's gaze was also fixed on that spot.

His eyes were filled with excitement.

Thinking of the peach trees in Feiyu Garden that had suddenly borne fruit overnight, he had a vague suspicion in his heart.

"Who, who is playing tricks there!" the Crown Prince of Cheng shouted.

Because of the curtain, the children couldn't see the child's appearance clearly.

Just then, the child seemed to climb down from the dragon throne.

Then, she lifted the curtain and appeared in everyone's sight.

"I'm Sui Sui, not a ghost," Sui Sui explained, blinking her eyes.

Having reigned for decades and visited the Yaoguang Hall countless times, how could Emperor Xuanhe not recognize him? The appearance, the clothes—it was none other than…

"Your Majesty?" Liu Degang was about to say something when Emperor Xuanhe raised his hand to stop him.

Under the shocked gaze of everyone, Emperor Xuanhe slowly knelt down and performed a grand salute.

"Your unworthy descendant, Baili Zhen, pays respects to the Imperial Aunt!"

The sight of Emperor Xuanhe kneeling in obeisance was enough to shock everyone.

His use of the term "royal aunt" sent chills down everyone's spine.

In this world, there is only one person who looks like a child and can be addressed as "Imperial Aunt" by Emperor Xuanhe. She is none other than Princess Fuqing, who has been asleep for a hundred years and whose hundredth year has arrived today. She is also known as the "Lucky Star of Great Celebration."

Besides, didn't that child just call herself Sui Sui?

You should know that Princess Fuqing's real name is Baili Suisui.

In the 20th year of the Daqing Yuanxi era, the ninth princess of Emperor Qianyuan was born. The moment she was born, a sudden downpour occurred overnight, causing grain prices to soar and resulting in a bountiful harvest.

The imperial divination master said: The Ninth Princess is a lucky star sent from heaven to bless Daqing.

Emperor Qianyuan was overjoyed and bestowed upon the Ninth Princess the title of Princess Fuqing, and the name Baili Suisui.

(End of this chapter)

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