The useless second daughter of the Hua family

Qingyao, a strange woman with a mysterious background, is a disciple of the former imperial teacher Qin Yue, and has learned his true teachings. Before Qin Yue retired, Qingyao was introduced to the emperor by her master. With her extraordinary talent and knowledge, Qingyao won the emperor's appreciation and trust, and even broke the convention and unprecedentedly appointed a woman as the emperor's teacher!

The so-called imperial teacher is responsible for teaching the crown prince, cultivating tacit understanding between the emperor and his subjects, and assisting the government in the future. However, at this time, the emperor has not yet determined the candidate for the crown prince, so Qingyao's position and attitude are crucial and can influence the direction of the court. Therefore, the princes racked their brains and tried their best to please her and show their style in front of her.

Faced with flattery from all sides, Qingyao remained calm and unmoved. Until a heavy rain, she met the Sixth Prince Li Luo...

Everything seemed destined. One day after class, Qingyao played chess with the eldest prince. The two were equally skilled in chess, and it was difficult to determine the winner. When she looked up again, it was already approaching evening. After politely declining the eldest prince's offer to see her off, Qingyao hurriedly got up and left. If she didn't leave quickly, she might not be able to get home in time for the curfew.

However, when Qingyao was on her way out of the palace, it suddenly started to rain heavily, and Qingyao had no choice but to find a roof to shelter from the rain.

Suddenly, she heard a cry of "Ouch!", and Qingyao turned around and saw a thin little girl falling in the rain. It looked like she must have fallen hard, and she couldn't get up from the ground for a long time.

Seeing this, Qingyao hurried forward to check and found that the little girl had kneeled on the bluestone road and her skin was broken. Her hands were also scratched with several bloody marks. At this moment, she was trembling with her head lowered, and her hands were tightly protected in front of her bulging chest.

Seeing this scene, Qingyao couldn't help but wonder: This little girl is so sneaky, could it be that she stole something? Thinking of this, Qingyao's originally gentle expression suddenly became serious. "What are you hiding in your arms?"

The little girl seemed to be extremely frightened, her face turned pale instantly, but her little hands held the thing in her arms tighter, and she cried out in a sobbing voice: "This is life-saving medicine, I will never give it to you!"

Qingyao couldn't bear to see children crying, so she tried her best to make her voice gentler and said softly, "Don't cry, tell me slowly if you have anything to say." As she spoke, she stretched out her arms, carefully picked up the little girl, and prepared to walk towards the eaves where they had taken shelter from the rain before.

However, the little girl twisted her body desperately, struggling with her hands and feet, and kept shouting: "I want to go back! My sister is sick and needs my care!"

"Okay, okay, I got it. I'll take you back now, okay?" Faced with the little girl's stubborn resistance, Qingyao was somewhat helpless, but out of sympathy for the weak, she did not choose to leave her in the rain.

The little girl blushed and whispered shyly: "Well...I...I can walk by myself."

Qingyao didn't take his words to heart, but shook her on her arm a few times and said patiently: "Your leg is injured, so you walk slowly. Aren't you in a hurry to go back?"

The little girl was speechless for a moment after hearing what Qingyao said, and could only murmur in a low voice: "Thank you..."

Qingyao followed the little girl's instructions and walked to the cold palace. She realized that this little girl should be a maid in the palace of an unfavored concubine. After all, similar things are common in this deep palace. If the master is not favored, then the life of the servants will naturally not be easy. Since I happened to meet them today, I will help them to the best of my ability.

They walked to a deserted courtyard, and just as they pushed the door open, a stern shout came from behind them: "Who is this person who doesn't know how to live or die? The cold palace is a place you can come to whenever you want?"

Qingyao frowned and slowly turned around. The old nanny didn't recognize Qingyao, but seeing that she was dressed in brocade and had an extraordinary demeanor, she must be of a prominent status, so she didn't dare to offend her easily. "I wonder what brings you here?"

"I saw this little girl was injured on the way, so I sent her back."

"I won't bother you with this matter. Just leave it to me." As she said this, she was about to reach out and pull the person out of Qingyao's arms.

Qingyao only felt the petite body in her arms stiffen and tremble. She subconsciously avoided the hand that the nanny stretched out, "No need, I'll see her off to the west. Where is her room?"

The old lady withdrew her hand awkwardly and pointed her in a direction.

Qingyao held the child and kicked the door open with her foot. A musty smell hit her nose. The person on the bed was startled. After seeing who was coming, she struggled to get up, "Ahem... Little Prince, where have you been? I was so worried, ahem!"

The little girl broke free from Qingyao's arms and ran to the bed, "Sister Cuisang, I'm back with medicine, you will be fine."

Qingyao was very surprised. Was this little girl actually a princess? Looking at the shabby house in front of her, the furnishings were simple and the roof was even leaking. She really couldn't figure out what kind of crime her mother had committed that made the emperor abandon this mother and daughter?

She looked at the girl on the bed: "Where is your master?"

"Your Highness, you lost your mother when you were young, and there are only the two of us in this yard. Cough cough..." There was pity in Cui Sang's eyes, "Your Highness, you are all wet, I... will help you change your clothes." Before she finished her words, she started coughing again.

Seeing how hard it was for her to even speak, Qingyao couldn't help but frown. "Okay, don't bother, just leave it to me."

However, the little girl showed an extremely strong resistance. She tightly grasped the corner of her clothes and refused to let go. Seeing this, Qingyao gradually became impatient. She pulled the child over, pointed at the package of herbs she brought back, and said sternly: "The herbs you brought back are just some mild conditioning prescriptions. They are completely useless for treating colds." There was a clear threat in her words.

Hearing this, the child's eyes suddenly lit up, and she asked expectantly, "Can you cure her?"

Qingyao's heart moved, and she suddenly had the idea of ​​teasing this little girl, so she deliberately answered slowly: "If you call me sister obediently, maybe I can consider it."

The child hesitated for a moment, and finally called out softly, "Sister." The voice was so soft that it was almost inaudible.

Qingyao raised the corners of her mouth slightly and continued to ask: "Then are you obedient?"

The child helplessly spread his hands, closed his eyes, and looked ready to die. This cute expression made Qingyao laugh out loud.

However, she soon stopped laughing because she was surprised to find that the cute "little princess" in front of her was actually a real little prince!

Qingyao turned around suddenly as if struck by lightning, and ran to the closet with a blushing face, frantically searching for clothes suitable for the little prince. Those clothes were covered with slightly awkward stitches, obviously made by someone who was not good at needlework, and they were made from old ready-made clothes. Thinking of this, Qingyao couldn't help but secretly regret that she was too careless just now, so she mistook the gender.

"Can you... can you dress yourself?" Qingyao blushed and awkwardly handed the clothes in her hand to the little prince. The little prince quickly took the clothes and changed them neatly.

"Well...it's getting late, I have to leave the palace." Qingyao said somewhat embarrassedly.

"No! You promised to help me treat my sister!" The little prince held Qingyao's clothes tightly, with no intention of letting go.

"Don't worry, since I promised you, I will definitely do it. I will go find someone to help now." Qingyao hurriedly comforted.

The little prince didn't believe her, but he had no other choice but to take a gamble.

Qingyao did not disappoint his trust. As soon as she left the cold palace, she asked someone to send a short message to the eldest prince, asking him to send some medicine for treating colds to the cold palace. Although the eldest prince felt strange, he did not refuse. He took the imperial physician to the cold palace and met his sixth brother for the first time.