Princess Pingle knew that her father had always doted on her, so she must not contradict him at this moment. As she thought about it, she knelt on the ground and said in a trembling voice,

"Father, I... I was confused for a moment. I and Wenbo are in love and already have a child with him. As for Liu... she shouldn't stand between us."

Prince Shun glared at him, "How can you, as a princess, do such a shameful thing? His Majesty hates officials with bad personal ethics the most. Now that Ye Wenbo has a wife and is entangled with you, how can His Majesty not be angry? If this matter gets out, how will the reputation of my Shun Palace be preserved? How will the reputation of the royal family be preserved?"

Princess Pingle's eyes were red and tears were welling up in them.

"Father, I know I was wrong. I was confused, so I did such a stupid thing. Please don't be angry. I will never do this again. Father, please calm down."

Princess Shun sighed softly.

"Your Majesty, calm down. The princess has already realized her mistake. Let her get up first. She is in poor health and cannot be taken lightly."

Princess Shun has always been kind and tolerant to all the concubines in the palace. Prince Shun naturally has to give her some face. Besides, he loves his daughter so much that he can't bear to let her kneel all the time.

"For the sake of your mother's plea for you, get up."

"Thank you, father. Thank you, mother."

Princess Shun stood up and helped Princess Pingle up from the ground.

Princess Pingle stood up, tears still flashing in her eyes. She lowered her head, not daring to look into Prince Shun's eyes, and looked pitiful.

When Prince Shun saw his daughter like this, his anger subsided a little.

He sighed slightly and said, "Pingle, as a princess, His Majesty treats you well mostly for the sake of the Queen Mother. If one day the Queen Mother..., we don't know what will happen to our Shun Palace. How can you still act so recklessly?"

Princess Pingle nodded gently, her voice choking with sobs: "I understand, father. I will be careful with my words and actions in the future and will not make you and mother worry anymore."

No one saw Princess Pingle, her lowered eyes filled with overwhelming hatred. How could she not know the fate of their Shun Palace after the Queen Mother passed away?

In the previous life, both her father and she stood on the side of the Third Prince. When the Third Prince failed in his attempt to abdicate, His Majesty ordered the extermination of the entire Shun Prince's Mansion, without any regard for the brotherhood with her father.

Princess Pingle took a deep breath and raised her head. The hatred in her eyes had been hidden by her, replaced by calmness.

She knew that she had to be more careful now and not repeat the mistakes of her previous life.

After being reborn once, she has seized the initiative. Ye Wenbo, who was highly valued by His Majesty in the previous life, is about to become her husband. Even though she had no children in her previous life, she has become pregnant early on. In the future, when Ye Wenbo becomes a Duke respected by His Majesty, and when she gets the treasure, who can compare to her in glory?

In her previous life, she also accidentally heard her father say that ever since Xiao Mu died in battle, the Northwest Army had been losing ground. If His Majesty had not obtained a treasure from the previous dynasty and filled the national treasury, he would not have been able to continue to use troops against the Rongdi.

It is said that Master Xingyun was a prince of the previous dynasty and he painted those pictures of mountains and rivers, in which the whereabouts of the treasure can be found.

Now, the painting that Ye Wenbo pawned is in her hands. As long as she gets the other three paintings from Liu Yunniang, she will be the one who is rich enough to rival a country in the future.

It's all Xiao Mu's fault. If it weren't for him...

Humph, why? Her father was also the late emperor’s son. If it weren’t for Your Majesty’s good luck, she might have been a princess now?

Seeing that she had been keeping her head down and not saying anything, Princess Shun gently patted Princess Pingle's hand and said in a gentle voice, "Okay, Pingle, don't be too sad. It is a great virtue to admit your mistakes and correct them. The most important thing for you now is to take good care of your health and stay in the mansion to wait for your marriage. Your mother will definitely marry you off in a grand manner."

Watching Princess Shun acting out the deep mother-daughter love in front of her father, Princess Pingle gritted her teeth secretly but could only put on an obedient appearance.

She naturally knew that the princess did not really love her. Which of the wives and concubines in the mansion truly loved her?

Everyone saw that they were pretending to be kind and friendly, and they were probably jealous to death. It was their fault that they could not give birth to their father's children.

Prince Shun looked at his wife and daughter and felt a little relieved.

He was silent for a moment, then said, "On the 16th of next month, you will marry Ye Wenbo. During this period, you must stay in the mansion peacefully and not do anything to Liu. I will also do my best to quell the rumors in the capital. Alas, if you hadn't insisted on keeping the child, then Ye Wenbo would have just killed him, and this wouldn't have happened. You are so foolish..."

Although Princess Pingle felt unwilling when she heard Prince Shun's words, she also knew that she could not disobey her father's orders at this time.

She nodded slightly and said softly, "Daughter, I understand. It's all my fault. Father, please calm down."

Princess Shun looked at Princess Pingle with concern in her eyes.

"Pingle, don't think about those troubles anymore. Go back first, I will persuade your father here."

Princess Pingle forced a smile and had to bow and leave.

Princess Pingle came out of the study, clenched her fists tightly, her heart full of indignation. Her father did not understand her painstaking efforts at all. As long as she got the three paintings, she could control huge wealth and seek a better future for Prince Shun's Mansion.

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