The story of a bullied daughter's rise to power

Only those who have committed serious crimes will be thrown here. This place is full of traps. Anyone who enters will surely die. "Sister, I have tolerated you for many years. After today, I will finally not have to see you again." After saying this, Situ Honglei kicked Situ Yaorao into the door.

"Damn it! Situ Honglei, you bitch! I'll kill you when I get out!" Situ Yaorao felt terrible after hearing what happened here. Just as she cursed, she saw a cold arrow coming out of nowhere, frightening Situ Yaorao so much that she rolled and scrambled to avoid it. Still frightened, looking at this, Situ Yaorao really wanted to cry but had no tears.

Fortunately, the effect of the cartilage powder on her body began to gradually fade away, and the door closed again. Here, people could only come in but not go out. Situ Yaorao had no choice but to go inside. At this time, the effect of the cartilage powder on her body finally dissipated. Although it was impossible to escape, it also increased the possibility of survival.

It had to be said that whoever built this place definitely did it with the malicious intent of killing everyone! There were countless traps! If she hadn't been constantly dragged around by those old men to learn about traps in her previous life, she would have died eight or ten times over.

However, thanks to these traps, she gradually began to adapt to her weak and pitiful body, and even began to use some simple tricks from the past.

"Who is it?" Situ Yaorao broke the cold arrow that had just been shot at her, and then she heard a pleasant and gentle male voice with a hint of vigilance.

"Situ Yaorao, I accidentally entered here. Who are you? Are you the guard here? If so, please let me out." Situ Yaorao said.

"Situ Yaorao?" The man was slightly surprised, and then walked out from the darkness. Situ Yaorao was really surprised to see him. The man was holding a palace lantern, and he was dressed in green like a lotus. He walked over and smiled at Situ Yaorao: "We meet again."

"Second Prince?" Situ Yaorao was surprised. "You weren't tricked into coming here too, were you?"

"No. But come with me." The man said, took Situ Yaorao's hand and walked into another room.

The houses here are connected to each other and are transparent to each other. Situ Yaorao was led by the man to an open place.

"There aren't any traps here. It's not easy for you to survive here. Should I say, you are worthy of being General Situ's daughter?"

"Haha! Compared to me, Second Prince is more surprising. You are actually here and you are familiar with this place."

"Well, when I was little, I always came here to avoid disasters." The man said with a faint smile, as pure as a lotus.

Situ Yaorao looked at this person and couldn't help but sigh, could such a clean and pure person be raised in this palace?

Looking at him, it felt like my whole body was purified.

"I have something to do and can't send you out for the time being. Would you like to wait for me for a while?" The man looked at Situ Yaorao and asked.

Situ Yaorao nodded: "No problem, as long as we can get out before the banquet."

"Okay." After the man said that, he stopped talking to Situ Yaorao and knelt on the ground, muttering something.

Situ Yaorao just looked at him and felt a little happy.

After a while, he stopped moving, turned around and looked at Situ Yaorao, smiling slightly: "Sorry to have kept you waiting for so long."

"How could that be? Seeing the Second Prince like this, I find it pleasing to the eye."

"What's there to admire? It's just a prayer for the deceased. People like us don't have the right to grieve. Our companions and subordinates have died. All we can do is remember them. However, I'm still a little weak and can't be as indifferent as they are. That's why I come here. I express my apologies every month, and I feel at ease."

"This is very good, at least it's better than those who don't take human life seriously. It's not easy for you, a prince, to be so compassionate." Situ Yaorao said respectfully.

"Maybe. Okay, let's go."

"There's movement in the forbidden area! Go check it out!" Suddenly, a shout was heard outside. Situ Yaorao and the Second Prince looked at each other. Without saying a word, the Second Prince pulled Situ Yaorao and ran out.

He didn't let go until he brought the person out of the forbidden area and into the main hall.

"Please don't tell anyone about what happened today."

"This is a secret between you and me." Situ Yaorao assured with a smile.

The man smiled with satisfaction upon hearing this. Then the two of them separated and returned to the main hall. Situ Honglei was feeling quite proud of having arranged for Situ Yaorao to die, but before she could even begin to smile, Situ Yaorao returned.

"Sister... Sister? Why are you back?" Hong Lei asked in disbelief. She realized something was wrong after she asked.

"What? Can't I come back?" Situ Yaorao looked at Hong Lei coldly.

Situ Honglei hurriedly smiled and said, "How could that be? I'm just a little surprised. Didn't my sister say she wanted to relax? Why is she here so early?"

"Ah, it's true that I want to relax, but I think I can't let my sister be here alone. If she sits in my seat, she must feel scared, right? After all, you are a concubine's daughter. How can you sit in the position of the eldest daughter of a legitimate wife? I couldn't bear to see my sister feel anxious, so I came back. Okay, get up." Situ Yaorao looked coldly at Situ Honglei who was sitting in her seat.

Situ Yu frowned when he heard this: "Yao Rao, you are my elder sister. Hong Lei just sat down. What are you doing?"

"What?" Situ Yaorao smiled. "Father, this is my seat. What's wrong? Do you want me to stand and let her sit? Aren't you afraid that something might happen if she sits in a seat that doesn't belong to her?"

Situ Yaorao taunted.

"Father..." Situ Honglei looked at Situ Yu unwillingly. But Situ Yu said seriously: "Honglei, get up. This is not where you should sit."

"But Father!"

"Get up!" Situ Yu said coldly.

Situ Honglei stood up unwillingly and glared at Situ Yaorao fiercely. However, Situ Yaorao sat down calmly. Before sitting down, she whispered in her ear: "What? Feeling humiliated? Feeling resentful? What qualifications do you have? This originally belonged to me, and you want to kill me for this position. Don't worry, this is just the beginning. I will slowly make you understand the various differences between legitimate and illegitimate children." After that, Situ Yaorao sat down.

The farce on the Situ family's side did not attract much attention.

Hong Lei's heart was cold as she looked at Situ Yaorao angrily, wishing she could strangle her to death. However, at this moment, she could only stand aside respectfully.

"The Emperor has arrived, the Empress has arrived! The Empress Dowager has arrived!" Soon, a voice announcing the news came from outside. As soon as these words were spoken, everyone stood up and knelt on the ground: "Long live the Emperor, long live the Empress, a thousand years ...

"My dear ministers, please stand." The emperor waved his sleeve, signaling them to stand. Everyone stood up and took their seats.

Situ Yaorao looked up with curiosity. The emperor was already fifty years old this year. Although he still looked young, he had an indescribable tiredness.

The queen standing next to him was about thirty years old, and her eyes and eyebrows were vaguely similar to the prince's.

The Empress Dowager, on the other hand, had wrinkles on her face that even rouge could not hide.

"Today is the Queen Mother's birthday. I and all the beloved ministers wish her a happy birthday." The emperor raised his glass and said to the Queen Mother.

"Let's toast to the Queen Mother." The ministers also raised their glasses. The Queen Mother smiled kindly, nodded, and drank the wine in her glass in one gulp.

Then, everyone drank the wine in one gulp.