The story of a bullied daughter's rise to power

However, Liu Wuchen had no intention of letting Qian Shuier know what he wanted to do.

Taking out a peony flower, Liu Wuchen crushed the petals and threw them on the ground, where they fell into the mud and turned into dust.

Perhaps, this is the best destination.

Liu Wuchen left, leaving Qianshui'er with a lingering sense of confusion. Qianshui'er never knew what he was thinking. But she remembered his promise to let her be with the prince.

This was a temptation for her. Perhaps it was because of persistence, perhaps it was because of love, as long as she could marry him, everything would be enough.

Women will always do anything for love, while men will do anything for their rights.

When Qian Shui'er appeared at the place where Tan Tai Wushang and the Ninth Prince were staying, the Ninth Prince hung his sword around her neck. "Who are you? How dare you break into my residence? Are you tired of living, woman?"

"What an idiot," Qian Shui'er said disdainfully. The Ninth Prince felt completely unwell upon hearing this. Normally, when his brothers called him an idiot, he could just treat it as a joke out of brotherhood. But now, this woman dared to call him an idiot? Furious, the Ninth Prince was about to kill Qian Shui'er, but was stopped by Tan Tai Wushang standing beside him: "Wait."

"What are you waiting for? Waiting for him to call me an idiot again?" The Ninth Prince looked at Tan Tai Wushang with dissatisfaction. If it weren't for him, he wouldn't have been sent here by his Sixth Brother.

"In this city of Luo, there is a goddess who saves only one hundred people in the city every day. She is regarded as the savior by everyone. I think this girl in front of me is the goddess."

Tan Tai Wu Shang said lightly.

The Ninth Prince was incredulous when he heard this: "You mean this woman?"

"good."

"The Third Prince is really smart, but I don't know how he knew it?" Qian Shui'er asked curiously.

"We just met yesterday." Tan Tai Wushang's words left the Ninth Prince and Qian Shui'er speechless.

"Since you are a goddess, what are you doing here?" The Ninth Prince looked at Qian Shui'er with dissatisfaction. Qian Shui'er smiled and said, "Nothing, I just have some news to tell you two."

"what news?"

"Where the prince is hiding." Qian Shui'er's words made the two calm people change their expressions.

"Who are you, and how do you know..." The Ninth Prince glared at Qian Shui'er and was about to capture her, but was stopped by Tan Tai Wushang. He looked at the woman before him, thought for a moment, and a smile appeared on his face, which was even more beautiful than the woman's. "Miss, I don't know where you got this information from, but since you're here, you must have something to ask for, right? Just tell me."

"Third brother, how could you!" The Ninth Prince was anxious, and heard Qian Shui'er say: "I don't want anything, I just want to watch this scene. If you don't want to know, I won't tell you. If you want to know, just listen to me."

Qian Shui'er's words were in accordance with Liu Wuchen's previous instructions. Upon hearing this, Tan Tai Wushang frowned slightly. Meanwhile, the Ninth Prince glanced at Tan Tai Wushang and said, "I'm afraid there's something wrong with this woman, Third Brother."

"But she has something we want to know." Tan Tai Wu Shang said calmly, already having an idea in mind. He looked at the woman and said, "Tell me, we are indeed curious about the news about the Crown Prince."

Seeing this for two days, Qian Shuier smiled with satisfaction and said, "The prince wants to detoxify the people of Jiangnan, and the formula for this detoxification is Plum Blossoms Nine Degrees. In Lanlin territory, near Luocheng, there is news of Plum Blossoms Nine Degrees. I think we will see the prince there soon. So, I said goodbye."

"Should we stop her?" the Ninth Prince frowned and asked.

"No need. This woman is probably just a messenger. After she came in, although she tried to act naturally, some small movements still betrayed her. She spoke in a somewhat rigid manner, obviously, these words were deliberately taught to her by others. If a person's words and actions are natural, there will be no strangeness. But this woman, however, always seems nervous. Therefore, even if we keep her, it will be useless. It is better to go find the whereabouts of the plum blossom nine degrees."

"Plum blossoms bloom nine times? What on earth is that?" The Ninth Prince, who had never liked plum blossoms, was stunned for the first time. Upon hearing this, a glint of nostalgia flashed across Tan Tai Wushang's eyes. "It's a... very sad plum blossom. It blooms only ten years. Each year, the flowers bloom without fragrance, but afterward, the tree itself emits a subtle fragrance that lingers for a year. Plum blossoms bloom for only nine years, and the flowers remain in bloom until the tenth year, when they completely wither and die. This is the Plum blossoms bloom nine times. However, there's another legend surrounding this Plum blossoms bloom nine times."

"What legend?" the Ninth Prince asked curiously. Upon hearing this, Tan Tai Wu Shang's expression darkened and he said, "Legend has it that a thousand years ago, there was a plum tree that never bloomed. The plum tree had been cultivating for a thousand years and had already acquired spirituality, almost becoming a spirit. But just then, a scholar who was going to the capital to take an imperial examination came under the tree to avoid the rain. The plum tree, already spiritual, was extremely fond of the scholar.

But... as soon as the rain stops, the scholar will leave. The rain fell all night, and the plum tree finally understood what love is. If spirits have love, they will want it.

The plum tree wanted to see the scholar again, but the scholar had already gone to the capital to take the imperial examination after taking shelter from the rain. Later, the scholar won the top spot in the imperial examination and came to the plum tree to thank it for sheltering him from the rain. He dug up the plum tree's roots and took them to the scholar's residence. The plum tree was delighted to see the scholar every day.

"What happened next?" the Ninth Prince asked in astonishment, obviously very interested in this story.

later?

Tan Tai Wu Shang smiled. "Later, the Emperor decreed that his beloved princess be married to the number one scholar. From then on, the number one scholar became the Prince Consort. Naturally, he agreed. When the plum tree found out, it was heartbroken, but it could do nothing but watch. It was just a tree. The plum tree watched the number one scholar marry the princess, watched him become the Prince Consort, and watched him and the princess share their love. If it had always been like this, it wouldn't have been a big deal. After all, being able to be with the one you love is not bad at all."

Tan Tai Wu Shang said this, looked at the Ninth Prince, and continued, "Unfortunately... perfection will never exist in this world. The princess is spoiled, and after marrying her husband, she always wants to have the final say. Her husband is heartbroken, and occasionally he sits under this plum tree and talks to it. The plum tree can't speak, so her husband just treats it as a listener. Her husband said that he missed the time when it rained heavily and he was alone under the tree to hide from the rain. At that time, he didn't need to think about anything."

"This prince consort is so irresponsible that he can't even handle a woman." The Ninth Prince said disdainfully.