The story of a bullied daughter's rise to power

If this coffin were broken, I believe it would be very interesting, right?

Thinking of this, Situ Honglei brought a stone and was about to smash it down, but someone grabbed his wrist.

"Who!" Situ Honglei shouted, and turned around, looking unwell.

The Sixth Prince had an indifferent expression. His handsome and resolute face was devoid of any emotion. He simply looked at Situ Honglei and took the stone from her hand. "It's me."

"Your Majesty...I, I am just..."

"I am not interested in knowing what you wanted to do just now. But, you can't do this." The Sixth Prince looked at Situ Honglei and said this.

Upon hearing this, Situ Honglei couldn't help but scoff, "Oh! No interest? That's right, Your Highness has never been interested in me. He married me just to balance interests, and now he's accompanying me back only to consolidate the relationship between our two families. In Your Highness's heart, I'm just a chess piece. A chess piece that Your Highness can use. How could Your Highness care about the thoughts of a chess piece?"

When Situ Honglei spoke, her tone was full of loneliness.

Upon hearing this, the Sixth Prince just looked at her silently.

Situ Honglei couldn't help but hugged him: "Prince, I just hate it. If it weren't for the people in my aunt's family who took a fancy to my father's status, I'm afraid I would be the legitimate daughter now. But my aunt's family, relying on their power and wealth, forced my father to marry my aunt, which prevented my mother from marrying my father as his principal wife. All the hardships we have suffered over the years are the result of their tyranny back then. Although my father loves me, I am still an inferior illegitimate daughter in public. Although my father doesn't like my aunt, she still enjoys the treatment of a lady, and Situ Yaorao is still the high-ranking legitimate daughter. No matter how many mistakes she makes, there will be someone to clean up the mess for her. Even the prince is in love with her. Prince, I really hate it."

Situ Honglei said this with grievance. The Sixth Prince just looked at Situ Honglei indifferently.

He had mixed feelings towards Situ Honglei. He didn't value the concubines and princesses in the mansion. In his eyes, they were just his pawns.

He even felt disgusted watching their schemes. However, Situ Honglei was a little different. This woman was always unwilling to accept the status quo, and a little foolish. Even her schemes were low-brow. He occasionally found them amusing. It was precisely because of this that he stopped her from destroying the coffin.

He didn't like this woman, but he didn't want to make her too pitiful.

Perhaps it was out of pity. The Sixth Prince hugged Situ Honglei and said, "You are my concubine. Even if I don't like you, I won't abandon you. So, don't do anything out of line. There are many suspicious points in Madam Situ's death. Do you really think that the trouble you and your daughter gave Madam Situ would drive her to commit suicide? I'm afraid there are other mysteries involved. It's better not to disturb her coffin."

"But..." The woman wanted to say something else, but saw that the man's face was already serious. "If you want this king to like you, first of all, don't do these things that this king finds shameless. The dead are the most important. No one and nothing should disturb the souls of the deceased. Let's go back."

The Sixth Prince's words made Situ Honglei's last bit of struggle disappear.

Between causing Situ Yaorao pain and the Sixth Prince, she ultimately chose the Sixth Prince. As for Situ Yaorao, she would eventually have a chance. But if she disliked the Sixth Prince, she would probably never be able to turn things around.

Situ Honglei obediently followed the Sixth Prince away. At this time, Situ Yaorao, who was lying on the bed exhausted, welcomed an uninvited guest into the room.

The man stood by the windowsill, leaning against the window. The candlelight reflected on his face, leaving dots of light and shadow. He held an exquisite mask in his hand, and there was a smile in his delicate but somewhat feminine eyebrows.

"Nice to meet you again." The man's voice was pleasant, soft, and filled with a hint of affection, which made him unconsciously think that this man loved her.

However, Situ Yaorao was eager to devour the man before her. Looking at the man, Situ Yaorao leaped up from the bed, "Liu Wuchen!" Situ Yaorao practically choked out the name. Liu Wuchen chuckled softly upon hearing this. "Miss Situ, you're so excited it's almost embarrassing. Do you really want to see me that much?"

"Why are you here?" Situ Yaorao looked at him coldly. She had already determined that the death of Mrs. Situ was related to the man in front of her. How could she bear it at this moment?

"Me? Probably, I'm here to pay my respects." Liu Wuchen said thoughtfully.

"Worship? Ha! You just feel guilty, so you came to take a look?"

"Guilt? Why should I feel guilty?" Liu Wuchen looked innocent.

"Why? Need I explain? Who else but you could have such great power in the capital, even forcing my mother to take such a path?" Situ Yaorao said, walking up to him, her eyes filled with hatred. "Perhaps, when I first saw you, I should have harbored murderous intent towards you. That way, this wouldn't be the case."

"But you won't kill me." Liu Wuchen said calmly. Even though Situ Yaorao looked like she wanted to eat him, he was not afraid. Because there was no murderous intent in her eyes.

Seeing that he didn't explain, Situ Yaorao was a little disappointed: "Sure enough, it wasn't you who did it?"

"Oh? Why do you have such an idea?" Liu Wuchen looked at her with interest.

"If you really did it, you wouldn't be so calm. Liu Wuchen, what are you doing here?" Situ Yaorao looked at Liu Wuchen and asked.

"I said, I'm here to pay my respects. Madam Situ has done me a favor, I can't do anything else, but I can pay my respects to her." Liu Wuchen said.

"A favor?"

"Back then... the person who saved me was Madam Situ. But that was a long time ago. Even I didn't know about it. Miss Situ, do you want to know who the real murderer is?" Liu Wuchen looked at Situ Yaorao and asked with a smile.

"Of course I do, you know?" Situ Yaorao said anxiously.

"Oh! If there really is a murderer, it's probably a sad result of the transition of imperial power during these turbulent times. The existence of this lady from the Situ family is too embarrassing. If she were alive, the Situ family would still be labeled as the prince even if they didn't get close to him. And yet, the Situ family sided with the Sixth Prince.

Therefore, they wouldn't want to see Madam Situ survive. The Sixth Prince has always been domineering and generous, and wouldn't do such a shameful thing. Therefore, the only people who would do such a thing are those who hope to balance the relationship between the Crown Prince and the Sixth Prince. There are many such people in the capital. But... there are too few who are capable. With just a little elimination, a conclusion can be reached. But this conclusion will not be what you want."