The story of a bullied daughter's rise to power

Tan Tai Wu Yue's words made Situ Yaorao's heart skip a beat. Didn't see it? If the golden carp was really as they said, Tan Tai Wu Yue should have seen it. Why did the person who saw it instead be Tan Tai Yun Yi?

Moreover, if such a big thing gets out, wouldn’t the prince’s position be in jeopardy?

Just as Situ Yaorao was surprised, the man casually walked to the lakeside, sliding his fingers across the water. A faint look in his eyes said, "Sometimes, I wonder why everyone reacted so strongly when I didn't see this fish. It's as if Your Highness has let them down."

"Because... you are the prince." Situ Yaorao thought for a moment and said very pertinently.

"Oh! What a great sentence, I am the prince. Because I am the prince, I must do what ordinary people cannot do. Because I am the prince, all matters concerning the royal family have to be shouldered by me. Because I am the prince, my brothers treat me like enemies. There is always a layer of separation between my friends and me. And all this is because I am the prince, the future king." Tan Tai Wu Yue said lightly, his voice a little hoarse.

Situ Yaorao fell silent after hearing this.

The old men had told her before that the higher the position, the greater the responsibility. The higher her skills, the more she would have to shoulder in the future. However, that was also a kind of honor.

"The more you take on, the more glory you will have. As the crown prince, you have things that ordinary people want but cannot get. So naturally you have to take on more than others. Everyone in the world envies you, but you... are thinking about how to make yourself more ordinary." Situ Yaorao's words made Tan Tai Wu Yue couldn't help laughing.

"Maybe. Sometimes, I really wonder if there would be no more disputes if I weren't the crown prince."

"You were born into the royal family. From that moment on, you were destined to fight. The winner is king. You are the crown prince, there are no ifs. If you are no longer the crown prince, then, it will probably be the time of your death."

"How dare you!" Tantai Wuyue's voice suddenly turned cold. Situ Yaorao suddenly remembered that this guy was the crown prince! She immediately knelt down and said, "Your Highness, I am ignorant. I beg your forgiveness."

Seeing Situ Yaorao kneeling down, Tantai Wuyue felt very uncomfortable, so he pulled her up and said, "It's me... I forgot where this is, I forgot who you are."

"I shouldn't talk about His Highness's affairs without permission." Situ Yaorao's attitude was cold.

Upon hearing this, Tantai Wuyue couldn't help but frown and said, "You are different from others. No matter what you say or do, this prince will not be angry. This is my promise to you."

"Why does Your Highness show leniency to me?" Situ Yaorao asked.

"Because you are probably the only one who dares to tell me the truth. Also, I want you to be my Crown Princess. Are you satisfied with this answer?"

"It's not easy for me to be your Crown Princess?" Situ Yaorao sighed.

"As long as you want, you can." Tan Tai Wu Yue promised to understand.

Upon hearing this, Situ Yaorao shook her head and said, "I don't want to be abandoned again. It's not bad to live my life alone without anyone."

"I don't allow it!" the prince said sternly.

Situ Yaorao looked deeply at Tan Tai Wu Yue. Tan Tai Wu Yue frowned, "No matter what you think, I will prove that my feelings for you are true. No matter if you are the daughter of a great general or have a bad reputation, you will always be my Crown Princess."

"Your Highness, why bother?" Situ Yaorao looked at Tan Tai Wu Yue, her heart pounding. Although she knew this man liked her, she had never expected him to be so straightforward. He looked so aloof, but who knew that when he got enthusiastic, it was so overwhelming.

"It's getting late, I'll take you home." Tan Tai Wu Yue said, extending his hand towards Situ Yaorao.

"Your Highness called me out just to ask me if I have seen that fish?" Bai Liuyue looked at Tan Tai Wu Yue in a daze.

"That fish was chosen by the national teacher. Whoever sees it will become the future emperor. I haven't seen it, so I don't want you to see it either." Tan Tai Wu Yue looked at the woman and said calmly.

Situ Yaorao's mouth twitched when she heard this. She thought of the beautiful golden carp from before. She decided not to tell anyone about it. Let's just keep this a secret.

Just like the Second Prince saw it, but pretended to know nothing.

That fish could be deadly poison to anyone. Even the Crown Prince would be suspicious of the Emperor if he saw it. Or perhaps, this was all a ploy, a trick to lure people into taking the bait.

When Situ Yaorao thought of this, she felt a chill down her spine.

She still remembered what the old men had said to her many years ago, when her martial arts were just beginning to mature. They had said, "Few in the world can rival your kung fu." But remember, don't fight with smart people. They can kill you without even lifting a finger.

From then on, not dealing with smart people became her creed.

"The women's exam is coming soon. There are probably a lot of people waiting to see the Situ Mansion make a fool of itself, so you have to work harder." Tan Tai Wu Yue held Situ Yaorao's hand and said patiently.

Upon hearing this, Situ Yaorao nodded and said, "I understand. However...some things can't be achieved just by my hard work."

"In my opinion, the female exam is nothing, but it is the general trend. If you fail the female exam, I think your life in the Situ family will not be easy." Tan Tai Wu Yue continued to add salt to the knife.

Situ Yaorao has also been worried about this recently: "I don't know who invented this desperate female exam, she is simply my nemesis."

"Pfft..." Hearing Situ Yaorao's words, Tantai Wuyue couldn't help but laugh. Looking at the woman, he couldn't help but say, "Someone said that back then."

"Who? A soulmate." Situ Yaorao sighed.

In this era where everyone praises female candidates, it's really exciting that someone still said something like this!

"She's my sister. When I was little, she also took the female exam. But she failed. At the time, she already had a beloved man, and she wanted to marry him off as her husband. But if you fail the female exam, you'll have a hard time getting married, let alone a husband. So, desperately, she single-handedly chose another way: the martial arts exam. And she passed successfully."

"Martial arts test?" Situ Yaorao was a little surprised.

"That's right, but it's too dangerous, so no one will go there. You'd better study hard and learn your music, chess, calligraphy, and painting." Tan Tai Wu Yue said, and stopped walking: "Okay, the Situ Mansion is ahead. If General Situ sees me, it will be bad for you. So I won't go there. Be careful."

"Why does it sound like he's cheating?" Situ Yaorao looked at the man and couldn't help but mutter.

However, Tantai Wuyue heard all this. He looked at the woman and shook his head helplessly.

Situ Yaorao certainly wouldn't stay and wait to be taught a lesson, so she hurried off. Tantai Wuyue stared at the woman's back for a moment, her lips curled up, "If... it could always be like this, how wonderful it would be."

The man's voice was soft, with a hint of guilt that he himself was not even aware of.

After he finished speaking, a man in black came out from the corner and knelt respectfully on the ground. The man in black had a golden peony embroidered on his body, with the word "kill" tattooed on it.

"Aren't you... the shadow guard beside the second brother? Why are you here?" Tan Tai Wu Yue looked at the man in black and said. Upon hearing this, the man in black hurriedly said, "The master said that what His Highness wanted has been found."

"Go ahead." Tan Tai Wu Yue said.

"The conflict between the Gu and Situ families is becoming increasingly intense. If we want to split the two families and prevent the Gu family from continuing to support the Sixth Prince, all we need to do is... make Miss Situ unable to take the female exam."

As the man in black finished speaking, he felt the surroundings grow colder. He then looked at Tan Tai Wu Yue, whose expression was as cold as ice.

"I'm leaving." This man in black usually followed the Second Prince and was quite resourceful. Seeing things weren't going well, he quickly left. Tantai Wuyue's face remained sullen for a moment, then he sighed softly, turned around, and walked away.