Time Travel: He is My Dad!

Undercurrent

Rumors within the palace intensified. Princess Shen had quietly laid the first move during her actions that night. She knew the Grand Empress Dowager had already sensed something was amiss, and her plan was precisely to keep the situation under her control.

Back at her residence, Princess Shen was immersed in the complex chess game. Far from relaxing after the recent negotiations, her mood grew even more tense. Every decision, every detail, could be the key to the final victory or defeat.

At this moment, the guard entered the room silently and whispered, "Princess, there's movement outside. The Empress Dowager has sent a new messenger, apparently to further strengthen her contact with the Emperor."

Princess Shen calmly waved her hand, signaling the guards to leave. She knew this was all within her expectations. Though the Empress Dowager was shrewd and calculating, she still underestimated Princess Shen's abilities, especially in this palace struggle. She had always possessed keen intuition and immense patience.

She slowly walked to the window, gazing at the moonlight outside the palace. The moonlight shone on her face, illuminating her calm and resolute expression. The atmosphere within the palace had quietly shifted with Zhao Han's death and the reshuffling of power. Princess Shen knew that the coming days would be filled with even more undercurrents and bloodshed.

She reached out and drew aside the curtains, letting the moonlight stream into the room, illuminating her eyes. At that moment, her mind became remarkably clear. She had made up her mind to challenge the Grand Empress Dowager with the utmost decisiveness, to seize control of this palace game.

"Your Highness, you are finally here." She whispered to herself.

Suddenly, the door to the room was gently pushed open, and He Qingqing walked in. She was dressed in a lavender palace dress, and her elegant steps seemed unusually calm. Her eyes were like water, clear and deep, as if she knew everything that was happening in the palace.

"Princess." He Qingqing smiled slightly and walked gracefully to Princess Shen. "Did the negotiations tonight go as smoothly as you expected?"

Princess Shen turned her head and saw the sharpness in her eyes. Her heart moved and a smile rose at the corner of her mouth: "How did you know I was negotiating?"

"News from the palace won't leak out easily," He Qingqing said softly, "especially from someone like the Grand Empress Dowager. If she makes a move, rumors will spread throughout the palace. You think you can hide it, but in fact, someone has been observing you for a long time."

Princess Shen didn't care about her words. Instead, she stared into her eyes and said after a moment of silence, "It seems that you already know what the Empress Dowager is doing."

He Qingqing smiled faintly and said calmly: "Everything about the Empress Dowager was already within my expectations."

Princess Shen raised an eyebrow. She sensed an unspoken confidence in He Qingqing's attitude. He Qingqing didn't seem to be that simple. Every word she spoke seemed to contain a hidden meaning.

"What do you want to tell me by coming here?" Princess Shen narrowed her eyes slightly, her mind overflowing like water.

He Qingqing stood up straight, the smile on her face gone, a cold glint in her eyes: "You know, Zhao Han's death has made the situation in the palace even more complicated. The Empress Dowager will not give up, she has begun to plan an alliance with the ministers in the court to pull you away from the emperor."

A hint of displeasure flashed across Princess Shen's eyes, but she quickly regained her composure. She knew that He Qingqing was right. The Empress Dowager's strategy was far more cruel and direct than she had imagined.

"What do you mean?" Princess Shen suddenly spoke with sharp eyes.

He Qingqing sighed softly, walked closer to Princess Shen, and whispered, "Although your plan is extremely ingenious, it's better to prepare some backup plans from now on. The Empress Dowager has spies all over the palace, and she must have begun to suspect your actions."

Princess Shen's heart trembled. Her intuition told her that He Qingqing's words were not without basis. The palace was not only a battlefield for power struggles, but also an abyss filled with traps and conspiracies. Princess Shen was always smart and knew that if she was not careful in this struggle, one wrong step would lead to another.

"Do you think she will attack me?" Princess Shen remained calm, but a ripple appeared in her eyes.

He Qingqing chuckled, a hint of helplessness in her tone: "If you are ready, then don't hesitate any longer. The palace is not only under the control of the Grand Empress Dowager, you may be facing an even more complicated situation."

"A more complicated situation?" Princess Shen frowned slightly. "Can you tell me who it is?"

He Qingqing did not answer directly. Instead, she turned and walked to the window, looking at the scene outside the palace, and said lightly: "Some things are waiting for you to discover in person."

Princess Shen's heart moved, and her intuition told her that there must be deeper undercurrents surging in the palace, and all this was far from as simple as she had imagined.

Suddenly, hurried footsteps were heard outside, and a palace maid hurried in: "Princess, the envoy sent by the Empress Dowager is waiting outside the palace gate and requires an immediate audience with you."

Princess Shen's heart trembled, and she nodded slightly: "I understand, take me there."

Her pace gradually quickened as she walked towards the palace gate, her heart unwavering. Facing the impending storm, she still decided to stick to her plan, because she knew that moving forward was the only way out.

And tonight, a shocking event will take place in the palace. This storm is destined to change everyone's fate.

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