Transmigrating into a female supporting role in a book

In full view of everyone, I walked alone along a path from outside the hall to the dragon throne inside the hall, knelt down to accept the imperial seal bestowed by the emperor, which represented my royal status, and then stood up to accept the congratulations of the ministers.

Unexpectedly, the whole process went so smoothly. When I woke up in the morning, I was so sleepy that I couldn’t even open my eyes.

The palace maids put heavy makeup on me. I even heard the maid who combed my hair complaining to the people next to her when she left about why my hair was so short. Fortunately, I had prepared a wig so that it would not be unable to support so many head ornaments.

"Long live Princess Fuhui!"

When the sound echoed in the hall, it made my head buzz.

To be honest, I am not very satisfied with the name Fuhui, but there is nothing I can do about it, it is the emperor's preference. The titles of princesses in this dynasty all start with the word "Fu". There were Princess Fushan and Princess Fuzhao who were married before, and besides me, there was only Princess Furou who was raised by the queen.

After the ceremony, there was a palace banquet. I was led by a group of concubines to sit in the first seat next to the emperor. Princess Furou, who was only seven or eight years old, was arranged to sit next to the queen, only one seat away from the emperor.

In such occasions, the distance from the emperor indicates the level of one's status.

Originally, I had no interest in observing my surroundings. In addition, I had to maintain my timid personality, so I couldn't look around blatantly. So after I sat down, I kept my head down and focused my eyes on the table in front of me until someone came over to toast me, and then I came back to my senses.

"Aunt..." The other party's address made me feel uneasy. When I looked up, I found that the person coming was Jiang Che, the son of Prince Duan.

I looked at his mouth, but my mind was in a mess and I didn't listen to what he said at all. I just saw him smiling and raising the glass towards me, as if he wanted to drink with me.

This kid is only fifteen or sixteen years old, with a childish face, but he acts like an adult. But when I see him, I immediately think of his arrogant and domineering appearance in the courtyard outside the study room, which is very disgusting. This false enthusiasm is naturally for the one on the dragon throne to see.

"I don't know how to drink, so I'll drink tea instead. Thank you...Prince."

After hearing my address, he kept smiling, but his eyes revealed undisguised contempt. After I picked up the teacup and stood up to drink with him, the young man couldn't help himself and turned around to look in the direction of Prince Duan, wanting to reward him as if he had accomplished a task.

The following procedures were similar. Many people saw me as a way to show their favor to the emperor, to inquire or curry favor with him through the female relatives. The main dishes were almost all served, but I was not very happy with the dishes at the palace banquet. After eating until I was about 80% full, I took the opportunity to change clothes and left with the palace maid.

"Princess, is it against the rules for us to leave like this?"

"It's okay. Didn't the Empress and Princess Furou leave too?" I managed to hold on until the second half, when the Emperor left and the atmosphere became more lively. Only then did I dare to look up and around.

I didn't see He Zhao, and he never left me any message. The reason why he didn't show up at this occasion was probably because he had some mission outside the city and was not in Beijing. Our identities changed again and again, and the distance between us was never as close as we imagined.

But it seems that I don't miss him that much. During the banquet, when I heard people sitting at the back discussing the upcoming wedding of General He and Princess Yanyun, I felt calm and at peace. I had a stable emotion as if my boyfriend was an actor who was about to perform a love scene with a beautiful villain.

Wish him a good performance and pray silently for two seconds.

"Sister, why are you in such a hurry? Are you going back to Jinhua Palace?" Prince Yu's face suddenly appeared. He rushed out from a corner and blocked my way.

My heart almost stopped because of him. I held my chest and widened my eyes. After a while, I regained some normal expression, "Greetings, His Royal Highness Prince Yu..."

"Silly girl, why call me Your Highness? You should call me Fifth Brother!" His palm fell on the top of my head, and I quickly ducked away.

He retracted his hand in dismay, pretending to be aggrieved, "I thought you would be used to it after those two months in Luqing Palace."

Get used to it? I was shocked and immediately remembered that Fang Yian had said something similar to me the night before, asking me to get used to it. Could it be that Prince Yu and Fang Yian were really in cahoots? Could it be that Prince Yu also knew about my identity as a fake princess?

"I have prepared a gift for you today. I wanted to give it to you personally, but I didn't expect that I would leave it at the banquet when I hurriedly chased you out. Why don't you wait here for a while and I'll get it..." As he spoke, his eyes fell on the maid behind me, "You, what's your name?"

"Your Highness, I am Caiyin." The little palace maid replied respectfully.

“Caiyin, come with me to get it. We should go and come back quickly so as not to keep your princess waiting for too long.” As he said that, Prince Yu grabbed the maid’s wrist and ran away with her towards the palace where the banquet was held.

I sighed, and Caiyin wanted to turn around and tell me something, but Prince Yu half pulled and half dragged her away.

After what he did, I really didn't want to accept this gift. I felt that he had no good intentions. But my maid was in his hands, and I couldn't just leave like that. I could only wait here.

The two figures disappeared around the corner. I sighed softly, and then I heard someone behind me calling, "Shen Xingye!"

"Hmm?" After all, it was a name I had been called for more than 20 years, so I responded subconsciously. But when I turned around, the expression on my face suddenly couldn't be held back.

Situ Jue appeared in front of me like a ghost. He looked like he was about to be buried or had just crawled out of the ground. His wide robe seemed to be hanging on some rack, as if the wind could blow him down.

"You have such a cruel heart. You're obviously alive, so why don't you come to see me?" He walked quickly to me, questioning in a low voice, staring at me with resentment in his eyes.

I gasped. How could he recognize me like this? With my current makeup on, I might not even recognize myself in the mirror.

Prince Yu had seen me before, but he didn't recognize me when he was in Luqing Palace. Of course, it could also be because Prince Yu and Fang Yian were in cahoots. No, Fang Yian didn't need to get involved with any of the princes. He was already well connected just by running the Imperial Dragon Guard. And Prince Yu just now deliberately sent my maid away, clearly to create an opportunity for Situ Jue.

So my disguise can't be hidden from my acquaintances?

"Have you recognized the wrong person?" I asked back, pretending to be calm.

He smiled sadly, "It doesn't matter if you don't want to recognize me. The Shen family is about to face a disaster. Don't you care?"

I am Princess Fuhui now, and the affairs of the Shen family have nothing to do with me! After repeating this sentence three times in my mind, I maintained the expression on my face and continued to play dumb in front of Situ Jue, "I really don't know what you are talking about, Your Excellency?"

"Shen Zhongyan is in big trouble. If things go wrong, the entire Duke's Mansion may be buried with him. Don't you care at all?" Without waiting for my answer, he asked himself, "Yes, you are a princess now. Whether it is true or not, you don't have to worry about the Shen family. Even if their whole family has to go to the guillotine, it has nothing to do with you."