Help! The innocent prince always tries to seduce me clumsily

In this regard, it is actually not impossible.

When Chu Shiyu succeeded to the throne, Chu Shixuan was already five years old. I was born the year Chu Shiyu succeeded to the throne.

It was also that year that the late emperor passed away.

If we calculate rigorously, this is actually possible.

The more Chu Shitong thought about it, the more outrageous it seemed. Could it be that she and her father were siblings?

She shook her head irritably, discarding the messy thoughts in her mind, and decided to go and ask the princess in person.

The carriage took a long time to reach the Princess's Mansion in the snowy night.

The lights on the glazed candlesticks on both sides of the entrance to the Princess's Mansion were still on. Normally, when Chu Shifan was sent back after getting drunk, the lights were turned off.

Bishui helped Chu Shitong get out of the car. There was already a thick layer of snow on the street, and if you stepped on it, half of your boots would be buried.

The groom went up and knocked on the door.

It seemed that the princess had anticipated this kind of thing and asked the servants to wait at the door. She was invited in without even having to introduce herself.

The Princess's Mansion was covered in snow, and the faint scent of incense lingered at the tip of the nose.

Chu Shitong followed the maid, but found that the place they were going to this time was not the backyard as before.

Whenever Chu Shifan passed by his room, Chu Shitong could hear his snoring and his unclear talking in his sleep in the quiet night.

"Hmm...chicken legs, delicious...hehehe, Miss Chuchu..."

Chu Shitong chuckled helplessly.

My cousin is becoming more and more like an idiot.

It seems that chasing his wife has some effect, as he even dares to call Xie Chuchu "little lady" in his dream.

I walked along the long corridor to the end and turned into a courtyard. The courtyard was unusually quiet, even a little colder than other courtyards.

And the smell of incense is different from that in other courtyards.

The maid brought Chu Shitong to the door and stopped.

"Her Royal Highness the Princess is in the room, Your Royal Highness the Seventh Prince, please do as you please."

After saying that, the maid turned and left.

Bishui looked back at her while holding an umbrella and whispered, "This maid has a strange temper. She is so rude to Your Highness. I curse her to fall in the snow soon."

Chu Shitong said: "If you curse others with evil intentions, be careful that you may fall down later."

Bishui quickly covered her mouth.

Chu Shitong smiled and said, "You don't have to follow me in. I can go in by myself."

This time, before Bishui could speak, Chu Shitong directly called Jianying out to accompany her.

The candlelight in the room reflected Chu Shitong's snow-white robe. She walked forward and knocked gently on the door.

The eldest princess' voice came from inside the house.

"come in."

Only then did Chu Shitong push the door open and go in.

Only after seeing the scene inside did Chu Shitong know what this place was.

This is a successor hall.

On the wall directly opposite, there were tablets, and Chu Shitong had never heard of the names on them.

The eldest princess was kneeling on a futon, wearing a plain and elegant dress, her long black hair draped over her shoulders, and her face, without makeup, looked slightly pale.

Chu Shitong stepped forward and saluted.

"I'm really sorry to bother you so late at night."

The princess looked calm and said as if she didn't care: "Nothing, tonight is the anniversary of the death of the prince consort. Even if you don't come, I won't sleep if you burn incense and offer sacrifices all night."

"I see."

Perhaps this is the reason why the two glass lamps in front of the Princess's Mansion are always lit.

Chu Shitong also pulled a cushion over and knelt beside Her Royal Highness the Princess as usual.

"Xiao Qi seems to have never met his uncle."

The princess lowered her eyes and said, "The prince consort died when Afan was three years old. Xiaoqi has seen him, but he was too young, so it's normal that he doesn't remember."

Chu Shitong said, "That's a pity. I think my uncle's personality is similar to that of my cousin. When I came here just now, I heard my cousin talking in his sleep."

"Afan must be calling that woman's name in his sleep again."

Chu Shitong smiled awkwardly and said nothing.

The eldest princess said, "A few days ago, Afan sent me some cakes made by that woman. I tasted them and they were made with great cooking skills. If a greedy child like Afan could marry a woman with such good cooking skills, it would be a blessing for him."

Chu Shitong didn't expect that the princess was so broad-minded that she directly recognized Xie Chuchu's identity and thought that Chu Shifan was marrying above her station.

No matter how you look at it, the Princess's family seems to be a reasonable and understanding one.

"My aunt is so kind to my cousin."

The atmosphere in the room was slightly chilly, and silence spread quietly.

Chu Shitong hesitated for a while and said, "Aunt, there is something I am very confused about. I wonder if you can explain it to me?"

The princess remained calm and collected, "What do you want to ask, Xiaoqi?"

"I wonder... does my aunt know what happened in my mother's palace?"

In fact, this is nonsense. The eldest princess must have known it a long time ago.

But this sentence was just a key that Chu Shitong used to open the conversation box.

The eldest princess: "I know a little bit about what my brother did."

Chu Shitong said indirectly, "I went to the palace to see my mother tonight and accidentally learned the name of a person from her."

The eldest princess suddenly looked over here.

Chu Shitong continued, "Aunt, have you ever met the princess of the previous dynasty, Xuan Wu Yue?"

Chu Shitong didn't know if it was an illusion, but he felt that the eldest princess's calm eyes seemed to have become a little colder.

"What does Xiao Qi want to ask?"

Chu Shitong no longer concealed his true feelings and said straight to the point, "I accidentally learned that your aunt has a painting of Xuan Wu Yue. I want to ask if it is still there. If so, can you show it to me?"

"No need to look." The princess looked away and looked at the burning incense in the incense burner. "If you want to see it, wouldn't it be better to just use a bronze mirror to see it more clearly?"

Chu Shitong understood.

The moment I learned the truth, I felt no wavering at all.

"So, Concubine Yun gave birth to a son, but it was replaced with me. She didn't dare to kill me or replace me. You and my father both know about this."

"Yes."

The eldest princess admitted it directly, "My brother and I both knew that Xiaoqi was a girl."

Chu Shitong's heart suddenly shook. Although he didn't feel it on his face, he felt as if he was almost suffocating.

It seemed as if the words that Chu Shiyu told her in earnest were still ringing in her ears, wishing her to live a life of wealth and peace.

It turns out that Chu Shiyu knew from the very beginning that she was a woman.

Such a sad and ridiculous feeling made Chu Shitong speechless for a moment.

In his previous life, Chu Shiyu doted on me so much that in his final will, he still passed the throne to Chu Shixuan.

In her previous life, the eldest princess refused to let Chu Shifan help her win the throne, because she knew that Chu Shiyu would never pass the throne to a woman.

They, the initiators of this fate, all know it.

They just watched Chu Shitong go through miserable days and her crazy plot to seize the throne, thinking that she would have a chance to succeed. In fact, everyone knew that it was impossible.

"For so many years, you have watched me grow up like this, and you don't have any room to redeem yourself?"

"Xiao Qi." The princess said in a calm tone, "Don't talk to me in such a blaming tone. If you don't grow up as a royal, you will not be able to grow up healthily. If you don't live as a prince, once you come of age, you will repeat the tragedy of the previous dynasty."

The truths that Chu Shitong learned that night were enough to cause her mental breakdown at any time.

The resentment in my heart was mixed with anger, and I was so sad that I couldn't even blame anyone.

It was as if she had finally seen through the mystery, but the mystery was caused by herself.

Her life since childhood, the hardships and sufferings she had experienced since childhood.

Just because of the ridiculous face that I inherited from my mother!

The princess seemed to be talking to herself, "You should also know the reason why the Tianxuan Dynasty fell. If you live as a woman, even if you are an ordinary citizen, your life will not be stable."

Chu Shitong's whole body was trembling.

Can't stop shaking.

Because she knew that the eldest princess was telling the truth.

If she were just an ordinary commoner, she would be targeted before she even reached adulthood because of this face that brought disaster. If she were a princess, the suitors and relatives would surely disturb Beiqing and make it as restless as the Tianxuan Dynasty.

"But..." She looked flustered, trying to find a reason for her bitter fate. "Beiqing is richer and more powerful than Tianxuan. Even if I grew up as a princess, Beiqing has enough strength to avoid invasion..."

"Xiaoqi."

The princess suddenly sneered, "You are too naive. Do you think that only foreigners are seduced by such beauty that brings disaster to the country and the people? Was the fall of the Tianxuan Dynasty due to foreign enemies?"

The last bit of self-comfort in Chu Shitong's heart was mercilessly shattered at this moment.

She closed her eyes tightly, feeling like she would suffocate in the next second.

The demise of the Tianxuan Kingdom was partly due to external enemies, but the main reason was that the late emperor took advantage of the political inhumanity of Emperor Tianxuan to rally the people and military forces and launch a mutiny.

That is internal trouble.

Now, hearing the eldest princess say these words, Chu Shitong felt a chill down his spine.

She originally thought that the late emperor launched a mutiny and overthrew the government in order to save the people from disaster because of problems with the Tianxuan political system itself, because this was recorded in the Beiqing history books she had read.

But they never expected that this mutiny was just an excuse for a rebellion. The real reason for the rebellion was not for the sake of the people of Beiqing, but because of the supreme power and the beauty who was as beautiful as a fairy.

Now, not only Chu Shitong's view of his own life experience collapsed, but also his view of his family ancestors.

The eldest princess rolled the Buddhist beads in her hand. The wooden beads collided one by one, just like Chu Shitong's heartbeat, slow enough to stop at any time.

"Since aunt..." Chu Shitong looked at the eldest princess with sadness in his eyes, but stopped talking.

A more cruel question arises.

Are they really aunt and nephew?

Chu Shitong took a deep breath, and his tone was extremely cautious, as if it would break at any time.

"Am I really my father's child..."

"This question..." The princess thought for a moment and said, "I am not very clear about it. If you are not my brother's child, then you are my father's child."

Chu Shitong almost shed tears at this moment.

So, her mother, that peerless beauty, not only became a captive after her country was destroyed and her family was ruined, but was also forced to have relations with both the father and the son.

Maybe there are more than just these two people.

She was born under such a broken and destructive ending.

So until now, Chu Shitong is still not sure who her father is.

She twisted the flesh on her arms, trying to hold back her tears, but the flesh on her wrists was about to be twisted off, and her body was so stiff that she seemed not to feel any pain, and tears were still welling up in her eyes.

The eldest princess felt sorry when she saw her like this.

"Xiao Qi, there's no need to do this. If you don't like your current status, then go get what you want. When you reach the top, no one will know your true identity."

"aunt."

Chu Shitong's tears were shining in her eyes, but they didn't fall for a long time. She endured the fatal pain in her heart and smiled miserably and beautifully, "Why do you support me to seize the throne? You knew that I am a woman and it is impossible for me to get that position openly. In addition to getting rid of my father and all my brothers, as the eldest princess of Beiqing, you really want to see me, a remnant of the previous dynasty, kill my brother and father as a descendant of the Chu family?"

Her smile was so beautiful, it was shattered.

The eldest princess actually thought of the woman who drew her sword and committed suicide that day in Qun Yu Tower with her sleeves fluttering.

Chu Shitong repeated with a stronger tone: "If I want to take that position, I will kill your brother, your nephew who is truly related to you by blood."

The eldest princess answered without even frowning when faced with this question: "Because they are not worthy of their positions, so even if they are suppressed by a woman like Xiao Qi, it is only natural."

Chu Shitong raised his head, as if his whole body was shrouded in a haze and he was a little dazed.

The contents of her mind were about to explode. All the concepts she had acquired since childhood seemed to collapse at this moment. She dared not stay any longer, and holding back the tears in her eyes, she stood up and said.

"Thank you very much, aunt, for clearing up my doubts. I have troubled you for a long time today. Xiao Qi will take his leave now."

As she turned to leave, she heard the eldest princess say behind her: "Concubine Yun is dead. The only people who know about this are me and my brother. If Xiao Qi really wants to take revenge, then make up your mind to get that position. If you can't do it, don't come to my house to find me in the future."

Chu Shitong didn't respond and pushed the door open and walked out.

The wind and snow outside the door instantly blew away the hot emotions and tears in my head, leaving only bitter resentment stirring.

Bishui came forward and said with a smile, "Your Highness, are you going back?"

Seeing Bishui's face, Chu Shitong remembered the note given by Master Wuji.

If you hate to meet a place with no boundaries.

It seems that Master Wuji has long wanted her to let go of the hatred in her heart.

"Let's go back."

Chu Shitong's voice was very weak, and she was in a daze, with a dazed look in her eyes, as if this night had drained away all the motivation that she had worked so hard for for many years to maintain her bid for the throne.

Bishui stepped forward to support Chu Shitong, "Your Highness, are you okay?"

Chu Shitong shook her head. She just wanted to leave this place as soon as possible.

If he stayed for one more second, Chu Shitong felt like he was going to collapse.

......

in the house.

The eldest princess knelt on the futon, looking ahead and talking to herself.

"Ah Qi, Xiao Qi has come to this point, there is no turning back, don't blame me, only by letting her sit in that position can I truly avenge you."

Her voice was lonely and desolate.

At the deepest of these tablets, there is a tablet hidden that is not easy to be found.

There is no name or surname on it, only four words.

My wife is Aqi.