Rebirth of Her Royal Highness the Princess

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you." You Da knelt down respectfully.

"Don't be so polite, my dear." The emperor raised his hand and motioned for him to stand up.

"There is no other way but to sentence Yuan'er to death. Otherwise, I would have more than just these few descendants..." the emperor said in a heavy tone.

"Your Majesty, I know Yuan'er deserves it. She shouldn't have harmed the royal heir. This is a heinous crime that should have involved the entire nine generations of her clan being punished. Thank you, Your Majesty, for sparing my family." You Da said with tears of gratitude.

"My dear Minister You, how many daughters do you have in the You family?" the emperor suddenly asked.

"Your Majesty, I have two daughters, but only the second daughter can enter the palace to serve." You Da answered truthfully.

"Why?" the emperor asked curiously.

"I'm not afraid of being laughed at by the emperor, but my youngest daughter is a concubine and she secretly left home a few months ago..." You Da explained somewhat embarrassedly.

"Running away from home? What's going on?" asked the emperor in surprise.

"Your Majesty, my daughter has been naughty and undisciplined since she was young. A few months ago, she had an argument with a maid in the mansion and ran away secretly. There has been no news of her since then." You Da sighed helplessly.

The emperor pondered for a moment and said, "It doesn't matter. In that case, send your second daughter to the palace." You Da was delighted and kowtowed to express his gratitude.

After You Da returned to You Mansion, he told Mrs. You what happened, but Mrs. You was unwilling to let You Fang enter the palace again.

"Madam, the imperial edict has been issued." You Da said helplessly.

"I don't care. My poor Yuan'er lost her life at such a young age. My Fang'er, I don't care. I won't let Fang'er enter the palace." Mrs. You said crying.

At this time, You Jin returned home. She heard the conversation between Madam You and You Da, so she said firmly: "Mother, Father, I am willing to enter the palace in place of my second sister."

"You?" Madam You looked at You Jin in surprise, with an expression of disbelief on her face. She had never thought that this always neglected concubine would have such thoughts and courage.

You Jin nodded, her eyes revealing determination. She knew that her status was low, but she was unwilling to live in the shadows all her life. She longed to change her fate, even at any cost.

"Although my daughter is born out of wedlock, she is naturally not worthy of the emperor. But as long as she is born legitimate, she can enter the palace." You Jin's voice was calm and firm, as if he had made all preparations.

"This..." Madam You was speechless for a moment. She didn't know how to respond to You Jin's request. Although she didn't have much affection for this concubine's daughter, she was her husband's child after all, and she couldn't easily refuse.

"Or we can raise Jin'er under Madam's name and make her the second legitimate daughter." You Da finally spoke, his eyes fell on Madam You, hoping that she would agree to this proposal.

"Why is she still the second daughter?" Mrs. You frowned. She felt that doing so would not completely solve the problem.

"Yuan'er has been expelled from the family tree. Fang'er is the legitimate daughter, and Jin'er is the second legitimate daughter." You Da explained. He hoped to improve You Jin's status in this way and give her the opportunity to enter the palace.

Mrs. You was silent for a moment, but finally nodded. She knew that this might be the best way at the moment, which could satisfy You Jin's wish without affecting the interests of the family. But she was still a little worried, wondering if this decision was right.

In this way, You Jin was raised under the name of Madam You and became the second legitimate daughter. She knew that this opportunity was hard-won, so she worked harder to learn etiquette and talents in order to gain a foothold in the palace.

In the blink of an eye, the day to enter the palace arrived. You Jin, wearing gorgeous clothes, with full of expectations and nervousness, stepped onto the carriage to the palace.

After entering the palace, You Jin relied on her intelligence to gain a firm foothold in the harem, and became pregnant in just one month.

At the same time, the You family's status also rose due to You Jin's favor. Mrs. You secretly felt lucky that she had agreed to You Jin's request, and You Da began to look at this daughter who had once been ignored with new eyes.

However, You Jin's pregnancy aroused the jealousy and resentment of other concubines, who began to unite and try to frame You Jin in order to take away her favor.

At a banquet, a junior concubine deliberately spilled wine on You Jin, and then pretended to be horrified and apologized.

You Jin didn't care, but when she returned to the palace, she found that her stomach began to hurt severely.

After the imperial physician's diagnosis, the fetus was saved, but You Jin needed to stay in bed for a while. You Jin realized that this was a conspiracy, and she decided to put aside the fight temporarily and take care of the baby.

At the same time, she secretly vowed to find out who was behind the incident and avenge herself and her child.

While You Jin was recuperating, she pretended to be indifferent, but she was actually investigating secretly. Finally, she found that the little concubine who spilled the wine was very close to another concubine who had fallen out of favor. The two often conspired in secluded places, which looked very suspicious.

The concubine who fell out of favor was the former queen Zhao Wanru. She heard that the emperor favored one concubine after another.

You Jin informed the Queen of this matter. After discussing it with the Queen, they decided to keep quiet and wait until they had solid evidence before striking them down.

That day, You Jin invited the young concubine to come for tea. During the conversation, You Jin deliberately brought up what happened that day and revealed that he already knew that someone was plotting to murder him.

Xiao Ying looked flustered after hearing this and left in a hurry. You Jin saw that she had taken the bait and quickly sent someone to follow her. Sure enough, he found that she went to the cold palace where Zhao Wanru was imprisoned.

At this point, You Jin had confirmed the guilt of the two. Next, she only needed to wait for the right time to present the evidence to the emperor.

As soon as You Jin entered the palace, she was Concubine Jin. After being favored for a month, she became pregnant again. No one knew that the emperor and Concubine Jin had already consummated their marriage and she was pregnant for more than a month.

You Jin carefully sorted out the evidence she had to ensure that it was foolproof. At the same time, she also continued to monitor the actions of the young concubine and Zhao Wanru.

Finally, on a sunny morning, You Jin presented all the evidence to the emperor. The emperor was furious and immediately ordered Xiao Ying and Zhao Wanru to be thrown into prison. During the trial, the two confessed to their crimes.

In the end, the emperor sentenced them to death as a warning to others. After the incident, You Jin successfully protected herself and her children, and also established a higher prestige in the palace.

However, she knew that the fighting in the harem would never stop and she had to remain vigilant at all times.

"Empress, Concubine Jin has been wronged, and I feel very uncomfortable!" said the emperor with a frown.

"Yes, Jinpin has been wronged and we have to comfort her. But, in your opinion, what kind of reward would be better for Jinpin?" The queen asked softly, looking at the emperor tenderly.

The emperor thought for a moment and said, "Since she likes reading, give her some precious books. Also, give her some jewelry and silks so that she can dress more beautifully."

The queen nodded in agreement and said, "Your Majesty is very thoughtful. I will arrange it right away." Then she turned around and told the palace maids to prepare the rewards.

The emperor nodded with satisfaction, and he admired the queen's ability to do things even more. He believed that after this reward, Jinpin would definitely feel his love and attention, and her mood would improve.

At the same time, he also hoped that other concubines in the harem could live in harmony and jointly create a harmonious and beautiful palace environment.