Wasn't he supposed to be beaten to death? Why did this powerful cousin love him so much?

It turns out Jiang Sese didn't die.

It turns out that Jiang Sese is Princess Chenjia.

So the person who was supposed to marry Xie Jue... was actually her?!

Her other son changed into a completely different person because of her.

At that time, she felt that Jiang Sese was just an orphan girl who relied on her looks to climb the social ladder. So she had the idea of ​​sending her out of the capital so that Xie Yao would give up and the Xie family would have one less problem.

Unexpectedly, she was that person's daughter.

She even became the wife of her most valued eldest son, whom he personally sought out.

Princess Anning arrived at the flower hall with mixed feelings and saw the people sitting obediently inside.

It's hard to imagine that such a quiet and well-behaved little girl is her daughter.

Princess Anning was someone who knew Consort Chen quite well, but Consort Chen was... arrogant and eccentric.

Everyone follows the rules, except for Consort Chen.

A fledgling fell from its nest, and she personally climbed the tree to put it back. But that tree was a sacred tree protecting the nation, said to house the spirits of the Great Yong Dynasty; she had dared to climb it, thus blaspheming the deity. Two imperial censors submitted a memorial requesting Emperor Jingyuan to punish Consort Chen. The people in the inner palace were also waiting to see what would happen.

But Emperor Jingyuan ordered the tree to be cut down and the two censors to be killed.

At the time, Leng Danxia was just a beauty of the sixth rank, yet she dared to contradict the Empress Dowager in public, which angered the Empress Dowager so much that she never stepped out of Renshou Palace again until her death.

He contradicted the Empress Dowager above and clashed with the Empress below.

She stood up to the Empress without flinching and protected her palace servants, leaving the Empress speechless and turning pale with anger.

Princess Anning suddenly felt like laughing, but then thought it would be too inappropriate to laugh out loud. How could Consort Chen's daughter be like this?

If Danxia saw this, she'd probably be so angry she'd sit up in her coffin, grab the girl's ear, and scold her for being useless.

But then I thought about it again, and the fact that this girl is still alive and standing here shows that her resilience is just like her mother's.

Upon hearing footsteps, Jiang Sese quickly stood up and gave a proper curtsy: "This humble woman greets the princess."

Princess Anning looked her up and down.

Before, when she looked at her, she only saw a foxy face.

This time, they were looking at her as if she were Leng Danxia's daughter.

Princess Anning sighed inwardly.

Xie Jue had already told Princess Anning everything Xie Yihua had done, and even Princess Anning was shocked; her methods were too extreme. She was nothing like the daughter she knew.

What exactly did Jiang Sese do to make Yi Hua hate her so much that she wants her dead?

Princess Anning didn't quite understand.

But when she recalled Xie Yihua kneeling before her and saying that Jiang Sese had fallen off the cliff by accident, she hadn't even raised an eyelid...

Princess Anning looked at Jiang Sese in silence, suppressing her inappropriate guilt. When she spoke again, her voice had returned to normal: "Your marriage to Junheng has been decreed by the emperor, and the wedding date has been set. From now on, we... will be family."

Jiang Sese did not expect Princess Anning to treat her this way.

She figured Princess Anning would be furious to learn that she was not only alive but also going to marry her son.

But I didn't expect his tone to be so gentle and polite.

Is it because she is now Princess Chenjia? No, just now at the courtyard gate, Princess Anning clearly didn't want to give her that face.

That's because of what Xie Jue said... because of Consort Chen?

Jiang Sese tentatively asked, "Does the princess have a past with my mother?"

Princess Anning: ...

For a moment, Princess Anning's expression was complex and... awkward.

How should I put it?

She... really wanted to get closer to Consort Chen. After all, Consort Chen had saved her life, and she remembered that kindness.

Moreover, Consort Chen possesses a unique and captivating charm.

However... Emperor Jingyuan protected Consort Chen like the apple of his eye, and did not allow anyone else to have too much contact with her!

Nevertheless, she remembered every word Consort Chen had said to her.

Including the man who was with Consort Chen before she entered the palace.

If it were any other woman, upon entering the palace as a concubine, she would undoubtedly be extremely secretive about her past and would never mention it.

But Consort Chen was different.

On one occasion, she even said to Princess Anning with a nostalgic smile, "...My former husband was a god."

Princess Anning: ...

Of course, while Consort Chen dared to say it, Princess Anning wouldn't dare to believe it. The immortals she spoke of… were probably just an exaggerated metaphor!

Princess Anning: "...You and your mother are quite different." So it's really not her fault that she didn't realize Jiang Sese was Consort Chen's daughter!

The fact that Consort Chen's daughter is so well-behaved and sweet is really too... abnormal.

Jiang Sese didn't know exactly what was different about what Princess Anning said, but she still obediently replied, "The princess is right."

All the people who had contact with Consort Chen are so strange!

This made Jiang Sese curious about Consort Chen as well.

Jiang Sese then asked about Consort Chen, and Princess Anning brought up the matter of the sacred tree. Princess Anning said that someone had deliberately plotted against Consort Chen, that the baby birds did not fall down by accident, and that the nest was not on the sacred tree.

Consort Chen knew that someone was plotting against her, but she didn't care.

Jiang Sese: ...

What a beautiful state of mind! I can't learn that, I can't learn that.