The Ninth Princess Reigns Supreme [Transmigration] - Chapter 15

On the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Moon Banquet was grand and magnificent.

Under the round moon, whether civil and military officials or the three thousand concubines of the harem, all knelt three times and bowed nine times, submitting as subjects.

The man in the palace was around forty years old, with slightly graying temples, but his eyes showed no signs of aging, sharply scanning the kneeling crowd.

His expression was indifferent, looking down on everyone with disdain, as if they were merely ants. This indifference was well concealed by the hanging beaded curtain.

This man was Emperor Jiacheng, Ning Yucheng, the current emperor.

Liu Li’s small figure was submerged among the princesses. She curiously raised her head slightly and then pulled up the system panel.

Name: Ning Yucheng

Age: 40 years old

Identity: Emperor

Current status: Unforgettable

Note: Ruthless and decisive

Emperor Jiacheng also had a favorability of over 100 towards her. Liu Li assumed it was a case of “love me, love my dog,” since Princess Bao’an was Emperor Jiacheng’s sworn sister. It was normal for him to have some fondness for his niece.

She took the opportunity to see if she could get some other information.

There were too many people here, and as soon as the system panel opened, Liu Li was immediately dazzled. It took her a long time to find the information she needed from the chaotic numbers, and she quickly seized the opportunity to memorize it.

Emperor Jiacheng’s favorability towards the Eighth Princess… strangers (0).

Towards the Third Prince… strangers (5).

Towards the Fifteenth Prince… strangers (3).

Towards Ning Zisheng… unsurprisingly, still strangers (0).

This puzzled Liu Li greatly. She quickly went through all the royal children and found that only a few princes and princesses born to the favored Concubine Gui had a favorability of 5 to 10 points. Everyone else had 0!

Emperor Jiacheng had absolutely no affection for his children, yet he had a favorability of over 100 towards Liu Li, which was truly incomprehensible.

Liu Li was a little dizzy, so she temporarily closed the system and continued to kneel.

Turning her head slightly, she saw Ning Zisheng’s gaze, which she hadn’t had time to retract. Since Liu Li couldn’t speak at this time, she could only wink her left eye at her.

Ning Zisheng: “……”

Then she turned her head away, whether out of shyness or something else.

Everyone knelt for nearly an incense stick’s time, not daring to breathe loudly, until Emperor Jiacheng finally said faintly, “Rise, everyone.”

Liu Li slowly rose with the others and sat down, feeling that the emperor had a very big air, just watching everyone kneel for so long.

Then, palace servants filed in, presenting many delicious dishes that made people’s appetites surge. But since Emperor Jiacheng hadn’t spoken, no one dared to move their chopsticks.

In the continuing silence, only the slight clinking sounds of the palace servants arranging the dishes could be heard occasionally. Because it was so quiet, even Emperor Jiacheng’s soft voice could be heard clearly: “Why are you all so restrained?”

Liu Li: …He wants to put on airs, but also wants to pretend to be approachable. With such a bad personality, no wonder he has a bad ending.

With his words, the Moon Banquet finally began.

Toasts were exchanged, the atmosphere was joyous, and foreign dancers came to perform, with a constant stream of interesting programs.

Liu Li sat with the princesses of her age, close to Ning Zisheng.

Today, Jiao’er and Yan’er accompanied her, while Yu’er and Di’er were sent by Liu Li to stay with Bao’an.

Bao’an sat below the emperor, far away from Liu Li. Although she had many servants serving her and didn’t lack manpower, Liu Li was still a little worried.

Jiao’er’s previous injuries had almost healed, and with Liu Li’s repeated reminders, she shrank her neck when she saw Ning Zisheng, peeling shrimp for Liu Li pitifully.

Ning Zisheng brought Xiao Rui, and she also tried to peel some shrimp for Ning Zisheng, but her movements were very clumsy and she couldn’t get the hang of it after peeling for a long time.

Liu Li, with her sharp eyes, took the full plate of shrimp that Jiao’er had prepared and handed it to Ning Zisheng with a smile: “Your Highness, eat.”

Ning Zisheng’s gaze swept from Liu Li’s face to the plate of brightly colored shrimp, but she didn’t move.

Liu Li tentatively asked, “Shall I… feed you?”

Ning Zisheng found it amusing, a slight smile appearing on the corner of her lips: “…No need.”

Then she deftly picked up a shrimp, put it in her mouth, chewed slowly, and ate very elegantly.

Even though Liu Li had seen it many times, she couldn’t help but sigh. Ning Zisheng’s eating movements were really elegant, as expected of you, the female lead.

Ning Zisheng saw Liu Li’s gaze and couldn’t help but soften her voice: “Don’t just stare blankly, eat.”

Liu Li obediently said “okay.”

…It seemed like she heard a hint of doting in Ning Zisheng’s tone. She wondered if it was just her imagination.

Jiao’er was dumbfounded: When did our domineering little county princess become like this…?

Yu’er was more clever and quickly whispered a few words to Jiao’er. She immediately came back to her senses and silently switched places with Yu’er.

So, Yu’er sat next to Xiao Rui and started to serve Ning Zisheng with Xiao Rui.

Liu Li almost wanted to give her little servants a thumbs up for their wit: Good job, you’re teachable, you’ll get chicken legs.

The Eighth Princess Ning Zichun, who was at the same table, looked at their clingy appearance with disgust and turned her eyes away, but she was also indignant and whispered to her servant to peel some shrimp for her.

As a result, her servant was even clumsier than Xiao Rui, and after a lot of effort, she couldn’t peel any, which made Ning Zichun kick her hard under the table.

“Haha…”

The Fifth Princess Ning Ziling, who was on Liu Li’s left, couldn’t help but laugh out loud. She and Ning Zichun were most at odds and naturally liked to see her embarrassed.

Ning Zichun immediately flared up: “Fifth Sister, you’re laughing while eating? Be careful not to choke. If you accidentally faint…”

Ning Ziling retorted, “Don’t bother, Eighth Sister. You haven’t eaten a single shrimp after all this time. How pitiful.”

Liu Li, listening to their conversation, muttered, “Elementary school students arguing.”

“What?” Ning Zisheng caught this sentence sensitively.

Liu Li quickly smiled to cover up: “Nothing, just talking nonsense.”

Ning Ziling always argued with Ning Zichun, and Ning Zichun never won. After a while, she felt bored, pursed her lips, and turned to Liu Li.

“County Princess Chun Ning.”

Ning Ziling was a few years older than Liu Li and was already showing signs of blossoming into a beautiful young woman.

She and Liu Li looked somewhat similar, both being the type of beauty that was revealed outwardly.

At this time, Ning Ziling smiled, living up to her name, lively and charming: “Your servant is skilled. Help this princess peel some shrimp too, okay?”

The Fifth Princess was a supporting character with a moderate amount of screen time, and she had some power in the early stages. Liu Li had no intention of making enemies with her, so she raised her eyebrows: “Jiao’er, go peel shrimp for the Fifth Princess.”

Unexpectedly, Ning Ziling said “hey” and waved her hand: “I want the one next to Ninth Sister.”

She was referring to Yu’er next to Ning Zisheng.