The Ninth Princess Reigns Supreme [Transmigration] - Chapter 20
Ning Zisheng almost doubted her ears. Liu Li was… asking for a kiss?
She knew that Liu Li always acted according to her instincts, but this was too sudden. Had their relationship reached such an intimate level?
Liu Li realized that her words were a bit ambiguous and quickly changed her words: “Just kidding, forget about the kiss. That… why don’t you hug me again, Your Highness?”
Ning Zisheng, with a hint of disappointment that she didn’t even notice, asked in a low voice, “Why?”
Liu Li misunderstood, thinking she was unwilling, so she had to give up the idea. However, she casually put her hand on Ning Zisheng’s shoulder and leaned over naturally.
“Can Your Highness see the Empress’s position?”
Their shoulders touched, and Liu Li saw her luck value rise a lot, borrowing some from Ning Zisheng’s tens of millions. However, this increase was only temporary, and if she moved away from Ning Zisheng, it would return to normal.
Ning Zisheng was about to answer when she realized she couldn’t see. After all, the emperor and empress were sitting in the center of the front hall, and from their position, they couldn’t be seen no matter what.
But for some reason, perhaps it was the perfect timing of Liu Li’s question, before Ning Zisheng could speak, she saw the empress returning to her seat, seemingly after changing clothes, walking along a small path on the side.
Liu Li: Spinning, jumping, and calling for the destined by heaven female lead next to her, this luck value is so easy to borrow!
The only flaw was that even though she saw the empress’s figure, she was too far away, and the numbers displayed were a line of tiny words, blurry and difficult to see.
Ning Zisheng noticed her squinting, trying to see some details, and asked suspiciously, “What are you looking at?”
“Looking at the empress,” Liu Li answered casually. “My mother went to change clothes not long ago, and she also went to change clothes and came back. It doesn’t feel like a coincidence.”
This explanation was a bit far-fetched, and Ning Zisheng obviously didn’t believe it, but she silently noted Liu Li’s strangeness.
Finally, Liu Li got the information she wanted.
Name: Jiang Lirong
Age: 37 years old
Identity: Empress
Current status: Hateful to the bone
Note: Paranoid and twisted, appearances can be deceiving
Liu Li was secretly shocked.
This empress usually recited Buddhist scriptures and kept everything simple, having long exempted everyone in the harem from paying their respects. Liu Li knew she was a villain, so she naturally wouldn’t take the initiative to disturb her, so they had never met each other.
Without knowing each other, this Jiang family’s empress had a terrifyingly low favorability of -500 towards Liu Li.
Not to mention…
[Jiang Lirong favorability towards: Ning Rou: -999 (Incompatible).]
This -999 formed a stark contrast to Emperor Jiacheng’s 999. Such extreme numbers made Liu Li frown.
The third protagonist of the love triangle was found.
Ning Zisheng naturally couldn’t see any of this. She only saw Liu Li staring at Empress Jiang, her expression slightly changing, as if she had made a major discovery through a short period of observation.
The empress was so far away, what could she see?
She had just had an eye problem, but now she was back to normal and could even stare at people without moving. It was really… strange.
It seemed that County Princess Chun Ning also had some secrets.
“[Love Triangle] Three protagonists (3/3) have been collected. Please choose one protagonist you want to help fulfill their wish.”
Liu Li chose Bao’an without hesitation.
“[Ning Rou] route has been opened. Mission updating…”
Mission Name: Love Triangle·Ning Rou
Mission Introduction: The falling flowers are intentional, but the flowing water is heartless. Ning Rou’s wish is simple but difficult—to live peacefully and no longer be threatened by Emperor Jiacheng.
Current Progress: Find out the truth about Ning Rou being poisoned (0/1)
Resolve the misunderstanding between Ning Rou and her husband (0/1)
Liu Li thought the system would directly arrange for her to deal with the dog emperor, using Ning Zisheng’s luck to bring him down, but she quickly realized it wasn’t that simple.
Although Ning Zisheng had overwhelming luck at this time, even the destined by heaven daughter needed time to accumulate what she wanted.
Rushing for success would only cause unnecessary losses, wasting this great luck.
“Your Highness,” Liu Li said, “what do you think would happen if the dog emperor knew what the empress did?”
“Are you sure it was the empress who did it?”
Liu Li was speechless. It was really difficult to explain the golden finger.
Fortunately, Ning Zisheng was not one to get to the bottom of things in person, avoiding many possible embarrassments. She continued her previous words: “Even if you can find evidence that the empress did it, I’m afraid you can’t do anything to her.”
“Why?” Liu Li asked in confusion, “He wants to get my mother so much. If he knows that the empress harmed my mother, shouldn’t he punish the empress?”
“The Jiang family.”
Over there, the empress finally entered the blind spot of their sight, her figure slowly disappearing under the escort of the chief eunuch.
Ning Zisheng continued, “The Duke of Jiang is highly respected and has many disciples. There are countless officials in the court. Do you think he dares to do anything to the empress? Depose her? Send her to the cold palace? As soon as the decree is issued, hundreds of memorials will be waiting for him.”
The original story didn’t go into too much detail about politics, so Liu Li didn’t realize that the Jiang family had such a large influence that even the emperor had to be wary.
But she had basic historical knowledge: “Is the Duke of Jiang’s mansion so powerful that it counts as a foreign relative’s power? Can the dog emperor tolerate this?”
“Can’t tolerate it.”
How can others snore on the side of the bed? No emperor would tolerate this.
Ning Zisheng continued, “But the Jiang family is still quite peaceful and has never overstepped their bounds, so they have been living in peace.”
Liu Li suddenly realized: “So you mean…”
“Concubine Shi relies on having children and has always coveted the position of empress. If she knew about this, although she couldn’t ultimately do anything to the empress, she could cause chaos in the harem. No matter what the outcome, it would separate the Jiang family and Ning Yucheng.”
Liu Li secretly gave her a thumbs up.
That’s it! If the dog emperor is unhappy, I’ll be happy.
••••
Seeing that it was almost time, Liu Li woke up Bao’an and helped her back to the banquet with Ning Zisheng.
The palace servants who were knocked unconscious by Xiao Rui had now woken up, completely forgetting what had happened. Yu’er gently and kindly told them that when County Princess Chun Ning came to visit her mother, she found them sleeping at the door and couldn’t wake them up no matter how she called.
This was a serious crime of dereliction of duty. If Emperor Jiacheng knew, their heads would probably be lost. The two palace servants were grateful to Liu Li for not pursuing the matter.
Everything was normal at the banquet, with a continuous stream of singing and dancing performances. Liu Li whispered to Jiao’er to find her a piece of paper. After a while, a whole sheet of paper was handed to her.