The Ninth Princess Reigns Supreme [Transmigration] - Chapter 5

Liu Li stayed with Bao’an for a full hour before coming out. What happened during that time was only known to her and Bao’an.

However, the other servants were all very curious. This County Princess Chun Ning’s eyes were a little red and swollen when she came out, and it was obvious that she had cried a lot.

Princess Bao’an was so doting on her, she would naturally not have the heart to scold her beloved daughter, so what exactly happened that made County Princess Chun Ning cry like this?

Liu Li expressionlessly took the handkerchief handed over by Yan’er and wiped away the tears that fell like broken beads.

She didn’t like to cry, but she lost control when she saw her mother. She quickly adjusted herself.

But this cry also brought about the original owner’s physical reaction, making Liu Li, even though she was already calm as water, still shed tears for an hour.

That was a full two hours!

I’m afraid that all the tears of County Princess Chun Ning’s life have been used up.

Her eyes were swollen like this, she definitely couldn’t go to Ning Zisheng, she could only go back temporarily, and on the way, she asked Yan’er to help her cover it with a fan.

But the sky didn’t fulfill her wishes, and someone still noticed Liu Li’s abnormality. Even the passing palace servants couldn’t help but secretly raise their heads to glance at her, with some inquiry, but were discovered by Liu Li, and their eyes happened to meet.

The palace servant didn’t expect her insight to be so sharp, and was startled. She quickly knelt on the ground: “County Princess, spare me, County Princess, spare me, I didn’t mean to.”

Originally, Yan’er should have reprimanded this palace servant, but with Jiao’er’s previous example, she behaved well and did not speak, but waited for Liu Li to speak for herself.

Liu Li knew that her appearance with red eyes was not very good-looking, and she was naturally upset to be looked at by others like this.

She was just about to speak when she saw the words appearing above the palace servant’s head.

Name: Xiao Rui

Age: 12 years old

Identity: Servant of [Great Ning Dynasty] Chu *cainü*

Current Status: Strangers

Note: Kind-hearted, clever and diligent

Liu Li was very familiar with the content of the original story, so of course she knew who Xiao Rui was.

She was Ning Zisheng’s only servant in the early days, accompanying her for many years.

Later, as Ning Zisheng gradually gained power, there were more servants, and Xiao Rui was still a very capable subordinate, considered a confidante-level existence.

She was also Ning Zisheng’s little ear in the palace, reporting to Ning Zisheng the gossip she heard from various places every day.

Liu Li swallowed the words she didn’t say, and was inexplicably shocked into a cold sweat.

If she hadn’t seen clearly and had spoken to blame Ning Zisheng’s people, then the -100 favorability would be completely hopeless, and it might even become -1000, -10000…

And in front of her, Xiao Rui was trembling, about to kowtow to Liu Li.

Being unable to control her eyes in front of her master was already a big taboo, not to mention that she knew County Princess Chun Ning’s bad reputation, unreasonable and tyrannical, and she had heard a few days ago that she almost beat her personal servant to death.

Xiao Rui at this moment had already subconsciously felt that her head was not safe, and was about to continue begging for mercy, but she didn’t expect Liu Li to reach out and help her up. The originally raised eyebrows smoothed down in an instant, and she smiled at Xiao Rui, gentle and warm like a spring breeze: “Hurry up and get up, I didn’t blame you.”

Xiao Rui thought her eyes were blurred:?

Seeing Liu Li like this, Yan’er was glad that she didn’t say much just now, and very sensibly added: “It is our county princess who is kind and doesn’t care about you, why don’t you thank the county princess?”

“Thank you for your forgiveness, County Princess, thank you for your forgiveness, this servant knows her mistake!”

Seeing that she had escaped a disaster, Xiao Rui bowed and hurried away with small steps.

She touched the place where Liu Li had just helped her, and felt a little puzzled. What kind of person is this County Princess Chun Ning?

Judging from today, she is also a kind master. How could she be said to be so scary by others?

After Xiao Rui had completely left, Liu Li breathed a sigh of relief and patted Yan’er’s shoulder: “Not bad, quite sensible, I’ll give you an extra chicken leg when we go back.”

Yan’er didn’t understand, but just felt that the county princess seemed to be praising her.

At a corner that no one noticed, a person was holding a book, a pair of almond-shaped eyes squinting here, watching the whole thing without missing a single detail.

The person was wearing an embroidered dragon brocade skirt, it was the Ninth Princess Ning Zisheng who had just finished her studies at the Imperial Academy.

Ning Zisheng saw that Liu Li was about to reprimand Xiao Rui, and was planning how to protect Xiao Rui without revealing her intentions, but saw that Liu Li seemed to have remembered something, and in an instant changed her expression, forced a smile, and even personally helped Xiao Rui up.

Just like her previous attitude towards herself.

Obviously, her eyes were full of arrogance, but she had to pretend to be kind and amiable, as if… she had some scruples.

That’s a bit interesting.

If Liu Li were to look this way, she would be pleasantly surprised to find that Ning Zisheng’s favorability towards her had quietly changed from -100 to -50.

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Liu Li returned to Yanluo Palace and ordered them to get some ice cubes to apply to her eyes. Just as she was wrapping them in a cloth and applying them to her face, she heard Di’er say: “County Princess, Liu Ruyun has entered the palace.”

Liu Li was the eldest daughter of the Duke of Chu’s mansion. The second Miss Liu – Liu Ruyun was born to a concubine and was Liu Li’s half-sister.

The second Miss Liu had not appeared in the original story, so Liu Li didn’t care too much: “Oh? What is she doing here?”

“Serving as a companion for the Eighth Princess.”

The Eighth Princess? Liu Li remembered this person, whose status was similar to that of the original owner, and was also a brainless cannon fodder female supporting character.

There was no special plot, it was nothing more than relying on her power to bully others when she was young, and later being framed by Ning Zisheng and unable to recover, eventually becoming a stepping stone for the Ninth Princess to ascend to the throne.

But this reminded Liu Li.

According to the rules of the Great Ning Dynasty, princes and princesses had to go to the Imperial Academy to study from a young age, and were taught by the Grand Tutor. When the children of aristocratic families reached the appropriate age, they could choose each other with the princes and princesses and enter the palace to become companions.

In Liu Li’s memory, Ning Zisheng had no companion, because Chu *cainu* was not favored by the emperor, and even the Chu family gradually declined. Naturally, no children of aristocratic families were willing to be her companion.

This also became an important reason for other princes and princesses to laugh at her.

Yan’er’s voice interrupted her thoughts: “County Princess, are you going back to the Imperial Academy to resume classes?”

Liu Li, as a county princess, was qualified to study with the princes and princesses, but the original owner was mischievous, working hard for three days and fishing for two days, and later gradually skipped classes and didn’t go.

“Go, of course I have to go.”

Others were in groups, but Ning Zisheng was alone. Isn’t this a great place to brush up on her favorability?

Later, the second Miss Liu came to visit. At this time, Liu Li’s eyes were almost swollen, and she could receive guests.

As a concubine, the second Miss Liu naturally had to visit her stepmother and elder sister when she entered the palace, which was also within Liu Li’s expectations.

Liu Ruyun did not bring a servant, and came alone. She was born with delicate eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and was pitiful. When she saw Liu Li, she gave a gentle salute: “Ruyun greets her elder sister.”

Her eyes were full of sincerity, but Liu Li didn’t believe it at all.

Obviously, they were both daughters of the Duke, but only Liu Li was granted the title of county princess and received all the favor. The second Miss did not have any imperial decree or conferment. It would be strange if the relationship between these two daughters was good.

Moreover, the original story was a film and television work, and naturally it was more dramatic. The setting of “the legitimate and concubine daughters are close and have no conflicts” was impossible to appear.

Sure enough, Liu Ruyun’s eyes swept across the jacket and skirt Liu Li was wearing, her expression unchanged, but her eyes suddenly tightened.

In the palace, only the clothes of the princess were qualified to embroider dragons. Liu Li was only a county princess, but she actually had the treatment of a princess. How could this not make her jealous!

Liu Ruyun was only ten years old, and the things in her heart could not be hidden at all. They were all written in her eyes. Liu Li did not bother to care about a child, and said politely: “I haven’t seen my sister for a long time, and I miss her very much.”

Although she couldn’t see any sign of her “missing” her at all.

Liu Ruyun took a seat, and the two exchanged a few more greetings. Only Liu Ruyun said: “I wonder if my elder sister has heard that I have entered the palace to serve as a companion for the Eighth Princess. Oh, I heard that elder sister doesn’t go to the Imperial Academy very much, so I must not be familiar with the Eighth Princess, right…”

The implication was to satirize Liu Li for always skipping classes.

It was just that Liu Ruyun’s expression was very sincere, as if she was worried about Liu Li.

Di’er brought a basket of golden milk crisps to Liu Li. She just raised her chopsticks when she heard this, raised her eyes to look at Liu Ruyun, and then smiled indifferently: “Well, I haven’t been to the Imperial Academy a few times. Do you know why, sister?”

“Elder sister is joking. Elder sister is just lively and playful…” Liu Ruyun hadn’t finished speaking when she froze on the spot.

Only a “click” sound was heard, and Liu Li easily broke two chopsticks with one hand, and lightly threw them on the ground, making a crisp sound.

“Sister also said that I am lively, and naturally not as gentle and beautiful as my sister.” Liu Li smiled but didn’t smile, “When I don’t go to the Imperial Academy, I’m not idle. Instead, I have developed a lot of strength. In this way, if anyone dares to ride on my head in the future, this county princess will definitely beat her parents so that they don’t recognize her.”

The three words “this county princess” were emphasized, making Liu Ruyun’s face turn blue and white, not knowing how to respond, and after a while, she found an excuse to slip away.

Yan’er took chopsticks for Liu Li, her eyes full of admiration: “County Princess, you couldn’t talk to Liu Ruyun before, but now you have become so powerful, and you even know how to use the identity of the county princess to suppress her.”

“It’s okay, it’s okay.”

Liu Li was modest, and finally had time to eat the hot golden milk crisps. She took a light bite, and the filling melted in her mouth, and the wisps of fragrance and sweetness instantly spread throughout her taste buds.

Royal custard buns, really different.

Liu Li ate with her mouth, and her head was not idle. She felt that everything today was unusually unlucky.

First, her eyes were swollen, then she almost scared Ning Zisheng’s servant, and then she was ridiculed by her half-sister. Although there were no serious consequences, it was inevitable that Liu Li felt that she was a bit unlucky.

She naturally thought that this might be related to Ning Zisheng’s favorability?

Unconsciously, her throat choked, and Liu Li was choked by the golden milk crisp. While being patted on the back by the servant to smooth her breath, she remembered to check her luck value.

It was a bleak and miserable -50.

Liu Li thought that the worst was a 0, but she didn’t expect it to be negative, and suddenly coughed more violently.

No, if I don’t go and improve my relationship with the Ninth Princess, I’m really going to die.

There’s no time to lose. Since my eyes are no longer swollen, the best time is today, so let’s…