Chapter 1: The Cold Palace Princess

  "Ah......" The magnificent palace was filled with cries of surprise, which seemed to have a thrilling flavor. Under the dark night and the faint light of several limited palace lamps, it looked a bit gloomy.

  The two palace maids outside trembled with fear and asked: "Has she given birth?!"

  "I don't know, sister..." Another palace maid moved closer to her and said, "...I'm scared."

  "What's wrong?!" The palace maid glared at her and said, "Shut your mouth, lest trouble comes from it."

  The palace maid's body stiffened even more.

  "Ah......" A more mournful cry echoed through the hall, and it was a long time before it finally stopped.

  Creaking... The heavy palace gate was opened, and a palace maid in traditional attire walked out with a wooden face, saying: "...... Come in, quickly."

  "Yes..." The two palace maids responded in unison and walked in, trembling.

  "Has the Emperor arrived?" The beauty on the bed asked with a hint of expectation, but the palace maid's face remained wooden, she moved her lips slightly, only to shake her head.

  Her last hope was taken away, the beauty finally couldn't hold on anymore, her eyes scattered and she fell onto the bed, tears pouring down.

  "Miss, take care of your body..." The old lady hurried forward and said anxiously.

  "My body is no longer useful......" The beauty said sorrowfully: "It's just this child..." She looked hopefully at the swaddling clothes beside her, and paused. The nanny said helplessly: "...is a princess."

  "Whether it's a princess or a prince, if I went to him, he would definitely not be able to protect her... but now that I'm out of favor, even living is useless..." The beauty took two deep breaths, but her eyes were slightly unfocused, her face pale and bloodless. "The Emperor has such a cruel heart... Ah, nanny, even if she's a princess, she can't survive in this palace. Those people will probably make her live like a servant girl, how can she have the dignity of a princess? Nanny, please take her out of the palace, I'd rather she be an ordinary person than... living in this palace is worse than death..." The last words were spoken with a tone of gritted teeth.

  She tightly grasped her nanny's hand, as if it was her last hope and faith.

  "Your Highness......" The old woman finally had tears streaming down her face, "......I will definitely take the princess out of the palace."

  "Let her be raised in an ordinary family, that's good..." The beauty finally put down the last bit of her heart, her eyes couldn't hide their fatigue, and slowly closed.

  "Waaahhh..." The palace was suddenly filled with the sound of crying, and what happened next made Shen Sisi very depressed. She had crossed over into someone's belly, and after being born, she cried loudly for a while before finally realizing that she was a princess. But then...she was going to be sent away again! Damn it, and she had to go through this sad and joyful scene. She tried to open her eyes to take a look at the beautiful woman who had passed away, but ultimately couldn't resist the natural forces, and her eyes just wouldn't budge. Luckily, her hearing was fine, so she could make out what was happening. But after that...she didn't know anything else, because she was just a baby...and fell asleep.

  When she woke up again, people were already outside the palace. She heard a male voice say: "A Xiu, there is a baby outside, I brought it in..."

  A soft and weak female voice came closer and whispered: "Is it a boy or girl?! It's really cruel, good children, how can you bear to abandon them..."

  The man hesitated for a moment, then said: "It seems to be a girl. Ah Xiu, why don't we raise her? We don't have a daughter either. If she grows up and can marry our eldest or second son, it's like having another daughter-in-law. It'll also save us the money for marrying one in the future. At worst, it's just an extra mouth to feed..."