Call Me The Mother of Quick Transmigration

Chapter 116 – The Widow’s Adopted Daughter (part 16)

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Xiao Zhen Shu didn’t tell anyone about it.
It was just a blow to the person who was serving Imperial Princess An He.

The people who served Imperial Princess An He were respectful and accepted this.

An He had a naïve and innocent temperament.
But, all the people around her were clever.
They were carefully selected by Highest Ranking Imperial Concubine Su and Prince Lu.
They were also very loyal to Imperial Princess An He.
They naturally knew what to do about her.

Xiao Zhen Shu felt a little helpless when faced with Imperial Princess An He’s temperament.
Since they were now married, Imperial Princess An He was his responsibility.

Although Xiao Zhen Shu didn’t talk to the others, he still found Li Su secretly and apologised to her for Imperial Princess An He.

Li Su laughed after hearing this.
“Second older brother is too polite.
I know what kind of temperament Imperial Princess has.
She has no malice behind her actions, so of course I don’t mind.
In fact, if His Majesty really allowed it, I would also be very happy.”

“Su Su!” Xiao Zhen Shu looked unhappy.

“Second older brother, don’t tell me that you get to decide everything.
I am a woman and won’t cause trouble.
You know that I don’t like listening to these words,” said Li Su seriously.

Xiao Zhen Shu frowned.
“Su Su, don’t worry.
I don’t mean it.
It’s just that things haven’t reached that point.
So, you don’t need to wrong yourself.”

Li Su smiled.
“Second older brother, you are not me.
How do you know I would feel wronged?”

“Okay, Su Su.
Don’t even think about this.
We won’t agree.
You can stay in the house peacefully.
It’s okay to talk to your relatives and write a storybook.
You can leave all these outside things to the men.
We are still here.
You do not need to be obedient!” Xiao Zhen Shu said solemnly.

Although Xiao Zhen Shu’s remarks were a bit misogynistic, Li Su thought it was a bit useful after hearing it.
Although she didn’t really want to serve the 18th prince, she wanted to figure out who the prince regent was.
It would be better to kill him directly.
According to the description, the prince regent would truly love Si Qin.
She knew that he was going to die, so Si Qin’s back path had already been arranged.
It was just that people weren’t great and the male lead brought people to find Si Qin to kill her.

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Although this love was very touching, Li Su didn’t intend on letting her daughter become someone’s forbidden love.
The prince regent was very possessive.
Wang Si Qin was imprisoned in another courtyard.
She had glory and wealth, but lost her freedom.
This was probably the reason why Wang Si Qin ended up mad and cynical.

This time, she had finally re-established Wang Si Qin’s outlook on life and her values.
If Si Qin was to be locked away in a cage in the name of true love, she would go crazy.

These days, Li Su had figured out the situation of several princes through Imperial Princess An He.
She finally locked in several candidates who could be the prince regent.
But, she would not underestimate the other princes.
After all, there were a fair number of princes who pretended to be pigs, but ate the tigers in history.
She still had to continue to observe.

The first candidate, Prince Qi, the 4th prince, was Concubine De’s child.
He was 35 years old, in the prime of his life.
In ancient times, etiquette was of great importance.
In the absence of legitimate children, the 4th prince was the most likely to inherit the position.
The old emperor also regarded the 4th prince very seriously.
The 4th prince had always regarded himself as invisible.

However, in Li Su’s view, the 4th prince was probably the kind of shield the old emperor used to attract fire.
If the old emperor really valued him, then he would have been appointed the crown prince a long time ago.

But, his age was an issue.
He was almost 30 years older than Si Qin.
However, this was normal in ancient times.

The second candidate was Prince Chu, the 7th prince.
He was 29 years old, gentle, and elegant.
He was loved by the ruling class and the opposition.
He was also known as a virtuous prince.
He was known for his talents and had many supporters around him when compared to the 4th prince.
Most importantly, his birth mother was a palace lady next to the empress dowager.
She died of illness shortly after giving birth to Prince Chu.
Prince Chu was then raised by the empress dowager.
It was said that the empress dowager asked for the empress to raise Prince Chu, but the emperor didn’t agree.
At that time, the empress was unwilling to raise other people’s sons and did not agree.

The rest of the princes either had weak bodies, mediocre aptitudes, or had mothers with low status.

It was only when Li Su determined who the regent was would she want to find a way to kill him.
If others couldn’t do it, then she would.
Before that, she needed to make adequate preparations.

 After Li Su carefully thought about various assassination methods, Li Su decided to learn archery.
In her previous life, she had watched a drama about fighting the Japanese.
Apart from the holes in the plot, the most important thing was that the heroine was handsome when she shot arrows.
Li Su had been obsessed with it for a while and had practiced archery.
She was finally defeated by reality and gave up on it.

Now that she was as powerful as a cow, she could at least draw a bow.
What she needed to practice now was her accuracy.

Now, she practiced riding and shooting with Yan Si and Si Qin every afternoon.

Her excuse was that she wanted to exercise.

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Although people in the mansion knew it was just an excuse, they all chose to indulge her.
This was why Li Su liked Yong An Mansion.
They were open-minded and respectful.
Although they sometimes didn’t agree with a decision, they respected any decision that was made.

Li Su liked this kind of atmosphere, so she didn’t want anyone to ruin this.

After observing for a period of time, Wang Si Qin found Li Su.
“Mother, do you want to take the risk?”

Li Su never thought of hiding anything from Wang Si Qin, so she nodded.
“It isn’t a risky move.
It’s just in case!”

“Mother, you don’t need to do that.
I can!” Wang Si Qin said seriously.

Li Su looked at Wang Si Qin with a smile.
Today’s Si Qin was completely different from second girl in Shang Lin Village.
If her dead father was to stand in front of her, then he would not be able to recognise her.

“Si Qin, you have your dreams.
There are people your mother wants to protect.”

“Who is the person mother wants to protect?” Wang Si Qin asked softly.

Li Su smiled and touched Wang Si Qin’s hair.
“Go, grandmother is waiting for us.
Today, dinner will be your favourite chicken bamboo shoots1!”

That night, Wang Si Qin found Xiao Qi Zhi.
“Grandpa, I want to enter the palace!”

Xiao Qi Zhi frowned.
“You want to go into the palace?”

“Yes!” Wang Si Qin said firmly.

Xiao Qi Zhi said solemnly, “It is good that you have this in your heart, but you don’t need to do this.
If you insist on going your way, then entering the palace is not the best choice.”

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“Grandpa, you have misunderstood.
Although I want to enter the palace, I don’t intend to be a woman in the harem.
It would be a pity if my intelligence was buried in the harem.
I want to be the most trusted person around the future emperor and hope that He can trust me with confidence.
As for any relationship, this will take time.
This kind of thing should be done sooner, rather than later, therefore I want to enter the palace,” said Wang Si Qin.

Xiao Qi Zhi sighed a little.
This kid was extremely intelligent and courageous.
“You already have a goal?”

“Grandpa is joking.
Don’t you already know it?” Wang Si Qin laughed.
They knew back when Imperial Princess An He married into Yong An Mansion.
If nothing happens, then the crown prince should be the 18th prince.

Yong An Mansion had always been loyal and did not interfere in disputes.
Their allegiance was to the person sitting in the throne.
If His Majesty wanted the 18th prince to succeed him, then Yong An Mansion would do what they could to assist the 18th prince.

In the capital, it wasn’t just Yong An Mansion who could guess the emperor’s intentions.
The people of Prince Qi and Prince Chu had already made some small movements.

Of course, Yong An Mansion did not take these small actions to heart.
Yong An Mansion had been standing for many years and had its own reasons.

Xiao Qi Zhi pondered for a moment and said, “Let me think about it.”

Wang Si Qin nodded.
“Thank you, grandpa.
I hope it won’t be too long.”

Xiao Qi Zhi looked at Wang Si Qin’s back and sighed.

When Xiao Zhen Shu talked to other people, he paled.
Could it be that Imperial Princess’ words led to this feeling in his heart?

Xiao Qi Zhi and the others all looked at him.
Xiao Zhen Shu said that Imperial Princess An He had recommended Li Su to the palace to serve the 18th prince before adding, “But His Majesty did not agree.”

Xiao Qi Zhi couldn’t hide his anger.
“His Majesty and his subjects get along very well.
Surely His Majesty will not agree to it.” Imperial Princess An He’s move was very irritating!

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“Father, Imperial Princess said something without intentions and knows it was wrong,” Xiao Zhen Shu said softly.

Xiao Qi Zhi calmed down.
“Unintentional remarks often bring great harm.
Zhen Shu, it is said that when a child makes a mistake, then it must be corrected even if it is in front of many guests, but if your wife has made a mistake, then it must be discussed behind closed doors2.
Imperial Princess is innocent, so you should tell her clearly.
The men in our house aren’t dead yet! There is no need for the women to come forward!”

Xiao Zhen Shu looked ashamed.
“Yes, second uncle.”

Xiao Qi Zhi took a deep breath.
“It’s not Su Su.
It’s just that Si Qin is too stubborn.
I am afraid that if I refuse Si Qin, then she will think of other ways.
If things get beyond our grasp, then it won’t be good.”

As soon as Xiao Qi Zhi said this, everyone fell silent.
This child was really assertive and sure of what she wanted.

When Xiao Zhen Ting saw that everyone was silent, he smiled.
“Isn’t there still Su Su? Su Su won’t agree to Si Qin entering the palace.” No matter how much Si Qin wanted to do something, she would respect Su Su’s opinion.

Everyone thought so, but Xiao Zhen Shu was not optimistic.
They expected Su Su to be able to persuade Si Qin? Hehe, he was afraid that was unlikely.

Xiao Zhen Shu saw that Su Su treated Si Qin like an adult.
She respected Si Qin’s wishes, so Su Su would not reject anything Si Qin decided.

So this time, he was afraid.

But the result was beyond Xiao Zhen Shu’s expectations.
When Li Su learned that Si Qin wanted to enter the palace, she clearly expressed her opposition.

“No, I don’t agree!”

1.(雞髓筍) chicken bamboo shoots

2.(堂前教子枕邊教妻) Chinese saying that roughly translates to: teach the child in the hall and the wife at the pillow.