"Princess, they're too much. How can they treat you like this? You're royalty. Wu… Princess, your forehead keeps bleeding…"
"Don't… cry. Help me bandage it briefly first. I'm so… so tired… I'll think of a way when I have enough rest and strength…" After saying these words with difficulty, Yin Siyue fell into the darkness.
It was not until the next afternoon that Yin Siyue woke up faintly. When she opened her eyes, she saw a little maidservant sleeping by her bed. Scenes of what had happened last night returned to her mind. Although she had already accepted that her soul was entrusted to this ancient world, she had no idea what was going on. She moved slightly and woke her up.
"Princess, you're finally awake!" The little maidservant's tone was filled with surprise.
"I…" Just as Yin Siyue was about to speak, she realized that her voice was abnormally hoarse. "Water…"
When the little maidservant heard this, she quickly ran over to pour a cup of water for her to drink. After drinking the water, Yin Siyue leaned against the bed and was stunned for a long time before she recovered. The red wedding dress on her body had already been changed, and the wound on her forehead had been roughly bandaged. Through the bronze mirror on her vanity, she saw a face identical to hers in the modern world. It turned out that she had the same appearance as Yin Chujin. Was this the reason why her soul could live in this body?
Looking around, the room was shabby and simple. There was only a tattered vanity, a small round table, and a wooden stool. Furthermore, there was the small bed she was lying on now. A wooden chest tied with red silk was thrown in the middle of the room. The clothes inside were scattered. At a glance, it was obvious that they had been completely searched.
Following her gaze, the little maidservant also noticed the wooden box. In the next moment, she knelt on the ground and begged for mercy. "Your Highness, I deserve to die. I'll go tidy it up immediately!"
With that, she ran to pack the wooden box. Yin Siyue frowned and stopped her. "You can pack it later. Come here, I have something to ask you!"
"Yes, Your Highness!" The little maidservant stopped in her tracks and returned to her bedside, standing there cautiously.
"You… called me princess?" Yin Siyue's furrowed brows never relaxed since coming here.
When the little maidservant heard her question, she was already so frightened that she could not speak. Soon, her tears fell again. "Wu… Princess, don't scare me. Don't you remember what happened in the past? Wuwu… I didn't take good care of you. When the emperor finds out, he will definitely kill me…"
Yin Siyue had a headache from her crying. She did not know if this girl was worried about her master or afraid that she would lose her head, but her tears were really overflowing.
"Don't cry. I'll take care of it with the Emperor. Tell me what happened in the past!" Yin Siyue comforted her helplessly.
After that, she learned the entire story from her little maidservant, the Princess's personal maid, Zhu'er. It turned out that her soul had moved into the body of the Princess of the Yin Xi Kingdom, Yin Chujin. Yin Chujin was born from Consort Zhao, and Consort Zhao was from the Empress Dowager's family. She had been doted on by the emperor since she entered the palace, and the Empress Dowager doted on Yin Chujin even more, which resulted in Yin Chujin's arrogant personality. When Yin Chujin first saw Prince Xiao, Xiao Yelei, she had liked him. She, who had been pampered since she was young, had everything she wanted. She had even announced that she wanted Xiao Yelei to become her prince consort and got the emperor to arrange a marriage for her on her coming-of-age day. However, half a year ago, the Empress Dowager had passed away and Consort Zhao had disappeared. Yin Chujin's status in the palace had plummeted.
Xiao Yelei followed the emperor's decree and agreed to marry Yin Chujin. She had finally waited for Prince Xiao to marry her, but she had not expected such an outcome.
If it was really as Zhu'er said, although she had fallen out of favor in the palace, she was still a princess. How could Xiao Yelei dare to bully her like this on their wedding night? When she opened her eyes last night and heard that he was looking for something paper-like on her, he must have searched through the princess's dowry, right?
"Zhu'er, how powerful is the Prince in court? What does he want from me?"
Zhu'er looked around, her face filled with fear. She hesitated and did not dare to say anything. Seeing Yin Siyue crook her finger at her, she reacted and whispered into her ear, "I don't know what His Highness wants either. But when I was in the palace, I heard the eunuchs and palace maids secretly discuss His Highness's power. I heard that His Highness holds heavy military power in his hands, and even the emperor is afraid of him. Old Prince Xiao fought alongside the previous emperor and is an important minister of the Imperial Court. After Old Prince Xiao passed away, his power was handed over to His Highness, so…"
Second-generation heir? Yin Siyue raised her eyebrows. What was he being smug about? Furthermore, she hated men who hit women the most!
Yin Siyue pondered for a moment and asked, "Zhu'er, you've been by my side for many years, right?"
"Your Highness, I've been by your side since I was eight years old. It's already been seven years."
"Alright, no matter if I treated you well in the past, from today onwards, as long as you stand on the same side as me, I won't mistreat you. Think of a way to enter the palace with me. No matter how much I've fallen out of favor, I'm still the emperor's daughter. I don't believe that Xiao Yelei can cover the sky with one hand!" Her grudge with him had been formed!
Zhu'er was stunned when she saw Yin Siyue's calm expression. The princess who had lost her memory seemed to have become a different person. In the past, no matter how cold the Prince was to the Princess, or how much he disdained to even speak to her, the Princess's face was filled with admiration when she mentioned the Prince. Now, the Princess was going to go against the Prince?
"Princess… Princess, did you have a misunderstanding with the Prince and didn't explain it clearly? You're already married to the Prince…"
Yin Siyue raised her head to look at Zhu'er and sighed helplessly. "Zhu'er, can't you tell that the Prince wants to kill me?" From the moment she opened her eyes again and obtained a new life, it meant that she hd to live for Yin Chujin from now on. Even if she had the body of an ancient person now, it did not mean that her thoughts would be overturned. He had beaten his bride until the corner of her mouth bled and her forehead hit the corner of the table on their wedding night. Technically, Yin Chujin had already died at Xiao Yelei's hands. If he was not a ruthless person, then he had a deep hatred for Yin Chujin. No matter what the reason was, he, Xiao Yelei, was not someone she wanted to entrust her life to.