Chapter 588: Chapter 241 Sedimentation_3
To protect the child, the Saint publicly announced the death of the legitimate son while secretly sending the child to the care of Princess Yongchang.
Princess Yongchang, feeling pity for her young brother and also fearing that her nephew would be harmed in the Imperial Palace, decided to pass off the child as her own son.
Coincidentally, that year, Princess Yongchang was not in good health and was pressured by forces such as Prince Li, forcing her to retreat to a manor outside the city to recuperate, disappearing from the public eye for several months.
When she reappeared, she pointed to the infant in her arms and claimed it was her newly born son; few people doubted her.
Yes, this child was Guo Erlang, Guo Yaozong.
The court officials... this story sounds even more bizarre than a novel.
And it’s full of loopholes.
For instance, Prince Li is already dead; during the past two decades, why didn’t Prince Consort Guo reveal the mystery of Guo Erlang’s heritage?
After all, according to the description in the will, Guo Erlang is the legitimate son of Empress Yuan, the most legitimate heir to the throne.
Of course, Prince Consort Guo had an explanation for this; the Saint needed to balance the powers within the court.
The families of the Third Prince, Fourth Prince, and Sixth Prince were either noble families or powerful ministers; infighting over legitimate succession would surely affect the stability of Jiangshan.
The court officials... it still doesn’t seem entirely convincing.
But, what does it matter?
Prince Consort Guo had Princess Yongchang’s will, and the Empress Dowager seemed to consent to it.
The key is, damn it, this nephew looks more like the Saint than his own sons.
The Saint: ...Nonsense, those surnamed Guo are calling a deer a horse!
Yet, the Empress Dowager sat in front of her couch, wiping away tears, reminding her son with her eyes: acknowledge Guo Erlang as "your son," and the Saint can still be a retired Supreme Emperor, and the great land of Jiangshan will still belong to Daxia.
If you don’t acknowledge him, hehe, the Guo family has a hundred thousand strong Guo Family Army; Daxia might just have to change its name to "Guo" too.
The Saint’s eyes were bloodshot as he stared at the Empress Dowager, and after a long while, he finally closed his eyes in resignation.
Victorious kings and defeated bandits have always been thus.
He should feel lucky that at least after his own defeat, he could still save his life and preserve the land of Daxia.
He Tiantian: ...This plot seems to have changed quite a bit.
Has the male lead’s father changed from a Great General with military power directly to the Emperor? Can the male lead and the female lead still enact a peerlessly sweet romance?
Subsequent events proved the power of the script to be strong. Even though the male lead went from Princely Heir to Crown Prince, he still fell in love with the female lead at first sight and gave up his entire harem for her.
A house fight romance turned into a unique favoring harem story. It seems even more romantic and sweet than the original script!
He Tiantian looked up at the sky speechlessly.
Well, as long as the system doesn’t judge her for changing the plot too much and causing her mission to fail, it’s fine!
If Student Xiao D had fingers and a nose, it would definitely be nonchalantly picking its nose.
It glanced at the hatred value record panel, tsk, the numbers were nearly reaching the significant milestone of ten thousand points.
The task requirement of 1000 points had been reached long ago, and according to He Tiantian’s points, it could give her a "super excellent" rating.
There was no helping it; with Guo Erlang becoming the Emperor, An Kang’s value rose with the tide.
Although she couldn’t be titled a Princess, she was more esteemed than a real Princess.
As An Kang’s good mother-in-law, He Tiantian was also smoothly promoted to the rank of Imperial Lady, Super First Rank.
Don’t mention the outside villains, petty folks, and malicious womenfolk she could disdain at will, even He Xi, her cheap son, had to treat his "loving to provoke people" mother like an ancestor.
"My child, when I die, don’t bury me with your father."
"It’s not that I’m afraid of disturbing him; it’s just that, after so many decades, that old ghost of your father has already been reincarnated and doesn’t know how many beautiful wives he has taken!"
Before dying, He Tiantian still didn’t forget to milk her own son for all he was worth.
Indeed, before her Divine Soul departed, she managed to hear a long-awaited prompt—
"Ding! He Xi hatred value +1!"
Oh, Mother, at such a heartbroken moment, yet you say such things; you are intentionally making it difficult for your son, aren’t you?!
"Ding! Hatred value collected: 10001 points. Award of triple points, totaling 6 points."
"Ding! Rewarded with 10000 Merit Points, eligible to exchange for one Primary Treasure Box."
There weren’t many rewards this time, only two, but it made He Tiantian, who had returned to the library Space, very satisfied.
"Let’s open a Treasure Box," He Tiantian snapped her fingers.
"Opening the Primary Treasure Box!"
Student Xiao D tried to maintain a serious mechanical tone, "Tiantian, congratulations, you have drawn ’Bai Wei’s Embroidery Skill’!"
He Tiantian was startled and took a while to remember who Bai Wei was.
An imperial servant by An Kang’s side who was quite skilled in needlework; she, along with the younger maidens, mainly made An Kang’s clothes.
He Tiantian: ...Well, although Embroidery Skill is somewhat invaluable in the modern world, it’s not entirely useless.
After all, He Tiantian didn’t know when she might time-travel to the ancient times again, and being skilled in embroidery and proficient in needlework is also a very good survival tactic.
"Tiantian, do you wish to continue the task or return to the real world?"
Student Xiao D asked in a procedural manner.
It thought of the tasks from these few times; Tiantian completed them well, and the process was especially thrilling. Logically, Tiantian should want to continue.
But, to its surprise, He Tiantian said, "Return to the real world!"
After time-traveling through three novel worlds in a row, she had many insights and learned many skills; she needed time to digest and reflect...