Scheming Through the Heavens 005 Unashamed True Heart

  Lan Yun was awakened by hunger, and when she opened her eyes, there were a few seconds of dizziness in her mind, but soon she came to herself, knowing that everything she had encountered was not a dream, but real. She died, but she was reborn.

  There were no lanterns in the hall, she felt that it was probably around 3 or 4 o'clock in the morning. The room wasn't pitch black, and the reflection of the snowy ground outside made the light inside the hall sufficient for her to make out objects.

  Yu Cu was curled up on a wooden couch beside the bed, with only a thin quilt covering her body.

  The temperature at her feet told her that Yu Zhu was on her bed, warming her feet with his body heat.

  Lan Yun didn't move, nor did she respond to the emptiness brought by the stomach's constant contraction due to hunger, her entire mind was fully activated.

  The Great Yuan Empire was not part of her familiar history, perhaps it was a historical omission, or perhaps this place was not even her original time and space.

  But this is not important to her, what's important is how she can get out of the dead end left by Liu Yinghua.

  The current ruler of the Great Yuan Empire, the father of this body, Yuan Haotian, is the seventh emperor of the Great Yuan Empire. The Great Yuan Empire has only been established for over two hundred years, and according to the average age of those in power, the lifespan after taking office is not long. For ordinary people, living to be 40 or 50 years old is considered short-lived!

  But for a monarch, living to be fifty years old and reigning for thirty or forty years is truly not short.

  Yuan Haotian ranked ninth, titled Qing Wang. Not the eldest son, not the first in line, there were nine opponents ahead of him. The chances of becoming emperor were slim, but that didn't mean it was impossible!

  The Great Yuan Empire has seven prominent families, and the Liu family is the only one that has entrenched itself in the capital. The biggest difference between the Liu family and the other six families is that the power of the other six families lies in local areas or Jianghu, all trying to avoid getting involved in politics, while the Liu family, rooted in the capital, cannot avoid being involved in politics.

  She doesn't know how it works in between?

  But as a result, Yuan Haotian successfully married the Liu family's precious daughter, and the Liu family had to marry their daughter into the imperial family, whether they liked it or not.

  After three years of struggle, Liu's successful assistance to Yuan Haotian's ascension to the throne, ruling supreme over all under heaven, changed the national title to Qing, and appointed Liu Shiyinghua as Empress Shengyuan, personally writing a royal decree to change Changkun Palace to Shengyuan Palace. The power of the Liu family also naturally reached its peak, becoming the first among the six families.

  When the birds are gone, the good bow is put away; when the cunning rabbit dies, the running dog is cooked. From ancient times to the present, countless people have met with this fate.

  For Yuan Haotian, who has ambition and loves to win over everything, the Liu family's power that once helped him ascend to the throne is unprecedented, almost dominating his entire court, becoming a thorn in his throat, and he cannot live in peace without removing it.

  When one is a king and rules over all under heaven, yet is controlled by others, how can he be willing?

  This is the tenth year of Emperor Jing's reign, which means that this man spent almost ten years finally eradicating the Liu clan. From this point alone, it can be seen how great the power of the Liu clan was! How deep its roots were!

  To eliminate the Liu family, Emperor Qing had to endure for ten years. Liu Yinghua consecutively became pregnant with three sons, all of whom he secretly eliminated. However, in order to comfort Liu Yinghua and also to comfort the Liu family, he allowed Liu Yinghua to give birth to Yuan Wuyou.

  The Liu family, no matter how foolish they were, sensed the danger. Every time they made a move, they were defeated by Liu Yinghua. At first, Liu Yinghua didn't believe it, but when she finally did, she was already pregnant. This one moment of weakness turned the entire situation around, leading to the extinction of the Liu family and Liu Yinghua's own tragic death.

  Clarify the relationship between Liu Yinghua and Yuan Haotian, Lan Yun is really speechless.

  Misfortunes always befall those who have committed wrongdoings!

  Liu Yinghua's despicable behavior is not that she fell in love with Yuan Haotian, but rather that she knew the truth and yet still showed mercy. Therefore, Liu's downfall as well as Liu Yinghua's own fate are consequences of her own actions.

  Liu Yinghua knew it herself, so before she died, she said one more thing: Alive, she was a sinner of the Liu clan; dead, she had no face to meet her ancestors.

  Due to Liu's incompetence and Liu Yinghua's foolishness, they all died cleanly, but left the consequences for a seven-year-old girl to bear.

  For a man, for love, unfilial to his parents, unkind and uncompassionate to the young girl, inhumane and neglectful to Liu's descendants.

  Lan Yun thought that if she had a daughter like Liu Yinghua, she would strangle her to death herself rather than let her die at someone else's hands. Yet, fate played tricks on her and she became Liu Yinghua's mother instead.

  As a woman herself and having been foolish in the past, she watched Liu Yinghua's downfall with genuine shame.

  Knowing that love has become a sacrifice, why not hate it to the bone?

  Even if she didn't think of her family and relatives, she should have thought of her own daughter. How could she bear to leave all the bitter fruits to her young daughter?

  Forget it, Liu Yinghua is just a fool, she comes to pursue her foolishness, and will only get angry with herself.

  Now she is confined in the cold palace, with no external help and no internal support. She can only rely on herself to break this deadlock.

  She had Yu Zhu and Yu Cui bring up the box filled with pearls and treasures, and Shizhi would definitely report back. With Yuan Hao Tian's style of doing things, he would definitely send someone to monitor her every move.

  Bring that box of jewels in, it can sow doubt in the emperor's heart and also make the person in charge of this cold palace aware, which is beneficial to her current situation. At least she doesn't have to worry about dying silently in this cold palace!

  However, this also temporarily tied her hands and feet. Fortunately, she is still young now, and it's not difficult to endure for a few more years. Relatively speaking, Yu Zhu is more stable than Yu Cui, but Yu Cui is not completely without redeeming qualities. With careful guidance, these two can be helpful to her in the future.

  In the meantime, she had to bring out the jade beads and jade hairpins without drawing attention or leaving any traces, which was not an easy task either.

  Lan Yun, no, from now on, she is Yuan Wuyou. The pulse in her heart cleared up, and she said: "Yu Zhu."

  Yu Zhu, who was hugging her legs in his arms to keep her warm, immediately woke up. His eyes were still closed, but he was already aware: "The slave is here."

  Yu Zhu's voice also startled Yu Cui, who hastily lifted the quilt off her body and got out of bed to light the lamp.

  The dim light cast a faint warm glow over the cold interior, and Yu Zhu helped her up, saying softly: "Princess, it's not yet dawn, you didn't eat yesterday before sleeping, your stomach must be hungry, I've kept the food, shall I heat it up for you?"

  Yu Zhu felt a sour taste in her heart, there was no heating stove here, she and Yu Cui covered all the quilts on the princess, the princess's feet were also icy and bone-chilling, she finally had no way out, could only get into bed to hug the princess's feet in her arms to warm the princess, the princess's feet slowly became slightly warm.

  In the Worry-Free Palace, even in the cold winter, it was warm like spring. Both the outer and inner halls had palace maids on night duty, and the kitchen had a maid on duty at all twelve hours of the day. Even if the princess woke up in the middle of the night needing food, there would immediately be hot water for washing and delicious meals to be served. But now in this deserted Cold Palace, the princess hadn't eaten since last night, and it wasn't yet time for breakfast, so she could only use the leftover food from yesterday.

  Yu Cu's hands and feet moved quickly as she picked up the white fox fur coat and wrapped it around her to prevent her from catching a chill.

  Yu Wuyou's eyes drooped slightly, and this jade bead was the only guarantee left to her by Liu Yinghua for this body. However, as long as they could still take care of their master with such meticulous care after falling into difficulties, she would not abandon them.

  "Yu Cui, you attend to the princess, I'll go to the kitchen to boil water and heat up the dishes." Yu Zhu said softly.

  Yu Cui nodded and reminded: "I covered the dishes in the pot."

  Yu Worry glanced at Yu Cui's red and swollen eyes, sighed in her heart, this little girl must have cried very sadly yesterday.

  The princess looked at herself, and Yu Cui hastily avoided her, worried that the princess would blame her. She knew that her eyes must be red and swollen now.

  "Yu Cui, how old are you this year?"

  Yu Cui's heart was in a flurry, but she still replied respectfully: "Replying to Your Highness, I am seventeen years old."

  Yu Wu You said faintly, "Do you regret choosing to serve the princess in the first place?" If not, she could continue to endure for another eight years and then be released from the palace, free to do as she pleased.

  Yu Cuishen's body trembled, and with a thud, she knelt on the ground. Her panicked voice was trembling: "Princess, please forgive me, I know my mistake, I will be more careful in the future and won't let you down again." She never regretted her original choice, she was willing to serve the princess for life, but... but it pained her heart to see the princess living such a humble and lowly life.

  The princess remained silent for a long time. Yu Cui lifted her tear-stained face and choked: "Princess..." If the princess didn't want her, she had no choice but to die.

  Yu Zhu brought in a basin of hot water, and upon seeing Yu Cui kneeling on the bed, crying uncontrollably, she was shocked. She quickly knelt down beside her and said, "I dare to beg Your Highness to give Yu Cui another chance." Yu Cui's temperament was impulsive and reckless, but her loyalty to the princess was beyond doubt.

  Yu Worry lightly sighed: "Get up, the ground is frozen."

  There was no blame on her face, so Yu Zhu Yu Cui got up and served more carefully.

  When Yu Zhu nervously handed her a bowl of mixed rice, Yuan Wuyou ate it with an unchanged expression.

  Yu Zhu and Yu Cui exchanged a glance, both of their eyes filled with tears. The princess who had fallen from the sky was no longer the naive and innocent princess she once was.