Quick Transmigration: Still Life Fairy

Chapter 197 The Princess's Embroidered Robe Has Come to Life!!!

"The second princess is definitely suspicious!!"

Zhengze looked directly into the eldest princess's eyes and said with certainty, "Your idea is correct. Something unusual must be going on. Your thinking is right!"

The eldest princess stared blankly at the man before her, tears welling in her eyes again: "My husband~"

Zhengze's actions gave her a lot of confidence. She smiled broadly, her lips curving into a wide grin, which, combined with her still tearful eyes, made her look somewhat comical.

This time, for some selfish reasons, Zhengze had to admit that he might have been slightly moved. He didn't push the princess away; instead, he seemed to be infected by her smile and couldn't help but hug her.

"Wow wow wow wow—" Yu Liu exclaimed softly. If the embroidered garment she was possessing had eyes, those eyes would surely be shining.

Yan Ning looked down at the girl unconsciously tugging at her sleeve, then glanced at the two people over there who couldn't help themselves, and curled her lips in an ambiguous way.

"Ah Ning, do you think the eldest princess will get married before we even find the monster?"

After Zhengze and the princess hugged, the princess's face turned towards Yuliu. Yuliu noticed the deep emotion on her face and teased her.

"Hmm..." Yan Ning actually started thinking along with her: "I'm afraid it will be too late by then. After all, the princess is already calling him her husband, isn't she?"

A half-smile appeared on Zhengze's face. As if stung by that gaze, Zhengze released his hold on the princess as if he had been electrocuted, and pushed her away from his embrace.

With a hint of embarrassment on his face, Zhengze quickly changed the subject, "Let's not talk about this anymore, let's get down to business."

He coughed, regaining his composure, and looked at the princess with clear eyes: "Princess, you said that the Second Princess came to see you that day and took you out for a walk. What happened after that?"

The topic shift was quite a leap, causing the princess to unconsciously scratch her head, recalling what had happened that day.

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"Royal sister, where are we going?"

The eldest princess was a little uneasy. She was used to being ignored and always kept to herself. The large group of servants accompanying the second princess made her feel slightly uncomfortable, and she didn't know where to put her hands and feet.

"Hey! Why are you talking so much nonsense? Just come with me!"

The second princess looked exactly like the eldest princess, yet no one would mistake them for each other. On their equally delicate faces, the eldest princess possessed a gentle, warm expression, clearly someone who knew proper etiquette. The second princess, however, was the complete opposite. She always wore an arrogant and domineering expression. When looking at people, she would slightly raise her eyelids, pretending to look down on them, which, far from conveying authority, only made people want to punch her.

Their distinct personalities ensure that no one can mistake them for each other.

"We're here! This is it!"

The second princess eventually led the eldest princess to a corner of the palace, where a large bamboo grove was planted, far from the main hall of the palace. The emerald green bamboo reflected the vermilion walls, creating a unique and charming scene.

"Royal sister, why did you bring me here?"

The eldest princess felt increasingly uneasy, always feeling that the second princess had ill intentions!

"I'll let you be my witness!" The second princess lifted her eyelids, looked the eldest princess up and down, and spoke in a very casual tone, not at all like she was treating her own sister.

"To witness?"

"Okay! I'm telling you, no matter what you see later, you're not allowed to make a sound, understand? Write down everything you see and hear, word for word. When Father asks, just tell him the truth!"

The second princess pointed at the eldest princess's nose and gave her orders without any politeness.

"If my father doesn't believe me, I'll have to find myself a witness! Then we'll see if he dares to cheat on me again!!"

After giving instructions to the eldest princess, the second princess was still somewhat resentful. She muttered something fiercely to herself before pulling the eldest princess into hiding in the bamboo forest.

The second princess dismissed the maids and eunuchs who followed her, and pulled the eldest princess to hide in the bamboo forest. It was summer, and the lush foliage concealed their figures. In addition, they were far away, so the two figures slowly approaching from a distance did not notice them.

As the two men approached, the eldest princess was surprised to discover that she recognized both of them.

Moreover, she not only knew both of them, but she also had some connection with both of them.

The two people were a man and a woman. The man was, in a way, her brother-in-law. Yes, he was the prince consort who was forced to remove his armor and marry the second princess. As for the other woman, she was her father's favorite concubine—the Consort De, who was currently enjoying great popularity and was pregnant with the emperor's child and resting in her palace.

How did these two people end up together?

The eldest princess had a bad feeling at that time. She felt that she might be dragged into a big pit by her younger sister, and she didn't know when a crisis would be waiting for her.

Her heart ached, yet she knew she couldn't pretend she hadn't seen anything. Obeying her younger sister might offer a better outcome, but defying her sister meant even her father, the Emperor, wouldn't forgive her!

Then, the eldest princess stayed with the second princess, squatting in the grass, enduring humiliation, watching the prince consort and Consort De being affectionate not far away. The two even embraced, and the prince consort gently stroked Consort De's belly. He didn't know what he said, but Consort De laughed heartily and nestled in his arms. Her beautiful face was full of the gentleness of becoming a mother. The prince consort was stunned at that moment. The two laughed and joked, like a pair of carefree wild lovers.

Seeing this, even if the eldest princess wasn't very bright, she vaguely understood that the prince the emperor was expecting in Consort De's belly was very likely not the emperor's child.

The eldest princess glanced at the second princess beside her, who was angrily clutching a bamboo leaf, gritting her teeth but suppressing her rage, and dared not think any further.

After spending some time together, Consort De and the Prince Consort left one after the other. Afterwards, the Second Princess left behind the First Princess, departing alone with a large entourage.

The eldest princess vaguely remembered returning to her palace. She thought her father would summon her and ask her in detail what had happened, but he didn't.

That day, she heard from the palace maids that the Second Princess seemed to have had a quarrel with the Emperor. The maids on duty at the time vaguely heard that it seemed to be because of Consort De. The maids were all lamenting Consort De's favor, saying that even the Emperor's most beloved Second Princess could not shake her position.

After that, the matter seemed to have been completely forgotten, and no one mentioned it again. The eldest princess gradually forgot about it.

It wasn't until Zhengze mentioned the news about the monsters in the palace and remembered that the two victims were none other than the Prince Consort and Consort De, that the eldest princess finally recalled this incident that had happened not long ago.