The princess was ordained by Heaven.

Chapter 244 Concealment

Fu Gui had to admit that what he said made sense.

Wu Zongyu succeeded.

What he didn't say was that since Xiaozhu's parents didn't like their daughter, they probably didn't know much about her, and they might not even look for her if she disappeared.

If he insists that Xiaozhu isn't their child, they won't be able to get anywhere with their fuss.

However, this method shouldn't be told to Fugui, lest he try to take the child from him.

That night, they stayed at Xiaozhu's house.

Fu Gui sighed, "After all this time of hard work, this is the first time I've ever had enough to eat and wear."

Xiaozhu and the others left them clean white rice, which they probably couldn't even afford to eat at home.

After a bowl of hot porridge in the evening, the difficulties at hand don't seem so easy to overcome.

On the day before the disaster predicted by Zheng Xun, Zheng Xun still had not woken up.

In order to maintain her stable condition, Dr. Yuan lost a lot of hair.

Lü Mengying's brows never relaxed.

Prefect Yao of Dingzhou dared not neglect him in the slightest, wishing he could personally stay by Zheng Xun's bedside to take care of him.

Lord Yao and his wife came three times a day, and Lü Mengying couldn't stop them.

But on this day, an even larger Buddha statue arrived at his residence.

Upon seeing the visitor, Lü Mengying knelt down with a thud: "Your Majesty!"

She lowered her head, overwhelmed by self-reproach and guilt, but instead of immediately apologizing, she first recounted the princess's situation to the emperor.

After she finished speaking, she kowtowed deeply: "Your Majesty, it is my dereliction of duty that I failed to take good care of the princess."

The emperor waved his hand: "It's nothing, get up."

He knew the whole story and naturally knew that the fault did not lie with Lü Mengying.

Who can stop Yuan Jia from doing what he's set out to do?

Li Xiaojun sighed softly and led all the other bystanders out.

The emperor sat down next to Zheng Xun.

He didn't speak, he just looked at her pale, childlike face.

"I let you out of the capital once, and you ended up like this."

The fatigue from his journey had not yet faded from his face, and his eyes were heavy with worry.

"You thought that with that thing around, you could at least guarantee your own safety, but who would have thought that the greatest danger would come from yourself?"

When he heard about Yuan Jia's accident, he genuinely thought that it would be better for her to live as an ordinary princess in the future.

As long as everyone is safe and sound, that's all that matters.

He clearly used her from the beginning, and he clearly knew that she was not his daughter, but just an outsider occupying the body of a daughter.

Perhaps it's because she looks so much like him?

But gradually, he began to worry about her.

He knew perfectly well that she was a bad girl, constantly testing him, ambitious, and even sending women into his harem.

But surprisingly, he wasn't angry.

He even thought that she was indeed his daughter, cautious and meticulous, skillful and wary.

Later, he dreamed of his biological daughter, who was doing well in another world.

Although he still felt guilty towards her, he suddenly had a change of heart.

If God takes away one of his daughters and sends another, how can that not be his daughter anymore?

But his perfectly healthy child is now lying unconscious in bed, and it's unknown when he will wake up.

Outside, Li Xiaojun looked at Lü Mengying, who had lost several pounds, and said, "Guard Lü, go and rest. The Emperor and I are here with the Princess."

Lü Mengying shook her head.

Only when she was with the princess would she not have any wild thoughts.

In fact, the princess hadn't spent much time with her, but she was very stubborn. As long as the princess still recognized her as her subordinate, she would recognize the princess as her master for life.

Li Xiaojun did not continue to persuade him.

This squad of Azure Dragon Guards was carefully selected by the Emperor.

They may not be the most outstanding among the Azure Dragon Guards, but they are certainly exceptional in their respective fields of expertise.

The emperor had been cultivating their abilities and understanding for a long time; these people were originally intended for the crown prince.

But in the end, it was given to the princess.

Some things may have been foreshadowed or indicated long ago.

The emperor sat next to Zheng Xun for a long time.

He longed to take her back; the capital had the best doctors and the best medicines.

But Yuan Jia did so much for Tingzhou; besides saving the lives of these people, he must have had other purposes.

She always liked to kill two birds with one stone.

He couldn't ruin her plans.

He could give her the throne, but the fruits that fall from the sky are different from the fruits that she earns herself.

Only with a legitimate claim can she rightfully enjoy all her glory.

Well, although no woman has ever succeeded to the throne before, it's not exactly legitimate for her to become emperor.

However, he was the emperor and she was Yuanjia; they could easily make the whole world submit to them.

He had hesitated before, but the moment he learned of Zheng Xun's accident, all his hesitations were forgotten.

Seeing that Zheng Xun remained asleep without any change, he quietly left the room.

"Li Xiaojun, have Chief Physician Zhao come and take a look at the princess."

Although Dr. Yuan is skilled, he needs to hear diagnoses from several people before he can feel at ease.

After Chief Zhao went inside, he looked at Li Zhuo to the side.

"Li Zhuo, have your men spread some rumors... questioning the princess's prophecy, and have a few more people stir up trouble."

Li Zhuo suddenly looked up.

Given his seemingly silent but actually cunning nature, he shouldn't have shown anything unusual, but the person the emperor is now plotting against is Princess Yuanjia.

The princess has done so much for Dayong, isn't this a bit heartless of her to do this?

The emperor saw that he disagreed but was not angry. Instead, he smiled and said, "Go ahead. The bigger the commotion, the better. The more serious the doubts now, the more guilty and heartbroken they will feel for Yuanjia when the disaster really happens."

Zheng Xun saved many people, but some people will always lose their lives in the disaster.

She accomplished 90%, yet there will always be confused people who say she failed to achieve the last 10%.

What he wants is for everyone to feel guilty. In this way, when negative comments arise, there will naturally be people who defend Yuan Jia and speak up for him.

Seeing that the emperor didn't seem to be scheming against the princess, Li Zhuo's brows relaxed, though he was puzzled.

"Li Xiaojun, get ready. After the earthquake, have them erect a monument for Yuanjia."

As long as the monument stands, the people of Tingzhou will remember Zheng Xun's kindness and will be able to help her slap others in the face when she ascends the throne.

Zheng Xun's coma is not actually what the outside world thinks.

She is conscious, but her consciousness is not paying attention to the situation outside.

At this moment, she was confronting a phantom of a golden dragon.

"Finally showing up?! How is my brother?"

"Don't worry! There's nothing dangerous in that world," Little Dragon replied in his childish voice.

Zheng Xun didn't believe it: "Let me see."

"You won't believe it even if I see it. Next time I'll let him enter your dream, and you can see for yourself!"

Zheng Xun was stunned: "Is that alright?"

"I said yes."

Zheng Xun could only suppress his anxiety and changed the subject: "By the way, is there something you're hiding from me?"