webnovelfull Chapter 211 Princess Xiao Yunxi
Chapter 211 Princess Xiao Yunxi
Chapter 211 The Fifth Princess Xiao Yunxi
Upon seeing Qin Wanying, he found her to be beautiful and lovely, and his affection for her grew even stronger.
After meeting the entire Dingbei Marquis's family, and finding everyone in the household to be very kind, he felt quite reassured about his daughter's marriage into the family.
She held Qin Wanying's hand, thanking her repeatedly, saying that it was all thanks to her that her life was saved.
Qin Wanying was very happy to be able to help the Duchess of Wei.
[Ding! Helping skills increased by 50! Please keep up the good work, host!]
My helping points have increased by 50! Awesome!
[Congratulations, host! System upgrade successful!]
Qin Wanying's eyes lit up.
The system has finally been upgraded again! That's great!
[You can choose one of the following three skills for this upgrade.]
[A. Mental Strength increased by 50 points, current mental strength 120.]
[B. Mental energy recovery speed increased by 20%.]
[C. One immunity from death, for personal use only.]
Qin Wanying frowned. This time, option A had changed to increase mental strength by 50 points. She remembered that last time it was 100 points.
It seems that the options that appear in the refreshed list vary in strength.
She didn't choose the option to increase her mental strength by 100 points before, so she's even less likely to choose the option to increase it by 50 points this time.
Option B increases mental energy recovery speed by 20%.
A 20% increase is not very fast.
It's almost certain that option C is the correct choice.
Being spared death once means having an extra life, which is pretty good.
"I choose C," Qin Wanying said to the system.
[Congratulations, host, you have gained the ability: Immunity to death once. This will automatically activate when the system detects that the host is in a near-death state.]
Qin Wanying breathed a sigh of relief.
Having an extra life is like having a lot more security.
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In the afternoon, Qin Wanying looked at Xiao Jiye and said, "Your Highness, you will be playing chess with the Emperor this afternoon."
Xiao Jiye was slightly taken aback. He was indeed going to play chess with his father that afternoon, as he had made the appointment long ago.
I never told Wan Ying about this, yet she saw it directly.
However, since it was Wan Ying who saw it, it's not surprising.
"While playing chess, the Fifth Princess, Xiao Yunxi, went over to ask the Emperor for Wang Moya's authentic work," Qin Wanying continued.
"Your Highness can take the initiative to present Wang Moyai's authentic work to the Fifth Princess and cultivate a good relationship with her," Qin Wanying continued.
Xiao Jiye looked at Qin Wanying and pondered for a moment.
The fifth princess, Xiao Yunxi, was favored by her father, the emperor, and was the daughter of the deceased Consort Wu.
Consort Wu did not have a good relationship with the Empress Dowager during her lifetime, and she also rarely spoke to her fifth sister.
However, since Consort Wu and his mother had both passed away, he harbored no animosity towards his younger sister.
But why did Wanying specifically ask him to get along well with the Fifth Princess? Is there some use for it later?
"Recently, the War King's faction has probably been trying to win over the Fifth Princess. Although she is just a princess and does not concern herself with the affairs of the court, she can still do a lot in the palace. Your Highness would be better off getting acquainted with the Fifth Princess first."
"The Fifth Princess isn't actually a bad person, but she's easily manipulated. We can't let her be used by the War King."
In the book, the War King deceived the Fifth Princess, making her believe that the Emperor was poisoned by the Crown Prince. Under the War King's orders, she secretly did some things in the palace, and the Fifth Princess played a crucial role in the Crown Prince's defeat.
[The War King also sowed discord between her and the Marquis of Dingbei's family, and later even took advantage of their misfortune. My family suffered a lot because of her.]
We need to get the Fifth Princess on our side. Even if she can't help us, she won't harm us.
Xiao Jiye was slightly surprised when he heard Qin Wanying's voice.
It's unbelievable that the Fifth Princess, Xiao Yunxi, who is usually inconspicuous and whose maternal clan has declined, would do something so significant.
He knew his younger sister well. She was quite willful because of her father's favor, but she didn't have many ulterior motives and was indeed easily taken advantage of.
If you have a good relationship with her, she will do everything she can to protect you.
It seems we should listen to Wan Ying and get along well with Xiao Yunxi. Even if we can't help her with anything, she won't harm us.
"Wanying, I'll listen to you. I'll bring Fifth Sister to the manor today to retrieve the things." The Crown Prince smiled gently at Qin Wanying.
Qin Wanying nodded.
There's really no need to be enemies with Xiao Yunxi, much less to get rid of her.
After all, she was a princess and was favored by the emperor.
Besides, she's not a bad person at heart; all we need to do is make her one of our own.
Sorry, male and female leads, I'm going to try and steal this guy away again.
She can also check with Xiao Yunxi later to see if she has any problems that need to be solved.
Help Xiao Yunxi solve her problems and improve her impression of the Marquis's Mansion so that they won't take advantage of her misfortune in the future.
After a while, Xiao Jiye went to the Imperial Study in the palace to play chess with his father.
As expected, the Fifth Princess Xiao Yunxi came to the Imperial Study to see the Emperor.
"Father, I have become fascinated with calligraphy today and would like to ask you for an authentic work by Wang Moya," Xiao Yunxi said to the Emperor with a smile.
The Crown Prince secretly admired her; everything was exactly as Wan Ying had said.
The Emperor looked at Xiao Yunxi with a smile on his face; he had always doted on Xiao Yunxi.
The Crown Prince spoke directly: "Fifth Sister, I happen to have an authentic work by Wang Moya. You and I will go to the manor to retrieve it in a little while."
Xiao Yunxi was slightly taken aback.
She remembered that she had no connection with the Crown Prince, but she never expected that he would be willing to give her Wang Moyai's original calligraphy.
The emperor was also taken aback.
He knew that the Empress and Consort Wu were not on good terms, and the two children rarely spoke to each other.
Now, Jiye is willing to take the initiative to befriend Yunxi. Both of them are children he likes, and he couldn't be happier.
Xiao Yunxi was a little embarrassed: "How could I let His Highness the Crown Prince spend so much money..."
The two were not on friendly terms; Xiao Yunxi only addressed him as "Your Highness the Crown Prince," not "Brother."
The Emperor interrupted him directly, saying, "What Crown Prince? That's your own brother. You should call him Fifth Brother."
Xiao Yunxi was taken aback for a moment: "Yes. Fifth Brother."
The Emperor continued, "Your fifth brother wants to give it to you, so just take it. Go get it from your fifth brother later."
Xiao Yunxi: "Yes, Father."
She was still surprised, never expecting that her fifth brother, with whom she had never had any interaction, would take the initiative to show her goodwill.
In fact, she was also thinking about how she should conduct herself if the Crown Prince succeeded to the throne, given that her mother and the Empress did not have a good relationship.
Since the Crown Prince is willing to take the initiative to show her goodwill, she is certainly willing to do the same.
And now I feel that this older brother is not bad.
After finishing the game of chess, Xiao Yunxi followed Xiao Jiye to the Crown Prince's residence.
Princesses are not allowed to leave the palace at will, but now that the Crown Prince is with her, she can go out as usual.
Qin Wanying was waiting at the Crown Prince's residence when a servant came to announce that the Crown Prince had arrived with the Fifth Princess and invited her to come along.
Qin Wanying then moved to the guest room.
Upon seeing the Crown Prince and the Fifth Princess, he greeted them.
The Fifth Princess looked at Qin Wanying. She had met her once before at the Hundred Flowers Banquet and had been deeply impressed by her appearance.
However, when the Fifth Princess's maternal grandfather was alive, he had many disagreements with the Marquis of Dingbei. She overheard her mother talking to others about this, so she didn't have a very good impression of the people in the Marquis of Dingbei's household.
Xiao Yunxi's eyelids drooped, and she barely paid any attention to her.
Qin Wanying didn't mind; she knew that was just Xiao Yunxi's personality.
She stared at Xiao Yunxi for a few seconds, somewhat surprised. She hadn't expected Xiao Yunxi to encounter something like this!