HLnovel Chapter 425 She is the Variable
Chapter 425 She is the Variable
Emperor Linde, noticing the girl staring blankly at the note in her hand, couldn't help but ask:
"What's wrong? Don't want to?"
Xue Tong snapped out of her reverie and bowed to the old man again:
"I don't dare."
Emperor Linde looked at Xue Lan, a dark interest appearing in his cloudy eyes, his voice like the hoarse sound of wind:
"Tong'er!"
"My son is here."
"Why did you suddenly move to your elder brother's residence? Do you believe that Father Emperor will never wake up again and are planning to get involved in the factional struggle?"
Xue Tong couldn't help but widen her eyes:
"Father, aren't you overestimating me a little?"
Emperor Linde was taken aback by Xue Tong's words. The old man was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.
"You... what have you been learning from your brother?!"
The old man's hearty laughter echoed outside the palace. The woman kneeling on the floor trembled slightly, then bit her lip tightly.
"You've made Father Emperor happy today." After laughing enough, Emperor Linde raised his hand and pointed to the treasures in his bedchamber.
"Whatever you want, Father will give it to you."
"Thank you, Father Emperor," Xue Tong said softly, taking down an exquisitely crafted white porcelain box inlaid with gold from the shelf.
The porcelain box was as thin as a cicada's wing, even slightly translucent. The gold inlay on the lid was crafted into the shape of butterflies. Three golden butterflies circled the lid, lifelike and seemingly in flight.
"I want this."
A hint of disappointment appeared in Emperor Linde's eyes, which Xue Tong easily caught.
He said he would let me choose, but when I actually chose what I wanted, he got a little unhappy.
Xue Tong placed the white porcelain box on the shelf and, following the old emperor's gaze, touched a long sword on the shelf.
"The white porcelain box is ultimately too delicate and unsuitable for your son."
"How about Father Emperor bestowing this long sword upon his son?"
A smile appeared on Emperor Linde's face, and his cloudy eyes looked at Xue Tong as if he were looking at someone through the girl in front of him.
This made Xue Tong very uncomfortable.
The young woman wanted to change the subject and divert the old emperor's attention, so she spoke softly:
"Father, when I came in just now, I saw my fifth sister kneeling outside."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Linde indeed shifted his gaze from Xue Tong, and the old man spoke:
“Shu’er is too thoughtful. I’m letting her reflect on herself outside.”
Xue Tong recalled Yu Shu's eyes, which held complex emotions.
"It's not a big mistake, is it?" Xue Tong asked lightly.
"Tong'er wants to talk to Fifth Sister. If it's not a big deal, I'll take her out."
Emperor Linde looked at his youngest daughter, his face full of gentle smiles:
"Go and take that white porcelain box you just took a liking to her."
Xue Tong was speechless upon hearing this.
Giving the things she had just taken a liking to Yu Shu would never have made her happy, would it? If she were still the arrogant and domineering sixth princess she once was?
What a vicious father!
Although she thought this way, Xue Tong appeared very happy on the surface.
The girl took the white porcelain box down from the shelf:
"My son, please retire!"
Xue Tong came out of the palace and saw Yu Shu still kneeling under the corridor, her body already swaying slightly.
The girl stepped forward and spoke softly:
"Father said that Fifth Sister doesn't need to kneel anymore and can come back to Prince Qing's Mansion with me."
Yu Shu had been kneeling in the corridor for a while, and her mind began to feel a little dizzy.
The woman hadn't reacted when she suddenly heard Xue Tong's words. She looked at Xue Tong with her bright, clear eyes full of confusion.
"Thank you, Sixth Prince."
Before Yu Shu could speak, the maid kneeling behind her spoke up. She pulled the frail Yu Shu to her feet, a calculating glint in her eyes.
Xue Lan's eyes darkened, and she stepped forward to pull Yu Shu away from the maid's grasp.
"I do not like outsiders in the Prince Qing's residence. For this trip, I only need my fifth sister."
After the girl finished speaking, she was about to lead Yu Shu out of the courtyard, but the maidservant caught up with her in a few quick steps.
"Sixth Prince! This servant wishes to follow my princess!"
Xue Tong couldn't hold back any longer.
Yu Shu felt the hand holding her wrist loosen, and a white porcelain box was stuffed into her arms.
The woman was startled and hurriedly clutched the white porcelain box. Before she could even straighten her back, she heard the extremely sharp sound of a sword being drawn from its sheath.
Although Emperor Linde's collection of swords was merely displayed, each one had been meticulously sharpened. Now, pressed against the warm, soft side of the neck, a slight pressure was enough to draw a bloody gash.
Xue Tong looked at the maid's raised hand to block the sword and smiled faintly as she spoke:
"You're not a maid, are you?"
The maid quickly raised her hand, trying to bite the poison hidden in her sleeve, but someone was faster than her.
Xue Tong wielded his long sword with lightning speed, and with a slight flick of his wrist, he struck the maid directly on the side of her face, sending her flying two meters away before she was pinned to the ground by the guards behind her.
After doing all this, the girl wiped the blood off the longsword with the hem of her skirt and sheathed it. She then turned and led Yu Shu away.
It wasn't until she was pulled into the carriage that Yu Shu recovered from her shock.
The woman held up the white porcelain box she was clutching tightly in her arms to Xue Tong's face, and forced herself to speak:
"Sixth Sister, these are your things."
Xue Tong scrutinized Yu Shu, her gaze moving down from the simple headdress on her head to her trembling fingers.
"This is yours, a gift from your father."
Xue Tong responded lightly, then took the white porcelain box into her hands. She pointed to the small heater next to Yu Shu.
"Is Fifth Sister cold?"
Yu Shu shook her head.
In the confined space, the woman's gaze remained fixed on Xue Tong, the fear in her eyes seemingly enveloping Xue Tong.
The fifth princess's feelings towards herself are truly complicated.
It's like a mixture of hatred, jealousy, and fear.
During the fifteen-minute journey, Xue Tong felt extremely uncomfortable in the carriage. Unable to bear it any longer, he reached into his storage bag and fiddled with the Sun-Tracing Mirror.
Then she noticed that the Sun-Tracing Mirror was slightly warm.
"Xue Lan!"
The girl calls out to Xue Lan:
"The sun-tracing mirror is getting hot."
Xue Lan, who was looking at the weapon-refining blueprints, looked up, her voice tinged with excitement:
"A variable has appeared in the Great Yu Dynasty."
Xue Tong was a little confused: "What do you mean?"
Xue Lan placed the blueprints on the other side and spoke softly:
"If we compare the Great Yu Dynasty to another Yuanming Realm, then the original history is the Heavenly Dao, and I am the one who corrects the entire plot."
"Is she a variable?" Xue Tong glanced at Yu Shu.
"But this is only the first time I've helped her! Does it have such a big impact?"
Xue Lan shook her head slightly:
"It wasn't you, it was when I used the Sun-Tracing Mirror in Wuci Town last time!"
Xue Tong sneered:
"So, not only am I here to have tasks assigned to me by you, but I also have to clean up your messes?"
Xue Lan: "That's how it is!"
Xue Tong: "It's a radish."
"What's wrong with her now? What's affected her?" the girl asked Xue Lan.
Unexpectedly, Lord Wolf simply smiled lightly:
"Guess for yourself, it's something you watch often."
Xue Tong was completely baffled. The girl looked at Yu Shu again and again, wondering how this person was different from before.
"I've seen it before..."
"I was earlier... wait a minute."
The carriage stopped at the entrance of Prince Qing's mansion. Yu Shu wanted to get off, but a girl next to her grabbed her wrist.
"Sixth Sister?"
Seeing the somewhat puzzled look in Yu Shu's eyes, Xue Tong spoke softly:
"In your sister's previous memories, were there no memories of me and my brother?"
These words were like a bolt from the blue for Yu Shu, freezing the blood in her body in an instant.
Unable to respond, unable to think.
Xue Tong knew she had guessed correctly.
My current fifth older sister has been reborn!