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Jealousy Among Best Friends
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I entered the palace with my best friend to become a consort. She said that once she bore the Dragon Heir, we would no longer have to fear anything. My friend got her wish and gave birth to a prince. She was no longer afraid and could bully me without restraint. But so what? Without me, the prince wouldn’t survive his first year.
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The current Your Majesty has countless beauties in the harem. He possesses immense power but has yet to have an heir. The ministers even sent their daughters of marriageable age into the palace, but none bore children. Now, only the Prime Minister's daughter and the Minister's daughter had reached that age. Your Majesty issued an order early on that as soon as they came of age, they would be sent to the palace immediately.
At the Prime Minister's Residence, the family bid farewell with heavy hearts. The Prime Minister was pained for his daughter, his guilt evident in his expression. “Although the Emperor is affectionate, with your talent and beauty, Yu'er, it should not be difficult for you to win his favor. As your father, I just feel that the Emperor is not a good man. If possible, I would prefer you find a suitable husband and grow old together…”
On the other hand, the Minister's family reacted entirely differently; they were overjoyed. Jiang Yao was especially delighted: “I am destined for greatness; I will definitely bear the Dragon Son! With a son, I will rise in status; I will be the Empress!”
Thus, on our coming-of-age day, Jiang Yao and I were sent into the imperial palace. The Emperor knew that we were close friends before entering the palace, so he allowed us to live in the same courtyard for mutual support, which also served as a courtesy to both the Prime Minister and the Minister.
One day, Jiang Yao took my hand and said, “Elder Sister Yu, I know you are always better than me in every way. But now that we are both in the palace, if we do not bear an heir for His Majesty, our future may be very difficult. So…”
Jiang Yao bit her lip and finally spoke up: “So Elder Sister Yu, please help me out this time. Pretend to be ill for a while and let me serve His Majesty! Since childhood, I have always been inferior to you; if I cannot bear the Dragon Heir…”
Just as I didn't want to serve the bed, I agreed to it. Thus, Jiang Yao served the bed while I stayed in my palace to recover from my illness.
In this palace, besides the Emperor, there were many concubines who bullied both me and Jiang Yao, taking advantage of their early entry into the palace. I was relatively fine; although I was a young lady, I had loved practicing with swords and spears since childhood, and my physique was quite strong. However, Jiang Yao always ended up covered in injuries after each encounter.
But soon enough, Jiang Yao became pregnant. She touched her belly with a proud expression and said, "I knew it! I am the chosen one. Elder Sister Yu, my child will definitely be the Crown Prince. By then, we won't have to fear them anymore."
I looked at Jiang Yao's belly, feeling a bit dazed. Even if she was carrying a son, it was still too early to know whether it would be a prince or a princess. Yet Jiang Yao seemed completely lost in her own world: "By then, I will be the Empress, Elder Sister Yu. I will take care of you."
I twitched my lips but didn't respond. The Emperor was enchanted by Jiang Yao's words and, before her child was even born, declared her Empress.
I didn't like the Emperor; I was already in love with the General of the Northern Defense and had entered the palace against my will. However, one day, Jiang Yao suddenly dreamed that someone wanted to harm the Emperor and the Crown Prince. In her dream, the person wielding the knife was me!
Jiang Yao cried out to the Emperor about her dream. The Emperor thought it better to kill me than risk letting me live and immediately decided to execute me to eliminate future threats. Fortunately, my father led several ministers to plead for my life. The Emperor, constrained by their presence, reluctantly agreed not to kill me for the time being.
However, I could no longer be released; I had to be locked away and subjected to torment by the palace maids. The Emperor remained uneasy and summoned the National Master for divination. The National Master prophesied that I was a disaster star who would bring harm to the Crown Prince.
Just as the Emperor prepared to find an opportunity to kill me, rumors began to spread throughout the palace.
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