Harem Daily Life

Chapter 824 2nd

"Don't be afraid, Princess. My young lady doesn't like sunlight, so we have curtains on the windows to block out the light. She's bathing now and will be out soon."

He Xuan was a little unhappy. Usually, others always waited for her, and she had never seen anyone make her wait. But when she thought that the other person had some strange disease, she endured it.

She had studied medicine with the imperial physicians for several years and was quite curious about strange illnesses. So she accepted Princess Ding's invitation out of curiosity about what ails her.

"Who did you deceive this time using my name?" asked He Li, the eldest daughter of Prince Ding's Mansion.

Nanny Li was dressing her: "Looks like she's the eldest princess."

He Li was shocked and looked incredulous: "Are grandparents crazy? She's a princess, not some ordinary girl!"

Nanny Li glanced at her and said, "Young Miss, don't worry too much. Drink the Water of No Thought and no one will remember what happened. Nanny Fang said this is the last one. If we succeed, the prince will be able to extend his life by thirty years. This last one is very important. It must be a noble girl. I heard... I heard that the prince returned to the capital this time to arrange a marriage for the eldest son and to find the most noble girl in the world to practice this dual cultivation technique with him."

He Li snorted coldly: "Taoism? I think he's practicing evil magic!" He Li closed his eyes: "For so many years, they have been luring young girls under the pretext of finding playmates for me, and I didn't dare to resist and tell my father and mother about all these crimes..."

He Li clenched her fists and started to get angry again. Nanny Li quickly hugged her to prevent her from scratching her face.

"I am ashamed to face people. My first friend's innocence was ruined by my grandfather. She trusted me so much. She was so young, only twelve years old!" He Li trembled as he spoke.

Nanny Li hurriedly advised, "That little girl doesn't remember anything, and she will never remember anything in the future. Don't dwell on it, young lady. Hurry up and get ready, and go out to meet the guests as soon as possible."

He Li looked at Nanny Li. "They can't remember, but I feel guilty. What will happen if she gets married in the future? If her wedding night isn't perfect, what will her husband's family think? How will she live? She clearly doesn't know anything. Her memory has been washed away by the Wu Si Water."

Nanny Li sighed, "But what can we do? If we don't help the prince, your father's monthly marriage will be cut short, your mother will be divorced, your brother's future will be ruined, and you... you will no longer be the eldest daughter of the Ding Prince's Mansion. This life of luxury is all given by the prince. Your father can't stand up for himself, and the princess can't resist. She has to help the prince."

He Li fell into deep despair. She knew that what Nanny Li said was right. She had harmed her first friend under the coercion of her grandfather, and later harmed eighteen more friends one after another. There was no way back.

"My dear Miss, the prince has spoken harshly. If you don't do as he says, then... then you will take the blame... My dear Miss, I am incompetent and cannot help you..."

He Li shuddered violently, suppressed the urge to vomit, and said coldly: "So he is practicing evil magic, otherwise how could he say such beastly words, wanting to kill his own granddaughter... How disgusting!"

Nanny Li sneered, "Who gave him the power? He has the final say in everything in the palace. He has indeed looked much younger since he started practicing this technique. Otherwise, why is he so energetic even after he died more than ten years ago, even though the previous emperor was younger than him? Miss, we can't defeat him. As long as you complete this last attempt, his technique will be perfected, and this matter will be hidden forever. You will be free and will no longer have to help him harm others."

Seeing He Li still hesitant, Nanny Li steeled her heart and said, "This is the first time you've met this princess. She's not your friend. Go entertain her later and pour her a cup of tea. Once she falls asleep, everything will be over. My lady, this is the last one. One more magic will be useless, and one less will be ineffective. Once you're done with this, you'll be free."

He Li looked at herself in the bronze mirror. Her face was as pale as a ghost and her body was thin. She swallowed, picked up the rouge on the table, and gently applied it on her cheeks.

"Why has it taken you so long, young lady? I'm feeling a little sleepy." A maid yawned again.

"Maybe it's too dark in here, just like the curtains have been drawn to go to sleep." Another maid pinched her thigh hard to wake herself up.

He Xuan was also a little sleepy. She felt a little regretful. If she had known earlier, she would have brought He Yue with her today. With He Yue around, it wouldn't be so boring.

Fortunately, there was finally movement at this time. With the help of a nanny, He Li was brought to her like a weak willow in the wind.

"Greetings, Princess. I'm He Li." He Li bowed slightly, and He Xuan also bowed slightly. The two sat opposite each other, and no one spoke for a while.

He Li was a little nervous. After all, the person in front of him was different from the previous 19. He exuded the aura of a superior that could not be ignored.

"Don't be nervous. Just call me He Xuan." He Xuan said as she had her maid bring a box. "This is a gift my mother asked me to bring you. You didn't attend the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet last time, so I brought it today to make up for it."

He Li's palms were full of sweat. She opened her mouth, calmed herself down, and said, "Thank you, Princess Xuan. I... I didn't prepare any gifts..." Not only did she not have any gifts, but she also wanted to harm her. He Li's face turned pale.

"Your grandmother already gave me a gift during the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, so you don't need to feel any burden. Just accept it with peace of mind." He Xuan finished speaking, looked around, and asked, "What strange disease have you contracted? Why do you live in this dark room? My mother said that a room should be bright to make people feel refreshed. Every day when she sees the weather is sunny, she also lets us go out to get more sunshine. I see that you look pale and thin. You should go out and walk around more often."

He Li's eyes were a little evasive. She used to be lively and cheerful and liked to play in the yard. But ever since she started cooperating with her grandfather to harm people, she felt that she was an evil ghost living in the gutter and was not worthy of living in the sun.

Ironically, this quirk gave my grandmother an excuse to deceive people. She would always pretend to be pitiful and trick the girls she liked into becoming her friends and helping her resolve her inner struggles. She had deceived nineteen girls in total. Oh, no, including this one, that was already her twentieth.

Twenty innocent girls! He Li, for the rest of her life, could only live in darkness, in the gutter, crawling in the shadows.