Chapter 9

"These youngsters are all the progeny of my grandchild."

I glanced at my left side. We were seated starting from the firstborn to the youngest child. A quiet atmosphere that's thick enough that you can cut it with a butcher's knife.

My estimation was wrong with the number of children in this family. There were only four of us. Though there were many offspring mentioned in the novel. Was it filtered to some extent?

I dumbly stared at the person beside me.

My blood brother.

"Ha."

Of course, I'll only receive a cold reaction from this dude.

If he was not this cold and receptive towards me, I would have hugged him and called him Big Brother.

I goofily smiled.

*glare*

I change my mind, he is a donkey. A kuundre donkey.

In the story, there were two villains. The first princess and the Second Prince. No, we are not twins. After Li Jia Ying was born, most of the concubines and consort's newborn babies were daughters. The Emperor was dissatisfied and killed his daughters. It only stopped when the Imperial Noble Consort gave birth to a baby boy, the First Prince. After that, the Empress also gave birth to my dear brother. After that, Gu Mei Xiang was born it is not impossible for her to not survive.

In truth, if the dead princesses were included the second female lead, who is the princess named Gu Mei Xiang was actually the ninth princess. So, yes the Emperor made his own rule and made Gu Mei Xiang became the second princess. Getting back to what I've said earlier, the villainess First Princess Li Jia Ying, and the villain was the Second Prince, her brother, whose name is Li Jing.

We all know about the status and power of the crown so as factions. The First Prince was the Crown Prince and not the son of the Empress which is why Li Jing is cold and indifferent. This time around, he is just plain silent. In the story, his villain side would be triggered when the love of his life would not fall for him and then that lady betrayed him. The bomb exploded.

As for who is that person, my fish memory had acted yet again.

"—ap her."

*slap*

Ack.

"..."

Mommy, that hurts.

"Still in a daze. Again."

I cowered, shielding my face with my arms.

"Ah. Ah."

Not the face! Not the face!

"Nevermind."

"..."

"This Dowager sees that you're all in good health."

Good health? Haha.

"My dear Great-Granddaughter Gu Mei Xiang, this Dowager heard you can treat illness?"

"Gu Mei Xiang only knows a little. This princess studied medicine because Gu Mei Xiang wants to help father and the Great Grand Empress to live a long life like the thousand years-old Huien Tree."

And here I am, wishing them all to just die. What a farce! Oh well, Noble's speeches aren't my forte.

"A thousand years."

The Great Grandma looked distant. "Such longevity that only exists for pleasantries that mortals can never reach."

Hoho. She speaks like a sage from a wuxia novel.

"Long."

Oops. I speak it out loud. Now the wonderful scene is ruined.

"Huh."

Maybe I should do it again.

"Long. This. Big. Thick. Long. Ah~ Ah~ Brother~ Ahm~ Comming~ Yes~"

I even gestured the xoxo.

"..."

"How vulgar! Shameful!"

Hahaha.

You bet that right you bvtches. Look even the Second Female Lead and her brother had their cheeks bright as tomatoes.

Hmph.

"Shameless!"

*slap*

"Ah!"

I tearfully stared at the maid of the Great Grand Empress who slapped me.

She was about to slap me again but I stand up moving away acting terrified and alarmed. Sheesh, if only I could cry so easily. Why is it so hard?

"Stop."

"But Grand Empress Dowager, she—"

The Grand Empress Dowager gave her a cold stare.

The servant retreated.

"Child, where did you hear that?"

Sharp. I thought you will not ask, I'll give you a like.

"Hear? Me? Child? Yes, Li Jia Ying is a child! Hihi."

"That long, big, and thick. Where?"

"..."

Oh look, I might have forced the Grand Empress Dowager to repeat some of my words. The people inside the hall do not look good. Keke.

"Home!"

I said, beaming with a smile. "Like this!"

To make my story reliable and more obscene, I demonstrated how the male servant bang that sister by kneeling. Should I do that horse thing too?

"!!!"

"Entrance Hall! They look happy! Li Jia Ying wants to join! Li Jia Ying will be happy! Every day they are happy! Shouting and crying happily! Morning and evening! I want!"

Gahh. A threesome? Foursome? Just saying this all out loud makes me vomit in distaste.

"Shameless! Grand Empress—"

"Be silent, First Prince."

That just made him shut his trap. Sucks for him.

As usual, the Grand Empress Dowager silently stared at me.

Just staring and gazing at me with her unfathomable gaze.

"Um, um."

I don't know what to say next.

"Gu Mei Xiang."

"Yes, Grand Dowager Empress?"

"Kneel."

"Grand Dowager Empress?"

Yet the Grand Empress Dowager holds out her hand on her servant that was on the side.

A whip was given to her.

"Do you know you're wrong?"

I saw Gu Mei Xiang's eyes flickered at me before kneeling.

"Grand Empress Dowager, this lowly Princess begs for forgiveness. Gu Mei Xiang didn't tell the Grand Empress Dowager about the First Princess' circumstances. Please punish me."

Wow. Gu Mei Xiang figured it out already, so fast. If I wasn't the one to make that intro then I wouldn't have understood it in a lightning strike.

"You and your mother lied saying the First Princess lives in Rose Courtyard. Whether by good cause, you've lied to this Dowager."

It was a fact shown in the novel that the Grand Empress Dowager although had fewer lines and scenes always hates it whenever people were lying to her. She has this innate ability to sense when someone is lying to her or not.

She was perceptive, ruthless, and cunning. No wonder she's still alive. It's just that, the author has not described her in full detail whether her authority or past background. Even her true name was unknown, she was just called Grand Empress Dowager.

And at this moment, I told the truth, but once she investigates that I'm not the real Li Jia Ying who's a retard and lied, let's not think about being minced into pieces. There are more ways she'll handle me.

"Accept your punishment."

"Grand Empress Dowager, please don't punish my sister. This prince will take the blame."

However, the Grand Empress Dowager had a cynical smile on her face.

"Such filial piety."

"This Dowager will do it herself. If the First Prince wants to join, you may do so."

All I could do was stare dumbly at the scene in front of me with the Grand Empress Dowager raising her whip landing on Gu Mei Xiang's body as the First Prince, her dear brother protecting her.

Peeking at Li Jing, he was just silent. Cold and indifferent. What an opposite blood brother.

"This Dowager arrived not long ago, and it is not unheard of that you all know lying is something that this Dowager vehemently loathes. Good or bad, all must be in truth."

Gu Mei Xiang was whipped ten times by the Grand Empress Dowager. It was still light tho. Seems she does not want to punish them that badly at the first encounter.

"This Dowager had enough. Take me to the First Princess' abode."

Gu Mei Xiang's Pavillion?

"Not the Rose Pavilion. The two of you may leave. The two blood children of the Empress should accompany me."

"Then this lowly prince will lead the Grand Empress Dowager."

Oh? Does this second brother know where I'm at? Amazing.

The Grand Empress Dowager then turned to me.

"You, follow."

Sigh. That's just how it goes.

"Mm."

"Tie her wrist."

The what?! Putting a leash?

"Ah. No. No. Pain. Pain."

"..."

I don't want to be tied like I'm really a dog. It's enough that I'm acting like a retard. Being a dog is just too much, ah.

Do I have to do it?

In the first place, why am I questioning myself if I should do it?

Of course, I wouldn't do it! I'm still sane.

Since I cannot cry so easily and cannot act well with fake tears, I looked at them with horrendous expressions before trotting away.

"Home!"

I half screamed as I led them to my humble abode.

"Grand Empress Dowager let me chase and beat that retard."

However, I heard no approval from the Grand Empress Dowager. Phew, that is a relief! I continued walking a distance away from them.

How shameful.

All those isekai manga, manhwa, manhua, and transmigrating in a novel are a piece of shit. My life in a Novel is garbage. I'm also a garbage.

"Stop right there."

What now? Did I do something wrong?

I internally struggled to maintain my idiotic face.