The flooding is getting worse, and there is considerable attention in the capital city. They naturally know about the prophecy of the Ninth Princess being the reincarnation of a lucky star, hoping that the princess will bring good fortune to the Great Chen Kingdom once again.

As everyone hoped, after the Ninth Princess recovered from her illness, she entered the palace to offer her advice.

In the study room, the Emperor's expression turned unusually grave after reading the scroll handed to him by the Ninth Princess.

Rarely, he showed anger towards the Ninth Princess for the first time:

"Kneel!"

The Ninth Princess was puzzled, but under the Emperor's intimidating gaze, she knelt down:

"Father, what's wrong? Is there a problem with my plan?"

"Problem? I ask you, did you come up with this plan yourself?"

The Ninth Princess nodded, pride evident in her eyes: "Of course."

The Emperor looked at her disappointedly, leaving a marked scroll in front of her:

"Qing'er, I have always cherished you, indulged you, and believed in your intelligence. I also did not want to believe that you would plagiarize your sister's plan. Do you know that the scroll you handed in is identical to Xiao Ba's?"

Xiao Ba, the Eighth Princess, the only biological daughter of the Empress.

Chen Qingqing stood still, unable to react for a moment, "Elder sister? How is that possible?"

The Eighth Princess was the Empress's only daughter, skilled in various arts and not inferior to the Ninth Princess. However, due to the Ninth Princess's favoritism, her talents had been overshadowed for years.

It was understandable that she could come up with a plan to address the flooding.

Just three days ago, I meticulously copied Chen Qingqing's disaster relief plan from my previous life and gave it to Chen Niannian. What she did with it was her own business.

I didn't expect her to choose to cooperate with the Empress.

Thinking about it, within the harem, no one liked the Ninth Princess. Choosing the most powerful partner among them naturally led to the Empress.

I wonder what their conditions were. I remember, in my previous life, the Eighth Princess's ending didn't seem to be good either. Before the palace coup, she was sent to the Northern Rong for a political marriage.

Although I don't know how the Seventh Princess persuaded the Empress, I couldn't help but feel happy knowing that the Ninth Princess was severely reprimanded by the Emperor.

After returning from the palace, the Ninth Princess was put under house arrest.

The Emperor had favored the Ninth Princess for many years. Even if she did something wrong, he wouldn't impose a punishment that would truly harm her. However, for the Ninth Princess, who had been greatly favored for a long time, this was a huge blow.

As soon as the Ninth Princess returned to the Princess's residence, a foolish palace maid bumped into her. Without a word, she took out a whip and lashed out until the person's skin split open.

No one present was spared, even passing dogs received a lash or two.

When she finally calmed down, her body, still recovering from a serious illness, couldn't bear the strain and she coughed heavily, spitting out a pool of blood.

After she fainted, my brother led me out slowly. He glanced at the terrified palace maids and said, "You all go down first and call the imperial physician."

"Yes, yes."

Everyone scrambled to retreat, not daring to look at the Ninth Princess lying half-dead on the ground.

Soon, the imperial physician brought the brewed medicine over.

My brother carried the medicine to the weak Ninth Princess on the bed, speaking gently, "Princess, drink this medicine, and you'll feel better."

He took a sip in front of the Ninth Princess and then fed it to her.

"Song Lang, I only have you now. Father has sentenced me to three months of house arrest. It's the first time he's punished me. He has always cherished me..."

After drinking the medicine, the weak Ninth Princess leaned against her brother, her voice filled with resentment, "Someone must be up to something. When I find out who it is, I will skin them alive and crush their bones to dust!"