Two months later, news of the Ninth Princess's passing spread. The crowd sighed, but no one felt sad.

In the following days, unable to bear the blow of the Ninth Princess's death, the Emperor also passed away. Before his death, he did not designate an heir.

Shortly after the Emperor's passing, the three princes began scheming to seize power, but all their ambitions were thwarted by the sudden emergence of the Seventh Princess.

A group of ministers led by the Prime Minister elected the Seventh Princess as the Empress. Any dissenting ministers were immediately executed, and from then on, no one dared to speak out.

On the day the Seventh Princess ascended the throne, my brother took me back to Huaiyang.

When we arrived home, the sun was setting. I lifted the curtain and saw my sister-in-law and my parents eagerly waiting at the doorstep.

In my sister-in-law's arms was a newborn baby.