Quick Transmigration: Leisure

Chapter 353 The Runaway Princess is Forcibly Taken Away (2)

"Internal and external troubles!"

This is Xia Youmi's predicament.

While one's biological father isn't absolutely crucial, none of the contenders for the throne want him to fall into the hands of their rivals.

Even the eldest prince, who is the same age as her father, asked if, out of consideration for their relationship, they could arrange a marriage between their families and free up a concubine position for her daughter.

If the eldest prince eventually ascends to the throne, this condition will already be considered very favorable.

The others might not necessarily be able to leave a spot for the lucky daughter of a military officer; these are all just vague and unrealistic things.

They cannot compare to powerful ministers, aristocratic families, or generals and imperial merchants.

Therefore, Xia Youmi's marriage is both important and unimportant.

In Xia's father's mind, it mainly depended on his choice. Once he had decided on the prince to follow, marrying his daughter to him would be the best he could do, nothing more than adding icing on the cake.

Over the years, he had learned from letters he received from various places that his daughter was a bit dim-witted and incapable of managing the household.

Who knows if marrying into a family will lead to enmity!

The only way to prevent him from being implicated by his mentally challenged daughter is to appear indifferent and sever ties with her.

Therefore,

The second wife's actions became increasingly outrageous, involving nothing more than praising her to the point of ruin and letting her become useless.

She also specially selected four beautiful orphans to raise together, brainwashed them, and even taught them martial arts.

They would advertise that they would be sent to the army to make a name for themselves. Then, when they grew up, they would tell them that they would first serve as the young lady's bodyguards, saying that only by pleasing the young lady could they gain more help from Xia's father in the future.

Thus, he spent his days with the young lady, allowing them to develop feelings for each other, and plotted a grand scheme.

They were loyal to him, but they couldn't remain loyal once they learned the truth.

Driven by all factors,

This young girl was pushed and swayed by the crowd, stumbling and falling, her feet covered in mud.

First came the talent show.

After much deliberation, Xia's father returned to the capital to take charge of the situation. After considering numerous factors, he selected a new master.

However, he couldn't reveal his choice to anyone. The other party had also said that he didn't need to worry about the selection process; Xia Youmi only needed to go through the motions. In consideration of his loyalty, although she would enter the household as a concubine, she was guaranteed a position as a principal wife after the matter was settled.

His official position will also be arranged. These conditions are enough for Xia's father, who is gradually becoming unable to fight, and he doesn't have to worry about offending other princes.

After all, he didn't interfere with the draft.

The arrangements for the outer residence were made properly, but due to the lack of information, the concubine felt uneasy as various princes and their retainers kept coming to visit.

She was afraid that her years of planning would come to nothing.

So she went to Xia Youmi, who was preparing for the imperial concubine selection, and said that the master's status was special, and the old emperor would not allow him to take sides. Therefore, Xia Youmi's only option for remaining in the selection was to marry the old emperor. He was over seventy years old and unable to have children, so he would have to be buried with him.

The young Xia Youmi, who had just come of age, was so frightened that she fell seriously ill.

Despite being forced by her father to participate in the talent show while she was ill, she still managed to keep her spot on the list, no matter how badly or ineffective she performed.

This time,

Xia Youmi had no choice but to believe the situation her stepmother revealed.

In a panic, the guards who had been arranged for years made their appearance.

The four men were all quite handsome, and each had worked hard in their own way over the years. Some diligently improved their physical fitness in order to join the army. Others simply resorted to crooked means, trying their best to please young ladies. They were called Well One, Well Two, Well Three, and Well Four according to their age.

After many years of getting along, they still maintain a good understanding with each other.

Even though the four of them had their own agendas, their loyalty to Xia Youmi was as clear as day.

Xia's father often took in people in distress.

Some were given a sum of money to start their own families after they grew up, while others remained in the household. For example, the family doctor was someone the army doctor had taken in after being wounded, as were the second wives who had lost their husbands and their orphans.

Therefore, the fact that the second wife trained guards for Xia Youmi has never been questioned as having ulterior motives.

Therefore, after leaving the plaque, but before the imperial decree for marriage was issued.

The original owner of this body was so naive that she was encouraged by her second wife to elope.

Jingyi will absolutely obey orders.

Jing Er liked his master, and he used sweet words to think his opportunity had come. He orchestrated the elopement, thinking that one day, once things calmed down, Xia's father would acknowledge him.

Jing San understood the gravity of the situation; escaping an arranged marriage was no small matter, and his dream of joining the army was shattered, but he was helpless. He even maliciously thought, "Let it all be destroyed! The naive young lady, the wicked wife, and the useless, lucky old man."

Jing Si was caught in a dilemma, but he wouldn't let Jing Er succeed. Only by following the young lady could he protect her; as for his own future, it didn't exist anyway.

The four of them followed the bride-to-be on her foolish escape, their heads hanging by their sides like balls.

Xia Youmi followed along blankly, secretly harboring a vague affection for Jing Si. But Jing Er assumed that the young lady's willingness to elope meant she had accepted him, the one who had taken the initiative.

Therefore, their escape was inherently contradictory from the very beginning.

The group, along with two maids, had just left the city and were spending the night at an inn.

He was caught by the Fourth Prince, who happened to be returning to the capital. Time was of the essence, and he had not concealed his whereabouts at all.

Over the years, the guards and maids have all received brainwashing education along with their young mistress. Apart from having a bit more fighting skills, they are really not very cunning and are all easy to understand.

The Fourth Prince managed to extract the truth from him in just a few words.

The lie that could have been covered up was exposed because the team didn't play mind games.

The Fourth Prince was chosen by Xia's father as his master, and Xia Youmi and her group had walked right into his trap.

After being dragged back, Xia Youmi was so frightened that she fell ill.

The maid was left behind, but the four guards were all imprisoned.

She learned that she would be betrothed to a prince as a concubine, but then she faced the fourth prince's methods of interrogation.

I felt that marrying him was even more terrifying than marrying the old emperor.

Xia's father flew into a rage, his second wife cried and complained, and the family was thrown into chaos.

This is not over yet,

Once the sedan chair entered the Prince's mansion, what awaited them was a raging flood.

Because Xia's daughter was betrothed to the fourth son, some resentful people directly attacked his wolfish ambitions.

It brought an unexpected twist.

Although they wouldn't directly vent their anger on Xia Youmi, the women in the manor were very opportunistic, and their methods against her never stopped.

The poor girl couldn't possibly handle it!

In particular, the Fourth Prince had never encountered such a simple-minded person before, and he understood that the Xia family's affairs were caused by his second wife. He didn't take it too seriously and even doted on Xia Gege, whose thoughts were written all over her face, for a few days, which made him even more enviable.

Although she was forced into everything, and although she didn't love him.

However, whenever she is unable to win and is suppressed, Xia Youmi will escape disaster because of her father's achievements.

His luck really worked; the fourth prince's status gradually rose, while the other candidates fell one after another.

Even though the Fourth Prince harbored resentment, he also developed a different kind of affection for the prince amidst his immense sense of satisfaction.

unfortunately,

The favored concubine, who was originally able to stay in power, was eventually exposed due to constant instigation, and her previous elopement with a guard was revealed.

It was even widely circulated and spread.

Some say that even the Fourth Prince would force himself to marry such a woman and keep her in his household, which shows that it was true love!

and,

The two, who had a huge rift between them, finally revealed their embarrassing side.

Whenever she became unwilling, he would drag out a guard to kill and torture her, saying, "Is this the one you like?"

Concerned, suspicious, and pressured, the fourth prince, who had little pity left, repeatedly killed guards to force her to submit.

later,

He ascended the throne.

She's crazy too.