Chapter 1: The Imperial Father Summons Me

Chapter 1: Imperial Father Summons

Fengyang Palace.

Under a maple tree whose leaf edges had already turned a golden-red, a carved sandalwood rocking chair swayed gently.

On the rocking chair, a young girl dressed in light pink palace attire sat with her eyes half-closed in contentment, the corners of her lips curling up slightly, as if she were enjoying the tranquil beauty of an early autumn afternoon.

But only Yun Shu knew that her consciousness had actually entered a large villa, where she was currently hugging a cup of milk tea and laughing heartily at the latest episode of a variety show.

"Princess, Princess, please wake up!"

The game on the television was just reaching its most interesting part when the familiar voice of her personal maid suddenly sounded in her ear.

Yun Shu paused the variety show and set down her milk tea.

As soon as she opened her eyes, she indeed saw Ting Xue's delicate, small, round face

"Princess, Eunuch Wang from His Majesty's side has arrived. He said His Majesty requests your presence in the Imperial Study!"

"Me?!"

Caught off guard by this news, Yun Shu shuddered, her eyes widening

"Why would Imperial Father suddenly summon me?"

This didn't make sense!

Before her transmigration, she had only recently finished reading the book *The Tyrant's Pampered Darling*.

Therefore, she still remembered some of the plot quite clearly.

The male lead's half-sister—which was her, the Fifth Princess—was merely a passing cannon fodder in the book.

However, that passing mention clearly stated that the Fifth Princess was not favored, and it wasn't until she reached the age of fifteen for her capping ceremony that the Emperor remembered her and summoned her privately once.

But she was only thirteen now.

Why would the Emperor suddenly want to summon her?

It couldn't possibly be that father and daughter share a telepathic connection; she had only been here for a few days, and the Emperor father on the other side had already sensed something was wrong through a sudden whim?

As a child raised under the red flag, being suddenly forced to meet the highest authority of a feudal dynasty—where a single casual word could take a life—made it impossible for the imposter Yun Shu not to feel a sense of panic.

Unfortunately, Ting Xue looked equally bewildered

"Eunuch Wang didn't say. He only told this servant to come find you quickly, lest His Majesty grows impatient waiting."

Quite urgent, then.

Yun Shu felt even more uncertain.

With an anxious heart, she allowed Ting Xue to change her into an outer robe that was slightly less casual.

On the way from Fengyang Palace to the Imperial Study, Yun Shu's mind was frantically recalling whether anything significant was supposed to happen at this point in time that would cause the Emperor to suddenly summon her.

In the end, perhaps because she had thought too much and her nerves were overly tense, by the time she finally arrived at the Imperial Study, the moment Yun Shu stepped over the threshold, she felt a wave of solemn and majestic imperial aura rush toward her.

She didn't dare to look around too blatantly; she merely kept her head lowered, using her peripheral vision to quietly observe her surroundings while performing a somewhat clumsy salutation

"Your daughter pays respects to Imperial Father. May Imperial Father enjoy eternal prosperity and peace."

"Rise."

The majestic voice was low and powerful. The natural sense of oppression exuded by one who had long occupied a high position was truly worlds apart from the emperors portrayed in television dramas.

Yun Shu stood in place, eyes fixed downward, as straight as a young poplar tree.

The Imperial Study fell silent for a moment.

Yun Shu didn't know what she was supposed to say, while Emperor Xuanwu sat behind the dragon desk, carefully observing this daughter he had rarely cared about.

Although the thirteen-year-old girl had inherited the consistent good looks of the Yun imperial clan, she was still young and her face was tender, with even a bit of lingering baby fat on her cheeks.

Her slender little frame was quite upright, but no matter how he looked at her, she didn't seem like someone who could shoulder such heavy burdens!

But...

Recalling that today he was worrying about the excessive number of children from aristocratic families in the court—and that studying in this era was an extremely expensive endeavor, making it very difficult for children of humble origins to produce a scholar—and that even when a few outstanding ones managed to reach the palace examination, they often struggled because the resources they had access to were far inferior to those of the aristocrats...

The Life Simulation Selection System had actually provided a result: as long as he allowed Yun Shu to enter the Shangshu Academy to study, the number of scholars from humble backgrounds could be greatly increased!

A thousand thoughts raced through Emperor Xuanwu's mind, but none showed on his face.

"I heard that you and the Fourth Prince recently completed your studies at the Shangshu Academy?"

"Replying to Imperial Father, your daughter has indeed completed her studies."

Yun Shu's mind raced, but before she could figure out what kind of move it was for the Emperor to suddenly ask about her studies—

The steady voice of the Emperor above her sounded again

"Wasteful expenditures are spreading wide; how shall this be resolved?"

Yun Shu: "?"

What waste? What spreading?

Was he saying her uselessness was baffling?

"You don't know?"

Perhaps because the clear stupidity on her face was too conspicuous, the Emperor's cold snort followed before she could even open her mouth

"No wonder when the Grand Tutors came to report to me a few days ago, they only mentioned how the Fourth Prince was doing this and that, and didn't bother to say a single word about your studies!"

"Your daughter is foolish."

What could Yun Shu do?

As a science student, she felt quite apologetic too!

Besides, speaking of which, one couldn't entirely blame the original owner of this body.

After all, although this dynasty was relatively open due to the existence of a female emperor in the early years and was not as strict toward women as other dynasties—even allowing princesses to enter the Shangshu Academy to study the same curriculum—

How could the Grand Tutors, who were high-ranking officials of the court, truly care about the academic progress of an unfavored princess?

To put it bluntly, in the eyes of the Grand Tutors, his only student was the Fourth Prince; the Fifth Princess was merely an extra.

Perhaps even the original owner herself thought so.

But no one knew what kind of madness had seized the Emperor today, to actually remember to manage the education of this little nobody!

Yun Shu had an intuition that her comfortable life as a salted fish was about to come to an end.

Sure enough, in the next instant, she heard the Emperor speak slowly

"Since you haven't studied well, starting from tomorrow, you shall continue your studies at the Shangshu Academy alongside your Sixth Brother!"

"Your daughter obeys."

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I'm back, la la la la la~

New book presented: Female Emperor, No CP (No Couple),

Main theme: No men in my heart, the sword comes naturally (not really, I'm just kidding).

PS: Single chapters are really... long... now. One chapter of this book is equivalent to two previous chapters, so don't say my update frequency has decreased~

PPS: I heard Q-Read has changed its version again. I'm not sure of the details, I only know that "continuous reading" (the number of people who read the latest chapter every day?) should be very, very important~

So... hehehe (*≧∪≦)

I'm counting on you guys!! (づ￣3￣)づ╭～

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