Shangguan Sui is dead.
After working overtime nonstop for a whole month, she collapsed at her desk.
In the final moment before she closed her eyes, Shangguan Sui made a wish.
In her next life, she would never be a corporate slave again!
After a brief darkness, she opened her eyes—only to find herself in another world.
“Consort Chen, Princess Suisui has a fever again.”
A somewhat anxious voice sounded beside her ear.
Consort Chen? Suisui?
Weren’t those characters from a web novel she had read before—“Born in Troubled Times, I Choose to Rebel”?
So… she transmigrated into a book?
“Imperial Physician Zhang, is there truly no way to cure Suisui?”
Consort Chen clenched her palm tightly, looking sorrowfully at the imperial physician before her.
Physician Zhang cupped his hands and said, “Your Highness, the princess was born with a congenital weakness. I am powerless… I fear the princess may not survive…”
Consort Chen’s eyes reddened instantly, tears welling up—when suddenly, a childish voice rang out in her ears.
【Ahh!! Mother, don’t believe this Physician Zhang! He wants to kill me!】
Consort Chen froze.
What… was that sound?!
Knowing the plot, Shangguan Sui was extremely anxious.
But because she was sick, her throat hurt so badly she couldn’t speak at all—she could only rant wildly in her mind.
Her dream was to live a life of luxury, doing nothing and enjoying everything.
Now that she had finally reincarnated as a princess, she absolutely did not want to die!
In the original story, Shangguan Sui died of illness at the age of three—but this was no accident…
【Mother! This physician works for Consort Li—he deliberately misdiagnosed me to harm me!】
【My beautiful, kind, and generous mother! You mustn’t believe his nonsense! Quickly call another physician!】
Consort Chen tightened her grip on her handkerchief and glanced around.
No one else seemed to react.
Could it be… only she could hear it?
And that voice—was calling her “mother.”
Could it be…
Consort Chen quickly walked to the bedside.
She saw that the little girl who had been unconscious was now blinking her big, beautiful eyes, staring at her without moving.
Shangguan Sui thought her mother was truly stunning.
Consort Chen’s features were delicate—arched brows, clear eyes, and a gentle, elegant aura.
Dressed in a light blue palace gown, she looked almost ethereal.
【Oh my gosh! Mother, aren’t you a bit too beautiful?!】
【Like a sparrow eating strawberries—seriously pretty!】
【I love pretty mommy! Hug hug! Mwah!!!】
Consort Chen: …
If she wasn’t mistaken, this must be her daughter’s inner thoughts?
She had never expected her usually quiet daughter to be so lively on the inside.
Consort Chen accepted it quickly. She had always loved reading storybooks—this didn’t scare her at all.
Besides, the bond between mother and daughter… hearing her child’s thoughts wasn’t that strange.
【Mother! Save me! Change the physician! Or your daughter will really die!】
Seeing her beautiful mother remain silent, Shangguan Sui grew even more anxious, letting out weak sounds from her throat.
“Ah-ba, ah-ba—”
【Mother, save me! I don’t want to die from illness!】
Consort Chen snapped back to her senses and clenched her handkerchief tightly.
She didn’t know how her daughter had discovered this, and Physician Zhang appeared calm and flawless.
But this concerned her daughter’s life—she couldn’t ignore it.
After all, Consort Li had always been at odds with her…
Consort Chen sat by the bedside, gently stroking Shangguan Sui’s sweat-dampened face.
Suppressing her turbulent emotions, she spoke calmly:
“Physician Zhang, thank you for your efforts. But Suisui is gravely ill—it would be safer to invite another physician to take a look.”
Physician Zhang was startled.
“Your Highness, do you doubt my medical skills?”
If another physician came, his tampering might be exposed—and he wouldn’t be able to report back to Consort Li!
Consort Chen frowned, her aura turning imposing.
“Do you question my decision?!”
Physician Zhang immediately knelt down, trembling.
“I wouldn’t dare… I wouldn’t dare…”
【Wow! Mother is amazing! I love mother so much! Hug hug!】
Consort Chen couldn’t help but smile.
Her daughter really had a sweet tongue.
“Qingping, go to the Imperial Medical Bureau and invite Chief Physician Xu.”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
Just as Qingping bowed and was about to leave, a sharp voice suddenly sounded from outside.
“Sister Consort Chen, I came to visit you. Has the little princess improved?”
Consort Li swayed into the room, her phoenix eyes lifted as she stared at Consort Chen.
“I heard just now—why are you changing physicians for no reason?”
Change physicians? Over her dead body!
If they changed physicians, she wouldn’t be able to kill Shangguan Sui!
Consort Chen replied coldly, “Suisui is gravely ill. Isn’t it normal to consult another physician?”
Consort Li covered her mouth with a handkerchief, looking troubled.
“It is normal, but Physician Zhang serves the Empress Dowager, who has often praised his excellent skills. By doing this, aren’t you questioning the Empress Dowager—showing her disrespect?”
【Whoa! That’s a huge accusation! Disrespecting the Empress Dowager is a serious crime! Isn’t Consort Li trying to kill my mother too?!】
【Changing a physician becomes disrespect? Why is this woman so dramatic?!】
【Oh, I get it—she just wants to stop my mother from changing physicians. What a scheming woman!】
Listening to her daughter’s thoughts, Consort Chen’s expression grew colder and colder.
Just as she was about to speak, a sharp voice announced from outside:
“His Majesty has arrived—!”
Everyone in the room immediately knelt.
“Rise.”
A deep, steady male voice sounded.
“Consort Chen, how is the Fifth Princess?”
【Hmm, that voice sounds kind of nice~】
【Is that my father?】
Shangguan Lin: ?!
What was that voice? Who was speaking?
And it sounded so childish—could it be…
He walked to the bedside.
Their eyes met.
Shangguan Sui blinked, looking at the handsome middle-aged man before her.
But because her throat hurt, she could only squeeze out weak sounds.
“Ah-ba, ah-ba—”
【My dad actually looks pretty good. Like a thermos hanging from his butt—ridiculously handsome!】
【But someone this good-looking is actually a tyrant… what a waste!】
Shangguan Lin: …
It sounded like praise, but also not.
Wait—he wasn’t a tyrant!
He worked late every night reviewing memorials, diligently governing the country—how could he be a tyrant?
He quietly observed the others and noticed no one reacting.
Could it be… only he could hear it?
Shangguan Lin suddenly felt pleased.
Heh, as expected of the true Son of Heaven!
Seeing the emperor arrive, Consort Li immediately spoke:
“Your Majesty, the little princess is gravely ill, yet Consort Chen insists on changing physicians at such a time. Physician Zhang has always cared for the princess and understands her condition best.”
“Changing physicians rashly may worsen her illness.”
Shangguan Lin lowered his gaze, as if thinking.
Seeing him silent, Shangguan Sui panicked.
【Father! Physician Zhang deliberately misdiagnosed me—he wants to kill me!】
【Dad! Save me! Hurry and change the physician! Please, please!】
Shangguan Lin raised his eyes and said calmly:
“Consort Li has a point…”
Consort Li’s smile had just begun to form when—