“Did you hear? A new clinic opened in the south of the city recently. Not only is it cheaper than others, but the treatments are also incredibly effective!”
“Of course I heard! She’s truly a divine physician!”
“Exactly! I used to get such severe stomach pain whenever the weather turned cold that I couldn’t even eat. But after drinking her medicine for just a few days, I can actually eat normally now! Her medical skills are truly outstanding!”
“Could she really be a reincarnated Bodhisattva?”
Bihua Palace.
Consort Chen smiled warmly as she looked at Feng Aici in front of her.
“I’ve heard about you. The line outside your clinic every day is already stretching from the south of the city to the north.”
“Your reputation has spread throughout the capital. Everyone now knows that a ‘living Bodhisattva’ has appeared in the south of the city.”
Feng Aici smiled lightly. “This is all thanks to Your Majesty and the Fifth Princess. Only then was I able to fulfill my wish.”
Consort Chen said gently, “It was nothing more than a small effort on our part. It is still because your medical skills are truly excellent.”
“And I’ve also heard that many women in the capital have started opening their own shops and learning business. That is truly a wonderful thing.”
Little Shangguan Sui, who had been eating pastries on the side, nodded at this.
【Everyone just isn’t brave enough to be the first one to eat the crab.】
【The risks of women doing business are too great. Now that someone has succeeded so brilliantly, of course others will gain the courage to try as well.】
Consort Chen turned to glance at her, smiling faintly.
Her Sui Sui really sees things so clearly.
The three of them chatted a while longer.
Before leaving, Feng Aici took out three jade bottles and placed them on the table.
“These are ointments I specially developed. They are very effective for treating bruises and injuries.”
Shangguan Sui blinked. “Wow, thank you, Sister Feng!”
Feng Aici smiled, bowed slightly, and left.
Consort Chen looked at the jade bottles and instructed, “Qingping, put these medicines away properly.”
Seeing this, Shangguan Sui quickly spoke up.
“Wait, Mother! Don’t put them all away—leave one for me. I want to give it to Father.”
Consort Chen was confused. “Why are you giving medicine to your father?”
Shangguan Sui blinked. “Because Father might get injured.”
Consort Chen didn’t understand. “How would the Emperor get injured?”
Shangguan Sui tilted her head. “What if he suddenly slips when he goes out?”
“Or what if Eunuch Chen trips him?”
“Or what if he accidentally hits himself while throwing memorials at the officials?”
Consort Chen: “……”
Could you at least wish your father a little better luck?
Shangguan Sui continued acting cute. “Mother, just let me go~”
【Father has been busy dealing with the remaining forces of the Zhenbei Marquis lately. He hasn’t taken me to the Imperial Study for days. I miss the osmanthus cakes there so much!】
【Let me go out! Let me go out!】
【Please agree, Mother~】
In the end, Consort Chen couldn’t resist her daughter’s acting.
“…Alright. But stay close to Qingping and don’t run around.”
She still had many palace accounts to manage and couldn’t accompany her.
Shangguan Sui nodded vigorously.
“Yes yes! I promise I’ll come back safely!”
Consort Chen: “……”
Somehow that sounded even less reassuring.
In the end, Shangguan Sui finally left Bihua Palace.
Only now, she was followed by twenty eunuchs…
Consort Chen still wasn’t at ease and had arranged extra protection.
The group walked toward the Imperial Study in a grand procession, drawing many curious stares.
Those who knew thought she was delivering medicine to the Emperor.
Those who didn’t thought she was going to start a fight.
“Princess, does this path really lead closer to the Imperial Study?” Qingping asked in confusion.
As soon as they entered the imperial garden, the princess had pulled her onto a different path.
But they had never walked this way before.
Shangguan Sui shook her head. “I don’t know.”
“Then why are we taking it?”
Shangguan Sui answered matter-of-factly: “Because I’ve never walked it before!”
Qingping: “……”
Fair enough—she was quite curious.
Shangguan Sui happily looked around at the unfamiliar scenery.
Suddenly, she heard a fierce voice coming from behind a willow tree ahead.
“Hold him down! I’m going to beat him to death today!”
The words sounded brutal, but the voice was childish—clearly a child speaking.
Shangguan Sui immediately perked up.
What’s going on?
She quickly ran forward to take a look.
Behind the tree, she saw several children.
The leader was a sturdy boy in brand-new fine clothing, holding a thick wooden stick about as thick as an arm.
His round face was filled with anger as he stared at a small boy on the ground.
The small boy was pinned down by two attendants and couldn’t move, but his delicate face showed no fear at all.
Qingping also caught up.
She was about to speak when Shangguan Sui shushed her.
“Shh—keep your voice down.”
Qingping quickly nodded and crouched down beside her.
The twenty eunuchs behind them looked at each other and obediently stayed silent.
After watching for a moment, Qingping suddenly remembered.
“Princess, they should be the sons of Prince Rui.”
“This place is near the Imperial Study. Only royal children study there, but they are not princes.”
“So among children this young studying in the Imperial Study, only the sons of Prince Rui would be here.”
“Although Prince Rui is a prince by title, he is highly trusted by His Majesty, so his sons are allowed to study alongside the princes.”
Shangguan Sui blinked.
The sons of Prince Rui…
That means the male lead?!
“In a Chaotic Era, I Choose to Rebel” is a male-oriented novel.
It tells the story of the male lead, Xiao Ziyuan, rising through rebellion and revenge.
The novel begins from his childhood and describes his growth in detail.
Xiao Ziyuan is the legitimate son, but his father favors a concubine over his mother.
At age seven, his mother dies of illness. The concubine is promoted to equal wife status, and from then on, his life becomes a constant cycle of abuse.
At the Imperial Study, he is bullied by the Fourth Prince and Xiao Feng.
At home, servants frame him, and kneeling in the ancestral hall becomes routine.
This is how Xiao Ziyuan begins to darken.
There is no female lead in the story. He becomes cold, detached, and kills his way to the throne.
The ending is him ascending the throne and wiping out everyone who ever wronged him.
Shangguan Sui couldn’t help swallowing.
She had read the original novel, so she knew exactly how ruthless Xiao Ziyuan could become.
His intelligence and patience were more than enough to carry out his revenge.
Thinking of this, she shook her head.
No. This cannot happen…
Xiao Ziyuan must not be allowed to fall into darkness!
Even though the current storyline had already changed and the kingdom wouldn’t fall into the same ruin as in the original novel…
Xiao Ziyuan was still too unpredictable. No one knew what he might do if he went mad.
Meanwhile, Xiao Feng stared at Xiao Ziyuan, furious at how calm and composed he looked.
This little brat—always hungry, yet still memorizing texts faster than anyone!
Even the imperial tutor praises him! What’s so great about him?!
He’s going to beat him so badly he’ll never be able to study again!
Xiao Feng raised the wooden stick high.
Just as it was about to come down on Xiao Ziyuan’s back—
A clear childish voice rang out.
“Stop! Who dares hit someone in front of this princess?!”
Xiao Feng turned around and saw a small child wobbling toward him. He sneered in disdain.
Where did this little brat come from, daring to interfere?
He was the son of Prince Rui!
Wait… what did she just say she was?
Qingping followed behind Shangguan Sui and said sternly, “This is the Fifth Princess!”
Xiao Feng instantly snapped back to his senses and hurriedly dropped to his knees in fear.