CHAPTER 2

GUANG AI LI's gaze went to the bowl on the tray. Medicine... She grab the bowl and drink it.

"Help me change in a decent cloth. I will go see father." She said.

Mei Hui stared at Guang Ai Li before doing her job. 'Why do I feel like the Princess's aura changes?'

Guang Ai Li felt her body sting a little but the pain is incomparable than her father's Torturing Machine as Lerian Zeri.

Mei Hui started changing her cloth into clean and plain but elegant dress. She also do her hair and make up.

"Uhm.. Princess?"

"Hmm?"

"May I asked what happened? Is it the First Princess doing?"

Guang Ai Li simply nodded. "She poisoned me but fortunately I survive."

Mei Hui's eyed widened. "HA?! We should report this to the empero—"

Guang Ai Li cut her sentence off. "Don't. Let karma gets on their way." She smirked.

Mei Hui secretly stare at Guang Ai Li's back. 'The princess.. Her presence really feels different than before.'

Mei Hui put a hairpin on her hair with a cherry blossom flower engrave in it.

Guang Ai Li smiled and face Mei Hui. "Thank you."

'It's showtime..'

The previous Guang Ai Li is known as stupid and naive. She's not smart and she's weak that's why everyone in the palace or outside the palace never took her title as a princess seriously.

"Ah.. Princess, I heard from the other servants that the minister from another country will visits here together with his sons." Mei Hui inform her.

"From what family?"

"I heard they are from the Feng family, your highness."

Guang Ai Li nodded and started walking inside the palace hall.

Everyone gaze landed on her and she saw Guang Chu Bei shocked expression while looking at her.

'How come she's still alive?!' Guang Chu Bei scream in her thought.

"Ai Li greets father and the Feng Family." Guang Ai Li formally said and kowtow.

"You may rise."

She stood up and acted pitiful. "Ai Li apologise, father. Ai Li is not aware there's a visitors coming. And Ai Li's at fault for staying all day inside her room." She said with a small and weak voice.

'For now, I have to act like a weak girl so they won't suspect anything about me.'

Guang Ai Li saw the surprise looked on the emperor's face. Who wouldn't? The real Guang Ai Li never talked to them like this and she also never attended in any banquet.

'This child.. seems a little different.'

"I-it's alright. You may seat."

Guang Ai Li glance at Guang Chu Bei who's sitting comfortably on the princess seat and secretly smirked.

"B-but father... First sister is already sitting on my seat and there's no other seat anymore.. I'll just lea–"

"What do you mean? What is the meaning of this, Your majesty?" It was minister Feng who cut her off.

"This.. this is just a misunderstanding... That daughter of mine is too young and naive. She thought she's the crown princess and claim–"

Guang Ai Li force herself to cry and looked pitiful to cut her father from talking.

"Yes.. this princess thought she's the crown princess.."

"You see?"

"Because my mother is the daughter of the former emperor and empress... And I'm their grand daughter.. That's why I thought I will become the empress like mother." She said while crying.

The emperor tried his best to hide his shocked expression by what Guang Ai Li said. 'How did this girl suddenly become smart?'

"Then you are the real princess.. If that's the case, who would you like to marry among my sons?" Minister Feng asked.

Guang Ai Li wipe off her tears and looked at the three sons of Minister Feng. They all look handsome but she don't plan on marrying into a family related in politics.

"B-but.. First sister is the eldest daughter of the emperor. She.. she's–"

"Don't worry... She can be my concubine like her mother." The first son of Minister Feng said with a glimpse of insult on his face.

'Do you really see us women as your toys? Mens like this really is the worst.'

"I'm sorry but I refuse!" Guang Ai Li refuse. "I want to marry someone I love than marrying someone for money. Mother said 'it's better to marry someone that you love, poor or rich it doesn't matter as long as you're happy.'"

'Of course, the previous Guang Ai Li's mother never said that... MY mother did. My mom always reminds me not to love someone because of money but because of who they are.'

"What a nonsense saying!" The minister Feng's second son hissed.

"Don't worry, princess. You will learn to love him soon, after you get married." Minister Feng said.

She looked at Guang Chu Bei who looked really annoyed and she secretly smirked and stood up straight.

"Then... Let's make a deal." She started and gives a glance to Minister Feng's sons. "I will marry one of you if I don't found someone I will love until my 16th birthday." She seriously said and looked at her father. "What can you say, father?"

"Okay.. Do whatever you want!"

Guang Ai Li smiled and turn her back to leave. "Then I'll start hunting him down now." She said before leaving.

Minister Feng is a Rank 8 summoner and Rank 6 cultivator master.. strong enough. Minister Feng's first son is both Rank 9 summoner and cultivator. His second son is a Rank 4 summoner and Rank 8 cultivator. The third son is both Rank 6 summoner and cultivator.

The previous Guang Ai Li is the youngest among the Guang family. The reason why she's easy to bully. But among them all, Guang Ai Li is the only one who has the Guang bloodline. In this world, between the couple the other one who is beneath the other one will carry the surname of the other. And between Guang Lui, Guang Ai Li's mother and Qi Bung Yu, Guang Ai Li's father. Guang Lui is wealthier and the crown princess.

That's why Qi Bung Yu and the others doesn't have the rights to treat Guang Ai Li like a trash. Because Guang Ai Li will be the next to inhiret the throne.

'Qi Bung Yu, You're going down!'

GUANG AI LI heave a sigh after doing a physical training and cultivating. It's hard for her at first since her body is so weak and frail but she can manage.

She feel the energy flowing inside her as she open her eyes. She also feels her body got a little strong. She smirked when she realize something.

'I breakthrough. From rank 1 to rank 4!'

Guang Ai Li's cultivation spirit is strong but she just doesn't know how to use it.

She stand up and walked out from the garden, she doesn't bring Mei Hui with her since Mei Hui will find her suspicious if she finds out how she suddenly know how to breakthrough.

"Mei Hui..." She called her.

"Princess.."

"Come with me.. I will buy something outside."

"But.. The emperor never gave you any allowan—"

Tinignan ko siya at ngumiti. Guang Ai Li looked at her and smile. "' Don't worry... I know what to do."

As Guang Ai Li walked outside everyone who knows her looked at her with their judgemental eyes but she ignore them and looked for a store that sells weapons.

She stopped when she saw a shop that sells herbs. In this world alchemist can gain a lot of money by just refining a tier pills. And since Guang Ai Li doesn't have any money she discovered something really interesting while she's training to gain some money.