Even certain especially favored princesses were allowed to continue living in the palace after their marriage.
Yet, she, at only fourteen years old, was released from the palace early, which was as if the Phoenix Emperor was indirectly declaring to the world: this daughter does not have his favor.
With such a status, what future could she speak of anymore?
She looked at the Phoenix Monarch with a pleading gaze.
The Phoenix Monarch also found it hard to bear, his eldest daughter had been raised by the Phoenix Emperor since childhood, moving to Qinghuang Palace after turning fourteen, and although their relationship was close, it wasn’t as intimate as with his younger daughter.
He found the Phoenix Emperor’s command somewhat unacceptable.
But before he could speak, the Phoenix Emperor said, "Has Phoenix Noble thought that there is another daughter lying in the Heavenly Phoenix Palace, who nearly did not wake up?"
The Phoenix Monarch stopped speaking; both his daughters were dear to him, but this time, the younger one had indeed gone too far.
The Phoenix Monarch glanced at his younger daughter, his gaze slightly dimmed, and said, "Your Majesty, I heard that Changge is awake, I would like to see her."
The Phoenix Emperor naturally agreed.
His eldest daughter, usually so vibrant, now lay pale and frail on the bed, and he felt unable to plead for his younger daughter.
He could only comfort Gu Shengyin with a few words, instructing her to take good care of herself, and then he took Huang Mingge back to the Inviting Phoenix Palace.
No one knew what the Phoenix Monarch and the Eighth Prince discussed in the Inviting Phoenix Palace, only that on that day, the usually gentle Phoenix Monarch unusually lost his temper and even smashed a cup.
In short, on the day the Eighth Prince left the palace, neither His Majesty the Phoenix Emperor nor His Royal Highness the Phoenix Monarch came to see him off.
Gu Shengyin laughed: To be the Phoenix Monarch, and to stand firm and favored for so many years, how could one be a pushover? Huang Mingge’s little schemes probably seemed trivial before the Phoenix Monarch.
And being the Phoenix Monarch, he knew which of his two daughters was in fact the guarantee of his future honor and prestige.
He would absolutely not allow anyone to try to undermine or shake Huang Changge’s position.
Even if it was his younger daughter.
Huang Mingge had it too easy, which made her somewhat clever and feel unparalleled.
Gu Shengyin just wanted to watch as she gradually lost all her support, all her backing, and see what she would use then to compete with her.
After resting for half a month, Gu Shengyin’s injuries finally allowed her some movement.
After another half month, the Imperial Physician stated that her daily activities no longer posed much of a problem, only that she needed to be cautious.
The first thing she did was to ask the Phoenix Emperor to move out of the Heavenly Phoenix Palace.
"Let’s talk about it when your health is better," said the Phoenix Emperor, not even looking up from his memorials.
Gu Shengyin clung to the Phoenix Emperor’s sleeve, not allowing her to continue writing.
The Phoenix Emperor helplessly looked up. Ever since this injury, her oldest daughter had indeed become more clingy and affectionate.
Though this feeling was quite pleasant, what about the dignity of a Crown Prince? The Phoenix Emperor mused sweetly yet troubledly.
Forget it, as long as Changge still appeared as that dignified and peerless Crown Prince before other ministers, if it was just towards me, then it wasn’t really a big issue.
The Phoenix Emperor made such a decision.
A child who knows how to throw tantrums and act coquettishly gets the sweets, this was a lesson Gu Shengyin had learned from completing so many tasks. It turned out to be truly useful.