A princess which hails from the strongest empire is always bound to have a lot of hardships especially when they have the battle of successsion.
There once was a princess who looked different from the rest of her family members. It is said her eyes glow brighther than theirs and her hair was silkier than any other.
Her beauty stood out the most throughout the empire. Everywhere she goes, the people compliment her beauty only. She is the face of the empire, her influence over the people is way stronger than she thinks.
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"Nanny, why can't I go out today?" The young princess asked.
The nanny felt pity for the young princess. She had been the target of the battle of succession due to the people's favor over her.
"It's quite hot outside your highness. It'd be best if we stayed inside for today"
"..okay.."
The emperor has been adviced to never dote on one child too much and to treat them all as an equal. However, he decided against that and unknowingly caused a succession battle they were young. Prince's were going against each other and the princess's were picking sides.
This young princess is as clueless as she can be because....she's young. The young princess's mother which would be the emperor's concubine had passed on while giving birth to her.
So she has yet to properly learn the royal etiquettes and those related and this made her the easiest target but due to public sentiments they had to hold back on taking any action on her.
Despite being abandoned, is the young princess truly not aware of what's happening? The answer is yes. The young princess had seen many figures standing right outside her window watching her as she sleeps.
There are also maids and servants that had been bribed by the other concubines and who knows maybe the empress herself.
Her mother knew what would become of her and so she left books and people who have sworn their loyalty to her and the young princess.
Which includes the nanny, a young knight, a loyal maid and a reliable merchant.
Now it's time to pluck out all the bad roots within the princess's manor.
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One by one they faced the punishments they were destined to face. Unknown to all, the young princess had been secretly placing traps that could get the servants the death sentence.
She placed her most valuable item in a servant's chamber and claimed that they had stolen it.
You might be thinking why did they believe her? Anything is possible as long as you know the kind of person they are. The servant she framed was a gold freak. The sight of gold makes her happy and we all know how that goes.
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The day has come, a royal gathering in the emperor's palace. A dinner with all the prospective candidates but also a war between siblings.
"Welcome my dear childrens, let us dine together today as a family" The emperor was seated in the middle of the table with the empress next to him.
Somethings off the young princess thought. There were no longer any princess's present and only a few prince's remained.
"Have a seat our dear youngest" One of the princes offered a seat beside him.
The young princess felt suffocated being in the same room as them and dining together as well. The dinner went by awfully slow, talks of politics were heard on the table while empress spoke with the concubines.
The young princess truly was alone in this family but that makes it even better.
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"It's the princess! Look she's here!" One of the people shouted.
It was the day the young princess had to do volunteer work to attract the people's trust and get more people on her side. The emperor ordered for her to do it in order to secure his position as the emperor.
Of course the princes wouldn't take this too lightly and began sabotaging her voulenteer works everytime she gets called by the temple, attempting to ruin her image.
But it never works, the influence she has gain over the years is tremendous. More and more people had secretly pledge loyalty to the young princess and would help her succeed the throne.
The young knight who served her had to leave due to personal reasons but promised fo come to her aide when she needs him. In return he left his most promising knight to protect her as he infiltrate the emperor's personal knightage.
The young princess lived on, countering each and every one of the attempts that have been made towards her life.
Till this day she still lives...
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