Chapter 2: Space-Time Fission

Liu Che stood by the bed, clearly seeing the look in his daughter's eyes change from curiosity to shock.

He raised his eyebrows, his voice gentle: "Why does A Li look at me like this?"

Liu Li recovered from the shock, but didn't know how to answer the emperor's words. For one thing, she didn't know what he had just said, and for another, she couldn't speak ancient Chinese.

But this emperor was Emperor Wu of Han!

He was the Emperor Wu of Han who was described in history books as being obsessed with war.

He was also the Emperor Wu of Han who established unprecedented national self-confidence for the vast Chinese nation.

His reign title became the eternal name of a nation.

As a Han Chinese, Liu Li had a bit of a filter for Emperor Wu of Han.

And now, she had actually transmigrated into the daughter of Emperor Wu of Han!

However, Liu Li quickly realized one thing: if she was the daughter of Emperor Wu of Han, and her mother was the Empress, then could her mother be Wei Zifu?

It is well known that Emperor Wu of Han had two empresses during his reign. The first was Empress Chen, the story of the "Golden House for a Pretty Girl" has been passed down through the ages, and she was eventually deposed because she could not bear children.

And his second empress was Wei Zifu, who bore him three daughters and one son. In later generations, there was even a saying: "Do not rejoice at the birth of a son, do not grieve at the birth of a daughter; do you not see that Wei Zifu alone dominates the world?" used to summarize the legendary life of this Empress Wei.

However, recalling the fate of this Empress Wei in history, Liu Li only felt a headache.

Wei Zifu was Empress for more than thirty years for Liu Che, but in the end, because of the Witchcraft Calamity, her daughter was cut in half by Emperor Wu of Han, her son was forced to rebel and was beheaded, and she herself committed suicide.

So, could the princess who was cut in half in history be me right now?!

Liu Li: "..." Her head was buzzing!

Liu Che's question did not get a response, which seemed to be expected. Watching his daughter's expression gradually become dull, he sighed with regret in his heart.

This was his legitimate daughter, yet compared to his concubine-born daughter Liu Yue, the difference was vast.

The eldest concubine-born daughter Liu Yue could speak and walk at one year old, recognize characters at three, and write a beautiful hand at five. Looking at his legitimate daughter Liu Li, not only was she born with a limp, but to this day she couldn't even say a complete sentence, let alone read or write.

The birth of the legitimate princess had once stirred both the Changle and Weiyang Palaces. At that time, Grand Empress Dowager Dou, who was still alive, personally bestowed the name "Li," meaning rare, a pearl in the palm.

But no matter how rare, it could not hide the fact that she was a simpleton.

If the fact that the legitimate princess was a simpleton were to spread, it would truly damage the imperial face. Coupled with the fact that Liu Yue, a clever daughter, was already there, Liu Che didn't pay much attention to this legitimate daughter.

If it weren't for Liu Li falling into the water this time, he wouldn't have set foot in the Jiaofang Hall for a long time. Thinking of this, Liu Che turned his gaze to Empress Chen beside him, looking at her slightly thin and slender side profile. He hadn't seen her for half a month, and she seemed to have lost a lot of weight.

He gently raised his hand to hold her thin shoulders, offering rare, gentle comfort: "A Li has already woken up, do not worry anymore, and take care of your own health."

Chen Ajiao looked sideways at the hand on her shoulder, but mocked: "His Majesty is busy with ten thousand affairs, have you finally remembered that you still have a daughter whose life or death was uncertain?"

Liu Che's expression stiffened slightly.

Chen Ajiao brushed off Liu Che's hand, her expression becoming even colder, her words laced with thorns: "How is Lady Wei? I would like to know how she fell into the water with A Li."

Because her daughter had been running a high fever, Chen Ajiao hadn't had the heart to care about other things, but now that her daughter had woken up, it was time to settle accounts.

Listening to Ajiao's questioning, Liu Che paused slightly, assuming his imperial tone: "Zifu's body is still weak, and the child in her womb was almost lost. When she recovers, I will definitely investigate the matter clearly."

Hearing this, Empress Chen turned her eyes to look at Liu Che, her phoenix eyes devoid of any emotion: "If my A Li's falling into the water has anything to do with her, I will definitely not let her go."

Facing the anger in Ajiao's eyes, Liu Che felt a bit panicked for some reason, feeling that his arrogant Empress had changed a lot during this time.

But he quickly threw the strangeness in his heart to the back of his mind, leaned over to look at his daughter lying on the bed, gently held Liu Li's fleshy little hand, and said: "A Li, can you tell Father, why did you fall into the water that day?"

Liu Li: "..." She barely extracted a keyword from Liu Che's words: falling into the water.

She guessed Liu Che should be asking her why she fell into the water. The original owner's memory was a bit blurry; it seemed she had tripped by the pond, fallen headfirst, and dropped into the pond.

But she couldn't say these things; after all, the language barrier was there, and they might not understand even if she said it.

And the moment Liu Che touched Liu Li, that voice came into Liu Li's mind again: 【Ding, unlocked Emperor Wu of Han favorability: 1】

Liu Li: "?"

Good heavens, Emperor Wu of Han's favorability toward his own daughter was only 1 point? This was too low; was she such an unlikable daughter?

There is an old saying that the imperial family loves the eldest son, and the common people love the youngest child. As the second princess, stuck in the middle, she was indeed in an awkward position, but it shouldn't be only 1 point of favorability, right?

Fortunately, the original owner's mother still loved this daughter very much. During the days when the fever wouldn't subside, it was the original owner's mother who took care of her, making Liu Li feel a mother's love she had never experienced before.

Liu Li closed her eyes, not wanting to deal with this emperor father, but unexpectedly saw the system's control panel in her mind. It was a very cyberpunk-looking panel, and the only person whose favorability was unlocked was Emperor Wu of Han.

There was also a system store in the top left corner of the system. Liu Li just wanted to click on this store to see what could be redeemed, but heard the Empress say: "A Li is tired, Your Majesty should go find your Lady Wei."

Saying this, Chen Ajiao took Liu Li's hand away from Liu Che's and gently placed it under the quilt.

It was also the moment Chen Ajiao touched Liu Li that the system's notification sound came into Liu Li's mind: 【Ding, unlocked Empress Chen favorability: 100】

Liu Li: "." Sure enough, the mother still loved the daughter more.

Wait, why was it Empress Chen?

As the daughter of Emperor Wu of Han, shouldn't her mother be Wei Zifu? After all, in history, Empress Chen had no children.

Liu Li pretended that she was feeling unwell and needed to rest, but she had actually started researching the system she was bound to in her mind.

Based on her experience of reading web novels, she talked to the system in her mind: "System, what is the current situation? Translate it for me."

An emotionless AI voice sounded in her mind: 【The host can redeem 10 points to get the current information.】

Liu Li: "."

She had just studied this system; she currently had a total of 510 points, which came from the favorability of Empress Chen and Emperor Wu of Han toward her.

For Emperor Wu of Han's favorability, 1 point of favorability could be redeemed for 10 points; for Empress Chen's favorability, 1 point could be redeemed for 5 points.

The maximum favorability was 100.

Many things in the system store were gray and unlocked, and some she didn't have enough points for. Currently, she could only redeem some food, such as instant noodles, bread, etc.

If it weren't for the palace maids in the bedchamber, she would have redeemed a piece of bread to taste.

In order to survive better in this strange era, Liu Li did not hesitate to spend 10 points to redeem the current information.

The moment she confirmed the redemption, a large paragraph of text analysis appeared in her mind. After a long time, Liu Li finally understood her current situation.

First, she had truly transmigrated to the Han Dynasty during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, and her biological mother was Empress Chen, who had been promised the "Golden House" by Emperor Wu of Han. It was now the third year of Yuanguang, and there were two years left until Empress Chen was deposed.

As Empress Chen's only daughter, Liu Li was a bit panicked. Was it too late for her to overthrow the feudal rule now?!

Liu Li didn't understand: "Didn't Empress Chen in history have no children?"

The system asked back: 【Differences in dimensions and space affect the progress of events. It has been detected that this space-time dimension once underwent a fission.】

"What is fission?" Liu Li clicked her tongue in her heart, feeling it was very profound.

【Your birth.】

Liu Li: "."

Liu Li still didn't quite understand, and the system had to explain it in detail before she understood a little.

That is to say, originally this space-time was evolving according to normal history, but for some reason, Empress Chen in this space-time suddenly became pregnant, which didn't match the original history, leading to space-time fission, and the original space-time split into two.

【In order to reduce space-time fission, you need to facilitate the birth of famous historical scenes, and you will receive a rich amount of random points.】

Liu Li looked at the sky at a 45-degree angle with some sadness: "So... I can't go back to my original space-time, right?"

【Yes, you died by drowning while trying to save someone in the modern world. The moment you drowned coincided with Liu Li in this space-time dimension, so you were chosen.】

Liu Li was silent for a long time.

Well, if she was destined to be this chosen person, then she could only accept it. Anyway, she had transmigrated into a princess, so she shouldn't have to worry about food, drink, or shelter.

No! Her biological mother, Empress Chen, would be deposed in two years, and she would be driven out of Chang'an and moved to the Changmen Palace outside Chang'an to live a hard life.

How could this be?!

Liu Li was melancholy. Fortunately, there were still two years before Empress Chen was deposed, enough for her to prepare some things in advance. For now, she still had to take care of her health.

Because of the language barrier, Liu Li spent another 10 points to redeem a language translator, so she could understand what others were saying through the system's translation.

During the days of recuperation, she was also learning how to speak ancient Chinese when she was free. After her illness was completely cured, she could speak some simple words to communicate with the palace maids.

Liu Li lay on the bed, patting her round little belly with satisfaction. Just now, while no one was in the bedchamber, she had spent 10 points to redeem a chocolate bread, finally filling her empty stomach for the past ten days. If she weren't afraid of being suspected, she would have really liked to redeem a self-heating hot pot to eat.

Footsteps came from outside. Liu Li quickly ate the remaining bread and then lay down obediently.

Empress Chen waved her hand to signal the palace maids beside her to retreat. She walked to Liu Li's side alone, sat down slowly by the bed, and looked at Liu Li, who was lying on the bed pretending to sleep.

Seeing a piece of black stuff on the child's mouth, she couldn't help it, took out a handkerchief, and gently wiped the corner of her daughter's mouth.

Liu Li opened her eyes to look at her, but before she could speak, the other party had already withdrawn her hand, looking at her with sharp eyes and saying: "You are not my A Li." ===== CHAPTER 3 =====