Chapter 206 - 129: The Death of the Crown Prince!
Recognized as the pearl of the steppe, Yelü Miaomiao had been adored and cherished since her childhood.
Her father was Yelv Tingyu, the previous North Court Privy Envoy and the full brother of the former Emperor. After the palace assassination and chaos, he, together with the father of Empress Dowager Xiao, stabilized the situation, enthroned his seven-year-old nephew Yelv Baoliang as the new Emperor, and instated Xiao Lingqiu as the Empress Dowager.
However, as Empress Dowager Xiao gradually began to seize power, the former North Court Privy Envoy grew dissatisfied, believing that women should not be overly involved in state affairs, though he still supported her on some key national decisions.
When Yelü Miaomiao was eleven, her father passed away due to illness.
Although Yelv Tingyu often disagreed with her, Empress Dowager Xiao still had quite a fondness for his daughter, her nominal niece, and later officially took her in as her adopted daughter, elevating her from Commandery Princess to Princess.
It was not just the nobility of her status; it is said that at Yelü Miaomiao’s birth, the tent was filled with divine light and a fragrant aroma, and she even held a golden chime Holy Artifact in her hands. When she was young, the Goddess Ke Dun rode a green ox to visit, and reputedly even moved aside for her. Thus, a nursery rhyme spread across the Yanrong steppes: "The old woman on the green ox, once gave way."
At the age of six, Yelü Miaomiao received the blessing of the Great Witch God Su Gu and became the saintess of the steppe, and later even acquired the Heaven’s Blessing Aspect from the Junji T’ai-yi God, signifying her deep good fortune.
There were even rumors that the reason Empress Dowager Xiao took Yelü Miaomiao as her adopted daughter was because she planned to depose the new Emperor one day and cultivate Yelü Miaomiao as the next Empress Yanrong.
Thus, upon seeing the rumored Princess Yanrong in front of them, how could Yelv Nalihong and the others not be excited?
After all, she could potentially be the future Empress of the steppes.