The Emperor's Boundless Grace

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Step one of the grand plan: find a powerful patron. But I picked the wrong one. That stings. Can I pick again?

Why does everyone I choose end up having the worst luck imaginable?

Fine, I'll accept it. At least I have two treasures.

First, mind reading, though it inexplicably doesn't work on Bian Jinghan.

Second, bone-shrinking, though it makes her, a grown woman, look like a child.

In the eyes of everyone at the Third Prince's manor, their Prince Bian Jinghan also has two treasures.

First, Nie Xianyin walking upright.

Second, Nie Xianyin walking sideways.

Someone asks Nie Xianyin, “The Third Prince treats you so well. How will you repay him?”

Nie Xianyin thinks seriously for a moment. “I'll serve him just like my own father!”