There is no wall that is completely airtight. The news that the princess wanted to seek support from her natal family soon reached Shen Wei's ears.

The sun was shining brightly in the morning, gentle and not glaring.

Shen Wei asked the maid to move the cradle to the yard so that the sun could shine on the baby and provide calcium for the baby. Li Yao stood by the cradle with eager eyes, holding a rattle in her hand, and smiling as she amused her sister in the cradle.

Shen Wei walked aside and whispered to the well-informed Cai Ping, "Are you sure that the princess will return to her parents' home in three days?"

Caiping nodded quickly.

Cai Ping looked alert, "Master. The princess's mother was granted an imperial decree and was a close friend of the late queen mother. When the current emperor was young, he was also raised in the Tan Tai family for a period of time. If that old lady Tan Tai speaks up, the queen will probably be in trouble."

Shen Wei might have to give up the housekeeper power she just got.

Cai Ping is worried about Chen Wei.

Shen Wei lowered her eyes and thought. In fact, it was not a big problem. At least two countermeasures suddenly emerged in Shen Wei's mind.

She could tell the queen about the princess returning to her parents' home to complain and ask for help. The fact that the Queen dared to openly help Chen Wei ascend to the throne shows that she is not afraid of the Tan Tai family.

For the stability of Prince Yan's Mansion, the Queen will definitely stand on Shen Wei's side.

Chen Wei told Cai Ping: "The old maids who take care of Yao'er will return to Kunning Palace to report tomorrow. You talk to them and ask them to tell the queen about the princess's plan."

The four old maids sent by the Queen to take care of the princess' children had to return to Kunning Palace every month to report on their work.

Cai Ping nodded and calmly replied: "I will do it right away - but what if the Queen returns the housekeeping power to the Princess due to pressure from the Tan Tai family? What should I do?"

Chen Wei pursed her lips and smiled, her voice was a little cold, and she wiped her fingers with a handkerchief: "If the Tantai family insists on intervening, I can only let the princess be seriously ill and bedridden, and can't manage the affairs."

She had gone to great lengths to obtain the housekeeper power, and she would never give it up. If Shen Wei is pushed into a corner, she might resort to harsh measures.

...

On the morning of the second day, just as Shen Wei finished practicing Ba Duan Jin, someone from the palace came to deliver the news. The Queen Mother ordered Chen Wei and Princess Zhaoyang to enter the palace together in the afternoon, and also asked Chen Wei to bring young Leyou with her.

Shen Wei was stunned.

Enter the palace?

The Queen suddenly summoned her to the palace, probably wanting to discuss with Shen Wei face to face the countermeasure of "the princess returning to her parents' home".

Shen Wei didn't delay and immediately asked the maids to start preparing. Take a bath, change clothes, put on makeup, and put on clothes that suit your status. It was not until the afternoon that Shen Wei left the palace with her children and maids.

This is Shen Wei’s first time entering the palace!

She was a little nervous, but also a little expectant.

At the gate of Prince Yan's Mansion, Princess Zhaoyang's carriage has arrived. The wet nurse carried the child in her arms and rode in a carriage at the back. Shen Wei rode in the front carriage with Princess Zhaoyang.

The interior of the car is gorgeously decorated and exudes a light and elegant fragrance.

Zhaoyang excitedly told Shen Wei: "The envoys from Southern Chu arrived in Yanjing and came to the palace to meet my father today. They also presented a lot of new things as tribute. My mother summoned us to the palace, so she must give me some good things."

In recent years, Southern Chu's national strength has declined, natural disasters have continued, and it can only rely on Daqing.

Nan Chu pays a batch of precious tribute every year.

The princess's car drove into the Qing Palace. Shen Wei lifted the thin car curtain and saw the tall, majestic walls of the imperial palace, blocking out the sky and the sun. There were rows of fully armed patrolling imperial guards at the palace gate, with stern looks on their faces.

A majestic and solemn atmosphere greets you.

That was the absolute pressure of imperial power, which suffocated and forced people to submit. The carriage moved slowly along the long palace road. Along the way, the eunuchs and palace maids, dressed in uniform, were busy and orderly, like ants living in the imperial palace, numbly paying their respects and working.

"Weiwei, is the palace very big? It's much bigger than Prince Yan's Mansion." Princess Zhaoyang asked with a smile, holding a teacup.

Shen Wei nodded and said, "Very big."

There are almost no visible edges, like a huge golden birdcage.

Shen Wei sighed in her heart, fortunately she didn't have to live in the palace. The Prince of Yan's Mansion covers a large area and has high walls, but at least Shen Wei can come and go freely. If she lived in the palace, she would be bound by rules all the time, which was really suffocating.

Shen Wei was daydreaming when the carriage from the princess's mansion suddenly stopped.

The imperial guards on the palace road bowed politely and reported the situation: "Your Highness, the main road ahead is impassable. Please use the side road."

Zhao Yang lifted the carriage curtain and asked curiously, "Is it Father who is receiving the envoys from Southern Chu?"

The imperial guard nodded: "That's right."

To receive the envoys from Southern Chu, the main road of the palace was occupied. Zhaoyang was not annoyed. He asked the coachman to change the route and drive through a more remote side road.

The palace walls along the side roads looked a little old, but the scenery was lush and green. Under the blue sky and white clouds, Chen Wei suddenly saw a tall Albizia Julibrissin tree, with green leaves stretching out over the courtyard wall, and clusters of pink Albizia Julibrissin flowers blooming like clouds.

Inside the dilapidated palace wall, the tree of Albizia Julibrissin is lush and full of vitality.

"It's so beautiful." Shen Wei admired sincerely.

Zhaoyang came over to take a look and said cheerfully, "It turned out to be the Albizia Julibrissin tree in Qiuliang Palace. This tree is a hundred years old. When I was a child, my third brother and I played hide-and-seek. I climbed up the tree, but he couldn't find me and cried anxiously."

The image of King Heng emerged in Shen Wei’s mind.

I really can't imagine the embarrassed look on Prince Heng's face when he was crying anxiously.

The carriage passed by the courtyard where the albizzia trees were in full bloom, and Shen Wei saw the three mottled characters "Qiuliang Palace" on the gate. The palaces in this area are dilapidated and old, and only the entrance of "Qiuliang Palace" is kept clean and tidy, with not much weeds growing.

The palace gates were closed and the locks were rusty, and it didn't look like anyone was living there.

Chen Wei asked curiously, "Princess, who planted this albizzia tree?"

It was still a long way to the Queen's Kunning Palace, and Princess Zhaoyang was happy to answer for Shen Wei: "No one else has lived in Qiuliang Palace for a hundred years. I heard from the old maid in the palace that a hundred years ago, this was the residence of Princess Taihua."

It was from Zhaoyang that Shen Wei first learned about this legendary princess from a hundred years ago.

Princess Taihua Li Qingxun was the daughter of a palace maid and the emperor. She had been unpopular since childhood and lived in the remote Qiuliang Palace. At that time, the Qing Dynasty was just established and a small country in the south called Yelang invaded repeatedly. In order to stabilize the situation, Emperor Qing wanted to form an alliance with Yelang.

The unpopular Princess Taihua, Li Qingxun, was chosen to marry a foreign prince. The emperor and all the civil and military officials never expected that Princess Taihua, who seemed docile and obedient, would actually do something earth-shattering.

Princess Taihua left Beijing for her marriage. The journey was long, and before she arrived at Yelang Kingdom, she became pregnant!

The King of Yelang was furious and unwilling to accept a woman who was pregnant out of wedlock. If Princess Taihua returns to Qing Kingdom, she will die. Princess Taihua was also a ruthless person. She led her marriage team to conquer a large area of ​​tribes between Yelang and Qing, established her own country, and founded Nanchu.

Princess Taihua was quite good at commanding troops. She sent troops to defeat and destroy the Yelang Kingdom and incorporate it into the territory of Southern Chu.

Princess Taihua proclaimed herself empress and forced the prime minister who escorted her to be her husband.

Southern Chu had no hostility towards Qing, and the two countries lived in peace. Later, Princess Taihua died young, and her husband was buried alive with her. The court of Southern Chu was in chaos, and the country's strength gradually declined. Southern Chu had no choice but to rely on the Kingdom of Qing.