Ye Wenwen looked unwilling.

"I just don't believe it! Is there no such thing as lifelong love in this world?!"

The Empress Dowager looked helplessly at the love-struck girl in front of her.

She really does resemble Qin Ran from back then.

The difference is...

Qin Ran was lured away by a blond guy with only a nice jawline who could only afford plain porridge.

Ye Wenwen really wanted a wealthy young man.

only.

What makes her think that he will only ever have her as his woman?

"Didn't Ye Qingqing marry Lin Luobai? This is the kind of love I want."

The Empress Dowager offered her advice.

"Not every woman is as lucky as Qingqing, and besides, Qingqing was originally a very good woman."

"Does the Empress Dowager mean that I, as her aunt, am not as good as her niece Qingqing?"

[Oh ho! You're absolutely right! You're not as pretty as Qingqing, and you're not as lucky as her!]

However, don't panic when this happens; you must look for the cause within yourself!

[Think about it, is it because you're too ugly, or because your appearance exceeds the human tolerance threshold for ugliness? That's why, even though you're almost 30, you're still immersed in boring, fictional love stories told by storytellers, naively believing that such stories could happen to you!]

[Sigh, I suddenly feel so sorry for the Fifth Imperial Uncle. How could a wealthy and leisurely prince who doesn't concern himself with politics and is solely devoted to his carpentry have such a love-obsessed son?!]

[Normally, a girl like that would be fine as long as she doesn't cause trouble, but she just happens to be an overly naive and overly saintly fool.]

This is a disgrace to the Ye family!

The Empress Dowager sighed.

See?

My little princess can see it too.

Ye Wenwen has disgraced our Ye family.

The Empress Dowager spoke slowly.

"Wenwen, you don't need to compare yourself to others. Just be yourself."

"After you go back, read more books."

Ye Wenwen immediately said.

"Yes, I do. I've been reading romance novels like 'The Romance of the Western Chamber'."

Please, Grandma wants you to read books that teach you useful knowledge, not those boring romance novels!

Auntie, you really need to be more careful!

[If you hadn't been born into the Ye family, but into an ordinary family, you would have been ruined!]

[It's because the Ye family preserved your wealth and status that you can still have enough to eat and drink, even if you do nothing productive all day and your mind is full of romance!]

[They should take away your identity, put debts on your mortgage and car loan, and make you think about making money and building your career instead of dating!]

"Wenwen, have you been learning any musical instruments, chess, calligraphy, or painting lately?"

"Why would you need to learn those things?" Ye Wenwen asked.

"Those are things used to please men. I will not allow myself to be wronged for a man!"

"If a handsome and wealthy young man truly loves me, then no matter how fat or thin, tall or short, beautiful or ugly I am, even if I am short, fat, ugly and can't do anything, he will still love me for a lifetime!"

【Aaaaaah! Help! You're hopeless!】

So, which rich young master has lost his mind and would like a woman who is short, fat, ugly, old, brainless, and incompetent?

Any young nobleman would be attracted to a woman like Sister Qingqing!

"If your son prefers a woman like Qingqing, then it just shows how superficial they are!"

"He can only be described as a scumbag! Humph! In the end, I still have to bear it all alone!"

[Aaaaaah, help! I need to get out of here, or this idiot will ruin my IQ!]

I need to go outside and get some fresh air!

Consort Jin immediately hugged Ye Qianqian and said.

"Your Majesty, I see the plum blossoms in the courtyard are in bloom. I would like to take the little princess to see them."

"Alright! You can go ahead."

If it weren't for my insistence on staying here to talk to Ye Wenwen...

I was also thinking of running away as soon as possible.

Ye Wenwen muttered something to herself.

"What's so interesting about plum blossoms?"

"They're much better looking than the rats you keep," the Empress Dowager said.

"Wenwen, why don't you and I go out and see the plum blossoms too!"

Although Ye Wenwen was unwilling.

But the Empress Dowager has already spoken.

She had no choice but to go with the Empress Dowager.

Inside the courtyard.

Ye Qianqian was being held by Consort Jin.

Ye Qianqian carefully smelled the plum blossoms.

Wow, it smells so good!

The Empress Dowager asked Ye Wenwen.

Looking at these plum blossoms, what lines of poetry come to mind?

Ye Wenwen shook her head.

"I don't usually read poetry and books."

[Oh dear, Fifth Imperial Uncle should really take his mind off that blockhead and bury your head in a book so you can study properly!]

"Speaking of which, something just came to mind!"

Ye Wenwen looked indignant.

"Just a few days ago, Shen Anran burned the romance novels I bought from the public!"

"They even placed the Four Books and Five Classics in front of me and told me I had to read them all within seven days!"

"This is nothing short of torture! Your Majesty, tell me, how could this stepmother not be heartless and cruel?!"

What?! Even the Princess Consort is telling you to study hard and stop reading those romance novels?!

[My goodness, what an amazing stepmother! She's the kind of mother you couldn't find even with a lantern!]

[A truly venomous stepmother would be overjoyed to see you engrossed in romance novels on the rooftop, fearing you'd acquire truly useful knowledge and succeed to suppress her! She'd do everything in her power to prevent you from studying properly!]

[What a person who doesn't know how lucky they are! Since she doesn't want such good fortune, she might as well leave it all to Aunt Ye Pianpian!]

[Aunt Ye Pianpian is an even greater beauty than Sister Qingqing!]

[Speaking of which, Aunt Ye Pianpian should be getting married soon! It seems she's very dissatisfied with her betrothed, thinking he's a spoiled brat, and wants to break off the engagement. But it's an engagement arranged by her grandfather, the Emperor, so Aunt Ye Pianpian is quite helpless!]

Aunt Xu was also very anxious! After all, she was her best friend's daughter, and Aunt Xu had always loved her like her own daughter since she was little!

[But since we can't break the Emperor's decree, this matter will have to be considered at a later stage!]

The Empress Dowager frowned.

"A fine sword is forged through tempering, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from bitter cold."

"Even the maids in my palace know this poem."

Ye Wenwen didn't take it to heart.

Ye Qianqian grabbed a plum blossom and picked it.

Ye Wenwen immediately went up to her.

"Your Highness, how can you allow the little princess to pick flowers?"

Empress Dowager, Consort Jin, Ye Qianqian: "?"

Ye Wenwen immediately said.

"Plum blossoms have lives too. Little princess, if you pick a plum blossom like that, it will be in a lot of pain!"

Ye Qianqian immediately rolled her eyes at Ye Wenwen!

Ye Wenwen was taken aback.

Was the little princess rolling her eyes at me just now?