Princess Guanghua and her daughter Yan Shu arrived at Qing'e Palace and saw that the decorations were very elaborate.

Suddenly I thought of the Empress Dowager. Although Qing'e and the Empress Dowager are different, they are similar in some ways.

Princess Guanghua was of a higher generation, and Huan Yue, Di Baose, Guo Bing, and others met her together.

Although Yan Shu is of a higher generation, she is still a commoner and is very well-mannered.

She had an oval face and looked quite cute; she was dressed simply, but a gorgeous phoenix hairpin adorned her head.

Princess Guanghua didn't act like a Taoist nun; that was probably a misunderstanding.

She had a faint fragrance about her, which smelled very pleasant, although it wasn't as sophisticated as the incense burned inside the hall.

Many things in Qing'e Palace were bestowed by the Emperor, which is a very high honor for Princess Guanghua.

So the princess appreciated the gesture, sat down with her daughter, and thanked Lady Huan again.

Huan Yue sat down on the throne and said with a smile, "I am young and I don't know many things. Please don't think I am being disrespectful, Princess."

The princess quickly said, "Your Highness is too kind. I'm the one who's being shameless; I have a favor to ask of Your Highness."

She's direct enough, but what she says isn't offensive.

Yan Shu blushed and changed the subject, asking, "Why are there so many people outside Xuande Gate?"

The lady-in-waiting laughed and said, "Because Her Majesty went out once, some people came to try their luck. There were also those who were particularly busy before the New Year. Then there were those who wanted to squeeze into the palace even if there was no other way, relying on their status and thinking they were clever, so they kept their distance. We can't do anything to them for the time being."

Yan Shu was furious: "My mother and I have been practicing Taoism at home for many years, but we have never been disturbed as much as we have this year. This is outrageous!"

Huan Yue said, "Go and preside over Zichan Mountain? The princess hasn't become a nun!"

Yan Shu said, "Didn't my mother also have a connection with the Empress Dowager? It seems like my mother could replace the Empress Dowager."

Di Baose snorted: "Shameless!"

Princess Guanghua said calmly, "It's not that serious."

Yan Shu was displeased: "Mother forgot? Father and the others blocked the way so they couldn't leave the house."

Di Baose asked curiously, "And then what happened?"

Yan Shu said dejectedly, "We'll just stay home and see if they dare to force us to our deaths."

Huan Yue scolded, "You didn't even say a word."

Princess Guanghua laughed and said, "It's alright. I'm cultivating Taoism at home anyway, and her father is studying at home."

Guo Bing had a faint smile on her face.

People were too embarrassed to laugh.

It's like a contest of endurance; trapping a family of homebodies at home won't be very effective. While hiring a few thugs to block them out wouldn't cost much, it's still Sheng'an after all.

Princess Guanghua's eyes are very clear, like a child's, but this is true wisdom.

She's not young, but she doesn't look old either.

Yan Shu became nervous.

Princess Guanghua didn't give her any more time to delay and spoke very frankly to Consort Huan: "She glanced at the Duke of Qi three years ago and fell for him. Now she's making a fuss with me, saying she won't marry anyone but you."

The Qing'e Palace was in complete chaos!

Yan Shu, pull through!

Princess Guanghua said, "It's not that I look down on him because he's down on his luck, but whether he's reliable or not. If he's unreliable, then we'll have to suffer with him and maybe even die together. This good-for-nothing is telling me that we might as well just die now. The Empress said that I raised my daughter for fifteen years, and it was all for nothing."

Huan Yue has recovered.

It's not surprising that Xie Yu, in the past, ruined countless young girls.

Back then, he was the most outstanding young man in the Great Zhao Dynasty, overshadowing even the Crown Prince.

Even if a girl is interested in him as a person, don't believe everything she says.

Yan Shu quickly pulled her mother and said coquettishly, "No, I will be filial to you."

Princess Guanghua said, "I'm only not so angry that I'm dying because I'm so carefree."

Yan Shu's eyes reddened, and she ran to the front to kneel down, saying to the Empress, "I... I'm not shameless. I just think he's a good person. I didn't interfere when he wanted to take a concubine. It's just that now I feel sorry for him."

Huan Yue asked, "Can you go and comfort him now? You feel sorry for him, want to stay with him, comfort him, give him courage! Maybe even become the hero in your heart again?"

Yan Shu opened her mouth.

Huan Yue didn't give her a chance to speak: "Do you understand men? Do you understand him? Is he really as pitiful as you say? Is the Duke of Qi of Great Zhao such a pitiful little thing? How capable do you think you are that you have to rely on him?"

Yan Shu was stunned.

Huan Yue rambled on: "You think it through and then you're going to do it? Have you considered what other people think? There are too many self-righteous people in the world who, under the guise of doing what's best for you, honestly, I want to strangle most of them. Do they even know what's good or bad? Men have pride, maybe even a bit of inferiority and sensitivity. If you keep poking at them, or pretend to be kind and watch over them, it makes them want to kill you but can't bring themselves to do it. Maybe they will when they're really annoyed."

Di Baose said, "The Duke of Qi is quite shrewd."

Yan Shu quickly said, "No, that's not it!"

Di Baose retorted, "How old are you? Three years ago? Twelve? Putting aside the shamelessness of a young girl in love, what makes you think he's a certain kind of person? Based on your wishful thinking?"

Huan Yue continued his barrage: "Sometimes, matters of the heart are neither right nor wrong, and sometimes they're quite blind, which isn't shameful. But if you rush in without understanding things, it's unlikely to end well. Young man, don't be so overconfident. You'll make your mother feel like she's wasted her time raising you. Although family members may have a lot of complaints, the princess obviously doesn't speak lightly. You've hurt her feelings. You don't even understand your own mother, yet you dare to confidently try to seduce a man?"

Yan Shu protested: "I've been paying attention to him for a long time."

Di Baose laughed and said, "So, when he set his sights on Miss Wen, was he innocent?"

Ren Zhaoxun chimed in, "When the two Madam Peis entered the manor, was he innocent? Or even forced into it? He's so pitiful!"

Huan Yue said, "Feelings can be blind, but they cannot be foolish!"

Princess Guanghua sighed, "I don't know how she could be so stupid. Maybe it's because I didn't let her go out enough. I'm the one who ruined her."

Huan Yue comforted her, "Princess, please don't worry. Children are all debts. If you worry yourself sick over her, she might not live for a man or a woman. If you stop her too much, you'll be committing a heinous crime."

Princess Guanghua nodded: "So I won't stop her, but my word doesn't count. I won't plead for her. If it really doesn't work, then she should just die. That would save us trouble."

Yan Shu cried out, "Mother!"

Huan Yue asked, "You resent it? Little do you know that when parents make such decisions, they are tearing a piece of their own heart out, leaving a scar that will never heal and will bleed at any time."

Guo Bing thought the Empress's description was too realistic.

Yan Shu didn't know whether to cry or not, but she felt wronged.

Princess Guanghua was quite indifferent.

Perhaps after the initial shock, she will be able to face it.

Her life has been full of hardships, so what can't she face to get to where she is today?

Yan Shu calmed down.

She will not give up. Xie Yu is her destiny!

She understood what the Empress said; perhaps she hadn't considered things carefully enough.

The Duke of Qi's situation is very complicated, and it's really not easy to find happiness with him.

But Yan Shu had this confidence, and she also had enough confidence in Xie Yu; he was really a good person!