The carriage arrived at the palace, and Yongle was so angry that his eyes turned red; he no longer needed to pretend to be weak.

When she arrived, Yuwen Wuji was discussing Daoist principles with Qingxu Zhenren. Only upon seeing her did Qingxu Zhenren leave.

With no one in the hall, Yongle knelt down before Yuwen Wuji with a "plop".

"Uncle, your niece is being bullied to death! You must stand up for me!!!"

The piercing, trembling sound made Yuwen Wuji's chest tremble, as if resonating with it. Yuwen Wuji waved his hand, signaling her to stop and get to the point.

Yongle then wiped his snot bubbles and crawled on his knees to Yuwen Wuji's side.

"Uncle, people outside are saying that Shen Qingque has taken many concubines in the south and doesn't want me anymore! Waaaaah!"

Yuwen Wuji was displeased. "It's normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines. In the end, it was your father who didn't agree to let him marry into your family. Even a prince consort needs concubines. Are you going to throw a tantrum here over such a trivial matter?"

Yongle choked, almost forgetting that her imperial uncle was a man and naturally couldn't speak up for her.

"Uncle, is Yongle the kind of petty woman? I think this is clearly someone deliberately trying to do something bad!"

Upon hearing this, Yuwen Wuji raised an eyebrow slightly, and asked with some interest, "Oh? What makes you say that?"

"You may not trust Shen Qingque's character, but you should at least trust the Shen family's traditions! As for taking concubines, how could he just bring any woman into the house without my approval, as the mistress of the house? He hasn't said a word about it, but everyone in the capital knows he's taken concubines, and more than one!"

What does this mean? It means someone is getting impatient and trying to put pressure on him from behind! See how clever I am? I saw through the enemy's scheme immediately and didn't fall for it. Just think, if I had actually believed those rumors, with my temperament, wouldn't I have just marched straight to Yanzhou and started tearing Shen Qingque apart?

By then, forget about new policies; he won't have the energy for any of them! You might see how much trouble we've caused and just issue an edict to recall us. Then you'll send in a spineless coward, and the new policies will just fizzle out!

Yuwen Wuji grinned as he listened to Yongle's naive words, thinking that if the other party only had this much ability, then he had nothing to fear.

"So, in your opinion, what do you plan to do?"

It's just a small matter; why not go along with her? It'll save her from coming to me crying.

"I've heard that Shen Qingque has taken in daughters from several families, including Magistrate Xu and Magistrate Jiang. As their mistress, I must meet them, right? Although we sisters are all here to serve our husbands, they are still concubines and must serve me, their mistress. Please issue an imperial decree to summon these women to the capital to keep me company!"

Yuwen Wuji was speechless, wondering if his imperial edict could be used like this?

Seeing that Yongle was about to cry again, Yuwen Wuji immediately said, "I will send someone to deliver an imperial edict."

Sigh, I just can't stand this niece's crying. When his concubines cry, it's like pear blossoms in the rain, quiet and ethereal. But when this niece cries, it feels like the roof could be lifted off by her sobs.

"Then you should send someone there as fast as you can right now! Right now! What if it's too late and those little sluts are pregnant? Then I'll really become the laughingstock of the capital!"

Yuwen Wuji was speechless and could only give the order.

On that day, a member of the Imperial Guard, carrying a token, headed south towards Yanzhou.

After this commotion, Yongle was dragged back to training by the Eldest Princess. They couldn't afford to lose to Beiqing; that would be a laughingstock!

While the Eldest Princess was undergoing intense training, the Fifth Prince was equally rigorous. The men's side was doing well; the players selected for their teams were all top-tier polo players from the Imperial Guards. Because they were so skilled, the Fifth Prince seemed completely superfluous.

The Fifth Prince was also furious. If he could have won the polo match on his own merits, he would have been even more favored by his father. But unfortunately, his abilities were simply not up to par, and he was even somewhat of a liability.

Should we make him forfeit the match?

Impossible, he can't do it. This is a great opportunity that his mother fought for for him, and the others in the team were all carefully selected. If he can't even carry one person with three others, then those people can forget about ever getting promoted.

With that thought in mind, half a month passed quickly.

Because of this match between Beiqing and Dachen, many gambling dens in the capital city opened for betting on who would win.

Those with a conscience bought Da Chen Ying, but many speculators still bought Bei Qing Ying.

The atmosphere was already incredibly heated before the polo match even started, let alone on the day it began.

The polo match was held inside the palace. Although ordinary people could not watch directly, high-ranking civil and military officials could bring their families to watch the game.

When Xie Liwei appeared with Song Yaozhu, many people were stunned.

"The princess has finished her postpartum confinement so soon?"

Counting the days, it seems like it's been almost a month.

Song Yaozhu gave a weary smile. Today's makeup was still done by Granny Qin herself to give her a sickly look. It was the kind of makeup that would make people take three steps back at a glance, for fear that she would faint in front of them and they would have to take responsibility.

Originally, the positions were arranged according to rank, but Xie Liwei, who held the title of prince, still arranged for the two of them to be at the very front.

As soon as Song Yaozhu sat down, Yongle urged his horse to gallop up to her.

"How about it? Am I handsome enough today?" Yongle shook his head, beaming with pride.

Her beautiful hair was simply pinned up at the back of her head, revealing her full back of the head, and her scarlet riding outfit made her even more flamboyant.

"Thumbs up, absolutely handsome! It's a pity Shen Qingque isn't here; he'll really regret not seeing you like this today!"

Yongle chuckled foolishly, feeling quite pleased with Song Yaozhu's praise. Only after seeing the Northern Qing people enter the arena did Yongle dismount.

The men's group will compete first; she was just warming up.

On the Northern Qing side, the leader was Prince Tuoba Yunwu, who was indeed tall and imposing, extremely robust. The men behind him were also very fierce; just by looking at their appearance, the average-sized men of the Great Chen were significantly weaker.

Song Yaozhu withdrew her gaze from the people of Beiqing and unintentionally met Dongfang Shi's eyes not far away.

Although Dongfang Shi survived the snake bite, he was much weaker. Even after almost a month, he remained pale and sweaty, and occasionally felt short of breath.

When he made the deal with Bei Qing, Bei Qing had already revealed everything: they wanted to harm the Princess Xiaoyao, and the drug was put on her. But for some reason, it was Dongfang Shi who ended up being the one who suffered.

On the surface, Dongfang Shi did not accept this statement, but in his heart he already harbored resentment towards Song Yaozhu, especially since she looked so much like Xie Wanqing!