The imperial physician looked at Yun Duoduo with pity; this child seemed to be able to understand the things around her.

"My child, your mother is deeply poisoned. I have done everything I can."

[This is a slow-acting poison, not fatal, but it will wear down a person's health. It won't be noticeable in daily life, but the constant infighting within the harem has far-reaching consequences, so please forgive me for not being able to reveal the truth.]

The imperial physician looked away from Yun Duoduo, nodded to Zhang Mama, and left the bedchamber.

Granny Zhang looked at the baby girl in her arms with pity and placed her next to Consort Bai. "Take another look at your mother."

Yun Duoduo turned her head with difficulty to look at the weak woman on the bed.

My mother is very beautiful, and her eyes are full of love.

Such a good person, yet he became a victim of the power struggles in the harem.

"Child, live on," Bai Jieyu said softly with difficulty.

"If you encounter difficulties in the future, or if you want to leave the palace, go to the Bai family in Jiangnan to find your maternal grandfather."

"Mother has no regrets about marrying into the royal family." Bai Jieyu smiled after saying this. Could such a young child understand?

However, as if by some strange twist of fate, she only wanted to tell these things to her daughter herself, and did not want anyone else to relay them.

"Be good to your grandmother, she will teach you martial arts and protect you. Your mother can't be there to watch you grow up."

After saying that, Bai Jieyu touched Yun Duoduo's face and slowly closed her eyes.

"Mother!" Yun Duoduo cried out in her heart, tears streaming down her face.

She was so pitiful; she was thrown into a well right after she was born, and her own mother was also poisoned.

Who poisoned her mother?! The hatred for killing one's mother is irreconcilable!

...

In the backyard of the Hibiscus Palace, the Empress Dowager coldly looked at the palace maids and eunuchs who were kneeling limply on the ground.

"Speak, who sent you!" The Empress Dowager's voice was full of authority and anger.

"Yes, yes, it was my momentary impulse to kill, no one instructed me!" the palace maid said in a trembling voice. She absolutely could not reveal the identity of Prince Jin and Princess Jin, otherwise the lives of her entire family would be in danger.

"Hmph, you still won't tell the truth in front of me? Guards, take these two lackeys to the Imperial Prison!"

"Your Majesty the Empress Dowager, Your Majesty the Empress Dowager, spare our lives!" The two were dragged away from the Hibiscus Palace, begging for mercy incessantly.

The Empress Dowager adjusted her sleeves and entered the bedroom.

"Your Majesty, Consort Bai has left," Zhang Mama whispered in the Empress Dowager's ear as she entered.

"A proper burial." After a long pause, the Empress Dowager uttered two words, her thoughts drifting away as she recalled how her own mother had died before her very eyes.

"Your Majesty, what about this little princess?" Zhang Mama hesitated, knowing that concubines in the harem usually sent their children to the Empress to be raised, but this child was truly pitiful, and there was no guarantee that no one would harm her in the future.

"I raised them myself."

Yun Duoduo opened her eyes wide as she looked at the middle-aged woman in front of her, dressed in a brownish-yellow outfit, exuding both authority and kindness.

Is this the Empress Dowager?! She actually met the Empress Dowager alive?!

On her deathbed, her mother told her to be filial to the Empress Dowager, her grandmother.

She wanted to reach out and touch the Empress Dowager, who was like a living fossil, but her hands were bound under the covers and she couldn't move.

The Empress Dowager noticed that the baby girl was looking at her without any fear on her face, which was full of sorrow but also seemed to have a hint of curiosity.

Ordinary infants would cry incessantly upon seeing her, and none of the eight imperial grandsons were unafraid of her. This baby girl, however, was quite interesting.

[As expected of my granddaughter, she has both spirit and backbone.]

"Mother, Mother, you wanted to see your son?" The door to the bedchamber was suddenly pushed open forcefully, and the Emperor of Nanyang hurriedly walked in.

Yun Beiye was the emperor of Nanyang, and he had eight sons.

He was ruthless and cruel, with a heart of a hawk and a claw of a hawk. He ascended the throne by massacring the capital. Because of his brutality and ruthlessness, the borders were peaceful for many years, with no foreign enemies daring to invade, and the people lived in peace and prosperity.

Before ascending the throne, Yun Beiye was the second prince. He has an older brother who is now guarding the northern frontier, and two younger brothers in the capital, one being the Prince of Jin and the other the Prince of Rui.

Although he was known for being cold and ruthless, he was also known for being filial. He always listened to the Empress Dowager's words and never contradicted her.

Yun Duoduo was still lying in bed when a gust of wind blew by, and suddenly a man appeared before her eyes. He was wearing a black robe with dragon patterns, gold trim on the collar and cuffs, a jade pendant of mutton fat jade around his waist, and silver-threaded black-gold patterned shoes.

She looked up again, and as she looked, a glistening liquid suddenly appeared at the corner of her mouth.

He's so handsome! His long eyebrows are like swords, his thin lips are slightly parted, his face is resolute and angular, and his eyes are sinister, as if ink has been splashed in his pupils. Even though he hasn't said a word, he gives people an indescribable feeling of coldness and oppression.

This man is so handsome, he's definitely the epitome of a devoted male lead!

Yun Duoduo felt her chin was wet and realized that she was drooling. She instantly woke up and realized that it was her father!

It was because her scumbag father didn't manage the harem properly that she lost her own mother!

Thinking of this, Yun Duoduo glared at Yun Beiye with dissatisfaction.

Yun Beiye looked at the baby on the bed. The baby's delicate and beautiful face was very pleasing, but the baby's ever-changing expressions were quite interesting.

Is this his daughter?

As expected of his daughter, her appearance is definitely among the best of all babies.

Yun Beiye looked at Yun Duoduo and nodded in satisfaction.

The Empress Dowager glanced at Yun Beiye and saw that he was actually smiling. What kind of strange expression was that?

He then sneered, "Your daughter was almost thrown into a dry well."

[How dare you laugh here!]

"Outrageous! How dare you harm my own flesh and blood?!" Yun Beiye roared.

"Who is it? Who dares to be so bold?!" Yun Beiye looked around. The palace maids, seeing the emperor's angry expression, all knelt on the ground, not daring to utter a sound.

"Hmph, you'd better use your brain!" the Empress Dowager sneered.

"The person has been sent to the Imperial Prison. The rest is up to the Emperor."

"If I hadn't arrived in time, my granddaughter would have almost lost her life!" The Empress Dowager glared at Yun Beiye with displeasure.

"Yes, yes, it's all my fault." Yun Beiye nodded repeatedly, bowing and scraping as he admitted his mistake to the Empress Dowager.

Yun Duoduo lay on the bed, straining to eat the melon with her head tilted to the side. It was the first time she had ever seen a father scolding his son, or an empress dowager with great power reprimanding the emperor. Such a scene was truly rare.

Yun Beiye never really cared about the affairs of the harem; he didn't care which concubine gave birth or when.

He only found out when his children grew up and went to pay their respects to him.

Of course, a name is only given when you go to pay your respects to him.

However, he was overjoyed at the birth of Nanyang's first little princess, especially the way she looked at him, which deeply moved him.

Moreover, this girl is undeniably endearing, far surpassing those greenhorn brats.