The Queen Mother’s face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and she felt even colder.

She wanted to leave Ruyi out in the cold, but now she is leaving herself out in the cold.

She stared at the slightly graying back of Eunuch Yuan's head with a gloomy face for a long time without saying a word, and finally said solemnly: "You are someone close to the emperor, you should remind the emperor not to learn from Shen Cangyun."

"Shen Cangyun gave up his own daughter for Shen Jiaojiao."

"Where's the Emperor?"

"As soon as the prince died, he went after other people's daughters. Yuyao also needs comfort. There are several princesses in the palace."

That's a very serious statement.

But Eunuch Yuan has been in the palace for many years, what hasn’t he seen?

He raised his head with a smile on his face, but he did not give in. "Empress Dowager, you don't understand the affairs of the previous dynasty, so don't arbitrarily accuse the emperor."

"Your Majesty is blessed by Heaven, and your lucky star is Ziwei Fuxing. Today, Your Majesty is going to the Xiao family, and there are matters to be handled at the court."

As he said this, he looked at the eldest princess and said, "Besides, did the emperor not give the eldest princess a chance, or did he not give the crown prince a chance?"

"How did the princess slap the Grand Tutor back then?"

“…”

In an instant, the eldest princess's face turned completely dark.

She was young and arrogant, and when the tutor was teaching her, she slapped the tutor in the face.

Eunuch Yuan added, "As for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, I will not say much."

"Your Majesty, you are in the harem, so you should take care of the affairs of the harem."

"What's more, the princess has been close to the queen for many years, but she did something like that..."

That was only half the story.

The Queen Mother was furious, "How outrageous!"

Eunuch Yuan sneered in his heart and looked at her with little expression.

He was not allowed to be presumptuous, but he had been presumptuous many times over the years. "My queen, you are the queen mother, but there is a difference between this queen mother and that queen mother."

After he said that, he turned and left.

The Queen Mother's nails dug into her palms.

Yes, she is not the emperor’s biological mother.

She was able to become the empress dowager only because of her family's power. During the war, the emperor needed soldiers from the Nian family.

If it weren’t for the involvement of the previous dynasty, she, the empress dowager, would have been finished long ago!

But, the troops are still in the hands of the Nian family!

As long as he is there, the emperor will always make way for her!

She narrowed her eyes and told someone to turn around and go back to the palace, "Ask Concubine Nian to come see me!"

What is Ziwei lucky star!

Now that the Crown Prince is dead, it’s time for the Fourth Prince to fight for the throne.

Since the emperor doesn't take her, the queen mother, seriously, she will just replace him with another emperor.

There was a fierce look in the Queen Mother's eyes.

She hated Bai Wanru for other reasons.

That's why he praised the eldest princess and the crown prince to death and ruined them!

However, the reason behind this is not something that can be told to outsiders.

The princess didn't know she was being flattered, she just felt sad, "My brother passed away, but my father didn't seem to care at all..."

It’s not that the emperor didn’t take it to heart.

But that kind of grief can only be hidden in the heart.

Right now, Southern Chu and Southern Yan are eyeing the throne covetously, and the fight for succession is brewing in the court. Various forces are surging behind the scenes. The upcoming palace examination, the abolition of the prime minister and the establishment of Wenyuan Pavilion, as well as the matter of allowing women to enter the court, cannot go wrong.

There is also the matter of spring ploughing.

It is true that auspicious snow means a good harvest, but this year there was too much snow. It will melt very late next year, and the ground will be muddy, making it difficult to sow wheat. If we are not careful, there will be another disaster.

The war and the disaster were enough to give him a headache.

How could he be like an ordinary father and cry in front of his son's grave?

He is the emperor, and all the people are his subjects.

There is not only the prince.

But as Ruyi has come to this day, it is inevitable that the princess feels awkward.

If she had not listened to the Empress Dowager, but listened carefully to her father, studied with Ye Hongzhuang, studied with the Grand Tutor, and went to Guangwenguan, would her father treat her differently today?

She glanced at the Queen Mother and remembered what she had said.

"You are a princess, born above everyone else. Don't lower yourself to a lowly level and seek a teacher everywhere."

"Who are they? Who are you?"

"No matter how powerful Ye Hongzhuang is, her surname is Ye and she is a subject. You are the king, what can she teach you?"

“…”

"You are just a tutor, do you really think you are a nobody? How can you ride on the head of the princess?"

These were the words spoken to her by the Queen Mother.

She also said this to the Master.

As he spoke, he slapped the tutor.

At that time, and later, she was always arrogant and never looked anyone in the eye.

She is the emperor's daughter, born superior to others, and no one can teach her.

Later, however, her father told her, "Go to Guangwenguan in the morning, and come to my side in the afternoon. I will read the memorials, and you two can learn to read and write."

It's about her and the prince.

Then the Queen Mother said, "You are a girl, why do you learn those things? You are destined not to enter the court in the future. After you get married, will you tell your husband about this every day?"

"Men, who would like a woman to dictate what's going on outside?"

At that time, she was just beginning to fall in love.

The first time I met Prince Yan, I liked him very much.

She never thought about intervening in the affairs of the court, but she really wanted to marry Prince Yan.

So she ran to her father and said, "Father, I am not interested in those things. I want to learn women's work."

Finally, she followed the nanny who was with the empress dowager to learn housework.

She also learned some music, chess, calligraphy and painting, but they were far inferior to Ye Hongzhuang's. They were all little tunes that would please men.

She, the eldest princess, is just like everyone else.

Ruyi, whom she looked down upon, rose rapidly to the top.

Now, what she didn't want back then has become Ruyi's. Ruyi is by her father's side, learning how to govern a country from him...

My father said, "Northern Qi is weak. It will take several generations of efforts to make the people live a good life. You are my daughter, so you must also contribute."

At that time, she could not understand the meaning of these words.

The eldest princess felt complicated as she thought about this.

She didn't remember what the Queen Mother said afterwards.

Until a group of people appeared in front of her and woke her up.

She lifted the curtain of the carriage and saw that the Dali Temple Minister Fang Yizhuo had brought people with him. They had arrested many people dressed as ordinary people and taken them to the Heavenly Prison. Then he turned around and rode his horse to the Xiao family.

Just as he passed by, he bowed to her and the Queen Mother, "I greet the Queen Mother and the Princess!"

Unable to hold back, the princess leaned over the window and asked, "Master Fang, are you... going to the Xiao family?"

"I have an urgent matter to discuss with the Emperor." Fang Yizhou did not have a good impression of her and only answered politely.

But the princess couldn't hold back any longer, "I want to go see it, too. Give me a ride!"

Fang Yizhou froze, "Princess, this is probably... inappropriate."

"Give me a horse!"

The eldest princess got off the carriage and pointed at a yamen runner in front of her.

The bailiff did not dare to delay and gave her the reins.

The eldest princess mounted her horse and turned to look at the Queen Mother, "Grandmother, I want to go and take a look."

"What are you looking at?"

The Queen Mother stared at her with a frown on her face. She felt something was getting out of control.

“I just want to go and see.”

The eldest princess herself couldn't explain it clearly. She felt like there was something between her and her, a thin layer of window paper that would break if it was poked even a little.

But if she doesn't poke it, she will never see the truth!

"Let's go, Master Fang."

The eldest princess looked at Fang Yizhou, feeling a little bitter.

She could see that Fang Yizhou didn't like her.

Prince Yan doesn't like it either.

Apparently, no one liked her according to what the Queen Mother taught her.

Women don't like it, and men don't like it either.

After all, she was naive.

How could the Empress Dowager harm her?

but……