The emperor did this, on the one hand, to make the Lu family wary and prevent them from easily harming Xiao Yuanjin, who was the only one who had all his father's love; on the other hand, it was also to prevent the Lu family from being petty and taking out their anger on them because they were not valued by him as the emperor.
Given that he was unable to free them from the control of the Lu family, this was the best effort the emperor could make for them.
But it was obvious that his efforts did not make life any easier for his other two children.
He often heard the news that the Second Prince was beaten and scolded, and now even the eldest princess, who did not live under the supervision of Xiao Lu, was...
The emperor felt very unhappy. He sat there dejectedly and didn't say a word for a long time.
The eldest princess had no feelings of admiration or dependence towards her father, the emperor. After she came out with Yaoguang and Aunt Rongxuan, she immediately stood behind Yu Zizhen like a little tail.
Yu Zizhen gently patted the eldest princess's hand, "Your Majesty..."
"Your Majesty!" Just at this moment, the door of the main hall of the South Study was pushed open from the outside. A group of people headed by Da Lu and Xiao Lu walked in without any hesitation while the eunuchs guarding the door bowed and held their breath and stood still.
Following behind them were the eldest prince and others who had just failed to obtain permission to enter.
"Your Majesty, I have already sent someone to deal with those slaves who dared to abuse the royal bloodline." Little Lu released the hand that was supporting Big Lu's arm. When the emperor stood up and took the lead in paying respects to Big Lu, she took the initiative to walk to the eldest princess, leaned over and stared at her with squinted eyes.
The eldest princess trembled with fear. Although she had never interacted with Xiao Lu, the palace maids around her often used Xiao Lu to scare her. So when she met Xiao Lu's unpredictable eyes, which were difficult to tell whether she was happy or angry, the eldest princess trembled subconsciously.
Little Lu secretly sneered, thinking that it was a hopeless case.
She turned around and bowed to the emperor. "It's all my fault for being so focused on palace affairs that I neglected to supervise and discipline those unruly servants. It's my fault. I'll select a new group of palace servants and send them to the eldest princess shortly."
Her apology was not sincere at all, and she did not feel any punishment for her negligence. Not to mention the emperor and other people not surnamed Lu, even her own father and aunt were embarrassed by her overly perfunctory attitude.
As an outsider, Lu Tong, although the father of little Lu, could not interfere in the affairs of the palace. Fortunately, their Lu family still had a clear-headed big Lu who was not as arrogant as little Lu.
The elder Mrs. Lu was much more ruthless than the younger Mrs. Lu. Not only did she scold the younger Mrs. Lu harshly, so that she could no longer act as arrogantly as before, but she also punished her by making her reflect on her mistakes in seclusion for three months.
Little Lu was reluctant to accept the punishment from Big Lu, but after facing the double compelling gazes of her father and aunt, Little Lu did not dare to bargain with Big Lu in such an occasion.
Yu Zizhen listened to the entire thing without being surprised. She didn't express her opinion on what punishment Xiao Lu should receive, nor did she ask Xiao Lu how she dealt with the palace maids. She just said indifferently, "Your Majesty, I request that the eldest princess also come to the South Study to study."
Little Lu immediately refused to do so, "No! There is no precedent in Da Qi for a princess and a prince to study together."
Yu Zizhen immediately replied to Xiao Lu, "There is no precedent in the Great Qi Dynasty for a princess being abused by the palace servants until her body was covered in wounds."
She glanced at Madam Lu meaningfully and said, "Your Majesty, the Empress is very busy, so it's inevitable that there are things she overlooks. This is normal. Unlike me, I have plenty of free time to keep an eye on those evil-minded people."
Little Lu's face suddenly turned dark. She felt that Yu Zizhen was making a veiled accusation, saying that the Queen had a "black heart."
The Queen Mother and the others shared this sentiment, but seeing Shangyu Zizhen's clear, innocent, and enthusiastic eyes, they couldn't help but wonder if they were being overly suspicious. After all, he was a notoriously clueless young man; how could he possibly have mastered the tricks of a seasoned hermaphrodite?
As everyone was pondering this, they heard Yu Zizhen say, "From now on, I will check the eldest princess's pulse every day. If she seems unwell, I will take her directly to the gate of Jingzhao Prefecture and beat the drum to report her."
Everyone: ...Are you afraid that the royal family won’t be embarrassed enough?
The Second Prince and Xiao Shaoke, who were listening in, were very envious of the eldest princess. In fact, they were also treated harshly by the Queen and the servants in the Queen Mother's palace, but unfortunately they had never met someone like Yu Zizhen who was willing to uphold justice for them.
They were so envious that their cells were almost separated. They felt that they were being targeted, but little Lu, who thought she had evidence, was almost furious.
She wanted to explode, but was pinned to the spot by a glare from Mrs. Lu, who had anticipated this.
Xiao Lu was angry and felt aggrieved, but it had to be said that Yu Zizhen's threat was quite effective on her.
Although she is arrogant and domineering, she does not want others to see her that way.
With the successful example of Da Lu, Xiao Lu also had the ambition to "be promoted from queen to queen mother, and from then on hold power like Da Lu."
Although her intelligence and EQ were not high, she knew very well from years of exposure that if she wanted to take the position of Da Lu, she could not ruin her reputation when she was still the queen.
Xiao Lu's actions stopped, and the matter came to an end.
As for whether she would act capriciously and take out her anger on the eldest princess's biological mother, there is still Mrs. Lu.
The good thing about dealing with someone who is clear-headed and has high emotional intelligence and EQ is that even if you have an opposing stance towards her, you don't have to worry that she will be so stupid as to harm herself in order to hurt others.
Thanks to Yu Zizhen, the eldest princess Xiao Yuanjiu began her study career traveling back and forth between the harem and the Southern Study every day.
Under the careful treatment and conditioning of Da Lu's trusted imperial physician, not only did the scars on the girl's skin gradually disappear, but she also took the opportunity to passively regulate her body, which was a blessing in disguise.
Her life got better from then on, but her relationship with her biological mother became even more distant than before.
In the past, her biological mother simply did not protect her when she was suffering, but just kept asking her to endure it with tears in her eyes. Now, her biological mother began to ask her to use Yu Zizhen.
After learning that Yu Zizhen stood up for her, her biological mother began to imagine that Yu Zizhen could also show his great power and help her.
She asked the eldest princess to beg Yu Zizhen, but the eldest princess was too embarrassed to speak out her outrageous demands.
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