She couldn't believe that she, a modern person, could not be better than this ancient old witch.
"How can the Empress Dowager say that? My granddaughter-in-law and the Crown Prince are deeply in love and only have each other in their hearts. If the Empress Dowager agrees to the Crown Prince taking a concubine, then my granddaughter-in-law will have nothing to say." Su Mengyan knew that the person who tied the bell must be the one to untie it, so she pushed the Crown Prince out, and then the Empress Dowager would have nothing to say.
Sure enough, when the Queen Mother heard Su Mengyan say this, she had to endure it no matter how unhappy she looked.
"In that case, I, an old fellow, am meddling in other people's business. In that case, let's wait until the prince comes back to discuss these matters!" She didn't believe that her grandson would disobey her.
But after this incident, her impression of Su Mengyan became even worse. It was really unreasonable that a princess who was marrying up in society was trying to stop the prince from taking a concubine.
She was just taking advantage of the fact that the Crown Prince was away, and whatever she said was what mattered. The Queen Mother thought that Su Mengyan just wanted to consolidate her position, so she said that.
Su Mengyan had no idea what the Queen Mother was thinking right now, and of course she didn't want to know.
Anyway, he is just a person who doesn't want to do well for himself. As long as he can save face and prevent the empress dowager from making things difficult for him, he can just live his own life well.
Now that the prince is not in the palace, if the queen mother really wants to punish her, then she can only be at her mercy.
It happened that Cui Mixue came at this time.
Handing the gift she brought to the Queen Mother, Cui Mixue flatteredly asked, "What has the Queen Mother been using lately? Why do you look a lot younger?"
Every woman likes to be praised like this.
People of the Queen Mother's age were so happy that they couldn't stop smiling.
Looking at Su Mengyan next to her, the empress dowager felt even more displeased.
"Look at how well Xue'er speaks, Princess. You must learn more from her in the future!" These words were undoubtedly an insult to Su Mengyan.
But Su Mengyan didn't care. After all, the Queen Mother never liked her. No matter what she did, she would not be happy. So why should she make things difficult for herself?
"Yes, the Empress Dowager is right. I, your granddaughter-in-law, will not disturb you and Miss Cui." After saying that, she bowed to the Empress Dowager.
The Queen Mother waved her hand, and Su Mengyan was about to leave, just passing by Cui Mixue.
A familiar smell came towards me.
Su Mengyan was stunned for a moment, then reacted and strode away.
The fragrance just now was clearly coming from Cui Mixue, and that smell...
At first, Su Mengyan didn't remember it, she just felt it was somewhat familiar, but now that she walked out of the palace, she remembered the familiar smell, which was peony.
It couldn't be such a coincidence. Her palace was poisoned by peony, and the fragrance of peony wafted from Cui Mixue's body.
"Find someone to thoroughly investigate what Cui Mixue has done recently. Remember not to get caught." Su Mengyan instructed the people around her.
"Crown Princess, you are suspicious..."
"Don't ask me what I suspect. You just need to investigate her thoroughly in detail." After all, it was just her suspicion, and Su Mengyan was unwilling to make it too clear.
So as to avoid giving people a chance to talk.
The palace maid bowed her head and left.
As for the Queen Mother, she felt very unhappy because of chatting with Su Mengyan just now. But now, there is someone who can make her happy and please her, and the Queen Mother smiled more and more.
She had just compared Cui Mixue and Su Mengyan just to anger Su Mengyan and make her understand that she was the most authoritative person in the harem.
Don't think that you can do whatever you want just because you become the Crown Princess.
Looking at the smiling figure beside her, the Queen Mother sighed, "If Xue'er didn't like Zhao'er in her heart, the position of Crown Princess might still be someone else's!"
She has always liked Cui Mixue and thought that Cui Mixue was the best candidate for the Crown Princess in her heart. However, before the Crown Prince got married, she said that the person she liked was Situ Zhao, not Situ Yao. This realization surprised the Queen Mother.
And Situ Zhao, alas, thinking of this grandson, the Queen Mother sighed again.
She didn't know where her grandson was now. She had been worried about him ever since Situ Zhao escaped from prison. This grandson had been spoiled and had never suffered any hardship. She didn't know how he was doing now.
"Empress Dowager, Xue'er only has the Seventh Prince in her heart and can't let go of any other man." Cui Mixue took the opportunity to say.
She originally wanted to ask the Queen Mother for help today, but who knew that the Queen Mother said that first, so she took the opportunity to express her feelings for Situ Zhao, and then asked the Queen Mother to help Situ Zhao get rid of the crime.
She knew that the emperor's words were as good as gold, so she had to clear the name on Situ Zhao before the emperor could convict him.
The Queen Mother is one of the people in the world who can make the Emperor change his mind.
"It's just that, Queen Mother, the Seventh Prince has made too many mistakes, and the Emperor is unhappy. Queen Mother, if you feel sorry for Xue'er, could you please ask the Emperor for mercy?" Cui Mixue's tears fell in an instant. She looked like she was extremely worried about her beloved.
Looking at Cui Mixue like this, the Queen Mother felt even more favorable towards her. Look, even though Situ Zhao was guilty of multiple crimes, this woman still stayed with him.
Patting Cui Mixue's hand, the Queen Mother said, "Child, I'm afraid there's nothing I can do about this matter!"
If a prince breaks the law, he will be punished just like a commoner. How could the Queen Mother not understand this?
But Cui Mixue cried even harder, tears pattering onto the ground: "Empress Dowager, please, you know that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has always disliked the Seventh Prince, just because the Emperor favors the Seventh Prince."
"And this time, when the Seventh Prince was imprisoned, the Crown Prince didn't stand up to speak a word for him. Instead, he allowed his ministers to sue him. Empress Dowager, they are brothers!"
The Queen Mother had no idea that such a thing existed and was furious. This Situ Yao was becoming more and more outrageous. No matter what, how could he do this to his own brother?
However, thinking about it, the royal family is ruthless, and the empress dowager's anger subsided a little. This action is just a means.
Although he figured it out, he still felt a little unhappy. The Situ Yao before was not like this. It was because of Su Mengyan's appearance that Situ Yao changed.
In my heart, I pushed all the responsibility onto Su Mengyan.
Cui Mixue continued to ramble on, "Empress Dowager, even if the Seventh Prince doesn't become a prince, Xue'er only hopes that he can be spared."
While speaking, she secretly observed the Queen Mother's expression. Seeing that the Queen Mother was somewhat moved, Cui Mixue seemed to be giving in and said the next best thing.
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