Everything she had gained since she was a child was beyond the reach of others. She really didn't feel tired. Although she occasionally complained about her father's stinginess, she knew that her father did all this for her own good.
Xue Ru's expression suddenly turned fierce when she heard Ayao's words. How could someone dare to curse Ayao?! "Who said that Your Majesty would have no descendants?"
Ah Yao puffed up her cheeks and said, "It's just the royal family and a few court officials who are always talking about the foundation of the Great Wei. They are always trying to persuade the emperor to choose a concubine or to adopt a son. The emperor is annoyed by them and beat two of them with sticks, but those stubborn people have been doing it again and again."
Over the years, my father has held absolute power in the government and has the final say. Even when he shared power with my mother and allowed her to interfere in state affairs, no one in the court dared to interfere. But when it comes to the matter of heirs, no matter how my father teaches him, there are always people who jump out every once in a while.
The emperor always punishes severely, but even after the punishment, there are still people who continue to commit crimes. In order to make the emperor choose a concubine to have another child, those people in the court have tried every possible means. Some people are even so bold as to drug the emperor and send women to bed.
That time, the emperor father was furious and almost started a massacre. It was the queen mother who stepped in to stop him and only punished the culprit. The emperor father protected the queen mother and wanted to tell others that he was injured and would never have children again, but he was afraid that if he really said that, she, the only heir to the emperor, would become the target of public criticism.
Although Ayao was still young, she knew that people's hearts were treacherous and that many people coveted her life as the royal heir. So even if she occasionally grumbled a few words, she never refused the lessons arranged by her father. And no matter where she went, even in the palace, she never let the secret guards leave her side.
A cold look appeared in Xue Ru's eyes. She knew that many people in the court were dissatisfied with the emperor's exclusive favoritism towards her elder sister and the fact that he had no children for many years. Yet, he actually cursed A Yao...
Just a few slaps would be too easy for them.
Xue Ru felt murderous intent in her heart. Just because His Majesty was reluctant to take action didn't mean she couldn't. She had plenty of ways to make those people suffer worse than death. She didn't show any emotion on her face. "Those old guys are just bored. Don't pay any attention to them. They will eventually suffer."
She handed the snack to Ah Yao and said, "I got a new recipe these days and made some snacks. Try them and see if you like them."
Ah Yao took it and put it in her mouth, then her eyes lit up: "It's delicious."
Xue Ru smiled and said, "Then bring some for your mother when you return to the palace."
Ah Yao's smiling face instantly fell: "Aunt Ru, you only like mother!"
Seeing her pouting, Xue Ru coaxed her halfheartedly: "How could that be? I love Ayao the most." Ayao was the child that her elder sister gave birth to after risking her life.
Ah Yao's face questioned: "Really?"
"Of course it's true."
Xue Ru pondered this. A few days ago, when she went to the palace, she noticed that her elder sister had a poor appetite and didn't even eat her favorite fish soup. Ah Yao and her elder sister had very similar tastes, so if she liked sweet cakes, her elder sister would definitely like them too...
"I even made plum cakes specially for you, the flavor you like."
Let Ayao try it first, and if it tastes good, then send it to Ajie to be brought to the palace.
Ah Yao looked at Xue Ru with some suspicion, but Xue Ru remained calm and gentle: "What's wrong?"
Ayao: I always feel like she is fooling her!
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Tang Ning became the queen and lived in the palace, but the house in Jiyun Lane was preserved. Xue Ru has lived in the Tang Mansion all these years and has never left.
The mansion next door where Xiao Yan lived before he ascended the throne was also retained together with the Tang Mansion. Not only were there people specifically guarding and cleaning it, but He Bo and others from the past stayed in the mansion, and Xue Ru would occasionally go over to visit. Both places also reserved separate accommodation for A Yao.
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