Princess Linhuang, upon hearing the Empress Dowager's displeased words, knew without even needing to guess whose side the Empress Dowager was on.
She quickly stood up and said, "It was Linhuang's negligence that I failed to fulfill my filial duty. Please forgive me, Mother. It's not that I didn't want to bring my children to enjoy my company. It's just that I thought that Mother had many princesses to keep her company in the palace, and I didn't want my miserable face to bother you."
As she spoke, she choked up and pretended to lower her head, wiping her eyes with a handkerchief.
Princess Linhuang's husband was obsessed with Taoist magic and only wanted to seek immortality. In the years since they were married, apart from the night they consummated their marriage and she became pregnant with Fende, he never touched her again and had not even been home for many years.
These matters were known both inside and outside the palace, and it was for this reason that the Empress Dowager always showed extra leniency towards Princess Linhuang and her daughter, Lady Fende.
Life has been difficult, and the indulgence of her elders has led to Princess Linhuang and her daughter becoming increasingly eccentric in recent years.
By the time the Empress Dowager tried to stop it, it was too late.
She sighed and waved her hand, "Never mind, get up."
Princess Linhuang wiped away her tears, stood up and sat back down, continuing to sob as she complained, "Mother, you don't know, lately the驸马 (the驸马) has been behaving increasingly erratically, he hasn't even come home. My son, Fende, hasn't seen my father in a long time, and he's been very depressed at home..."
As she spoke, Princess Linhuang's tears fell, and she embraced her daughter, Lady Fende, who was sitting beside her, and began to sob with even more grievance:
"Today she finally managed to go to the Qin residence to play with Rao Rao, but unexpectedly she ran into those children. She only said one sentence in support of Rao Rao, and she doesn't even remember what she said, but she was scolded. Your Majesty, I felt so sorry for her, so I brought her to the palace..."
“Auntie, don’t worry, Niannian remembers what Sister Fende said!” The little girl immediately said in her childish voice after hearing Princess Linhuang say that Fende didn’t remember what she had said.
Princess Linhuang, who was crying and complaining about her grievances, felt a sudden jolt in her heart when she heard the little boy's words.
The little dumpling sweetly reminded them, "Sister Changyin told Sister Raorao that their county wasn't a poor, remote place, and then Sister Fende, who had just arrived, came out and said, 'So what? Can it compare to the capital? Compared to our capital, isn't it just a poor, remote place?'"
After saying that, the little dumpling immediately developed dimples, smiled sweetly, and looked like a proud little boy seeking praise.
Huo Chengche saw that Princess Linhuang's face immediately turned ugly. He curled his thin lips in a mocking smile and said lightly, "Princess, you probably don't know that Niannian has an excellent memory."
As the Empress Dowager listened to the little boy repeat what he had said, even though the little boy didn't use the same proud tone that Fende had used, she could still hear the arrogance and disdain in his words.
She frowned in displeasure and looked at Princess Linhuang with displeasure. "Linhuang, your husband's behavior is absurd. I feel sorry for you, but every family has its own problems. You should pay more attention to Fende!"
"Mother..." Lin Huang hurriedly looked up, wanting to explain something more.
The Empress Dowager spoke sternly, "The county is a strategically important city. It's one thing to be ignorant, but it's wrong to speak recklessly in a quarrel! Besides, what kind of phrase is 'remote and impoverished area'! A girl can be ignorant and lack talent, but she cannot be without manners and upbringing!"
Princess Linhuang's face turned ugly after being reprimanded by the Empress Dowager. She lowered her head and clenched her hands tightly in her sleeves, but her downcast eyes showed no remorse, only a sinister and twisted look.
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