"Xue'er, I know you're an extremely intelligent child. Look at Zhuangzhuang, he's quite clever, isn't he? If we nurture him properly, he'll grow up to be the Crown Prince, and you'll be the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager. The good days are yet to come!"
"As for men..."
The Empress Dowager curled her lips in disdain: "To put it bluntly, I've long forgotten what he looks like! So much time has passed that I've even forgotten what my son looked like when he was young, let alone him."
Han Luoxue's lips twitched violently. The Empress Dowager was indeed a very honest person.
If the late emperor in the underworld heard these words, I wonder if he would lift the lid of his coffin and crawl out.
Ouyang Zhen stood outside the door, feeling extremely uncomfortable upon hearing these words.
But... he was more worried. Xue'er was not someone who could put up with being bullied. Would she run away with the child in a fit of anger?
Inside the dungeon, two people sat facing each other.
"Father, you are indeed the most amazing! That was a brilliant move!"
At first, the Western Emperor did not reveal his intentions. When Xi Wujue suddenly heard it, he had not yet reacted.
However, seeing Ouyang Zhen and Han Luoxue's displeased yet helpless expressions, especially being forced in front of so many people, Xi Wujue felt secretly pleased.
He had long hated Han Luoxue. If it weren't for this woman, how could he have lost?
"Heh, if it weren't for you, how could I have fallen to such a state!"
Xi Wujue lowered his eyes guiltily.
"Hmph, once Yao Yao enters the palace, what is that Han Luoxue anyway?"
The Western Emperor had a calculating look on his face.
Fortunately, he has always protected his daughter very well. Everyone probably thinks he's finished now, but who would have thought that he still has a trump card up his sleeve?
Xi Wujue didn't know much about his younger sister either, and he secretly harbored suspicions.
"Father, can the princess really..."
Xi Wujue thought about it and still felt it was impossible. Ouyang Zhen was very shrewd, and ordinary people were really no match for him.
Although Han Luoxue was a woman, she was cunning and treacherous. If it weren't for her, I wouldn't have been defeated.
Could a princess possibly outmaneuver these two men?
"Don't worry, those ministers will help us!"
It must be said that none of those who become emperors are fools.
Those people weren't trying to help him; they were just thinking about their own daughters.
But so what? They knew that only if the princess entered the palace and became the emperor's favorite would their daughter have a chance.
...
Fearing that her mother would worry, Han Luoxue went to see Yunniang again.
"Xue'er, do you think that princess will be difficult to get along with after she enters the palace?"
Yunniang was still worried. After all, her daughter was just from the village, while the princess was from the royal palace of Xiyao Kingdom. She had been living a life of luxury since childhood and could not compare to her daughter.
Although the Emperor likes Han Luoxue very much now, what about in the future?
"Oh dear, Mother, don't worry, I know what I'm doing!"
"I've already discussed with Brother Chen how to handle this. That Western Emperor just doesn't like me. They suffered a great loss in Xishu last time, and now they want to get revenge."
Yunniang was still worried, her brows furrowing tightly: "Xue'er, I understand what you mean, but the human heart is the most vulnerable to temptation!"
"The Emperor is very good to you now, but once she has another woman by her side, she might take a fancy to someone else!"
The best solution would be for the Emperor to have only Han Luoxue by his side, but Yunniang knew that this was unlikely.
Look at the people outside now, they're all staring at us with predatory eyes.
Those noble ladies from aristocratic families have now abandoned all pretense of dignity. They're like mad dogs, wishing they could run to the palace right now and never come out again.
Let's take it one step at a time!
Han Luoxue was also very curious about what was in their treasure. From what they said, there were quite a few valuable things inside, but if it was just ordinary silver coins, Han Luoxue wouldn't care.
Just looking at these people's expressions, I always felt there was something strange about them.
"Sigh, Xue'er, if I had known Han Yuchen's true identity, I shouldn't have..."
Yunniang hesitated for a moment, finding it difficult to say certain things. After all, Han Luoxue and Ouyang Zhen were already married and had two children.
Besides, Ouyang Zhen is genuinely good to Han Luoxue. Even when so many ministers pressured him last time, he didn't agree, did he? He unconditionally approves of whatever his daughter wants. Frankly, there aren't many men like that anymore.
"Mother, don't worry, Brother Chen is very good to me!"
Unlike Yunniang's worries, many others in the capital were all smiles. Take Xu Lingyi, for example. At the victory banquet, none of her performances were seen by the Emperor, which initially angered her. However, upon learning that the Emperor was going to marry the princess of Xiyao Kingdom, she felt a significant improvement in her mood.
Once there's a first, there's bound to be a second; that's what most people in the capital think.
Su Xiaoman came to visit her, and the two of them talked about needing to be a princess in the Xu family's back garden.
"I never expected that she would be the first to break the rules!" Xu Lingyi sighed. Sometimes you can't defy fate. That princess of Xiyao Kingdom was just lucky to have the emperor of Xiyao Kingdom scheming for her.
"Heh... She's just a princess from a defeated country. Do you think she'll have a good life after entering the palace?"
Su Xiaoman sneered, and Xu Lingyi nodded happily: "Sister Su is absolutely right, but with her entering the palace first, it's possible that we might also..."
Thinking of the Emperor's wise and mighty, handsome face, Xu Lingyi couldn't help but blush.
“Sister Xu is right. Perhaps we can enter the palace together and accompany the Emperor! However, this place is much more dangerous than outside. Sister Xu, we should support each other!”
They wanted to enter the palace, but they weren't fools.
Everyone could see how much the Emperor cared for the Empress.
Even if the Emperor were forced to bring them into the palace, the Empress, with a prince by her side—the prince's son whom the Emperor had named Crown Prince—would have an unshakeable position in the palace. These women would be best off sticking together for mutual support.
"Yes, once we enter the palace, we must support each other!"
Xu Lingyi smiled brightly, but inwardly she couldn't help but think: Where are there eternal enemies and eternal friends? Even if the two of them get along well now, once they're in the palace and their interests are intertwined, Su Xiaoman will definitely not help her. She understood this better than anyone else.
"Looking back now, the Empress's insistence is really laughable. Last time, in order to prevent us from entering the palace, she ripped us off badly, but what was the final result?"
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