"No! We absolutely cannot let those old people out!"
"You, Xie, you clearly did this on purpose!"
"You...you just can't stand to see me with capable people around me—"
Empress Dowager Ashina was furious.
Having endured too many setbacks today, she, who was never known for her good temper, could no longer hold back.
How can I tolerate this?
Xie reached out her hand to her side.
If she doesn't say anything, not only will the palace's spies be expelled, but even her closest confidants will be driven out of the palace!
no!
Absolutely not!
If that's the case, wouldn't she become blind and deaf in the future?
Wouldn't that mean we'd just have to let that little bitch Xie torment us?
Empress Dowager Ashina finally saw through Xie, her daughter-in-law, who, like Empress Dowager Xiao, was a woman who hid a knife in a smile and a needle in a velvet coat.
They're all cunning vixens who know how to use underhanded tactics!
For the past two decades, she has always been the mistress of the harem.
However, she was not favored by the late emperor.
She had the honor of being an empress, but could only watch helplessly as the late emperor and Empress Dowager Xiao were as affectionate as a loving couple.
Empress Dowager Ashina was not only the head of a palace, but she was also a woman.
She needs affection and her husband's care.
But all of these were taken away by Empress Dowager Xiao.
Fortunately, she had a group of trusted confidants, including Fang Dafu, to serve her, so she was not too lonely.
But now, that vile woman Xie has only just entered the palace and hasn't even warmed her seat yet, but she already wants to be the head of the harem.
They even tried to get rid of all her trusted confidants!
No way!
Empress Dowager Ashina felt that she had reached the point of no return.
"Madam Xie, I have always been a straightforward person, unlike you southern barbarian women who like to do dirty tricks behind people's backs!"
"They say all the right things, that they're doing it for my own good! But then they turn around and drive away all my trusted confidants!"
"Xie family, how vicious you are—"
At this point, Empress Dowager Ashina couldn't help but shed two lines of tears.
According to the usual practice in the palace, when an empress dowager like her accuses the new emperor and empress, she would naturally cry about the late emperor as well.
for example--
"Your Majesty, how could you leave so suddenly? Leaving me all alone, with no one to rely on, what am I to do?"
"Your Majesty, please take me with you! I really don't want to stay here alone and be humiliated."
Such wailing, coupled with a tearful and grief-stricken appearance, would be a deadly weapon for the newly enthroned emperor and empress.
As the Empress Dowager, Ashina was absolutely entitled to "cry for the late emperor".
Unfortunately, Xie had just caused such a scene, exposing the fact that Empress Dowager Ashina had not observed mourning for the late emperor.
If Empress Dowager Ashina were to cry for the late emperor again at this moment, it would only further demonstrate her skill—using people when needed and discarding them when no longer required.
What!
Do you think the late emperor was just a tool?
Empress Dowager Ashina recounted a long story, intending to cry as was customary, but just as her tears were welling up, she saw Xie Yuan's ambiguous smile.
Empress Dowager Ashina was speechless. Damn it, how was she supposed to proceed with the next act?
If we don't mourn the late emperor, what can we use to suppress Helian Jue and Xie Yuan?
"Waaah! My life is so miserable."
After an awkward silence for a while, Empress Dowager Ashina finally found her way again.
If I can't cry for the late emperor, then I'll cry for my son, "Axi, you were brought to my side as soon as you were born."
"Such a small child, his little fist is not even as big as a date."
"I raised you from infancy, taking care of your every need."
However, before she could finish speaking, Xie Yuan asked in surprise, "Your Majesty, don't you have a wet nurse or a tutor?"
A wet nurse is a wet nurse, while a nanny is an old nanny or caregiver.
Leaving aside princes, even in wealthy and powerful families, a young man born into the family would normally be accompanied by a whole host of people, including wet nurses, nannies, and maids.
Let alone an adoptive mother, even a biological mother would be considered extremely kind if she could personally hug her.
As for breastfeeding, dealing with every bit of poop and pee, that's simply impossible.
At most, this is just a rhetorical device to show how difficult it is for mothers to raise children.
It is by no means realistic.
After all, if the mistress of a household really had to do everything herself, when the news got out, people wouldn't praise her; they would just say that the household had fallen on hard times and didn't even have a decent wet nurse or tutor!
Empress Dowager Ashina was just saying this to remind Helian Jue: I raised you from childhood and have a debt of gratitude to you.
Xie Yuan, however, pretended to be confused and spoke his mind directly.
After saying this, she pretended to be embarrassed and said, "Mother, I am just like you; I also have a straightforward personality!"
You're so straightforward, and I'm just being honest. Hey, we're a perfect match, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law!
Empress Dowager Ashina was so angry that she was in a daze and kept rolling her eyes.
Helian Jue: ...He just smiled and didn't say anything!
Since his own Ah Yuan was incredibly powerful and hadn't suffered any losses, he was happy to stand by and watch.
As for the adoptive mother—
It's time to clean up the people around her.
When people get old, they have to accept that they are getting old.
Staying in the inner palace, served by maids and eunuchs, enjoying flowers and delicacies, playing cards and watching song and dance performances—isn't that wonderful?
Why do we have to get involved in the affairs of the Emperor and Empress?
Helian Jue was not heartless, nor was he unwilling to be filial to his adoptive mother.
But this kind of thing is two-way.
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