Chapter 355 Extra Chapter: With You (Part 8)
Princess Yongxin was still young at that time. She only knew that she would do whatever the Empress Dowager told her to do.
If things were as they are now, she certainly wouldn't have answered the Empress Dowager's question directly.
Princess Yongxin ate the snacks brought by the palace servants while telling the Empress Dowager what she was thinking.
“My grandmother said that no matter what others say, it doesn’t matter. Only the Empress Dowager’s opinion matters. I must become someone the Empress Dowager likes so that others won’t bully me or dare to bully me.”
Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager thought, "Hmm, these are the words my sister-in-law would say."
That's what my sister-in-law said directly when she brought the child into the palace.
"The Korean government is a big target; if it is not careful, it will fall into someone else's scheme."
This child lost her mother when she was young. I would like to raise her myself, but it wouldn't be right according to etiquette.
Moreover, I'm also worried that they might be using this child to plot something.
After much thought, I feel that your place is the most suitable for raising children. With the children here, the people over there won't dare to have any ulterior motives.
Why don't you take Mu Xiao in and raise her yourself? Even if you don't care about me and your brother, at least consider the mother of this child!
"You used to like her the most!" Old Madam Zhao said very frankly back then.
After hearing this, the Empress Dowager also felt sorry for the child in her arms. She thought that there were all kinds of people in the palace, whether it was a wet nurse or a servant. They were all readily available. They said that she was to raise the child, but that meant they would just look after the child. It was not that she was to take care of the child herself.
Thus, Princess Yongxin was raised in the palace.
The things her sister-in-law said to Mu Xiao were actually a way of teaching her survival skills.
After thinking for a moment, the Empress Dowager tapped Princess Yongxin's nose.
"Your maternal grandmother is right, of course. It doesn't matter what others think of you, as long as I like you."
As for rules, etiquette, and what they consider good manners, none of them matter to me.
The people I raised need not fear anyone, nor need they please anyone.
Princess Yongxin looked at the Empress Dowager with some confusion; she didn't quite understand.
Everyone in Chongqing knows that the Empress Dowager is a person who values rules the most, so how could she not like a girl who knows the rules?
"What? Don't you understand?" the Empress Dowager asked with a smile.
Princess Yongxin gave a soft "hmm".
The Empress Dowager patted Princess Yongxin's head and laughed heartily.
"You are from my maternal family, the granddaughter of the Duke of Han, and now you are a princess bestowed by the royal family. In terms of status, there are no more than this number of people who can surpass you." The Empress Dowager slapped Princess Yongxin.
Princess Yongxin hummed in agreement.
"So that's why! You're of such a noble status, and you were raised by me, so isn't it just right for you to be a little arrogant and domineering?"
You represent the Empress Dowager and the Korean government; don't overthink it.
As long as I and the Duke of Han are here, you need not fear anyone.
"Mu Xiao, just be yourself and don't think so much!" The Empress Dowager said to Princess Yongxin with a smile.
Princess Yongxin seemed to understand something.
Yes, she is a relative of the Empress Dowager. If she lives in fear and trembling, wouldn't that make the Empress Dowager lose face?
This also brought shame to the Korean government.
Thus, Princess Yongxin found the path she wanted to take: she was determined to become a notorious playboy in the capital!
Everyone was afraid of and hated her when they saw her, but no one dared to speak ill of her to her face; they all treated her with utmost respect.
Princess Yongxin quite liked this feeling; at least many sordid things were far removed from her life.
Later, she became close friends with the Seventh Prince Xiao Huaijin, as well as Wei Yanli and Shen Yunchuan...
No one dared to mess with her anymore, and even her father couldn't do anything about it.
Her father did punish her once according to the family rules. The reason was that when she was outside, she saw one of her cousins flirting with a girl. Without saying a word, Princess Yongxin took a whip and lashed her cousin's face.
Upon seeing her, Lord Mu immediately remarked that Princess Yongxin had gone too far.
Princess Yongxin said that her whip was blind, because that guy did something blind!
To give an explanation to the clan, Lord Mu punished Princess Yongxin by making her kneel in the ancestral hall for half a day.
Just as Princess Yongxin was released from the ancestral hall, the Empress Dowager in the palace issued an edict summoning Old Madam Mu and the new Madam Mu to the palace.
Then, for some unknown reason, the two were punished by kneeling at the Empress Dowager's palace gate for three hours, during which they nearly fainted.
Anyone with eyes can see that this is the Empress Dowager being angry with Lord Mu for punishing Princess Yongxin, and she is taking revenge on Princess Yongxin!
Didn't you use the family rules to punish Mu Xiao?
Alright, then I'll use the palace rules to punish your family!
Want to give it a try? The Empress Dowager has plenty of tricks up her sleeve!
Lord Mu immediately quieted down!
Taking this opportunity, Lady Han, carrying the dowry originally given to Princess Yongxin's mother, entered the gate of the Mu residence.
"The laws of Dayu state that the dowry left by a married woman shall be held by her children."
Our Zhao family's aunt only has one child, the princess, so the dowry should rightfully belong to the princess alone.
This is the dowry list. The old lady said that my great-aunt's dowry included a lot of farmland and shops. The Mu family is a noble family, so managing those mundane things would certainly not be as easy as it is for our family.
The old lady said that everything had been handed over, and the dowry from back then would be temporarily managed by the Korean Duke's Mansion.
These things will be included in the princess's dowry when she gets married in the future.
The Korean duchess's visit wasn't arranged by prior consultation, but rather a direct notification.
Even though the Mu family was unwilling, they had no choice but to let the people from the Duke of Han's mansion take away the dowry according to the dowry list.
As a result, the newlywed Madam Mu was angry for more than half a month.
...
Later, the Empress Dowager fell ill, and Princess Yongxin served her in the palace until the Empress Dowager passed away. Only then did Princess Yongxin move out of the palace to live in the Han State Mansion.
Princess Yongxin knew that the Empress Dowager had not forgotten her even on her deathbed.
The Empress Dowager was no longer able to speak at that time.
She just stared at Princess Yongxin, and only Princess Yongxin herself knew the meaning in her eyes.
Mu Xiao, you are from my maternal family, you were raised by me, you have nothing to fear from anyone.
...
In a daze, Princess Yongxin fell asleep. She seemed to be back in Shouning Palace, where the Empress Dowager watched with a smile as the palace servants played with her...
The next morning, Princess Yongxin sat on the edge of the bed, lost in thought.
"What's wrong? The palace servants said you were like this when you woke up this morning. Were you dreaming?" Ye Yunshu walked over with a smile.
Princess Yongxin hugged Ye Yunshu tightly around the waist.
"Sister Yunshu, I miss the Empress Dowager!"
Ye Yunshu...
"The Mu family... you can pack up now! Don't bother trying to save face for me!" Princess Yongxin continued.
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