The Queen Mother finally relaxed a little, but she was still wary of Xie Zixin. The last thing the harem lacked was someone who could turn things around at the end, and the Queen Mother never looked down on anyone.
The Queen Mother felt that she had to find a suitable time to make Xie Zixin disappear completely before she could feel at ease.
However, Zhou Qiongyue didn't know what was happening in the palace.
Zhou Qiongyue knew that her aunt was bored in the palace, so she sent a sign to the palace. Two days later, she took Yuan Chaokang to the palace to see her aunt.
Zhou Qiongyue was going to the palace to pay her respects to the Queen Mother, who was of course delighted. She had already ordered the palace's small kitchen to prepare various snacks.
Early that morning, Zhou Qiongyue brought Yuan Chaokang into the palace. Although Yuan Chaokang didn't like the palace, he still had to gain the favor of this kind of patron.
This will also be beneficial to Yuan Chaokang's future life of luxury.
When Zhou Qiongyue brought Yuan Chaokang to Ciyu Palace, the eldest princess Li Shihuan was also there.
Zhou Qiongyue's intention to go to the palace to pay her respects to the Empress Dowager was not concealed. Li Shihuan got the news and came to pay his respects to the Empress Dowager early in the morning.
Although the Empress Dowager had taken care of her granddaughter Li Shihuan for a period of time before, because of Xie Zixin, the Empress Dowager's attitude towards her granddaughter was very ordinary.
Later, when the emperor had more daughters, the empress dowager's attitude towards this granddaughter became even more indifferent.
However, the Queen Mother would not take her anger out on her own granddaughter because of Xie Zixin, she just couldn't get close to her. The Queen Mother would not treat Li Shihuan differently in terms of what he deserved.
Li Shihuan knew from a young age that she was different from others. Although her mother treated her very well, she always felt that she was not close enough to her. And her grandmother, the Empress Dowager, always treated her indifferently.
Later she learned that she was the daughter of Concubine Zhen. It's not that she didn't look for Concubine Zhen, but as a child who had lived under someone else's roof since childhood, how could she not understand other people's expressions and calculations?
Later, she found out that she was the daughter that Concubine Zhen didn't want. Li Shihuan never went to look for Concubine Zhen again.
She was wholeheartedly trying to win the favor of her mother, the Queen Mother, and the Empress Dowager, hoping that they would protect her more in the future.
This time she was eager to stay with the Queen Mother because she had a crush on Yuan Chaokang. She wanted to cultivate a relationship with Prince Yi from a young age so that when it came time to discuss marriage, it would be a natural process.
Children who are not loved by their mothers have to think about themselves from a young age.
Originally, Li Shihuan wanted to target Prince Fu'an's son Yuan Chaochang, who was much more approachable than his brother.
But as Li Shihuan grew older, she also knew clearly that it was impossible for Yuan Chaochang to marry a princess. Prince Fu'an and Princess Fu'an were very confident, and her father would not turn against them for her.
So Li Shihuan could only focus his attention on Prince Yi. Li Shihuan had a hunch that this cousin was not a good person either.
But for her future, she wants to give it a try no matter how difficult it is.
She grew up beside her mother, and she knew best whether she had any tricks. At least the eldest princess Li Shihuan felt that her mother's tricks were beyond the reach of Concubine Zhen.
She didn't want to be implicated by Concubine Zhen in the future, and Prince Fu's Mansion was the support she found for her future.
After Zhou Qiongyue and Yuan Chaokang exchanged greetings, the empress dowager pulled Zhou Qiongyue to sit next to her, and Yuan Chaokang found a seat below her and sat down.
Li Shihuan, who was on the other side of the Queen Mother, saw this and immediately called out, "Auntie!"
Zhou Qiongyue declined calmly, "I am not worthy of being called an aunt by the Grand Princess."
Li Shihuan obviously knew that Princess Fu'an and her mother were enemies, and she was also aware that Princess Fu'an disliked her.
Li Shihuan turned around and walked over with a smile and sat down next to Yuan Chaokang. Yuan Chaokang stood up and walked to the opposite side and sat down.
When Li Shihuan looked at Yuan Chaokang opposite him with a look that seemed to want to cry but not cry.
Yuan Chaokang felt very unlucky. If he had known that it was not appropriate to go out today, he would not have gone into the palace with his mother.
Li Shihuan had been in the palace for a long time and had seen too many concubines competing for favor in the harem. Sometimes he would inadvertently use some harem tricks, "Cousin..."
Yuan Chaokang knew very well that there were no innocent children in the royal family. He just wanted to solve the problem once and for all, so he spoke without mercy, "Princess, please respect yourself. Boys and girls under the age of eight should not sit together. Princess, you can't be trying to make it difficult for me to marry a princess in the future, right?"
"Then how about my cousin be my cousin's princess? What do you think of my cousin?"
Yuan Chaokang glanced at his mother who was chatting with the Queen Mother above, and thought that it would be okay for him to be a little unrestrained!
He was really annoyed by this calculating princess at such a young age. "I don't like someone like my cousin. I don't want to marry a patriarch and bring her home to worship her, which will affect my future life as a dandy."
Zhou Qiongyue gave her son a look of praise for his good work, then she pulled the Queen Mother's arm and said coquettishly, "Aunt, Kang'er is used to being casual, you can't be angry about this."
The Queen Mother glanced at her granddaughter, who looked calculating at such a young age. She knew there were many smart people in the royal family, but there were also many fools. "They are still children! Don't worry, I only love you, and my own granddaughter is no exception."
Everyone knew that Prince Fu'an's Mansion was a good place to lean on! However, just because the eldest princess's mother was Concubine Zhen, she couldn't possibly lean on it.
When one reaches Shuxian's status, if he wants to marry a daughter-in-law, he must marry someone who looks pleasing to the eye. Who would be willing to let the glory of the whole house be shared by the daughter of his enemy?
As for the eldest princess's difficult life and pity, it wasn't Yue'er's fault, so why should Yue'er give in? Besides, a princess of a country, no matter how pitiful, still has enough food and clothing. Compared with those outside who can't even get enough to eat, her life is much better than a little bit.
The Queen Mother also intends to guide the eldest princess.
But the eldest princess obviously didn't appreciate the Queen Mother's kindness. Instead, she knelt directly in front of Zhou Qiongyue and the Queen Mother, "Grandmother, Aunt, I like cousin Kang. I want him to be my future consort. I will protect him."
If they were not in the palace, Zhou Qiongyue would have cursed. Even Zhou Qiongyue, who was always tolerant of children, was shocked by the shamelessness of the eldest princess Li Shihuan.
The eldest princess's actions confused the queen mother. She was forcing her to get a marriage.
"Shihuan, you've overstepped your bounds. Your marriage isn't something I can decide. You should know that there's a war going on at the front! If a princess needs to marry, you're the eldest princess and should set an example for your younger sisters."
The Queen Mother was also angry, otherwise she would not have used the marriage proposal to scare Li Shihuan.
Li Shihuan obviously didn't expect this. When he heard what the Empress Dowager said, he was instantly frightened and burst into tears.
Li Shihuan kowtowed to the empress dowager and ran out of Ciyu Palace. She came out of the empress dowager's palace and ran straight to the imperial study.
Anyway, she had her eyes on Yuan Chaokang, and she refused to believe that her father would choose Yuan Chaokang over her. Today, she insisted that her father finalize the relationship between her and Yuan Chaokang.
The reason why Li Shihuan was so confident was mainly due to the emperor's daily favor for his daughter.
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