This half-finished copy of the *Zizhi Tongjian* was found by her a few days ago while she was wandering around the palace, in an abandoned palace cabinet. She only read a few pages before…
It was torn up in front of everyone by this eunuch!
What's with all this talk of Romance of the Western Chamber and Peony Pavilion? She's an emperor, how could she be so preoccupied with nothing but romance and poetry?!
"Now that Your Majesty has come of age, you can consider marriage. I wonder which young man Your Majesty has taken a fancy to and intends to bring into the palace?"
"How dare you! You dare to pry into my affairs? Get out of here!"
"Hahahaha... Alright, then I'll take my leave now."
Yun Zong laughed and left with the eunuchs. He was riding in the imperial procession that only the emperor could use. A dozen people cleared the way in front of him and dozens of people served behind him. The procession was long and magnificent.
Looking back, the Qianqing Palace where the Empress lived was so shabby that there were only a few maids serving her, and most of them were Yun Zong's spies.
The head palace maid, Qinghe, trembled with rage: "Your Majesty, how could he... how could he—"
Tong Su clenched her fists tightly, her face ashen. Suddenly, she reached out and swept her hand across the table, shattering the teapot and teacups on the ground.
There weren't many people serving in the Qianqing Palace, and the only one she could truly trust was Qinghe. The reason Qinghe stayed by her side and depended on her was because Yun Zong deliberately teased her.
Like a predator toying with its prey, when faced with prey with no chance of escape, it doesn't mind giving it a meaningless hope.
"You bastard!"
These eunuchs didn't want her to learn real knowledge; they only wanted her to indulge in frivolous pursuits and lose her ambition.
There were no grand tutors, grand masters, or great scholars in the palace, but it was full of actors, entertainers, cockfighting cats, and dogs. She wanted to attend court, but as soon as she took a step toward the court, someone would forcibly take her to the entertainment area in the inner palace.
If it weren't for the fact that the entire royal family had perished in the succession struggle eight years ago, and that eunuchs couldn't openly ascend the throne, she would probably have been murdered long ago...
Even so, the eunuchs wanted her to get married as soon as possible and give birth to a new crown prince so that an easily controlled baby could become emperor!
Tong Su usually treated Yun Zong coldly, and sometimes she would deliberately reveal her true identity to deceive him into thinking that she was an impulsive and brainless empress.
If he were to become wary of her, even if she hadn't given birth yet, Yun Zong wouldn't let her live.
Even though Tong Su thought she was used to this difficult situation, she was still trembling with anger and filled with resentment after being humiliated like this today.
"What should I do? What should I do? Am I really destined to be humiliated like this by a eunuch?!"
Watching Yun Zong and his entourage walk away, Tong Su, feeling annoyed, chased away all the palace maids and eunuchs, sulking to herself.
Qinghe carefully checked that no one was eavesdropping or watching, then quietly pulled Tongsu towards the inner hall, hiding in a corner and taking out a small, thin book from her sleeve.
"Your Majesty, look at this. I secretly hid it. The Ninth Prince doesn't know..."
This handwritten military treatise, though short in length, is filled with detailed and ingenious strategies.
Tong Su was overjoyed: "Where did this come from? Who wrote this military treatise? I have never heard of it before."
Qinghe said, "This was written by General Xi. I found it by chance in the library. Your Majesty, you must hide this military book well. If the Ninth Prince finds it, it will be lost!"
Tong Su hid in the inner palace and read through the book. Hearing this, she sighed, "There are still many things I don't understand, and no one teaches me. Now that person surnamed Yun is restricting me in every way, what should I do?"
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