The Empress Dowager passed away, and the whole country mourned.
Shang Changze handled the funeral very well and with dignity, and also kept the news very secret.
Few people knew that the Empress Dowager did not want to see her daughter, Shang Changge, before her death, and those who did know kept silent and dared not discuss it.
When the Empress Dowager passed away, Shang Changze was undoubtedly grieving. She was his loving mother who always thought of him and cared for him in everything.
Shang Changge was well aware of this, which is why she had specifically instructed Xiao Ji not to tell Shang Changze about the healing power of her blood.
For someone as petty and vindictive as her, she had tolerated her stepmother time and time again. All her forbearance and lack of retaliation were out of consideration for her handsome younger brother.
save?
No way, she's sick and that's why she's making herself miserable.
If my beautiful younger brother is sad, then so be it.
Discovering that the beautiful younger brother was actually the older brother didn't change her mind. It was better for the older brother to be sad for a while than for her to be unhappy for the rest of her life.
Time flies, summer goes and winter comes.
In late December, the weather was freezing cold. This winter was even colder than last year, with howling north winds blowing relentlessly and heavy snow falling continuously.
The entire capital city was shrouded in a blanket of white snow.
It was early morning, just as the sun was rising. There were people on the street, but not many.
At this moment, at the Princess's residence.
Shang Changge was afraid of the cold, so she snuggled up in her warm bed and slept soundly.
The noise from Xiao Ji's early morning court session didn't wake her; she only half-opened her eyes and glanced at him.
She felt no lingering attachment to General Xiao's good morning kiss on her forehead, closed her eyes, rolled over in the blankets, and continued sleeping.
Xiao Ji chuckled indulgently, as he was used to it.
After washing up, tying her hair up, and putting on her court robes, she came over as usual to leave a kiss on Shang Changge's forehead before going to court.
One hour later.
Shang Changge woke up and got up to eat. Xiao Ji also returned from court and brought back a token for Shang Changge.
Shang Changge finished her breakfast first and, instead of leaving early, sat and waited for Xiao Ji to finish eating.
Of course, he didn't just sit and wait. Instead, he took the token from Qingyao's hand, examined it closely, and, quite satisfied, gave a soft "praise."
"good."
The token is made of black iron, with the character "歌" (ge) engraved on the front and a dragon pattern on the back.
This token not only represents her status as the eldest princess of Qingyan, but also the many powers she currently holds.
Yes, power.
The plan to strengthen the nation has made initial progress, and in less than half a year, the Qingyan Dynasty has undergone earth-shaking changes.
This change has affected many aspects: military strength, agriculture, industry, economy...
She contributed a lot to this, and over time, naturally, coupled with the younger brother's deliberate actions,
She, the eldest princess in name only, now naturally has real power.
As for attending court...
She doesn't need to go unless there are special circumstances, and she won't go. There's no particular reason; if she had to give a reason, it's that she can't get up early in the morning.
"If you like it, that's fine."
Xiao Ji picked up a piece of fish with his chopsticks and fed it to Shang Changge, beginning his daily feeding routine.
Shang Changge occasionally cooperated, for example, opening her mouth to eat it now, and then smilingly asked after putting the token into her wide sleeve:
"Was this token given to you privately by Aze, or was it given to you in full view of everyone in the court?"
Xiao Ji smiled, pleased that the little rascal had obediently eaten an extra bite of food today, and took the opportunity to feed him another bite with his chopsticks:
"He secretly had someone give it to me."
Shang Changge guessed that if Aze gave Xiao Ji this token that could exercise so much power in front of all the civil and military officials, they would definitely think that the emperor was really too ambitious.
The general holds military power, yet he gives the eldest princess the token to exercise her power. What else could this be but audacity?
What if the general switched the tokens? What if the general harbored rebellious intentions?
Therefore, there were many opinions among the civil and military officials regarding Shang Changge's possession of real power.
However, Shang Changze overruled the objections and suppressed these voices. He understood and complied with the concerns of his subjects.
But he still insisted on doing it. He knew his older sister and even more so his younger sister. Changge was not someone who would act on emotion.
Furthermore, he trusted Xiao Ji.
Xiao Ji had no reason to rebel, and a minister like Xiao Ji was worthy of his trust.
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