Empress Zhaoyuan was wearing a pearl phoenix crown and a white palace dress. She was without makeup, had a solemn expression, and had several vines wrapped around her back.
The Empress removed the phoenix crown from her head and placed it in front of the Empress Dowager.
Yun Duoduo stared blankly, wondering if this meant she was going to resign as Empress?
"Hmph, you know how much the princess has been wronged?!" The Empress Dowager sneered.
"Look at the harem you rule! Such a small baby, born without a mother!" The Empress Dowager slammed the bowl of porridge down on the table.
Yun Duoduo looked at the rice porridge and beef soup on the table, with glistening liquid flowing from the corner of her mouth.
"Your Majesty is guilty; it is because I have failed in managing the harem!"
"Please punish me, Your Majesty!" The Empress kowtowed heavily on the ground.
"Hmph, what's the point of punishing you now that it's already happened?!"
"Why don't we think about what to do in the future!" The Empress Dowager glanced at the Empress with a look of disappointment.
"Your Majesty, from now on, I will treat the little princess as my own daughter, dote on her in every way, and protect her so that she can grow up safely and healthily!" Empress Zhaoyuan said loudly, and kowtowed firmly on the ground.
"If, if the little princess is unhappy, then I, uh, I will resign from my position as Empress!"
Yun Huohuo couldn't help but gasp. Had her grandmother found her a powerful backer in the harem? Now that the Empress had made a solemn pledge, if anything were to happen to her, the Empress would have no way to explain herself.
Seeing that the Empress Dowager did not speak, the Empress continued, "Your Majesty, I have found out that it was the Princess Consort of Jin who did it."
[That despicable, heartless bastard!]
[They actually preyed on a newborn baby! She always seemed so gentle and weak, what a con artist! My brother-in-law was probably fooled by that vixen!]
Listening to the Empress's inner thoughts, Yun Duoduo grumbled and muttered, finding it all rather amusing. However, the Empress didn't seem like a bad person.
Empress Zhaoyuan handed the confession with the red handprint to the Empress Dowager, saying, "In my humble opinion, the Princess Consort of Jin is afraid that her daughter's position is in jeopardy, so she thought of harming the little princess."
"Yes, I heard that Princess Dongping also caused quite a stir yesterday."
The Empress Dowager was very dissatisfied. It was already an immense favor that a child born to a concubine had been granted the title of prince and allowed to live in the capital with his family.
"Make the Prince of Jin and his entire family get out of the capital overnight."
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will report this immediately."
"As for you..." The Empress Dowager pondered how to punish the Empress. She wanted to see what the little one thought. She looked at Yun Duoduo and saw that Yun Duoduo was looking at the Empress without any sign of disgust.
"Alright, get up now. Since the harem has been handed over to you, you should take it seriously."
The Empress was stunned. She had prepared herself to be whipped by the Empress Dowager, but she did not expect the Empress Dowager to let her off so lightly and without any pain.
How come the Empress Dowager has changed so much? The Empress Dowager who used to be known as the Holy Mother and the Old Buddha, whose thunderous wrath could make even the palace tremble, now looks so kind and benevolent.
The Empress blinked, looked closely at the Empress Dowager, and wondered if she was seeing things.
"Ah, thank you, thank you, Mother!" The Empress came to her senses, quickly kowtowed, and put the phoenix crown back on her head.
"You are the Empress now, so stop shouting outside. It damages the royal dignity." The Empress Dowager gave the Empress Dowager a disapproving look.
"Yes, yes, Your Majesty is right, I will keep it in mind."
"What's the use of just memorizing? You have to put it into action!"
"Yes, yes, Your Majesty ...
As Yun Duoduo listened to the Empress Dowager's words, she thought of her homeroom teacher, who had also reprimanded her in the same way back then.
"By the way, Mother, has the little princess eaten?" Empress Zhaoyuan glanced at Yun Duoduo, who was staring longingly at the food on the table.
This little girl is so cute! I wish I could hold her. She's much more lovable than that brat!
Yun Duoduo looked at the Empress gratefully; finally, someone remembered to give her something to eat! She was starving!
"Your Majesty, I have brought a few wet nurses with me. Please see if any of them are suitable." The Empress clapped her hands, and the wet nurses who had been waiting outside bowed their heads and entered.
Looking at the several voluptuous wet nurses, Yun Duoduo felt a strong sense of rejection.
A wet nurse? Does that mean she has to drink milk? Ahhh, no way! Although she's a baby in body, her soul is an adult. She doesn't want to suckle!
Yun Duoduo pouted, looking at the rice porridge and beef soup on the table with a wronged expression.
Ah, if only I could have some fragrant beef soup, or even just a sip of rice porridge!
The Empress Dowager noticed her reaction and curled her lips into a smile. [This girl, so picky about food!]
"Mo Chou, give the princess to me."
Granny Zhang placed Yun Duoduo in the Empress Dowager's arms.
The Empress Dowager held Yun Duoduo in her arms. She hadn't had a chance to look at her closely yesterday, but the girl was truly beautiful, like a porcelain doll, soft and tender.
The Empress Dowager stared at Yun Duoduo for five minutes, and suddenly felt that her granddaughter was different from ordinary girls, as she seemed to be much stronger.
The Empress Dowager carefully pinched Yun Duoduo's arm, touched her calf, and pressed her chest and heart.
Yun Duoduo felt a soft hand pressing on her acupoints. The technique was so similar to a surgeon about to operate. She blinked at the Empress Dowager, her eyes asking, "Could it be that we're in the same profession?"
The Empress Dowager nodded in satisfaction.
[Heaven hasn't forsaken me! This girl has extraordinary potential; she's a natural talent for martial arts.]
[My family's Dragon Tiger Whip Technique finally has a successor!]
Yun Duoduo breathed a sigh of relief; it turned out they weren't going to make an example of her.
But what exactly is "root bone"? Aren't the number and quality of bones roughly the same for everyone?
Sigh, whatever, we've already transmigrated, why be so serious? Whatever Grandmother says goes!
"Here, have some beef soup." The Empress Dowager picked up the bowl of beef soup and fed Yun Duoduo a few spoonfuls of broth.
Why are you still here?
The Empress was looking at Yun Duoduo with a loving expression.
When asked by the Empress Dowager, the Empress scratched her head awkwardly. She was engrossed in watching Yun Duoduo drink meat soup. This girl was so cute, she really wanted to go up and pinch her little cheek.
"Oh, Your Majesty, I shall take my leave. As for the wet nurses outside the palace..." Seeing Yun Duoduo smacking her lips as if she were enjoying the food, the Empress did not continue speaking and slowly left Shouchang Palace.
After leaving the Shouchang Palace, the Empress handed the confession to Cuiling, saying, "Cuiling, go and give this confession to Eunuch Zhao in the Zichen Palace. Eunuch Zhao will then deliver it to His Majesty."
"Relay the Empress Dowager's decree to His Majesty, ordering the Prince of Jin and his entire family to leave the capital overnight."
"I must personally go to the Imperial Kitchen. The little princess loves beef soup, and we can't run out of beef."
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