In the afternoon, Wei Tiankuang entered the palace early and arrived at the Queen's Fengyi Palace.

"Father, you are old." Looking at her father's gray hair and wrinkled face, the queen's voice was choked with sobs.

"The Queen's appearance has not changed much."

The Queen looked sad: "Father, there is no need to comfort your daughter. If things were really like in the past, you wouldn't have to guard this huge palace alone for so many years."

"Why? The emperor ignored you so much?"

The queen shook her head: "It can be said that she is not neglected. The food and supplies in her palace are the best. She also rests here on the first and fifteenth days of the month. She has the final say in the harem. But she feels empty inside. He and her don't have any affectionate relationship as husband and wife. They are more like a monarch and his subject." Sometimes, she really envied Concubine Xian.

"You and the Emperor are first monarch and subject, then husband and wife. You are the Empress, and your son is the Crown Prince. No one can change this."

The queen nodded.

"You shouldn't be focusing on jealousy right now. You should pay more attention to the prince."

The queen was startled, "My daughter has always been fond of Jing'er."

"Care? Then why doesn't he understand some simple truths?"

"Did the prince do something to displease father?"

"Today I returned to Beijing, and he angrily scolded the people in front of so many people, calling them 'troublemakers' and 'untouchables'. He doesn't understand that the people's will is his greatest help!"

"This! Is this true?" The queen stood up in shock.

She knew that the prince was a bit dishonorable in private, but she had warned him to at least pretend to be a respectable and people-oriented prince on the surface.

"I just entered the palace and have already been to the East Palace. A loving mother often spoils her son. Do you think that if you cover up for him, no one will know what he did? What secrets are there in this palace? You are so used to a comfortable life that you have lost your vigilance!"

At this moment, the queen was like a little girl who had made a mistake, she lowered her head and dared not to talk back.

"Father is teaching me that I must be careful to control the Crown Prince from now on."

"The prince has been married for such a long time. If there is a boy or girl... do you understand what your father means? It is not my place to talk about these things. Your mother passed away early, so your father can only worry more."

"My daughter understands that my father has worked hard for me and my brother for most of his life. He still doesn't dare to rest at such an old age. I am unfilial. But, regarding the child..."

The prince is a bastard. He spends all day fooling around with those pretty girls, but ignores his legitimate princess consort. As a mother, she can't tie her son to her daughter-in-law's bed.

"Also, not only did you fail to take good care of the Crown Prince, you also failed to take good care of the Wei family, and let a little girl bully you."

The Queen gritted her teeth.

They hadn't seen each other for nearly five years, and the father didn't come to reminisce about the past, but to scold her.

"Father, what you said really hurts my heart. Why didn't I take good care of the Wei family? The Wei family rewarded me constantly. When Qing'er was in Dongling, she recruited many talents for the Wei family under the guise of various banquets. With just one word from father and brother, I let Qing'er marry far away in Northern Qi. I don't know if we will see each other again in this life. I always listen to my father and brother. How can I do anything for the Wei family?"

She felt really wronged. She knew that only if the Wei family was doing well, her and her son's status would be stable.

She always puts the interests of the Wei family first.

"Do you think your father has wronged you? Then do you know what Pian Pian has become now?"

The queen was stunned.

She only heard that Pian Pian was bitten by a snake, but she brought the snake to the academy herself. Her brother was suspended for this. If she got involved again, she might attract public anger...

"Dad, this is not my fault. My brother and Pian Pian have offended many people in the academy. These students all have backgrounds. That day, all the officials stood up to accuse my brother. If my daughter came forward, wouldn't it make people think that my Wei family is overbearing and domineering?"

"Then you're just going to watch Pian Pian become a child with an intelligence less than five years old, and watch your brother get suspended from his job?"

"My daughter naturally wants to avenge Pian Pian. Cheng Jiuyuan has passed the academy assessment and has been staying in the mansion for a long time. I heard that the Imperial Observatory has already selected the wedding date for Cheng Jiuyuan and Chu Heng. As Chu Heng's mother, I am also half of Cheng Jiuyuan's mother-in-law. It is normal for me to set rules for her."

"Such a little girl, do you really need to make such a big detour?"

"Father, please don't underestimate this girl. She is very evil. When she was seven years old, she was able to find the murderer who killed her mother. Then she left with her grandfather to Gusu. When she came back, the favored concubine in the prime minister's mansion fell ill and died, her half-brother died tragically, her half-sister's reputation gradually ruined, but she herself became famous."

"Thinking back, my daughter suffered a loss at the hands of this damn girl." At first, he was attracted by the girl's family background and wanted the prince to marry her, but she pretended to faint, which almost caused her to become enemies with the Prime Minister's Mansion.

He was able to pass the academy examination so quickly, and I heard that he was the first in riding and archery. How could such a person faint after standing for just a while?

The Queen doesn’t know yet that this is not the only loss she has suffered at the hands of Cheng Jiuyuan.

Many of the prince's forces were eliminated by Cheng Jiuyuan with the help of Chu Ze behind the scenes.

Chu Qing also suffered a lot at the hands of Cheng Jiuyuan.

"How can a sixteen-year-old girl be as powerful as you say?" Wei Tiankuang obviously didn't believe it.

But I became more and more curious about this little girl.

Wei Tiankuang stood up and said, "Okay, I'll go see the emperor first. You have to keep in mind the things your father told you."

The Queen nodded: "My daughter understands."

After Wei Tiankuang went out, the servant reported that the Crown Princess had arrived.

"I was just looking for her. Let her in."

After a while, Jiang Qingli came in slowly and bowed politely: "Mother."

"sit down."

"Thank you, mother."

The queen looked at Jiang Qingli and frowned: "Tonight's palace banquet is to welcome your grandfather. Why are you dressed so plainly? And your makeup is even plainer than mine." No wonder the prince would be seduced by those beautiful girls.

Jiang Qingli lowered his head and said nothing.

The Queen asked again, "Have you taken the prescriptions I gave you?"

"Eating."

"But what's wrong with your stomach..."

Jiang Qingli lowered her head, making it hard for people to see the embarrassment on her face. She only said in a voice louder than a mosquito: "The prince has not stayed in my room for ten days or half a month..."

"You are just too strict about rules. Being steady and generous is an advantage, but in front of your husband, it's too old-fashioned."

Jiang Qingli's heart was filled with sorrow.

At first, she tried hard to win the prince's heart, but after a few times, the prince stopped coming to her room.

Later, she gradually learned about the prince's preferences. As a lady from a wealthy family, she could not lower herself to do such a thing.

The Queen was furious at his lack of fighting spirit and waved her hand, saying, "Go back and change into something brighter. I feel bored just looking at you. No wonder the Prince finds it boring."

These words made Jiang Qingli's heart even colder, but she had no choice but to stand up, bow and leave.

After Jiang Qingli left, the queen ordered the nanny beside her: "Clean up all the beauties in the East Palace tomorrow!"

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