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Xie Zhichan finally understood why she came here, but from the tone of Empress Dowager Cao, she didn't know how much she knew, so she planned to answer every question Empress Dowager Cao asked, and said, "Your Majesty, Young Master Yang is indeed the candidate who failed the exam this year, and in my opinion, he is indeed a very talented writer."

Empress Dowager Cao narrowed her eyes at Xie Zhichan and continued to ask, "Does the Crown Prince's Consort think that he shouldn't have failed the exam?"

Xie Zhichan said: "Everyone in the capital knows that I grew up in Zhuangzi, and I have little knowledge. I know nothing about music, chess, calligraphy, or painting. How can I judge who should pass the exam and who should fail?"

Queen Mother Cao remained silent for a moment, took a sip of tea, and then continued to ask slowly: "If so, how do you know that this person is so talented?"

Xie Zhichan said: "Although I am not well educated, I can still read. I know that he is a talented writer because I recently asked him to write some brochures for my shop. The stories in the brochures are so fascinating that I can't stop reading them. Therefore, in my opinion, he is a talented writer. But in the eyes of others, I don't know whether Mr. Yang is a talented writer. As the saying goes, everyone has a different face."

Empress Dowager Cao felt even more displeased when she heard Xie Zhichan's words, which made sense but also contained sharp thorns and refuted her words.

Then he continued, "But I heard that this person spread rumors among the students, saying that the prince had tampered with the imperial examination this year, causing many of their students to fail?"

Xie Zhichan was suspicious. Since Yang Zhuoyan had promised not to tell other students about it, he would certainly not spread such rumors. Moreover, if the students who failed the exam knew about it, how could Kyoto still be so calm?

It seems that Empress Dowager Cao did this just to scare her and test her so that she would tell the truth out of guilt.

I replied calmly, "Your Highness, as far as I know, Master Yang is still staying in Kyoto to wait for the imperial examination three years later. He works for me because my salary is reasonable and it will help him concentrate on his studies. I think he is so busy, trying to make a living while studying, that he probably doesn't have much time to do other things."

Empress Dowager Cao snorted and said, "Princess, do you know that someone informed the emperor that the prince was confined? Do you know who informed him?"

Xie Zhichan thought, wasn't it Concubine De who informed on her? The Empress Dowager was the victor of the palace fight in the previous dynasty after all, so she would not be unaware of this. It was obvious that she was asking questions knowing the answer and setting a trap for her.

Since she said she knew nothing about the imperial examination, she could only insist that she knew nothing about it, so she said, "I don't know. I think people are driven by profit. Whoever benefits from this matter must be the informer."

Empress Dowager Cao was furious.

The Princess of Yan is a stubborn person. I am afraid that if I continue to ask her about the Crown Prince's house arrest, I won't be able to find any fault with her. But I really want to find a reason to punish her.

Thinking of what Qin Baiwei had just said about Qianyuan Pavilion's scar removal cream being very effective, and how she had wanted to buy the formula for Princess Anle but was rejected by the Crown Prince's Consort, she asked, "I heard that your shop has a scar removal cream that is very effective in removing scars?"

After hearing this, Xie Zhichan knew that Qin Baiwei must have been involved, otherwise why would an empress dowager in the deep palace pay attention to the products of a rouge shop in the East Market.

She glanced at Qin Baiwei and saw that her face was still calm. From just now until now, she was just like a sculpture, standing there silently.

Xie Zhichan thought to himself that Qin Baiwei was quite calm and her acting skills were perfect.

She seemed not to understand the wit behind the Queen Mother's words, and said with a silly smile: "I do have it. If the Queen Mother needs it, I am willing to give you a 20% discount."

Empress Dowager Cao sneered and said, "Why? If I want it, do I have to go to your shop and buy it with money?"

Xie Zhichan blinked and pretended to be ignorant and asked, "If you don't need money, what can you buy it with? If the Queen Mother wants to exchange it with jade and other treasures, it's not impossible, but it has to be treasures that can be circulated in the market and exchanged for silver. I don't want to be punished for reselling royal treasures."

Empress Dowager Cao could not help but slap the carved armrest of the throne with her palm and said angrily, "Princess, are you playing dumb in front of me? I'll tell you straight out, the scars on Princess Anle's face are hard to get rid of. I want your scar removal cream recipe, will you give it to me?"

Xie Zhichan said in panic, "Queen Mother, please take back what you said. I can pretend I didn't hear it. There is an old saying: 'Governing with virtue is like the North Star, which stays in its place and all the stars revolve around it.'

The Queen Mother is also the mother of a country. I am your subject. You should protect me. Why are you setting your sights on those who occupy the mountains and act as kings?

The fact that I became the Queen Mother was just a slip of the tongue, and I certainly won’t let this word get out.”

When Empress Dowager Cao heard that Xie Zhichan actually compared her to a bandit leader, she was so furious that she felt an unbearable headache and kept pressing her forehead, crying out “Ouch, ouch.”

Xie Zhichan seemed to be unaware that this was because of her, and asked with concern: "Does the Empress Dowager have any headaches? People with headaches should avoid thinking too much, and the Empress Dowager should calm down and cultivate herself. If you are really worried, I have a prescription that may alleviate the Empress Dowager's headaches. I don't charge for this prescription, I can give it to you for free. As the saying goes, a doctor has a kind heart."

The Queen Mother got even angrier after hearing this. Why? If he wanted her scar removal cream recipe, he was stealing it. If he didn't want her recipe, she would give it away for free. Wasn't this a blatant mockery of her?

This is really unreasonable!

Empress Dowager Cao only felt her temples throbbing!

Empress Cao had been sitting nearby listening. Seeing that her aunt was so angry at the Crown Prince's wife that she could not speak, she thought that this little girl was very sharp-tongued and powerful. She also thought that the prince must have been punished for house arrest because of her, and she just wanted to punish her.

She was born as the daughter of the Cao family and became the Empress Dowager when she entered the palace. She was used to being straightforward and could not stand the hypocritical tactics of the Empress Dowager Cao. She immediately scolded Xie Zhichan, "How dare you, Crown Princess! How dare you disrespect the Empress Dowager and use provocative words to provoke her to have a headache? Someone, let the Crown Princess kneel on the gravel road outside the palace. When the Empress Dowager's headache is cured, let her get up!"

Then two maids dressed as palace maids entered the hall and walked to Xie Zhichan's side, as if they were going to force her out if she didn't leave on her own.