The little princess' mind was read, and the court and harem were eating melons

The crisp sound of porcelain breaking attracted everyone's attention.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and found that it came from Holland. They looked at each other and said nothing.

Wang's face didn't look very good at the moment. Although she couldn't say that she treated the girl who was raised in her arms as her own daughter, she did spend a lot of time and effort on her.

Non-vegetation, ruthless Practice makes perfect?

Wang was a typical mistress of an ancient mansion. She was not together with her husband because of love, but they got together for the benefit of the two families. Her feelings towards her husband were more like a partner with whom she would work together for the rest of her life.

For most mistresses of this era, investing too much emotion in their husbands is an extremely irrational behavior. Emotions can exist, but they must not be love.

Therefore, Wang did not have any strong aversion to her husband's concubines.

In fact, as long as the concubines did not act like evil, Wang was happy to keep these women, because in this way she only had to give birth to legitimate sons for her husband, and leave the work of giving birth to and spreading the family to the concubines.

In this era, men are simply unable to anticipate the various dangers that women face in childbirth.

And if we were to count the number of women who died during childbirth, it would probably be horrifying to the world.

It is impossible to help a concubine raise a bastard, but choosing a well-behaved and obedient daughter of a concubine and raising her by one's side can, firstly, elevate this concubine to serve as a role model for other concubines, secondly, demonstrate her virtue and magnanimity, and thirdly, as long as she does not raise an ungrateful person, this daughter can also be a help to one's own children when she gets married.

Whether this investment is profitable or not depends on people.

And in Wang's eyes, Holland is an extremely cost-effective investment, and now this investment has entered a new stage, if nothing unexpected happens.

Wang had sincerely and carefully selected a man with a good family background, appearance and talents to be a husband for Huo Lan. It can even be said that the husband she chose for Huo Lan was a good candidate that other concubines in other families could not even imagine.

He is not the eldest son, but the second son. This way, the requirements for identity are not so strict. As long as Huo Lan is outstanding enough, it will not be difficult to match him with the Huo family's family background.

She has a gentle temperament, great literary talent, and some status in the family. She has good qualifications and will most likely be able to make a name for herself in the future with her own strength and her family background, without having to bear the pressure of being the eldest wife of the clan.

He has the handsome and romantic appearance that young girls like nowadays. His father and brother are also good-looking. I think they will not get ugly even after a few years. Standing together with Holland, they can be described as a perfect match.

What a perfect match they were. Wang was waiting for Huolan to live a good life after she got married, and after she had established herself in her husband's family, she would become a helper to her son after her husband entered the official career.

Results, results...

Wang felt a tightness in her chest.

But before she could think about what to do now, the conversation over there showed no sign of stopping.

Li Qingyi: [Don’t be too concise. Tell me in detail.]

The queen silently raised her hand and asked someone to prepare a cup of calming tea for today's guests to calm their nerves.

After all, Holland was still a teenage girl. No matter how calm she had been before, she was a little panicked at this moment and subconsciously leaned towards Wang.

System: [Holan's fiancé is named Zhao Yin. I mentioned to you earlier about the princess of the previous dynasty, and how Li Qi mistakenly thought he was of royal blood from the previous dynasty. Do you still remember?]

Li Qingyi: [Remember, you are not going to tell me that this Zhao Yin is the true bloodline of the previous dynasty, right? ]

Fang Xin looked at Li Qingyi silently. If Li Qingyi asked at this time, she could explain to Li Qingyi what was going on with this family with the surname Zhao.

But... Li Qingyi was not talking to her. In fact, Li Qingyi was lying on the couch with his eyes closed, pretending to be asleep. Fang Xin had no way to explain.

System: [Somewhat related. The Zhao family is a branch of the royal family of the previous dynasty. If you say he is a royal family member, then he is indeed related. But if you say he is a royal family member, then Zhao Yin's grandfather's grandfather's grandfather had already forgotten that he still had royal blood.]

Li Qingyi: […It’s the same situation as Liu Bei, right?]

System: [Well, in this case, if Zhao Yin’s ancestors had not made a career of their own, ordinary people would not even know that his last name was Zhao and that his ancestors were members of the royal family.]

The Queen paused slightly.

Wang and others did not notice anything wrong with what Li Qingyi said. Even when they heard Li Qingyi mention the name of Emperor Zhaolie of Han, Liu Bei, they just thought it was something the empress mentioned to her at ordinary times.

Only the queen herself knows how complicated her mood is at this moment.

My daughter...is really too smart.

After all, she was born from her own belly. The queen was not afraid of her beloved little daughter. She was just worried that if she continued like this, her daughter would be in danger...

System: [Taizu is well aware of the situation of Zhao Yin's family.]

【Later, Taizu told the emperor about this matter. When he was dying, he asked the emperor to pay attention to the Zhao family. If the Zhao family was honest, he should treat them as ordinary officials. If there were talents, he should use them. If there were none, he should put them aside. But if the Zhao family was not honest, he should not worry too much and just confiscate their property and exterminate their clan.】

[Strange, why didn't Taizu Da Ning tell this to the late emperor, but told your father instead? ]

Li Qingyi: [I don't know... Wait, you're not trying to seduce me into buying my grandfather's melons? ]

The system swiped through the backend list and smacked its lips: [Your grandfather has quite a lot of melons, but those listed are unknown to the world. He is also the founder of a new dynasty. Any melon starts at several thousand. You definitely won’t buy it now.]

Li Qingyi: [……]

Li Qingyi: [Speak of Zhao Yin! ]

I can't afford it, what the hell?

System: [Speaking of Zhao Yin, it is enough for you to know that the Zhao family has such a relationship and has an appointment with the emperor. The one who is in power in this branch of the Zhao family is Zhao Yin's father, who is currently serving as the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites in the court.]

[And Zhao Yin's grandfather is now living in retirement at home, surrounded by his children and grandchildren, but he followed Taizu to conquer the world and served as prime minister for two years. After the emperor ascended the throne, he retired to make room for his son to be promoted.]

[Oh, Grandpa Zhao Yin wanted to be Liu Bei himself at first, but he found that neither he nor the children in his family were good enough, so he surrendered to Taizu.]

Li Qingyi: [Quite self-aware. ]

System: [Because the royal family of the previous dynasty had basically lost the support of the people. Starting from the Jingkang Shame, the previous dynasty just survived for hundreds of years...]

Li Qingyi: [Wait, the Jingkang Shame? ]

She seemed to have discovered something, no, a blind spot!