After the marriage, my husband's family listened to my voice and turned the tide

"Tat-tat--"

The sound of light footsteps broke the silence of the palace, and a graceful figure swayed above the screen.

"What are you here for?"

A hoarse and deep voice questioned, and within a sentence, the man began to cough again, as if the setting sun was about to slowly fade away.

She said, “I came to see you.”

The breeze blew in through the window lattice, but it couldn't blow away the dead air, and the sandalwood couldn't cover up the bitter smell of the medicine.

On the large rosewood bed, the old woman was wearing a middle-length dress, leaning against the headboard with her back resting on it. Time had left indelible marks on her once young face, but her beauty when she was young could still be vaguely seen.

It turns out that time never defeats beauty, and a beauty remains a beauty even when she grows old.

This is the current Queen Mother.

Queen Xu looked across the screen and fixed her gaze on the person on the bed, with a hint of mockery in her eyes.

"I pay my respects to the Queen Mother." Queen Xu knelt down.

"Cough, cough, cough—"

The Queen Mother kept coughing again.

"What's so good about Ai's family?"

Queen Xu smiled but said nothing.

After a while, the Queen Mother said calmly, "You are here for the Crown Princess's matter, right? I will not back down. Humph, Queen, just give up on this idea."

After that, there was another cough.

"Really?"

Empress Xu chuckled and said, "Guess what I will do?"

The Queen Mother looked into those smiling eyes and shuddered for no apparent reason.

"I guess as you get older, your memory is getting worse day by day, and you don't remember some things so clearly, right? Do you need me to help you recall?"

Empress Xu had a gentle face, soft voice, and a smile on her lips. She said, "In the autumn of the first year of Mingwu..."

In the autumn of the first year of Mingwu, the new emperor selected a concubine and intended to make the daughter of the Xu family his empress, but was blocked by the empress dowager. At that time, the empress dowager intended to support her mother's family, the Pan family, and wanted to make the daughter of the Pan family her empress - Pan Yaying, who later married Yu Jing, the Marquis of Yi Zhong.

For this reason, the Queen Mother competed with Emperor Wu of Ming Dynasty many times. Later, Emperor Wu of Ming Dynasty single-handedly made the daughter of Xu family the new queen, and the position of queen was settled. But the Queen Mother did not give up, and still wanted to let Pan Yaying enter the palace to fight with the daughter of Xu family. Who knew that she was not as good as God's plan, at a flower viewing banquet, Pan Yaying fell in love with Yu Jing, and would rather die than enter the palace.

The Queen Mother never gave up. Since Pan Yaying would not enter the palace, she supported the concubine of the Pan family and targeted the daughter of the Xu family. Unfortunately, she was defeated by the daughter of the Xu family in the end.

The Queen Mother trembled and stammered twice, but she didn't say anything.

"You have caused me a lot of trouble in my early years, you say -"

Empress Xu smiled and covered her lips: "Will I allow you to continue to be an eyesore to my son? Not to mention the Crown Princess, even if it's the Crown Prince's Consort, I will never leave you, the Pan family girl!"

The Queen Mother was so angry that she was shaking all over. Her hand, which was pointing at Empress Xu, was shaking constantly. She said angrily, "Xu, I am not dead yet!"

As he finished speaking, he started coughing violently.

Empress Xu took two steps forward and asked curiously, "How many days do you think you have left to live?"

The Queen Mother pointed at her nose, her hands shaking even more violently, but she couldn't utter a word for a long time. Finally, she shouted with all her strength: "Qing'er——"

The palace was empty and no one responded.

The Queen Mother's right eyelid suddenly twitched, her head buzzed, and she was overwhelmed with panic. She stared at Queen Xu with wide eyes and screamed, "What did you do to Qing'er!"

Empress Xu said lightly, "Your Majesty, please be patient. I just gave Madam Qing a beating."

The Queen Mother almost lost her mind: "Xu Tianqing! How dare you——"

Empress Xu said indifferently, "Madame Qing failed to take good care of the Empress Dowager, so I gave her fifty strokes of the cane to prevent her from neglecting you."

A woman who is almost forty years old can actually be described as having a charming smile.

The Queen Mother felt a chill on her lips and teeth, and her hands and feet were icy cold. She grabbed the quilt tightly and tried to stay calm, saying, "You vicious woman! Aren't you afraid that the Emperor will find out?"

"what do you think?"

Queen Xu laughed and looked at her as if she were a pathetic fool.

She spoke slowly and carefully, "Do you think the emperor is kindhearted and still has feelings for you, an old immortal who once opposed him in every way?"

"Wake up, he can't wait to do it for you--"

……

The sun was setting, leaving a warm orange glow in the sky.

Another imperial decree from the Queen Mother flew into West Street again.

Within one day, the Empress in the palace issued two imperial decrees to grant marriages. For a moment, the capital city was like a boiling pot, boiling with excitement.

When the news reached Shang Tingli's ears, she confirmed it five times and was now confirming it for the sixth time: "Are you saying that the imperial aunt's imperial decree has been sent to the Grand Tutor's Mansion?"

Gan Tang nodded repeatedly: "This is the sixth time you've asked this."

Shang Tingli blinked: "Are you sure it's the Crown Princess's order?"

Gan Tang sighed, raised his hand and swore, "I swear, this is really the Crown Princess's decree. The Queen has granted the marriage between His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Miss He."

"Oh."

Shang Tingli finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Although there have been many unexpected things in this life, the result is still okay.

"Go to Furong Courtyard and ask Lingyun to come over." She ordered.

"Why are you asking Ling Yun to come over?"

Shang Tingli added without thinking: "Just say I have something to ask--" She raised her head suddenly and saw someone sitting in front of her. He placed his hands casually on the table, his smiling eyes were as bright as clear water, the corners of his lips were slightly raised, and the mole under his lips was shining.

"When... did you come back?" Shang Tingli was stunned for a moment.

Ke Xin poured himself a cup of tea, took a sip slowly, and said, "Just now."

He looked at her and asked, "Why are you looking for Ling Yun?"

Shang Tingli was reluctant to pay attention to him, but he couldn't ignore him, so he said, "Nothing..."

[It's my business to find Ling Yun. Why do I have to report it to you now? You didn't tell me you were going out. You are so tactless.]

Ke Xin: “…”

He took another sip of tea and asked casually, "Did Lingyun come over to talk to you this morning about the imperial aunt's imperial decree?"

Shang Tingli nodded.

[At the time, I was very scared. If the Queen Mother intervened, the Crown Princess might not be He Zhiying anymore. Fortunately, it was just a false alarm.]

[However, I don’t quite understand why the imperial aunt’s decree came down after just a few hours? Did something major happen in the meantime…]

"The Imperial Aunt will not do as the Empress Dowager wishes, and the Empress Dowager has offended more than just the Imperial Aunt in the past." Ke Xin said indifferently, but his words contained a lot of information.

Shang Tingli couldn't help but narrow her eyes. After he said that, she felt suddenly enlightened. Looking back, she realized that she had been worrying too much.

[Yes, in the early years, the Queen Mother had offended the Emperor badly. As long as the Emperor was around, the position of Crown Princess would never fall to the Pan family girl.]

Ke Xin poured a cup of tea, pushed it in front of her, and said with a smile: "Drink tea."

Shang Tingli didn't move, his expression was strange.

[To show hospitality for nothing is to be either an adulterer or a thief. 】

"..."

Could he dig open her head and take a look at its structure?