Long Live the Empress

Yue Jinghong stood up quickly, "Father, what happened? Is it because the Master can't bear to see a concubine's daughter like me win the first prize and make those legitimate daughters lose face?"

Before Yue Jinghong could finish, Yue Hanwen slapped her in the face, "You useless thing, why don't you tell the truth at this point?"

Yue Jinghong was stunned by the slap. She covered her painful cheek and tears flowed out immediately, "Father, what do you mean by this?"

Yue Hanwen angrily smashed the teacup on the table to the ground, "The teacher said that you fell asleep during the exam and only handed in a blank paper! Now the whole city knows that I, Yue Hanwen's daughter, the most talented woman in the city, is just a false name. How can a father have the face to go to court? How can I have the face to meet those officials?"

Yue Jinghong shook her head. She didn't believe Yue Hanwen's words. How could she have handed in a blank paper? Although she couldn't remember the specifics, she did see that the ink in the inkstone had dried up.

Yue Jinghong knelt on the ground, tightly grasping the hem of Yue Hanwen's clothes, "Father, the teacher must have accepted a bribe from someone else. That person is jealous of my daughter's talent, so he slandered me like this! Please, father, make a decision for me..."

Yue Hanwen angrily threw his hand and slapped Yue Jinghong on the face again. "You are still quibbling at this point? It seems that your father has really spoiled you! From today on, you must copy the Women's Precepts and Virtues a thousand times in Suxin Garden! You are not allowed to go out without permission! Humph!"

Yue Hanwen felt embarrassed in front of his family, so he shook his sleeves and went to find Su Hongfu angrily.

Yue Yuyan was so happy that she held Yue Jinghao's hand. "Look, big sister, some people are so ignorant! Others reluctantly gave her the title of the most talented woman in the capital for the sake of her father, and she really thinks she is so talented! Now our Prime Minister's Mansion has lost face in the whole capital!"

Yue Jinghao looked at Yue Jinghong, whose cheeks were red and swollen, and felt relieved. "Don't say that, Third sister. Second sister just had a fever that day, so... Third sister, don't spread this, otherwise Second sister's reputation will be ruined! A few days ago, the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince came to learn the secret method of growing porcelain roses from Third sister. Now that something like this has happened, the Crown Prince will definitely think that Second sister deceived him. How should I explain this to the Crown Prince?"

Yue Jinghong, who was still thinking about the cause and effect, shuddered when she heard Yue Jinghao's words. Yes, the prince took this exam very seriously. The prince also said that if he won the first place, he would introduce her to the queen. Their marriage would be hopeful! Now it's all over. How can I explain all this to the prince?

Yue Yuyan thought differently from Yue Jing. "Big sister, you think too much! How could the prince be interested in a mere concubine's daughter? Besides, my second sister made a fool of herself this time, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can't hide from her! Even if he wants to come to our Prime Minister's Mansion, he is here to see my big sister! Everyone in the capital knows that my big sister and the crown prince have already been engaged, so the rest of you should forget about it! Even if you get the crown prince's favor, you can only be a concubine!"

The only thing missing from saying this is that Yue Jinghong is daydreaming!

Yue Jinghong endured the humiliation and clenched the broken pieces of the teacup tightly in both hands. Her palms suddenly turned bright red, but she was completely unaware of it.

The old lady was also extremely disappointed with Yue Jinghong. She waved her hand and asked them to leave. None of these children are promising! It would be better to give Yue Hanwen more concubines so that the Prime Minister's Mansion can have more branches...

Manju made a cup of tea for Yue Jinghao, "Miss, today is really a relief! Seeing the grief-stricken look of the Second Miss, I feel very happy! It is worth all your planning!"

Yue Jinghao flipped through the book, her lips twitching. What was this? Compared to what she was going to do, these were just appetizers.

Seeing that Yue Jinghao was not overly happy, Manju stopped talking and said no more. She just picked up the wick in the candlestick to make the room brighter...