The evil mother-in-law does not whitewash, she only abuses her children

When Daddy became the Prime Minister, the Emperor was already very old. Many people said that Daddy was ruthless and cruel, and that he controlled the government and sidelined the Emperor.

In the spring when I was eight years old, the emperor passed away. It was said that my father and my uncle-in-law, General Su Chengmin, colluded with each other to keep the death a secret.

The emperor did not appoint a crown prince during his lifetime. After his sons died, only Prince Ning was left. Logically, Prince Ning should have inherited the throne.

Prince Ning's dragon robe was already embroidered, but my father took out a will and supported the crown prince Zhao Yi to ascend the throne.

Prince Ning led his men into the palace to purge the court and called his father a traitor.

This was the first time in my life that I experienced martial law in Shengjing. My dreams were filled with the sharp roar of clashing weapons.

In the end, King Ning was executed.

A year later, the new emperor's regime was stable and court officials began to worry about the new emperor's marriage.

Every noble family wanted to send their carefully raised daughter into the palace to be the queen.

They were all blocked by the new emperor.

Many people thought that this was the result of Daddy's interference, and speculated that Daddy wanted to send me to the palace to be the queen.

I was so scared that I almost ran away from home.

"Daddy said when you were born that he would never force you to do anything you didn't want to do. Besides, Daddy never intended to push you into the palace."

This is what the Prime Minister said to me when my grandmother pulled me down from the wall.

I breathed a sigh of relief and put aside the burden of running away from home.

Soon, the queen was chosen.

The emperor did not choose any girl from aristocratic family, but went to the Gu family in person to ask for the eldest cousin Maner to be his queen.

This result caused an uproar.

Those court officials who had different political views from my father opposed the new emperor's appointment of my cousin as empress, saying that how could the great emperor of Dasheng choose a merchant girl from the countryside as empress?

Although Sister Man'er's uncle, my father, was the Prime Minister, our family background was so poor that it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say we were nouveau riche from the countryside. They also criticized Sister Man'er for following her grandmother into business and founding a girls' school. How could such a woman become a role model for the world?

But the emperor remained unmoved and insisted on marrying Sister Maner as his queen.

I thought the emperor had reached some kind of agreement with my father, the Prime Minister, and was forced to marry my eldest cousin as the queen.

But mother said that I was overthinking it. Father would not push any girl from the Gu family to enter the palace as queen or concubine. It was entirely the emperor's idea to welcome Sister Maner into the palace as queen, and father couldn't stop it.

"Who can stop an emperor from marrying the girl he loves as his queen?" Mother concluded.

I thought my grandmother would not agree to Sister Maner entering the palace as queen, because she often said that the palace was an exquisite birdcage and the world outside was vast.

To my surprise, my grandmother actually agreed to let Sister Maner enter the palace.

I asked my grandmother the reason, and she said that entering the palace was Sister Maner's own choice, and since Sister Maner made the choice, she would fully support her.

I don't believe that Sister Maner, who has seen the lonely smoke in the desert, the misty rain in the south of the Yangtze River, and the waves of the sea, would be willing to enter the palace.

I feel sad when I think that sixteen-year-old Sister Maner will be trapped in an exquisite birdcage from now on.

I ran to find Sister Maner, who was about to become the Queen of Dasheng, and was reading a book.

"Sister Man'er, you don't want to enter the palace to be the queen. Is it the emperor who is forcing you to do so?"

"Once you enter the palace, you have no freedom at all. You are trapped in an exquisite birdcage like a canary with clipped wings."

I threw myself on Sister Maner, and couldn't help crying when I thought about where she would go in the future.

Sister Maner put down the book, touched my head, and said softly, "Atong, no one forced me to enter the palace. I wanted to."

I froze, raised my hazy eyes, and asked, "Why?"

Sister Maner smiled brightly and said, "If you are not a fish, how can you understand the joy of a fish? Atong feels that the palace is a place of restriction, but for me, it is a place where I can realize my ambitions."

“I want to be at the pinnacle of power.”

There was a hint of sharpness in Sister Maner's eyes. This was the first time that Sister Maner revealed her ambition in front of me.

So straightforward.

Seeing that I was stunned, Sister Maner asked, "What do you want to do in the future, Atong?"

I thought about it and said, "If possible, I want to be the Prime Minister like my father, but there is no precedent for a female Prime Minister in Dasheng."

Not to mention being the Prime Minister, even going to school and being bullied by crickets is against the rules.

Sister Maner said, "Since the founding of Dasheng, my grandmother was the first woman to become the richest woman in Dasheng. She was able to come out of a small mountain village and spread the Tong family business throughout Dasheng. Given time, you can also achieve what you want to do."

"Didn't Atong say that there's no freedom in the palace? Someone at the pinnacle of power can personally dismantle the birdcage and regain their freedom. Also, I want to pave the way for sister Atong to become the Prime Minister."

I hugged Sister Maner tightly.

When the pomegranate flowers bloomed in May, Sister Maner bid farewell to her grandmother and the Gu family and embarked on the journey to become the empress in the palace.

I don’t wish Sister Maner and her childhood sweetheart, the emperor, to be together forever. I wish Sister Maner to stand at the pinnacle of power and have the final say in Dasheng in the future.

This is the most sincere blessing.

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The wedding of the emperor and empress filled Shengjing with a festive atmosphere.

Citizens from all over the city crowded the streets and cheered, hoping to catch a glimpse of the true face of this folk queen.

Man'er is no stranger to many people in Shengjing. After all, she has visited Taohua Dessert and Jufulai shops, received customers, and resolved conflicts and disputes.

She has run a girls' school, helped the homeless, and has dealt with businesses that tried to profit from refugees during flood season.

The people firmly believed that this commoner queen who understood the suffering of the people would bring blessings to all people, and they were full of expectations that the young emperor who had just ascended the throne would lead the Great Sheng into a prosperous era. After all, the fact that he could withstand the pressure and insist on marrying his childhood sweetheart, the commoner queen, showed that the young emperor had vision and valued friendship.

Man'er, wearing a phoenix crown and a red robe, listened to the cheers of the people in the city, and seemed to be back in her previous life as the empress dowager. She personally went out of the city to welcome her son who had led the army to conquer Mobei and returned to the court. Her cousin General Nie, who had made great contributions, accompanied the little emperor to protect him all the way.

In her previous life, Man'er was the queen mother who held absolute power for thirty years. On her deathbed, when she was wondering how history books would describe her, she opened her eyes and traveled back to the age of twelve in this life.

Many things in this life are completely different from the previous life. For example, my grandmother has become a completely different person. My uncle became the top scholar and is very loving to my aunt. My parents are still alive.

What remains unchanged is that she still saved the emperor when he was a child.

When they arrived at the palace gate, Maner lifted a corner of her red veil and looked at the towering palace wall in front of her.

His eyes burned with a desire for power.

She was born to be here.

Moreover, in this life, she has the support of the Gu family led by her grandmother, and her path will be smoother than in her previous life.

The young emperor Zhao Yi rode a horse to personally greet the queen at the palace gate, just like an ordinary wedding.

She thought that the thirty years of holding power in her previous life had made her heart as cold as iron, but when she saw the young emperor in his bright red wedding gown, Man'er still couldn't help but tear up.

In his previous life, Zhao Yi ignored the opposition of court officials and insisted on making her the queen and her infant son the crown prince. They worked hand in hand to consolidate power and govern the country.

Zhao Yi, who worked tirelessly, died at the age of 36. Before his death, he handed over the throne to his son and the world and power to her.

She did not let Zhao Yi down.

"Sister Maner, you are here to be my queen."

"Yes, I am here to be the queen of Dasheng."

A pair of hands clasped tightly together.