No, I was just a concubine, how did I become the queen?

There were indeed people coming from Japan. After all, as the defeated party, they had to pay tribute to the Qing Dynasty every year.

This time they came to Beijing to pay tribute, but what good things could they have? What they sent was actually the princess of Japan.

The Fourth Master's face was dark today, and he was completely speechless.

Of course Lin Mingyan was not happy either. Instead of giving away any good stuff, they sent a woman.

Are women necessarily assets?!

Seeing her pouting, the Fourth Master actually smiled: "Is Cha Cha unhappy?"

Lin Ming was furious: "Who can be happy about this? Can't we give money as a gift? Don't we have any treasures? If that doesn't work, cede a few cities!"

"Just give her a woman, but she's not made of gold!"

She felt pained when she thought about how her ancestors in her previous life had fought hard to defeat the enemy, but the other party did not cede any land or pay any compensation.

Now that the Qing Dynasty has won the war, Japan is still doing this, and she protested in her real name.

I just don’t agree!

"Alright, alright, I won't be angry anymore," the Fourth Master said, coaxing her jokingly, "He still wants to marry his daughter to the Qing Dynasty to enjoy a life of luxury. He's just dreaming!"

Everyone knows that there is fierce internal strife in Japan now, with the emperor and the shogunate fighting for power.

Both sides wanted to seek support from the Qing Dynasty, and this was the idea behind them when they sent the princess over.

But the current situation in Japan was caused by the Fourth Master, who just wanted to sit on the sidelines and watch the fight between the two tigers.

Even if Lin Mingyan wasn't there, he wouldn't have accepted such a princess and ruined this good situation.

What's more, he didn't even like his original concubine, so how could he possibly cause trouble in the palace again?

Japan has made a wrong calculation this time!

Seeing him laughing at her, Lin Mingyan reached out and pinched his waist: "Who's angry? Aren't you angry because you think we're at a disadvantage?"

So many years have passed, and she will no longer doubt the Fourth Master's sincerity.

So an inconspicuous woman would not make her angry at all.

The Fourth Master also knew about it, he just liked to tease her about whether she was jealous or not.

Hearing her say this, he said, "Yes, we can't let our Cha Cha suffer any loss~~"

Lin Mingyan was so angry that she went up to him and tore his mouth, but it ended up being a kiss...

The Japanese tribute delegation finally arrived in Beijing. Only then did everyone realize that their plan was to send their princess to marry.

Wu Yunzhu felt relieved after hearing the news. At least the problem her mother was worried about would not happen.

However, Yaliqi and others had dark faces, and they all thought that Japan was really bold.

Wu Yunzhu went to Geng's palace to pay her respects that day, only then did she know that she had been ill for several days.

Ever since they parted on bad terms last time, she didn't want to listen to Geng's nagging and hadn't come to pay her respects for several days.

I came here happily to report the good news today, but I learned that she was sick. It was like a bucket of cold water was poured over my head, and I felt chilled to the bone.

"What's wrong with my mother?!" She looked at the servant with a flattering smile and couldn't help but feel angry.

There was no news about my mother asking a doctor to come. She didn't even tell me that she was sick?

Is this... blaming her?

Nanny Wu's smile froze on her face: "It's just a little cold, it's not a big deal..."

"How dare you! Being sick isn't a big deal?! Then what is a big deal?"

If she didn't tell her daughter about this, wouldn't people think she was an unfilial daughter?

Nanny Wu was shocked and quickly knelt down to admit her fault: "It's all my fault, please forgive me, Princess!"

Wu Yunzhu gave her a cold look, walked around her, and went into the house.

Geng's problem wasn't serious, he was just feeling depressed, not to the point where he couldn't get up.

But she also heard about the arrival of the Japanese princess today, which made her previous worries seem unnecessary.

At this time, Wu Yunzhu came over from the princess's residence again. Wasn't she here to blame her for worrying too much?

So she simply continued to get sick, wanting to shut her out directly.

Unexpectedly, Wu Yunzhu had really grown powerful. She was not polite to her nanny and just barged in.

When the mother and daughter met, they were both disappointed in each other.

Wu Yunzhu was disappointed that for some reason her mother was no longer as kind to her as before.

Geng, on the other hand, thought that she was not her biological mother after all, and her adopted daughter had no respect for her or her people at all.

Both of them felt unfair and said a few words to each other, which made them feel even more uncomfortable.

Wu Yunzhu came in excitedly and almost left crying.

On the way back, when I passed by a dilapidated palace, I couldn't help but slow down.

She asked the palace maid, "Is this... the cold palace?"

The little maid Ruhua was a little surprised, but still nodded and said, "Yes, Princess."

Although Li suffered a lot, the Fourth Master did not sentence her to death for Wu Yunzhu's sake.

After he ascended the throne, he brought everyone else into the palace, and of course he would not leave Li alone outside.

However, Li did not have a title or a palace. She was directly sent to the cold palace after entering the palace.

Having not thought of her biological mother for so many years, Wu Yunzhu was a little overwhelmed this time.

Thinking of the cold look Geng gave her, Wu Yunzhu wondered whether a biological mother and an adoptive mother were different.

She didn't know anything else, but she knew exactly how Hongshi's mother treated him.

Hongshi was neither smart nor likable, and he even often lost his temper with Zhang E'niang, but Zhang E'niang never got angry with him.

It turns out that this is my biological mother...

"Do you know why my... Li was banished to the cold palace?" Wu Yunzhu stood for a long time before asking.

She no longer has any memory of her childhood, but everyone said that Li made a mistake, which is why the emperor gave her to his mother to raise.

She had a good life since she was a child. Her mother treated her like the apple of her eye, so she didn't ask about Li's situation.

Who says children can’t read people’s expressions?

It is obvious that children are the best at reading people's expressions, so she never dared to inquire about her biological mother's situation since she was a child.

It was fine when I got along well with Geng before, but now in this situation, I can’t help but think of my biological mother.

A thought even occurred to her: What if my mother was wronged?

Or, was it that my mother made the mistake because she had no choice?

Thinking of this, Wu Yunzhu couldn't help but walk towards the back door of the cold palace.

On the way, she met an old palace maid. The maid couldn't help but feel her eyes ache when she saw her: "Greetings, Princess~"

Wu Yunzhu came back to her senses and frowned at the palace maid in front of her.

She had never seen such an unseemly maid in the palace. Her clothes were all worn out, and the wrinkles on her hands and face were almost the same as those of a nanny.

Generally speaking, palace maids have to leave the palace after the age of 25, unless they are promoted to nanny.

But the nanny has a higher status and would not wear such clothes.

She frowned and said, "You are?