The queen is sober in the world, and she is winning every step of the palace fight.

"What is a deep father-daughter relationship?"

Yu Sujin thought for a moment and asked her elder sister.

Because she felt that her feelings for her aunt and biological mother were deeper, and her feelings for her father were more out of flattery. Thinking back to the father-daughter relationships in the relatives and friends she had known since childhood, it seemed that they were similar to her own family.

The eldest sister only said, "Daddy treats me with the same tenderness as mother, taking care of me and planning for my future. When I cry, he's even sadder than me. When I'm bullied, he'll definitely bully them back tenfold. I love daddy as much as I love mother, relying on him and taking care of him. Between father and daughter, each is willing to make lasting sacrifices for the other; their bond is even stronger than that of father and son."

After hearing this, Yu Sujin couldn't help but yearn for it, but she couldn't believe it.

"Does such a father-daughter relationship really exist in the world?"

"Yes. I have."

"Whose family is it?"

The eldest sister looked at the sky outside the hall and did not answer.

Yu Sujin stopped asking questions. She felt her elder sister was hiding something from everyone.

In the past, her elder sister’s heart was very heavy, but now, she feels her elder sister’s lightness more and more.

Very busy, but very light.

After a long time, she heard her elder sister say, "Susu, in this world, the plight of every daughter is the same as the plight of every mother. The plight of a girl in the boudoir is the same as the plight of a wife. The plight of a daughter-in-law is the same as the plight of her mother-in-law. The plight of a widow living alone is the same as the plight of an old lady with many children and grandchildren. These plights all have a common name: 'men'.

In other words, it was the violent and exploitative structure constructed by the first group of men thousands of years ago that trapped all women, as well as men themselves.

You can't experience the deep love between father and daughter, because the relationship between you and Yu Zhong isn't simply that of a biological father and child, but rather the relationship between a man with absolute power and a vulnerable girl who is considered his property. In a world where every newborn girl must bear her father's surname, the father-daughter relationship, for a daughter, is always an unequal power game.

Yu Sujin was shocked.

Extending from the father-daughter relationship.

It was as if he understood the relationships between everyone in the Yu family in an instant.

I also understood the true nature of most relationships in the world besides family relationships.

"Sister..."

Her smile was strained.

She felt like there was an invisible cage between heaven and earth, binding and suppressing her, making it hard for her to breathe.

Fei Wan looked at her and raised her eyebrows: "Don't be afraid."

"Eldest sister, when you become the Queen Mother, do you want to..."

"Yes. Susu, as my deputy, what you do every day is to change the world with me."

"so hard."

"It's not difficult. What do you want us to do?"

Fei Wan played it lightly with a smile on her face.

Let Yu Sujin admire him infinitely.

Eldest sister!

The eldest sister is the most powerful woman in the world, and she must always stay by her side!

Thinking back to her shallow and clever self when she first entered the palace, she felt a sense of relief and excitement as if she had been reborn.

She happily threw herself back into the trivial matters, all her fatigue gone, and she was full of energy and fighting spirit.

Fei Wan secretly laughed when she saw her like this.

Well, I am not a good person, and I have successfully deceived someone around me into being completely devoted to me.

Fei Wan and Yu Sujin discussed the father-daughter relationship just to take precautions and prevent Yu Sujin from wavering in her loyalty to him because of her concern for Yu Zhong.

Yu Sujin is extremely smart. She can learn anything very quickly with just a little guidance. Fei Wan now needs her to handle the affairs of the inner palace and the outer court, and he doesn't want her to have any second thoughts.

Talk about the nature of father and daughter, let her help herself to deal with Yu Zhong without any psychological burden, and it will not prevent her from caring about Yu Zhong on a daily basis, and not let down her elder sister and father. This is the best situation.

Gu Shuer had said, cursing, that men were best at brainwashing women with grand propositions and the essence of the world. Fei Wan had learned that.

However, to be fair, Fei Wan still longs for the pure love between father and daughter.

Her master in her previous life, the fellow traveler who had wandered north with her, the doctor who worked in a small clinic in the suburbs of Beijing, had a very warm and simple father-daughter relationship with his daughter. Fei Wan envied them in both her past and present lives.

A little-known doctor, his skills surpassed those of the imperial physicians. He practiced Taoism at home, was open-minded in his words and deeds, and had a sharp and clear perspective on all things in the world. When he encountered misfortune and fled north with his daughter, Fei Wan had the good fortune to meet him.

Listening to him discuss everything from the world to politics and his critiques of current affairs, she learned a great deal, and it broadened her horizons. She learned medicine from him, how to persevere through hardship, served together as a military doctor in the frontier army, and died together in the chaos of war. Fei Wan never forgot that experience.

If she hadn't had her master, she thought, she might not have transformed from a submissive maid into a fighter who dared to resist.

She secretly sent people to visit her master in the suburbs of Beijing several times.

Seeing that her master lived a stable life, seeing patients every day, and that although his life was not well-off, he often bought his daughter flowery cloth and books, and allowed his daughter to learn medicine and martial arts, Fei Wan felt relieved.

She secretly dealt with the local tyrant who had destroyed her master's clinic in her previous life. She did not disturb the lives of the father and daughter, nor did she reward them with gold, silver or official positions to make them rich.

Their peaceful life is the value of her efforts.

Maintaining peace in Daliang and maintaining order in the government and the country is the best way for her to repay her master in her previous life.

Trying to change the woman's living environment so that the master's daughter can live a freer and more relaxed life when she grows up will definitely make the master happier than disturbing her with inexplicable charity.

……

In late autumn and early winter, Concubine Shu gave birth.

A pair of twins, a boy and a girl.

Two siblings.

After the child was one month old, Concubine Shu was promoted to Concubine Gui.

At the child’s 100th birthday banquet, the prince was named Crown Prince.

Fei Wan took over the emperor's position and finally became the regent queen dowager.

The three regent ministers of the previous dynasty were led by Lu Guinian, who returned from Beiqu.

The following summer, Northern Qu was divided into five states. Liang troops were stationed in each of the five states, with 100,000 men stationed there. Prince Xiang led 10,000 elite troops and a firearms battalion on a long-term tour of the five regions. Xie Weizhou returned south to the capital, where he was appointed General Protector of the Nation. After a promotion banquet, he returned to the north to guard the border.

As the war in the north subsided and the country had sufficient military strength, rebellions of all sizes in various places were coming to an end and finally disappeared in the winter of that year.

Fei Wan ignored the opposition of some old ministers and completely lifted the maritime ban. From then on, not only a few maritime merchants designated by the court were allowed to sail, but private merchant fleets could also go to sea freely after declaring themselves.

As the co-Empress Dowager, Empress Yan did not govern as regent, but instead focused on commerce, managing maritime trade, border trade, and the transportation of salt, iron, and grain, effectively controlling the economic lifeline of Daliang. The merchant fleet she and Fei Wan jointly operated was lucrative, with much of the profit going toward arming Fang Wujiu's 200,000-strong imperial guards and establishing numerous girls' schools throughout the capital.

As the biological mother of the crown prince, Imperial Concubine Gu Shu'er took care of military affairs, politics, and finances. Besides raising her children, she spent her days drawing and painting. She had established deep relationships with the Inner Palace Construction Department, the various construction departments of the Ministry of Works, and the weapons workshop under the Ministry of War.

She would ask Queen Yan for money every now and then. Every time a blueprint was improved and implemented, it required manpower and material resources.

Concubine Hui also asked Empress Yan for money. Fei Wan gave her the freedom to expand the army. The Li family army had already split into three branches, each with nearly 100,000 people. They needed food, clothing, training, and weapons, and everything cost money.

Concubine De also asked Empress Yan for money. Her opera troupe expanded rapidly. Besides enjoying it herself in the palace, she also lent it to dignitaries and nobles at any time, and collected information about the movements of various palaces.

Queen Yan chatted with Fei Wan in her spare time.

"Everyone is asking me for money, I'm like the God of Wealth. Did my money just come from the wind? Sister, please help me think of a solution. No matter how much I earn, it won't be enough to cover my spending!"

Fei Wan said: "Sister, sell the official position. It's a huge profit with no investment."

"what?"