The story of a bullied daughter's rise to power

She slowly walked to Situ Yaorao's side, looked at her, and smiled kindly: "Girl, we meet again."

Situ Yaorao never thought that the Queen Mother would take the initiative to find him, and was frightened for a moment.

"Long live the Empress Dowager."

"No need to be so polite. When I look at you, I like you. Let's forget about the formalities." The Queen Mother said gently, and then she pulled Situ Yaorao up.

The Queen Mother's face still vaguely resembled her youth. She was extremely beautiful in her life, but not as voluptuous as Situ Yaorao, but as graceful as a beautiful girl from a small family.

"Girl, would you mind sitting with me?" The Queen Mother looked at Situ Yaorao and asked softly. Situ Yaorao looked at the Queen Mother blankly and nodded, "Yes, Queen Mother."

After the Queen Mother and Situ Yaorao left the palace, she took Situ Yaorao to the Queen Mother's bedroom, Zuiyue Palace. This Zuiyue Palace was not very big and was very quiet.

There are peach trees planted in the yard.

But there is only this one.

"Girl, sit with me under this tree." The Queen Mother said to Situ Yaorao with a smile. Situ Yaorao nodded and said, "Yes, Queen Mother."

"Would you like some tea?" The Queen Mother looked at Situ Yaorao and said softly. Situ Yaorao wanted to drink some tea, but when she saw that even the maids were not around, she shook her head and said, "No, Your Majesty, what is it that you are looking for me for?" Situ Yaorao looked at the Queen Mother and asked respectfully.

"Girl, why do you ask this? Can't I talk to you unless there is something?" The Queen Mother looked at Situ Yaorao and asked with pretended dissatisfaction.

Upon hearing this, Situ Yaorao quickly knelt on the ground. "I dare not. It's just that the Empress Dowager is talking to Yaorao, which really surprises Yaorao. After all... in the eyes of others, Yaorao is the opposite of a woman."

"But you don't have a bad heart." The Queen Mother looked at Situ Yaorao with a smile.

Situ Yaorao was stunned when she heard this.

"You don't have to look at me like that. If I didn't know you at all, how could I bring you to my residence? Girl, are you interested in entering the palace?" The Queen Mother looked at Situ Yaorao and continued to ask.

"Enter the palace? Empress Dowager, I don't quite understand what you mean." Situ Yaorao said warily.

Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother chuckled and said, "I'm missing someone to serve me. I think you're smart and kind, girl. If possible, I hope you can stay by my side."

"Can I know why?" Situ Yaorao frowned and looked at the empress dowager.

"Perhaps...looking at you reminds me of someone." The Queen Mother looked at Situ Yaorao with a look of nostalgia on her face. If it were any other time, Situ Yaorao might have agreed.

After all, entering the palace to accompany the Queen Mother was a good job, and more importantly, it would allow her to escape from the Situ family and avoid being disturbed by them. But now, she was unwilling to do so.

You have to know that once you enter the palace, you must abide by the palace rules and cannot be as casual as you were in the Situ family. Even... you can't meet Tan Tai Wu Yue casually anymore.

Thinking of this, Situ Yaorao was filled with dissatisfaction. However, facing the Queen Mother, she naturally could not express these dissatisfactions. She could only say tactfully: "Yaorao also wants to serve the Queen Mother very much. But... I don't know how to do anything. Besides, if I come to the palace, my mother will definitely be sad."

"Are you not agreeing?" The Queen Mother looked at Situ Yaorao and frowned.

Upon hearing this, Situ Yaorao gritted her teeth and said, "I beg the Queen Mother to forgive me."

"How can you say you've committed any crime, child? I just want you to be with me. Since you don't want to, I won't force you." The Queen Mother looked at Situ Yaorao with a very gentle tone. It was so gentle that Situ Yaorao felt confused.

She and the Queen Mother shouldn't have a close relationship, so why was she so kind to her? Was she trying to take something from her? This wasn't Situ Yaorao's conspiracy theory. There was no such thing as a free lunch, and no one would be kind to you for no reason.

Some people do it for their own mood, some for other interests, but they all have their own purpose.

Because of these thoughts, Situ Yaorao always kept a respectful distance from the Queen Mother.

"Girl, if you can't pass today's female test, you can stay by my side and serve me, is that okay?" The Queen Mother looked at Situ Yaorao and asked again.

Situ Yaorao was a bit surprised when she heard this. A woman who repeatedly failed the exam was basically useless. The Queen Mother wanted her to come too?

"Empress Dowager, why...are you doing this?" Situ Yaorao looked at the Empress Dowager and asked with some confusion.

"Why?" The Queen Mother looked at Situ Yaorao, the tenderness between her brows undiminished. "Perhaps, it's because seeing you reminds me of the child I had back then."

"Princess?" Situ Yaorao was stunned.

"If she were still alive, she would probably be as lively as you." The Queen Mother said, and then added: "Come to think of it, your mother probably hasn't told you about it, right? I and your Gu family are still relatives." The Queen Mother looked at Situ Yaorao and said with a smile.

Situ Yaorao raised her eyebrows when she heard this: "I haven't heard of this before."

"No wonder. When I left the Gu family, I severed all ties with them. So, it's inevitable that you don't know me." The Queen Mother shook her head.

At this moment, a pleasant voice rang out: "Grandson Tan Tai Yun Yi pays his respects to the Empress Dowager. Long live the Empress Dowager." The smile on the Empress Dowager's face vanished after the man's voice rang out. Instead, a cold expression replaced it: "Yun Yi? Why are you here?"

"Grandmother, Yun Yi asked Miss Situ to take a look at her embroidery. By the way, he wanted to tell Miss Situ what to pay attention to next. If she doesn't understand anything and something goes wrong, I'm afraid she will be laughed at by the Crown Prince of Mingyue Kingdom." Tan Tai Yun Yi said.

"Why is she the only one causing trouble?" The Queen Mother looked at Tan Tai Yun Yi with dissatisfaction. This time, Tan Tai Yun Yi didn't even say a word. His attitude was as if this was obvious, which made Situ Yaorao's mouth twitch.

"Forget it, girl, just go ahead." The Queen Mother also knew Situ Yaorao's temperament, so she waved her hand, indicating that the two of them could leave together.

After leaving the Empress Dowager's bedroom, Situ Yaorao breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at Tan Tai Yun Yi, who was dressed in white beside her, she said, "Thank you very much. If it weren't for you, I really don't know how I would have escaped."

"You don't have to thank me. I can help you once, but I can't help you all the time. How are you related to the Empress Dowager?" Tan Tai Yunyi frowned.

"I don't know either. The Queen Mother was very close to me at the last banquet. This time she even called me over and brought me over to talk to me a lot." Situ Yaorao looked confused.

"Although I don't know how you got involved with her, Miss Situ, as a friend I want to warn you to stay away from the Empress Dowager. Otherwise, you will not end well." Tan Tai Yunyi looked at Situ Yaorao and said seriously.

Situ Yaorao was a little puzzled when she heard this: "Why do you say that?"

"Over the years, there have been many daughters of officials around the Royal Grandmother. The Royal Grandmother treated them well. But in the end, their fates were not good. And they would disappear inexplicably." Tan Tai Yunyi frowned.

"what happened?"

"I don't know either, but you'd better be careful. If the Empress Dowager makes any request to you, you must not agree. If it really doesn't work, you must discuss it with me." Tan Tai Yun Yi ordered.

"Thank you for your concern. I will pay attention to it." Situ Yaorao nodded to show that she understood.

"That's good. Then, I will tell you about the women's exam." Tan Tai Yun Yi looked at Situ Yao Rao and said calmly. This "women's exam?"

"Yes, there are a total of seven attempts for the female exam this time. Five attempts are enough to pass the female exam. It can be said to be very accommodating. If you can't even pass this many times, it would be really embarrassing." Tan Tai Yun Yi said.

Situ Yaorao's mouth twitched when she heard this. Tantai Yunyi wasn't a man of many words, but when he did, he was incredibly annoying.

"Are you telling me this to tell me not to embarrass myself?" Situ Yaorao gritted her teeth.

"You can say that, but... I hope more that you can get through this incident safely. After all, the prince likes you." Tan Tai Yunyi said softly.