The story of a bullied daughter's rise to power

Upon hearing this, Tan Tai Wu Yue frowned slightly.

"You can go with Bingli. I also have something to say to my future daughter-in-law," the Queen said. The Queen was already displeased by the two men's presence in the palace today. If they continued to disobey, she would probably bear a grudge against them. The Crown Prince thought to himself and nodded, "In that case, I will obey you, Mother."

After saying that, he left with Princess Bingli.

Tan Tai Wu Yue is not here, and only Situ Yaorao and the Queen are left here.

"Empress." Situ Yaorao called respectfully.

"Please sit down." Without the Crown Prince, the Queen's expression finally lost its previous kindness. However, Situ Yaorao nodded and sat down. After sitting down, the Queen said, "You and the Crown Prince must have known each other for some time."

"In reply to the Queen, I have liked His Royal Highness the Crown Prince since I was young, so naturally I have known him for a long time."

"Like? Humph! If you really like him, you shouldn't marry him." The queen said coldly.

"I don't know what the Queen means." Situ Yaorao said in a deep voice.

"Your status, your talent and courage are not worthy of being the crown prince. Moreover... do you really think that some things can be hidden? With your broken body, are you worthy of being the daughter-in-law of the royal family?" The queen looked at Situ Yaorao coldly.

When Situ Yaorao heard this, her heart skipped a beat. Obviously, the queen was referring to her moonlight poison.

Situ Yaorao had already had enough of the troubles this poison had caused her. The Queen's words further infuriated her. Looking at the Queen, Situ Yaorao remained fearless. "Your Highness, the Imperial Edict was issued by the Emperor, and received by the Crown Prince. If you are dissatisfied, you may ask His Majesty to arrange another marriage for the Crown Prince. Situ Yaorao will have no complaints then."

"Do you think I dare not?" the Queen asked sternly.

"If the Queen dared, she wouldn't be talking about me here." Situ Yaorao remained calm.

"You are quite clever. Indeed, I cannot ask His Majesty to change his mind. But do you really think you are worthy of Wu Yue? He is the future emperor, the hope of Lan Lin. And you will only destroy him. Do you really like him? If so, you might as well think carefully about what I have said."

"No need to think about it." Situ Yaorao said decisively.

"What do you mean?" The queen frowned.

"If the Empress is planning to have me break off the engagement and have the Situ family bear the wrath of His Majesty, then I think you're miscalculating. Of course, I love His Highness, but this love won't allow me to destroy my family for him," Situ Yaorao replied bluntly. The Empress' eyelids twitched when she heard this: "A selfish woman like you is simply not worthy of him."

"So what? The reality is, he and I are engaged. And he likes me, too." Situ Yaorao couldn't help but smirk when she said this.

The queen looked at this scene and felt like she was about to explode with anger.

"Empress, as the mother of a country, it is somewhat beneath your dignity to threaten a junior like me here." Situ Yaorao said.

"Good! You are so good, Situ Yaorao, a sharp-tongued man. I want to see what the consequences of your stubborn behavior will be." The queen was almost furious with Situ Yaorao.

Just when he was about to say something, Tan Tai Wu Yue had already returned.

Seeing him come back, the queen's expression immediately returned to its previous kind.

"Mother, I've finished looking over Bingli's calligraphy. May I take Yaorao with me?" Tantai Wuyue asked, looking at the Queen. The Queen, who hadn't tried to curry favor with Situ Yaorao, smiled and said, "I've finished talking to this girl. You can do whatever you need to do. You're so upset after just a short while. If I did something to this girl, wouldn't you fight me to the death?" the Queen teased.

Tan Tai Wu Yue bowed to her and left with Situ Yaorao.

After leaving the pavilion, Tantai Wuyue asked nervously, "Did she say anything she shouldn't have just said to you?"

"What shouldn't be said?" Situ Yaorao asked with a smile.

"It's just...did she threaten you or something like that?" Tan Tai Wu Yue asked awkwardly.

"No, we were just chatting casually for a few minutes. Don't worry, the Queen isn't as bad as you think." Situ Yaorao said with a smile. Somehow, she didn't want him to know what had just happened. If he knew, he would definitely not be at peace and might even ask the Queen for an explanation.

All of these will bring disadvantages to him.

She couldn't give this person anything, so at least she tried to do her best to not make things difficult for him.

After Situ Yaorao said she was fine, and after Tantai Wuyue confirmed it again and again, Tantai Wuyue finally took her to Princess Wuyan's bedroom. However, just as they reached the door, they saw a little maid stop them and said, "Our princess has guests. Please go back, Your Highness."

"Get out of the way." Tan Tai Wu Yue said in a cold tone, looking at the little maid.

The little maid turned pale when she heard this.

Tantai Wuyue then forcefully dragged Situ Yaorao into the courtyard. Before they could even push the door open and enter the house, they heard a woman's indifferent voice from inside: "What are you doing here?"

"I... I came to see you and bring you something." A man's nervous voice came from the room. Situ Yaorao knew who it was the moment she heard it.

Who else is there besides Mo Zhu, who only has Princess Wuyan in his heart?

At the same time, in the house.

Princess Wuyan sat on a chair, looking at Mo Zhu, who was hesitant and cautious, afraid of angering her. She frowned and said, "Didn't I already make a ten-year agreement?"

"I know, but there's one thing I really want to give you." The man said, handing her the brocade box.

"What is this?" Princess Wuyan opened it suspiciously, only to see a crystal paste inside.

"This is something that can heal your face. I think... you should be able to use it." Mo Zhu said softly, with deep affection in his eyes. Princess Wuyan frowned when she heard this.

"Your appearance has brought you a lot of pain over the years, so I want to make your life better." Mo Zhu continued.

"Are you atonement for your sins?" Princess Wuyan asked calmly.

Mo Zhu heard this and gave a bitter smile: "If you think so, then take it as it is."

"I have received the things, you can go back." Princess Wuyan urged impatiently.

"Princess, there is something I have always wanted to ask you, but I have never dared to ask. I wonder if you can tell me the truth today." Mo Zhu looked at Princess Wuyan and asked seriously.

Princess Wuyan rarely saw Mozhu like this, so she nodded.

"Princess, do you like me?"

These words made Princess Wuyan's expression change slightly.

"Although I want to be with the princess, I don't want to compromise with you. If you like me, I will wait. If you don't like me, then once the princess's appearance is restored, there must be a better choice." Mo Zhu said lightly.

Then Princess Wuyan's expression became increasingly ugly.

"Princess, please give me an answer. I don't want to... just wait for ten years like this." Mo Zhu closed his eyes, not wanting to see Princess Wuyan's expression. Therefore, he didn't see her furious expression.

"So, in your eyes, this is how I am? Well, the things have been delivered, you can go back. Don't come here to find me again." Princess Wuyan's tone was cold.

When Mo Zhu heard this, he felt as if his heart had fallen into an ice cave.

"It turns out that I was just being too sentimental. Princess, Mo Zhu is leaving." After saying that, Mo Zhu pushed the door open and left.

After Mo Zhu left, Situ Yaorao and Tan Tai Wu Yue walked in.

At this moment, Princess Wuyan's face was gloomy, and she was holding the brocade box with her hands, as if she wanted to crush it. Situ Yaorao watched this scene and cursed Mo Zhu in her heart for being an idiot and having no emotional intelligence at all.

A simple delivery caused such a commotion. Was he crazy? And Yu Sheng didn't stop him?

"Why are you here too?" Princess Wuyan asked unkindly when she saw the two of them enter the room. She was clearly still recovering from the shock she had just experienced.

Tantai Wuyue didn't care and just said, "She wants to see you."