The story of a bullied daughter's rise to power

Next, it was time for the princes and ministers to present birthday gifts.

The first to step forward was Crown Prince Tan Tai Wu Yue. He took out a painting and said, "Grandmother, this is the portrait of you painted by your grandson."

A portrait? This gift made everyone frown, but when they opened it, they were amazed.

The person in the portrait is as kind as a Bodhisattva. Surrounding her are all various people, who seem to be showing respect to this Bodhisattva-like person.

The Queen Mother was delighted. When she saw the portrait, her face beamed: "Wu Yue is always so thoughtful. I will accept this birthday gift."

As soon as the Queen Mother said this, someone helped her put away the birthday gift.

The second prince, dressed in green, stepped forward and took out a brocade box. "Grandmother, this is a beauty elixir I found among the people. It can keep you young forever. May you stay young forever."

Women all like these things, and the Queen Mother is no exception: "You also know Aijia's heart."

The next person to present a gift was the Sixth Prince. The gift he presented was a ten-meter-long five-blessing birthday gift.

When this picture came out, everyone present gasped. He truly deserved to be called the Sixth Prince! Even giving gifts was so domineering!

When the Queen Mother saw this, she liked it even more.

The Queen Mother was a kind old lady to her grandson, and she would accept whatever was given to her.

After the princes had finished presenting their gifts, it was the turn of the ministers. And after all the gifts were given, it was the turn of the ministers' daughters to entertain the audience.

"Your Majesty, Leng Qingling is willing to dance a song for the Empress Dowager." The first person to walk out was the woman from the Leng family.

The Leng family is a family of officials, but it has declined recently. If the Third Prince had not been here, she would not have come here.

She had some connection with the Third Prince's maternal family, so the Emperor didn't say anything and just nodded.

Her opening act naturally caused a lot of dissatisfaction among many people, but the next second, everyone fell silent.

Leng Qingling's gaze fell on Situ Yaorao. She smiled slightly and said, "I heard that your sister is an excellent dancer. I wonder if you could join me in celebrating the Queen Mother's birthday?"

Regardless of Situ Yaorao's character, her identity alone is enough to start the story.

After all, the title of being General Situ's legitimate daughter has already given her an aura that others envy.

Situ Yaorao's face turned dark. What does a trap mean?

What does it mean when enemies meet on a narrow road? It's about her and Leng Qingling! They just made an appointment a few days ago, and now she's here?

There is definitely a ghost!

Situ Yaorao was so angry that she wanted to keep her distance from Leng Qingling and the Third Prince, but... she had to accept the invitation. Just kidding, not accepting it would be like not wanting to celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday. She would have her head chopped off!

Thinking of this, Situ Yaorao could only stand up reluctantly and smiled: "It is my honor to celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday." With that, Situ Yaorao walked out in the eyes of everyone watching.

Huh? Why just watching the fun, you ask?

Haha! Who in this world doesn't know that Situ Yaorao doesn't know these girly things? Her whole life has been spent watching beautiful women bathing!

Situ Yaorao's character has never been very good, so most people are gloating over her misfortune.

The two stepped forward, the sound of stringed instruments rang out, and Situ Yaorao was led by the woman to dance. However, Situ Yaorao really couldn't dance. In her previous life? She knew some Qinggong. But Situ Yaorao knew how to learn!

She was a genius! Absolutely a genius! Every step Situ Yaorao took was mimicking the woman's. Leng Qingling naturally noticed this, so she sneered, grabbed the woman, and pretended to slip and fall backwards!

In Situ Yaorao's eyes, this scene was just a slip, but in the eyes of others, it was Situ Yaorao pushing someone.

Situ Yaorao knew very well that this woman would never let herself be embarrassed for no reason, so without saying a word, she caught the person by the waist. She looked a bit like a hero saving a beautiful woman.

The string music stopped, and Situ Yaorao put the woman down with a smile on her face: "Sister, it's very dangerous if you slip while dancing."

"Thank you for your help, sister. Otherwise, I would have made a fool of myself." Leng Qingling smiled, feeling resentful in her heart.

"Is this the eldest daughter of the Situ family?" The empress dowager looked at Situ Yaorao with a smile on her face.

"Your Majesty, it is you." Situ Yaorao knelt down.

"She's a nice girl," the Queen Mother said with a smile.

"Not a bad girl!" These five words frightened the ministers to tears. What was so good about a woman who was determined to watch all men bathe?

Your Majesty, please be wise!

"Thank you for the compliment, Her Majesty the Queen Mother." Situ Yaorao lowered her eyebrows in thanks.

"What are you thanking me for? I like you. Please come to the harem more often in the future." The Queen Mother said with a smile.

Now, everyone was even more speechless. What did it mean to like someone just by looking at them? This Situ Yaorao was annoying no matter how you looked at her!

Not to mention others, even General Situ found it incredible. And Situ Honglei was jealous to the core.

"I will visit the Empress Dowager regularly." Situ Yaorao was still respectful. The Empress Dowager was satisfied and let her and Leng Qingling leave.

Leng Qingling's failure to steal the chicken but ended up losing the rice made everyone present less interested in trying to trick Situ Yaorao.

Situ Yaorao was sitting there, completely bored, watching the group of women perform. At this moment, Leng Qingling came over and looked at Situ Yaorao: "Sister, I have something to say to you. Can you please come out with me?"

Haha! Going out again! Situ Yaorao was now completely expressionless and had no temper. Did she forget to pray to the gods before going out today or what?

"Sister, don't you want to?" Leng Qingling frowned.

"How could that be? Let's go, let's go now." Situ Yaorao didn't want to have any argument with her in this hall, so she decisively decided to follow her.

Seeing that she was willing, Leng Qingling smiled with satisfaction.

"Where are you planning to take me, sister?" Situ Yaorao wondered.

"Let's go to the garden to appreciate the flowers." Leng Qingling said, motioning Situ Yaorao to walk in front.

Situ Yaorao was a little confused, but fortunately the person behind her was always there, so she came to the garden.

"Okay, you're going to say..." Situ Yaorao froze. She turned around, but saw no one behind her. In the distance, a woman pretending to walk smiled strangely, then turned and ran.

What the hell are you trying to do?

Situ Yaorao really wanted to ask a question, but the next second, she was no longer available.

In the garden, a man in white was admiring the flowers. When he saw the person coming, his face changed instantly. He spat out a mouthful of blood and pointed at Situ Yaorao: "It's you?" After saying that, he fainted.

Situ Yaorao was completely stunned when she saw this scene!

Damn, you faint when you see me. What’s going on?

Situ Yaorao quickly glanced around and saw that no one saw him. She used all her strength to carry the man up and walked towards a secluded place.

Just kidding! If people knew that a man vomited blood when he saw her, that would be terrible! Furthermore, this man's identity was not cute at all! The Seventh Prince... the sickly prince whose condition worsened after she saw him take a bath! If he died from vomiting blood this time, she would really be beheaded.

Thinking of losing her head, Situ Yaorao shuddered and ran even faster!