May this scumbag husband, who favored his concubine over his wife, rest in peace.

The Empress Dowager snorted coldly and told the Empress to get up.

The Empress smiled and raised her hand, telling Wen Yuanshu to rise: "Miss Wen, you've really worked hard these past few days."

Just as Wen Yuanshu was about to say a few polite words, the Empress Dowager spoke up sarcastically: "If it weren't for someone stirring things up in the middle, the Wen family girl would have been able to save herself so much trouble!"

Thinking back to when the Empress and Princess Anping hadn't gotten involved, the girls' school was doing very well. Look at it now.

As soon as the Empress Dowager finished speaking, the Empress's face froze.

"Mother..." The Empress was also in a dilemma, "What happened that day was my fault, please forgive me this time..."

The Empress relented, but the Empress Dowager didn't care at all: "What's the use of just knowing you're wrong? So much time has passed, and I haven't seen you do anything to make amends."

Although the decree had been issued, trying to retract it would be tantamount to losing face. The Empress, as the mother of the nation, could not bear to lose face, and the Empress Dowager could understand this.

But now, it's Wen Yuanshu who's cleaning up the mess for the Empress, yet there's been no word of the Empress sending Wen Yuanshu anything as compensation.

Now, when he gets to her, he just has to say a few words to admit he was wrong and ask her not to hold it against him.

How could something so perfect happen?!

The Empress looked at Wen Yuanshu helplessly, seemingly wanting Wen Yuanshu to speak up for her.

Wen Yuanshu felt as if the Empress's gaze was incredibly heavy upon her.

But how could she dare to say it?

"You don't need to look at the Wen family girl," the Empress Dowager said. "If you really know you're wrong, here's a ready-made opportunity right in front of you. Let me see if you have the determination to correct your mistakes!"

The so-called opportunity, of course, was Princess Anping's blatant placement of people into the girls' school.

Princess Anping's idea was quite clever. This opportunity for assistant teacher assessment was indeed rare, and it might be the only time she could place her own people in the girls' school.

But this method is really foolish!

And those people too, trying to squeeze in people without even trying to find someone capable. This girls' school is backed by the Empress Dowager, do they really think Princess Anping's influence is that useful?

The Empress Dowager was lost in thought, but her gaze never left the Empress.

The Empress pursed her lips, curtsied, and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, I know what to do."

However, upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager's expression did not soften: "Although the decree has been issued, you should not interfere in the affairs of the girls' school from now on, lest you cause any more trouble and have others clean up your mess!"

The Empress Dowager's words were extremely harsh, especially in front of Wen Yuanshu and other palace servants, showing absolutely no respect for the Empress.

The Empress's face immediately turned extremely ugly.

But since the Empress Dowager was above her, the Empress could not say anything. She could only curtsy and say "Yes".

The Empress Dowager waved her hand and said, "You may leave."

The Empress curtsied and withdrew, and Wen Yuanshu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

As the Empress left, the Empress Dowager couldn't help but sneer, "Look at this Empress, she's more trouble than she's worth!"

Wen Yuanshu dared not accept those words.

She quietly sat back down.

The Empress Dowager glanced at her and said, "The people sent from Anping cannot stay long; we need to find a way to send them away as soon as possible."

Wen Yuanshu nodded: "Your Majesty, please rest assured."

The Empress Dowager nodded in satisfaction and ordered someone to escort her back to the Wen family. She also bestowed upon her many fine gifts.

Wen Yuanshu returned with a full load of good news.

As soon as she got home, she delivered the booklet to Madam Wen and sent the other items to the mansion's main storeroom.

A short while later, Madam Wen arrived in person, carrying the booklet that she had sent over: "This was a gift from the Empress Dowager. Why did you send it to the storeroom?"

Wen Yuanshu was also helpless: "Sister-in-law, my yard is small, and there's really no room in the storeroom..."