Cold-faced Empress

This……

That's quite a peculiar explanation; it's rather interesting.

The Empress Dowager and the Emperor exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with a mixture of helplessness and amusement.

After listening to so many, none of them were relevant, and when I finally heard one, the conclusion was the opposite.

The dream interpretation took a long time, but no one could discern the Empress Dowager's true thoughts. Disappointed, the Empress Dowager was unwilling to wait any longer. Since the suggestion of the daughter of Vice Minister Fu was somewhat plausible, the Empress Dowager was willing to give the girl a compliment.

It was because the Empress Dowager and the Emperor were too confident that there would be a clever person in the court who would come up with the right answer that they didn't find anyone to back them up. Little did they expect that they would be met with a bunch of incompetent fools.

“What Minister Fu’s daughter said seems to make some sense.”

The Empress Dowager finally expressed her agreement with one of the statements, which drew surprised and envious glances from those around her towards Madam Fu and Fu Fangwei.

Feeling the intense gazes from all sides, Madam Fu and Fu Fangwei stood ramrod straight with their chins slightly raised in a smug pose.

Of course, that's only natural! If the Fu family can earn the praise of the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, then our family can too!

Just as the Empress Dowager was about to bestow a reward upon Fu Fangwei, a burst of bright laughter suddenly rang out from the seats beside the hall.

"Hehehe, what are you saying, Sister Fangwei? It's all nonsense."

"Sister, keep your voice down!" Yunzhi exclaimed in alarm.

But it was too late.

In an instant, Fu Siying attracted the attention of nearly a thousand people. She looked surprised and belated, her eyes wide, and she slowly covered her mouth, uttering a belated "Mmm..."

He quickly lowered his head, pretending he knew nothing.

The second wife and Fu Fangwei cast displeased glances at her, but given that this was the imperial palace, they dared not publicly call out Fu Siying for an explanation.

They didn't dare, but someone else did.

Hu Lingjing, who had been unable to contain herself any longer because of Consort De's humiliation, sneered, "Fu Siying, you seem to know a lot, huh? If you know so much, why don't you help the Empress Dowager resolve her worries? What kind of skill is it to secretly laugh behind her back!"

Fu Siying remained motionless, pretending not to hear Hu Lingjing's provocation.

Consort De said quietly, "Even the Empress Dowager thinks that what Minister Fu's daughter said makes some sense, but Miss Fu doesn't agree? If you have any insightful opinions, why don't you speak them out in public?"

Haha, just a moment ago the Empress Dowager was praising Fu Siying, but in the blink of an eye Fu Siying made her lose face. The reversal was so satisfying that it really opened Consort De's eyes.

The Empress Dowager's expression naturally turned serious: "What are the Prime Minister's eldest daughter's thoughts? Why don't you tell me?"

Li looked worried and whispered, "Siying!"

Fu Siying, looking like she was being forced into a corner, left her seat again and walked to the center of the hall, standing right next to Fu Fangwei.

The two sisters' attire was strikingly different, one extremely simple and the other exquisitely beautiful. The Empress Dowager's brows furrowed even deeper.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Empress Dowager, I did not intend... uh, I did not intend to belittle or disagree with my younger sister's views," she didn't even want to mention Fu Fangwei's name, "It's just that my views are somewhat similar to my sister's, but I believe my views are more reasonable."

Fu Fangwei, who had been hanging her head, immediately turned and glared at Fu Siying, her eyes filled with resentment and anger. She clearly realized that Fu Siying intended to use her as a stepping stone!

Fu Siying said slowly and deliberately, feigning humility, "Even if it were more reasonable, I still think it's not presentable enough, which is why I dare not tell the Emperor and the Empress Dowager."

The Emperor was very interested: "Speak freely."

Fu Siying glanced at Fu Fangwei with a troubled expression, hesitated for a moment, and then said in a serious tone, "This humble woman believes that Her Majesty the Empress Dowager is kind and compassionate, but also wise and intelligent, so it is impossible for her to be disturbed by the machinations of villains."