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It seemed that as soon as the reward from the palace was sent to Little Yaoâer, it had already spread throughout the capital.
Things like conferring titles and rewards had never been hidden. Otherwise, how could the royal family express to the world that the Imperial Court rewarded and punished clearly, intimidating everyone?
However, the Empressâs extraordinary rewards and generous gifts were intriguing.
Even he could sense the deeper meaning behind this.
How could others not notice?
She was afraid that after this reward was received, Little Yaoâer and the Empress would be connected.
However, on the surface, the Empress Dowager was on the same side as the Empress, but there was also the Fourth Prince involved. Now that the competition for the position of heir was becoming more and more intense, it was definitely impossible for the Fourth Prince to only think of himself. Was it easy to deal with this?
Old Master Xie was worried.
Yu Youyaoâs heart skipped a beat. She said calmly, âSince the Empress has rewarded me, Iâll accept it. In any case, she canât surpass the Empress Dowager. Sheâs the Empress, and the Yi Kun Palace has opened its doors. As the mother of a country, itâs only right for her to reward her contributing relatives.â
Yu Youyao had been given titles several times. However, the Empress sealed the palace and never expressed anything. Now that the gates of the Yi Kun Palace had opened, the Empress would definitely express twice as much to show her motherly demeanor.
The Empress was a model woman of the world. She ruled over both internal and external mingfu with virtue. She rewarded meritorious family members to show her motherly etiquette.
It was only right to reward her handsomely.
That made sense, However, Old Master Xie shook his head. âIn the eyes of others, such a heavy reward is still a little too out of line. There are also certain rules for the palace to reward the family members. Since the Empress is the mother of the country, she wonât expose the reward. Itâll make others think that sheâs overstepping the rules. After all, the reward should come from the palaceâs inner vault.â
The inner treasury was equivalent to the government. It had to follow the old rules.
No matter how slow Yu Youyao was, she still sensed that something was amiss.
âThe Empress wouldnât break the rules knowingly. Clearly, such a heavy reward doesnât come from the inner vault, but from the Empressâs private vault. It belongs to the Empress herself. However, theyâre unrelated. Why would the Empress reward you generously with the things in her personal vault? What will others think?â
Moreover, the rewards were very expensive.
This clearly did not make sense.
Old Madam Xie held her breath and almost knocked over her teacup. Clearly, she had already understood something.
Yu Youyao looked at her grandmother in surprise, confused. âDidnât you just say that the Empressâs intention to rope me in was obvious?â
Indeed, she also felt that the Empressâs attempt to rope her in was a little too shallow, so she couldnât help but feel strange.
However, after thinking about it carefully, she did not feel that there was a problem.
The Yu Clan and the Empress belonged to the royal faction. It made sense for the Empress to want to rope her in further on this basis. fr eenovelkiss.com
Yu Youyao did not have any room to refuse the reward sent by the palace. It was not wrong, but whether she would accept the Empressâs attempt in âfurtherâ roping her in was not something the Empress could control.
She was far away in Liaodong and was not under the Empressâs control. As long as she remained respectful to the Empress, the Empress could not do anything to her.
To put it bluntly, this âshallowâ attempt to âfurtherâ rope Yu Youyao in did not affect her much.
Therefore, Yu Youyao did not care too much.
âYouâŠâ Seeing her confused expression, Old Master Xie hesitated and looked helpless. He could only glance at Old Madam Xie.
She did not even think about it. If it was just to rope her in, the Empress would definitely not bypass the Yu Clan. In the face of the clanâs interests, it was not up to Little Yaoâer to decide who she would join.
Everyone knew that this âshallown method of âfurtherâ roping Yu Youyao in would not affect Yu Youyao much. How could the Empress not know?
It was a thankless task. Could it be that she was doing this just to give Princess Shaoyi benefits for free?
How could there be such a good thing in the world?
Old Madam Xie sighed softly. âLittle Yaoâer, youâre already 14 years old. Itâs the age to talk about marriage. Itâs because youâre mourning, so itâs not appropriate for others to visit, let alone mention it. However, with your current reputation and talent, I think there must be many people eyeing you. Since ancient times, almost all the daughters of foreign ministers and women who were conferred the title of imperial family member have married into the imperial family.â
It was said that the Empress and the Fourth Prince were as close as mother and son. It couldnât be wrong.
The Fourth Prince in the palace was already 18 years old, and he had just reached the age to talk about marriage. After Little Yaoâerâs mourning period passed, one of them would just reach adulthood, and the other would just reach the age of maturity. It was time to get married.
Yu Youyaoâs eyes widened in shock.
In a flash, she suddenly remembered that she had been in the capital a long time ago. After she was conferred the title of County Head, she had gone to pay her respects to her foster father in the clan. She had happened to hear a rumor that the Empress Dowager had wanted to make her the Fourth Princeâs princess consort a long time ago. Later, it had been disrupted by the Duke Rongs Residence. That was why the palace was so angry and severely punished the Duke Rongs Residence.
At that time, she did not take it seriously and thought to herself, âThe emperor severely punished Duke Rongs Residence. Isnât he thinking about how the Duke Rongs Residence has been managed for many years and is rich?â
The Fourth Prince was the son of a concubine and didnât have any power in the palace. She also knew that with her status at that time, she was still a little lacking as the princess consort.
After all, Yu Zongzhengs official position and skills were not prominent. Although the Yu Clan was placed in an important position, they had still been in dire straits for many years. Their reputation was still a little lacking.
Although Yu Youyao was the eldest daughter of the first wife, her status was not as high as Yu Shuangbaiâs. It made sense if it was Yu Shuangbai.
Even so, princes and princess consorts were usually chosen from those old nobles with deep foundations. f reewe bnovel
This was so that it would not insult the bloodline of the royal family.
But now, after hearing her grandmotherâs words, she suddenly realized that this was very likely not groundless. âThe Empress suddenly took things from her own private vault and rewarded me without any reason. This is clearly unreasonable. If sheâs interested in the Fourth Princeâs marriage, then everything willâŠâ Everything would make sense!
It was the Empress who had taken a fancy to her, so it was like a mother who was in charge of her âmarriageâ for her âson.â For the sake of the Fourth
Prince, she wanted to reward Yu Youyao generously and express her attitude. Everything was reasonable and smooth.
Every move, word, and action of a superior carried a deeper meaning and purpose.
As long as others thought about it for a moment, it was very easy to guess what the Empress meant behind the âheavy reward.â
In addition, early on, there were rumors in the imperial family that the
Empress Dowager wanted to make her the Fourth Princeâs princess consort. Today was different from before. With her current status, she complemented the Fourth Prince even more, so everything made sense.
The Empress had used this method to forcefully rope her in.
Seeing that she had understood, Old Madam Xie heaved a sigh of relief. âThink about it carefully.. When Eunuch Li read the reward list just now, what was the first thing the Empress gave you?â
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