When the Empress Becomes a Rich Family's Wasted Daughter

It was quiet in late winter, and the Qianrong Palace was covered in white.

Rongzhen was wearing a fur coat and standing quietly in front of the door, looking at a small figure struggling to sweep the snow with a broom in the snowy ground.

He occasionally muttered something.

"This damn snow, please don't block the way of our Majesty."

The threshold of the palace was very high, and Rongzhen stood on it and looked into the distance.

The scattered palace lanterns and the lights of thousands of homes in the capital, against the pure white backdrop, do not seem cold at all, but rather warm and peaceful.

Rongzhen has not been sleeping well recently. Even though she burns the calming incense prepared by Yunyu for her every day, she cannot fall asleep.

Two years ago, Cheng Sheng, the powerful commander-in-chief of the Daqian Dynasty's military guards, hanged himself. The crown prince, who had been supported by Cheng Sheng, was strangled to death by his personal guards. Princess Linglong and her brother fled south. The remaining forces of the previous dynasty and the remnants of the siblings were still scattered across the country.

Princess Linglong has a civil official under her command who is extremely capable and whose literary talent is recognized throughout the world.

He wrote a manifesto to attack Rong Zhen, saying that although she could barely be considered orthodox, even if she could barely be an emperor as a woman, she was born in the countryside, was reckless by nature, lacked a sense of the overall situation, etc. Every sentence mentioned her status as a woman, and every sentence was about the disadvantages of being a woman. The most vicious sentence was, "The country's name can be changed, but should its main surname be changed?" It was a hint that if she became emperor, would her descendants take her husband's surname.

Although Princess Linglong proclaimed herself the county lord, she never showed up in public. She just pushed her brother to the front and made her attitude known to the world.

This was the first difficulty Rongzhen faced.

Rong Zhen didn't care at first, but if someone wants to do something, they will naturally look for an excuse.

When his adopted sister began to come into contact with those adopted relatives with military power, everyone in the court felt insecure.

He was afraid that Rong Zhen would become involved and settle accounts with them one by one.

Her adoptive father favored his in-laws, which created hidden dangers for the country she is currently ruling.

However, every imperial edict sent out was like a stone dropped into the sea, with no response ever heard from again.

This is the second difficulty Rongzhen faces.

Rong Zhen’s current status is not due to his family background, but to his actual fighting on the battlefield, military achievements, and support from the army.

But now, she will not and cannot easily leave the capital where she is sitting, because the entire dynasty is keeping a close eye on this place.

She has so many problems to deal with...

The supply and demand of currency. Now that the overall war has just been extinguished, people in various places are fighting for a copper coin, some even selling their children in exchange for the copper coin to pay taxes to the court.

Her life mentor, the Grand Secretary, once placed the best remonstrations written in the entire dynasty on her desk and asked her to read them every day. She read for a long time, and the words in them were full of heart-wrenching words from loyal ministers. For the dynasty, the most important thing is the people... When the people prosper, the dynasty will prosper.

Brutal taxation is the prerequisite for losing the support of the people.

If she can solve these problems well, some of the comments about her being a woman will be self-defeating.

The most bizarre rumor was that Cheng Sheng, the traitor who had already committed suicide to apologize, had an affair with her biological mother, Concubine Qin, and gave birth to her, so her background was not clean.

On this basis, Cheng Sheng's illegitimate son Cheng Yunyu is her childhood sweetheart and the two have a close relationship.

What crime did Cheng Sheng commit?

Everyone knows it.

Why not implicate the entire clan?

Everyone is suspicious.

However, only a few members of the royal family knew that Cheng Sheng went mad after Concubine Qin died. What he hated was the royal family, not the world.

The person he rebelled against was Rongzhen's father.

What we are plotting may never be this world.

She was just that sweet-smiling little palace maid.

What's more, as the leader in restoring order, Rong Zhen naturally doesn't need too many people to comment on her words in person.

External and internal troubles.

Rongzhen couldn't sleep well at all.

It was Yunyu who volunteered to take back all the power of the warlords and relatives of the emperor who were divided and did not obey the central government's command and were entrenched in various places from north to south, and help Rongzhen unify the country.

to be frank.

This candidate.

It can only be Yunyu.

He was her confidant from a young age.

He is a young general who is both civil and military.

She knew that even if everyone became her enemy, he would never be.

now.

It was the second month since Yunyu was ordered to set out.

As if knowing that she never slept every day, the information sent back to the capital was all good news.

The private letters sent back to her were not long, but full of family warmth. The questions he asked most often were how long she had rested today, and whether she had been too arrogant and thought she was strong and healthy, so she ignored the advice and instructions of the imperial physician and him.

Thinking of this, Rong Zhen pursed her lips slightly.

What girl could possibly know the letters of such a simple and cold young general like Darong, just like that nagging old woman...

A breeze blew by, lifting a few strands of hair on her cheeks. The wind was accompanied by snow particles and was extremely cold, even a little painful.

Such a snowy night.

This made it even more difficult for her to fall asleep.

I wonder if Yunyu slept well in Xiantong Pass tonight... She heard that Xiantong Pass is easy to defend but difficult to attack because of its natural dangers and high terrain.

The old general guarding Xiantong Pass was General Yuyuan, a loyal minister and a capable general who wrote the poem "The soldiers fought half to death against Xiantong Pass, while the beauties were left to wander in the capital."

Will he make things difficult for Yunyu?

Because, I, the empress of Chaoge who succeeded to the throne of the God Capital...

Rong Zhen didn't know, only the continuous snow could tell that her thoughts at this moment were already in the thousands of miles of red tung trees...

"Your Majesty, it's a cold night, why are you out?"

Rong Zhen's thoughts were pulled back a little.

She saw the red corners of the woman's eyes being brushed by the snow. The woman who was sweeping the snow outside the palace had a red face from the cold. Her hands were tightly gripping the top of the broom. She looked a little confused, and seemed to be complaining.

"His Majesty?"

Rongzhen watched her walk through the snow, and slowly came to her. She waved her hand boldly, as if to bring Rongzhen back to her senses.

"His Majesty?"

Rong Zhen lowered her eyes again and saw that the woman's shoes had already been soaked by the snow water, but she didn't care at all and looked at her worriedly.

Rongzhen subconsciously gave a bitter smile.

"You worry about my health every day. If you fall ill, who will sweep the snow in front of my yard for me?"

Following Rong Zhen's line of sight.

She then noticed that her shoes were wet. No wonder she felt a little unconscious. A gust of wind blew, and she subconsciously shrank her head. When she looked up again, she saw Rongzhen taking a step forward.

She walked outside the palace and into a path she had just cleared.

It just happened to block the cold wind for her.

Her nose felt a little sour.

Who would believe it if she told others that the empress, a majestic figure in the court, was standing in front of her at this moment, gently shielding her from the cold wind blowing into the Qianrong Palace...

"Wait three more days."

A woman's clear and calm voice was heard in the snow.

Rongzhen stretched out her hand, and a beautiful ice flower in her palm slowly melted.

Three days.

Basically, it’s time to receive news from Yunyu…