After I traveled through the book, I was spoiled by five little villains

Qin Yaoguang sat leisurely, enjoying the fruits and snacks served by Empress Xie without any hesitation.

It is worthy of being the tribute pear that can only be eaten in the palace. It is sweet, juicy, and has a sweet taste, just like the ice cream she eats in modern times, so high-end.

While eating, she looked at Censor Wang who had just stood up after paying his respects.

This censor, who looked very poor and honest, had frayed edges on the collar of his official robe and inconspicuous patches on his cuffs.

Qin Yaoguang squinted his eyes and smiled.

If it really was to be invisible, why would the patch be put in such a conspicuous place?

This person was carefully selected by the aristocratic family. He only did one thing in his life - he was committed to discrediting the royal family and creating the "illusion" that the royal family was incompetent for the court and the people.

Well, it’s not really an illusion.

The royal family she belonged to was indeed quite incompetent. In the original book, they were led by the nose in turn by the three major factions: the aristocratic families, the nobles, and the upright.

Princess Leyang had a wise and brave father, but unfortunately, he died of an acute illness the second year after the entire Yan family died for their country, leaving behind three legitimate bloodlines along with the current Empress Dowager:

The eldest daughter, the silly, love-brained Princess Leyang.

A prince with mediocre qualifications who has been observing government for seven years.

The cowardly and timid youngest daughter was given the title of Princess Chunning before the death of the late emperor.

Qin Yaoguang didn't understand how she could give birth to three such children, each with their own defects, with her father's genes and her mother's excellent genes from the Cui family.

That year, after the death of the previous emperor, the court was in chaos and a bloody coup almost occurred.

It was the Grand Tutor who took charge of the situation, married his own daughter to the Crown Prince, and helped him ascend the throne, leading to today's situation.

The consequence is that now the aristocratic families dominate the government, while the nobles try to protect themselves and the upright people try to survive in the cracks.

You mean the emperor?

Under the system of Three Dukes and Nine Ministers, the Grand Tutor was the head of the Three Dukes. All memorials that the emperor could see were presented only after being reviewed by the Grand Tutor.

Imperial edicts are useful, but limited.

The Grand Tutor, Xie Shu, the father of Empress Xie, was a man second only to the emperor.

Fortunately, Qin Yaoguang, the emperor's younger brother, was mediocre and incompetent enough, and he and Xie Shu lived in peace and contentment, enjoying a leisurely life.

This is also the reason why Empress Xie, a woman in the deep palace, could summon foreign officials into the palace at will, which shows how corrupt the government was.

Qin Yaoguang was sorting out the clues in her mind, but Censor Wang's scalp tingled when he saw her.

He cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, the Queen, Your Highness, the Princess, reporting rumors is my duty. If I have offended the Princess, I am sorry that I cannot do anything about it."

Censor Wang spoke these words in a firm tone, appearing to be a loyal and honest adviser to the emperor.

Qin Yaoguang chuckled, stroked the hem of her skirt nonchalantly, and said, "I asked you to report what you heard, but I didn't ask you to spread rumors. Which eye of yours saw that I was sitting in that carriage?"

Empress Xie knew the inside story and wanted to give some advice to Censor Wang, but due to her status she could only sit still.

Censor Wang stiffened his neck and questioned, "Of course I know that it is not the princess's ceremonial procession. However, can the carriage of the princess's mansion trample on the people at will?!"

Qin Yaoguang did not answer, but looked at Empress Xie and said, "Empress, has the eunuch not arrived yet?"

At this moment, a long voice came from the door: "Empress Jingfei requests to see you——"

Concubine Jing is the biological mother of the fifth princess.

The eunuch who caused the trouble was the one she sent from the palace.

"Xuan."

Queen Xie suppressed her unhappiness and said coldly.

There was a tinkling sound of jewelry and Concubine Jing walked slowly inside.

She had a delicate, world-weary face, as if she was tired of everything, but the corners of her eyes were slightly raised, adding a bit of sharpness to her look.

"Empress, it was my concubine Zhao'er who was ignorant and caused this disaster." She said in a tone of despair, "I have punished her by making her copy the female virtues ten times and confined her to her room for half a month. I wonder if Your Majesty is satisfied?"

Empress Xie looked at Concubine Jing, who appeared to be submissive but was actually disrespectful, and felt secretly resentful.

Even though she was the queen who was the mother of the country and had the support of her powerful father, the emperor was only fulfilling his obligations to her.

Except for the first and fifteenth days of the lunar month when he had to rest in her palace, he mostly rested in Concubine Jing's palace at other times.

In terms of favor, Concubine Jing is the number one in the harem.

But Empress Xie couldn't say anything. Once she expressed her dissatisfaction, she would be considered jealous and unkind. She really didn't have any good way to deal with Concubine Jing at the moment.

When Censor Wang failed to impeach Le Yang, Empress Xie wanted to make Concubine Jing suffer the consequences.

Unexpectedly, Concubine Jing was so well-informed. She took the initiative to punish the fifth princess, leaving Empress Xie with no place to use her strength. It was like a punch on cotton, and she felt empty and depressed.

Qin Yaoguang ate another piece of tribute pear and watched the show happily, his eyes shining with excitement.

It’s a real palace fighting drama!

This is much better than those TV dramas with tons of bugs, but at least there are beautiful and lively beauties in front of you.

Ever since Concubine Jing appeared, Censor Wang stepped aside and kept silent.

They are all concubines in the harem, and he would be punished if he looked at them for even a second longer.

He thought to himself: What is going on? The carriage clearly drove into the Princess's residence, so how could it be related to Concubine Jing? Things were becoming more and more complicated, which was not good for him.

He was afraid that he would become the target of the Queen's anger, so he quickly thought of a countermeasure in his mind.

"Zhao'er is still young, how can he understand anything?" Empress Xie lowered her eyes and said, "The people in the palace must be well disciplined, so as not to corrupt the emperor's bloodline."

She was veiledly criticizing Concubine Jing for not educating her adopted daughter.

"Don't worry, sister. I have already beaten that ignorant eunuch to death."

Concubine Jing looked up at Empress Xie, curled her lips and asked, "I have ordered that the corpse be exposed for half a day to serve as a warning to others. Sister, do you want to go and take a look?"

She had delicate features but said such words lightly, which made Qin Yaoguang feel cold in her heart.

It seems that there are not many normal people in this book, not just in the Princess's Mansion!

One is crazier than the other.

It was not a big deal for a palace master's wife to order the death of a eunuch who had made a mistake, but it was not a big deal to expose the corpse after beating him to death and invite the queen to visit...

Ah, this is hard to comment.

Empress Xie could no longer maintain the demeanor of a legitimate daughter of an aristocratic family, and coldly scolded, "What a filthy thing that is not worthy of being on the stage! Beat him to death, so be it. What has this got to do with me?"

"In this case, I will take my leave."

Qin Yaoguang finally understood that Censor Wang was impeaching her, but the matter involved the Fifth Princess.

Concubine Jing protected her children so she punished the Fifth Princess directly and beat to death the eunuch who caused the trouble, making it impossible for Empress Xie to do anything.

What a preemptive move.

Concubine Jing relied not only on her favor, but also on the support of the Duke of Anguo. In the entire harem, only Concubine Jing dared to disrespect Empress Xie in this way.

Empress Xie gritted her teeth in anger. Just as she was about to speak, someone outside the door announced, "The Emperor has arrived—"