The Dowager Empress glanced at Xiaojiu brushing snow off the Begonia tree with her wings, and swoosh, hid the preserved fruit box, "Oh! Xiaojiu has taken the preserved fruits away!"
Once again, Xiaojiu found herself bafflingly shouldering the blame: ...!!
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After the fifteenth day of the first month passed in Zhan Country, the imperial court sessions would begin. The Emperor, anticipating the upcoming court meeting, meticulously prepared in the Imperial Study Room, perusing memorials presented by the cabinet and various voices he had had his spies collect from the common folk.
Among these was a rather high call for the ennoblement of Princess Ning An as the Protectorate Grand Princess, with the people's praise entirely in her favor as if she had been an indispensable force in this campaign.
The Emperor, who favored Ning An, naturally had no objection to the people's laudation of her—his only hesitation stemmed from thinking of the ambitious Huangfu Xian.