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The next day, Hua Yuan woke up very early and came over to accompany the empress dowager. Seeing the table filled with dishes she loved, Hua Yuan felt that she had no appetite.

The empress dowager smiled and asked, "What is it? "But yesterday's incident frightened you?"

Hua Yuan shook her head. "Not really."

As she said this, her smiling face was crumpled up, and her expression was very adorable. Even the empress dowager was amused by this. She smiled and asked, "Oh? "Then why?"

Hua Yuan thought for a moment and then said, "When I was at the Prime Minister's Estate, I had also seen people scheming against each other. However, he'd never known that the palace was so sinister. "It's — it's a little scary."

When the empress dowager heard these words, she was stunned. She looked at Hua Yuan for a long time before saying, "Isn't it just that dark inside the palace? This Dowager had entered the palace at the age of sixteen and spent her entire life in this dark cage. If you can give This Dowager a choice, I probably won't choose to enter the palace anymore. "

Hua Yuan listened attentively by the side. She didn't even realize that when the Empress Dowager was speaking, she had actually nodded in agreement. The empress dowager watched as the negative emotions faded away by quite a bit. She only said, "Child, you're still nodding your head. What can you possibly know?"

Hua Yuan said: "Iris has never had the experience of the Empress Dowager, but she has lived in the palace for so many days, and she knows that the palace is not a good place. In fact, there are times when Iris feels a wave of depression. "

"That's right."

The breakfast was quietly used up in such a chatterbox.

After breakfast, Hua Yuan returned to her room.

She thought that she had entered the palace to avoid the fate of being given to the crown prince by Hua Shihao. However, it was not appropriate to be in the palace. He recalled that he had just met the Sixth and Seventh Prince in the imperial garden a few days ago. She thought, it should be easier to meet His Highness the Crown Prince in the palace, right?

At this moment, Hua Yuan did not want to stay here any longer.

Furthermore, she had a bad feeling these past few days within the palace. She had a feeling that something would happen in the manor that would make her worry.

After a few more days, Hua Yuan began to count the days. It was about time for the hometown examination. Hua Yuan wondered if her brother, who was an Elementary Scholar, would take the exam in one go.

She thought, with my brother's intelligence, it shouldn't be too hard for him to become a High Scholar.

Hua Yuan had something on her mind for the past few days. Not to mention Bai Qin and Pu'er, even the people who didn't often wait on her were able to see through it. Not to mention the empress dowager with her sharp eyes.

That afternoon Hua Yuan made a pot of black tea and went over to pay her respects. The Empress Dowager then asked, "This Dowager was looking at you as if you had something on your mind. What about it? But who bullied you? "

Hua Yuan shook her head. "No one is bullying me."

"What's that?"

"It's just that … I'm a little worried that my mother is in the manor and that something might happen to her."

Moreover, the Yuan clan had a small one by their side and no one was supporting them. If anything happened to them and she was in the palace, it would be impossible for her to help them for a short period of time.

As she thought of this, Hua Yuan felt that he didn't look too good.

Although the empress dowager doted on Hua Yuan and knew that Hua Shihao was not someone who could be entrusted with his life, she still did not know what the Hua Mansion truly looked like.

After hearing Hua Yuan's words, she laughed and said, "This one is still sighing over what's going on with Little Iris. She's actually homesick."

Hua Yuan was naturally homesick, and with her worry for Yuan, she felt even more unsatisfied.

Hua Yuan nodded. "I'm worried about my mother. In addition, it will only be a few days before the hometown examination. I don't know if I'll be able to participate in it, and I'm worried about my brother as well."

She wasn't worried about his ability to learn, but was worried that someone would intentionally cause trouble for her at such an important moment!

Although Hua Shihao also cared a lot about Hua Zimo, there were still some in the mansion who disliked him or wanted to interfere in his affairs!

For example, those people from the second branch!

Hearing Hua Yuan's words, the empress dowager's face turned thoughtful. Looking at Hua Yuan, he said after a long time, "Are you still homesick? Never mind, it's just as well that Du Qiao and that little girl are fated. Since the princess wants to take you as her goddaughter, you should just agree. This Dowager can see that you have something on your mind. It's just that your heart is a little bitter. With the princess protecting you, things will eventually become a little easier. "

Hua Yuan looked up at the empress dowager. The empress dowager couldn't help but laugh. "It's just that I've experienced a lot. With your current appearance, how could I not be able to see it."

Hua Yuan lowered her head and the empress dowager continued, "In a few days, the princess will enter the palace. At that time, This Dowager will let her lead you out."

Hua Yuan agreed.

She was very worried about staying in the palace. She felt like she'd left all this mess with her mother and was now running away from the empress dowager like a deserter. Such a state made Hua Yuan unhappy and even more unwilling to do so.

Outside the palace, the Yuan clan had already been grounded for several days. The old mistress took the opportunity to retract the Yuan steward's authority! Without the support of Hua Shihao, even though there were still many people who were loyal to her due to the Yuan clan's former prestige. However, since the butler's authority was gone, it was inconvenient for him to do anything.

In his heart, Hua Shihao wished that he could let go of the Yuan clan! A few days ago, he had thought that the Yuan clan was extremely good, but now, he had done such a thing. If not for the Yuan clan's actions, he would be waiting for Gao Sheng to arrive.

Even though he was the Prime Minister, he was only glorious in his own generation. If he could marry the Crown Prince and his daughter became the Queen one day, the Hua family would become a true royal family! The glory of the sect, as well as the advancement of officials! It was all because of the Yuan family that everything was gone! Everything that he had imagined had vanished into thin air!

Thinking of this, the anger in Hua Shihao's heart surged uncontrollably! All he wanted was to torture the Yuan clan to death!

If it was Yuan Qingping from his previous life, perhaps he would have been tortured to the point of no return. However, in her entire life, she had awoken to reality too early. It was no longer the Yuan clan's Qingping who only knew how to submit and endure. For her son, for her daughter, she knew how to be tough. She knew how to have connections and resources!

That's why, even though Hua Shihao didn't care about her anymore, and even though he wanted to watch her fall into a terrible situation, this was not the time for him to say anything. Even if she didn't have the authority of a housekeeper, she wouldn't be in such a terrible situation!

She firmly believed that with the help of her husband, she would be able to become a first-rate celebrity!

In the past few days, the Yuan clan had already copied buddhist scriptures, which made her feel much more at ease. However, this calmness didn't last for very long. Just as she finished copying the scrolls, someone came over to serve her. The figure continued saying frantically, "Mistress, something happened."

The Yuan clan frowned and asked, "What happened?"

"Eldest Young Master wants to participate in this year's country level exam, but it seems like the Master won't allow it. At this moment, Eldest Young Master is being punished to kneel outside the Master's study room."

Yuan Shi's face tensed up. He originally thought that he wouldn't make things difficult for Da Lang. No matter what, Taro was still his child! But what was happening now?

Madam Yuan could no longer sit still. Without even tidying up her body, she walked towards the study room.

It was currently June's day. The heat was so strong that it could dry people out! This place was even more scorching. When they thought of their son kneeling on such a scorching hot stone, the Yuan clan felt such a heartache!

The more he felt pain in his heart, the faster his footsteps got. When he arrived at the door of the study, he saw Hua Zimo kneeling outside the study. He was wearing a white scholar's robe.

His body appeared to have a thin Spiritual Sense. When the Yuan clan saw this, they could not help but cry!