If it's about Princess Ruyang, I'm afraid no one doesn't know! The youngest daughter of the previous emperor, the current emperor's most beloved sister. Her personality is straightforward and impulsive, doing things in a fiery manner without considering the consequences. Even Emperor Wu doesn't know how many messy situations he has to clean up after her.

  Fortunately, she was of noble birth and there were no people who dared to offend her.

  It was just a while ago that Princess Ruyang didn't know what kind of book she read, and every day she ran outside the palace, and beautifully called it "investigating people's feelings".

  The Emperor had always been very fond of her, so he let her go. Princess Ruyang also took the opportunity to gather several idle princes in the capital. For a time, it was spread throughout the capital that Princess Ruyang was a shrewd woman, although no one dared to say it to her face, but most of the aristocratic families in the capital knew about this news and kept their distance from Princess Ruyang.

  Only Princess Ruyang has always been big and bold, without noticing other people's eyes, and the slaves around her didn't dare to speak out, so she has been indulging like this all along.

  The one Lu Yang Gongzhu dislikes the most is Xia Tian Meng, only because her emperor brother who has always doted on her favors Xia Tian Meng more than herself.

  The hostess had always avoided meeting Princess Ruyang whenever she entered the palace in the past. Today, coincidentally, they ran into each other, and now that they were already at the gate of Cining Palace, she couldn't not go in to pay her respects.

  Xiatian Meng knew that Nainai was kind, smiled and thanked her, then let Chen Yu support her arm to prepare to enter the 'door'. As soon as she arrived at the 'door', she heard a clear laughter of a young girl inside. Upon hearing it, she immediately knew it was Princess Luyang.

  "Empress, you don't know that when Xu Lang's younger son heard my name, he was so scared that he ran away in a hurry!" Ruyang Princess was only a 17-year-old girl, and at her age, she should have been married off too. However, she had always been proud and looked down on those young masters, and the Emperor couldn't possibly marry her off to just anyone, so it's been dragging on like this.

  The Empress Dowager looked at the smiling and refreshing Princess Ruyang sitting beside her, only to feel a severe headache, and couldn't help but glare at her: "Where did you learn your manners? Look at all the young ladies from good families outside, which one of them is as unruly as you?"

  Princess Lu Yang rolled her eyes and, seeing the Empress Dowager's displeased expression, softly said: "Mother, I'm just going to investigate the people's sentiment and share some of the burden with my imperial brother!" With such a lively and mischievous personality, if she were forced to stay in the palace all the time, she would go crazy!

  The Empress Dowager saw her like this, stretched out her hand and knocked on her forehead: "No discipline! As a princess, you don't learn piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but think about those useless things every day, really making me worried!" Although Ruyang Princess was not born to her, because her birth mother died early and the previous emperor passed away, she, as a girl, would not threaten the throne, so she had always been kind to her.

  Princess Ruyang saw the Empress Dowager like this, and she didn't dare say anything else. In her heart, however, she was very dismissive of it all. She had never thought that she would be confined to the palace, waiting for a suitable marriage.

  "Her Majesty the Empress Dowager, Miss Xia has arrived!" The little eunuch who ran over from the main gate was beaming with joy, not for any other reason than that the Empress Dowager favored Miss Xia, and he could gain some favor just by announcing her arrival.

  As expected, the Empress Dowager heard that Xia Tian Meng had arrived and a smile immediately appeared on her face, which still retained its elegance: "I said how come I didn't see Zhang Mama, she must have gone to receive her personally. Quick, invite her in!"

  Princess Lu Yang heard this and was very displeased, but she also knew that she was not as favored by the Empress Dowager as Xia Tian Meng, so she could only silently hold back her anger.

  Xia Tian Meng walked out from the main entrance, her snow-white silk skirt trailing behind her. With her slender figure and beautiful features, she looked like a celestial being descended to earth.

  "The queen's lady-in-waiting pays her respects to the empress dowager, wishing Her Majesty good health and prosperity. Princess Ruyang sends her blessings." Xia Tianmeng entered and immediately knelt down to pay her respects, her figure reflected in the cold, smooth black marble. In the past, the original mistress had been favored by the empress dowager and did not take these rituals seriously.

  But in the end, these were all excuses for Ye Feng to deal with her. Disrespecting the Empress Dowager and unclear rules were enough to completely destroy a woman's reputation from a noble family.

  The Empress Dowager, seeing Xia Tianmeng so understanding of the rules, hastily beckoned to her, letting Zhang Mama help her up, and smiled: "It's been many days since you've come to my place, yet it's so unfamiliar, quickly get up, come closer and let me take a good look at you."

  In the summer, Meng understood that the Empress Dowager liked her for many reasons, one of which was that Emperor Yi liked her. Secondly, she was not arrogant or impetuous, knew how to advance and retreat, and was clever enough to avoid being disliked by others.

  Zhang's nanny smiled and helped her up, smiling at the Empress Dowager: "I was just at the gate when I heard Your Majesty say that I must be going to pick up Miss Xia. I'm afraid I have to protest my innocence! Isn't it because I heard you always mentioning Miss Xia that I hurried to go pick her up? You're happy, and I can get a good scolding!"

  The Empress Dowager smiled and shook her head: "You ah!" Just then, Xia Tianmeng walked up to her, reached out to hold her hands, and examined her closely before furrowing his brow. "Mengmeng is seriously ill this time, she's lost so much weight!"

  Princess Lu Yang sat beside, seeing the Empress Dowager's concern for Xia Tian Meng and couldn't help but add a sentence: "I guess she was too fat before!" How did she not notice that Xia Tian Meng had lost weight?

  The Empress Dowager's face stiffened, she turned her head and glared at her: "Is there no discipline anymore! Not even a junior understands etiquette? It's not like you're afraid of being ridiculed by others when it gets out!"

  Princess Lu Yang was about to retort "Who dares to mock me!", but seeing the Empress Dowager's displeased expression, she could only swallow her words again.

  Xia Tian Meng smiled and persuaded: "Lu Yang Gongzhu's straightforwardness is not something we can compare to, this kind of uninhibited nature is the true temperament! I've always admired her, Empress Dowager should praise her!"

  The Empress Dowager was taken aback by her words, but she had often heard Ruyang say such things about Xia Tianmeng before. She would usually just smile silently and not respond, so it was unusual for her to speak up for Ruyang like this. But thinking that perhaps she wanted to get along with Ruyang, she went along with her words: "You don't need to explain for her, no matter how many times Ruyang says it, she won't change her nature! I'm also tired of managing her, let's just leave her be!"

  Princess Lu Yang was even more surprised that Xia Tian Meng spoke up for her, and she couldn't help but think to herself, "Could it be that Xia Tian Meng is trying to curry favor with me now?" Thinking this, she snorted: "If you're envious, why are you still in this state?"

  She can't stand the fact that Xia Tian is always so calm and collected, as if nothing can faze her. When they're together, she feels like she's just a muddy lump compared to Xia Tian!

  Although she also thought that such a elegant gesture was beautiful...

  The Empress Dowager saw that Ruyang Princess was not giving in, and her brow furrowed in displeasure. But Xia Tian Meng didn't mind at all, instead smiling: "Your humble servant's daughter is really used to it. Your humble servant's daughter has always been like this, yet still envies Ruyang Princess's carefree nature."

  Princess Lu Yang saw that it wasn't good to continue targeting her, so she pretended to be haughty and glanced at her: "This princess knows, next time when I go out of the palace, if I remember, I'll invite you along!" She was thick-skinned but not stupid, she also knew that others didn't want to go out with her. This summer, Meng tried to curry favor with herself, but who knows how far it would go?

  Xia Tian Mo heard this and smiled as he nodded: "It's impolite to decline."

  The empress dowager smiled and nodded at her, "You, you've also got a bit of a childish temper!" Although she didn't understand why she wanted to get along with Lu Yang, it was better for the two of them to have a good conversation than to keep seeing Lu Yang sulk.

  Summer Meng came down, softly cooing: "Empress Dowager..." She sat down on the stool brought by Zhang Mama, smiling, "Princess Lu Yang is investigating the people's feelings, I suppose she knows some interesting things about the capital?"

  Princess Ruyang raised her chin and snorted, "There's nothing in the capital that this princess doesn't know about!" Seeing that the Empress Dowager was also looking at her, she slightly reined herself in. "It's just some trivial matters, such as Minister Sun being old but still having a new child, and Madame Sun directly going to his concubine's place, almost causing a murder..."

  In the summer, Miao's mouth twitched slightly, and as expected, the Empress Dowager immediately turned cold: "You're an unmarried girl who actually cares about these things!"

  Princess Lu Yang hastily closed her mouth and couldn't help but glare at Xia Tian Meng, blaming her for bringing up the topic!

  Xiatian Meng could only smile and persuade: "The empress dowager doesn't need to be angry, these things are not secrets in the capital either. I, a 'girl', heard people talking about it while still in the boudoir."

  The Empress Dowager suppressed some of her anger and said, "You'd better stay in the palace from now on and not learn such things!"

  Princess Lu Yang lowered her head and didn't speak, looking pitiful again.

  "In this capital city, if one were to mention the most lively place, it would have to be Yue Lai Wine House." Xia Tian Meng smiled and handed an orange from the fruit platter to Empress Dowager to peel, "I, a humble woman, have had the good fortune of going there several times, and each time I encountered interesting things."

  Princess Lu Yang nodded repeatedly in agreement: "I've been there too! I always hear all sorts of news, like which young master has gone to play with birds and fight 'chickens' again, or which madam is fighting with the concubine at home, and even mentioning the sixth imperial uncle!"

  The Empress Dowager was about to scold her for what she said, but stopped when she heard the mention of Sixth Uncle: "Sixth Uncle? What's wrong with him?"

  Nan Yunxuan was the child of the previous emperor's brother, and had always been indifferent to fame and wealth. He loved to roam freely in the four seas, and even when he returned to the capital, he wouldn't stay for long. So when she heard others mention him, she would feel surprised - how did they know his identity?

  Princess Lu Yang saw that the Empress Dowager was also interested in her topic and quickly nodded: "Yes! I heard that he often drinks and chats with a 'girl' in the wine tower, if it wasn't for the fact that a young master from a noble family lost his composure and called out 'Sixth Prince', no one else would have known who the Emperor's uncle was!"

  The Empress Dowager was even more astonished: "Could it be that the Sixth Prince is with a 'daughter'? Could she be some kind of improper 'daughter' from who-knows-where?" In fact, the Sixth Prince often had a new female companion popping up, and his estate's rear courtyard was filled with all sorts of 'daughters'.

  Princess Lu Yang waved her hand repeatedly: "No! I heard that it's probably... the daughter of that idiot 'female' from a different surname, Wang!" She was also very surprised when she first heard about it, and could only say that Sixth Uncle's taste had gotten heavier again!

  The Empress Dowager frowned upon hearing this, a hint of sternness flashing in her eyes: "It's her... Zhang Mama, have someone wait at the palace gate. When Old Six arrives, let him come over. And also that Third Miss from the Wang family of a different surname."

  She was dissatisfied with Xiao Er's fiancée being a fool before, but she didn't expect that when she wasn't foolish anymore, she would go and flirt with Lao Liu!

  Such a magnanimous 'woman', she absolutely cannot tolerate!