My Princess Holds Superpowers

It's often said that old men become wise, how could Ye Laohan not understand the worries of the He family?

He also bore the surname Ye, and naturally wanted to support his clansmen. However, compared to his own children, the clansmen seemed insignificant.

So, Ye Laohan immediately nodded, "I know, I know, I have a handle on it. You just need to keep the eldest family at ease."

As soon as Ye Laohan left, Lady He called Zhang and Zhao over.

Obviously, there was a great happy event in the family, yet both of their expressions weren't very good.

Lady He immediately sneered, "What's the matter, both the fourth and Xiaojiu have been granted office, and you two aren't happy?"

"Daughter-in-law wouldn't dare." Regardless of how Zhang felt inside, her surface response was fairly regular.

But Zhao was different, she seized the opportunity to spill all her grievances at once, "Mother, even though daughter-in-law doesn't know why the little sister became the long-lost daughter of Prince Jing, frankly speaking, the little sister hasn't been in good health these years. For the sake of the little sister, no one in our family hasn't put in effort. We're not saying we deserve great credit, but with you and father still alive, how can the reward end up with the fourth?"

Regarding Ye Laohan, as his sons, they ought to get a bit of glory. However, now that it's fallen to the fourth and the family has been split, it has nothing to do with them anymore!

Lady He was very calm, "The reward is from the Emperor. If you have any objections, why not go to the capital city and raise them with the Emperor?"

Zhao choked, "This... how could I dare!"

She couldn't even utter a word in front of Prince Jing, shaking all over with fear. As a peasant woman, thinking of seeing the current Emperor was unimaginable.

Immediately, Lady He's expression changed, "Ah, so you know the fear after all? I thought you, Zhao, feared nothing under the heavens!"

Zhao's face turned pale, "Isn't it that I'm also feeling wronged for father and mother? Who paid the most in raising the little sister but you? The fourth was still a child needing care back then, how could he contribute?"

"In the end, it seems like you're just dissatisfied." Lady He said, before adding, "Always blaming this and that, haven't you wondered why Prince Jing and the Emperor didn't know who raised Xiaojiu? Why did they specifically reward the fourth?"

Seeing Zhang and Zhao both puzzled, Lady He suddenly adopted a cold expression, "This shows that none of our family's affairs have escaped their eyes. It is clear to the Emperor and Prince Jing who truly cared for Xiaojiu. The decree bypassed your father and went directly to the fourth, meaning that your little selfishness had been seen through, immediately disqualifying you from inheriting future titles..."

Lady He's derision left Zhang ashamed, but Zhao was somewhat worried, "Then... we indeed had some little schemes before, just yearning for some silver, never did anything bad. Such noble people as the Emperor and Prince Jing wouldn't hold a grudge against us for such a trifle, right?"

"Who knows, after all, our Xiaojiu is quite charming." Lady He said lightly.

At this point, Zhao no longer had the heart to contemplate titles and benefits, her mind full of thinking of past wrongs against Ye Jiu.

Thinking about it this way, there really were quite a few.

When Ye Jiu was little, she complained a lot about having a sister-in-law who needed constant attention—any other family would've left her to fend for herself long ago.