Her hair was cloud-like and beautiful! She opened her eyes and found herself back in the third year

Chapter 70 You Must Distinguish Right from Wrong, Princess

Empress Dowager Cheng had a basin of warm water brought up for her to wash her face, and then had someone bring her a cup of tea to drink.

After she calmed down a bit, Empress Dowager Cheng said, "Speaking of which, there are indeed some things that I need to teach you."

But you married early, and I didn't have time to prepare. Later, you didn't come to the palace often, and I was busy with state affairs, so it was delayed like this.

"Since you are willing to learn, I will teach you, both out of courtesy and reason."

Qin Yizhen was overjoyed: "Thank you, Mother."

What an extraordinary woman her stepmother was! As a woman, she ruled from behind the curtain, held absolute power over the country, and managed the court so well.

If she could be taught by her, even if she didn't learn all of her skills, just learning three or five tenths would be enough to benefit her for the rest of her life.

Empress Dowager Cheng said, "Don't rush to thank me, I also made a request."

"What are your requirements?" Qin Yi's heart skipped a beat, and she held her breath as she looked at Empress Dowager Cheng.

Speaking of which, this brother and sister do look quite alike; their eyes are somewhat different, but their noses and mouths are quite similar...

"From this day forward, you shall listen to me," Empress Dowager Cheng said.

"Okay," Qin Yizhen readily agreed.

This is not a big problem. Empress Dowager Cheng's requirements for her are roughly that she live a good life with Cheng Yan and preferably have a child as soon as possible.

"Then prepare the memorials for me today."

"Huh?" Qin Yizhen was so surprised that her hand trembled.

Should I have her organize the memorials?

This is too much... Seriously, is this something she can touch?

"What? Come here quickly. I'm a little tired too. Read it to me."

"If you do well, when His Majesty assumes full power, he will bestow upon you the title of Grand Princess. If you do not do well, you will remain a princess and be of equal rank with the younger generation in the future."

"From this day forward, you will be the Lady of Pingxi, the Eldest Princess. What is there that you cannot touch?"

Qin Yizhen listened and found it particularly reasonable. She took a breath and stepped forward to take the place of the female eunuch, reaching out to tidy up the memorials placed on the table.

But when her fingers first touched the memorial, she pulled them back as if she had been burned.

But she paused for a few moments, rubbed her fingertips together, and reached out again. This time, she managed to grab it steadily.

Empress Dowager Cheng nodded: "First, sort these memorials by time and importance."

Qin Yizhen paused, then asked her, "But I don't know how to distinguish between important and secondary matters?"

Empress Dowager Cheng said, "Then use your brain to think about it. You must be able to distinguish right from wrong, Princess."

Empress Dowager Cheng's address of "Princess" was light and airy, but to Qin Yizhen, it felt as if a thousand-pound burden was pressing down on her shoulders.

They immediately dared not slack off and became extremely careful in their work, fearing that they might make a mistake and ruin everything.

However, after flipping through a few books, she realized that all the matters in these memorials were extremely urgent and important, none of them trivial, and she was immediately bewildered.

Indeed, since they've all been brought to the desk in the Imperial Study, which one isn't important or urgent?

Qin Yizhen was so anxious that she broke out in a cold sweat. She wanted to ask Empress Dowager Cheng again, but seeing that she was already sitting upright in her seat, concentrating on thinking about the matter and approving the memorials, she did not dare to disturb her.

She stared at a memorial to the throne for a long time, pondering. As her mind raced, her eyes lit up and she suddenly came up with a solution.

She prioritized the most urgent and pressing matters, and then arranged the rest according to the timeline.

In this way, although there were quite a few memorials to choose from, even if Empress Dowager Cheng needed some time to think about them, she could still finish processing them within half an hour to an hour.

An hour later, Qin Yizhen had placed all the memorials in place.

Empress Dowager Cheng nodded and praised her, "Well done."

Qin Yi was overjoyed and somewhat pleased, for it was no easy feat to receive a compliment from Empress Dowager Cheng.

So she eagerly asked, "Then, Mother, is there anything else you need me to do?"

Empress Dowager Cheng glanced at her subtly and noticed that although she looked happy, her face was a little pale. She said, "Then go and rest in the side hall for a while. I will send someone to tell Ayan to come and pick you up."

"And another thing," Empress Dowager Cheng paused, looking at her, "You are not allowed to divulge anything you see in the memorials, including Ayan. Can you do that?"

"I know the importance of what I can do."

Why are these memorials left here unattended and neglected?

Naturally, without the master's permission, these eunuchs and palace maids were not allowed to touch them.

Most of what's inside is military secrets, matters of national importance; how could these people be allowed to see it?

Thinking about it, Qin Yizhen suddenly felt that the title of 'Eldest Princess' put even more pressure on her.

Empress Dowager Cheng nodded: "Go and rest."

About half an hour later, Cheng Yan arrived at the palace to pick up Qin Yizhen. He rode a horse and arrived quite quickly.

Empress Dowager Cheng said, "She is in the side hall. Go and take her home."

"it is good."

The siblings ended their conversation in a few words. Cheng Yan bowed and then went to the side hall to fetch Qin Yizhen.

At this moment, Qin Yizhen was eating the new tea and snacks from the Imperial Kitchen, which were said to have been specially made for Empress Dowager Cheng. She was asked to try them first, and Qin Yizhen naturally agreed.

Sure enough, a sip of tea and a piece of snack were enough to fill me up halfway.

When Cheng Yan arrived, he saw her eating a piece of snow-white pastry.

Looking at her profile, her eyes were clear and bright, her long eyelashes fluttered, and her small cheeks puffed out, like a little squirrel stealing food.

Cheng Yan felt relieved, and a smile appeared on his face. He stepped forward and asked, "What are you eating?"

Qin Yizhen felt a little embarrassed for a moment when she saw him watching her eat, but she quickly forgot about it and pulled him to sit down:

"The imperial kitchen has some new pastries that are quite delicious. Would you like to try some?"

Cheng Yan didn't particularly like sweet and greasy foods, but seeing her eating so happily, he became interested: "Okay, what's this called?"

He was pointing to a plate of snow-white pastries decorated with various flower petals.

"This is called petal white ice cream. It is made with ingredients such as poria cocos, yam, and fox nuts. It looks as white as snow, hence the name white ice cream. Because it is decorated with different petals, each one is different."

"This is osmanthus ice cream, this is rose ice cream, this is lotus ice cream..."

"And this, these are shaped like little pumpkins, they're pumpkin cakes, called mini golden pumpkins, they're so pretty..."

The pastries from the Imperial Kitchen have always been exquisite and delicious. Even though Empress Dowager Cheng advocated thrift and tried to reduce expenses, she could still come up with many new and interesting dishes.

Which one do you want to try? I think they're both delicious...