The scheming empress starts by conquering men

As Shaodian Sishui rode into the city on horseback, he looked around.

The city of Beifa is ancient and weathered. The mottled cracks on the city walls eroded by wind and sand record countless events of the past.

On the open city gate next to it, the heavy copper rings are rusted by the years, as if telling the honor and tragedy of the past soldiers.

Inside the city, the market is bustling with the cries of vendors of all ethnic groups. The stalls are filled with silk, spices and all kinds of exotic specialties shipped from all over the Great Zhou.

People were walking around, bargaining, and it was very lively.

Because of her appearance, the originally bustling city began to quiet down.

The people hurried up and consciously made way for the road, standing on both sides of the road to watch.

Everyone was whispering and talking.

"This is the legendary Sixth Princess. She is so beautiful!"

"Just now when I saw her from afar outside the city, I felt that she was graceful and extraordinary. Now that I see her closer, she looks like a fairy descending to earth."

"I heard that she doesn't seem to be valued by the empress. I don't know what the empress thinks. She doesn't know how to love such a good daughter. If I had such a beautiful daughter, I would wake up laughing in my dreams."

"You still don't know enough. I heard that the empress has five daughters and three sons. Let's not talk about the sons. Just talking about the empress's daughters, I heard from the nobles that each of them is better than the Sixth Princess in both virtue and talent, and they are not worse than the Sixth Princess in appearance!"

"Is this true? Doesn't that mean that all of the empress's daughters are stronger than the Sixth Princess we met?"

"Yes, yes, yes, I have heard what you said. I heard that the Sixth Princess has no morals or talents, and is not as pretty as the other princesses. That is why the Empress hates her."

"Really? I was wondering, why doesn't the empress like such a beautiful and majestic daughter? It turns out there are better ones."

Shaodian Sishui had no opinion on the people's judgment, nor did he feel the slightest bit of unhappiness or resentment in his heart.

The common people do not know the whole picture and only look at the surface of things. Whatever the nobles say is the truth.

Because they don't have a high cultural background, they are used to following the public's opinion.

She can understand all of this.

Shaodian Sishui walked very slowly, and soon the sound of horses was heard behind him.

It was Shao Bohou who caught up on horseback.

He followed behind Shaodian Sishui, but did not walk side by side with her.

"Shao Bohou, Shao Bohou!"

Someone in the crowd suddenly shouted "Shao Bo Hou", and after hearing this, the people also began to shout "Shao Bo Hou" to show their awe.

Shaodian Sishui looked at Shao Chaogan next to her with slightly different expression. This part did not exist in the original plot. Instead, the people shouted "Second Princess, Second Princess".

Now that she is the one welcoming the bride, she naturally understands that the plot will definitely change.

Shao Bohou raised his hand and greeted the people with a smile, a smug look on his face.

Glancing at the look from Fang Shaodian Si Shui, Shao Bohou smiled.

"This group of people are so enthusiastic. Every time they go out, they shout my name. I have told them many times not to shout my name all the time, but they just won't listen."

At this time, Shao Chaogan was like a villain who had succeeded in his career, very arrogant.

She wanted to compete with Shaodian Sishui secretly, and deliberately let people call her name in the crowd to annoy Shaodian Sishui.

How could Shaodian Si Shui not know this? She raised the corners of her mouth and chuckled in a teasing counterattack.

"Beifa is under the jurisdiction of Marquis Shao Bo. If the people in your jurisdiction call out other people's names in the street, wouldn't it prove that Marquis Shao Bo is incompetent and bring shame to him?"

The implication is that it is right for the people to call you Marquis Shao, but it would be wrong if they called you someone else.

The people are just calling out to you. I don't know what you have to be happy about and show off. You are truly shameless.

The smug smile on Shao Bohou's face froze. He snorted and fought back unwillingly.

"I think the Sixth Princess should not be treated like this by the people. Yes, the Sixth Princess's name is well-known, and I have heard of her a little bit, but only some low-brow nicknames."

Shaodian Sishui continued to smile and tilted her head to glance at Shao Bohou.

She looked angry.

Shaodian Sishui shook his head, feeling amused.

Even with this kind of temper, you still want to argue with her. Don't think that you are fine, but she is the one who gets sick from anger.

She sighed and said casually, "How stingy! If I am treated like this, doesn't it mean that I am no different from a general like you? I am a member of the royal family. Whether I am good or bad is up to you nobles to decide."

"You say that I am good, so in the eyes of the people, I am naturally good."

"You say that I am not good. In the eyes of the people, no matter how excellent I am, I am still not good."

"She has her own mouth, and she will judge right and wrong for herself."

"I thought that Shao Bohou was well versed in this, but I never thought that he was just a superficial person."

Shao Bohou: "..."

You, you, you, are you speaking human language?

Is she stingy? Is she superficial?

You are not petty, you are not superficial.

Since you are not stingy and don't care about your reputation, why do you say this?

He also said that his bad reputation was all due to them, the nobles. Hahaha, it really is... nonsense.

Shao Bohou laughed in anger, snorted twice, and did not answer.

For the first time, I had an opinion about Shaodian Sishui that was beyond the rumors, which said that she was tongue-tied and had no talent or virtue.

But in her opinion, the Sixth Princess had a sharp tongue, and from outside the city to inside the city, she had never let her suffer a loss.

I don’t know how those officials and nobles in Bian Jing were so deaf and blind that they didn’t realize how powerful the Sixth Princess was.

Shaodian Sishui saw that she was so angry that she didn't say anything, and thought to herself, what a little girl, she has never lost in a verbal battle with her.

She turned her head and looked forward, heading towards the center of the city.

When passing by a tavern, one line of sight fell on Shaodian Si Shui. She sensed something and tilted her head to look, and her eyes met with a man on the second floor of the tavern.

She looked at the man, and the man also looked at her curiously.

It seems that he is not like other men in the boudoir who would shyly lower their heads when seeing her.

The man had sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, a three-dimensional outline, a body like a pine tree, and stood tall and straight. He looked elegant in his white clothes.

There are starlights in his eyes, red lips like wings, and his body is full of male hormones.

The man in white in Beifa City, is that Shao Yujie?

Shaodian Sishui's eyes flickered as she asked Shao Bohou jokingly.

"What a graceful and modest gentleman, Marquis Shao, whose son is that?"

Shao Bohou glanced at Shaodian Sishui and saw her looking up to the left. She also looked up and saw Shao Yujie's figure on the second floor.

When Shao Yujie saw the look in his aunt's eyes, he waved his hand happily, like an ignorant child.

Shao Bohou coughed proudly and retracted his gaze.

"That is my younger sister's son Shao Yujie. It is a blessing for that child to be valued so much by the Sixth Prince."

"I think Your Highness should understand now that he is not the kind of person who quarrels with his brothers as Your Highness said. That child must have been mad at Jin Cong, so he deliberately disciplined him. This is originally a trivial matter."

But you, the Sixth Prince, take this trivial matter so seriously and use your power to pressure her. This is really too much.

Shaodian Sishui understood that there was something else behind her words, but she did not point it out.

He retracted his gaze and spoke calmly.

"Don't judge a person by appearance. It is said that what you hear is not what you believe, but what you see is not necessarily what you hear. Only time will reveal a person's true heart."

"I think that Shao Bohou should know these great principles. After all, even someone like me who is uneducated, untalented and unvirtuous understands these principles. And you, Shao Chaogan, are a well-known and renowned lord in the Great Zhou. You should know more than me."

Are you unlearned and unskilled? Are you talentless and immoral?

She thinks she is very powerful. For every word she says, you have ten words waiting for her to reply.

Shao Bohou thought for a long time before he finally said, "...What the Sixth Prince said is really inhumane."

Shaodian Sishui did not comment, and said with a smile, "Divide them among the people."

Points…points…

Shao Chaogan closed her eyes and gritted her teeth in anger. When she opened her eyes again, she glared at Shaodian Sishui's back.

You are very sarcastic and you can differentiate between people!