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"Mother, don't get angry, beheading is not the solution, it'll only confirm the rumors!" The eldest princess soothed the Empress Dowager's backside.

"What? Even the princess thinks I'm cruel and heartless?" The Empress Dowager was displeased after hearing these words. What does she mean by confirming the rumors? People had unjustly accused her, and she wasn't even able to punish them!

The eldest princess was momentarily speechless. She was concerned that acting impulsively would only intensify the rumors. People were merely gossiping, and if she used punishments and beheading to solve the issue, wouldn't that affirm that what others said was the truth?