The Princess Regent Always Tries to Overstep 9

Mu Wensheng met the slightly aged and cloudy eyes of the Empress Dowager. He looked at her wrinkled hands, which had suffered from mistreatment, and he couldn't bring himself to say that she was wrong.

"You were not wrong."

After a long silence, Mu Wensheng grasped the Empress Dowager's hand, "But back then, the Princess Regent had many people to choose from. Why did she choose me specifically?"

"I don't know either."

The Empress Dowager shook her head slightly, "At that time, the Princess Regent said you had a weak personality and were easy to manipulate. She promised to ensure our safety and prosperity in exchange for our support in her holding power. It was a fair trade."

"She said I had a weak personality and was easy to manipulate?"

"That's what she said. But I saw that many princes at the time had weak personalities. I don't know why she chose you."

"Did she really not know I was pretending?"