The Empress had a reason for looking down on He Yingying:
Firstly, He Yingying's status was indeed quite low. She was not even as good as He Tiantian was initially.
At least He Tiantian was an innocent farmer's daughter, but He Yingying, without land, only focused on doing business and had become a merchant.
In the hierarchy of society, merchant, although wealthy, are at the bottom rung.
Secondly, the Empress not only had confidential letters sent by her confidant but also had related information about He Yingying.
Regardless of other things, just the way she married Xu Changsheng was not very honorable.
There are no parents in this world willing to let their children be calculated against, forced into marriage!
Especially the Empress, who harbored guilt towards her second son, pitied him as a princely child raised in the countryside.
Following these emotions, the Empress wanted to compensate her son with the very best of everything.
