When the fifteenth Princess entered the main hall, Yun Shang was talking to Qian Zhuo. The fifteenth Princess stood aside, lowering her heads and waiting quietly. After a while, Yun Shang turned around and found the fifteenth Princess.
Seeing that Yun Shang was looking at her, the fifteenth Princess slowly walked forward and gracefully bowed to her, "Greetings, your majesty."
Yun Shang looked at the fifteenth Princess up and down and was surprised. In less than a month, the fifteenth Princess seemed to have changed into another person. She used to be arrogant and domineering, and now she was much gentler.
Thinking of this, Yun Shang smiled and ordered the maid standing aside, "Take a chair for the fifteenth Princess."
The maid put a chair behind the fifteenth Princess who then thanked her unhurriedly and slowly sat down.
Yun Shang smiled and said, "You really look like a noble princess now."
The fifteenth Princess lowered her head and didn't respond. Yun Shang could guess what she was thinking. She was silent for a moment before she said, "I heard that you have been suffering a lot learning the rules these days. I'm afraid you must be blaming me in your heart."
"I dare not." The fifteenth Princess said softly.
She said "dare not" instead of "did not". Yun Shang curled up her lips. The words she used expressed her attitude.
Yun Shang smiled, "When my mother asked me the question, my answer was the same as yours. I'm afraid that you've never heard that I had the same experience as you when I was in the State of Ning. Not long after I was born, my mother was sent to the cold palace. I was raised in the Empress's palace. The Empress was very good to me, so I was unwilling to admit the lady in the cold palace was my birth mother. How nice is the Empress? The daughter of the Empress, my sister, learned all kinds of knowledge from the grand tutor at the age of three or four. Besides that, she also learned embroidery. My sister often tells me how ferocious the grand tutor is, how heavy and boring her homework is. So I told the Empress that I didn't want to learn those boring things, and the Empress agreed."
"If sister was not good to the servants, she would be punished severely by the Empress. But even if I kill those who irritate me, the Empress would not even scold me." Yun Shang sneered and looked at the fifteenth Princess who seemed to be surprised.
Yun Shang continued, "Do you think the Empress is very good to me?"
The fifteenth Princess nodded and curled her lips. "Of course."
Hearing this, Yun Shang burst into laughter, which attracted the attention of the fifteenth Princess. After a long time, Yun Shang stopped laughing. "But what is the result of not learning? My sister was honored as the most talented lady in the State of Ning, but what about me? Everyone knew that I was illiterate, and everyone, including the servants, were laughing at me in secret. When I heard this, I was extremely angry. In a fit of anger, I asked someone to beat a servant to death, and then the rumor that I was ruthless spread out. By contrast, my sister was kind and gentle."
"So my servants tried every means to kill me, and my father didn't like me either. When I was eight years old, I was almost killed. Later I learned that the servant who tried to kill me was ordered by the Empress. Then I realized that the Empress didn't love me at all. She was just a scheming woman who wanted to destroy me. I was so scared that I went to the cold palace and asked my birth mother for help. My mother found a way to send me out of the palace and let grandfather discipline me. Those years were the most painful time in my life."
"But when I come back to the palace again, the Empress and my sister tried every means to set me up and wanted to marry me to a playboy who often goes to brothels. At that time, I can easily see through their intentions. Later, I became the most popular Princess Hui Guo in the State of Ning. " Yun Shang smiled, "In this world, no one will treat you well without asking for return except your own mother. If you are blinded, you can only blame yourself for being too stupid."
The fifteenth Princess should have heard what Yun Shang said, but she pretended not to care. She said indifferently, "Your Majesty tell a good story."
Yun Shang didn't care at all. She smiled and said, "If you think it's a story, just let it be. Most of the time, I hope it's just a story."
Knowing that the fifteenth Princess was rebellious and couldn't be pushed too hard, Yun Shang stood up with a smile and said softly, "That's the story. Today you can go back to your palace. You are the only one who could make the choice for your own life. No one can help you. Anyway, you are the sister of the emperor. If there is anything I can help, I will certainly help you."
After saying that, Yun Shang went straight into the inner hall without waiting for the response of the fifteenth Princess.
After a long time, Yun Shang heard footsteps outside and gradually went away. Qian Zhuo walked to the door and looked outside through the bead curtain. Then she turned to Yun Shang and said, "Your majesty, Princess fifteen has left.
Yun Shang nodded slightly, "If nothing goes wrong, Lady Cao will come to Weiyang Palace tomorrow at the latest."
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