Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
âShe has finally freed herself from a sea of suffering. Otherwise, she might not get anything in the end.â Sun Miaoke stopped writing and spoke.
âArenât you jealous? She hasnât even married yet, and His Highness is already helping her so much.â Qing Tao said indignantly.
âDid someone say something to you?â Sun Miaoke asked.
âNo, I just feel wronged for you.â Qing Tao shook her head.
âIs His Highness mistreating me?â
âNo, butâ¦â
âQing Tao, from the moment I decided to marry into this family, I knew I couldnât monopolize His Highness.
âTo be honest, Iâm already grateful for us being able to treat each other respectfully.
âAs for Yang Wanning, honestly, she doesnât have much weight in His Highnessâs heart. The ones he really holds dear are the Gu couple.â
âSo in the futureâ¦â
âOver the years, you have heard of many fights between wives and consorts, but in the end, none of them live comfortably, no matter who wins or loses.
âFor example, Mrs. Cui had successfully caused the death of Mrs. Gu, but what did she get in the end?
âDid Lord Yang save her with all his heart?
âItâs obvious that even she wasnât that important in Lord Yangâs heart.
âYou saw my aunt clearly all these years.
âShe is my uncleâs wife and can bully the concubines at will. My uncle also respects her very much.
âHowever, my uncle will still marry a new girl every two or three years.
âDo you think she really is happy?
âNo, sheâs bitter on the inside.
âItâs just that her heart had been in pain too many times and had become numb.
She had no choice but to only close one eye to this.â
Sun A/liaoke was in a daze as she said this. She continued, âBut look at my father.
âFor many years, my grandmother has brought up taking in concubines, and the officialdom even sent him many beauties.
âBut he didnât want any of them.
âWhat does this mean? Whether a man is a playboy or not, it all depends on his intentions.
âAs a woman, the most important thing we can do is try our best to give him a warm home and present her best side to him.
âAt the same time, we must protect ourselves.
âThe rest depends on the man.â
The key was not to give away your true feelings first. Otherwise, your feelings might be mangled once you want to take them back.
Of course, she did not dare to say this out loud. Otherwise, if word got out, she could forget about taking another step forward with His Highness in the future.
Seeing that Sun Miaoke had thought it through clearly, Qing Tao did not say anything else and obediently retreated.
As for Sun Miaoke, she wasnât in the mood to write anymore.
Because she did not know if she could keep her heart from wavering before the outstanding King Rui in the future.
Would she become as ruthless and unscrupulous as the Empress or Mrs. Cui?
On the other end, Zhou Ying waited for most of the residents to fall asleep before quietly leaving the house with Gu Chengrui.
They went to a small courtyard north of the city and found the little beggar who had helped her spread Yang Shichengâs scandal during the day.
She handed him the 100 pounds of black flour and said, âGouâzi, hide these well. It should be enough for you to eat for a winter.â
Gouâzi looked at the big bag of black flour and asked with a troubled expression, âSister, can you help me keep it and give us ten pounds a month?â
âReason?â
âUncle Qi, who protected us before, has left. A group of children like us canât guard this.â
âHow old is the oldest of you?â
âMe. Iâm twelve this year.â At this moment, a young beggar walked over and replied.
His eyes were fierce, like a wolf cub, and his footsteps were light. It was obvious that he had practiced some sort of martial art.
âYou know martial arts?â Gu Chengruiâs eyes lit up..