On the second day, the sun shone through the clouds and onto the courtyard of the palace.

Chen Jingxi sat in the hall, her expression calm. She asked Wu Kuan to gather all the concubines and return their belongings to them.

Everyone took their belongings and thanked Chen Jingxi: "Thank you, Princess."

Chen Jingxi nodded, a complex emotion flashing in his eyes.

She opened her red lips slightly and said slowly, "I have gathered all of you sisters here today. Besides returning the things, I have something else to say."

Upon hearing this, everyone hurriedly said, "Please give your orders, Princess. We will obey."

Chen Jingxi looked at them, and after thinking it over, she finally said, "If I want to send you sisters away from the palace, are you willing?"

Hearing this, everyone was stunned. Then one woman frowned and asked, "What do you mean, Princess? Is the prince planning to expel us?"

When she asked this, the others were also confused. Most of them were sent to the palace. If they were expelled, they might as well kill themselves.

Chen Jingxi quickly shook her head and said, "Of course not. I mean to let you go on your own and pursue your own futures. If you want to go back to your parents' home, go back. If you want to get married, marry someone else."

"If you don't want to return to your parents' home and marry someone else, the prince has already built a courtyard outside the city. You can move there. The food, clothing, and other expenses are almost the same as in the prince's mansion. Or if you want to start a career, open a shop, or do some business, the prince and I are willing to pay for it."

After she said this, everyone looked at each other.

They were women who were not valued in their families, so they were sent to the palace to be concubines. If they went back, their lives would probably be even more difficult.

In the palace, except for not having the prince's favor, everything else is the best. The princess is also lazy and never sets rules. She goes to bed later than them every day and does not have to pay her respects.

Although such days are dull, they are also comfortable.

But in their spare time, they would feel unwilling. They are all at the age of blooming flowers, but they have to be trapped in high walls and courtyards, slowly withering away. They have never tasted love between men and women, and have never enjoyed the beauty of this world.

Deep down, they yearn for freedom and want to have their own happiness like other women.

While everyone was hesitating, Zhang suddenly spoke: "Princess, I am willing to go out."

As soon as she finished speaking, two women looked at her in disbelief and called out, "Sister Zhang."

Zhang patted their hands and said, "Instead of staying here all your life like a canary that your master dislikes, it's better to go out and start a career. Maybe you'll have a different life. My embroidery skills are pretty good, I believe I won't starve to death."

In Daxia, there were many women doing business outside. However, as ladies from prominent families, once they appeared in public, like those businesswomen, they would inevitably be looked down upon and criticized by the world.

At this time, a woman whispered to Zhang, "Sister Zhang, why do you have to work so hard? Why don't we sisters go to live in a courtyard outside the city together? It will surely be more comfortable and comfortable there. Why do you have to show your face in this city and invite ridicule?"

The other women chimed in, "Yes, Sister Zhang, let's go live together in the courtyard outside the city. Away from the constraints of the palace, free from the red tape of formalities, we'll surely live happily. Besides, we don't have to worry about money, so why bother yourself with trouble?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang smiled slightly, with a determined light flashing in her eyes.

She said slowly, "I understand what you are saying, sisters, but I simply don't want to live this way anymore. The princess previously punished unscrupulous merchants and faced attacks and insults from the people, even having eggs thrown at her, but she never flinched."

"If I were to give up other possibilities in my life and be locked up in a house for the rest of my life just because of a few meaningless ridicules from others, I would really not be willing to do that!"

Her life had been locked away for twenty-two years. She had come to the palace five years earlier, and when she first met the prince, her heart had been moved and she had many thoughts.

However, the prince never looked at her straight in the eye, and her heart gradually became silent.

Later, the princess entered the palace and the prince went to war. Everyone hoped that the prince would come back soon.

Over the past three years, they were bored in the palace, so they followed Zhao Yue to bully the princess several times. They might have felt a little pleasure in their hearts, but they were mostly confused and helpless.

Later, the princess changed and the prince returned, and their minds began to become active. However, when they saw Zhao Yue's end and the prince's favoritism towards the princess.

Also, although there was anger in the prince's eyes when he looked at the princess, there was also doting in them, and their thoughts were completely at ease.

She began to plan to waste her life like this and spend the rest of her life quietly in this palace.

However, there is now an opportunity before her - to leave the palace that has bound her for five years and see the outside world.

"Yeah, why should I stay in this crappy place? Or go to another crappy place." She asked herself in her heart, and then felt relieved.

"Since the prince is not my beloved, I don't need to remain faithful to him. Why don't I go out and live my own life?" Zhang said firmly.

"It would be great if I could establish a career, but if not, I can still live a carefree life for a few years." She smiled and then said, "Maybe I can meet my true love."

Zhang's words were like a force that broke through the fog in the others' hearts. They began to think about their own futures and whether they should, like Zhang, bravely step out of this walled compound and pursue their own happiness.

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