"There's no such thing as a good relationship that can guarantee a lifetime of love." Sun Yun didn't hide anything from Zhao Shu, and saying it now wouldn't affect their friendship.

Zhao Shu got excited and said, "Oh, so you don't like what you have? How shameless!"

"Do you think I want this? You have so many people who are good to you, do you expect to fall in love with every single one of them?" She also got agitated, and the two confronted each other, looking like they were about to fight.

"Are there many people who are good to me? I don't feel it. I only feel that the world is full of malice." Zhao Shu's arrogance was lower this time. "I just think that my brother Crown Prince is a good person and will be good to you in the future. As his sister, I hope he is happy. As your friend, I hope you are happy. If you are happy and he is happy, I will be happy to see it. Many people believe in love from those around them, and many people do not believe in it from those around them."

Upon hearing this, Sun Yun said helplessly, "Ah Jun, you probably haven't paid attention to the selection of the Crown Princess. The Empress didn't even consider me. I am the eldest daughter of a widow and the head of the Sun family. I imprisoned my grandparents, so don't worry about it. Really, there are plenty of good women out there. The Crown Prince is going to be the Emperor, and he has three thousand beauties among his women."

Zhao Shu lost her temper, but she still asked, "Who are the candidates?"

“Almost all the powerful clans that still have influence have had someone promoted. Our Sun family has one too, but it’s only as a Liangyuan. The Sun family isn’t even qualified to compete for Liangdi anymore.” Sun Yun shrugged. “That’s fine. I’ve already sent some of my clansmen back to their hometowns. As long as I’m still in the Sun family, no one from the Sun family will appear in the court again. So, we don’t need Liangyuan anymore.”

Upon hearing this, Zhao Shu breathed a sigh of relief. If she remembered correctly, the Crown Prince had helped Sun Yun before, and it was obvious to anyone that he would help her again. If she were to send another girl from the Sun family into the palace, the Crown Prince would be heartbroken.

"Whatever you want, as long as you're happy. Actually, I'm quite afraid that you'll become bloodthirsty after entering the palace. When the current emperor was still the crown prince, very few of the women he married are still alive today."

It's just a pity for his elder brother, the Crown Prince, whose life is full of twists and turns. In the end, he pursued a woman but was not accepted. I hope he will meet someone better in the future, someone who would love him even if it meant being a moth to a flame. Otherwise, it won't make up for the suffering he has endured over the years.

"By the way, besides seeing you, there's something else I wanted to discuss," Sun Yun suddenly changed the subject, his expression solemn.

"What is it?" Zhao Shu was startled, sensing that this must be bad news.

Sun Yun's expression was solemn. "The Ma family, which is my maternal family, seems to have developed a kind of iron that is very hard. One of my cousins ​​is a concubine of Prince Jing."

Zhao Shu's heart sank to the bottom instantly. "Does that mean weapons have been mass-produced?" If so, Wei Tingsi is likely to suffer losses.

"Well, I came here to tell you that I'm going to Taizhou. Last time, the Ma family sent people to ambush me. You know my temper; I won't be able to eat until I get revenge. Keep an eye on the Sun family for me." Her face was frosty, and her killing intent was chilling.

Zhao Shu frowned more and more deeply. "I'm leaving Beijing too."

"This is bad, what should we do?" The situation is so chaotic now, if she's not here, who knows what kind of mess the Sun family will become.

At this moment, Prince Yong returned, his python robe was creased and his knees were dirty, but he was all smiles. When he came over and saw Sun Yun there, he hurriedly retreated, saying, "My apologies, my apologies, I didn't know Miss Sun was here." He had encountered something good today and was in a hurry to share it with Zhao Shu. In his haste, he left even faster than the servant who had come to announce his arrival.

"It was my rudeness." In her haste, she picked up the teacup and began to drink again, but the teacup was already empty.

This time, Zhao Shu wasn't slow to notice. She keenly observed that Sun Yun was blushing. A bold guess swirled in her mind: Could it be? Does Sun Yun like older men? Bah, her father is dashing and debonair, not older men at all!

No, that's not the point. The point is about good friends and father.

So melodramatic...

Sensing Zhao Shu's strange gaze, Sun Yun couldn't withstand the pressure and stood up, saying, "I'm leaving first. Since you're leaving the capital, I'll stay. Remember to keep an eye on the Ma family. Ma Zhonghe's life is mine; don't kill the wrong person."

She left like a gust of wind, leaving Zhao Shu bewildered in the wind.

She left in such a hurry that she didn't even say goodbye to Prince Yong. After a while, Prince Yong came over and asked, "What's wrong, Miss Sun?"

Zhao Shu glanced at Prince Yong, thinking, "Pretending to be innocent? At your age, can't you see through a young girl's thoughts?" However, this proved that her father was very charming. Even at the age of thirty, he was still like a beacon attracting moths. This is what it means to be as good as ever.

Um... the analogy isn't quite right, but it doesn't matter. Zhao Shu instructed Sheng Xia to serve tea and said, "She has something urgent to attend to. What happened to Father that makes him so happy?"

"The harem is in complete chaos." Prince Yong chuckled at the thought of the turmoil in the harem.

It turned out that after Zhao Shu left the palace, the Empress returned to Fengqi Palace and was shocked to find that all the concubines in the palace had gathered at the entrance of Fengqi Palace, demanding an explanation. She had known from the beginning that the harem would be in chaos, but she did not expect it to be this chaotic.

The newly promoted concubines were in an uproar. What was going on? They had entered the palace at the age of fourteen or fifteen or sixteen, and were now seventeen or eighteen, in the prime of their youth. Now, a woman in her forties had arrived and overshadowed everyone else.

They heard that Consort Shu was living peacefully in Weiyang Palace, but was moved away just like that. A mere palace maid did nothing wrong, yet Consort Shu was confined to her quarters. Is there no justice in this world?

The mere Weiyang Palace, even a single curtain, is worth more than their entire bedchamber. What makes this woman so special?

A man who had been out of the palace for many years, whose fate was unknown even to the emperor, suddenly found himself reaping all the benefits upon his return. How could such a good thing happen to him? And to make matters worse, he was encountered by an old woman in her forties!

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