Su Yushan told herself she must remain calm and patiently present the facts and reason with her.

"Do you think it's better to be an ordinary person than a princess? Do you know what kind of life ordinary people live? They don't have enough to eat or wear, they only get new clothes to wear during the New Year, they have no charcoal fire to keep warm in winter, and no ice to cool off in summer, and what about you?"

Each season offers dozens of new outfits. Spring clothes are no longer worn in autumn. You can choose from a variety of fine silks and jewels, as well as delicacies from land and sea. In your free time, you can also visit the Summer Palace, the Old Summer Palace, and the Mulan Hunting Ground.

Children from poor families don't even have the opportunity to study. You, on the other hand, can study, ride horses, hunt, and do whatever you like. So many servants attend to you, yet you are ungrateful and think you are suffering. How can you expect the other children to feel comfortable with that?

Rong Yu had never experienced such suffering. In her imagination, the lives of ordinary people outside the palace were the most carefree. "At least their parents wouldn't be so heartless as to force them to marry far away!"

A naive young girl always imagines life to be smooth sailing.

"You don't think that just because you're not a princess, you can freely decide your own marriage, do you? You're wrong! Ordinary girls don't have a choice either. Marriages are all arranged by their parents, and whether they want to or not, they have to marry into the family!"

No one lives an easy life. Your father, the Emperor, holds the most prestigious position in the world, yet he also has his difficulties. If he only considers your feelings and refuses to form a marriage alliance with the Mongols, and if the Mongols launch a war, the people will suffer and will accuse you, the Emperor, of being selfish and only caring about your own daughter, neglecting the country and its people. Being in the royal family means prioritizing the greater good, not just thinking of yourself. Do you understand?

Although her mother's words made sense, Rong Yu still refused to respond, turning away and lying down without saying a word. Zheng Yanzhi tugged at her aunt's hand and whispered to her, "Aunt, you've had a long day. Why don't you go back and rest first? I'll try to persuade Sister Rong."

At this point, Rong Yu had developed a prejudice against her parents and no longer trusted them. She always felt that everything they said was just to coax her into getting engaged. However, Yan Zhi was different. Yan Zhi was her cousin, and the two sisters spent all their time together and had a very good relationship. Therefore, Rong Yu still trusted Yan Zhi.

Thinking of this, Su Yushan said no more and left first, letting Yan Zhi persuade her.