Princess Hui'an said she didn't care and didn't want to see him, but at first she could sit and drink tea, but now she had gotten up and was pacing back and forth in the room.

The girl with no eyebrows said that her face was sunburned, perhaps from sunburn. The Grand Princess felt a pang of pity upon hearing this. She was usually very lenient with her servants, let alone the child she had once loved, the only bloodline left by her ill-fated sister.

She wanted to summon Duanrong to the palace several times, but she held back. When she thought about all the absurd things she had secretly dealt with for Duanrong over the years, and how she had always worked hard but got no reward, she felt really disheartened.

“No eyebrows,” Princess Hui’an said, her brows furrowed as she looked out the window.

Her voice was filled with anxiety, as if it wasn't her dignified appearance being scorched by the blazing sun, but rather her old bones, "She still won't leave?"

Wu Mei shook her head, carefully considering her words before speaking to Gan Qiongying, "The princess said she wants to apologize to you personally."

Princess Hui'an was taken aback upon hearing this.

He walked slowly to the window and sighed deeply.

"If only I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have done it in the first place..."

Through a window, the Grand Princess looked at the woman's face, which resembled her sister's remarkably well, and couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness, recalling some past events.

However, the things that truly hurt her and made her decide to stop caring about Duanrong's affairs were so absurd that they could not be known to the world.

At that time, Princess Hui'an often brought several children from the palace to her residence to play. She also had children of her own, and she and Emperor Huicheng were siblings, so she never suspected outsiders, and the children got along very well.

Empress Kou Ning'an was in poor health after her miscarriage and was unable to take care of her children. Therefore, the Grand Princess Hui'an took on the responsibility of looking after the children for Emperor Huicheng, who was busy with state affairs.

But one day, when the children were all asleep after playing and getting tired, Princess Huian heard that the mischievous monkeys had fallen silent. When she came to check, she saw Duanrong kissing the sleeping Crown Prince.

At that time, Duanrong had come of age, and the Crown Prince was already knowledgeable about human affairs. The actions of the two siblings almost made Princess Hui'an cry out in surprise on the spot.

Fortunately, Princess Huian later conducted a discreet investigation and discovered that, at least of the two siblings, Crown Prince Ganlin was rational and did not engage in the same absurd behavior as Duanrong.

One is the crown prince, and the other is the princess. There is absolutely no reason for them to get involved together. This matter must not be known to outsiders.

At that time, Duanrong was in a one-sided relationship. Emperor Huicheng recommended several potential husbands for her, but she tried her best to refuse each time.

Princess Hui'an grew increasingly anxious and finally came up with a solution.

Choosing a wife for the crown prince.

Although things were rushed, she and the emperor still prepared many candidates. The daughter of the Minister of Personnel, who was excellent in both appearance and talent, was their favorite among them, and she was about the same age as the Crown Prince.

What's remarkable is that Princess Hui'an deliberately created an opportunity for them to meet by chance, and the Crown Prince also took a liking to it.

Everyone was happy about it, but Duanrong went mad.

Duanrong knew about the selection of concubines, but she did not expect that the Crown Prince would fall in love with her!

How could Duanrong tolerate the fact that the person she secretly liked had fallen for another woman?

She disregarded everything and confessed her feelings to the Crown Prince, then went to see Princess Huian, where she angrily hurled insults at her.

Princess Hui'an earnestly advised Duanrong that the emperor treated her like his own daughter and showered her with boundless favor. She could have any kind of husband she wanted, so why did she have to be the crown prince?

Duanrong was furious at the time. The closer someone is to another person, the more they know how to hurt them.

Duanrong spoke without thinking, sarcastically remarking to Princess Huian: "My aunt can watch her beloved die on the battlefield and then wear a red dress to marry her brother. Truly, this is the demeanor and dignity of royalty!"

When Princess Hui'an was still a young lady, she was intercepted by bandits on her way to a temple to offer incense. Fortunately, she was rescued by a young general returning from the frontier and was able to escape danger.

There were other people on the mountain path at the time, including the Grand Princess Huian, who also thanked them generously. The young general was handsome and tall, and his demeanor was dignified.

Sometimes, the attraction between a boy and a girl doesn't even require them to look at each other more than once.

However, as the eldest princess, Princess Hui'an was elegant and dignified from a young age, and would never say a word to a mere junior general.

She simply returned to the palace and told her mother everything, emphasizing the young general's life-saving grace.

No one knows a daughter better than her mother. Her mother quickly realized that she had fallen in love and promised to inquire about it for her.

Meanwhile, the young general's elders were arranging a marriage for him, and he was incredibly audacious, actually proposing to marry a princess.

It is pitiful and lamentable that he was just a concubine's son in the clan. Even if he was the eldest son and had earned a lot of military merits, how could he marry a princess?

His family thought he was delusional and gave him a lecture, which made him give up on the idea.

But soon, there was indeed some movement in the palace.

But how could a son born out of wedlock marry a princess?

At that time, the royal family was weak and powerful clans and aristocratic families were rampant. The princess's marriage was a good glue to bind power together.

The young man who saved her was promoted to general by her father and returned to the frontier to guard the city.

Princess Hui'an did indeed marry the young general's family as she wished, but it was to his own younger brother.

On the day of Princess Hui'an's wedding, news of a victory on the frontier reached the capital, along with the news of the general who was defending the city's death in battle.

The messenger said that the general had a chance to retreat, but he resolutely rushed into the enemy's trap, took the enemy's head, and his battle robe was stained with blood.

He was far away, wearing red with her.

Dressed in red, with a gold-embroidered fan covering her face, Hui'an smiled as she got married; she could only smile.

She couldn't even wear plain clothes for him or cry.

This matter was actually common knowledge at the time: the young general who bravely faced death, and the eldest princess who was manipulated by others.

But no one mentions it, no one dares to mention it.

Duanrong was furious at the time and said such harsh words to Princess Huian. Princess Huian was unwilling to forgive her easily, which Gan Qiongying understood very well.

After all, everyone has a place in their heart that cannot be touched.

Moreover, was the dignified and virtuous character that the Grand Princess upheld throughout her life truly what she wanted?

She was merely a tragedy of her time, a victim of power.

Gan Qiongying understands very well.

Anyone who dares to cross her will be sworn off to never speak to her again.

The unfortunate part is that she's the one begging for forgiveness.

Gan Qiongying finally felt short of breath and her vision blurred.

As she fell headfirst to the ground, her only thought was—it's time to work on her physical fitness.

Ginseng soup should be prepared.

Let's add a hula hoop too.