Chapter 375: Why Remember Old Friends?
"This is no one else's fault but her own, that is, her skills are inferior."
As the Empress lowered her eyes and sipped her tea, other thoughts began to form in her mind.
When they first entered the palace, they competed for the emperor's favor. That's what all women did back then. They only knew that if they won the emperor's favor, life wouldn't be too difficult. But how many of them were truly sincere?
Moreover, she was already the empress and had given birth to the crown prince. Her status as a mother depended on her son, so whether she fought for favor or not was no longer important. As long as the emperor and empress were doing well, that was enough.
Right now, Chao'er is the more important one.
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As soon as Yu Shiyan arrived at the gate of the Prince's mansion, he saw the two guards exchanging glances, seemingly wanting to say something but not daring to. "What is it?"
One of them gritted his teeth and had no choice but to tell the truth: "The princess of the northern frontier is waiting for you inside."
"Didn't the master instruct her not to come in?"
Yu Shiyan frowned and waved his hand at Zhong Heng: "Never mind, let's go and meet her first, and see what she's up to."
Nalan Yujie seemed to have been waiting for a long time. She didn't try to hide it and had a small rattan chair brought out for her, just like in her own home. She sat in front of the red bean tree, casually playing with a tinderbox in her hand. When she saw him arrive, she just shrugged.
"I thought you would avoid me."
"What, Princess, you've fully recovered? If you're well, it's time to set off back to the northern frontier."
Yu Shiyan pursed his lips, stepped forward and gently tended to the branches and leaves of the red bean tree, not even bothering to glance at her out of the corner of his eye.
"Not really, besides, I intend to stay here for a long time, and Prince Mu should be well aware of that."
"I am not a mind reader for the princess, and I cannot fathom her thoughts. There is only one thing: foreign envoys must not linger. I hope the princess will remember this."
"Foreign envoys?"
Nalan Yujie gave a light snort, but her face still held a smile, her eyebrows curving into a captivating smile. "Then I'll have to disappoint Prince Mu. How could Princess Mu be an envoy from a foreign land?"
She merely raised her hand slightly, and Mi Shuang immediately understood and helped her up.
"What Yuan Siyin can give you, I can give you too. Even the throne, this princess can make you have what you want."
Nalan Yujie smiled and stretched out her hands, as if inviting him: "I will be better than her. People should always look forward. Why dwell on the past?"
The old must go before the new can come...
She glanced at the red bean tree out of the corner of her eye. "In my opinion, this tree is really an eyesore in the courtyard. Why don't we burn it down and chop it up for firewood?"
As she spoke, she actually lifted the lid and blew on the tinder.
Yu Shiyan grabbed her wrist, his dark eyes filled with coldness and aloofness, his voice laced with barely suppressed chill: "Try touching me."
"Hmph, not only are they boring, but they also don't know how to cherish women."
Seeing that she couldn't break free, Nalan Yujie could only pout and extinguish the tinder.
"I told you from the beginning, don't try to compare yourself to her, you are not worthy."
"She's the one who's unworthy right now. Remember, the medicine she needs to stay alive every day is sent by my people. If you don't behave..."
Nalan Yujie used a tinderbox to lift his chin, a calculating glint in her eyes, "This princess cannot guarantee that the medicine will be discontinued one day."
Besides, you didn't tell her that you agreed to my conditions, did you? How do you know she doesn't hold a grudge against you?
"I resent that you didn't stand up for her, even though the situation was already irreversible, you didn't say a single word."
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