"Then... why did you later hit His Royal Highness the Prince of Ying and ruin this marriage?"

Jiang Ruohua said all this and also expressed her true thoughts. Liu Xiyun was not stupid. She knew that love between children makes people happy, but it is difficult to see true love when aristocratic families get married. Jiang Ruohua just doesn't show her emotions to others, and she doesn't care what others think of her. When she chose the Prince of Ying as her husband, what she valued was never his character, but the imperial power. Although it was not stated explicitly, everyone knew that the Prince of Ying had a good political record and was very likely to become the prince. Being his princess would give her the opportunity to become the princess or even the mother of a country in the future.

If the purpose from the beginning was marriage rather than love between a man and a woman, Zhao Yuexi really had nothing to fear. No matter how favored a woman was, she had no family background to speak of. Her favor was only a comfort to a man, and she could not be of any help, let alone help in the court. Even if Zhao Yuexi was taking advantage of the presence of the King of Ying to bully Jiang Ruohua, she would not be able to shake Jiang Ruohua.

Therefore, unless Jiang Ruohua herself was unhappy, there was no reason for the King of Ying to abandon Jiang Ruohua.

Jiang Ruohua sighed: "After roughly seeing the prince's thoughts on Miss Zhao, I advised the prince to ask the palace for mercy for Miss Zhao, whether it's a concubine or a concubine, it's better than this unclear and ambiguous situation, which hurts the face of both parties." With a helpless

smile on her face, Jiang Ruohua loosened her hand in front of her: "He was almost bewitched and forgot the severity of the situation. I thought about it, even if he could drive Miss Zhao away from the prince with a wave of his hand, he couldn't stop a woman like Miss Zhao... People appeared around the prince one after another. He only doted on Miss Zhao and could no longer tell which was more important, women or government affairs. "

Liu Xiyun nodded. Women regard their husbands as the heaven. While obeying, they also rely on their husbands' talents to enjoy glory. But unlike ordinary women, they are born into powerful and aristocratic families. They are already shining because of their mother's family. If their husbands are incompetent, being overly obedient to their husbands will only lose the face of their mother's family. Balancing the two is what they should do as noble ladies and women of high families.

If there is an imbalance, it is equivalent to giving up one side. If the marriage between the aristocratic families is emotionless, if you lose your mother's family, you will be accused of being unfilial. If you lose your husband, you will be accused of being ruthless. Only when both are present can you be noble, decent, and excellent.

"Sister Jiang will definitely meet a more suitable man in the future." Liu Xiyun smiled. "My mother always said that marrying into the royal family is indeed glorious, but only you know the bitterness behind the scenes. How can you be as comfortable in the palace as outside the palace?"

"Yeah." Jiang Ruhua nodded. "I've thought it over now. What happens to Prince Ying now has nothing to do with me. I can't let my Jiang family suffer because of his feelings."

Jiang Ruhua said this openly. She was not afraid of being heard by people with ulterior motives. Secondly, she knew Liu Xiyun well and things would eventually develop in the direction she wanted.

"Yes, Sister Jiang has a good family background. I'm really happy for you!" Liu Xiyun nodded vigorously. "It should have been like this a long time ago. You don't even know what others say about you. You can't even clear yourself by jumping into the river without explaining. I was saying, with your background, how could you be the kind of person who would compete with Zhao Yuexi?"

Jiang Ruohua smiled, her eyes slightly red. She pretended to be quite moved and said, "Thank you, Sister Liu."

Liu Xiyun blushed a little embarrassedly. Although she had never said anything bad about Jiang Ruohua before, she still kept her distance and felt a little guilty in her heart: "Actually... it's thanks to Sister Jiang who has been talking about you to us all the time. She always said that you are not that kind of person, so we paid more attention to it. It was not until I met you last time that I really felt that it didn't seem to be the case."

"It's okay." Jiang Ruohua quickly pretended to recover. "I know that the second sister has been speaking for me secretly. It's a pity that I was engaged at the time, so I seldom said anything, which made her seem speechless. In fact, I felt guilty, but she not only didn't care, but also tried hard to get me to know several sisters. Just for her kindness, I shouldn't go on like this." She

smiled again, Jiang Ruohua gently held Liu Xiyun's hand and said, "Now I can still make friends with several sisters, and I'm even happier!"

The heartfelt words were spoken, and Liu Xiyun almost completely let down her guard with Jiang Ruohua, and repeatedly said, "Sister Jiang and Sister Jiang are obviously not biological sisters, but I think you two are closer than biological sisters. I saw you yesterday in the palace. "When I met my aunt, she praised you. I really admire you. So many people on the pleasure boat were afraid to jump in, but you jumped in directly. Sister Jiang is as brave as any man. After all, you are the descendant of a general..." After

Liu Xiyun got familiar with the situation, she talked a lot more than she did on the pleasure boat. The carriage moved forward slowly. Some people chattered along the way without stopping. At that time, Jiang Ruohua put the conversational habits she had acquired in her dreams into use with ease. She talked incessantly but did not forget her daughter's shyness. The two of them laughed from time to time. Whenever they talked about something Jiang Ruohua knew, Jiang Ruohua would talk a few more words to Liu Xiyun, and their relationship became closer unknowingly. Liu Xiyun stopped drinking tea only when she felt her throat was a little dry.

"I really get along well with Sister Jiang. By the way, it seems strange for you to be called like this all the time. After all, you and Sister Jiang are from the same family. How about I call you Sister Hua from now on?"

"Okay!" Jiang Ruhua was of course happy to see this. After all, getting closer to Liu Xiyun meant that this group of people would distance themselves from Jiang Ruoting. She would not give up such a good opportunity!

After all, things change. She can't be the only one to experience the feeling of being isolated and helpless for so long.

The carriage turned a corner and the two sides became lively. Hearing the shouts of sugar paintings outside, Liu Xiyun looked out and said happily, "Stop, there is a sugar painting stall over there!"

Liu Xiyun's maids were ready to go down, and seeing her mistress eager to go out, they kept saying, "What do you want, I'll go buy it?"

"No, I want to pick it myself, there are so many!" Liu Xiyun wanted to go, but turned back to look at Jiang Ruohua and said, "Is Sister Hua going?"

Jiang Ruohua glanced outside and said with a smile, "The shop is just a few steps ahead. Sister Liu, go buy it. I'll go see what I need to buy for the manor and wait for you in the shop."

"Okay."

The two of them got off the carriage and walked in separate directions. When they were far away from the sugar painting stall, Hua Chan said worriedly, "Miss, is it really okay to tell Miss Liu the truth about your broken engagement?"