"Yun'er is so cute!" Yu Jingchen pinched Nan Zhiyun's cheek. Nan Zhiyun didn't know what she had said wrong, but seeing that they were all laughing at her, she felt embarrassed and snuggled into Yu Jingchen's arms, burying her face in his chest.
The people inside Cining Palace burst into laughter, and even An Xin and the others couldn't help but laugh. Nan Su felt much more relieved looking at Yu Jingchen and Nan Zhiyun's current state.
"Alright..." Yu Jingchen had no choice but to pull Nan Zhiyun out of his arms.
Yu Jingchen knew she was just shy, but... it was also his fault for not giving Nan Zhiyun enough security, which made her have such thoughts.
"Storybooks are just storybooks, all of them are just deceptive tricks. Didn't you see some storybooks before that described relationships between humans and demons? And there was more than one. So, does that mean there really are demons in this world? Hmm? How can Yun'er believe in those deceptive things?" Yu Jingchen said, finding it amusing at the same time.
“This…is different.” Nan Zhiyun felt that something was wrong, but she couldn’t seem to refute it.
"Alright, Yun'er, don't take those stories seriously. Although I allowed you to read them before, it was just to keep you entertained and pass the time, not to let you overthink. If you dare to think about such things again, I'll confiscate those storybooks." Yu Jingchen gently pinched the tip of Nan Zhiyun's nose. Nan Zhiyun pouted. Was she overthinking things?
"Is Yun'er still scared?" Yu Jingchen could tell from Nan Zhiyun's expression that she was still worried.
“…I’m afraid I won’t do a good job. I don’t know anything. I don’t know how to manage things in the palace, I don’t have the demeanor of the Empress, and I don’t want to become so proper.” Nan Zhiyun spoke her mind.
As soon as she said this, everyone who had been laughing stopped, and the atmosphere in the palace seemed to become somewhat desolate.
When Yu Jingchen heard Nan Zhiyun's words, he paused slightly, then gently patted her head with a tender expression. "Yun'er can always be like this, doing whatever makes you happy, without being bound by these etiquettes. Even if you become Empress, Yun'er will still be Yun'er, only her status will change, but nothing else will change," Yu Jingchen told her.
“But the Empress is the mother of the nation, and I’m afraid they’ll think I’m not suitable.” Nan Zhiyun was afraid that she wouldn’t do a good job, afraid that her role as Empress would damage Yu Jingchen’s reputation and prestige, and afraid that she wouldn’t be able to set a good example.
Moreover... since ancient times, the empress has been the principal wife. As an empress, one must be magnanimous and broad-minded, and one must allow one's husband to have sex with other women, which she is unwilling to do.
"What is Yun'er afraid of? Is it because you are unwilling?" The Empress Dowager finally spoke.
"Your Majesty the Empress Dowager...you once said that you were actually very unhappy when you were Empress." Nan Zhiyun said that when she was young, Nan Zhiyun envied the Empress Dowager, who was the Empress. Everyone had to be inferior to her and everyone had to flatter her.
So Nan Zhiyun also asked the Empress Dowager, "Your Majesty, is being the Empress fun? Is it very prestigious? Is everything the best?"
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