Chapter 37: Sure enough, he advanced and retreated appropriately
Suddenly, a frog croaking sound was heard on the lake, breaking the twilight.
An Ning looked at herself in Liang Weiyuan's eyes, and felt that all the cleverness and intelligence that her lover had praised her for had now become like flowers in the mirror and the moon in the water.
She remembered that her mother had sat in her room all night, putting aside her dignity and demeanor as the eldest princess, and trying to persuade her in a gentle voice, but she just wouldn't listen.
"Mother isn't trying to trap you. This is for your own good. That scholar surnamed Su isn't sincere towards you. If you really ran away with him, what kind of storm would you face? If he truly loved you, he'd know the disparity in your status and wouldn't bother you!"
An Ning forgot how she responded to her mother when she was so emotional that she spoke without thinking. She only remembered that the mother and daughter parted on bad terms in the end.
"I……"
When an outsider brought up this matter at this time, An Ning was able to calm down.
An Ning's voice finally trembled, "I don't seem to like him that much anymore."
Before, she may have just felt that her mother was forcing her, so she was angry.
Seeing Ning An's expression, Liang Weiyuan knew that she had persuaded him.
Liang Weiyuan actually didn't investigate the scholar. She just relied on her memories of her previous life and her own speculation, most likely.
But no matter what, it is better than An Ning marrying him and ending up with two lives like in her previous life.
Liang Weiyuan curled her lips and pushed the cake in front of An Ning: "Liking someone should make you feel better and better, not more and more aggrieved."
"The princess is clearly a phoenix in the sky, why does she have to imitate a sparrow and peck at rice grains on the ground?"
An Ning took a big bite of the pastry. The sweetness mixed with tears was even sweeter than anything she had tasted before.
She heard the sound of palace maids searching in the distance. She came to her senses and suddenly grabbed Liang Weiyuan's hand, holding it tightly as if it were a life-saving straw.
"You're right. I'm a phoenix. I shouldn't have my claws entangled in vines."
"I'm going to apologize to my mother!"
After figuring out the idea, An Ning pulled Liang Weiyuan over, lifted her skirt and trotted towards the main hall.
Liang Weiyuan was surprised for a moment, but after thinking about it, she didn't break free from An Ning's hand.
An Ning probably treated herself as a friend, so Liang Weiyuan naturally wouldn't refuse her kindness.
She also had a good impression of this simple little princess.
As night fell, they soon ran across the Nine-Curve Bridge. The palace lanterns lit up one after another, casting their shadows on the golden bricks.
Many palace servants on the road saw An Ning appear, and they all breathed a sigh of relief and hurried to report to the eldest princess.
"Princess, the princess has been found!"
When the princess's personal nanny whispered the news in her ear, the tension in her heart finally settled down.
Just as he was about to ask something, he saw An Ning appear in a hurry with a woman.
The main hall is connected to the palace lobby, which is filled with the scent of camphor and rouge. Thirty-six rosewood round tables are arranged in three rows, filled with cherry biro that only the royal family can enjoy.
Because it was a place for female relatives, the noble ladies sat in groups of three or four, while the eldest princess sat upright on the gilded first throne. The emperor was not seen. It was obvious that the emperor came as usual and then left.
"Mother!"
An Ning's voice interrupted the chatter of the ladies, and they all looked over.
"Mother, it was An Ning's fault. I made you worry."
An Ning bowed at the bottom of the stairs, her back straight, but when she looked up she showed a bit of girlish shyness.
The eldest princess's gaze shifted from her slightly red and swollen eyes to Liang Weiyuan.
Liang Weiyuan also bent her knees slightly in greeting. The hem of her brocade skirt was a calm stone-blue color, forming a subtle contrast with the gorgeous gold-woven skirts of the noble ladies in the hall.
There is nothing wrong with a family admitting their mistakes.
But it had been a long time since An Ning had looked so eager and sincere that she knew she had missed something.
The princess was startled and suspicious, but her expression remained dignified and graceful. "Everyone, get up."
His eyes immediately fell on Liang Weiyuan's shoulder, with a puzzled look on his face.
"Your concubine Liang Weiyuan greets Her Royal Highness the Princess."
When Liang Weiyuan stood up, the pearls on the golden phoenix hairpin trembled slightly, but did not make any sound.
"So she's the daughter of the general's family. She really knows how to act appropriately."
There was no clear meaning in the eldest princess' tone. The noble ladies in the palace couldn't help but glance at Liang Weiyuan secretly, but didn't dare to say anything.
Liang Weiyuan was very polite and said neither servilely nor arrogantly, "You are too kind, Princess. I am just following the etiquette taught by my mother."
"Mother, please don't criticize her! If it weren't for Wei Yuan, I would still be acting like an idiot in the lake pavilion today!"
An Ning knew that her mother was strict, so she quickly took Liang Weiyuan's arm and whispered some nice words to her.
"Oh?" The eldest princess' eyes flickered and she waved for them to come over and talk.
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