The Earl's wife was a little embarrassed, but since it was the princess who spoke, she couldn't say anything more.
"The princess is truly magnanimous."
After this incident, no one stood up to cause trouble for themselves.
These people either come from high-class families or marry into high-class families, and what they are best at is observing people's words and expressions.
Princesses will act according to their style. Smart people will only make you feel comfortable, while only fools will deliberately find fault and make enemies everywhere.
"I invite you all here today just to enjoy the flowers. There is also peach blossom wine given by my royal brother. It is very enjoyable to drink it under these peach blossoms." The princess raised the glass with one hand, a little perfunctorily, but that was her personality and no one dared to question it.
Shen Ruoyan took a sip. The wine was slightly sweet at first, but had a bitter aftertaste. The mixture of the two flavors gave him a unique sense of freshness.
This is the wine bestowed by the emperor. Even the master of their family has the honor of tasting it only when attending a palace banquet.
The Earl's wife was the first to speak, "This wine is indeed extraordinary. Today, I'm really benefiting from the princess's kindness..."
Princess Yihe was of noble status, so naturally all the noble ladies present wanted to make friends with her.
But few people do it as obviously as the Earl's Lady.
The princess looked indifferent and showed no emotion towards the flattery. She just nodded in response.
"Don't overestimate your own abilities." Someone whispered beside him. Shen Ruoyan heard it, but he remained calm and did not step forward to add insult to injury.
Princess Yihe hated evil and was extremely hostile. When she was in the palace, she hated the fighting among concubines the most, which annoyed her greatly.
Now that I have left the palace and established my own residence, I naturally cannot tolerate such a trend.
If the Earl's wife still had some sense, she should have held back. Otherwise, the Princess of Shun, whose invitation had been revoked, would be the next one to go.
"Why does the princess look unhappy?" The ladies around were whispering. They were still thinking of taking advantage of today's banquet to get closer to the princess. If the princess could leave a good impression on their family, that would be even better.
But the princess looked uninterested, occasionally taking a sip, occasionally daydreaming. Even though there was a lady next to her talking to her, the princess seemed a little unmotivated.
Shen Ruoyan felt a slight pain in his heart, and lowered his head to drink another glass.
In the past, when Yuan'er was in the palace, although she felt restrained and boring, she always had a high-spirited look on her face.
Every time I see her, it’s as if I can see Wei Yuanyuan holding a gun and riding a horse. They both have free and positive souls, and people will be infected by that power when they see them, as if there is always hope in life.
But in the end, their hopes were dashed.
Shen Ruoyan's light was gone too.
Just as she looked at Song Siyuan now, her heart was filled with endless pain. The little princess whom she had raised with her care now had a look of world-weariness on her face.
Why is this happening?
Didn’t the emperor say that she didn’t like his strict discipline and had long wanted to leave the palace to live a free life?
I reluctantly let her go, so why is she still so unhappy?
Is it really because she died?
Shen Ruoyan's hand holding the wine glass suddenly became a little unsteady. In order to prevent others from noticing, she supported it with her other hand, slowly put it down, and then placed her hand on her knees.
But those two hands were shaking uncontrollably.
She couldn't believe it.
"Mother, my sister's blood is that of a military family. All she loves in her life is freedom. Even the status of a princess is nothing more than a golden birdcage to her."
"Mother, she doesn't want to be a canary, so why are you forcing her?"
The emperor's words had been deeply engraved in her heart. At that time, she had never imagined that the protective circle she had painstakingly built for her daughter would, in her heart, become a shackle that imprisoned her.
To say I'm not disappointed would be a lie.
She adopted the emperor out of necessity. If she wanted to gain a foothold in the palace, she had to have an offspring, so she chose the emperor to raise.
But Song Siyuan is the only blood of Wei Yuanyuan left in this world, and she truly treats Song Siyuan as her own daughter.
No parent would not be sad when being rejected by their children. Even someone as powerful as the queen mother would feel disheartened.
So after the Princess's Mansion was built, she did not keep Song Siyuan. Seeing her becoming more and more distant from her and having less and less to say, Lu Hua at that time felt that, as the emperor said, Yuan'er really despised her.
But now that I think about it carefully, there are many loopholes.
Although Yuan'er had grown up with the Emperor, they were not close friends. In fact, before the Emperor ascended the throne, Yuan'er had said that the Emperor's mind was unpredictable and that she should be on guard.
It was just that the emperor was pretending to be so nice at that time that she didn't really take it to heart.
How could a girl like Yuan'er say such heartfelt words to the emperor?
Even her mother, the queen who raised her since she was a child, has secrets, let alone the emperor who is so many levels away from her?
It’s a pity that I couldn’t see through the situation when I was in it. Now looking back, I find that there are so many clues hidden in it.
"I heard that the princess has deep feelings for the empress dowager. The emperor has already moved on, but the princess is still stuck in the past." The lady who knew the inside story said in a low voice. Anyway, this matter is not a secret.
"Isn't the Queen Mother the princess's adoptive mother?"
Everyone knew that the late Empress Dowager was not the biological mother of the Emperor and Princess. It was said that the royal family was ruthless, and even biological parents could fall out, let alone an adoptive mother.
Take the emperor for example. When the empress dowager passed away, he was so sad that he couldn't even attend court.
At that time, he asked for three days' leave, saying that he wanted to take care of the empress dowager. Even the old-fashioned Taifu was amazed at his move.
But what happened next?
The Emperor quickly recovered, saying that only by working hard to govern the country could he repay the Empress Dowager's kindness in raising him. But then he couldn't wait to help his biological mother, Empress Dowager Zhuang, ascend to the most honorable position.
At that time, the Empress Dowager had not even been buried yet.
Now the Empress Dowager Zhuang is the only one in power in the harem. Although there is already a queen, she is not as magnanimous as the empress dowager. She is reluctant to give up the power in her hands and still refuses to give it up.
The noble families were all talking behind her back, saying that Empress Dowager Zhuang had been suppressed by the Empress Dowager all her life and had never tasted the supreme power.
Now that I'm old and have finally gained power, I naturally don't want to let go!
Empress Dowager Zhuang was not unaware of these rumors, but she continued to act on her own. Perhaps for her, as long as she held power, that was all that mattered. As for what others said, they were just trivial rumors.
Why bother?
Shen Ruoyan didn't want to comment on this mother and son now. Since the enemies were enemies, then their motives and reasons for doing so had nothing to do with her.
All she wants to do is take revenge!
Judging a case is not something that she, an avenger, needs to consider.
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