After Rongyang ran out, Qinglan came in.
"Your Highness, the princess is just a bit willful, but she's not stupid."
Consort Qing scoffed, "She's not stupid. If she weren't stupid, how many stupid things would she have done over the years? Look at other people's daughters. What are they doing at her age? Besides eating, drinking, having fun, and smashing things when she's angry, what else can she do? When I was her age, I was already one of the Emperor's concubines."
"With a brain like hers, it would be fine if she married an ordinary, honest man, but she's a princess, so she'll inevitably have to go through a political marriage. Even if the world is at peace and there's no need for princesses to go through political marriages, if she's forced to marry into the royal family of the Azure Dragon Kingdom, can she be a proper lady of the house?"
Qinglan's mind raced with conflicting thoughts. Her master's daughter truly had no redeeming qualities, not even a fifth as good as her master. In this harem, if it weren't for her master's support, the princess would probably be long gone.
Consort Qing took a deep breath: "Qinglan, I'll have to trouble you to keep a close eye on her from now on. If necessary, you can use any extreme measures to keep a close watch on her and make sure she doesn't cause any more trouble. No matter what, she is still my child."
Qinglan nodded: "Don't worry, Your Highness, I will."
Consort Qing waved her hand, dismissing Qinglan, and then lay down on the soft couch to rest for a while.
Upon returning to her palace, Rongyang closed the palace gates tightly and quickly ran to her room to hide.
She was terrified, terrified of her mother who had just appeared, and terrified that her mother would send someone to take her back.
She couldn't understand how her mother had become like this. Where had the mother she used to be gone? Rongyang hugged herself tightly and curled up in a corner of the room.
When Rong Yang came to his senses, he saw Qing Lan standing in front of him.
Rong Yang looked at her warily: "What are you doing? I won't go with you."
Qinglan took two steps forward: "This servant will not take the princess away. From now on, this servant will serve the princess."
Rongyang shook his head: "I don't want to. Tell my mother that I don't want you to serve me. You should leave now."
Qinglan smiled calmly: "This is Her Majesty's will, and this servant can only obey. If possible, the princess can go and ask Her Majesty."
"I don't want to, I don't want to go to my mother."
Rongyang is terrified of Consort Qing; how could she dare to go to her?
Qinglan: "Princess, Her Majesty has always been doing this for your own good. All these years, Her Majesty has been maneuvering in the palace, simply to protect you so that you won't be bullied and can live a better life. But think about what you've done for Her Majesty all these years? All you've done for Her Majesty is clean up after you when you get into trouble, cover for you when you go crazy, and fix things when you break them. In what way has Her Majesty ever been harsh on you?"
Rong Yang covered her ears: "Stop talking. Aren't these things a mother should do for her daughter? If she doesn't do them for me, who else does she expect to do them for? Don't give me all this lecture. I understand all the้็ (principles/reasons), but I just don't accept it. I don't accept why Rong Xiao is the legitimate princess, I don't accept why Father doesn't care about me. I just want Father to care about me more."
Seeing that she wouldn't listen, Qinglan stopped trying to persuade her.
"Princess, think about it yourself. If it weren't for Her Majesty, what would your life be like in the palace? In other words, without Her Majesty, you might not even be as good as a maid in the Cold Palace. That's all I have to say. Please think it over carefully. Anyway, from today onwards, I am the head maid of Qingyang Palace. You must tell me before doing anything, otherwise I won't be as gentle as Her Majesty."
Rong Yang glared at her: "You dare? I am a princess, and you are just a palace maid."
Qinglan smiled, leaned close to her ear, and whispered something.
After he finished speaking, Rong Yang was unusually quiet, his eyes filled with fear, and his body trembled slightly.
Seeing her expression, Qinglan smiled and turned to leave the room.
Rong Yang remained crouched in the corner, his body trembling uncontrollably, his hands clenched tightly.
She was now perfectly lucid; she wanted to escape the palace, to escape the sight of Qinglan and her mother. As a princess, she was entitled to be treated with respect wherever she went. Yet, within the palace, she was the one being controlled by others, and she was truly resentful.
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