Xueying was stunned by Alu's words and remained silent for a long time.
Seeing that Xueying remained silent, A'luo knew that she was conflicted and torn.
“Consort, since you entered the household, the Prince has never come to see you. He finally came a couple of days ago, but it was to interrogate you. He leaves you here and ignores you. Why do you still protect such a husband?” A’Luo said indignantly.
Xueying remained silent, so A'luo continued to persuade her: "Consort, the Prince has always been wary of you being from the Ulanara clan, which is why he hasn't consummated the marriage yet. He clearly wants to trap you here for the rest of your life. No matter how good you are to him or how much you love him, it's useless. His heart only belongs to his principal wife, Fucha Mingyu."
"Alright, stop talking!" Xueying covered her ears. "Go out, I want to think about this by myself."
A'Luo dared not speak again, but she was worried about Xueying, so she did not leave and just stood quietly to the side.
Seeing that she wasn't leaving, Xueying, preoccupied with too many things on her mind, didn't bother arguing with her. She stood up from the ground, and when A'luo tried to help her, she pushed her away and went to bed to lie down, covering her head with the blanket.
In the darkness, Xueying gradually calmed down. She knew that living like this was not a solution. She loved Hongli, but he didn't love her. He was only refraining from harming her now because her aunt was the Empress. If she offended the Empress, it would be equivalent to severing all ties with her family. She was already struggling in the household, and if she lost her family's support, she would be truly isolated and helpless. In that case, Hongli would definitely divorce her.
Xueying thought and thought but couldn't come up with a good way to avoid offending the Empress or harming Hongli.
Xueying thought for a while, then felt tired and went to sleep.
Seeing that she hadn't made a sound for a while, A'luo was afraid that something had happened to her, so she went over and gently called out, "Secondary Consort, Secondary Consort."
Xueying didn't answer, so A'luo boldly pulled the blanket off Xueying's head.
Seeing that Xueying was already asleep, A'luo sighed, covered herself with the blanket again, turned around and left the room, closing the door behind her.
Zuying walked up to A'luo and asked, "Sister A'luo, what's wrong with the concubine?" It turned out that she and Rachel had just been about to serve tea to Xueying when they heard Xueying crying in the room, along with A'luo's comforting voice. Zuying wanted to go in, but Rachel stopped her, and the two of them hid to the side.
A'Luo told the two of them what had happened, and Zu Ying was extremely anxious: "How could the Empress do this? The Prince is the husband of the concubine!"
Rachel remained silent. Knowing that Rachel was cautious and insightful than others, Aro asked, "Rachel, what do you think about this?"
Rachel said with a serious expression, "We can't go on like this, or one day we and the concubine will be driven out of the mansion by the principal wife. We must take control of our own destiny."
Aro knew she had an idea: "What are you planning to do?"
"Since the concubine can't bring herself to do it, then we'll help her."
Zu Ying exclaimed, "You're incredibly audacious! Murdering a prince is a capital offense!"
"I know! But we might as well take a gamble now!"
Zuying wanted to speak, but A'luo stopped her: "Zuying, shut up. Rachel, you continue."
As soon as Hongli returned to the mansion, he went straight to the main courtyard.
Mingyu was delighted and took his hand, saying, "Your Highness is back." Hongli sat down in a chair, and Mingyue took the opportunity to say, "Today, Her Majesty the Empress sent someone to visit Consort Xueying."
Hongli seemed unsurprised. He sat upright in the wooden chair, leisurely sipped his hot tea, and asked, "Is there anything unusual?"
Mingyue, who was carefully serving her, replied, "No."
"That's good then." Hongli put down his teacup and said nothing more.
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