“But I…but my aunt…my aunt…” Ye Liangdi felt particularly upset and wronged.
"Your Majesty, you have your own difficulties and thoughts. But you must know that the Ye family also has daughters. The seventh daughter of the second branch, the eighth daughter and the eleventh daughter of the third branch, which one of them was not nurtured from childhood? Poetry, books, music, chess, which one is not good at? And their appearances are outstanding. Even the youngest eleventh daughter is already ten years old."
"What do you mean, Aunt?" Ye Liangdi was suddenly startled.
“Lady…Miss, you’re not the only niece of the Empress. If you can’t keep him in check, the Ye family will send other girls in after His Highness ascends the throne. There are others who can keep him in check,” Aunt Lu sighed.
“How can this be? Grandfather will not agree to it!” said Ye Liangdi.
"Your grandfather is the master of the Ye family, but the Empress is also the Empress. The Ye family are all your relatives, but it is your parents who truly want you to live a good life. Good child, listen to your aunt and behave yourself in the future. If you are more obedient, His Highness the Crown Prince will remember that you are his cousin. Isn't this better than before?"
Ye Liangdi didn't even notice the tears streaming down her face: "But why? Her Majesty the Empress promised me that from now on I... I will be..."
"Girl, forget about that. If it really comes to that, it's good that you do it. But hoping for it will only make you anxious."
This child is fine as a concubine, but as an empress, where does she find the grace and poise?
"But why? Why can't I? I...I...Waaah, I just want to be my cousin's legal wife. I...am I really not good enough? Am I incompetent?" Ye Liangdi cried out.
"Have a good cry," Aunt Lu said, putting her arm around her.
After crying for a long time, Ye Liangdi, exhausted, asked, "Is it true? Is it impossible? If I can't be the legal wife, how can my cousin like me? Why doesn't he like me?"
Aunt Lu couldn't answer.
"Why does he like the Su family, the Xia family, and the Yan family? Am I that bad?"
"Your Majesty, what is there to like? Look how much Your Majesty doted on Consort Zhen back then, and look at him now."
"I'm not reconciled..."
Ye Liangdi cried.
“That’s why you’re determined to manage things well. You often say you don’t like Consort Yan, but she’s a second-time bride and she’s doing well in the household. You only think about His Highness’s favoritism. But you haven’t considered what she herself has done.” Aunt Lu wiped away her tears.
"What did she do? I only saw her as arrogant." Ye Liangdi took a deep breath.
"Yes, she is domineering. But she never causes trouble. You just can't keep your temper in check, like this time. If she had dealt with Kim Bong-yi while she was pregnant, things would have been different."
"People are divided into high and low, noble and lowly. In His Highness's eyes, Consort Jin is inferior to Consort Yan. So, the fact that she has been able to endure for so long may be seen by His Highness as a testament to her hard work."
“She is well aware of her situation. She can endure and let go. She can push His Highness out when she says so. If she has a request, she will ask in the front courtyard. If she doesn’t have a request, she won’t fight for it. As long as her father is alive, she will always be useful. His Highness knows this, and she herself is certainly aware of it.”
Aunt Lu had one more thing she didn't say.
Although the Ye family was also a first-class powerful and influential family, and a strong supporter of the Crown Prince.
However, since the Ye family naturally had to side with the Crown Prince, while the Ye family's daughters certainly had an advantage in the Crown Prince's harem, it wasn't that important anymore.
Because of the family ties and the Empress above him, the Crown Prince did not need to carefully maintain these relationships.
But the Yan family was different.
Ye Liangdi seemed to understand but not quite, and after crying, she felt exhausted.
Aunt Lu knew that she couldn't teach someone all at once, but she felt that her burden had become heavier.
On March 24th, news arrived that the Crown Prince had been assassinated and wounded in Meng Haijiang.
The Crown Princess and the others were all shocked, but the person who came only said that he was injured and did not know the details.
The news came from the imperial guards who had accompanied them.
The Crown Princess summoned everyone to the main courtyard and told them the news. As expected, most of them were frightened.
Who knows what really happened?
The Crown Prince is their everything, that's for sure.
"It must be nothing serious. If it were truly serious, the commotion wouldn't be this big. Your Highness, please wait a moment. We have already received the news, and His Highness should send someone back to explain in detail," Yan Nangui said.
The Crown Princess nodded: "I hope so. These days, you should all keep quiet and wait for His Highness's news. If anything happens, don't blame me for being ruthless."
Everyone readily agreed.
They went back to their respective homes. Yan Nangui sighed, "This is bad luck. I guess I didn't do it this time."
"What do you mean?" Jiangxiang asked cautiously.
"It's nothing much. Too many people want Your Highness dead. It's just that Meng Haijiang is involved this time, so Your Highness will have to put in some effort. But danger is also an opportunity. If you handle it well, Your Highness will benefit."
"Aren't you... worried?" Jiangxiang asked.
"How could I not be worried? But I trust him. Doesn't he know that there are people who want him dead all the time? But this time, it was probably not His Majesty who did it."
Jiangxiang regretted asking the question; she didn't want to know so much.
"If His Highness were truly... gone, there wouldn't be such a commotion. The manor wouldn't have received the news so quickly."
If the crown prince of a country were assassinated, the news would likely spread far and wide immediately.
Where would this situation be?
This time, he must have been injured, but it probably wasn't serious.
Let's rewind to late at night four days ago.
Due to the unique geographical conditions of Menghaijiang, even princes had to live in tents.
It's just more luxurious. It's not that there aren't palaces, it's just that they're not used to living there yet.
Therefore, Shu Chengfeng naturally followed local customs.
He brought a total of 5,000 men, including the Imperial Guards and the infantry from the capital region.
Living in tents naturally meant that these 5,000 people formed an encirclement for protection.
But the ones who got into trouble were precisely the two imperial guards who were standing outside the prince's tent.
Wei Xiao was inside; he was naturally brave. These two imperial guards alone couldn't harm the Crown Prince.
But someone kept shooting arrows from a distance.
When the other imperial guards and infantrymen arrived, the crown prince was still struck in the right shoulder by a stray arrow.
It penetrated three-tenths of an inch into the flesh, but fortunately, it didn't damage the tendons or bones.
But the arrow was poisoned, and the wound was an abnormally red color.
Without a second thought, Yun Ji snatched the arrow and went to suck its blood.
Before the imperial physician arrived, he had already sucked out about ten mouthfuls of blood that had turned blackish-red.
No matter how skilled Shu Chengfeng was, he couldn't withstand the poisoned arrow, so before he fainted, all he could say was: "Don't offend me..."
Fortunately, Yun Ji and Wei Xiao were both smart enough to understand that they meant not to offend Meng Haijiang's people.
Ding Min arrived and had already begun cleaning up the mess. The archers hadn't been found, and it was dark and they weren't familiar with the roads.
We've already sent people to look for them.
The incident alarmed Meng Haijiang's princes, who have also arrived and sent people to search for him.
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