Don't give those people a second glance.
She never even gets sad. Or rather, she transforms her sadness into something else.
Shu Chengfeng had to admit that he also had a weak side to his personality.
But the wild geese did not return south.
At first, he worried that she was too strong and easily broken, but she always seemed to know what she wanted.
Fight when you need to fight, and pull when you need to pull.
Just like in the imperial harem today, all the concubines fall into only two categories: those who submit to her, and those who dare not disobey her.
After finishing the last sip of her cold tea, Shu Chengfeng stood up.
He picked Yan Nangui up from the chair.
"Um?"
"Go back to sleep, it's getting late."
"Um."
Once on the bed, Yan Nangui took off his outer clothes and rolled into the bed, falling into a deep sleep.
Shu Chengfeng probably thought too much before going to bed, and now his mind was blank. He was holding her and sleeping soundly.
The next morning after breakfast, Shuanzi came in and said, "Your Majesty, the Second Princess has arrived..."
"Something wrong?" Yan Nangui asked, surprised.
“The second princess won’t say either, she just says she wants to see me,” Shuanzi said.
"Let her in," Yan Nangui said.
Before long, the second princess entered.
"Greetings, Consort Chen. May Consort Chen be well." The fourteen-year-old Second Princess was already quite graceful, but this child always carried a certain spirit.
To be precise, it's the feeling that the whole world has wronged her...
"Sit down," Yan Nangui said after glancing at him.
"Thank you, Mother Consort Chen, but today I have come to ask you for a favor, so it is not appropriate to say it while sitting down," the Second Princess said.
“Then you can stand up and talk,” Yan Nangui said.
The children were off today, and the seventh princess arrived.
After paying his respects to the Second Princess, he sat down next to his mother.
"Please speak freely, Second Princess," Yan Nangui said.
"Yes." The Second Princess took a deep breath. "Logically speaking, as a junior, I shouldn't be here. But my mother is having such a hard time these days. She was punished for failing to manage her subordinates properly, which led to that incident. But even if she is punished, she is still Father's concubine. And she gave birth to me."
“My mother’s family is not prominent, so we can’t rely on them. But she shouldn’t even have her meals deducted. Besides, Consort Zhuang is only her equal now. How dare she transfer the people around my mother without permission and interfere in the affairs of my mother’s household? What kind of logic is this?”
The second princess was obviously still young, and as she spoke, she couldn't hold back anymore, and her temper flared up.
After listening to her, Yan Nangui asked, "Is the Second Princess so angry because she feels indignant on behalf of your mother, or because she blames me for failing to manage the inner palace properly?"
"Your daughter wouldn't dare. Consort Chen is busy with many matters each day; naturally, she can't attend to all the affairs of the inner palace. I..."
"So, you're both protesting for your mother and blaming me for not managing the harem well?" Yan Nangui interrupted her.
"Or perhaps, you're simply filled with resentment. That's why you came to me to vent, is that it?"
"I wouldn't dare, but..."
“My six-year-old daughter is already able to think about many things,” Yan Nangui interrupted her again.
“You’re fourteen years old. You’ve entered the palace from the manor. Are there any fourteen-year-old children in the palace who don’t know any better? If you want to be assertive about what happened today, why don’t you go to your father, the Emperor? You are still his daughter, a noble princess. Wouldn’t it be better to go to him?” Yan Nangui smiled faintly.
"You don't dare. Why don't you dare? Ask yourself that question."
"But even if my mother was wrong, since Father Emperor only demoted her, then... shouldn't this be the case? My mother is in charge of the harem, shouldn't she handle things fairly?" The Second Princess's face turned red, both ashamed and angry.
"Upholding justice," Yan Nangui sneered. "If I truly upheld justice, I wouldn't have spared your mother's life back then. The Sixth Prince was fortunate enough to escape death. But she harmed Consort Jin during her premature birth, leading to the Seventh Prince's early death. Your father didn't kill her only because of you. But that's all the face you have left. 'Lax management' is just a nice-sounding phrase to outsiders. How dare you use it to say that to me?"
"Second Princess, aren't you thinking too highly of yourself?"
"Is Consort Chen holding a grudge because that incident involved Zhaochun Palace back then? You're just using your position to settle personal scores!" the Second Princess said angrily.
Perhaps it was her tone that made the Seventh Princess unable to sit still any longer: "You're not allowed to talk about my mother! You're not allowed to!"
She got out of bed and went over to her, saying, "You were mean to my mother! I'm going to tell my father!"
He then ran outside.
Jiangxiang hurriedly went out to catch up.
"If you came without your mother's knowledge, then you're incredibly naive. Since you've harmed me, why do you think I won't hold a grudge? Do you think I'm a saint? If your mother approved of your coming, then she's truly shameless. She even uses her own daughter."
“You are a junior, and out of respect for your father, I’ll give you a piece of advice. If you want things to go well, you must accept your fate. If you refuse to accept your fate, then see if your fate is tough enough. Go back now,” Yan Nangui said.
"Yes, it's my fault for coming. It wasn't my mother who asked me to come. I beg you, Mother Chen, to forgive me this time because I'm still young. Please... please don't blame it on my mother." The Second Princess's tears fell, and she quickly wiped them away.
“Alright, I will agree,” Yan Nangui said.
The second princess thanked her and then hurried out.
"Why bother?" Yuanhua smiled.
"Did Zhuang Meiren bully her so badly?" Yan Nangui asked.
“No, Consort Zhuang only stepped on her a few times. The one who really suppresses her is Consort Jincong. How could Consort Jincong not hate her all these years? She lost a perfectly good prince,” Yuanhua said.
Yan Nangui shrugged: "If someone takes revenge, can I stop them?"
Even the daphne flowers are smiling.
The Seventh Princess went to the Beichen Palace and grabbed her father's arm: "Father, Second Sister was mean to Mother! Waaah, she was mean to Mother!"
"Huh? Who? Your second sister?" Shu Chengfeng was stunned.
Jiangxiang, who was following, hurriedly said, "It was the Second Princess who came to see our Lady. She said a few words about Consort Xia and her tone was a bit impatient, so the Seventh Princess thought she was being fierce."
"What's wrong with Consort Xia?" Shu Chengfeng's face immediately darkened.
"Well... it's nothing much. The Second Princess just said... it's probably because Consort Xia and Consort Zhuang live together, so it's inevitable that they'll have some disagreements. It shouldn't be anything serious. I was in a hurry to catch up with the Princess, so I didn't hear the rest of what she said," Jiang Xiang said.
"Let's go take a look." Shu Chengfeng picked up the Seventh Princess in his arms.
"Father, you must help Mother, not Second Sister," the Seventh Princess declared domineeringly.
"Alright, alright, how could your mother be scolded by others?" Even as she said this, she still walked very quickly.
It wasn't that I was afraid Yan Nan would suffer a loss, nor was it that I was afraid of what she would do to the Second Princess.
I just wanted to see.
When they arrived at Zhaochun Palace, the Second Princess had already gone back for a while.
"You actually summoned your father?"
"The Second Princess has left?" Shu Chengfeng asked.
"She's gone." Yan Nangui nodded and smiled. "It's a big deal, but not really. She was furious, as if it were a huge deal. I didn't dare to yell at her."
"That's right, Bao'er said it was she who scolded you." Shu Chengfeng teased.
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