Yinzhen's face turned cold, but he finally nodded in agreement.
Jiang Ranli asked someone to make tea, and the two of them sat opposite each other across a round table.
"Fourth Master, it seems like we have never chatted like this before," Jiang Ranli, who was stared at by Yinzhen, spoke first.
Yinzhen nodded. Just as Jiang Ranli said, they had never chatted like this before. In the past, either the two of them were at loggerheads, or one of them turned around and tried to escape. Moreover, the Tenth Prince and the Fourteenth Prince often appeared suddenly and interrupted their conversation.
The atmosphere was silent for a while. Yinzhen didn't say anything, and Jiang Ranli didn't know where to start. The two of them just sat there quietly. However, Jiang Ranli avoided Yinzhen's gaze, and Yinzhen never changed his gaze.
After a while, Yinzhen cast his gaze towards the teacup in his hand that was filled with smoke, and his deep eyes flashed with forbearance, anger and persistence.
"Fourth Master, I know how you feel about me, but there is no possibility between us. We can be friends or relatives, but not the kind you want. I have my own persistence. I hope that my husband will only have me as his wife, and you have your responsibilities, responsibilities that cannot be shirked, so..."
"So what? So you want me to give up on you? Friends, relatives, those are not what I want, and what you want, I will give you sooner or later. Jiang Ranli, do you know what I regret the most?"
Jiang Ranli was speaking when she was interrupted by Yinzhen's cold voice filled with anger, and he threw a question at her.
What is your biggest regret?
Jiang Ranli thought about it carefully, and then tried to answer, "The thing that the Fourth Master regrets the most should be the Thirteenth Master."
The Thirteenth Prince was imprisoned nine years ago. This should be the biggest regret in Yinzhen's life, because he failed to protect his closest brother and could only watch the Thirteenth Prince being imprisoned without being able to do anything.
Jiang Ranli thought so, but Yinzhen's deep eyes, filled with undercurrents, told her otherwise.
"I do regret that I couldn't prove Thirteen's innocence, but this is not my lifelong pain, because no matter when, I will find his innocence and wash away his humiliation. The thing that makes me truly regret in my life is you," Yinzhen said word by word, as if pouring out all his breath.
As early as when Yinzhen raised this question, Jiang Ranli had guessed that she would get such an answer, but she had always chosen to avoid it. Now that Yinzhen said it without any concealment, she didn't know what to say.
Seeing Jiang Ranli silent, Yinzhen said again, "I don't care about the past between you and Lao Jiu, and I don't care whether you still have him in your heart. As long as you are willing to stay with me, that's enough."
Hearing this, Jiang Ranli looked at him in shock. She couldn't believe that those words of compromise came out of his mouth. He was so self-respecting and cold, and so proud.
"I have met all the princes and nobles in this capital, and they are all acquainted with me. There are even quite a few people in this capital who know me. May I ask with what identity Fourth Master I can face the world? Fourth Master has fallen in love with his brother's divorced wife. May I ask how Fourth Master can stop the world from talking about me?" Jiang Ranli did not respond to Yinzhen's words, but only pointed out the fatal problem that existed.
Yinzhen is the future Emperor Yongzheng. His every word and action is watched by the world. If he makes a mistake, he will be ridiculed and despised by the world. Then how will he rule the country, how will he face the civil and military officials, and how will he give an explanation to the world.
The emperor's power is indeed supreme, but it is difficult to stop the gossips of the people.
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