With a bitter laugh, Hongli felt an intense pang of sadness. "It seems I overestimated my importance in your heart. Since you don't mind, I'll go find another woman tonight to cool off!"
After angrily rebuking her, Hongli said no more, released her arm, stood up abruptly, and walked out with a flick of his sleeve.
Yunfang, who was outside the courtyard, was so frightened that she quickly hid behind the flowers. Only after Hongli had gone far away did she stand up and walk into the house.
As soon as she entered, she laid her cards on the table, "Sorry, Sister Yu, I came to visit you! I didn't expect Fourth Master to be here, and I overheard a few words."
It wasn't anything shameful to say, and it wouldn't hurt to hear it. Su Yushan forced a smile and said, "It's alright, just don't spread it around. Fourth Master doesn't like others talking about his private affairs."
Yunfang knew what was important, so she would only discuss it with Yushan behind closed doors. "That Fujin (princess) went a bit too far! If she wanted to say something, she should just go and tell the Fourth Prince directly! Why did she have to beat around the bush and force you to tell the Fourth Prince, causing you two to have an unpleasant argument?"
How could Su Yushan not understand the Princess Consort's thoughts? "Who wants to play the bad cop? Nobody wants to say anything that might offend people."
"Then don't say anything, let her handle it herself."
Su Yushan didn't want to interfere, but she didn't have the right to go against the Fujin. "Don't forget, she is the Fujin, the mistress of this house. If I don't do what she wants, she will have plenty of opportunities to make things difficult for me when the Fourth Prince is not at home."
That's true. Yunfang had completely forgotten that point, and sighed with melancholy, "Alas! The Fujin is so annoying. Why do women have to make things difficult for each other?"
Although the Fujin (wife of the emperor) did present her with a difficult situation, Su Yushan did not hate her.
“I don’t find her annoying, I just find her pathetic. She’s also the Fourth Master’s woman, yet she has to try every means to persuade him to go to other maids. She watches as other maids get pregnant and receive the Fourth Master’s favor, but she can’t complain at all. She also has to care for the maids, care for the children, and think about the Fourth Master’s health. Living like this is really too tiring!”
Yunfang felt a headache coming on just listening to this. This was why she didn't want to become Fu Qing's concubine. There were too many women in the harem, and the intrigue and backstabbing were too complicated. With her straightforward nature, she would definitely suffer losses. So she simply gave up and didn't consider it.
However, everyone has different ideas. The Fujin (wife) comes from a prestigious family, and she received a different upbringing. Yunfang guessed to herself:
"Perhaps she doesn't love the Fourth Prince, and the concept of jealousy doesn't even exist in her mind. Perhaps she doesn't care about these things and only cares about the status of the Fujin (Prince's wife)?"
It's said that it's rare to be muddleheaded, but Su Yushan believes that true muddleheadedness is actually a clear-headed understanding of the world. "If that's really the case, it's not necessarily a bad thing. Once you get emotional, you'll only make things harder for yourself."
That being said, feelings are something one cannot control! "But Sister Yu, you clearly care about Fourth Master. If he really goes to find someone else, won't you be sad?"
Having sat for a while, her back began to ache. Su Yushan lifted the fox fur blanket, slowly stood up, walked to the window, looked at the withered branches in the yard, her gaze dim, and sighed softly.
"Is there a difference between snow falling in the eleventh lunar month and snow falling in the twelfth lunar month? It will snow eventually. We can't stop the snowflakes, so let it be!"
Yunfang couldn't fully comprehend Su Yushan's helplessness, but she could tell that Yushan wasn't happy. She wasn't truly indifferent; ultimately, it was just a compromise with fate.
Yunfang couldn't help but wonder if Fourth Master was just saying that out of anger. He cared so much about Sister Yu, so he probably wouldn't touch other women casually, right?
However, that night, Hongli did not come to accompany Su Yushan as before; he did not come over all night.
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