Feng Lai looked up at Qinghe's gentle face. This person gave people a very gentle feeling. As gentle as her own sister. How could she refuse such a person? "...Forget it, forget it. If I don't listen to a word you say, wouldn't it be a disgrace to the reputation of my Shu royal family?"
Qinghe smiled and said, "Then I will thank the princess on behalf of the people of Qingliang Valley."
Feng Lai smiled at Qing He like a child, then slowly put away the smile on his face. He turned around and said to the empty door: "...The eldest princess is here to persuade me, why don't you say a word?"
Tang Chen, who was hiding outside the door, saw that his hiding place had been exposed, so he slowly stood up from the ground, holding on to the wall. After bending his knees and rubbing his somewhat stiff legs, he said, "Um, I don't know what to say, so I'll just not say anything."
Feng came to see that Tang Chen's legs and feet were probably numb because he had been squatting for too long. It might take a while for him to go back into the house, so he walked out by himself and said, "We've talked about some things today. If you didn't want to talk about it just now, can you answer a few questions for me now?"
Tang Chen raised his eyes and said, "Ask me anything you want, I will tell you everything I know."
Feng Lai glanced back at Qing He behind him before saying, "You don't need to say too much. Just answer my questions honestly. These questions may seem disrespectful to you at first, but I hope you can understand."
"Of course." Upon hearing this, Tang Chen had already prepared himself for some potentially rude remarks, but he hadn't expected Feng Lai to be so blunt sometimes. "I really don't understand. You have no looks, no family background, and in my opinion, your intelligence is just average. Why are so many people nice to you? Why did someone like Wang Yanzhou choose you to be his wife?"
After thinking for a moment, Tang Chen said, "I've actually been puzzled by this question before, but after thinking about it carefully, maybe it's because I'm lucky. Besides, people like Yan Zhou have been raised in a big dye vat since childhood, and perhaps they have never seen a pure person like me."
Her answer, while not the perfect one Feng Lai wanted to hear, was still a passing grade. Feng Lai wondered if Tang Chen had ever considered what her future would be like. Since they considered her one of their own, she hoped to be of some help. "You're being sincere. Yes, you do have good luck. But good luck will eventually run out. If you don't make some preparations before it does, perhaps everything you have now will just be a gift to others."
Tang Chen was slightly stunned. After a while, he raised his head and smiled awkwardly, like a fool who didn't understand the meaning of other people's words: "Princess, what you mean is..."
Feng Lai explained, "It's just what it says literally. There's no deeper meaning. I've actually met someone like you before."
Tang Chen had rested enough, so he stood up and asked curiously, "So, how is she now?"
Feng Lai smiled and said in a tone almost devoid of emotion, "She's simply become someone who has to resort to scheming to retain her husband's affections. A woman who appears to be glamorous and happy on the surface, but is actually utterly lonely. All she does all day is dwell on the past that has become nothingness, and battle wits and courage with her imaginary enemies."
"...Thank you for the reminder, Princess." Apart from this sentence, Tang Chen really didn't know what to say to this woman who suddenly became serious.
Feng Lai had finished her words. Although she had chosen to stay, this place was not her home after all, and her stay was only temporary. "I will return to Shu with a letter of divorce. If my father agrees with me going back now, he will naturally make plans for me. If he also thinks now is not the right time, then I will leave the letter of divorce with Wang Yanzhou. When necessary, I hope you can help me remind him that our cooperation is over."
Tang Chen promised that when the matter was settled, they would make due compensation to Shu Kingdom and would also release Feng Lai to find the world that truly belonged to her: "Don't worry, I will."
In the end, Feng Lai finally came to a positive understanding of Tang Chen's significance. She and Tang Chen hadn't spent much time together, and they rarely interacted on a daily basis. Perhaps she had said too much earlier: "Generally speaking, you're actually a good woman. Otherwise, you wouldn't have so many people around you willing to fight for you. I hope that no matter whether we win or lose this battle, you can maintain your current state of mind."
Tang Chen smiled, somewhat puzzled, and said, "Princess, you suddenly said this, as if we will never see each other again. We all live together, and we see each other every day. This really makes me a little confused."
Feng Lai explained, "I'll still be living in the mansion, so of course we'll meet, but probably not as often as before. I was too reckless and irritable before, and I just want to be quiet for a while."
Seeing that their conversation had come to a successful conclusion, Qinghe added, "Princess, at least for now, there is still a small room for you in this palace."
Feng Lai also smiled and said, "I am your benefactor, and you haven't even given me this little bit in return. You are really too stingy."
When Feng Lai returned to the small courtyard that temporarily belonged to her, feeling relaxed, she gazed at the lush green grass and listened to the chirping of insects. For the first time, she experienced the hospitality of the Qingliang Palace. This small courtyard was actually quite nice. There were flowers, plants, and a fish tank. Now, if she had a zither, playing and composing music every day, it would be quite a wonderful thing. Compared to others who worried about the future, everything she had now was truly quite wonderful.
Seeing Fenglai coming back, Yingchun quickly stood up and walked out. Seeing that Fenglai seemed to be in a good mood, she lowered her head and asked, "Princess, are we still leaving?"
Feng Lai smiled and shook his head, then ordered, "Put everything back, and cleanse your mind and prepare your writing brush, ink, paper, and inkstone."
"yes."
After Fenglai finished writing the letter to be sent back to Shu and asked Xixin to take it to the pigeon house to mail it, Xixin came back with the long box on her back.
Feng Lai immediately recognized that this was the box that contained the zither. After Xi Xin opened the box, he asked, "Where did this zither come from?"
Xixin replied, "The Madam sent it over. She said it was a rare and famous piece. She heard that the princess was an excellent musician, so she sent it over."
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