This was already the ninth year that Yao Niang had been married, but her husband was going out again, and this time he was leading the troops. As the crown prince, he had great expectations on him. Gao Xuance never talked about anything at home when he was outside, so as in previous years, she packed up and left in big strides, not acting like a daughter.

Yao Niang was also used to getting along with Gao Xuance in this way. Fortunately, as soon as he left, Princess Zhenyang brought her daughter into the palace. As for Princess Xing'an's daughter, the emperor directly handed her over to Yao Niang to take care of her. Well, there was one more errand here.

So-called taking care of her actually just means letting her live in a palace somewhere and taking more care of her on a daily basis.

She came to Kunning Palace first. Here, Lady Official Mo had already ordered people to move the boxes and cages of Princess Zhenyang and her daughter. They lived directly in a side hall of Kunning Palace. Princess Zhenyang was holding a snow-white puppy in her arms. The dog was wearing a rouge-red brocade robe, and there was red rouge on both sides of the dog's nose, which was very cute.

"Princess." Yao Niang walked over with a smile.

"Oh, you're here, sister-in-law. Look at this dog I raised. He's psychic, you know? He's amazing."

Princess Zhenyang's personality hasn't changed much, she's still as lively and natural as ever.

Yao Niang also touched the puppy and said: "It's really cute. How did you come up with the idea of ​​putting rouge on this puppy?"

"Its name is Rouge. You see, it's so cute every time I put makeup on it." Princess Zhenyang said with a smile.

No matter how the world changes, Princess Zhenyang is still as lively as if she had never left the palace. This is a good thing. Princess Zhaoping, who is also a darling of heaven, is not living as well as her. It is not because of their different circumstances, but because everyone has a different personality.

Although the two of them were very close in the past, Princess Zhenyang was not in the capital in recent years. She had a very good temper and made many good friends. Moreover, Yao Niang's status was different. Even Empress Hong now referred to her as "Crown Princess", not as usual.

This creates a distance between them. Although the princess is a noble lady, the crown princess is the future queen mother, so she cannot be ignored. There should be respect for each other in their intimacy.

Queen Hong has lived in the palace for many years and is well versed in the art of survival.

After Yao Niang finished paying her respects, she gave Princess Zhenyang some advice: "Although the Crown Princess may not care, your brother does. Now that she is the Crown Princess, you should not mention the past as her study companion."

Princess Zhenyang was puzzled: "Mother, what are you talking about? I just said it casually, not made it into a song. Don't worry."

Seeing that her daughter knew her limits, Empress Hong felt relieved.

This is how it is in the palace. The distinction of ranks can be seen everywhere. For example, Princess Zhenyang is a princess, but her daughter has no title, so it is very inconvenient for her to move around in the palace.

Although Empress Hong's favor was not around, she knew that she couldn't rush to ask for a title for her granddaughter, so she said to Princess Zhenyang, "Let Wanwan live in the palace first. Your father will see her. His Majesty always cares about the relationship between his children. Maybe he will confer a title of county lady or princess, so that she can have status."

Princess Zhenyang was not someone who didn't know what was good for her, so she quickly said, "Then I thank you very much."

"I'm wrong. You should also worship the real Buddha. I'm old. Your brother and sister-in-law will be the ones in charge in the future. In my opinion, you should go and sit with them. I feel that you are much more estranged from her now." Queen Hong also found it strange.

Although they seem passionate, they are actually not as close as before. You know, they used to be inseparable from each other.

Little did Princess Zhenyang know that after meeting Zhuang Lingyi outside and getting to know her better, she realized that Zhuang Lingyi was of high moral character and a clean person. Even though she had been favored by her former concubine, Aunt Bai, for many years, she did not deliberately target Bai and remained pure and unselfish as a widow in the Huang family.

It's just that she doesn't like to say nice things. When she met me, she told me a lot of things about the time when they were study partners. The two of them put aside their past grudges, and Princess Zhenyang realized that Zhuang Lingyi was a straightforward person.

When I saw Yao Niang again, she was wearing a phoenix robe. She was very respectable in the Queen Mother's place. Even after all these years, my third brother didn't have a concubine. This was certainly her ability.

But they were both study companions, but one lived a miserable life while the other enjoyed unlimited glory. Everyone has sympathy for the poor and the weak, and Princess Zhenyang is no exception.

She thought more than once, if her brother had married Zhuang Lingyi, would Zhuang Lingyi not have suffered such a tragedy? And Yao Niang, she was born beautiful and smart, even if she didn't marry her third brother, she would have lived a good life.

Therefore, she felt a little uncomfortable.

Little did she know that Zhuang Lingyi was instructing her daughter: "Princess Zhenyang likes you very much. I have some face, but it is of no use. When you enter the palace to accompany Miss Jing in the future, you must remember that this is your chance. When I was young, I didn't know that there was only one chance, but some people knew better than me. Therefore, now she is extremely noble, but I am a widow."

"That's because you, mother, are sentimental and loyal, and you can't bear to leave your daughter and brother, so you don't want to remarry." Huang Rushuang was precocious and of course knew all this.

Zhuang Lingyi smiled bitterly. She finally understood who the truly stunning person was. It was a pity that she was not good enough. Since she couldn't marry a good man, it would be better for her to live with her children and have some peace and quiet.

But she wanted her daughter to understand one thing: "There are many nobles in the palace. I will teach your brothers well. When they become successful, you will have someone to rely on. But you have to make your own way. There is only one way. Don't be a concubine."

She allowed her daughter to pursue power and wealth, but she had to have a bottom line.

Huang Rushuang nodded slowly after hearing this.

In fact, it was too early to say this to a little girl, but she was about to go back to the Huang family, and her daughter was alone in Beijing, so she had to say a few more words.

Finally, Zhuang Lingyi hugged his daughter and said, "Princess Zhenyang was nice to that girl because I was strong and she was weak. Now, if I show weakness, Princess Zhenyang will definitely be on my side. Since you have the princess's favor, why worry about your future?"

You know, Princess Zhenyang holds a very important position in the eyes of Queen Hong.

She didn't know what her daughter's future would be like, but as long as Princess Zhenyang favored her, her daughter would definitely be helped.

But she didn't expect that Yao Niang would become so close to Princess Zhenyang with just a few words.

“Princess, why do you always call me the Crown Princess? Actually, you don’t have to call me Third Sister-in-law. Just call me Yao Niang. I don’t care how outsiders see me or how they treat me, as long as you, Princess, don’t really think of me as someone who is seeking fame. Otherwise, the higher your status, the lonelier you will be sitting in this position... Now, I can’t find someone to talk to.” Yao Niang said, revealing a bit of sadness.

Princess Zhenyang was deeply moved by such words. She used to have such a good relationship with Yao Niang, but she became estranged just because she was the Crown Princess. She was too petty and narrow-minded.

Princess Zhenyang saw that Yao Niang's big eyes were full of sadness, just like Chang'e in the Moon Palace. She bit her lip and said, "Yao Niang, if you have anything to say, just tell me. I will listen to you."

Yao Niang lowered her head and said softly, "The prince is not at home all year round. I used to do this like picking beans day after day. It's only when the princess comes here that I gain a little popularity."

She had been dating Princess Zhenyang for many years and knew how to get along with her very well. Sure enough, Princess Zhenyang stayed with her for the whole afternoon and even had to move the blanket to sleep with Yao Niang at night.

Queen Hong was surprised: "Why is this child so close to her third sister-in-law?"

Lady Mo smiled and said, "Maybe they just got along. You forgot that when the Crown Princess was my companion, their relationship was better than anyone else's."

Queen Hong complained in her heart, that's right, this girl can get anyone she wants.

At that time, she was only eight or nine years old, but she pushed her impeccable niece Hong Shuyi aside, which made Tang Huijun and Zhuang Lingyi feel ashamed. Not to mention now——

So cruel, no one can escape from her clutches.