Before even entering the door, I could hear Feng'er sobbing and Su Yun's voice.
"Your Highness, please stop crying. You'll get sick if you keep crying."
"Have some hot soup to calm your nerves."
Feng'er had a nightmare. When she woke up and saw Su Yun, she didn't show much emotion, but she still didn't listen to her.
"I won't drink it." Feng'er rubbed her eyes. "You can go now."
Su Yun didn't move. "The Crown Prince has been very busy with official duties lately. If Your Highness is unhappy about anything, why don't you tell me? Don't cause trouble for the Crown Prince, okay?"
Feng'er said, feeling wronged, "I didn't cause any trouble, Father won't dislike me."
Su Yun pursed her lips, "Your Highness should grow up now."
"It's none of your business," Feng'er said, her tone much harsher.
Su Yun forced herself to calm down, "Shall I play with Your Highness?"
"I said..."
"Who let you come here?" Zhao Cong's cold voice went straight to Su Yun's back. Her face stiffened, and she hurriedly turned around to bow.
"Greetings, Your Highness."
“The young prince was crying so hard that the servants couldn’t soothe him, so they came to me.”
Zhao Cong's cold gaze locked onto the eunuch beside Feng'er. "You?"
The eunuch knelt down with a thud, and before he could speak, he was told, "Drag him out and beat him to death."
"Your Highness, spare me! Your Highness, please save me!"
Su Yun looked flustered and immediately said, "Cover his mouth, don't provoke the Crown Prince any further."
The surprise, fear, and resentment in the eunuch's eyes as he was dragged away made Su Yun feel flustered.
She used to approach the Crown Prince and the young prince often, but the Crown Prince had never treated her with such coldness and aloofness. As a result, Su Yun felt that even if she went too far, the Crown Prince would still tolerate it.
"Your Highness, I..." she began weakly, trying to explain.
Zhao Cong, as before, was too lazy to listen and said, "Get out."
"Let's make sure this doesn't happen again."
Su Yun swallowed her grievances and said, "Yes."
As she left the side hall, Su Yun looked up, forcing back the tears welling in her eyes. "So many years have passed, why has the Crown Prince still refused to accept me?"
Cui'er comforted her, "Don't overthink it, Consort. There's still a long way to go, take it slow."
"If the Crown Prince really marries Miss Tang, I will not only fail to win his heart, but I will also be overshadowed by the Empress, so I will have no chance at all."
Cui'er didn't know what to say.
Su Yun then asked, "Do you know where the Crown Prince just went?"
Cui'er lowered her voice, "It seems to be a small courtyard in the east of the city."
Su Yun stared intently. The young prince was in the East Palace, so where was the crown prince and what was he doing?
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