After eating, Shen Mingzhuang lowered his eyes slightly, collected his thoughts, and then said, "Wenxin, there are some things I need to ask you. I hope you won't hide anything from me."
Wenxin looked earnestly at Shen Mingzhuang with her round, dark eyes and slowly nodded.
Shen Mingzhuang hesitated for a moment before speaking: "Do you know your true identity?"
Wenxin lowered her eyes, a struggle flashing in them, before finally saying, "I know."
Seeing her like this, Shen Mingzhuang was somewhat reluctant to continue asking, but she had to ask, whether it was because the book said that she would eventually become Jiang Wang's woman, or because Aunt Liu had entrusted her to her at this moment.
She needed to find out exactly what had happened.
"So what are your plans for the future?"
Should they stay in the palace or wait until this storm passes before leaving to go somewhere where no one is around?
Wenxin looked bewildered. She didn't know what she was going to do, where she was going to go, or what kind of person she was going to become. She was completely unprepared.
"Have you thought about staying in the palace forever? The best way out in the palace is to become His Majesty's woman and serve him. Although the deep palace is lonely, as long as you don't do anything outrageous, you can live a life of comfort. If you leave the palace, the road ahead may be full of hardships, but the advantage is freedom, without being bound by the deep palace."
The person outside the door froze upon hearing this, and stopped in his tracks as he was about to enter the room. Tan Yonglin was also covered in sweat. This woman was truly audacious, daring to say such things. She completely disregarded the emperor's dignity. Disregarding palace rules is disregarding the imperial family. Would His Majesty still protect her this time?
To everyone's surprise, Jiang Wang simply turned and left, ignoring the matter and not mentioning it at all.
Now Tan Yonglin was even more confused about the emperor's thoughts. His Majesty was not a kind person. Once, a concubine had said something insulting to the royal family in front of him and was beaten to death that very night.
Shen Mingzhuang had no idea that Jiang Wang would follow her to the servants' quarters. She just wanted to know if Wenxin had always harbored the idea of becoming the emperor's woman. Since she had followed her into the palace, she hoped that Wenxin could live a peaceful life after she left.
But eight years later, the dynasty will change, and even if you follow Jiang Wang, you will still die eight years later. If possible, it is better not to choose this path.
Wenxin simply shook her head, "I don't know either."
From the time she could remember, everything was beyond her control. No one ever asked her what she wanted or didn't want. She was used to being submissive and had no other plans.
Seeing that she was talking like a gourd, Shen Mingzhuang was speechless but helpless.
Having spent time with Wenxin these past few days, Manhuan no longer harbored such hostility towards her. However, seeing that her mistress knew nothing about anything she asked, Manhuan grumbled somewhat unhappily, "Miss, she doesn't know either. The other day I asked her about her daily life at Biyue Tower, and she only said one thing: she follows Aunt Liu's arrangements. In that case, you don't need to worry about her."
Shen Mingzhuang found it amusing and couldn't help but tap Man Huan on the head, saying, "You're such a clever little devil!"
"It's all thanks to Miss's excellent teaching." Man Huan smiled and hugged Shen Mingzhuang's arm. After the two chatted for a while, Man Huan instructed Wen Xin, "Keep an eye on things at the door. Miss and I have something to discuss."
Wenxin was a quiet person; upon hearing this, she simply nodded and went to stand guard at the door.
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