A Tuo Jiang Hua paused for a moment, then laughed and said, "I know, but what does it matter? As long as the Emperor has ever liked me, I have nothing to complain about when he no longer likes me. Whether it's loneliness or torment, it's the path I chose."
Wen Nong Nong looked at her in surprise, "Do you really like the Emperor that much?"
"Yes, I like it very much." A-Tuo Jiang Hua lowered her face, a hint of shyness in her eyes.
Wen Nongnong felt a complex mix of emotions.
She had always thought that Atuo Jianghua didn't really like Gu Heng, but seeing her current reaction, she knew that Atuo Jianghua was serious.
"Nongnong, in Daye, you're my only friend. You have to help me." A-Tuo Jianghua suddenly shook her arm, pleading softly.
Wen Nongnong sighed, "Since this is what you want, I will do my best to help you, but you will have to bear the consequences yourself."
“No matter the outcome, I will bear it myself. We daughters of Xinjiang are not so weak,” Atuo Jianghua said firmly.
Now that things have come to this, what else can Wen Nongnong say?
"Okay, I understand."
The two whispered to each other as if no one else was around, only then realizing that the noble ladies and concubines had not yet gotten up.
A-Tuo Jiang Hua coughed lightly, "Get up, everyone."
The concubines, who already harbored resentment and jealousy towards her, felt even more disgusted by her after being ignored for so long.
Atuo Jianghua didn't care at all; after all, her fists were harder than theirs.
If one comes, she beats one up; if two come, she beats two up. She always manages to subdue them.
Seeing her like this, Wen Nongnong couldn't help but lean close to her ear and whisper, "It's best not to make too many enemies in the palace." After all, Atuo Jianghua is a foreign princess. In Daye, she can be said to have no relatives or friends, unlike those concubines who all have powerful families supporting them.
Making too many enemies is not a good thing.
Atuo Jianghua trusted her words implicitly, and upon hearing them, she humbly asked, "Then what should I do?"
"Don't make enemies with them in normal times. Show them goodwill if you can, and don't offend them easily if you can't," Wen Nongnong said.
“But sometimes, it’s not that they won’t target me just because I don’t offend them.” Atuo Jianghua was distressed. The women of Daye were not as upright as the women of Hui Xinjiang. They loved to scheme and play dirty tricks behind people’s backs.
"We can't control what other people think, as long as we don't provoke them," Wen Nongnong reassured her.
Sometimes that's true; even if you haven't done anything, others just dislike you and see you as a thorn in their side.
“Okay, I’ll try my best,” Atuo Jianghua said.
Wen Nongnong glanced at the two maids she had brought from Xinjiang beside her, thought for a moment, and then said, "In the palace, make more good connections. If something happens, at least someone will be able to inform you."
Although Atuo Jianghua was somewhat easygoing, she was also a smart person. As soon as she heard her words, she understood, "Do you want me to win people's hearts?"
“You could say that,” Wen Nongnong said with a smile.
A-Tuo Jianghua became somewhat troubled. Her gaze swept over the glamorous concubines, but she couldn't tell which of them was worth befriending.
“Sometimes those seemingly insignificant palace servants can actually help you at crucial moments,” Wen Nongnong reminded her.
Atuo Jianghua immediately understood, "I know what to do."
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