Turning around, I found You Jiang standing under the eaves...
Rong Ning was somewhat surprised, "Why are you standing here so late at night instead of sleeping?"
"I can't sleep..." Youjiang said, leaning against a pillar with his sword in his arms, his voice muffled, "It's so annoying!"
Can't sleep?
It's so annoying?
"Because of my older brother?"
Youjiang opened his mouth, then closed it again, turning his head to one side with a forlorn expression.
Tsk...both of them are dead...
Sure enough... love is such a troublesome thing!
Rong Ning threw down the spear, irritably ruffled her hair, and paced back and forth.
She had just advised the Crown Prince to be careful and not to provoke You Jiang again, lest she waver again.
Was she speaking too soon?
"or……"
Rong Ning gritted her teeth…
“How about... I go and talk to your older brother and tell him that you still can’t let go of him, and ask him to let you go back to him?”
You Jiang's face darkened. "Princess, what are you saying!"
"You two can't let go of each other, but you're acting so awkwardly, which I don't think is necessary!"
Rong Ning shrugged...
"If you really like my elder brother, like him so much that you can't stand it, then go to the Eastern Palace and go back to my elder brother's side."
Anyway, it's common for men to have multiple wives and concubines, not to mention my elder brother is the crown prince, so it's inevitable that he'll have three thousand beauties in his harem.
However, my elder brother hasn't chosen a crown princess yet. If you enter the Eastern Palace now, at most the court officials will curse you a bit, but you will still be in charge of the Eastern Palace, and my elder brother will still be yours alone.
Once you're chosen as the Crown Princess, you should tone down your arrogance. With your elder brother protecting you, even if you don't have a powerful family background, the Crown Princess won't be able to do anything to you.
Once other concubines enter the Eastern Palace, the Crown Princess will no longer focus on you alone, because your elder brother will not always favor you exclusively.
That's how it is with harems...
There are gains and losses...
If you want to stay by your elder brother's side, you have to give up your arrogance.
Sigh... but that's not important...
The important thing is that you like it!
"As long as you're determined to go back to your brother's side, I'm willing to help you!"
Rong Ning looked at her with a sincere expression, as if she could summon the Crown Prince and have her taken away immediately if You Jiang nodded.
Youjiang's face darkened even more. "Princess... that's enough... stop talking!"
Rong Ning wasn't trying to persuade her to return to the Crown Prince's side at all; she was practically telling her a horror story.
The image of her, with all her sharp edges smoothed out, confined in a small courtyard, waiting for a man's occasional tenderness, had already surfaced in her mind.
That's terrifying!
You Jiang had traveled all over the country with her parents since she was a child, and she was used to being free. She was afraid of that kind of life just thinking about it.
She swallowed hard, lowered her head, and replied weakly, "I can't let go either."
"Really not?" Rong Ning bent down and looked at her from below. "When I went out with my older brother today, he asked me about you. I think he still cares about you."
"I don't need your concern!" You Jiang gritted her teeth. "I'm perfectly fine with the princess; it's much more comfortable than when I was in the Crown Prince's Palace!"
Rong Ning asked doubtfully, "Really?"
“Really!” Youjiang nodded, quite certain. “I’m not unable to let go of him, it’s just that his sudden appearance today has thrown me into a state of confusion, and I didn’t know how to handle it, which is why I acted this way.”
She was originally hanging on the veranda today, guarding Rong Ning, when the Crown Prince suddenly appeared in the courtyard without any warning.
Caught off guard and too afraid to show herself, she remained frozen on the veranda until they had both left before daring to come down.
You Jiang took a deep breath and said, "Princess... I know you mean well. Don't worry, I won't turn back."
"Ah...no..."
Rong Ning waved her hand, "If you think it's good, then it's truly good."
What I consider good is actually useless.
One is my older brother, and the other is someone I value. I don't want to offend either of them, nor do I want to favor either side.
Therefore, the choice you make is entirely up to you, because you will bear the consequences yourself, whether the outcome is good or bad.
To be frank, I'm an outsider when it comes to your relationship.
Outsiders, well…
It's best not to interfere too much.
But from a personal perspective, Rong Ning truly didn't want You Jiang to have any further involvement with her elder brother.
The eldest brother is the crown prince, so his principal wife must be of noble status, able to appease the court and the harem, and handle the comings and goings of the palace.
But clearly, the reins do not meet the requirements. The emperor will not agree, the court officials will not agree either, and there might even be a huge uproar.
If her elder brother were to defy their father and the court officials at all costs in order to marry You Jiang as his principal wife, Rong Ning would be disappointed.
Her elder sister was willing to sacrifice herself to marry a foreign ruler for the greater good of the country, bringing peace to the Southern Dynasty.
He is the crown prince, bearing the weight of the nation and its people on his shoulders—an incredibly heavy responsibility. If he were to act so recklessly because of love, that would be unforgivable.
Moreover, Rong Ning believed that You Jiang was capable and had no relatives to rely on, so he wouldn't be bound by family honor.
She's someone who's willing to do anything outside, so why would she want to put herself in a cage?
But these are all Rong Ning's own thoughts, and cannot be applied to the general public.
"Think about it carefully..." Rong Ning casually wiped the sweat from her temples.
You Jiang paused for a moment, then handed her a handkerchief and replied firmly, "Princess, when I left the East Palace, I said I would never go back, and I will never go back."
My heart, which had wavered because of the sudden appearance of this person, has now become firm again.
You Jiang knew what the Crown Prince was pursuing, and also knew what she wanted.
She looked at Rong Ning, a faint smile appearing on her face. "I still remember when I came to see the princess, you said you would take me to do something big. Now that the job is done, the princess can't be thinking of ways to get rid of me!"
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