But this scourge is the woman the prince cares about most.
The queen was exhausted, stroking her forehead and closing her eyes in deep thought.
After being a queen for so many years, everything goes as she wishes. It has been a long, long time since anyone dared to be so angry with her or confront her. This is why she was so angry again and again when she met such a rebellious and strong woman.
Have to lose your mind.
In addition, when Wan'er reached the age of marriage, she was really too impatient, so she acted poorly and made mistakes in her calculations, so that she ended up talking to others, and even the emperor became a little impatient.
Aunt Zhao's words kept echoing in her mind. Although they didn't agree with her, they made perfect sense.
The Situ family was not among the top three among the powerful families in the imperial city. It was not that the emperor did not dare to depose her as a queen, nor was it impossible to depose her. It was just that she had done nothing wrong in these years and the emperor had no reason to depose her.
The husband and wife have always maintained a respectful relationship with each other, respecting everyone who deserves respect, but there is no obvious preference.
When the emperor died, neither she nor the Situ family behind her could control the court situation or the prince. Instead, they had to rely on the prince to maintain their prosperity and wealth.
The queen felt deeply tired and began to resent her brother and nephew for no reason. If the Situ family had a man who could support himself, why would she be so passive?
After a long silence, the queen said slowly: "In your opinion, what should I do to make the prince change his attitude and regard me as his true mother?"
When Aunt Zhao heard this, she understood that the Queen had listened. She thought carefully for a while and said, "The most urgent task is to resolve the misunderstanding between the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess about you."
"Misunderstanding?" The queen frowned, "What misunderstanding?"
"It was a misunderstanding twenty years ago." Aunt Zhao said in a low voice, "The incident involving the crown prince back then was due to the prophecy of Concubine Gua. The Queen could point the finger at Concubine Gua, and then try her best to do whatever she could in front of Concubine Gua.
Showing guilt, self-blame, and longing for the Crown Prince. After all, the Crown Princess is a woman and is easy to be soft-hearted. She should be able to understand the regret and pain of missing the Queen day and night over the years."
When the queen heard the words, she was silent for a while, but she couldn't help but think in her heart that Aunt Zhao was indeed someone she trusted, and everything she said hit the point.
She really should repair her relationship with the prince.
The prince likes Yun Zishu, and as long as she wins over Yun Zishu well, the relationship with the prince will gradually improve.
However, although she understood the truth, there was always a trace of unwillingness in the queen's heart, especially after being humiliated by Yun Zishu three times. Now that she saw Yun Zishu, it was like seeing a thorn in her flesh, and she couldn't hold back her face and take the initiative to show her kindness.
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"If the Queen feels embarrassed, leave this matter to the old slave." Aunt Zhao seemed to understand her inner thoughts and took the initiative to speak, "Repairing the relationship is actually very simple. It is nothing more than saying a few words of concern and sending gifts from time to time.
These rewards have been given, whether intentionally or unintentionally, and the Crown Princess is not a dull person, so she can naturally feel them."
The queen closed her eyes and pondered for a moment, and realized unhappily that if she wanted to repair the relationship with the prince, she really could only start with Yun Zishu.
This fact made her very unhappy, but she was helpless.
"Mother Zhao, do you think I did something wrong twenty years ago?" The queen rubbed her eyebrows, "The Dongyou royal family only has such a prince, but I abandoned him. I wonder if God is punishing me.
With the Emperor, we have had nothing to do in these years, the other concubines have all given birth to princesses, and the only prince died... Every time I think about it, I always feel unhappy."
It was because the prince was the only remaining heir that Emperor Wu indulged him so much. After all, no matter how many sons the clan prince had, how could they compare to his own bloodline?
Aunt Zhao sighed silently: "What happened in the past is in the past. Don't think about it anymore."
Can a queen who can abandon her own son really reflect on her? Obviously impossible.
Aunt Zhao knew that this matter was not the Queen's decision alone, but as a mother, and her son was the legitimate son of the royal family, she threw it away at will. Aunt Zhao could not understand her behavior.
But the queen is her master, how dare a slave speak out about her master's faults? No matter how favored she is, she still understands her identity and can persuade her with some words - because the master can understand that she has good intentions.
But there are some things that cannot be said, because the past cannot be undone. If I obey her words, I am afraid that it will become a thorn in her heart in the future, and sooner or later this thorn will have to be pulled out.
But when it comes to removing the thorn... Aunt Zhao suddenly thought of a candidate: "Has the Queen ever thought about asking the Sixth Princess to come forward?"
The sixth princess, Dong Lingyan, was born to Concubine An, and her biological mother also died young. She was weak and docile, and she almost grew up alone. The queen treated her well or not, and the people in the palace naturally treated her either well or not.
The Sixth Princess is good at showing her weakness to others, never being evil to others, and because she lost her mother when she was young, her life experience is similar to that of Yun Zishu - Princess Dayong lost her mother when she was young, and the Queen knows this.
Aunt Zhao proposed that the Sixth Princess should go. What she meant was self-evident.
The queen pondered for a moment: "I'll have the Sixth Princess come over later."
"Yes." Nanny Zhao agreed with a smile, "It just so happens that the Crown Princess is hosting a banquet in the mansion tomorrow, so the Sixth Princess can get along well with her."
The queen didn't speak, feeling depressed.
Thinking of Situ Wan who was given a marriage to Huangfu Lingfeng, she felt even more irritated: "What did the emperor think? He actually married Wan'er to Huangfu Lingfeng?"
It would be fine if Huangfu Lingfeng obeyed the order obediently, but if he resisted and disobeyed the order, how would the dignified eldest daughter of the Situ family get married in the future?
Aunt Zhao hesitated. She didn't know whether she should speak. The emperor's decision today was obviously to cut off Situ Wan's possibility of entering the prince's palace. As for Huangfu Lingfeng's reaction, would the emperor consider it?
To put it bluntly, the emperor just took the opportunity to clear an obstacle for the prince and punish the Situ family a little.
Aunt Zhao thought for a while and swallowed her words.
The queen's mood was extremely bad, so she had better shut up at the right time.
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Different from the queen's anger and reluctance, Yun Zishu was obviously in a good mood when she returned to the Prince's Mansion. She changed into a grand and luxurious dress when she returned to Qifeng Palace. She sat in front of the dressing table, while Xianglan and Yueying took off her hairpin.
"These jewelry are beautiful to look at, and they are indeed luxurious and graceful when worn, but they are too tiring." Yun Zishu rubbed her neck, "Fortunately, I didn't stay in the Royal Garden for long, otherwise my neck would not be able to bear it."
"How can it be so exaggerated?" Xianglan said with a smile, "Other noble masters can't afford this pretense. As soon as the Crown Princess shows her face today, they will all be jealous to death."
Yun Zishu's expression was subtle: "I didn't see them being envious or jealous, but I saw faces full of hostility."