Yun Zishu finished the food in front of her and put down her spoon. Seeing Dong Lingyan put down her spoon, she said gently: "You continue to eat, don't worry about me."
Dong Lingyan picked up the spoon again and quietly finished a bowl of bird's nest and some other food before putting down her chopsticks.
"I have lost my mother since I was a child." Dong Lingyan said slowly, "When I was six years old, my mother was killed by the empress because she bumped into Mrs. Situ."
Yun Zishu frowned.
"The queen thought I didn't know, and all these years I just pretended that I didn't know. I was always gentle and respectful, but I never forgot this matter in my heart." Dong Lingyan said, laughing at herself, "Although I don't know how to remember this matter.
What's the use, after all, I never thought that I could get justice for my mother, and I didn't even dare to think about it."
Yun Zishu said calmly: "You may have been slightly luckier than me in your childhood experience. I never had a mother in my memory. She was killed shortly after I was born."
Dongling Yan was surprised: "You are the princess, so your mother should be the queen. Who dares to murder the queen?"
"My father."
Dong Lingyan fell silent for a moment, and then said, "I'm sorry."
"It's okay." Yun Zishu didn't care, "It's been a long time. I don't have any big feelings now."
Dong Lingyan said: "Maybe this is the reason why the queen asked me to come to see you, because in a sense, we seem to have the same problem."
After a slight pause in her tone, she quickly added: "But you do have more courage and wisdom than me, and you may have a little bit of good luck from God, so..."
"No." Yun Zishu shook her head, "Actually, essentially, I am almost the same as you."
In her previous life, she was indeed similar to Dong Lingyan. After losing her mother, she became a wretch in the palace, with nothing but the status of a princess.
The only difference is that Dong Lingyan was only ignored, while Dong Lingyan had to face her father's murderous intention and the bullying and suppression from her husband's family after she got married.
The greatest luck is probably having the bizarre and fantasy experience of being reborn. It’s hard to say whether my wisdom has become stronger after rebirth, but my courage is indeed much greater than before. Because I have already died once, many things seem to be taken lightly at once.
She is not afraid of the second death, and deeply understands that unlimited forbearance and retreat will not bring her life, but will make her worse.
She simply no longer tolerates it. She will never be soft when she should fight back, and she will never show weakness when she should be tough.
If you are not afraid of death, what else is there to be afraid of?
The corner of Yun Zishu's lips raised slightly, thinking about the past, she felt as if a long time had passed. Under a different environment, she seemed to have left behind all the information about Dayong's grudges - but she knew in her heart that this was only temporary.
Leave behind.
When the time comes, she will still go back.
"The queen realized that she was in a bad situation and ordered me to smooth things over in front of you. At first I didn't know what she meant, but now I understood. She wanted me to use my life experience to arouse your sympathy.
Heart." Dongling Yan narrowed her eyes and said in a calm tone, "She probably wants to repair the relationship with the Crown Princess."
"It's not to repair the relationship with me." Yun Zishu corrected, "She wanted to repair the relationship between mother and son with the prince, but the prince didn't regard her as his mother at all. Unless necessary, he would not even set foot in Fengyi Palace. The queen could not see her.
My own son had no way to attack him, so he had to change his mind and attack me."
Dong Lingyan hummed slightly, she admired Yun Zishu quite a bit. No matter how powerful a woman is, she will maintain the respectful attitude she should have when facing the mother of a country and her own mother-in-law.
Being too arrogant and domineering - even if you are not arrogant and domineering, but just passively counterattack, you will be accused of being disrespectful and unfilial.
Disloyalty and unfilial piety, four words can easily kill a person.
"The air is nice in the morning. Let's go for a walk in the garden?"
Dong Lingyan came back to her senses and saw that Yun Zishu had stood up, so she quickly followed her and said: "Okay."
The two of them walked out together. Dong Lingyan stepped out of the palace gate and looked at the vast and majestic Prince's Mansion. She sighed in her heart: "In my age, this is the first time I have the opportunity to leave the palace."
Yun Zishu heard the words and said calmly: "I left the palace early and established a palace, because my father hates seeing me. Even if I don't appear in front of him, he would rather throw me outside the palace to fend for myself."
Dong Lingyan frowned and was about to ask why, when she saw Aunt Shi walking from a distance: "Her Royal Highness, Queen An Xian of the Ministry of Personnel is here, and she has brought many gifts."
Yun Zishu's expression was subtle: "Wang Anxian?"
"yes."
Yun Zishu turned her head and looked at Xianglan who was following behind her: "Is this Miss Wang the woman who called me a thief in the imperial garden yesterday?"
"Your Highness has a very good memory. This is Miss Wang." Xianglan nodded, "Maybe Miss Wang suddenly figured it out after she went back yesterday and is rushing to apologize now."
"This is really interesting." Yun Zishu said calmly, with a sense of irony, "Yesterday she scolded people and today she apologizes. Is her life too boring?"
Aunt Shi frowned slightly: "Miss Wang, has she ever scolded the Crown Princess?"
"Forget it, let her in." Yun Zishu said, "She is a guest."
"Yes." Aunt Shi responded respectfully, "The old slave will take Miss Wang to the flower hall to serve tea?"
Yun Zishu hummed: "There is no need to set up the tea table for now. We will wait until everyone is here. I will see how many people come today."
"yes."
After Yun Zishu finished giving instructions, she and Dong Lingyan walked towards the garden.
Dong Lingyan lowered her gaze from the side of her face and closed her eyes in deep thought. Wang Anxian was the prospective daughter-in-law of Prince Cheng's palace. Since she was able to insult the Crown Princess in public yesterday, she obviously didn't take the Crown Princess seriously.
But after just one night, she took the initiative to come and ask for a visit?
The direction of the court was changing rapidly. The Minister of Civil Affairs originally supported Dongling Sheng, the crown prince of Prince Cheng's palace. However, the prince suddenly returned and successfully took over the power of supervising the country. This shows the emperor's firm determination to support him.
The Minister of Civil Affairs must have reconsidered in his mind, and perhaps he had begun to think about how to distance himself from the relationship with Prince Cheng's Mansion. In this case, he should have known that it was an unforgivable sin for his daughter to insult the Crown Princess in public.
"What are the Sixth Princess thinking about?" Yun Zishu turned her head and looked at Dong Lingyan, "Thinking about Miss Wang?"
Dong Lingyan nodded: "After the Minister of Civil Affairs learned the news yesterday, I wonder if he was so angry that he punished his daughter severely?"
Yun Zishu smiled lightly: "It depends on how Wang Shangshu views this matter."
"I think Miss Wang took the initiative to visit today, which should be Wang Shangshu's attitude." Dong Lingyan pondered, "Wang Anxian herself is not aware of the seriousness of the matter at all."