As Sicang's biological mother, she failed more than anyone else, being cruel, ruthless, selfish and vicious, and not even qualified to be resented.
Apart from being a stranger, she didn't deserve even a look from Sicang, let alone the so-called gift of childbirth.
Yun Zishu didn't mind letting her realize the huge mistake she had made. She didn't mind letting her understand the reason for Sicang's indifference. She didn't mind letting her know that there would never be an easing of the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
That day.
Unless she can turn back time and make what Sicang suffered never happen again.
"I understand." The queen lowered her eyes and stared at her tea cup, "Maybe my situation today is the punishment I deserve for abandoning my son."
Yun Zishu smiled lightly: "The queen said it wrong again. Your current situation is entirely caused by you and Situ Wan's self-righteousness and has nothing to do with punishment."
The punishment for abandoning your son has not yet begun.
Yun Zishu expected the end of the queen to be helpless in old age. She would have the title of Queen Mother but die alone, only guarding a false name and a silent empty palace, spending the rest of her life alone.
Enjoying a long period of loneliness and a gradually desolate heart is the punishment she deserves.
"Yun Zishu." The queen's eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and her tone did not distinguish between happiness and anger. "I can see that you hate me very much."
Yun Zishu nodded honestly: "I really hate it."
"Although I was the one who abandoned my son back then, I was not the mastermind." The queen was unwilling. "Concubine Gua is the main messenger, and the emperor is the final decision-maker. If the emperor disagrees, I can do it alone.
Abandoning the eldest son of the royal family at will? If Concubine Gua hadn't calculated that he was destined to be evil, how could I and the emperor abandon their biological son? Even if you are disgusted and resentful, is it unfair to only target this person?"
Yun Zishu was silent for a moment and nodded slowly: "It's really not fair."
The queen sneered, "Or do you only dare to hate me and not the emperor?"
Yun Zishu thought about it carefully and smiled calmly: "Hate doesn't have to be expressed with words, and it's the same for the Queen. If the Queen hadn't troubled me again and again, I think Sicang and I would probably be the same.
You won't run up to the queen and say, 'We hate you,' what does the queen think?"
The queen was startled, then twitched the corner of her mouth, wanting to sneer but couldn't.
So I still hate the emperor, but I just keep the hatred in my heart and there is no need to talk about it all the time.
The queen understood what she meant.
"There's nothing else, so I'll take my leave first." Yun Zishu stood up and said, "The queen promised not to interfere with Sicang and I in the future. I hope you will keep your word, otherwise there will be some backlash in the future.
Please stop accusing us of being narrow-minded and intolerant."
After saying this, she nodded to the queen and said goodbye, with a calm and elegant demeanor that was no worse than any noblewoman from aristocratic families the queen had ever seen.
After she left, the queen sat alone for a long time and thought for a long time. Her expression was dark and unclear. No one knew what she was thinking.
Even Aunt Zhao who came in didn't know.
Yun Zishu walked out of the palace gate and got on the carriage back to the Prince's Mansion. As the carriage drove down the long street, a person suddenly appeared in front of the carriage and blocked the way, "Your Highness the Crown Princess!"
The guards drew their swords and drove them away.
Leng Yue even flew up and kicked the person away, but when she saw that the other person was a woman, she lost a little strength. The maid who was blocking the way rolled on the ground a few times. Regardless of the pain, she quickly got up and knelt down: "Your Highness, Crown Princess
!”
The carriage stopped, Yun Zishu sat in the carriage and said calmly: "Ask what's going on."
Leng Yue responded, stepped forward and asked coldly: "Who are you? What do you want to do by stopping the Crown Princess's carriage?"
"Your Highness the Crown Princess! I am Jian Qiu, the maid next to the eldest lady of the Imperial Uncle's Mansion. The eldest lady is locked up in the mansion and cannot get out. She asked me to find a way to see the Crown Princess and beg the Crown Princess to please spare her mercy!" The maid kowtowed repeatedly, "
As long as she doesn't marry Marquis Zhongyi, the eldest lady is willing to agree to any condition of the Crown Princess, come to apologize to the Crown Princess, kneel down to apologize to the Crown Princess, and beg the Crown Princess——"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Leng Yue scolded with a frown, "You, the Situ family, don't see the emperor at all anymore? The imperial decree of marriage comes from the emperor, so why are you begging the crown princess? It's really ridiculous!"
"I--"
"Go back and tell your girl that the imperial edict cannot be violated." Yun Zishu opened the curtain and looked at the maid indifferently, "If she doesn't want the Situ family to be implicated again because of her resistance to the edict, she'd better obey the edict and get married, otherwise she will get into trouble.
If the Holy Spirit is angry, no one can save them."
After saying that, she lowered the curtain, gave an order, and the carriage continued to move forward.
Jian Qiu stepped aside in embarrassment.
Although this episode lasted very short, the news inevitably spread to the Zhongyi Hou Mansion. The old lady of the Zhongyi Hou Mansion, who was preparing for the wedding recently, heard the report from the servants, and her face darkened: "A royal family member who is about to decline is still here."
Dare you put on such a big show? Do you really think you are destined to be a crown princess?"
The assassination of the Crown Princess was supposed to be a crime of beheading, but the Emperor spared her the crime of death and repaid the Emperor's grace by granting her a marriage. Situ Wan was not only unsatisfied and ungrateful, he even dared to complain and even sent a maid to stop the Crown Princess in the street.
carriage?
I really don’t know whether to live or die.
The old lady Xue lost her husband at a young age and raised her son alone. She was most prosperous during the years when her son Yan Wei was the commander of the imperial army. Although the imperial army was not as good as the emperor's relatives, they directly obeyed the emperor's orders and were the closest to the emperor except for the personal eunuch.
A person who has won the trust of the emperor.
It was a pity that he injured his leg later while trying to save the emperor and could no longer serve as the commander. In addition to making him the Marquis of Zhongyi, the emperor also rewarded him with a lot of gold and silver. The compensation was very generous, so the Zhongyi Marquis Mansion was quite prosperous in recent years.
Yan Wei has a violent and capricious temperament, but he is extremely filial to his mother. The Xue family has lived a smooth life in these years. The only regret is that she has not been able to marry her son again and come back to take care of his daily life. Now the emperor's grace has given him a marriage.
Mrs. Xue was just happy when she suddenly heard that Situ Wan sent someone to stop the Crown Princess's car and made it clear that she did not want to marry her son. How could she be happy?
Her joyful mood was like a bucket of cold water being poured on her head. The more Xue thought about it, the more unhappy she became. However, no matter what, preparations had to be made. The imperial edict of marriage did not allow anyone to neglect it.
The next few days passed uneventfully. The queen left the marriage matters of several princesses to the inner court and the Ministry of Etiquette to discuss together. She seemed to have suddenly lost all interest and did not want to ask too much at all.
Everything was carried out step by step, without making things difficult or delaying with any excuses.
The major aristocratic families who have been granted the marriage are also closely arranging the marriage arrangements.
On April 19, the four princesses got married from the palace, and Situ Wan got married from the uncle's house.