Ximen Yourong sighed deeply to himself. She sighed for her innocent self, and also for Dongling Yuanyong's tragic childhood experience... She sighed for everything in front of her!
If she was dissatisfied with her current situation, there was no point in talking about it, let alone because of Dongling Yuanyong’s deliberate embarrassment!
However, no matter how she looked at the secluded place in the palace, she was in a situation that everyone was afraid of avoiding, but she was curious about Dongling Yuanhao's somewhat tolerant and even polite attitude towards her.
Avoiding the past mentioned by Dongling Yuanhao, Ximen Yourong looked at him and asked:
"Prince Hao seems to hate the Ximen family to the core, but why are you willing to call me "Emperor's Wife"?"
The entire imperial city knew that she had become the "Mother of a Country" despite being unknown, but no one thought this was her luck.
Although it was only the first day, Ximen Yourong felt helpless and confused like never before!
Therefore, Dongling Yuanhao's "Emperor's Sister-in-law" she kept calling out in both her mouth and mouth inexplicably warmed her heart!
Dongling Yuanhao did not answer her directly, but asked:
"What about the emperor's sister-in-law, are you afraid of coming here?"
If as expected, even if Ximen Yourong is lucky enough to survive for a long time, her life in the palace may not be much better, and the current situation is not very optimistic.
What's worse is that if his imperial brother wants Ximen Yourong's life, it's not certain whether she can survive for a few more days.
Ximen Yourong knew what Dongling Yuanhao was asking, so she smiled worriedly and said:
"It would be a lie to say I'm not afraid! However, fate often overturns a person's life unexpectedly. Now that I am still alive, I will do my best to obey fate!"
"How do you do your best to obey fate?" Dongling Yuanhao looked at Ximen Yourong with a slightly serious expression.
"That's what Prince Hao is seeing now!" Ximen Yourong smiled lightly.
Dongling Yuanhao was stunned, and then he laughed and said:
"Don't complain about living in a shabby room, having a charcoal fire to keep warm, and covering your belly with nectar... Oh, this is really a human thing!"
“That’s why there is a saying that there is no perfect way for man!”
Ximen Yourong said as he filled up another cup of nectar water for Dongling Yuanhao!
Seeing her slow and elegant manner and calm expression, Dongling Yuanhao seemed to understand why Ximen Yourong was so annoying to him.
Although she was "noble" as a queen, she knew that she was not "noble" at all, so she calmly accepted living in this dilapidated palace.
Not only did she not complain about not having anything to eat or drink, but she used local materials to solve the predicament at hand.
However, they could live with it for now, but Dongling Yuanhao couldn't help but ask:
"If the emperor is determined to cut off your livelihood, your firewood and nectar will always run out. How will the emperor's sister-in-law do her job at that time?"
"Your Majesty is a genius of a generation. Since he has inherited the oath of his ancestors, he will not really take the life of my aunt and nephew at will. His kindness and power today are nothing more than a warning to me not to rely on the protection of my ancestors and think that I can rest easy. Although I have nothing to do with it.
I am willing to obey, but since Your Majesty doesn’t know me, I must keep my peace even more."
Ximen Yourong was so calm that Dongling Yuanhao secretly looked at her seriously. She was obviously a few years younger than him, and she was probably a woman who had not seen much of the world, but why did he feel that she understood the world better than he did?
What's the way to survive?
"Sister-in-law, if you had a choice, would you rather be killed directly in Ximen Mansion, or be sent to the palace to become this "unlucky" queen?"
Dongling Yuanhao's curiosity did not cause any change in Ximen Yourong's expression. She chuckled and said:
"What is "if"? If there is an if, I hope that the blood of the Ximen family is not flowing in my body. In this way, I will neither need to be killed nor be the master of this harem with many shackles. Wouldn't this be more embarrassing?
I'm satisfied!"
"Do you resent Ximen Zhende?"
"I can't talk about resentment, but because of him, I do feel that my fate is innocent."
"Why?"
"I have been the daughter of the Ximen family for seventeen years, and the head of the Ximen family probably has never even thought of my existence a few times. But when the family was broken, he suddenly remembered that I, as a daughter, could continue the "glory" of the Ximen family.
I don’t know how I, a person who longs to be separated from the Ximen family, can bear such a heavy burden. What’s more, I have no intention of regaining any honor for the Ximen family. All I can think about now is to take my equally innocent person with me.
My nephew is living peacefully."
After Dongling Yuanhao listened to Ximen Yourong's words, he nodded with a half-smile, and then said with meaning:
"Everything the emperor's sister-in-law said was like a mirror, and it was beyond the concerns of ordinary women with shallow knowledge. I think, with the emperor's sister-in-law's smart and peaceful attitude, it may not be easy to survive in this harem full of right and wrong, but it is definitely not
no way."
Ximen Yourong smiled again and said nothing. This palace was strange and dangerous to her. If she wanted to survive, how could she just be "smart"?
Not to mention that she is obviously guilty, even if she is innocent, she has no confidence that she will not be mercilessly swallowed up by this palace that is unable to fly...!
Time passed and the sky gradually darkened. Dongling Yuanhao took a final sip of nectar water, then stood up and looked at Ximen Yourong who was also standing and said with a slight embarrassment:
"Sister-in-law, you've been bothering me for a long time, so I won't bother you anymore. It's going to be dark here soon. Although I really want to help you, if brother Huang finds out, it will definitely not be easy for me, so...!"
"Prince Hao, don't worry. It's best for me to support myself at this time."
Dongling Yuanhao smiled and looked at Ximen Yourong's calmness without even a frown on her face even when the sky fell. Dongling Yuanhao, who was about to leave, suddenly approached Ximen Yourong with a bad intention and pointed to the top of his head in a serious manner.
The wooden beam said:
"Sister-in-law, my crazy grandma hanged herself above our heads. It is said that she did not leave here after her death, and she would show up crying from time to time. However, it is good that the crazy grandma turned into a ghost.
Ghost, so don’t worry, Princess Sister-in-law, she won’t harm you!”
Ximen Yourong seemed to have heard a boring ghost story. She didn't even raise her head to look at the wooden beams above her head. She said calmly:
"If you are upright, you are not afraid of the shadow. Even if the soul of the crazy grandma is still here, there is no enmity between me and her, so I naturally have nothing to worry about."
The corners of Dongling Yuanhao's mouth twitched in frustration, and he said in disbelief:
"How can there be no grievance? You are Ximen Zhende's daughter. Don't forget that Ximen Zhende killed Queen Fuxuan and was responsible for the crime of exiling the emperor's brother. Because of this, the crazy grandma is full of resentment towards Ximen. If she
Before your soul ascends to heaven, most likely it is because it still has hatred towards your Ximen family and refuses to leave. If she knows that you are Ximen Zhende’s daughter, you will definitely be the first to be entangled by her!"
"That's okay. If the crazy grandma takes out her grievances on me because I am Ximen Zhende's daughter, I will suffer the consequences. Who allowed me to keep Ximen Zhende's blood?"
Now Dongling Yuanhao really felt like twitching all over. He had seen a bold woman, and this was the first time he had seen such a bold woman who was not afraid of ghosts.
In fact, it is true that the crazy grandma committed suicide in anger because Dongling Yuanyong was exiled.
But to say that her soul is still here is just something he made up to scare Ximen Yourong.
However, he suddenly thought of making up a ghost story, and he felt that others were not frightened, but he himself began to feel creepy!
Is this a case of stealing the chicken and losing the rice at your own peril!?