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  “…‘Surprise Goose Song’, ‘Shining Shadow Dance’. In front of the entire court, in the Clear Harmony Palace, Princess Wang truly stole the show. Are you trying to get yourself killed? Or are you intentionally doing this? Haha, otherwise how could you say something like that? ‘No matter what happens, there will always be His Highness taking care of me, I just need to do what I want and it’s fine’...haha…”

  The sound of Xun Yun's voice faintly echoed in the quiet and empty He Feng Hall, she repeated what I said to Qing Fei that day.

  I didn't say anything to explain what I meant, even though those words weren't entirely sincere but rather intentional, after all they were things I had said before.

  “…Whether or not you are really Princess Yuhuan, as long as the Emperor believes it, then you are. Even if he doesn't fully believe it, you won't be able to live anyway. You were originally the daughter of a guilty minister, lost the imperial heir, and your life was already being tightly protected by the Prince. Now, with the added crime of possibly being a princess from the previous dynasty, how can the Emperor tolerate you? How can Empress Qing let go of this opportunity?”

  The yellow lamp on the case was dimly lit, and Tai'an closed his eyes, but he didn't make a sound to stop Xun Yun. His usually calm eyes hid very deep emotions, and he was also worried about his master being unworthy, just like Xun Yun.

  “……After the imperial edict ordering my death was issued, I actually felt a sense of relief. No matter what method it was, it was finally over……But I was wrong! Your Highness actually ordered the coup d'etat for your sake! In his most difficult years, he never thought of taking this step. It's not that we didn't have the ability, but because Your Highness had promised the lady to never hate his father and try to forgive and love……So many years have passed, he would rather endure in silence, hurt himself, and leave a reputation as a dissolute prince to protect himself, without taking this step of coup d'etat. Yet, it's precisely now, when he has become the rightful crown prince, not long before he can rightfully ascend to the throne and rule the world, that he did so, all because of you, all because of you!”

  Xun Yun's emotions became more and more agitated, his speech also faster and faster, unconsciously taking on a sharp tone: "Do you know what it feels like to personally force your own biological father to death? Although the prince originally only wanted to force the emperor to abdicate, the emperor was already seriously ill, how could he withstand such stimulation, he died in front of the prince...... Such an ending the prince did not anticipate, but he resolutely chose to force the palace, all because of you! But have you ever had a shred of sympathy for him? Have you thought about it, what kind of mood would he be in right now, guarding the spirit in the Zi Jin Palace?! He is ashamed not only of his father emperor, but also of the promise he made to his mother that he kept for so many years!"

  My chest is aching dully, and my hands are unconsciously pressed against my heart, but I still can't resist the suffocating oppression that comes in waves.

  Tai'an looked at me, remained silent for a moment, and then spoke in a low, hoarse voice: "Alright, Xunyun, it's pointless to talk about these things now..."

  "What's the point of not making sense?" Xun Yun interrupted him, his eyes shining with anger and deep hatred, like stars in the sky, and he couldn't find a hint of his usual calm and composed demeanor: "I just want to tell her, let her know what Your Highness has done for her! I just want her to know that she doesn't deserve Your Highness's treatment at all! She thinks she's suffered a great injustice, haha, it's really laughable. If it weren't for Your Highness, she wouldn't even have her life, let alone talk about injustice? And even if there was, it would be something she brought upon herself!"

  "Xunyun!" Tai'an called out to her.

  Xun Yun, however, didn't even bother to respond, she just looked at me with a hint of resentment in her eyes. She had been suppressing her emotions for too long, and once they found the slightest outlet, they burst out uncontrollably, almost collapsing in a frenzy.

  "I don't understand what you're blaming the Duke for. Is it because of the Mu Rong family? They chose to support the Crown Prince, what do you want the Duke to do, wait for death with his neck stretched out? The Duke has been working hard for so many years, our connections have already spread throughout the court and the countryside, and most of them are forces that are at odds with the Mu Rong family. On the road to seizing the throne, the power of the Mu Rong family is not insignificant to the Duke, but he has long been prepared, and it's not a big deal. However, because of you, he still doesn't want to formally clash with the Mu Rong family. That time when you wanted to return to the Prime Minister's residence, he didn't care about the urgent summons from the palace, wanting to send you back together, just to give your family a hint, telling them that he loves you, and Du Ru Yin is just an excuse! Telling them not to give up on you because of appearances and choose the Crown Prince instead. It was you who firmly refused his accompaniment! But even so, he still let Tai Shu accompany you back, why would the Duke's steward do such a thing? And the preparation of the sedan chair and gifts, which one didn't the Duke put his heart into? If your parents had paid attention, they would have seen the Duke's favor towards you, but unfortunately, their hearts were blinded by ambition, thinking that you had fallen out of favor, so they hastily defected to the Crown Prince!"

  I tightly closed my eyes, but couldn't stop the tears from streaming down. Meanwhile, Tai An's deep voice also rose up lowly: "Your Highness, please don't blame Xun Yun for being impolite, she only spoke the truth, and Your Highness has seen it with your own eyes - His Highness let Mu Rong Lin go free. But before that, how much effort had to be made to smooth things over, what great risks had to be taken? And after that, how many troubles would have to be borne? Your Highness can't see these things. You also can't see that your younger brother used his real name to become the Qi Yue Marquis without any regard for consequences, and His Highness went through so much trouble to ensure Your Highness's safety, to avoid being implicated. Perhaps one day, Mu Rong Lin will bring Qi Yue's heavy troops back to take revenge. With His Highness's temperament, he wouldn't have let such a thing happen, but for you, he still let him go. Your Highness, we dare to offend you by saying so much, only because we want to ask you to try and understand His Highness's painstaking efforts."

  "If she were considerate, why would she be so ruthless?" Xun Yun sneered and laughed bleakly: "Princess, let's clarify everything once and for all today? The grievances you think you have, in my opinion, are actually nothing."

  She stood up, her eyes unconsciously filled with pain, looking out the window: "I know you've blamed the prince for not doing enough about Du Ruyin's situation, but have you ever thought that if it weren't for her, the one who might have been taken by the Crown Prince's assassins to their death could have been you! Admittedly, the prince accepted Du Ruyin mainly because of Princess Yiyang, but he didn't have to humble himself to treat her with such kindness. Do you know that when Du Ruyin first used the aphrodisiac incense, he even stabbed himself with a dagger until his blood flowed freely just to clear his mind? But what could be done? To raise her to a high position in the open, he had no choice but to endure. I took the remaining incense to find Mr. Chun and get an antidote, you know how much I hated it when I handed it over to him? He's such a proud person, why did he have to humble himself to this extent, all because of you! And yet you didn't show any understanding for him, always giving him the cold shoulder, do you know how much pain he had in his heart?! But even so, he still... as long as you could be safe and sound..."

  I was so shocked that I couldn't speak, and after the shock passed, a dull pain and desolation welled up from the bottom of my heart. I looked at Xun Yun and slowly opened my mouth: "No one has ever told me these things before, just as you said, he set up this scheme to protect me, apart from the risks on the road to seizing the throne, was the hidden traitor that could never be found also one of the reasons why he would do such a thing?"

  "You!" Xun Yun's face changed drastically.

  I just shook my head numbly: "I didn't mean to blame anyone, he once asked me if I had anything to ask him, but I didn't ask, and he didn't say, we were both too proud, so now it's become an unsolvable dead knot, there's no use saying anything anymore."

  "How could it be useless?" Tai'an suddenly knelt down and said seriously: "If the princess is willing to open her heart to the prince, there will be no hurdle that cannot be overcome. In any case, the princess is still the prince's legitimate wife. If not in harmony like zither and psaltery, respecting each other as guests, they can only torment each other, harboring resentment until old age. There is no third choice - Tai'an believes that the princess will inevitably make a good choice for everyone."

  I stared blankly at him, still unclear about the meaning of his words, when suddenly a clear and cold voice came from outside the door -

  "She doesn't need to choose anything, she will leave with me."

  Still remember the shocking swan's reflection (harem)