She never expected that, in this person's eyes, she was actually a capricious and unreasonable person.
This outcome was beyond her wildest imagination.
She had thought that the marriage she had finally managed to beg from her father would surely live up to her efforts. But now, it seemed she had been wrong from the very beginning.
The empress in front of her was like an insurmountable barrier standing between her and Rong Xun.
At this moment, she really wanted to kill Tang Youyou with her own hands.
She felt that all her misfortunes were because of Tang Youyou in front of her. The hatred in her eyes was so obvious that she was on the verge of attacking.
But when Tang Youyou saw her like this, she couldn't help feeling secretly pleased.
Tang Youyou just loved seeing those who hated her but were unable to do anything about it.
Tang Youyou was now standing beside Rong Xun. The two of them were a perfect match. At first glance, others would think they were a pair of beautiful lovers.
In contrast, An Suzhi seemed like an outsider intruding between them.
An Suzhi stared at Rong Xun longingly, not willing to give up. Seeing this, she had to take a step back and said politely,
"Your Majesty is right. It's my fault that I didn't know my place and made Her Majesty the Empress unhappy. I will pay attention in the future."
For a proud person like An Suzhi to willingly apologize was such a rare sight that it was like a once - in - a - century event in Shen Mengchen's eyes.
In a blink of an eye, Rong Xun looked at Tang Youyou and asked gently, "Xiaoyou'er, how do you plan to handle this matter?"
Tang Youyou stood there stunned. She was shocked by the obvious double - standard of the two people beside her.
This was a princess from the Western Regions. If they really offended her, there might be endless struggles in the future.
However, this was something that was bound to happen sooner or later.
In the Western Regions, Rong Jiangyu had evil intentions and was coveting the Great Ming Kingdom. Even if they didn't have a conflict because of An Suzhi, he would surely find other excuses to pick a fight.
For such a situation, the simplest way was to take the initiative and eliminate Rong Jiangyu before he made a move.
This was Tang Youyou's way of handling things, but she was afraid Rong Xun wouldn't agree.
After getting along for several years, she already knew what kind of person Rong Xun was. He would never do anything devious.
Thinking of this, Tang Youyou smiled and said, "Naturally, I will follow Your Majesty's arrangement. But these two younger sisters haven't been enfeoffed yet. I wonder when Your Majesty plans to make the arrangements?"
Seeing Tang Youyou being so quiet and respectful for once, Rong Xun felt quite pleased.
He was silent for a moment and then gave the order, "Enfeoff the princess from the Western Regions as the Princess of Pingyang, and enfeoff Shen Mengchen, the daughter of the envoy from the Western Regions, as Concubine Shen. Make the preparations tomorrow."
Tang Youyou was not surprised by this enfeoffment.
Hearing this, Su Ningde immediately gave the order to make arrangements for this matter the next day.
Seeing that everything was properly arranged, Tang Youyou was about to leave after paying her respects.
However, Rong Xun didn't intend to let her go. He looked at the tearful An Suzhi and then glanced at Shen Mengchen with her head down.
He said coldly, "Noble Lady An, you came with the Princess of Pingyang. Since the princess is in a bad mood today, you can take her back and comfort her."
Hearing Rong Xun's dismissal, the two of them had no choice but to leave dejectedly. Seeing them go, Tang Youyou sensed something was wrong.
She saw Rong Xun gently pull her wrist, slowly move closer to her, and say in a charming voice,
"You'er, now that we've finally settled things down, we should have a good talk today, shouldn't we?"
Hearing this, Tang Youyou was immediately on edge. She suddenly jumped out of Rong Xun's embrace. Looking at his handsome face, she always felt he had the air of a lecher.
"Your Majesty, shouldn't you go find your new love? Why come to find this old woman like me?"
There was a hint of jealousy in Tang Youyou's words, but she didn't even notice it.
Rong Xun smiled wickedly and said, "Xiaoyou'er has misunderstood me. I just want to talk to you about the Qingyun Sect. We can't just ignore this matter. If the people from the Qingyun Sect take the initiative, things will be hard to handle later..."
After he finished speaking, Tang Youyou nodded. Rong Xun was right. This matter really couldn't be taken lightly.
"I really didn't think this through carefully. I almost delayed the important matter."
Hearing this, Rong Xun nodded repeatedly and led Tang Youyou back to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
Seeing the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Tang Youyou wasn't surprised. She walked straight to the upper seat and sat down on the chair without any grace. Then she noticed a plate of fresh grapes beside her hand.
She paused for a moment, then looked up at Rong Xun and asked, "Did you grow these yourself?"
After she said it, she realized it sounded wrong and quickly changed her words, "Where did you get these?"
Hearing this, Rong Xun smiled and said, "Where do you think I got these? I don't like eating this stuff. Naturally, it's for you."
Hearing this, Tang Youyou stretched out her delicate little hand towards the plate. Taking a bite, the grapes were fresh and juicy.
They were simply delicious. She hadn't eaten any fruit for a long time, and just one bite made her feel extremely satisfied.
After a while, there were only a few grapes left on the plate.
Seeing this, Rong Xun smiled gently, his eyes full of doting.
"If Xiaoyou'er still likes them, I'll have someone bring you some more in a few days. These were just picked by them. It's very easy."
Hearing this, Tang Youyou nodded, her eyes shining.
"If that's the case, I won't be polite then."
Getting Tang Youyou's approval, Rong Xun felt a warm feeling in his heart.
At the same time, Ye Yue, who was still waiting outside the door, felt a tightness in his heart. His dark and wrinkled hands were on the verge of crying.
Those grapes were picked by him after three days and three nights of hard work in the vineyards on the border of the Western Regions.
He had finally returned, but Rong Xun had given him a lot more work to do.
However, now his master had turned into a flower - protecting messenger and didn't care about his subordinates at all.
Thinking of this, Ye Yue squatted down silently. Then he saw someone appear beside him.
Ye Bai saw him looking so dejected. After asking, she found out what had happened. She sneered, "The master really dotes on this Empress. He really thinks she's an innocent person."
Seeing her expression change suddenly, Ye Yue quickly spoke up.