Yuzhu couldn't figure it out no matter how hard she thought. She closed the door, turned around, and sat on the edge of the bed. Looking at Yunxi with a worried expression, she said, "Miss, I'm surprised you can still smile. If there's a rift between you and the prince, what will you do in the prince's mansion from now on?"
In this era when a woman's status depends on her husband, a husband's favor is the foundation for a woman to stand firm.
Her young lady was of noble birth, but being taken as a concubine by the prince was already bad enough! If she lost the prince's favor, how could she ever be promoted to the Princess of Xian step by step?
If the prince were to marry a principal wife, her young lady would have absolutely no hope!
"Why can't I smile? I'm more than happy!"
Seeing Yuzhu looking so worried, Yunxi kicked off her shoes, pulled Yuzhu to lie down with her, and happily counted on her fingers, saying, "First of all, no one is watching me all the time, so I can do whatever I want."
It would be better than Qi Rong always hovering around like a ghost, not allowing her to do this or that. She wasn't a child of just a few years old!
"Secondly, the bed is all mine now. I can even sleep in circles without anyone objecting."
She didn't have to worry about someone grabbing the quilt from her or being used as a pillow and nearly suffocated!
"The most important thing is that I finally don't have to practice martial arts anymore! Even if I sleep until the sky is dark, I don't have to worry about being threatened!"
In the past, in order to get her to get up early, Qi Rong would do everything he could to disturb her sweet dreams, threatening and coaxing her by her ear. It wasn't until she gritted her teeth and got up that she would be tortured both physically and mentally by Qi Rong in the martial arts training ground!
Now, she was finally going to regain her former freedom and idleness. Just thinking about it made her feel sad.
Listening to Yunxi counting the advantages in front of her, Yuzhu grabbed her finger and helplessly shook her head.
"Miss, haven't you ever thought that the prince watches you so closely and makes you practice martial arts because he cares about you?"
Otherwise, who would waste their time on someone they didn't like?
Especially when there were so many people flocking to the prince's mansion every day to ask for favors, and the prince himself had so many things to do, yet he always found time to accompany her young lady.
If it wasn't because he liked her very much, how else could it be explained?
Seeing Yunxi suddenly fall silent, Yuzhu couldn't help but sigh.
She knew that her young lady must have felt it. It was just that her young lady was deliberately angry with the prince and pretended not to see it.
Yuzhu held Yunxi's hand and patiently guided her, saying, "The prince has always had you in his heart. Even if there were any problems between you before, as long as the two of you are open and honest with each other, you will always overcome them."
You should know that the prince personally went to the prime minister's mansion to propose marriage a long time ago, saying that he wanted to marry her young lady as the princess.
But later, when her young lady came back from Lingchuan, there seemed to be a deep misunderstanding between her and the prince. And because she was determined to rescue her father, she was temporarily confused and wanted to marry Shi Qian. Fortunately, the prince hijacked the wedding.
"The prince must have been so angry because you decided to marry Shi Qian at that time that he forced you to become his concubine on the condition of rescuing your father. But this servant can see that the prince is truly sincere to you. As long as you take the initiative to be honest with the prince and untie his knot, the position of the Princess of Xian will still be yours in the end."
Listening to Yuzhu's earnest persuasion, Yunxi felt a slight pain in her heart. She opened her mouth to stop her, saying, "Yuzhu, don't say anymore. I will never become the Princess of Xian."
Seeing Yunxi being so stubborn, Yuzhu couldn't help but frown. She said excitedly, "Why not? Are you really willing to live in such a subordinate position and live under others' noses?"
"Or do you think that even if the prince falls in love with another woman and ignores you, you can still accept it calmly?!"
Love can blind people. Maybe her young lady still didn't know what she really wanted.
But onlookers see clearly. She didn't want her young lady to regret it when it was too late!
Moreover, there wasn't much time left for her young lady. The position of the princess couldn't be left vacant like this all the time. If her young lady drifted further and further away from the prince at this time, it would really be a disaster!
Yuzhu's words stunned Yunxi. She knew very well in her heart that she couldn't accept any of these things.
However, she was very greedy when it came to feelings and couldn't tolerate even a grain of sand in her eyes.
The existence of Mrs. Jiang had already made her deeply feel the horror of jealousy, which could even make a woman lose her mind.
She definitely didn't want to be like that!
"Yuzhu, don't try to persuade me anymore. I know what I'm doing."
What she wanted was a relationship of one man and one woman for a lifetime, just like her grandfather and grandmother, who had been together for a lifetime. Even if they experienced great storms, they still remembered the way home because someone always lit a lamp for them and waited for them to come back.
However, most men had several wives and concubines. How could a remarkable person like Qi Rong have only her as a woman?
And even if he was willing to have only her, what could she give to him in return? It was even uncertain whether her body could bear his children...
Seeing that Yunxi still didn't listen, Yuzhu couldn't help but sigh. Suddenly remembering something, Yuzhu hesitated for a long time before stammering, "Miss, have you and the prince... you know?"
Because Qi Rong often sneaked into the prime minister's mansion before, and Yuzhu had even bumped into him a few times. And since Yunxi entered the prince's mansion, she had always lived in Qi Rong's courtyard, and the two of them had even shared the same room.
So, Yuzhu had never asked Yunxi about this, after all, it was a rather private topic.
Yuzhu was embarrassed to ask, and she was also afraid that Yunxi would be embarrassed to answer.
"What do you mean by 'you know'?... "
Yunxi was slightly stunned. The next moment, she immediately understood, and her cheeks turned red.
"No! How could I have that kind of thing with him? Yuzhu, you're getting naughty!"
Saying that, Yunxi couldn't help but pound Yuzhu with both hands, then immediately got into the quilt and covered her head, leaving only a pair of eyes staring at Yuzhu.
Knowing that Yunxi was shy, but hearing her answer, Yuzhu couldn't help but roll her eyes secretly.
"Miss, you're husband and wife. How couldn't it be possible?"
It would be more abnormal if they didn't have that kind of thing.
This showed that the prince really cherished her young lady. Her young lady had been in the prince's mansion for so long, but he had never forced her.
Seeing Yunxi curling up in the quilt like a snail in its shell, Yuzhu sighed again and said, "Miss, although you've become much smarter in recent years and have been decisive in dealing with Mrs. Jiang's affairs without any hesitation. But you're still so timid. When it comes to matters of the heart, you just shrink into your shell and aren't brave at all."
Hearing Yuzhu's words, Yunxi blinked her eyes and asked uncertainly, "Yuzhu, am I being looked down upon by you?"
Yuzhu didn't rush to deny it. Instead, she glanced at Yunxi helplessly and said, "You can think about it yourself."
You can't force someone to change their mind. If her young lady was always so timid and couldn't let go of her entanglement in her heart, it would be useless no matter how much she said.
After Yuzhu finished speaking, she automatically closed her eyes and went to sleep.
But Yunxi, who was disliked by Yuzhu for the first time, couldn't fall asleep at all. She stayed awake all night until dawn.