Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

Nanny Quan said, "How could a person as steady as the Crown Prince's Consort quarrel with the Princess? The Princess is worrying too much."

"I think the Crown Prince's wife knows that the princess is upset because of Master Huo's matter. She has no place to vent her anger, so she keeps making a fuss. So the Crown Prince's wife came up with this idea to divert the princess's attention a little."

When Huo Yunzhou was mentioned, the light in Princess Ning's eyes gradually dimmed.

She sighed, "Alas, Mammy, why do the two children I raised have such a bumpy love life? Is it because I taught them to be too passionate and saintly, so they take love so seriously, and once they fall into it, it is difficult to get out."

"I particularly like Tang'er's calm and nonchalant personality. She looks like someone who won't fall in love. I wish I could raise such a smart child."

Nanny Quan also sighed.

What kind of environment did Shen Wantang grow up in? Her biological mother died early, her biological father was unreliable, and her stepmother was extremely mean. She even had the courage to change Shen Wantang's marriage with the Ning Wangfu to her own daughter. What else would she not dare to do?

If Shen Wantang only thought about love every day and was naive, she would probably be bullied to death by her stepmother and stepsister. The grass on her grave would probably be two meters high by now.

The cruel and harsh environment made Shen Wantang mature precociously and also shaped her tenacious character. Maybe when she was bullied as a child, she had already figured out what she really needed.

Love can't help her at all, but will hurt her instead.

She likes gold and silver, and likes housekeeping. She is good at medicine and business.

Whatever she likes and is good at is useful.

She is very pragmatic.

Pragmatism is the most prominent characteristic of children who grow up in poor environments.

Children like Xiao Qingyuan and Xiao Qingxi who grew up in wealthy families don't even have the word "pragmatic" in their minds because they don't need it at all.

So it’s not the princess’ fault that she didn’t raise a child like Shen Wantang. Her child was at the top when he was born. They and Shen Wantang live in two completely different worlds. How could they have the same personality?

……

evening.

Xiao Qingyuan's good mood that had lasted for the entire afternoon came to an abrupt end.

Because Huo Yunzhou is here.

Xiao Qingyuan stood in the middle of the stone path leading to his mother's yard, and asked Huo Yunzhou with a cold face: "What are you doing here? Aren't you going to take a concubine? Don't you take my sister seriously? How dare you enter the gate of our Prince Ning's Mansion?"

"Qingyuan, I care about Qingxi very much. I have to take a concubine for a reason. I hope you can understand me. You also took a concubine, didn't you?"

Xiao Qingyuan sneered: "Why, if I take a concubine, you have to take one too? Yan Luo and I have known each other for a long time. It was my mother's idea to marry the Crown Prince's Consort. I never made any promises to the Crown Prince's Consort before the marriage!"

"But what about you? What did you promise my sister before you got married? Have you forgotten it?"

"You said you would never let Qingxi suffer any injustice in this life! You said she will always be your only one!"

"It's only been two years, and you're already taking a concubine and falling for another woman!"

Huo Yunzhou's tall figure collapsed slightly, and a guilty look appeared on his face: "Qingyuan, I know that taking a concubine will make Qingxi uncomfortable, but I have no choice."

"Rouxin is Lin Dongyu's sister. Dongyu and I were best brothers, but because I failed to lead the war, Dongyu died on the battlefield to protect me. His father and brother also died. They...all died because of me."

"Before Dongyu died, he only asked me to take care of his sister for the rest of his life. If anything happened to his sister, he would die with regret."

Xiao Qingyuan was stunned: "Lin Dongyu is dead?"

"Ah."

"Lin Dongmin is dead too?"

Huo Yunzhou's face turned pale: "Yes."

Xiao Qingyuan felt an indescribable discomfort in his heart.

Lin Dongmin and Lin Dongyu are twin brothers. They used to be Huo Yunzhou's followers. When Huo Yunzhou fought, they would fight with him. When Huo Yunzhou went to the battlefield, they would follow him.

Lin's father was a subordinate of Huo Yunzhou's father. When he learned that his two sons were going to the battlefield at the same time, he tried his best to dissuade them, but unfortunately he failed.

Now, there is no one left in the Lin family except Lin Rouxin.

After a long while, Xiao Qingyuan whispered, "Since there is no one left in the Lin family, you should not take Lin Rouxin as a concubine. Her father and brother all died for the country, and her family is full of loyal heroes. You should at least choose a good family for her and let her be your main wife. How can you be a concubine?"

"That's what I had planned, but Rouxin didn't want to. She...she liked me a long time ago. She said that if I didn't want her, she would cut her hair and go to Jixin Temple to become a nun."

Xiao Qingyuan's heart skipped a beat. Why is there another person who wants to be a nun?

Chu Yanluo's face appeared uncontrollably in his mind.

"Qingyuan, how can I ask Rouxin to become a nun? If she becomes a nun, how can I explain it to her father and brother?"

Huo Yunzhou's voice was filled with fatigue and pain: "I really have no other choice but to discuss with Qingxi and ask her to agree to let me take Rouxin in. In fact, I feel that letting Rouxin be a concubine is already very unfair to her, but Qingxi disagrees. She wants to divorce me..."

"Qingyuan, please save me, I'm about to collapse."

No one else might be able to understand Huo Yunzhou's pain at the moment, but Xiao Qingyuan could empathize with him.

Because not long ago, he had also suffered this kind of pain.

On one side is his unshakable legal wife, and on the other side is the woman he cherishes so much who wants to be his concubine. He is stuck in the middle and finds it difficult to live his life.

Huo Yunzhou's situation was even more complicated and difficult than his, and he even had to bear the consequences of three bloody lives and the heavy responsibility of saving lives.

Xiao Qingyuan was silent for a long time before he said, "Yunzhou, I want to help you, but I can't. Qingxi is my sister, but I can't convince her. Besides, if you take an ordinary concubine, it's fine. But if you take a woman like this, no one will dare to mess with her in the future. With Qingxi's temper, she will suffer a great loss in the future."

Huo Yunzhou said hurriedly: "No! Rouxin is a very kind and gentle girl. She is just like her name. She has no bad intentions. She will definitely get along harmoniously with Qingxi!"

Xiao Qingyuan hesitated: "Really?"

"It's absolutely true! Please help me, help me persuade Qingxi. As long as she accepts Rouxin, I will listen to her in everything in my life!"

"This……"

"Qingyuan, please! You can't just watch me and Qingxi get divorced, right? Is divorce an honorable thing? I'm doing this for Qingxi's own good!"

"Okay, then I'll try to persuade Qingxi for you."