"Empress Rong has two sons and one daughter, none of whom are ordinary people. You need to think carefully if you want to make an enemy of her." Shen Xihe had to remind her.
"Good intentions are not often rewarded." Princess Yaoxi pursed her lips.
Shen Xihe smiled slightly: "I just reminded you because you are kind-hearted."
"If you believe what I say, Concubine Rong must be a person with a kind face but a bitter heart. Unless you don't want the power in the palace, you and her will be irreconcilable." Princess Yaoxi insisted on her opinion.
"It doesn't matter. If she is unwilling, she can just come and take it away." Shen Xihe didn't care much.
Princess Yaoxi looked at her. She was wearing a plain silver jacket and skirt. She had a slender figure and an upright posture. When she sat there, her back seemed to be supported by a ruler. She was upright but not deliberate. There was nothing wrong with her manners in every move. She displayed the natural nobility of a Kyoto lady to the fullest. She was also calm and composed towards people and things, as if no matter how turbulent the situation was, she could resolve it with ease.
"Instead of worrying about me, you might as well take care of yourself. Your Majesty is a very wise man." Shen Xihe noticed Princess Yaoxi's ungrateful look and turned to remind her.
"You can rest assured. His Majesty has already hinted to me. I am trying to escape after understanding His Majesty's intention." Princess Yaoxi said confidently, "This is called trying to refuse but still welcoming."
After being enlightened by Shen Xihe, she found an opportunity. Of course, she could not rashly inquire about the whereabouts of the emperor, but Xiao Huayong provided her with a document. She knew that His Majesty would go to the library to read for a few days every month. Anyone could enter the library in the palace as long as they could enter the palace. She stayed there for several days, reading a book every day, and this book was of vital importance to the queen.
Because of this book, she met Emperor Youning. When Emperor Youning asked the reason, she half-seriously and half-falsely mentioned the queen. As a Tibetan, she naturally did not know what the emperor's heart was, so naturally she talked about the queen.
At this moment, she was very grateful to her mother for raising her in the queen's lap in order to please the queen. She knew every detail about the future. She admired the queen herself, and in front of Emperor Youning, her seven-point admiration for the queen turned into three-point admiration.
They both loved the same person, and His Majesty was eager to know every detail about the Queen's life in Tubo.
But during the contact, Princess Yaoxi still admired His Majesty's perseverance. He was obviously so eager, but he never indulged himself, nor did he summon her every day. When he summoned her, it was not to ask the queen for words every time. He probably didn't want her to notice the emperor's thoughts.
Sometimes, His Majesty asked her questions before she could even react, and it took her a long time to respond.
If she had not known from the beginning that His Majesty was concerned about the Queen, based on His Majesty's current words and deeds, she would probably misunderstand that His Majesty was attracted to her and was trying every means to find out about her life and past in Tubo.
It is too easy for an emperor to win a woman's heart, but fortunately she is always vigilant.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but admire the woman in front of her even more. If Shen Xihe hadn't told her early on that His Majesty wanted to attack Tubo, if Shen Xihe hadn't let her know early on that the emperor had always had someone in his heart, she would have fallen into His Majesty's arms long ago.
He was a man who held the world in his hands. He was considerate and like an ordinary man, making her feel cared for and loved little by little, with his fatal tenderness.