The Empress Dowager asked Zi'an to wait outside the door while she talked to Murong Jie.
Zi'an left, and Aunt Ah She stood outside the door. When she saw her come out, she looked at the scar rope wrapped around her arm and said, "This thing is very useful. Do you want me to teach you how to use it?"
Zi'an had seen Scarlett's power last night, and now when he heard Ah She say that it had other uses, he couldn't help but smile and asked, "Aunt Ah She, please tell me."
Ah She hummed, "I've suffered a lot from Scarlett. In the past, the old man used this to deal with me."
In the main hall.
Seeing that he looked unhappy, the Grand Empress Dowager asked him to sit down. "Do you think that I watched your mother bully Xia Zian without saying anything, and that I was helping her?"
Murong Jie didn't raise his eyes, "No, she can't bully Xia Zian either."
"That's good to know. Xia Zian didn't kneel before me, but she asked him to kneel before her. I can say something for Xia Zian, but I want to see if this girl has the tolerance to bend and stretch. It's not easy to make a living under the watchful eyes of your mother in this regent's mansion. This girl knelt without saying a word, and I admire her for that. Do you think she doesn't hate your mother in her heart? She hates her to death, but now she is a junior. If she loses this courtesy, she will be criticized in the future."
Murong Jie said coldly: "It wouldn't be excessive to lose any courtesy towards her."
"You don't care. What do you, Murong Jie, care about? Over the years, from the battlefield to the political arena, from the mansion to the palace, who has your uncle been afraid of? Who has he been wary of? Do you know why? Because you have military merits, because you are powerful, because everyone knows that you are trusted by the emperor and favored by me. You hold power, connections, and the throne that everyone in the Zhou Dynasty dreams of. So, you can care about nothing. But she is not you. If she marries you and thinks she can borrow everything from you, she will die soon. Ah Jie, I only leave you a few words to remind you that she is not you. If you impose your own way of doing things on her, it will kill her."
Murong Jie pondered the meaning of her words and began to understand them.
What our ancestors said was to tell him not to give her the same privileges as him just because he loved her. What he had, she might not have.
Here, after talking to Murong Jie, the Empress Dowager called Zi'an into Ruyi Pavilion, where she was temporarily staying in the mansion.
Ah She stayed outside the door and did not go in, but closed it.
The Empress Dowager slowly took off her veil, revealing her face.
Zian looked at her and could hardly believe his eyes.
How could that face be so young? At most, it was about the same age as Zhuangzhuang, who was about 27 or 28 years old, but Zhuangzhuang was her granddaughter.
"Are you surprised?" The Empress Dowager asked calmly, looking at the expression on her face.
Zi'an shook his head, breathing a little hard, "This is indeed a bit surprising."
The Empress Dowager smiled faintly, "Nothing to be surprised about. You have been an agent for many years. What have you not seen?"
Zi'an's legs really went weak this time. She sat down on the chair, so shocked that she couldn't close her mouth for a long time.
"You... May I ask how you knew that?" Zi'an asked in a trembling voice.
The Grand Empress Dowager looked at her steadily. "From your death in your previous life to your appearance here, I know everything. I have seen everything about you. This is why I rescued you."
Zi'an was really shocked. Who is this Empress Dowager
"You don't have to delve into my family. Remember, this palace, whether it's the palace or the harem, is a deep abyss. People without ability, patience, or forbearance cannot enter. Do you remember?"
Zi'an nodded like pounding rice, "I'll remember that."
Even her origins were known clearly, how could she dare to say no? Moreover, what she said was right, and she knew that if she was in the palace or the harem, she had to be cautious in everything.
However, Zian still didn't understand what she said just now. She said that the reason she saved him was because she saw everything, knew her background, and knew everything she had done. Then, what was the reason for saving her? What was the reason for helping her? Did she save her just because she knew everything
Zi'an wanted to ask, but he saw that she had slowly closed her eyes. When she was on the isolated island, as long as she closed her eyes, it meant that she was going to leave.
As expected, the Empress Dowager said calmly, "You can go out."
Zi'an thought about asking her later. Since she was back now, she wouldn't be in such a hurry to leave.
However, that afternoon, someone came to tell Murong Jie that the Empress Dowager and Aunt Ashe had passed away.
Zi'an was very disappointed, but Murong Jie didn't care much. He said, "The old ancestor came and went without a trace, and she was really tired of the things in the capital. I knew she wouldn't stay long after she came back."
Zi'an hadn't gotten answers to his questions yet, so he was naturally unhappy. However, since it was their first day of marriage, he didn't show it. He just smiled and said, "Let's go to Hanshan to look for her when we have a chance."
"You may not be able to see her even if you go to Hanshan. She will see you when she wants to see you, but if she doesn't want to see you, it's useless to go there."
Zian couldn't help but laugh, "She does have a strong personality."
The two sat in the yard and chatted, enjoying the rare peace.
Ni Rong came over and said, "Prince, Princess, Concubine Sun said she wanted to come over to pay her respects."
Murong Jie said calmly: "No."
Ni Rong replied, "Yes, then I will go back to Madam Sun."
Zi'an had heard that this Concubine Sun was a traitor or something like that, so he asked, "Has this Concubine Sun done anything since she entered the palace?"
Murong Jie said: "It's nothing more than reporting some of my daily life to them."
"Since you knew she was a spy, why did you keep her?"
"The palace doesn't lack this little rice, why drive her away? It will cause trouble." Murong Jie said indifferently.
Zi'an seemed to have heard that he had other plans before. Well, maybe it would come in handy in the future.
Princess Sun's methods were not very sophisticated, so it was obviously not something to worry about.
When it was almost evening, Zi'an said to Murong Jie, "I want to go to the Ministry of Justice Prison."
Murong Jie knew what she wanted to do. How could she let him go easily after seeing how Princess Danqing was beaten
However, he also felt that it was unnecessary. "My second brother has already avenged the Princess of Danqing County. He burned down the Prime Minister's residence, and beat Xia Huaijun severely after he was imprisoned. I heard that his legs were broken."
"That was the grudge between Prince An and him. The grudge between him and me has finally come to an end." Hatred appeared in Zi'an's eyes. She could not forget how the original owner, Xia Zi'an, died.
The old lady had died too easily. If Xia Huaijun were to die like this again, even if she was willing, the original owner, Xia Zian, would not agree.
Seeing that she was determined to do so, Murong Jie said, "Okay, since I have nothing to do today, I will go with you."
Zi'an said: "If you don't want to go, I can go by myself."
Murong Jie stood up, a hint of amusement flashed across his handsome face, "No, it's good to just watch the fun."
(End of this chapter)