The Prince of Jin was too ashamed to mention this past event to anyone else.
But he suddenly felt a strong urge to confide in Tang Zhuyun.
Tang Zhuyun was stunned.
My mother-in-law is really being difficult!
She refused a perfectly good marriage, insisting on following the Emperor, even though his harem was almost full at the time. She still believed she was the Emperor's only one.
She's waiting for the emperor to depose her!
Tang Zhuyun couldn't help but think to herself, "How incredibly foolish you must be to believe this!"
Besides, isn't the Empress innocent?
Although she disliked the now seemingly gentle but actually ruthless Empress, she could now somewhat understand why the Empress was so twisted...
If you don't erupt from silence, you can only become a monster in silence.
Is it true that men won't love women if they don't act up?
Even at this point, Qiao Geng was the first to soften his heart.
He chose to withdraw, becoming Xiao Wu's sworn brother instead of his fiancé, and then voluntarily left the Prince of Zhenbei's Residence, finding a sinecure before leaving.
Tang Zhuyun: Will lovers eventually become siblings...?
However, she admired Qiao Geng's magnanimity.
Later, Xiao Wu could no longer work. She endured her pregnancy until she was about to give birth, but she was unable to enter the palace. Her overall condition began to deteriorate.
Qiao Geng came back to take care of her and stayed with her for several years.
Later, everyone thought Xiao Wu would marry Qiao Geng —after all, there was no news from the Emperor, and he showed no intention of acknowledging their relationship. However, the marriage ended when Qiao Geng left.
What happened in between was unknown to the Prince of Jin.
"My uncle has been very good to me," said the Prince of Jin. "Always."
"Did he get married later?" Tang Zhuyun asked.
Otherwise, how could he have a daughter?
"No. My uncle has twin daughters, two or three years younger than me, whom he adopted."
Wei Xuan had her eye on one of the sisters.
Tang Zhuyun thought to herself, "It's because Qiao Geng left that he wasn't affected by the Xiao Family."
But he hasn't married all these years, so his life must have been difficult.
Suddenly, I became curious about what kind of person Xiao Wu was, and why she could make the emperor so infatuated with her and make Qiao Geng remain unmarried for life.
The Prince of Jin could not hide the guilt in his eyes.
Tang Zhuyun took his hand, looked up at him, her eyes clear. "We weren't involved in the past... Your mother-in-law is gone, so don't dwell on it."
The Prince of Jin smiled at her.
Tang Zhuyun asked cautiously, "Is your mother-in-law good to you?"
After a long silence, the Prince of Jin said, "After I regained my memories, her mind became somewhat unclear, sometimes clear and sometimes not."
When she was in a good mood, she would be like the most loving mother, combing his hair and talking to him softly.
When she's in a bad mood, she'll grab anything at hand and hit him. Once, she even tried to stab him with scissors, and when someone stopped her, she became hysterical...
His existence is a disgrace to his mother.
Prince of Jin did not mention these things to Tang Zhuyun, but the latter had already sensed the change in his emotions and deduced the general idea from his few words.
Tang Zhuyun reached out and hugged his waist, resting her head against his chest and nuzzling him.
Her stray hairs tickled the Prince of Jin's neck. Watching her rub against him like a puppy, the Prince of Jin chuckled and asked, "What are you doing?"
"I'm afraid I'll say the wrong thing," Tang Zhuyun said in a muffled voice.
"There are times when you dare not speak?" The Prince of Jin felt a warm tide wash over him, smoothing out the marks in his memory, and he couldn't help but hug her.
After a long pause, Tang Zhuyun felt a little embarrassed and sat back down in her chair. She said, unusually serious, "Your uncle is good to you, so it's only right that you repay him. But you don't need to project those past issues between him and your mother-in-law onto yourself."
Don't live such a tiring life.
Prince of Jin: "I know."
He didn't say much, such as why his uncle suddenly came to the capital; the implications behind it were unclear.
Tang Zhuyun suddenly said, "If we don't talk about these things, it'll make me feel suffocated. Your Highness, would you like to go swimming?"
She swims very well; she learned all four swimming strokes from a professional coach.
She learned to swim purely to relieve stress and enjoy the feeling of being in the water.
Prince of Jin's current condition, a trip would be very beneficial.
The past is past, it's fine if you don't talk about it; bringing it up will only make you sad, but you still have to look forward.
The surprise came so suddenly that the Prince of Jin was momentarily stunned.
But today is the Ghost Festival, so it's not suitable to do anything else.
Tang Zhuyun clearly had no other plans, saying, "Come on, let's play for a while. Once the water gets warmer, you can go about your business, and I'll teach Yanran how to swim."
Since Daiki has already done it, let's not waste it.
The Prince of Jin stated that he didn't actually have anything important to do today.
Although she didn't have a swimsuit like in her previous life and could only wear a thin undershirt that wasn't very comfortable against her skin, Tang Zhuyun still swam very smoothly.
Prince of Jin leaned against the side, his long arms outstretched and casually resting on the wall, revealing half of his arm and chest muscles. A smile played on his lips as he watched Tang Zhuyun smugly show off her skills in the water.
She was like a nimble little fish, gliding gracefully and nimbly through the water, sometimes disappearing for a long time before surfacing, and sometimes turning back to wink at him triumphantly.
Prince of Jin: This gift was ultimately the right one.
From a distance, Song Jingyang ran over, looking at Xiu'er with a conflicted expression.
Xiu'er stared at him with wide eyes, but didn't say a word.
You look at me, I'll look at you, humph!
The matter was indeed a bit urgent, and I couldn't make up my mind, so I could only ask my wife.
Song Jingyang tugged at Xiu'er, who was staring at him blankly, "There's an emergency at the Golden Qilin Guard. Should you go in and call them, or should I go in and call them?"
Let him go in and shout; if he sees something he shouldn't, the prince can gouge his eyes out.
Xiu'er, go in and shout. If he sees something he shouldn't, he'll suffer the consequences!
What a cruel reality!
Xiu'er looked at him with disgust, "Are you brainless?!"
After saying that, she shouted at the top of her lungs, "Your Highness, it's time to get down to business!"
Prince of Jin was originally flying wing to wing with Tang Zhuyun, no, swimming side by side, when he heard this shout and almost choked on his water.
Tang Zhuyun surfaced, equally overjoyed.
"It seems there's something urgent. Go and check it out."
The Prince of Jin had a face as black as the bottom of a pot.
Meanwhile, Song Jingyang was still showering Xiuer with Xiu'er: "How come I didn't think of that!"
He didn't know that Xiu'er's voice would make her famous.
Because the wood is placed in the garden, and the main street is just across the fence.
Not only the people in the Prince's mansion, but everyone outside heard it...
Rumors quickly spread that the Consort of the Prince of Jin was insatiable, and that in broad daylight, her maidservants would summon the Prince to "do errands."
Poor Tang Zhuyun, while swimming in the Wood Sea, was caught in a pot falling from the sky.
If they had actually done something, that would be one thing, but they are completely innocent and didn't do anything!
That's one thing, but what about the fact that the prince is afraid of his wife?
Is she the kind of shrew who forces her husband to do his job every day?
However, she doesn't know anything yet, and is happily teaching Yanran how to swim.