Mrs. Chang slowly took a sip of tea and said, "Now that my eldest son is the head of the Chang family in the capital, they don't dare to blame me."
Mrs. Chang's eldest son is about the same age as Zhou Ruiyuan and is now a second-rank official in the capital.
Aunt Zhou let out a long sigh and said, "Back then, if I hadn't been angry with you, you wouldn't have married Mr. Chang out of anger."
Mrs. Chang put down her cup and said with a smile: "I don't blame you for this. Even if I didn't get angry with you, I would have had no choice but to marry him. My parents had already accepted the betrothal gift."
"Have you already accepted the betrothal gift from their family?" Aunt Zhou was a little surprised.
Mrs. Chang nodded lightly and said, "Well, before I quarreled with you that day, our two families had already agreed on our marriage." ?.?????.???
"Then why did you..." Aunt Zhou's face was full of doubts.
Mrs. Chang looked at the cup in silence for a long time, and finally revealed the secret she had held for so many years, "Because of the Third Prince."
Aunt Zhou was startled, "What do you mean?"
Mrs. Chang showed a helpless smile and said slowly: "Back then, I loved the Third Prince, but he loved you, so I deliberately quarreled with you, hoping to make you feel guilty for the rest of your life. But in the end, I am sorry for you."
"I clearly knew that you had a crush on the Third Prince, but I didn't tell him. I clearly knew that the Third Prince liked you, but I didn't tell you."
She said, slowly stopping her smile, her face full of guilt.
After hearing this, Aunt Zhou raised her hand and patted her shoulder gently, "So that's what happened. It's not your fault."
Mrs. Chang raised her head and looked at her in surprise, "Don't blame me?"
Aunt Zhou sat next to her and replied: "At this time, the prince has already explained to me that I wrote him a letter before entering the palace, but unfortunately he did not receive it. It was the emperor who did it. Even if you wanted to say it at the beginning, The emperor will definitely not let you speak like this."
Mrs. Chang suddenly remembered that every time she wanted to tell Aunt Zhou, she was instigated by the emperor.
At this time, she suddenly realized, "It turns out that he was the one who hindered everything."
Mrs. Chang became angrier as she talked, "Since he went to such great lengths to get you into the palace, why doesn't he treat you well?"
Aunt Zhou raised her head and looked out the window and said, "It's like the flowers in the yard. Occasionally you see a beautiful flower, but if you look at it every day, you'll get annoyed."
Mrs. Chang shook her head, then grabbed her hand and said: "Sister, now that the Third Prince is with you and you have left the palace again, how about you and him..."
Mrs. Chang hesitated to speak.
Aunt Zhou smiled and said, "Aren't we together now?"
Mrs. Chang was stunned, "But I heard the Third Prince said..."
Aunt Zhou looked toward the door, "I can't tell him that I want to remarry him. He has to ask for it."
Mrs. Chang said quickly: "Why don't you remarry? The Queen has died long ago, and you are just Lu Zhou now."
Aunt Zhou was stunned for a moment, and then said: "It's just that I'm afraid of injuring him. If the emperor knows that he is here with me, he will probably take action against him."
Mrs. Chang rolled her eyes and said, "I have a way."
"What can I do?" asked Aunt Zhou.
Mrs. Chang whispered: "I will write a letter to my father immediately and tell him that the third prince died of a cold in Qingzhou Mansion."
"Just like this, he will never be able to return to Beijing again." Aunt Zhou frowned.
Mrs. Chang nodded and said, "That's right."
Aunt Zhou thought deeply, "I don't want to trap him, a noble prince, here to be a farmer for the rest of his life."
Mrs. Chang smiled and said: "How can you call him a farmer? In the future, when Ruiyuan ascends the throne, you can just give him another title or king."
Aunt Zhou's face was still full of worry. Mrs. Chang was right, this was indeed feasible, but the risk was too great.
Mrs. Chang held her hand tightly and said, "Your Majesty has never married a wife in his whole life. I think he is willing to trade his future glory and wealth for you as a husband and wife."
