RPAGF Chapter 472 The Couple Reconciles
Chapter 472 The Couple Reconciles
The second sister and Prince Ning had a conflict for many days. It was Prince Ning who couldn't stand it anymore and kept pestering the second sister to say that he was wrong.
But the second sister showed no mercy, coldly saying, "How could Your Highness be wrong? If Your Highness feels that my affair with another man is improper, then just get a divorce. Whether I am innocent or not is none of Your Highness's business."
Prince Ning's expression changed: "Mu Tong, you know that's not what I meant."
The second sister didn't want to say anything more to him: "What you mean is none of my business! Xiao Youchuan, it's none of your concern to interfere in my affairs."
"I am your husband."
“It doesn’t have to be that,” the second sister said coldly. “Does Xiao Youchuan want a wife who lives in the inner quarters, depends on you, and listens to you wholeheartedly? Sorry, I can’t do that.”
She turned and left.
Prince Ning was speechless, feeling both angry and anxious, and finally sought help from Gui Shan.
"You deliberately sent me away, putting yourselves in danger, so how did it become my fault in the end?"
Gui Shan said, "I think the prince is right."
Prince Ning's eyes lit up: "Right? I told you I was right, but she..."
Gui Shan interrupted him, "Your Highness can insist on your own opinion."
"I...can..."
Prince Ning was deflated; he understood perfectly well that Gui Shan was being sarcastic. If he insisted he was right, how could his wife possibly forgive her?
Seeing how pitiful he looked, Gui Shan sighed: "Actually, you two are bothered by the same thing. Mu Tong isn't bothered by your concern for her; she's bothered by your taking matters into your own hands and disrupting her plans."
Prince Ning said, "If that person is in danger and I don't go, wouldn't something bad happen to you two?"
Gui Shan nodded: "That's your own idea. But Mu Tong's idea is that she was cautious and only went there because she was sure nothing would happen. So what gives you the right to insist on your own way? Just because you're her husband?"
He was her husband, so she felt she should do it.
"Your Highness has always known that Mu Tong is not someone who depends on others; she is different from traditional women. Perhaps in the eyes of ordinary women, their husbands are like heaven and earth, but in Mu Tong's eyes, you are comrades-in-arms fighting side by side."
"Comrade?"
Gui Shan said, "Yes, comrade. Haven't you noticed? We've been traveling for so long and dealt with so many things. Mu Tong usually acts according to your wishes, not because she's attached to you, but because she's found that you know more and that following your ideas will achieve twice the result with half the effort."
"Everyone says that Mu Tong is stubborn and inflexible, but I don't think so. She is resolute and unyielding, but she knows when to advance and when to retreat. It's just that sometimes she can't figure things out, which is why she is so stubborn."
Prince Ning nodded slowly: "You're right."
Gui Shan continued, "People are generally harsh on women. Compared to other men, the prince is even better. He doesn't think women are useless and incompetent like others do. However, Mu Tong doesn't want to be kept in captivity, but rather support and assistance, so that she can grow up diligently like all other young men."
Prince Ning stood up and bowed deeply to Gui Shan: "Thank you, Miss Gui. Your words have truly awakened me."
He believed he had done everything he could to help and support Si Mutong, but upon closer reflection, he realized that half of that help stemmed from love, and the other half from admiration.
Whether it was out of love or admiration, he always felt that she was a woman, and that her competence was her strength, but if she wasn't, it didn't matter; he was willing to be her support.
But think about it carefully, would he treat Ah Song and Ah Run, or his subordinates, that way? No.
He believed that they should be able to stand up and stand beside him to be worthy of being his subordinates.
Simply because they are men.
Prince Ning went to apologize to his second sister again, saying that he would never act on his own initiative again.
The second sister glanced at him sideways: "Are you lonely sleeping alone?"
Prince Ning pulled her into a tight embrace: "Yes, how could I not be lonely without my wife by my side?"
The second sister spat at him: "Shameless."
"What's the point of saving face in front of Madam?"
The second sister blushed without realizing it.
Prince Ning then said, "I've truly come to terms with this matter. First and foremost, you are the Chief Justice of the Court of Judicial Review; only secondly do you consider me my wife!"
The second sister's expression softened slightly, and she said, "Shanshan must have said something to you."
Prince Ning quickly said, "Although it was she who pointed it out, it was precisely because of these points that I deeply understood my mistakes. My wife, please forgive your husband?"
The two reconciled.
The second sister returned to Prince Ning's room that night.
Gui Shan stretched and chatted with the female guard: "Finally, I can sleep alone. These past few days have been so uncomfortable for me."
The female guard asked curiously, "Miss Gui, seeing how harmonious Prince Ning and the Princess are, don't you have any thoughts about finding a suitable husband?"
“No,” Gui Shan said firmly. “As long as a woman has her own career, she will feel that everything else is unimportant. As for men…”
She thought of Xiao Jingxu, the only man she had ever been with, and couldn't help but sneer.
He's just a coward who dares to do something but not to take responsibility.
If Xiao Jingxu had later fought back or admitted his defeat, she would still have retained a trace of admiration and affection for him.
However, he couldn't bear the blow and committed suicide.
Gui Shan didn't go into absolutes. She propped her face up with her hand and thought for a moment before saying, "If I meet someone I like in the future who supports my career, I might consider it. But I don't have that idea right now."
The female guard had always served Prince Ning and his second sister, and she no longer believed that women should marry at a certain age. Therefore, she did not disagree with Gui Shan's words.
As for the fact that someone from the Shao family was still alive, the younger sister was very worried. She didn't want to tell anyone, so she wrote a secret letter and sent it to the palace.
The younger sister received a secret letter and summoned Feng Ziheng to the palace to show him the letter.
"What do you think about this matter?"
After reading the secret letter, Feng Ziheng pondered for a long time before saying, "After the Shao family's incident, it was the late Empress Dowager who secretly arranged for a pregnant concubine from the third branch of the family to be sent away from the capital. Because she was just a concubine and the news of her pregnancy did not spread, the late Emperor was unaware of that matter."
"Later, the late Empress Dowager also entrusted me with the task of finding that concubine and her unborn child. However, after searching in secret for a long time, I only received news that the concubine had accidentally fallen off a cliff while fleeing..."
The younger sister nodded: "So, someone colluded with you from the inside to take that maidservant away and bring you and the late Empress Dowager false information. So, who was that person?"
Feng Ziheng replied, “Chang Kan is a capable general under Duke Shao, who has made great contributions in battle. However, he is too violent, and Duke Shao suppressed him while he was alive. Later, when Duke Shao fell seriously ill, General Shao succeeded to the position of Duke and wanted to request the title of General of Might and Valor for Chang Kan. However, Chang Kan accidentally injured his leg and barely survived. The matter of conferring the title of general was put on hold.”