The prince loves me like his life, but I force him to rebel

Yun An was playing hide-and-seek in the garden with the maids.

Several times, she was not caught and several notes were stuck on her face.

This time it was her turn to be the "ghost".

As soon as Mrs. Bai entered the garden, she saw Yun An with his eyes blindfolded, his face covered with small pieces of paper, and he was groping around.

When the maids saw the lady coming, they immediately stopped where they were and were about to greet her, but Madam Bai stopped them with a gesture.

The surroundings suddenly became unusually quiet.

"Don't think I won't be able to find you if you don't make any noise."

Yun An smiled and danced even harder.

As expected, the target was caught.

Yun An tore off the cloth covering his eyes.

"I finally caught you!"

When she saw the person in front of her clearly, her smile froze.

"Mother, why is it you? You came and didn't even make a sound."

"I've told you so many times not to fight and quarrel with the maids like this. You are a lady from a noble family..."

"A lady from a noble family should behave like a lady from a noble family. She should not act recklessly but should behave in a proper manner... Mother, I know all these words by heart..."

"Then why don't you obey?" Mrs. Bai said in a dignified manner, "Come in with me."

Yun An reluctantly followed his mother back to his room.

Mrs. Bai sat at the table, and Yun An poured a cup of tea for her mother.

"Mother, please drink a cup of tea to moisten your throat and then slowly explain things to me. Yun An knows he was wrong..."

Mrs. Bai pretended to be serious and glared at Yun An. Yun An still had a baby face and looked so innocent at the moment that it was impossible to be mean to her.

"Mom, you have always loved me the most, right? You won't punish me for this little mistake, right?"

Seeing that his mother was not still angry, Yun An simply sat next to Mrs. Bai, pulled his mother's arm and shook it gently, and started to act coquettishly.

"Mother, Yun An loves you the most."

"Love me the most?" Madam Bai said, "Alas, from childhood to adulthood, I have never received anything embroidered by someone for me, but I didn't expect that person would embroider sachets for men."

Mrs. Bai's tone sounded lonely, but she didn't seem angry.

Yun An was still shocked.

"Mother! Do you know everything?"

"Not only me, but even your father knows about it."

"This is just my own wishful thinking. It has nothing to do with him. You can't blame him..."

Mrs. Bai looked at her daughter, who looked a little excited and blushing, and continued, "Your father and I have invited him to our house today for a chat."

"what?"

Yun An knew that the Bai family and the Shu family had always been at odds with each other, and she was very worried that her parents had invited her without her permission.

"Is he here?"

"Of course he came. How dare he not come if the Bai family invited him?"

"You didn't give him any trouble?"

"It was just a casual chat, but he didn't take responsibility and kept distancing himself from you. Yun'an, mother feels that he is not someone you can trust for life."

A trace of loneliness flashed across Yun An's eyes.

"Yun An knows that this is just my wishful thinking."

How could she not know that Shu Huaiyuan had no romantic feelings for her?

How could she not know that she was always the one taking the initiative in their relationship?

But Shu Huaiyuan is his own light.

She couldn't help wanting to appear in front of him.

Even if she just looked at him from afar, even if she just saw his back passing by, she would be happy to do so.

Mrs. Bai had prepared a lot of speeches, but when she saw her daughter's slightly red eyes, she was speechless for a moment, and was replaced by only heartache.

But the key point still needs to be said.

"Yun'an, mother knows you are not feeling well."

"But you have to know that as the daughter of the Bai family, your marriage is not up to you."

"No matter how much Grandpa loves you, no matter how much Father indulges you, you can't just follow your temper when it comes to getting married."

"Not to mention that he is not worthy of you at all, even if he is from the Eastern Palace, it is impossible for him to marry into our Bai family."

"The relationship between the eldest prince and the second prince is like fire and water. Who knows when they will completely fall out? When that happens, will you stand on the side of grandfather and father, or on the side of him and the crown prince?"

"These things are not as simple as you think."

Yun An just listened with his head down, without saying a word.

What my mother said was right.

Given Shu Huaiyuan's relationship with the Third Prince and his hatred for the Bai family, he would definitely stand on the side of the Crown Prince.

Although I am a woman and far away from the court, I am not a fool.

Although the emperor made it clear that the position of the Eastern Palace would be given to his eldest son, the crown prince, soon after he ascended the throne, the Bai family was extremely powerful, and with the queen in charge of the court, how could he willingly accept it?

Over the years, the Bai family has been helping the second prince build various forces, both openly and secretly. Being in the Bai family, how could she not know this?

But she is like an ostrich.

Always avoiding.

I thought that if I didn't think about it, all these contradictions would not exist.

But her mother's words today forced her to face reality.

"Mother." Yun An raised her eyes. She was not crying, but her eyes were still covered with a layer of mist. Her eyes were blurred and lost. "Yun An never expected to marry him one day."

At this moment, Yun An seemed to have matured a lot.

Her face, as white as a porcelain doll, no longer looked childish.

"What mother said, Yun An actually already knew it. No matter how much grandpa and father love Yun An, Yun An will definitely marry a man who can help the Bai family let the second prince ascend to the throne."

Mrs. Bai was so scared that she quickly covered Yun An's mouth and lowered her voice.

"If others knew what you said, your entire clan would be exterminated!"

"Those who want to do this are not afraid. I am just talking about it. Why should I be afraid?"

"Yun'an!"

Mrs. Bai suddenly felt that the daughter in front of her was so strange.

She still thought that her daughter, who ran around heartlessly every day, was just a child, but she didn't expect that she could see clearly the affairs of the court and marriage.

"Mother, Yun An will definitely listen to you and marry a man who can help the Bai family, but before that, please let me..." Yun An sighed and continued, "Just let me be closer to the person I love, look at him foolishly, and spend this period of time happily, okay?"

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Prince Yao's Palace.

Upon hearing that Gu Nianzhi was asked to leave by the Bai family, Shu Huaiyuan didn't know what was going on, but his intuition told him that it must not be a good thing.

Given his relationship with the Bai family, Shu Huaiyuan was not in a position to rashly enter the Bai Mansion.

He first sent someone into the palace to bring a message to the Third Prince, asking him to come back early. Then he rushed to the Bai Mansion as quickly as possible to wait.

The third prince hadn't arrived yet, but Gu Nianzhi came out first.

Not long after they walked out of the Bai Mansion, Shu Huaiyuan grabbed her.

"Master? Why are you here?"

"What is the Bai family asking you to do?"

"Yeah, nothing much, just chatting."

Gu Nianzhi knew that the Bai and Shu families were not on good terms, and that the root cause of today's incident was that he had acted on his own without Shu Huaiyuan's permission and accepted Yun An's sachet for him.

Now that she saw Shu Huaiyuan was so worried, she naturally didn't dare to tell the truth.

"causal talk?"

Gu Nianzhi's eyes flickered, causing Shu Huaiyuan to feel suspicious.

"Yeah, just chatting."

"Could it be that the Bai family wants to win you over?"

At this moment, the third prince also arrived.

Gu Nianzhi suddenly felt overwhelmed.

If I explain the truth, Shu Huaiyuan will definitely be unhappy and will blame me; if I say nothing, it will easily cause misunderstandings and make them unable to trust me.

After thinking it over, she could only make up some lies to get away with it.

"The Bai family heard that I had a good relationship with the prince and that I was working in the East Palace, so they invited me to ask the prince what he thought of the Bai family. Of course, I answered without any mistakes, so you can rest assured."

Although the Third Prince and Shu Huaiyuan would not believe this clumsy lie, they could do nothing about it since Gu Nianzhi had not told the truth.

"Since it's already dinner time, Huaiyuan, don't go back. Let's have a few drinks."

The three of them walked towards the restaurant together.