The sick king's bride to bring him good fortune

So she could only hurriedly say, "I'm sorry." But what good were those three words? The Crown Prince smiled and said, "You have nothing to apologize for. You don't need to. You'd better behave yourself in the future, so I won't have to worry about you causing trouble all the time." The Crown Princess almost burst into tears because she felt she had really messed things up, and she felt utterly useless. But he attributed everything to Ruan Mozhu, because it was all because of her. If it weren't for her, she wouldn't have gotten into so much trouble, and it wouldn't have affected the Crown Prince. So she chuckled, because she never expected to be blamed by the Crown Prince. Moreover, his words were clearly a warning to her, telling her to behave herself. But he was using all this to suppress her—what did that mean? Did he think she had done something wrong? He didn't understand her at all. This really wasn't something she could control, and besides, she hadn't done it on purpose! She had thought he wouldn't mind, but it turned out she had been overthinking it. What she found most unacceptable was that this whole affair was entirely due to Ruan Mozhu, which was why she had acted so shockingly. So, it had nothing to do with her; it was all Ruan Mozhu's fault. But this outcome made her feel wronged. She said, "This isn't my fault at all, Your Highness, don't you understand?" At this moment, the Crown Prince raised a smiling face and said to her, "How could I not understand? I just couldn't understand you. How could you be so stupid as to fall for my trick? Hehe." The Crown Princess laughed too. Because the Crown Prince had finally revealed his true colors. He didn't love her as others perceived; it was all a facade. She was merely a tool to cover up his bad temper. The Crown Prince merely smiled and continued, "You may leave. I don't want to see you again. Do whatever you want with the backyard, but I never want to see you again." The Crown Prince's words shattered the Crown Princess's heart. She couldn't believe he would treat her this way, especially since she had just been so happy. She knew he was still protecting her, but now she realized he didn't care about her at all. Because he didn't care, he didn't want to bother with her. Naturally, he wouldn't ignore her or get angry because of her. She finally understood. She had been so naive, always longing for a pure and innocent love, but because of her different status, she was deprived of it all. She suddenly longed to be like ordinary people. Because they were ordinary, they could have ordinary love, which was simple. No need for interests, power struggles, or status; nothing needed to be involved. Just simple love, love without waiting. But what about her? She had attained such a prestigious status, yet everyone envied her simply because she was the Crown Princess, the future Empress, second only to the Emperor. But did they ever truly understand her? The saying "the higher you climb, the colder it gets" perfectly captured that feeling. The Crown Princess left in tears. She knew her dreams were shattered; those things she had once yearned for should never have been yearned for in the first place, and she would never hold onto them again. Her final glance at the Crown Prince was filled with tears and bitterness. Then, she slowly turned to look at the Crown Prince and said, "Crown Prince, do you really think I've wronged you? All these years, I know what you've wanted. I even know that you didn't marry me because you love me, but because you want my family's power. You want their support, and that's why you have to marry me." "Of course I know you didn't want to marry me either. After all, what man likes a woman he only married out of necessity? All these years, you've seen that although I have a bad temper, the Crown Prince's residence has been managed so well because of me. Even if I haven't made any great contributions, I've certainly put in the hard work. Why can't you understand and empathize with me, Crown Prince?" The Crown Prince's eyes trembled slightly, for he never expected the Crown Princess to speak so emotionally. It made him feel a pang of sadness for her. As the saying goes, deep grievances inevitably lead to emotional outbursts, so the Crown Princess's words naturally touched the Crown Prince. But he wouldn't just pity him and change his mind. So he slowly said, "This is all your own doing. You should understand." The Crown Princess could no longer control herself. She kept laughing. She never expected the Crown Prince to treat her like this. After all, everything she had done was her own doing, and she had to bear the consequences. No man liked her; it was her consequence. Because she was too wicked. In other people's eyes, she was a bad person, willing to sacrifice anything for power and harm anyone. But all of this was for the Crown Prince! Why couldn't he understand? Why couldn't he empathize with her? She was forced into this situation; everything she did was for his sake. As the saying goes, "A woman follows her husband wherever he goes," and she had always thought of him this way. But had he ever empathized with her? He only considered his own feelings. Yes, he liked innocent, even kind and beautiful women. After all, who wouldn't like that? That's a virtue. She simply lacked kindness. Even if she were a wicked woman, so what? That wasn't enough. What could change the fact that she had helped him obtain these things? She was his wife, his first love. To put it bluntly, the Crown Prince was just a selfish, heartless man who had never loved her. The Crown Princess smiled bitterly, then turned and slowly walked away. She knew she had completely lost the Crown Prince's heart. She left, trembling. The servants outside saw the Crown Princess emerge and immediately lowered their heads, fearing her. If she saw them or overheard their conversation at the door, she would surely kill them. But to their surprise, the Crown Princess only looked distressed. She wasn't angry; she simply said slowly, "Get up, all of you. Don't be afraid of me." The Crown Princess returned to her own courtyard. She wanted to rest properly; she had been working so hard for so long and naturally felt exhausted.