275 Someone You Can Get Along With (1/2)

The Empress waved her hand as everyone in the room paused in their task to greet her. The servants silently retreated once the old servant who served under the Empress gestured to the servants to leave.

In a few seconds, only Mingyue, Ah Zhen, and the old servant left to accompany both mother and daughter.

The Empress glance at Mingyue and smiled. As her aunt, the Empress, had heard how Mingyue had disappeared, trying to save the Princess. She heard that her niece had returned to Da Cheng a few weeks ago but had not the chance to come and talk to her as she was busy with the Princess' wedding preparation.

”You're here too,” the Empress said.

”Yes, Your Majesty,” Mingyue bowed politely.

”Rise,” the Empress said. ”Once the wedding is over, you should find time to come over and visit me in the palace. You have returned for a while, but I haven't had the chance to thank you for what you have done for Lingchen.”

”It was my negligence. I should have come and visited you once I return,” Mingyue said.

”Even if you come to visit me earlier, I'm afraid that I won't be able to see you,” the Empress said. ”There are so many things to do to prepare for this wedding.”

Mingyue smiled. ”Then, I arrange for a time to come and visit you later.”

The Empress nodded. Then, she walked over to her daughter. She glanced at the comb on the table and lifted it. ”I will help you to comb your hair.”

After today, the Princess will be a married woman. Having gone through her wedding a few years ago, Mingyue could guess that there are a lot of things that the Empress was going to say to her daughter. With that thought, Mingyue took her chance to retreat.

However, instead of talking, the mother and daughter stayed in silence. Once the Empress finished combing, Ah Zhen stepped forward with a tray of hairpins. The Empress slipped in a hairpin and placed her hands on the Princess' shoulder. She looked at the Princess' reflection in the bronze mirror and smiled.

Sometimes, she felt sorry that her daughter was born in the royal family. She wished for her daughter to live a carefree life.

However, as the Empress can no longer have another child, and the Emperor had refused to take any concubines, her daughter had to carry a heavy burden on her shoulder.

It was not against Da Cheng's law to have a girl inheriting the throne. However, it would not be easy for a daughter to inherit the throne as most people look down on them.

Ever since the Princess was small, she was taught with the knowledge that she would need once she ascended the throne. The Princess was very obedient to follow whatever arrangement her father had for her.

The Empress knew that her daughter looked up at her father and would do things to please him. In the end, every time the Princess took a step, she would consider everything as her responsibility as a Princess, including this marriage.