"Luo Fu-ren, have you been writing novels lately?" Qi Ao-shan drank two mouthfuls of tea and leaned over to ask.

"Do you have any more novels like the one you gave me in Beijing last year, 'Feng Shen Bang'? " she asked again.

It's fine to not mention *Fengshenbang*, but once it's mentioned, Yang Ruqing has a shadow over her.

“Princess Jiu, I dare not show you similar novels again. Didn't you forget that last time you were too obsessed with the Second Brother Yang Jian in the book and almost made a move on the Daoist Qingxu?” Yang Ruoqing asked.

When it comes to that last incident, Qi Aoshan was embarrassed.

"Madam Luo, you really know how to stir the pot! Please don't mention those villains from the Black Lotus sect. They took advantage of my trust in them and almost led me to commit a grave mistake that would have harmed my father and elder brother!"

Yang Ruqing smiled faintly, "Princess Jiu, you've returned to the right path. This is something that would surely make your father and older brother rejoice."

But, after the last lesson, I won't give you something so easily this time, especially romance novels. I don't want you to get too engrossed and end up blaming me when things go wrong.

Qi Aoshan naturally didn't know Yang Ruqing's inner thoughts. She sighed and said to Yang Ruqing, "Sigh, ever since the incident with Qingxu last time, I've completely woken up."

“I told myself, as a princess of the royal family, a daughter of the Qi family, my marriage could not follow my own temperament.”

Since I am enjoying the honor and glory that ordinary women cannot experience, then I must also contribute to the royal family. I must sacrifice what is required of me!

For example, love...

Yang Ruqing nodded. Qi Aoshan being able to think this way showed that she had really grown up and matured.

Here, Qi Aoshan continued, "Let alone me, a princess. Even my sixth older brother, if he became emperor, so what?"

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"So what if he's the Emperor? A lot of things aren't up to him."

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"Take marriage, for example. I know my sixth older brother has always had someone in his heart, a woman he wants to marry. But that woman is someone he'll never be able to marry."

Yang Ruqing was originally uninterested in Qi Xingyun's marriage. Since Qi Aoshan wanted to talk about it, she couldn't stop him, so she just listened.

But upon hearing this, she secretly marveled, raising her eyelids to glance at Qi Aoshan.

When Yang Ruqing noticed Qi Ao Shan looking at her with a half-smile, she felt inexplicably uneasy.

"Princess Jiu, if you want to talk about your Sixth Brother, just say it. Why are you looking at me with such a strange smile?" Yang Ruqing asked straight to the point.

Qi Aoshan said, "I'm not laughing at you. I'm just lamenting the irony of fate. We could have been a family."

"What do you mean?" Yang Ruqing asked again.

Qi Aoshan stretched out a hand and took Yang Ruohui's hand, "You were almost my sixth sister-in-law, we were just short of being true sisters-in-law."

Yang Ruoqing retracted her arm as if struck by electricity, her expression turning serious.

“Princess Jiu, please be careful with your words!” she said.

“I have my own husband and children. My husband and I were childhood sweethearts, and I would be willing to grow old with him, whether he's a peddler or a farmer.”

"I have no connection with your Sixth Brother, none at all. Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand the situation, or else don't blame me for not giving you face and kicking you out!"

Seeing Yang Ruqing's face darken and anger flashing in her eyes, Qi Aoshan panicked immediately.

She quickly got up and went to Yang Ruqing's side to apologize.

"Madam Luo, please don't be angry. I didn't mean anything by what I said. I also know that you and General Luo are deeply in love, a perfect match made in heaven."

"I say these things because I feel sorry for my Sixth Brother. He doesn't dare to tell you what he feels, but I do."

“Because I think it’s not wrong to like someone, even if you can’t be together. But in your lifetime, you must have the courage to tell her and let her understand your feelings.” Qi Aoshan said.

Seeing Qi Aoshan explaining and apologizing again, his words were sincere and earnest. He didn't seem to have any malicious intent.

However, she was just like a younger sister speaking for her older brother, and Yang Ruqing's anger subsided somewhat.

"Princess Nine, your devotion to your Sixth older brother is truly touching."

"However, between me and your Sixth Brother, we are truly innocent, with no connection whatsoever. So there's nothing worth you saying." Yang Ruoqing added.

Qi Aoshan said, "Madam Luo, please rest assured, I know you are innocent."

"No, to be precise, it's my sixth older brother who has been secretly liking you. As a king, I think he is actually no different from ordinary people,"

He liked a woman, but they were destined to be apart. He didn't dare to speak up and disrupt her life, so he could only keep his feelings buried deep in his heart.

Hearing this phrase ‘silently pressed at the bottom of my heart’, Yang Ruqing felt a little like laughing.

On the day of Qi Xingyun's grand wedding, she went to attend the ceremony and was tricked into the backyard study by one of his guards.

In his study, he confessed his feelings to her.

Of course, the result was naturally her refusal, and she almost whipped him.

But Qi Aoshan, being so protective of her brother, Yang Ruqing didn't want to make things too clear.

"Madam Lu, do you know? In my sixth brother's study, a drawer is completely filled with your portraits." Qi Aoshan added.

"My portrait?" Yang Ruqing raised an eyebrow.

Thinking back to that day, it seemed like Qi Xingyun did more than just confess his feelings. He also said he wanted to show her something.

She was just so angry at the time that she didn't even want to look at him, let alone see what he wanted to show her.

Looking back, it was probably the portrait.

"Mrs. Luo, I'm not saying these things today to fight for my sixth older brother. I know you and General Luo are a match made in heaven. My sixth older brother liking you is destined to be a hopeless fantasy."

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Qi Aoshan's words pulled Yang Ruqing back from her absentminded state.

Facing him, Qi Aoshan sat back down and continued, "I'm just bored today. It's rare to see you, so I wanted to chat with you about some old times, girl talk, nothing more than that."

Yang Ruqing nodded lightly, then picked up the mug of barley tea in front of her and took a sip.

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Then Qi Aoshan continued, “After my sixth older brother’s wedding, his relationship with the empress dowager appeared to be harmonious on the outside. They were a model couple, always supporting each other and treating each other with respect.”

But this "guest" character alone reveals the distance between them. The affection between husband and wife is nothing more than a union of interests, for the sake of this empire.

"Princess Jiu, it's rare for emperors and empresses to truly harmonize like strings of a zither throughout history." Yang Ruqing said.

"Not to mention the emperor and empress, just look at those powerful families in our Great Qi. The marriages within their clans are all political alliances, a combination of interests."

"Besides, what about the king?" she said.