Shi Fuxin and Xiahou Huanyan went to the pavilion to hide from Fei, but Fei still came to the door.
There is no other reason than that the princes have arrived.
Princess Yong'an's wedding, in order to show the royal brotherhood, the eldest prince, prince and other princes all attended the wedding banquet with their families.
Shi Fuxin is the apprentice of the old man Tianchi and the junior sister of the miracle doctor Zhan. This matter has long been spread throughout the capital, and now everyone knows that she is the master of the eldest prince.
The master and apprentice appeared at a banquet at the same time. According to the etiquette, the apprentice had to come to pay homage to the master. However, not only did the eldest prince not come to see Shi Fuxin, but the eldest prince's concubine also did not come forward to greet him, and actually avoided him.
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"The eldest prince probably doesn't want to recognize Shi Fuxin as his master."
"If I were the eldest prince, I wouldn't recognize him either."
Listening to the gossip that reached his ears, Xiahou Huanyan looked at Shi Fuxin, who was hesitant to speak.
When Shi Fuxin saw it, she took the initiative to ask: "Sister Xiahou, what do you want to say?"
Xiahou Huanyan sighed: "Sister Xin, I actually like your temperament. It is precisely because I like you that I want to say a few words."
"Reputation is not important, but it is important. At least the princes cherish their reputation."
Shi Fuxin understood what Xiahou Huanyan meant. It was related to the fight for the right to inherit the throne. She couldn't tell her that the eldest prince had been angry with her for a long time. She smiled lightly and said: "I still think it's because the eldest prince doesn't recognize me."
It's a good thing, it just saves you some trouble."
Xia Houhuan showed his disapproval: "Everything has advantages and disadvantages. If you marry into an ordinary family, it will not be easy for you to have a relationship with the prince. But now that you are the daughter-in-law of the prince, the situation is different."
"I know your worries, but in the battle between princes, it is almost impossible to avoid the royal clan, especially when Chu Yao still holds an important position, it is even more impossible."
"My ancestors married me into Prince Gong's Mansion because they wanted to keep Prince Gong's Mansion clean. However, after I married into Prince Gong's Mansion, I discovered that some battles can't be avoided just by trying to avoid them."
"When we marry a royal family member, we are already in the vortex of power struggle."
"Even if you don't associate with the eldest prince, outsiders will still regard you as the same party. Since you can't avoid it, you might as well think about how to use this relationship to make your life better."
"If you had the eldest prince as your backer, your life in the palace would be easier."
Shi Fuxin could feel that Xiahou Huanyan was talking to her heart to heart, and replied with shining eyes: "Sister Xiahou, I don't like to look for a backer, I like to be someone's backer."
Hearing these domineering words, Xiahou Huanyan's heart was shaken, and then she nodded funnyly on Shi Fuxin's forehead: "You girl, I'm talking to you about something serious."
When Shi Fuxin saw Xia Hou Huanyan, she thought she was joking, so she didn't explain and just smiled.
This appearance made Xiahou Huanyan think that Shi Fuxin did not listen to her words, so she had to continue: "Sister Xin, I know that you are a strong and capable person, and you are not an ordinary person who just stares at a third of an acre in the backyard.
Lady, but you have to remember that in the royal family, no matter how strong an individual's ability is, it doesn't mean anything."
Hearing this, Shi Fuxin's face straightened.
Xiahou Huanyan looked at Shi Fuxin: "Have you ever thought about what people in our position should do most?"
"It's the distribution of power."
"If you want to distribute power, you must first have power."
"Where does power come from? This is what we should pursue."
Listening to these words, Shi Fuxin was a little surprised. In her impression, Xiahou Huanyan was not a person who was keen on power, but now he said such words to her.
She believed that Xiahou Huanyan told her this because he really regarded her as one of his own, but this did not prevent Xiahou Huanyan from planning for her husband's family and her natal family.
Shi Fuxin pondered. Xiahou Huanyan represented Prince Gong's Palace and Duke Dingguo's Palace. Could it be that Prince Gong's Palace and Xiahou's family were interested in the eldest prince? They wanted to use her to get in touch with the eldest prince?
Seeing that Shi Fuxin was silent, Xiahou Huanyan did not continue and turned to some relatively relaxed topics.
"I also know a thing or two about the situation in Prince Rong's palace, and I know that the people in the palace are not easy to get along with. However, if you openly confront the elders as soon as you enter the door, you will eventually live up to your words."
"There are too many rumors and rumors, and even the false ones become true."
Shi Fuxin was no longer silent: "Sister Xiahou, do you think if I choose to show my kindness to the old princess and others, they will treat me well and accept me?"
Now, it was Xiahou Huanyan's turn to be silent.
Shi Fuxin continued: "They won't. For the old princess, I am not the granddaughter-in-law she chose. For Prince Rong, my existence ruined his plan to find a future for Chu Zhao. No matter what I do
No matter how good I am, they won't accept me."
"The next thing is, look at how the people in the palace treat Chu Yao. They don't even care about their own blood, let alone me, a bride who doesn't suit them."
"I have always felt that the way people get along with each other has been determined from the first meeting and the first conflict."
"If I choose to compromise and let them feel that I can be bullied, they will only bully me even more in the future."
"Since I chose to give in when I first entered the family, should I continue to give in in the future? If I don't give in, then wouldn't the previous concession be in vain? If I continue to give in, how long should I endure it?"
"I also want a good reputation, but compared to living a comfortable life and being true to myself, I choose the latter."
"Even if I suffer all kinds of criticism and trouble because of it, I will admit it."
Listening to these words, Xiahou Huanyan didn't know what to say.
From the bottom of her heart, she agreed with Shi Fuxin's approach, and she was also envious of it. Not everyone had the courage to do this.
The good reputation among most people is essentially earned by one's own compromises, and few people do not feel aggrieved. Even she often encountered such a situation in Prince Gong's Mansion.
Sister Xin knows the consequences of offending the elders of the palace and is willing to bear the consequences. What else can she say?
Under Shi Fuxin's deliberate avoidance, everyone had no chance to cause trouble, and the wedding of Princess Yong'an and Shi Dinghao was successfully held.
Three days later, Princess Yongan returned.
In Prince Rong's Mansion, Princess Guan sent her maid over early in the morning to notify Shi Fuxin, asking her to follow her into the palace later to attend Princess Yong'an's homecoming banquet.
Shi Fuxin frowned immediately after hearing this.
The palace is a place of right and wrong, and she doesn't want to enter the palace.
"Madam, the third master is in the house, do you want to talk to him about this?"
The Chinese New Year will be here in a few days, Chu Yao finally went back to live in his house, and Shi Fuxin immediately got up and went to the study.
Chu Yao's clothes were half-undressed and he was sitting lazily on the chair. When he saw Shi Fuxin coming in, he suddenly tidied up his clothes and sat up straight.
When Shi Fuxin saw it, she couldn't help but be stunned.
Chu Yao also realized that his reaction seemed a bit big, so he quickly asked to make up for it: "Is something wrong?"
Shi Fuxin nodded and got straight to the point: "Princess Yong'an came back today, and my mother-in-law asked me to come to the palace to attend the homecoming banquet. I don't want to go, can you refuse?"
Chu Yao shook his head: "No, the emperor also ordered me yesterday to have everyone in the palace attend Princess Yong'an's homecoming banquet."
Shi Fuxin frowned: "Why would the emperor care about such a thing?"
Chu Yao looked at her: "You are the eldest prince's master. The emperor doesn't want to see me and the eldest prince getting too close. We have to come back to the banquet... You must be mentally prepared."