Chapter 352: Chapter 219: The Fifth Princess’s Thoughts
In Kunde Hall, the Fifth Princess was muttering with a face full of grievance.
"Fifth Sister, it’s useless to keep nagging. I can’t secretly take you out." Zhao Yao knew that the Fifth Princess wanted to leave the palace for fun, but complaining to him was futile as he wasn’t in a position to take her out.
"Why can’t you take me out to play?" The Fifth Princess looked at Zhao Yao with bright, hopeful eyes. "Tenth Brother, didn’t you develop that printing technology some time ago? Father even rewarded you with many things. I think if you ask Father to take me out this time, he will surely agree... Ouch..." Her words were interrupted as Yu Meiren twisted her ear, causing her to cry out in pain.
Yu Meiren reprimanded the Fifth Princess with a stern face, "Look at which princess spends her days thinking about leaving the palace."
"Second Sister, Third Sister, and even Fourth Sister often leave the palace. Why can’t I?" The Fifth Princess was quite disgruntled in her heart, "I just want to visit my maternal grandfather’s house."
"That’s because your mother doesn’t have the skills, just being a minor Beauty, unable to provide you with the freedom like the Second Princess and others."
The Fifth Princess realized she said something wrong and quickly apologized to Yu Meiren, "Mother, I didn’t mean it that way. I’m just not convinced. Why does Father allow Second Sister and others to leave the palace for fun, but not me, even though I’m also Father’s daughter?"
Zhao Yao bluntly struck at the heart of the Fifth Princess, saying, "Because you are not favored and don’t endear yourself to Father."
Upon hearing this, the Fifth Princess glared angrily at Zhao Yao.
"You..."
"Second Mother is also not favored." Zhao Yao felt that over the past couple of years, the Fifth Princess had become restless staying at Kunde Hall, "You can’t be like Second Sister and the others."
Liang Zhaoyi glanced at Zhao Yao, speaking warningly, "Yao Yao, watch your words."
Yu Meiren gave a slight smile to Liang Zhaoyi, "Sister, Yao Yao is not wrong."
"He’s not in a position to say so as a junior."
"Mother, if I don’t put it this way, Fifth Sister will never understand." Zhao Yao looked at the Fifth Princess, the stern expression appearing on his cute and pretty face, "Fifth Sister, you are indeed Father’s daughter just like Second Sister and the others, all princesses, and theoretically, you should all be equally noble. But the reality is, you, as the Fifth Princess, are the most unnoticed in the palace, also with the lowest status among the princesses."
"You may be a princess, but you’re not as dignified as the chief palace maids around Noble Princess Consort Rong and Princess Consort De." Seeing the Fifth Princess’s discontent, Zhao Yao continued, "Look at your clothes and jewelry, are they better than those of the chief palace maids around Noble Princess Consort Rong and Princess Consort De?"
"I..."
"Before you came to Kunde Hall, were you reprimanded by the palace maids of Noble Princess Consort Rong?" Zhao Yao unreservedly unveiled the Fifth Princess’s past scars, "Did they not bully you and Second Mother as they pleased? You were not only unable to resist but had no one to stand up for you."
The Fifth Princess recalled the days when she was bullied, her face turning pale instantly, fear unconsciously reflected in her eyes, with her hands clenching tightly into fists resting on her legs.
"I am also a prince, but can I compare with Third Brother and the others?" Zhao Yao deliberately mentioned the Fifth Princess’s past bullying to remind her how insignificant she was in the palace as the Fifth Princess. "Does anyone in the palace and government treat me as a serious prince?"
Hearing this, Yu Meiren and Pan Cairen revealed expressions of pained sympathy.
"Yao Yao..."
"Fifth Sister, we are not favored; being able to live safely in the palace is already quite challenging." Zhao Yao knew that as the Fifth Princess grew older, she would naturally develop more thoughts. "Our goal is to grow up smoothly and eventually leave the palace, not to indulge in other fantasies. You are not like Second Sister and others; what they possess is beyond your reach in this lifetime."
The truth was, the Fifth Princess understood this in her heart, but she was simply unwilling to accept it.
"Fifth Sister, you should learn more now, so you can do what you want after marrying and leaving the palace." Zhao Yao spoke, his gaze becoming sharp as if he could see through the Fifth Princess’s thoughts, "In the palace, no matter how unwilling or dissatisfied you are, you have to endure it; bear with it until you marry and leave the palace."
"Perhaps your future husband may not be as good as Second Sister’s, but as long as you lead a good life, you will surely live well and not lose to Second Sister."
Yu Meiren and Pan Cairen looked at Zhao Yao in amazement, seemingly unable to believe that Zhao Yao could say such things.
"You have an advantage over Second Sister and others."
Upon hearing these words, a spark of light appeared in the Fifth Princess’s dim eyes. She hastily asked, "What advantage?"