Chapter 683: Chapter 684: The Emperor’s Heart’s White Moonlight

Huang Ying, who was familiar with the interpersonal relations in the palace, was completely ignorant about matters of love and romance.

This was not her fault. Born into the Jiang family, she entered the palace as a maiden at the age of twelve, and stayed there until she was about to be released at the age of twenty-five, when she followed Jiang Ning back into the palace.

She had spent most of her life in the palace, managing the hierarchical relations between the concubines, the master, and the palace maids, as well as the relations with the eunuchs.

However, matters of love between men and women were not involved.

Although there were eunuchs who sought companionship within the palace, they were still eunuchs after all, and there were not many palace maids who were genuinely willing to follow them.

Huang Ying conducted herself with discretion in the palace. Being smart and humble, coupled with the support of the Jiang family, she had managed to remain unproblematic. As an honest person, she was left alone by most eunuchs once she gained some experience in the palace.

Now, as the most trusted lady-in-waiting to the Princess Consort, she had even less to worry about such matters.

Her evaluation of the Emperor and the Crown Prince was fair, yet she didn’t understand why no one was born to enjoy being humbled in love.

In love, usually the one who commits more gets hurt the most.

Such is the case between the Emperor and Concubine Jin.

When Concubine Jin suddenly passed away in her prime, she became an irreplaceable presence in the Emperor’s heart.

The Emperor, a born conqueror, expended half of his life and vast resources, only to find that he had never conquered a woman’s heart.

He is the ruler of the world, and in his youth, he had countless military achievements through battles in all directions.

Yet, he couldn’t win the love of one woman.

Such failure indeed dealt a heavy blow to him.

Would the Crown Prince follow in his father’s footsteps?

It’s hard to say.

After all, thanks to the superlative beauty of Concubine Jin, the Crown Prince is better looking than the Emperor.

A man with status, wealth, and handsome looks can be devastatingly attractive to women.

Considering all these factors, it’s hard to predict whether the future of the Crown Prince and the Princess Consort will follow the path of the Emperor and Concubine Jin.

After pondering with a frown, Huang Ying gave up when she couldn’t figure it out.

Even if her master is not keen on winning the favor of the Crown Prince now, after all, as the legal wife of the East Palace, there are descendants to consider. Whatever happens in the future, life always goes on.

The other side concubine of the East Palace, Li Yuanyuan, who has been with the Crown Prince for a much longer time than the Princess Consort, was once the most beloved woman of the Prince of Yu, yet she has not given birth to a child till now.

Judging from the Crown Prince’s usual attitude towards Concubine Li, his affection for her isn’t that strong.

Huang Ying felt that rumors weren’t reliable.

Jiang Ning ignored her worries and whisperings. After a tiring day, all she wanted at the moment was to take a bath, curl up under the covers, and rest.

That night, some slept peacefully while others remained awake.

While Jiang Ning was wrapped in the comfort of her blanket, sleeping soundly, the Prince of Silla in the traveling palace was lying in his warm bed with wide-open eyes, he couldn’t sleep.

He was suffering from insomnia.

For him, the prince of Silla, toying with a few women was nothing.

Even if the woman was of high status, she was just a woman.

However, he, the prince who had played with countless women, ended up in a woman’s hands.

Not only he was severely beaten, but he was also stripped bare and hung in the snow.