latelenovela Chapter 427 The Death of Song Yin
Chapter 427 The Death of Song Yin
After finishing her daily tasks, Gui Shan would go to Song Yin's room to keep her company.
If Song Yin was asleep, Gui Shan would read a book beside her; if Song Yin was awake, she would talk to her or quietly make knots.
Song Yin learned how to make knots from her and asked, "I heard that the princess enjoys painting. Everything is available here. The princess may go and do so."
Gui Shan looked up: "Do you like painting?"
Song Yin shook her head: "I am just a servant girl. Let alone painting, I don't even know many words. I don't like any of these things."
"If you don't like it, why should I do it?"
Song Yin was speechless.
Gui Shan taught her how to make knots, and then asked, "Song Yin, do you like making knots?"
“It’s alright,” Song Yin said. “When I was a child, I lived a carefree life in the countryside. When I had nothing to do, I would weave all sorts of things out of grass. Making knots is similar to weaving.”
“Yes.” Gui Shan smiled. “Whether it’s writing poetry and painting, or making knots and weaving grass, it’s all the same. It’s all about passing the time. It doesn’t really matter what you do.”
Song Yin realized that Gui Shan didn't write or paint here because she knew Song Yin didn't like it, and she also noticed that Song Yin liked making knots, so she came every day to teach her different styles.
She suddenly remembered that when she was with the wise king, she was always trying to please him.
The wise prince would teach her to recognize and write characters, and would laugh at her for not being able to distinguish even basic colors, and for her terrible color matching skills.
She once enthusiastically arranged flowers and placed them on her desk, but the wise prince disliked her arrangement, saying it was too rustic and she had no idea how to coordinate flowers.
But she couldn't learn it.
Song Yin said softly, "Your Highness, I don't like it here."
"What?" Gui Shan thought she thought the study was a place that made her sad, so she said, "Once you've recovered, I'll move you to a different courtyard, closer to the main courtyard. You can come visit me whenever you want."
"No." Song Yin shook her head, thought for a moment, then nodded. "Okay."
Gui Shan smiled and said, "Song Yin, don't overthink things. Everything will be alright."
can you?
Song Yin said, "Would the Princess Consort like to know how the Prince and I met?"
"The prince has been the crown prince since birth, but no one pays attention to him. Every year, the emperor leads people to hunt in the hunting grounds, but the crown prince was young at the time and did not have his birth mother to help him. He did not understand that the other princes were not born with superhuman strength, but had servants secretly helping them to shoot animals."
"That year, the Crown Prince was only ten years old. He was provoked by the Second Prince and the princes of the imperial clan to go to a dangerous place, just to hunt a divine deer for the Emperor."
"The divine deer was fake. The Crown Prince not only failed to capture it, but was also injured and fell off the cliff. He thought the Emperor would send someone to find and rescue him, but when the Emperor learned that he was missing, he didn't even ask any questions. Instead, because the young Third Prince in the palace was seriously ill, the Emperor was in a hurry to return and casually arranged for someone to look for the Crown Prince."
"When I met him, I didn't know he was the Crown Prince. I asked my father to take him back and take good care of him. If it weren't for my father and me, His Highness the Crown Prince would probably have lost his life long ago. Those two weeks were the happiest two weeks of my life."
"Later, when he grew up, he would often come to see me. After my father died, I became a beast tamer. The prince was my only relative. He always said that he would find a way to let me enter the palace to be with him in the future."
After Song Yin finished telling these stories, she laughed again.
“Your Highness, am I ridiculous? I remember all the promises he made when we were children, and I always thought he would keep them. That’s why I became a servant in the Eastern Palace, and then a servant in the Prince’s Mansion, and always… a servant.”
Gui Shan said, "In the prince's heart, you are not a servant, and he treats you differently."
Song Yin cried: "So what? We're not on equal footing. How could two people like us ever be together?"
Gui Shan said, "Song Yin, His Highness was just temporarily blinded by desire. After all, you love each other and have feelings for each other. Love can overcome all difficulties. Sooner or later, he will see your goodness and understand your feelings for him..."
"Can Your Highness convince yourself with such words?" Song Yin asked.
Gui Shan's smile froze on her face. She was used to comforting others and thinking of the best in everything, but she also knew that she was always preparing for the worst.
The Crown Prince simply doesn't understand what love is. Perhaps it's because he suffered so much in his childhood that he's wary of all women.
He has no heart, no love; he cannot accept pure sincerity.
Song Yin turned her head away: "I thought that at least he genuinely wanted us to have a child. I thought that once the child was born, I could leave in peace..."
Gui Shan's eyes widened in shock as she realized the meaning behind Song Yin's words of entrusting her child to her when she first learned of her pregnancy. She actually intended to give birth to the child, leave it to her to raise, and then abandon her?
Song Yin's tears fell, but she quickly wiped them away and turned to look at Gui Shan: "Your Highness, I want to leave the Prince."
Gui Shan reached out and took her hand: "If you really think it through and want to leave the palace, I'm willing to help you."
Song Yin's face was full of bitter smiles: "Your Highness, thank you. You are the only person I have ever met in this world who is both intelligent and kind."
Is she both smart and kind?
Gui Shan thought of Consort Wan in the palace.
Song Yin said in a low voice, "It's just a pity that we both met the wrong people."
Gui Shan didn't reply, but continued, "I'll go back and take stock of some items without the palace seal, and then try to get your indenture from the prince. But we'll have to wait a while. You should take good care of yourself these days, so I can leave with peace of mind."
Song Yin looked at her and said, "You're making all these plans for me, aren't you afraid that if I leave, the Prince will hold you accountable?"
“No, he won’t,” Gui Shan said. “He’ll be angry, but he knows it was your idea, so he won’t make things too difficult for me.”
Song Yin didn't continue speaking, but got up and walked to the bedside: "I'm tired, Your Highness, please make yourself at home."
Gui Shan assumed she was just tired, offered a few words of comfort, and then turned and left.
However, as soon as she stepped out, Song Yin opened her eyes and said to the two maids, "I'm hungry, prepare a meal."
Although the princess had dined with Miss Song Yin not long ago, a maid immediately went out to prepare food when she heard that she was hungry.
Another maid helped Song Yin up and asked, "Miss, are you not sleepy anymore?"
Before she could finish speaking, she felt a sharp pain in her head and fainted.
Gui Shan was just about to rest that night when she received the news that Song Yin had jumped into a well and committed suicide.
The maid knelt on the ground, weeping bitterly: "Miss Song Yin asked me to prepare the meal. I went, and when I returned, I found Qiaoxin collapsed on the ground. When I went to look for Miss Song Yin, I discovered..."
Gui Shan felt dizzy and lightheaded. It was clear that Song Yin was in much better spirits than a few days ago and could even talk about her childhood with the prince. How could she have fallen into the water at night?