Chapter 103: Meeting Again (5)
When the song ended, the onlookers were stunned for a long time, but Yin Yin and Ling Menghan just smiled at each other. Just like that, they seemed to understand each other and could see through each other without words.
With a new confidant, Yinyin was no longer silent. With friends, Ling Menghan no longer hurt himself. After talking during the day, they reminisced about the past at night. That night, Ling Menghan's piano music changed the mood of the usual night. Yinyin stepped into [Qingyuan Pavilion] for the first time and listened quietly. The night was much quieter than the day, so the music sounded particularly pleasant to the ears...
"What a beautiful song, I'm hearing it for the first time, what's it called?"
In the room , when the song ended, Yin Yin asked impatiently.
" A bosom friend."
"well?"
Yin Yin was obviously surprised to receive the response. She smiled at Ling Menghan and continued: "Just before I played it, I wanted to give this song to you to commemorate our acquaintance. I always feel that although this is our first meeting, we are very compatible. I wonder if you like it?"
"Of course I like it. Not only is the music beautiful, but I'm also really flattered that you put so much effort into it."
Yinyin could hardly hide her joy at Ling Menghan's performance. It was the first time for her to make a close friend whom she got along so well with the first time they met, and she was extremely happy.
"As long as you like it—"
Suddenly, Ling Menghan's tone became a little melancholy. She was no less eager to make friends than Yinyin, whether in her own country or after coming to Zhao State. Yinyin was the first friend she had ever made in her life. Although Ling Menghan was favored since she was a child, she was never allowed to go out. In a sense, it was no different from house arrest, so it was impossible for her to make friends or go out into the outside world. Fortunately, Ling Menghan was optimistic by nature and could play with the palace maids. The King of Han also gave her countless strange things to coax her, so she lived a carefree life. However, since coming to Zhao State, Ling Menghan became a true victim of a political marriage. The unfamiliar environment, her own state of mind, and certain things made it impossible for her to go back to the past, until she met Yinyin today...
Yin Yin discovered Ling Menghan's frustration, and she understood the reason. She felt very sympathetic, but was powerless. So apart from sadness, Yin Yin could not find any words to comfort her. Or maybe she felt there was no need to comfort her. After all, the facts were a foregone conclusion and could not be changed. Thinking of Ling Menghan's experience, Yin Yin could not help but think of herself, especially what Zhao Ziheng said in Weicheng, she still had not forgotten it.
"…Do you hate him?"
The sudden change surprised Ling Menghan. She quickly woke up from her frustration and looked at Yinyin with an inexplicable look on her face. She saw that Yinyin's face was inexplicably sad. But what surprised Ling Menghan the most was the meaning of Yinyin's words. It was too sudden and there was no theme. Ling Menghan didn't know how to answer.
"I've heard a little about you, especially after hearing your piano playing recently. I guess you don't seem to be happy, so I wonder if you hate the person who makes you unhappy?"
Originally, Yinyin didn't want to continue, but when the words came to her lips, she blurted out, completely unable to control, as if she couldn't suppress it? Deep down in her heart, she felt that it was related to that person, but fortunately, Yinyin suppressed it firmly and didn't specify it, so the overall feeling sounded a little vague and deliberately concealed something.
Of course, Ling Menghan had to be surprised that Yin Yin suddenly turned to this topic, and it was not that she didn't want to answer, but seeing Yin Yin's inexplicable look, she had an indescribable feeling, so she chose to answer.
"What does it matter if I hate you or not? I'm like that, and so are you. One was born into a royal family, and the other was born into an aristocratic family. Our identities have destined us to become victims of politics. Hasn't it been said since ancient times? Women are all victims of politics. Sometimes there may be exceptions, but I can't be that exception, so I don't know who to hate. I have an identity, status, and power that many people envy, but it's a pity that happiness and freedom are the most unattainable for me."
Ling Menghan spoke out what was in her heart without any hesitation, her voice was full of bitterness and her expression was full of sadness. This is what it means to have everything that others don't have, but at the same time lose something that others can easily have. It varies from person to person. For Ling Menghan, her current life may be the saddest. If Yin Yin hadn't mentioned it, she might have forgotten this feeling long ago, with unspeakable bitterness and sorrow in her heart.
Yinyin had never thought that Ling Menghan would answer the question in her mind, but when she heard Ling Menghan's words, she could fully understand Ling Menghan's feelings. She was very happy that Ling Menghan did not escape. If it were her, maybe she would escape? Ling Menghan's courage to not hide made Yinyin feel awe from the bottom of her heart, because she couldn't do it. If she could do it to Ling Menghan's level, wouldn't many things be avoided?
Ling Menghan became a victim of a political marriage because the situation was too special, so she could not refute it at all. Yinyin suddenly thought of Ling Menghan's inner heart, which was reflected by . She was sure that Ling Menghan had someone she loved deeply, and that person was definitely not Zhao Ziyin. This discovery made Yinyin's heart suddenly startled. If it was a political marriage that was irresistible for a princess of a country, then what about her? Yinyin felt that she seemed to have overlooked something. If she encountered the same or the same situation as Ling Menghan, would she resist? Then what would the result be? Thinking of this, Yinyin no longer dared to continue to imagine, dared not think about the mental damage that Ling Menghan suffered because of this, nor did she dare to think about the reasons that led to this result, and even more dared not imagine that Zhao Ziheng would be one of the people who led to this result.
