Chapter 298: Was there love?
Mei Mei could tell from the change in Zhenzhen’s body language that something was about to change. It was finally time to discuss what it was that truly brought Zhenzhen to her house.
The young woman was nervous, playing with the spoon and what remained of the cheesecake on the table in front of her.
Zhenzhen meanwhile was wondering if talking to Mei Mei was the best idea. While she was not romantically involved with Junjie, it was a fact that he had proposed to her twice. It was never done out in the open but the rumor that she was once the object of his deepest affection would never fade.
Asking her for advise on how to win the emperor’s heart was bound to be an uncomfortable conversation for the both of them.
Zhenzhen tucked back her hair which was held together by four conjoined silver pins. She straightened out her black dress which was embroidered with silver flowers mid-flight.
She took one long nervous deep breath.
Mei Mei could not take it anymore and she decided to begin the conversation. "So, you are Junjie’s next empress, the mother of the nation. The lucky one among millions."
Zhenzhen blinked. "I am not sure if I am lucky...." she laughed. "I mean I am lucky." She leaned forward with wide eyes and reassured Mei Mei like she was afraid these words would be taken back to the Emperor or the Empress Mother. "I mean, I don’t honestly know why I was chosen." She was so nervous that she was just blurting out everything on her mind.
"I do." Mei Mei answered with confidence. "You are a young beautiful woman from a powerful loyal noble family first of all.
Secondly, you are well educated, carry yourself with grace, well versed in etiquette. You are patient, caring, nurturing and have all the other traits that make a good mother. You won’t just be the wife of the Emperor, you will be the mother of the Crown prince. It is important for her to be a virtuous woman.