Leaving Yanze's courtyard and reaching the entrance of the Inner Courtyard, Yun Li could not help but give Jiang Nanzhen an exasperated slap on the arm. "Why are you so spineless? What is so great about that Yanze? Hongxiu Country is far more powerful than Aoyun State. You are the princess of the Prince Zhenguo's Estate in Hongxiu Country, while he is merely a young master from an aristocratic family in Aoyun State. How could he possibly compare to you? Your strength has now reached the Innate Seventh Stage, only one stage behind his. With so many outstanding young talents available for you to choose from, can you please stop fixing your eyes on him?"
"Though you are a woman, you are inferior to men in no way. A woman as exceptional as you fancying him is his honor, and not liking you is his loss. Look at you now—degrading yourself, what have you become for his sake? Groveling in the dust, completely losing the proud and dazzling demeanor you once had. You should be your own sun, instead of pinning your hopes every day on that tiny shred of warmth doled out by someone else. So what if he doesn't like you? We can just go find someone else."
"Great-aunt... Sob, sob..." Pouring out all the suppressed grief she had carried over this period under Yun Li's fierce scolding, Jiang Nanzhen burst into tears. "Great-aunt, sob... Why doesn't he like me? Am I really that terrible? I've already tried so hard to become the kind of person he likes, sob, sob..."
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