But An Jing also understood that this was Ning Wenxian's way of survival in the palace. Life for a woman in the palace was extremely difficult, like walking on thin ice with every step. Thus, An Jing didn't feel there was anything wrong with Ning Wenxian.
Once Ning Wenxian had left, An Jing finally let out a huge sigh of relief, as if she had been liberated, and said, "My Lord, I'm glad we won't be living in the palace forever. There are indeed too many rules."
When An Jing walked up to him, Xiao Changyi gently pulled An Jing to sit beside him, then said, "You don't need to follow those rules."
"I might be free not to follow them, but others still have to," she remarked, considering Ning Wenxian's previous conversation with her. "It's alright once or twice, but I really couldn't stand it in the long run." An Jing was being completely candid, preferring to toil in the fields every day rather than spend her days addressing people with such formality, which felt entirely like an act.
