Helan Zhi and He Zhenyu were saddened that they were not the children their father had hoped for.
They were also saddened by the duplicity of Prince Kang.
It turns out, the father they had always admired was that kind of person.
They had always thought their father to be a real man of integrity, but he turned out to be a complete scoundrel.
Anning, seeing the children's sadness and heartache but realizing they had not yet thought of the most important and fatal matters, gently reminded them.
"I am not someone trapped in love; if your father himself despised me, that wouldn't break my heart. If he loved an ordinary woman, not the Empress Dowager, then I would rather divorce him and step down so that he could marry the one he loves. But the fact is, it's the Empress Dowager."
Anning's complexion turned increasingly ugly as she spoke.
