Chapter 45 Chapter 45 Who can resist the puppy Kuku's coquettishness...

"If you don't like it, I'll change it! What green tea little milk dog~ crazy little wolf dog~ cold and abstinent high mountain..."

The smile on Su Su's face suddenly froze: "Uh... I don't want the last one, even if you kill me!"

"Your Highness, please just talk to this servant here," Aunt Jin blushed so much that she wanted to cover Susu's mouth, "Fortunately, no one heard."

unmanned?

Yu Shu, hiding in the corner, glanced sideways silently, watching his grandfather, whose face was livid and fists were clenched...

A jealous person is not really a human being.

That night, after being released from prison, Shen Rang returned to his own courtyard in the Censorate.

He has hardly returned to Buwang Mountain recently.

Shen Rang closed his eyes and leaned back in his chair, pinching the bridge of his nose to relax.

"Master, if you don't rest now, you will have to go to court again." Ling Feng offered a cup of calming tea.

"Have you found Yuan Chan?" Shen Rang poured out the tea, which warmed his fingertips through the wall of the cup.

"Not yet, but the capital is heavily fortified, and I've already taken precautions to cut off the rebels' retreat," Ling Feng said. "It's only a matter of time before we find them."

Chen Rang's voice was hoarse and extremely tired: "Has the aristocratic family not taken any action yet?"

Ling Feng shook his head. "The noble families are extremely cautious. They can't have any spies inside the Censorate. Naturally, they don't know the location of Your Highness, and they wouldn't dare take the risk of assassinating him."

"Then let's add some fuel to the fire." Shen Rang said in a deep voice, and his eyes suddenly became fierce in an instant.

Ling Feng was slightly stunned: "Is my master going to put His Highness in danger? How will my master and His Highness get along after that?"

"Now that things have come to this, this is the only way." Shen Rang closed his eyes in a deep voice.

…

The next day, the Censorate was crowded with people, and the three officials gathered together.

The case of the eldest princess suspected of treason by Prince Anyang was to be tried in public for the first time.

Light slowly filtered through the narrow window high up, a few strands of bleak gray.

She had been imprisoned for many days, and this was the first time she saw such a large and spacious area in the prison.

Hall.

This was also the first time Su Su saw Shen Rang again after many days.

She raised her eyes slightly and looked at the person sitting in the middle, then lowered her eyes to look at the case in her hand with a serious expression.

He was dressed in a very bright and dark crimson official uniform, which was particularly eye-catching against the depressing gray-black and dark green official robes of the people around him.

The hall was so quiet that it was chilling, and the slightest breeze was enough to make Su Su shiver.

The Minister of Justice, a member of the Jiangling Xu clan, broke the silence by saying, "Please prepare a seat for His Highness."

Chen Rang suddenly raised his hand, glanced at Su Su, then looked at Minister Xu and said, "Uncle, since this is an interrogation, then we must follow the rules of the Zhaoyu Prison."

He moved his gaze to Susu's face, which was so cold that it was even more biting than the cold wind in late autumn in the capital.

Yuan Susu's nose felt sore and she pinched her palm hard. She didn't want to look so embarrassed and show her weakness in front of others again.

Shen Rang spoke softly, "Your Highness was called here today because of the case of Prince Anyang's rebellion. Your Highness might as well take a guess..."

"Just say it." Su Su interrupted coldly, looking at Shen Rang without any emotion in her eyes.

The Dali Temple Minister standing nearby was a skinny, spirited old man. He was the only one of the three officials present who was not from an aristocratic family. "Since Your Highness knew that Prince Anyang was planning a rebellion, why didn't you tell His Majesty directly, or perhaps tell Lord Shen?"

"Tell Shen Rang?" Su Su lowered her head and sneered.

When she raised her eyes again, the sarcasm on her lips was particularly obvious. She looked at the Dali Temple and said, "Chen Rang is known for his foresight. I was working under his nose, how could he not know? May I ask you, if Shen Rang knew I was doing something, why didn't he expose me before the war?!"

"Because of him," Yuan Susu shifted her gaze to Shen Rang, "you want to kill someone with a borrowed knife. For everything I've done, all the witnesses who could clear my name have been locked up by you, right?"

"Prince Anyang has not been captured yet. I guess..." Su Su continued to look at him, "You have been prepared for this. Now not even a fly can fly out of the capital? Am I right?"

Xu Shangshu's expression suddenly changed.

Yuan Susu was even more certain of what she was thinking: "So, Shen Rang also knew that Prince Anyang was going to rebel!"

"Minister Xu, instead of investigating me, why don't you investigate what your good nephew is trying to do?"

Xu Shangshu clenched his teeth with a grim expression.

These days, Su Su thought carefully about why Shen Rang was able to coincide so accurately with the gunpowder he had arranged when the incident happened.

You can also leave files in the Ministry of War in advance.

Therefore, Shen Rang must have known, just like her, that Prince Anyang was planning a rebellion and was taking precautions.

Since he knew that Prince Anyang was planning a rebellion early on, why didn't he stop it?

He even asked him to steal the tiger talisman. Was he so sure that Yuan Susu would let the Eight Battalions encircle them?

So... the eight battalions must have been under his command, including the strict defense of the city gates in the later period to cut off Prince Anyang's retreat, which was also his work.

While Shen Rang did all this, Su Su did not feel that all the court officials knew about it that day in the hall.

But the young emperor remained calm, so this must be a conspiracy between Shen Rang and Yuan Che.

Then Su Su is their chess piece and a fairly handy knife.

Yuan Susu continued to wonder what the plan was between His Majesty and Shen Rang.

Su Su figured out what was happening during today's joint trial between the three courts.

He thought, except for the aristocratic families.

Yuan Chan must have helpers in the capital for his rebellion. Among the four major families, only the Shen family of Runan is in power because of Shen Rang.

The other families could only flatter the Shen family, but it was inevitable that some of them would feel dissatisfied.

for example…

During the time of the previous emperor, the Jiangling Xu family was at its peak of prosperity.

The deposed prince's maternal family was the Xu family, which originally occupied half of the court.

And if the emperor of the Great Zhou is Yuan Che, it would be extremely difficult for the Xu family to restore its former glory.

Coincidentally, the wife's family of Minister Xu was the commander in charge of the river transport.

Putting all the pieces together, it is very likely that the Xu family of Jiangling was the one who colluded with Anyang Wang Yuanchan.

Shen Rang raised his eyebrows, his brows relaxed.

The little tigers have grown up and learned to bite people.

The two looked at each other from a distance, Su Su turned her head away first, still looking cold.

Suddenly, an arrow flew through the air, piercing straight through the narrow window and heading towards Susu.

Her pupils froze, her mind went blank, and the arrow was only a few centimeters away from her.

Yuan Susu was pulled aside and protected in his arms.

Su Su's heart was beating violently, her breathing was stagnant, and she listened to the violent beating of Shen Rang's heart.

"Capture the assassin alive! No one is allowed to escape!" Shen Rang said angrily.

Shen Rang held Su Su's slender wrist, fearing that she would leave again.

He turned his head and looked at the panicked Xu Shangshu coldly and said, "Uncle, where do you want to go?"

Chen Rang gave Yu Shu a look, and he immediately stepped forward to arrest Xu Shangshu: "His Majesty has summoned you, uncle, please come with me to the palace to explain everything. Take him away!"

When they were the only two left in the hall.

Yuan Susu said coldly: "How long are you going to arrest me?"

"I'm sorry for making you suffer these days," Shen Rang looked at Su Su with his brows lowered, like a child who had done something wrong, "There's a reason for everything..."

"Chen Rang," Su Su finally couldn't help but shed tears as she spoke, her voice still cold, "Let's get a divorce."

Shen Rang's throat suddenly tightened, and he choked for a moment: "Why..."

He stroked Susu's cheek: "Susu, I can explain..."

"If you had been willing to discuss this with me beforehand, we wouldn't have come to this point."

"What do you think of me, Yuan Susu? Am I a chess piece in the hands of the well-planned Lord Shen, or have you never believed in me?" Susu chuckled and raised her hand to wipe away her tears.

Seeing Shen Rang speechless, she taunted him:

"Do you know how desperate I have been these past few days?"

"Do you know how much I hate you for what you said to me in the hall?"

"You know, I won't give anyone a second chance to hurt me."

"So Shen Rang," Su Su let her tears fall, "since you never trusted me from the beginning, then let's just break up and go our separate ways."

She shook off Shen Rang's hand and when she walked out of the hall, she looked at Xie Heng who was waiting on the side.

Xie Heng looked at Su Su's red eyes and the dazed look inside, and asked softly, "Ayin, are you okay?"

Yuan Susu shook her head: "What's the matter?"

"The emperor has issued an order to release you from prison. I am here to escort Ah Yin back home."

Su Su nodded.

After Shen Rang came out, he took Su Su's hand and said in a hoarse voice: "I have someone prepare it at Buwang Mountain..."

"Don't bother, Master," she said, looking at Xie Heng. "Thank you, General, for taking me back to the Princess's Mansion."

Xie Heng's puppy tail was raised to the sky, he nodded desperately, and gave Shen Rang a teasing and mocking look.

Hey, your wife comes with me.

After Xie Heng sent Su Su, her servant and the other two back to the mansion, he suddenly called out to her, "A Yin."

Yuan Susu turned around and looked at Xie Heng.

"His Majesty will definitely summon you tomorrow. I'll come and pick you up and bring you into the palace... okay?" Xie Heng asked cautiously.

Su Su raised the corners of her lips for a moment: "Okay."

After all, some things have to be put back on track.

At night, Yuan Susu lay on the bed.

Breathing in the lingering cedar scent, she thought it must be an illusion.

The bedding has been changed and there will be no smell of him anymore.

However, Yuan Susu was so exhausted that she couldn't sleep well.

She woke up again and again, feeling the shadow left by that period of time.

In the end, she couldn't fall asleep again.

This was the first time in her 18 years of life that she was caught up in the vortex of power.

Yuan Susu felt firsthand that if one stood in a high position without real power, one would become something that could be eaten away and exploited by others.

Suddenly, she longed for power.

Su Su was extremely upset. She pushed open the door and wanted to use the cold wind to blow away the various unreasonable thoughts that had accumulated in her mind.

As the door opened, the cold wind blew in.

There's also the smell of cedar mixed with the alcohol.

Shen Rang is here.

He stood in front of the door, not knowing how long he had been there.

Shen Rang looked at Su Su in surprise. Usually, Su Su slept until dawn.

Yes, thanks to him.

It seems that she didn't sleep well every night in Zhaoyu.

Shen Rang's voice was dry and hoarse. When he saw Su Su recover, he frowned and prepared to close the door.

He immediately blocked the door and said, "Susu..."

Yuan Susu simply gave up and slapped him directly: "What did Shen make you crazy about? Even in the Great Zhou, you will be punished for trespassing into a private house!!"

Under Chen Rang's thick eyelashes, his eyes were filled with regret. He hugged Su Su: "Su Su, don't leave me..."

"Chen Rang, some injuries happen and they will never leave no trace; some mirrors are broken and they will never be mended again!"

Yuan Susu frowned, disgusted by the smell of alcohol on him.

"Chen Rang," Su Su struggled to break free and pushed him out with great effort, "You're drunk. I don't want to say a word to a drunkard."

Su Su only felt the light above her head dim, and her chin was suddenly lifted up by Shen Rang.

Next second.

Shen Rang, taking advantage of his drunkenness and the love he had suppressed for a long time, turned it into a kiss, landing on her lips, biting them, forcing Su Su to respond to him.

The hot hands grabbed her waist forcefully and roughly.

He tightened his fingers, and the veins on the back of his hands bulged...

Shen Rang's dark eyes were like the bottom of a deep pool, with overwhelming love constantly surging inside.

He picked up Su Su by the waist and threw her onto the bed.

No matter how she resisted, Shen Rang never stopped.

His rough fingertips slowly peeled off Su Su's clothes, salivating over the icy skin and delicate bones hidden beneath the clothes.

The moonlight shines through the window lattice, but is not bright.

Yuan Susu felt that it was not as bright as the desire that had been suppressed for a long time in his eyes.

She no longer had the strength to fight back, tears just flowed uncontrollably and she closed her eyes.

Tears fell on the back of Shen Rang's hand, which was very hot, so hot that Shen Rang stopped moving suddenly.

His reason returned and his throat rolled for a moment.

Shen Rang curled his fingers and slowly loosened his grip on Susu's hand.

The guilt and indebtedness in his heart took over, and his dry voice slowly passed across Su Su's cheek: "I'm sorry... I drank a little tonight."

Shen Rang stood up dejectedly and sat helplessly under the bed.

He actually didn't know what was wrong with him.

Chen Rang has been a favored child since he was a child. As the eldest son of an aristocratic family, his mother's family is the richest merchant family in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

After entering the court, he rose to prominence rapidly.

No matter he was the young emperor's assistant minister, the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate, or the former military supervisor of southern Xinjiang.

He never lost.

Until the death of the previous emperor, the eldest princess took charge of the government for three years and brought about earth-shaking changes in the political situation of the entire court.

The power of the aristocratic family was gradually diluted by the eldest princess.

At that time, Shen Rang discovered the eldest princess's ambition and knew that she was greedy for the throne and wanted to hold power forever, so she wanted to eradicate the aristocratic family.

But after the eldest princess stopped ruling the country from behind the scenes, most of the power inside and outside the court was monopolized by the aristocratic families.

The aristocratic families have stretched their hands too far, trying to cover your Majesty's eyes.

When the Great Zhou was first established, it relied on the aristocratic families to slowly take root, but now the people from the aristocratic families should know their place and give up their positions.

He admitted that he took advantage of Su Su.

Shen Rang knew Yuan Susu's plan from the beginning, and he wanted to use it to break the arm of the aristocratic family.

He originally thought that if Su Su knew about this, she would definitely not blame him anymore.

But he always forgot that Susu was not an emotionless chess piece.

But she is his wife whom he should cherish and respect in every possible way.

[Ding Dong, Favorability +3]

Su Su heard it very carefully. She turned her head to look at Shen Rang who had his back to her.

She asked herself, was she really just doing her job for Shen Rang?

Do you really just want to max out your favorability?

She really hoped that was the case, so she could pretend nothing had happened and continue to improve his favorability.

However, the love in her heart was gradually wiped away by his cold eyes and the criticism in the hall.

Yuan Susu thought for a long time and she wanted to go home.

But she has experienced the pain of having her fate controlled by others and being unable to struggle against it.

It’s better to just take control of it in your own hands.

After divorcing Shen Rang, she wanted to make things as clear as possible with Xie Heng and create an encounter between Xie Heng and the heroine.

Let the relationship between the two people get back on track as soon as possible. By then, the eldest princess will no longer have any role to play. Then she will leave Kyoto and wait until the finale to leave.

That night, Susu slept soundly, a rare experience. When she woke up, Shen Rang had already left.

While Cuicui was putting makeup on Susu, she kept wanting to say something but hesitated. Susu frowned and raised her eyes and said, "If you have something to ask, just ask. What else do you and I need to hide?"

"Your Highness, last night you and Lord Shen..." Cuicui no longer called Shen Rang 'Prince Consort'.

"He's been here before," Yuan Susu said calmly, "ask the Jinwu Guard to add more guards..."

Su Su suddenly lowered her eyes. She no longer had the Jinwu Guards.

"Comfort the families of these brothers," Yuan Susu said sadly, closing her eyes. She thought again of the corpses strewn across the palace gate. "Transcribe their names for me. I want every citizen of the Great Zhou to remember these martyrs who sacrificed their lives for their country."

When leaving the house, Xie Heng was waiting outside the princess's house as promised.

The wind blew the young man's high-tied black hair, and the slightly scattered hair fell on his forehead. When he raised his eyes, his eyebrows were sharp and his eyes were bright.

Her eyes are bright, her lips are curved, and there are two shallow dimples at the corners of her lips.

He was wearing a casual and unrestrained riding outfit with sword sleeves, and the gold-sprinkled brocade looked like the surface of a lake in the sunlight.

He walked forward a few steps, holding up his umbrella, to help Su Su down the stairs. His voice was clear and pleasant: "Ayin."

Yuan Susu turned her head and stared at Xie Heng. The sunlight shone on the ends of his hair, making him look like a golden retriever.

Who wouldn’t like this sunny golden retriever?

No wonder he is the male lead!!

Girls of all ages will be moved by this.

"Ayin, is there something on my face?" Xie Heng felt a little embarrassed when she looked at him.

Yuan Susu lowered her head and chuckled, wanting to say it was nothing.

But when he suddenly looked up, he happened to see Shen Rang standing not far away with an umbrella, his face looking extremely ugly.

Lord Shen, who was once famous in the Great Zhou and had extraordinary talent, looked at Su Su in such decadence and helplessness.

She was slightly sour, but immediately raised her voice and said, "You have a handsome face."

Then he placed his hand on Xie Heng's without hesitation.

Xie Heng looked at Su Su in disbelief. In an instant, the blood in his body rushed to his body and his breathing stagnated as he felt Su Su's soft hand.

After getting in the car, Cuicui wanted to cover the gap in the window.

Su Su stopped it.

The carriage moved slowly and passed by Chen Rang. Su Su glanced at Chen Rang.

Said to Cuicui: "Close the window."

When the carriage had gone far away, Yu Shu saw how dejected he was and stepped forward and said, "Master, it's time for us to enter the palace."

He nodded randomly, and the rain slowly fell from the umbrella and wet his shoulders.

Shen Rang felt very confused and helpless.

This was the second time in his 26 years of life that he felt so helpless.

The first time, my mother died in my arms.

The second time, it seemed like he really couldn't keep her.

After entering the palace, the drizzle soaked the palace walls for a long time.

When the towering and majestic imperial palace came into view again, Yuan Susu's mind flashed through the scene in front of the palace gate that day.

She lowered her eyes slightly, and the bluestone bricks under her feet had been replaced with brand new ones.

It was as if that experience had been completely erased.

Yuan Susu felt sad deep down.

She never thought that history was so profound.

She had only lived through a small, fictional piece of history that was insignificant.

Beneath these countless red walls and green tiles are piles of blood, tears and the fame of emperors and generals.

Yuan Susu should have known long ago that she couldn't change anything.

From the beginning to the end, she shouldn't have empathized with these paper people.

His Majesty summoned Yuan Susu to the Imperial Study.

He felt very guilty towards his sister.

Especially after hearing that his elder sister did not follow the young master back to Buwang Mountain, Yuan Che knew clearly in his little head that the two must have had a dispute.

Before Su Su knelt down, Yuan Che stood up and rushed into Su Su's arms and said, "Sister, you don't have to kneel."

Yuan Susu likes this little glutinous rice dumpling who pretends to be an adult and has some scheming.

She knew that even if Yuan Che didn't like the throne that restricted him from the bottom of his heart, he would still be a wise king in the future.

The king created by Shen Rang will not be bad.

"Your Majesty, I come here today to ask for something."

Yuan Che looked at Su Su with sparkling eyes: "Sister, you decide, I agree to everything."

Yuan Susu looked at Yuan Che and a word popped up in her mind: "Sister Baonan"

Her voice was gentle, but her eyes held a firmness that brooked no argument. "I would like to ask His Majesty for a fiefdom, divorce Shen Rang, and leave the capital."

"Sister, are you leaving?" Yuan Che suddenly let go of Yuan Susu and looked at Susu in disbelief.

Yuan Che frowned and asked, "Are you blaming me for taking advantage of you, sister?"

"No," Yuan Susu said calmly, "After going through this, I realized that I'm just an ordinary person who can't change my fate at all."

"I can't change what was going to happen. Maybe I was lucky enough to avoid it this time."

"What about next time? I've always been in this vortex of power, and I'll always have to rely on others in fear."

"Will Your Majesty and Shen Rang use me next time they plan something big? Will I be in danger again, unable to protect myself?"

“All I seek is peace.”

When the light from outside the window shines in, it outlines Susu's figure. In the mottled light and shadow, she is incredibly beautiful.

Yuan Che suddenly felt that the sister in front of him had changed, and the light in her eyes had dimmed a lot.

A lot of disappointment and reluctance condensed on the tip of his tongue, but in the end, it just converged into one sentence: "Where does my sister want to be granted as a fiefdom?"

"Ningzhou."

Yuan Che nodded in agreement: "Ningzhou is located in the Central Plains and is rich in copper mines. It can be considered a good place. I agree to your request."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Yuan Susu finally revealed a smile that reached her eyes.

The eunuch who served His Majesty led Yuan Susu out of the imperial study. His Majesty has recently been fond of bamboo, so he dug up all the Huangshan pines that he had planted before.

Yuan Susu asked, "Where did these fine Huangshan pines go?"

The eunuch smiled and said, "Your Majesty can naturally order people to dispose of things as they please."

This Huangshan pine tree is worth the annual expenses of several families, and now it is being disposed of so casually?

Why not eat meat porridge!

Yuan Susu angrily said, "The war in Southern Xinjiang is getting intense right now. The palace should be more frugal. Don't you understand the principle of taking precautions before disaster strikes?"

"His Majesty is still young, so you, the personal attendants, must be patient and gentle!"

The eunuch knelt down in panic and pleaded guilty: "Your Highness, please forgive me. I deserve to die."

This scene happened to be seen by Shen Rang.

He frowned. He had been busy with the Anyang Prince's rebellion case these days and had neglected to discipline His Majesty.

Since I entered the palace, I found that the floor was brand new and the palace gate was renovated to be more luxurious than before. I noticed the changes as soon as I entered the imperial study.

His forehead twitched slightly, but he was a little surprised when he heard what Su Su had just said, which hit the nail on the head.

His Highness, who was usually extravagant, also understood this truth.

After this incident, I have changed a lot.

Shen Rang pursed his lips, holding an umbrella and looking at Su Su from under the jade steps: "Your Highness."

Yuan Susu ignored him and passed by her with her skirt lifted up in a sullen manner.

"Susu..." Chen Rang lowered his eyebrows, his eyes were extremely broken, and he reached out to grab her sleeve.

"Chen Rang!" Yuan Susu frowned and tried to break free, "We're in the palace, don't pull or tug."

"You're going to find another man," Shen Rang slowly guided Su Su's hand to his cheek, "You don't want me anymore..."

Yuan Susu heard the crying tone in his voice, and when she looked up again, she felt that he was about to break.

My heart softened instantly...

Tsk!

Beauty can mislead people.

Su Su pulled her hand back and threatened in a low voice: "It's useless to seduce me. I will never forgive you."

Shen Rang suddenly clasped Su Su's hand tightly: "Sister, please hurt me~"

Su Su's pupils trembled. This was the first time she heard such words when Shen Rang was awake in all the time she had known him.

No matter who you are, please get off Shen Rang immediately!!

The two of them were standing in front of the cloud steps outside the imperial study. Many court officials were passing by and casting scorching glances at them, which made Su Su feel embarrassed.

But Chen Rang held her hand regardless and let Yuan Susu touch his cheek, his eyebrows drooping slightly and his eyes were misty with moisture.

Tsk, so difficult.

"Let's talk about it when we get home." Yuan Susu was still too thin-skinned, and her face turned red when she was stared at by Shen Rang's wet eyes.

"Really? Tell us when we get home?" Chen Rang's eyes lit up, he held Su Su tightly, tilted his head and stared at his wife.

"Well," Yuan Su frowned slightly and glared at Chen Rang in dissatisfaction, "Why don't you let go?"

When Shen Rang let go after achieving his goal, a cunning and complacent look flashed across his eyes, but when Su Su raised her eyes, he immediately felt aggrieved again.

Yuan Susu sighed softly, then picked up her skirt and left.

Chen Rang lowered his gaze and spoke calmly, glancing at the eunuch beside him. His glance was so frightening that it made people shudder: "What are you standing there for? Why don't you do what His Highness says?"

"Yes, yes, yes," the eunuch wiped the sweat off his face, "I'll go right away."

Chen Rang took a step forward and rubbed the remaining fragrance on his fingertips.

What the story says is indeed true, men who act like spoiled children have the best life.

Just when he was overjoyed, a voice suddenly came from behind him: "General Xie, please ride with me. I want to talk to you alone for a while." The smile on Shen Rang's lips suddenly froze and shifted to Xie Heng's face.

Xie Heng nodded: "That's just right... I also have something to explain to Your Highness."

When Xie Heng wanted to help Su Su, she pretended not to see him and got into the car.

The interior of the carriage was not as spacious as the sedan chair she usually traveled in, but Xie Heng had thoughtfully prepared several snacks.

Yuan Susu, however, was preoccupied and had lost her appetite.

"Thank you, General. I heard that between you and General Yan Gui..."

Xie Heng interrupted, "Don't worry, Ah Yin. General Yan and I are just friends. Don't trust rumors."

"I think you two are a perfect match," Yuan Susu tried to correct the plot, "You are both talented and beautiful, and he is unmarried, so why not..."

"It's not okay, Ayin, my heart belongs to you, you know that." Xie Heng shook his head, his expression anxious, and his voice even more urgent.

Yuan Susu pursed her lips and looked at Xie Heng: "But I'm already married to Shen Rang, Xie Heng, there's no possibility between you and me."

Seeing the brightness in Xie Heng's eyes gradually dimming, Su Su felt that she was so selfish.

"I heard that on the battlefield, you and Yan Gui were very close to each other and were drinking with close friends?" Yuan Susu looked at the depressed Xie Heng.

Yuan Susu tried to argue with Xie Heng: "Well... I can see that General Yan was fond of you at the day and night banquet."

"So what?" Xie Heng raised his eyes and looked at Su Su, a broken feeling flowing along with sadness. "I, Xie Heng, only like one person."

"Ayin, I know I shouldn't have left Shangjing without saying a word," Xie Heng restrainedly pulled Susu's clothes, "Yes, you married Shen Rang, I missed you..."

Xie Heng clutched the sleeve of his clothes, biting his lip and speaking in a hoarse voice: "But you can't deprive me of my right to like you just like that."

"What's more," he chuckled sarcastically, "Is Chen Rang such a good person? A cold-blooded man like Shen Rang would have calculated the pros and cons of marrying you! Your Highness was wronged this time, isn't it just Shen Rang's plan to use Your Highness to eliminate the aristocratic family!?"

"That's enough!" Yuan Susu turned her head away, closed her eyes, and slowly exhaled. "Xie Heng, what happens between Shen Rang and me is my business. No one else needs to say a word."

"outsider?"

Xie Heng sneered, his eyes bloodshot.

"Ayin, you and I have known each other since childhood, and our engagement was personally decreed by the late emperor. If Shen Rang hadn't gotten in the way, you and I would have been husband and wife long ago!"

The carriage gradually came to a stop. Inside, there was a loud argument. Cuicui immediately knocked on the door and said, "Your Highness, we've arrived."

Su Su stood up without hesitation. "Xie Heng, you and I are both in high positions. A single move can affect the entire body. You know better than I do what the Marquis of Qingyuan wants. General Yan Gui has made numerous military achievements at a young age, and the Yan Family Army is the largest border defense force stationed on the border between Great Zhou and Nanqing."

"Love is of the utmost importance to people like us. This truth should be ingrained in us."

When Su Su pushed open the door, Xie Heng suddenly asked, "What about you and Shen Rang?"

"They're just using each other."

After returning home, Susu was depressed.

She was struggling in her heart because she knew the official CP in the book from a God's perspective.

But after talking with Xie Heng today, she felt a little guilty.

Now these paper people are the same as her, with flesh and blood, in the context of the collapse of the world.

They could all act contrary to the script and end up with a completely different outcome.

Su Su did these things for her own selfish desires.

She didn't know whether it was right or wrong.

Yuan Susu leaned against the railing of the pavilion, looking at the pool of water that was no longer summer.

Suddenly, a butterfly landed on her fingertips.

She suddenly remembered...

The original Yuan Jiyin in this world should have died long ago, but he is still alive and well.

Why did Xie Heng continue to be in love with me after returning to Beijing?

It's all because the script changed because of her.

What she has to do is save herself, and the only way to save herself is to try hard to change the direction of the script.

And...the ending of this book will also undergo earth-shaking changes because of her arrival.

It won't lead to the original ending.

This is the butterfly effect.

Therefore, she cannot interfere with everyone's destiny.

"Even forced matchmaking isn't working, my favorability ratings are so slow, and there's no sign of a grand finale..." Yuan Susu gritted her teeth, wanting to cry but no tears. "What a damn system! Why can other heroines travel through time with their phones, while I'm just cannon fodder, constantly framed and hunted..."

"Is it so difficult for me to just live a good life?!"

[System: I am deeply sorry for this...]

Su Su sneered and wanted to reach out and strangle this dead system: "Transfer to manual! Stop being polite to me! Otherwise I will complain!"

"Anyway, I've already lost my mind because of you guys, so I might as well go crazy!! It's better to go crazy!"

"What is a man talking to himself about here?"

Yuan Susu leaned against the railing, revealing a slender white wrist, and complained to the system with a listless look.

Suddenly, a young man with bright eyes, thin eyebrows and jade-like appearance came into sight.

It is undeniable that Shen Rang's face is really authoritative.

When filming tear-jerking movies, he was as good as Zhang Linghe (sorry, I am using Mr. Zhang Linghe's description here, I really want to say that Mr. Shen is very handsome!)

Su Su bumped into Shen Rang's eyes that looked at everyone with indifference.

There was her shadow in those dark pupils, the corners of her eyes were slightly raised, and her hand gently stroked Susu's hair.

Yuan Susu couldn't help but recall the coldness and disgust in Chen Rang's eyes when he drew his sword towards her in the hall that day.

And every word he said was like a cold sword piercing his heart.

Suddenly, she knocked Shen Rang's hand away.

Su Su stood up, a layer of frost in her eyes, and said coldly: "Don't touch me."

Shen Rang looked at Su Su helplessly and fragilely, and the joy revealed in his words just now was fleeting.

"Susu...I..." He lowered his eyes, wanting to make some excuses but unable to erase the harm he had done to Susu.

Even though these things happened for a reason, he clearly had so many opportunities to tell her, to tell her the whole story when she was most helpless and aggrieved.

But Shen Rang didn't.

He wanted to be absolutely sure, he wanted to strike down all the court officials and aristocratic families who were in collusion with Prince Anyang in one fell swoop.

But he never thought about whether Su Su would be sad.

"Chen Rang," Yuan Susu looked at him calmly, a sigh of relief still lingering in her heart. "I know this has been a plot of yours since your marriage, right?"

"I guess they married me because they were afraid I would leave Shangjing and wanted to control my actions."

"I told Xie Heng today that we were born with many people, but we are also the most constrained. How can we have so many choices?"

Su Su raised her eyes to look at Chen Rang and added, "Especially marriage."

Her voice trembled, and her eyes swept across the afterglow in the sky:

"Today, you almost put me to death in order to uncover the accomplices in the court in the Anyang Prince's treason case. Does that mean you will also sacrifice my life for other things in the future?"

"Chen Rang," Yuan Susu sighed softly, "I don't want to be your pawn anymore."

His voice was choked with sobs, and his nose felt sore: "Susu, I know I disappointed you. It's not that I didn't want to come and explain it to you at that time..."

"Then why don't you come!" Yuan Susu sneered.

Tick.

Her tears burst out without warning, splashing on the back of Shen Rang's hand.

Su Su originally thought that she could hold it in.

"You have to understand, countless eyes are staring at Zhao Yu," Chen Rang sighed softly, "The people of the aristocratic families are like wolves and tigers, surrounded by a pack of wolves. They are all eyeing you covetously and want to kill you."

"Among the three courts, only the Metropolitan Censorate is relatively safe, but there are also many spies who try to enter the Zhaoyu Prison at night to assassinate you."

"I imprisoned you in a secret room in Zhaoyu Prison. Even if they did break in, they wouldn't be able to find you. But during the days you were imprisoned, my men were able to shoot the Deadpool outside Zhaoyu Prison every night if he came to assassinate you."

Yuan Susu felt a chill down her spine: "Someone from the Xu family?"

"More than that." Shen Rang shook his head.

"So..." Yuan Susu pondered, "There are still people from Prince Anyang in the court."

Chen Rang lowered his eyes, staring at Su Su, and said softly, "I think maybe Prince Anyang is also involved."

"So, Susu..."

Yuan Susu raised her eyes, thinking that Shen Rang had found the chess player behind the scenes. There was even a hint of unconcealed admiration in her eyes: "Hmm?"

"Can you please not leave me?"

Well…

Love-brained.

Susu: Favorability -10

"I can't stay in Shangjing any longer," Yuan Susu retracted her gaze and picked up the flower stamen that had fallen on her body with her crimson fingertips. "Whether we divorce or not, I'm leaving anyway."

"So..." The puppy's eyes lit up, and he approached his wife, looking at her eagerly.

"Are you not getting a divorce?!"

[Ding Dong, Favorability +1] Who can resist a puppy?

Yuan Susu's ears turned red as he stared at her. She bit her lip and turned away, "Not necessarily."

"How can it be certain?" The puppy stood up and squatted in front of his wife, with his tail drooping, exuding his charm towards his wife crazily.

Shen Rang used his coquettish tactics again: "Baby, you can't leave me~ We've only been married for a short time and we're getting divorced. They will definitely spread rumors that I'm not capable!"

"Shen Rang..."

"There's something wrong with you! Something's very wrong!"

Babies, marriage, rumors, and that phrase "Sister, love me dearly"!!

Why does Shen Rang speak in a modern tone?

Did I say that?

I couldn’t have said that!!

Yuan Susu's mind was occupied by a very absurd, but now seemingly credible idea...

Shen Rang...

Could it be that he is a time traveler like her?

So, why is the current plot slowly deviating from the main line?

Because the system once said that the consciousness of multi-dimensional creatures in the world of books is slowly awakening.

Once this thought comes up, goosebumps will keep popping up on my body...

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The author has something to say: I’m becoming a V today~ Thank you all so much for your company along the way. We will have another chapter tomorrow, and will update daily starting the day after tomorrow!

Is it okay to update at 6pm?

Note: On Fridays, updates will be either at 5pm or 11pm [kiss]