Chapter 116 Picking on the weak, right?

Xu Jilin felt a little embarrassed when she heard Chu Chengye say this.

Ever since Chu Chengye ascended the throne, Xu Jilin has tried her best to show the same attitude towards Chu Chengye and Chu Huaian, not giving Chu Chengye the chance to say anything unfair.

But others are not fools, and Chu Chengye is even less so. How could he not see that Xu Jilin cares more about Chu Huaian? Chu Chengye

never said this to Xu Jilin, but it was because he understood better than anyone that no matter how much he said, it would be useless. He

always thought he was pretending well, but there were so many loopholes, and he could see it just from his eyes.

Xu Jilin's heart was on Chu Huaian, and he could never compare to him.

He didn't expect Xu Jilin to change his attitude, so he just had to be their mother and son on the surface.

Chu Chengye had a slight smile on his face, but it didn't look like a smile, it looked like he was mocking.

Chu Huaian bowed to Chu Chengye, his face still calm, "Your Majesty, you said that, I am extremely horrified."

"The Queen Mother misses me, but it's just because she hasn't seen me for some time. If the Emperor is like this, I'm sure the Queen Mother will be like this."

Chu Chengye stared at Chu Huaian with his eyes as sharp as torches, as if he wanted to see through him.

But who is Chu Huaian? He has been in this palace in dire straits for so many years, how could he be a simple person? No matter what he said or did, he was flawless, so Chu Chengye couldn't find any mistakes.

Chu Huaian has been in the capital for so many years, and he has been a candidate for the crown prince. His power in the court has long been deeply rooted and difficult to shake.

Even though the ministers in the court are all saying they are loyal to him, they would rather follow Chu Huaian than obey a tyrant with an unstable temperament like Chu Chengye.

Even though Chu Chengye knew from Cheng Jin's inner voice that Chu Huaian had the ambition and ability to overthrow him, Chu Chengye cannot touch him casually now. As

long as Chu Chengye takes the lead and touches Chu Huaian, someone will use this as an excuse to attack Chu Chengye and satisfy their own ambitions.

By then, there will be constant unrest in the country, and there will be no peace.

Therefore, Chu Chengye must find a reasonable opportunity to deal with Chu Huaian and give himself a chance to turn the tide.

Chu Huaian met Chu Chengye's eyes, without any fear, and there was no other expression on his face.

Chu Chengye suddenly laughed out loud and raised his glass to Chu Huaian.

"Why are you so nervous, my brother? I was just asking casually."

"The Queen Mother misses my brother so much, which shows how deep the mother-son relationship is. I am so happy that there is such friendship in this palace."

Chu Huaian replied, "Your Majesty is right."

"Queen Mother and my brother, please take a seat quickly, don't stand and talk."

Chu Huaian said respectfully, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

After the Queen Mother took a seat, Chu Huaian turned around and walked to the other side, wanting to distance himself from Xu Jilin and let Chu Chengye feel at ease.

When Chu Huaian was about to sit down, Chu Chengye suddenly stopped Chu Huaian and raised his hand to point in the direction of Xu Jilin.

"My brother has completed his mission and returned to the capital. Publicly, you are a meritorious official, and privately, you are my biological brother. This is a celebration banquet I held for you. Why are you sitting in that corner? You may think I am mistreating you."

"You have not been in the palace for long, and I guess you did not talk much with the Queen Mother just now. Sit next to the Queen Mother."

Chu Huaian looked up subconsciously. Compared with Xu Jilin's worried look, Chu Huaian paid more attention to Qu Wanxin, who was not far behind Xu Jilin and was looking up at her.

He and Qu Wanxin had not seen each other for a long time. When they met again, everything had changed and his mood was particularly complicated.

Qu Wanxin's affectionate eyes were filled with tears, and she looked particularly moving in the atmosphere of the flickering candlelight.

Cheng Jin saw it all, clapped her hands in her heart, and couldn't help but sigh.

They are worthy of being the male and female protagonists.

In this atmosphere of open and covert attacks, they just looked at each other and already had an unspeakable sense of fate.

Cheng Jin has automatically matched the BGM for the two of them.

But after thinking it through, Cheng Jin's tears were already streaming down her face.

Not moved, but heartbroken.

She is not a witness to their love now, but a cannon fodder villain.

She should not be here at this moment, but in the cold palace.

Seeing that Chu Huaian seemed to have lost his sense of proportion when he saw Qu Wanxin, Xu Jilin immediately signaled Chu Huaian with her eyes.

Chu Huaian also quickly noticed Xu Jilin's reminder, and looked away in a panic.

Qu Wanxin was a little disappointed when she noticed that Chu Huaian's eyes had moved away.

Chu Huaian is undoubtedly the last straw she can grasp now.

Although she has Xu Jilin's help in the harem, Xu Jilin is always on guard against her and never tells her the truth. If she wants to turn things around, she can only rely on Chu Huaian.

Qu Wanxin thought of something, turned around and glared at Cheng Jin fiercely.

Cheng Jin: "???"

[Isn't this also my fault? ]

[You picked on me, a soft persimmon. ]

[Why don't you glare at Chu Chengye, the real culprit who separated you two? ]

[Go find him if you have anything. ]

Chu Chengye heard Cheng Jin's inner voice: "..."

But Cheng Jin knew why Xu Jilin was always polite to her on the surface, and why Qu Wanxin was never afraid of her.

First, it was because Qu Wanxin had Xu Jilin as a big tree to lean on, and second, it was because Qu Wanxin knew that Cheng Jin did not survive to the end.

The history of Southern Qi described by Qu Wanxin in the book was that Chu Huaian successfully ascended the throne through rebellion, and in history Chu Huaian was only devoted to one person, and there was only one Empress Qu in the harem.

That was Qu Wanxin.

There was no record of cannon fodder characters like Cheng Jin in history, so Qu Wanxin was never afraid. She only knew that people in Chu Chengye's harem died or were buried alive with him, and no one competed with her for anything in the end.

This was also the end of Cheng Jin.

Qu Wanxin knew the ending of history a long time ago, and knew that history would not change, so she was not afraid of anything, let alone Cheng Jin.

Cheng Jin understands Qu Wanxin's feelings very well. If she were Qu Wanxin, she would be even more arrogant than her if she had this life script that allows her to win easily.

This situation is like a landlord holding two kings, four twos, and a few bombs in his hand. He already knows that he will win, so he is not afraid of anything.

Cheng Jin is different. The Cheng Jin in the book doesn't even have a chance to get on the table, so he has to be cautious.

But even though he knows that he has no trump card, in order to live a little longer, Cheng Jin can only pretend to be confident and scare his opponent.

If Qu Wanxin hadn't been inexplicably hostile to her as if it was programmed, Cheng Jin would have wanted to kick Chu Chengye, this time bomb, and hug Qu Wanxin's thigh tightly.

Sister, Cai Cai, please help me.

But it was totally impossible. Cheng Jin picked up the teacup at hand and took a sip as if nothing had happened. She said to Qu Wanxin:

"Why is Lady Hui looking at me like this? I didn't provoke Lady Hui today."

Qu Wanxin said: "No, but Concubine Rong was a little strangely quiet today."