Shangguan Shu was defeated. He held her face in his hands and said in a trembling voice, "Ying'er, what's wrong with you? Don't say such angry words. Did Huai'an bully you again? Don't be afraid, I'll go find her and help you vent your anger..."
His heart seemed to be taking his life.
It hurts so much...
Why is this happening?
Why?
Shangguan Shu's mind was in a mess, with unfamiliar images rising and falling, complicated and chaotic.
He seemed to see his childhood self, crying so sadly... But when was that?
He saw his younger self jump into the frozen lake without hesitation to retrieve the kite. The moment he pulled it out, he was overjoyed. He held the kite and smiled as he looked towards the shore. However, there was no one there. He suddenly felt like an eggplant hit by frost, muttering, "My name is Shangguan Shu... my courtesy name is Runzhi. I haven't told you my identity yet, so why did His Highness leave?"
Later, he saw him painting a little girl, but he couldn't make out the girl's features clearly, just... The huge study was filled with paintings like this...
Later, he saw a young eunuch with red lips and white teeth snatch his purse...
Why did this come to his mind?
Who is that person?
Shangguan Shu suddenly raised one hand and covered his head.
My head hurts... like there's a stick stirring inside!
He began to lose track of reality, murmuring softly, so faint that it was impossible to hear clearly, "...His Highness loves to eat lotus cakes. I've tried all the lotus cakes in the capital, and only the ones from Xiangtanzhai are the best... Daddy, can you please deliver them to Guangming Hall for me when you go to court today..."
"Daddy, you must be a good official, strive to be more powerful, and don't make any mistakes... When your son grows up, he will marry a princess. You can't hold him back..."
He saw his father looking up with a hearty laugh, and lovingly promised, "When you grow up, I will ask for Princess Chengqian's hand in marriage for you. Don't worry, my son!"
Shangguan Shu smiled suddenly.
The picture in my mind is as beautiful as a freshly harvested peach in summer, sweet and intoxicating.
It was completely different from the cruel things before my eyes.
Shangguan Shu became increasingly confused. He stared at Zhao Ying infatuatedly, his bloodshot eyes gradually turning frantic. "Don't be angry... I'll buy you your favorite lotus cake, and I'll pick up kites for you. I'm not afraid of another month of cold... I have money too, I'll give it all to you, everything... Please don't leave me... Please don't leave me..."
Zhao Ying looked at the mad Shangguan Shu in front of him, shook his head and sneered, "Shangguan Shu, what are you pretending to be?"
Shangguan Shu suddenly stopped talking and looked at her innocently and aggrievedly.
It seemed as if he was asking her if she was dissatisfied with anything... If she was dissatisfied, he could do it for her!
Zhao Ying tried to push Shangguan Shu away, but failed. She wanted to laugh even more, and malice crept into her heart silently like poison.
She smiled sweetly and said softly, "I don't need you to buy me lotus cake. I don't like it. It's just that my cousin likes to make it..."
"despair--"
It was like something suddenly broke.
Shangguan Shu's consciousness was originally floating between memories and reality. At this moment, his memories came to an abrupt end, and his confused eyes gradually became clear.
He recognized the voice and saw the face clearly.
He also clearly heard every word Zhao Ying said.
Shangguan Shu narrowed his eyes, his pupils contracted, and then like a clear pond splashed with ink, they became completely dark and cold.
Zhao Ying didn't know how Shangguan Shu knew those things, and she couldn't remember them clearly, but she had a shadow in her mind. She recalled the kite Shangguan Shu mentioned...
Yes, she remembered that once when she was young, she was playing with kites with Wei Fu and her brother, but the kite fell into the lake. At that time, a handsome and shy boy helped her pick it up... Could that boy be Shangguan Shu?
Oh, how could he be so kind...
"What kite? My cousin made me a new one. Why would I want another wet and broken kite?"
As Zhao Ying spoke, she didn't notice that Shangguan Shu's eyes were no longer human...
"I don't want anything from you, it's dirty to me!"
Shangguan Shu suddenly laughed softly, a laugh that made people feel creepy.
The look he gave Zhao Ying was no longer as crazy and chaotic as before, but was cruel and arrogant mixed with hidden hatred, and even the smile on the corner of his mouth was extremely arrogant.
Zhao Ying was not particularly afraid, because she had learned from the previous experience. She had already quietly walked to the door which was quite far away from him, and she could escape in two steps.
But even though I had made all the preparations, I didn't expect Shangguan Shu to say this.
"Zhao Ying, since you know I'm a traitor, who gave you the courage to say such things to me?!"
Zhao Ying's heart skipped a beat, and she said quietly, "You're not hiding anymore?"
"Hide? Even if I don't hide, what can you do to me?"
"At this point, even if your father, who is about to die, and your brother, who is as stupid as a pig, knew about it, what could they do to me?"
"Princess? Haha... You're nothing more than a plaything for me, Shangguan Shu! A chess piece! I've been using you from the beginning to the end. That's right, I had a secret meeting with Huai'an in Jinghui Temple. We've been in contact all these years!"
"Even if those two children are not mine, so what? As long as they are Huai'an's, I will... treat them as my own children!"
"The woman I love most is Huai'an!"
"I want to seize your Zhao family's kingdom just for Huai'an, and make her my queen. Every word in Yue'er's heart is true..."
Blood was about to drip from Shangguan Shu's eyes.
He laughed and said cruelly, "What can you do to me?"
Zhao Ying's face was tense, and her teeth were almost broken.
good!
very good!
Even though she had been disappointed with Shangguan Shu for a long time, she still felt uncomfortable after hearing these words. She was angry and hateful, so much so that she wanted to kill him!
Shangguan Shu slowly walked towards Zhao Ying. "Don't you want a divorce? Sure, I can agree to that."
"Even children I can give you!"
"But Zhao Ying, don't regret it!"
Shangguan Shu lowered his head and admired the woman's angry expression, feeling both pain and pleasure in his heart.
He shouldn't have begged for mercy from this woman.
He knew that she was thinking about Wei Fu in her heart and was not devoted to him!
If that's the case, then there's no need for him to care about her anymore!
To him now, whether it was a princess or a beggar, as long as he wanted...
Suddenly, a bitter feeling came over my heart.
He originally wanted to come over to care for her and comfort her, how could it turn out like this...
Shangguan Shu looked down at her with a cold gaze. He suddenly grabbed Zhao Ying's jaw and forced her to look up. Zhao Ying struggled, but couldn't break free from the man's grip. She forced herself to calm down and said, "Okay, since you agree to divorce, then... well..."
Shangguan Shu suddenly lowered his head and blocked her mouth, holding her head in place with his palm. With his other arm, he lifted her legs and forcibly locked her in his arms, then walked towards the bed...
"Ugh...Shangguan Shu, you are so outrageous!"
“…Help!!!…Someone help!!”
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