But the next second, he suddenly grabbed her into his arms and said in a muffled voice: "But I can't do it..."
"I can't bear to see you sad, can't bear to see you hurt... Yue'er said that I treated you like that before, so I deliberately avoided you and endured it. I was afraid that I would make the same mistake again in a moment of impulse. Even though I knew you wanted to leave me, even though I knew Wei Fu always wanted to take you away, I endured it."
"In the past, I was confused about what I was thinking, because I had never felt this way about Huai'an, but now, I think I understand."
Shangguan Shu pulled Zhao Ying out of his arms, placed his warm palms on her face, and said solemnly and firmly, "I have fallen in love with you..."
The man stared at her without blinking, the dark swirl in his eyes seeming to suck her in.
A flash of emotion flashed across Zhao Ying's eyes, but it disappeared in a flash.
She lowered her eyes and whispered, "But..."
Shangguan Shu looked at her sadly, his pupils so red that they seemed to be dripping with blood, "But... I can't have you anymore..."
"I can't take you home as promised..." Shangguan Shu said, tears already dripping from the corners of his eyes.
With a snap, it shattered into flowers on the wrist.
It was as if his entire body was about to fall apart.
"Don't worry, I won't marry another woman..."
Zhao Ying saw through his intentions and frowned, "You want to atone for my sins?"
Shangguan Shu explained: "I am willing to atone for your sins. You don't need to owe her anything. I can help you repay all your debts to Huai'an. I will take care of her until the end of her life and make sure she doesn't cause trouble for you and the children again..."
The more Zhao Ying listened, the more she felt something was wrong. "Why do I feel like you're trying to... have a secret affair with me?"
"On the surface, he's taking care of Zhao Yao, but behind my back, he's flirting with me..."
Shangguan Shu denied it, "That's not what I meant..."
"Then can you bear not to see me again?"
"Or...I marry someone else?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Shangguan Shu's eyes, which were full of affection, suddenly turned cold again.
Zhao Ying expected this.
Shangguan Shu said viciously, "Zhao Ying, you are truly a bad woman!"
Zhao Ying smiled noncommittally, then said, "Don't worry, no matter what you want to do, I'll wait for you..."
Shangguan Shu was at a loss but also moved as he murmured, "Ying'er..."
"Can you give me Zhao Quan now?"
Shangguan Shu said sternly, "If you want to silence me, I can help you..."
Zhao Ying shook her head. "No need."
Seeing Zhao Ying's insistence, Shangguan Shu, although he did not agree, still gave Zhao Quan to her.
Zhao Ying was about to take everyone away, but suddenly remembered and asked, "Are Wan'er and Bai Lin with you?"
Shangguan Shu shook his head.
Zhao Ying's expression suddenly changed.
Shangguan Shu saw this and quickly asked, "What's wrong?"
"Wan'er and Bai Lin went out early this morning and haven't returned yet..."
Shangguan Shu frowned, "Don't worry, I'll send someone to look for him right away!"
"I'm coming with you too!"
Shangguan Shu stopped her, "No, you should go back to the palace to check, just in case they have gone back! The capital is not big, there are not many places they can go. I can turn around in a few hours, so you don't have to worry."
Zhao Ying nodded and returned to the palace.
As a result... these two naughty kids really came back.
They all had bruised faces and noses, and were having medicine applied to them by the palace maids.
As soon as they saw Zhao Ying coming back, the two children burst into tears and threw themselves into Zhao Ying's arms for comfort. Zhao Ying was furious and asked who did it. Shangguan Qingwan told the truth, but she did not know Jiang Cheng, and only said that Huyan Xue brought a young man from another tribe.
When Zhao Ying heard Hu Yanxue, his face darkened.
He sat down slowly without saying a word.
After a while, she called Nanny Li and asked her to take people to bring Hu Yanxue over at night, and to tell Shangguan Shu that the child had been found.
Nanny Li accepted the order and left.
As a result, the next morning, Nanny Li returned empty-handed.
Zhao Yao refused to hand over the person.
Moreover, Nanny Li told Zhao Ying privately that Zhao Yao had used her background as a threat again.
Upon seeing this, Nanny Li came back covered in dust.
Zhao Ying took a sip of tea and could almost imagine the smug faces of Zhao Yao and Huyan Xue.
Nanny Li said again that she told Shangguan Shu that Shangguan Qingwan and Shangguan Bailin were beaten by Huyan Xue, but Shangguan Shu just nodded lightly and let her leave.
After Li Ma Ma finished speaking, she observed Zhao Ying's expression and found that he was neither angry nor sad. She thought that His Highness was becoming more and more patient.
Nanny Li said unwillingly, "Your Highness, are you going to continue to allow His Highness Huai'an to threaten you?"
Zhao Ying glanced at Nanny Li calmly, then smiled meaningfully, "What's that? There will be more trouble in the future!"
"Just wait and see..."
…
In a teahouse in the capital.
Zhao Yao looked at Zhao Quan, who was kneeling on the ground, and asked, "What did Shangguan Shu force you to interrogate?"
"Reporting to Your Highness, I have already told the Crown Prince everything Your Highness instructed. From the looks of it, he seems to have believed it."
Zhao Yao smiled and asked again, "Besides these, you didn't say anything else, right?"
Zhao Quan shook his head decisively. "I can't say more. Even though he threatened my women and children, I have plenty of women and children... I was just pretending to be scared."
Zhao Yao was very satisfied with Zhao Quan's approach.
Zhao Yao then took out a bottle of medicine and placed it on the table. "On the day of the celebration banquet, all you have to do is put this medicine into the Yin-Yang wine pot and pour it over to Zhao Ying... I'll take care of the rest. After the deed is done, the emperor will sentence you to death, but I will rescue you from death row and give you enough silver to last you several lifetimes so you can escape."
"I've already told you that if you don't do it, I'll kill you immediately, and your Prince Duan's mansion will be confiscated due to debt..."
Zhao Quan kowtowed, "I'll do it, I'll do it!"
"Don't worry, as long as Princess Chengqian is tripped up, Da Chu will sooner or later be under my control. I can make anyone I want to rise to prominence..."
A hint of greed flashed across Zhao Quan's eyes.
Zhao Yao was completely relieved.
Zhao Quan took the medicine and left.
Zhao Yao was left alone when the system spoke, "Host, Shangguan Zhaolu has spread the news throughout the government and the country. If the heroine is caught having sex with someone else that day, she will never be able to recover. I'm sure that after this incident, the hero's attraction to her will at least decrease..."
"How much?" Zhao Yao was curious.
【Five...】
Zhao Yao: ...
On the day of the celebration banquet.
Hundreds of officials gathered together, making it a grand occasion.
It was the first time that Shangguan Qiyou met Wei Fu. He had heard about him from his brothers and sisters last time, and he was very curious. So before the banquet started, he dressed up and went to play.
When he met his second uncle, Shangguan Zhu waved at him, "Qi You!"
Shangguan Qiyou walked over, Shangguan Zhu bent down to hug him, said a few words of greeting, and then let him go out to play.
When he turned around, he happened to meet the little granddaughter of Duke Dingguo, who looked at him curiously.
Shangguan Qiyou was puzzled, "Why are you looking at me?"
The little girl said innocently, "I'm curious...why are you called Ball?"
Shangguan...Qiu: ...
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