"Shangguan Shu!" She looked at him questioningly, her voice tinged with tears, "Didn't you say that my father loves my mother?"
Shangguan Shu's eyes were filled with heartache. He wanted to hold her in his arms, but Zhao Ying dodged him. Shangguan Shu said solemnly, "Perhaps the emperor doesn't love the queen, but he needs Prince Ding more."
Zhao Ying was shocked when he heard the voice.
She murmured, "Yes, my father needs my brother Prince Ding to inherit the throne, so what Prince Ding is right is right, and what he is wrong is also right. Prince Ding sent Concubine Gang to share his favor, so he will fulfill Prince Ding's wish. Whoever supports Prince Ding will be honored by him, and whoever opposes Prince Ding will be against him, you, me, and my greatest support, my mother..."
Zhao Ying's breathing was weak and short, and sadness was obvious between her brows.
Shangguan Shu took a deep breath, suppressed the pain in his heart, and reached out his hand to comfort Zhao Ying, but the moment he touched her, he met Zhao Ying's eyes which suddenly raised up.
There was a sense of emptiness in Zhao Ying's eyes, like a clear and still lake, making it impossible to tell whether he was sad or happy.
She said, "You don't have to comfort me, I'm fine. If such a small thing defeats me, it would be a joke for me to dream of that position."
She looked indifferent, "I actually feel sad for Zhao Xi."
Shangguan Shu was puzzled, "Why?"
"Because he will not only lose his sweetheart, but also me, his own sister."
"I really regret it. When I first discovered Zhao Xi's identity, I should have dealt with Qi Dongqiang secretly to prevent her from alienating my brother and me and implicating our mother."
"It was clearly Qi Dongqiang's fault, but in the end I still have to bear the responsibility for killing her."
"The past cannot be retrieved, perhaps this is destined..." Shangguan Shu said calmly.
Zhao Ying glanced at Shangguan Shu in surprise, not understanding why she heard such depressing words as "accept your fate" from his mouth.
"Ying'er, don't you think this is more interesting?" Shangguan Shu then took Zhao Ying's soft hand and wrapped it gently. The warm breath passed through the skin and flesh to Zhao Ying, and Zhao Ying's restless mood inexplicably calmed down a little.
"This is a gambling game. No one knows who wins or loses until the color cup is revealed. Perhaps the dealer has used all means to determine the winner, but the players... at worst, they can flip the table."
"Don't worry, the throne will definitely be yours."
Shangguan Shu's eyes were gentle, and he gently curled his lips, his tone tender and firm. "The children are still waiting for you to personally confer titles on them. Wan'er and Yue'er will be the most honored princesses of the Great Chu, just like you. What titles should they be given? This time, they will surely live a peaceful and happy life."
Zhao Ying stared deeply at Shangguan Shu. He was looking forward to their future, but his expression seemed a little... dazed.
Zhao Ying's heart ached suddenly. She frowned, feeling inexplicably flustered. Why was she flustered? She felt that Shangguan Shu's mood was not right tonight. She asked directly, "Shangguan Shu, what's wrong with you? Did something happen?"
Shangguan Shu was stunned for a moment, then smiled faintly. His handsome face showed no sign of abnormality. "Why do you ask?"
"I...I feel like you're hiding something from me."
Shangguan Shu raised his eyebrows, his lips curled up wickedly, and deliberately changed the subject, teasing, "If you don't trust me, you can tie me to your bed. I'd be happy to do that."
"You!" Zhao Ying was speechless to Shangguan Shu.
She rolled her eyes at him and turned her head away in annoyance.
Shangguan Shu's smile faded, and he stared at the face in front of him that had been haunting him in his dreams, his eyes dazed.
Zhao Ying...his Ying'er.
It turns out that those strange images that had accidentally flashed through my mind before had actually happened.
He wanted to tell her...
Would this make her feel less resentful and hateful towards him?
Will she forgive him because he once loved her so deeply?
I really want to know the answer.
But now is not the time. He needs to deal with Zhao Yao. He needs to completely break the curse that shackles their fate and give them a peaceful life.
Shangguan Shu reached out and tucked the hair behind Zhao Ying's ear. His voice was soft and distant, "Zhao Ying, I love you. I really love you."
Zhao Ying pursed her lips, suppressing the joy in her heart, and said deliberately indifferently, "You speak so fluently, you must have told Zhao Yao a lot before!"
Shangguan Shu frowned, his eyes shifted from her hair to her face, and he said seriously, "I never told her."
"Who knows... It's impossible that the girl will love you wholeheartedly without you saying anything?" After Zhao Ying said this, she looked at Shangguan Shu's righteous expression, and she suddenly remembered that she was just like this. Shangguan Shu had never said that he loved her before, but he was very good to her, so she automatically thought that he loved her, and then she made such a big joke.
Zhao Ying thought of what happened before, and her desire to flirt completely disappeared. She pushed Shangguan Shu's hand away, drooping her face as she ordered him to leave. "Go away, I'm tired and need to rest."
Shangguan Shu's breathing stagnated. Looking at Zhao Ying's frosty little face, his heart ached and a strong sense of grievance enveloped him.
He knew that Zhao Ying was thinking about the past again. In the past, he had no way to refute it, but now, he wanted to tell her that he also had his own difficulties. Shangguan Shu said with difficulty, "Ying'er, please listen to my explanation..."
Zhao Ying took direct action, pushed him out the door, and was about to close it, "I don't want to listen."
Shangguan Shu held the door open with his hand. "What happened between Zhao Yao and me is not what you think. I will explain it to you later. Please give me some time."
Is this open to interpretation?
Zhao Ying suddenly pulled her lips into a smile, lowered her voice, and imitated Shangguan Shu's tone. She looked at him sarcastically and said, "Huai'an, you are the most important woman in my life. Zhao Ying can't compare to you at all!"
boom!
Shangguan Shu stood there, as if struck by lightning.
Zhao Ying's imitation became more and more enthusiastic. "When I succeed, I will make our Ziyin the crown prince... You two adulterers should be tied up and fried in a frying pan, then fished out and plunged into ice water, and finally braised into tiger skin and human meat..."
Zhao Ying became angrier and angrier as she spoke. At first she was just joking, but later she was really angry. Seeing that Shangguan Shu was upset, she slammed the door shut and almost pinched Shangguan Shu.
"Go away, I don't want to see you lately!"
With a clang.
Shangguan Shu knocked on the door and said anxiously, "Ying'er, Ying'er!"
Suddenly, a burly old woman jumped out from behind him.
Behind him, she whispered, "My Lord, go back..."
Shangguan Shu was startled by the sudden sound. He turned his head to look at Nanny Li behind him and gritted his teeth. Sooner or later, he would have to deal with this annoying old woman!
Shangguan Shu left the princess's mansion reluctantly.
Then... I went to the dark cell with a heart full of resentment. It was all Zhao Yao, it was all Zhao Yao!
If he couldn't kill her, he would make her live a life worse than death!
Zhao Ying was sulking alone in the room until Shangguan Qingwan brought Shangguan Qingyue to find her, and then her anger subsided.
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