Su Jin looked at the eight hundred-tael silver notes, feeling none of the joy she had in the morning.
Moreover, it's highly likely that Shen Qianxue provided those eight hundred taels.
Shen Qianxue frowned slightly as she looked at the dishes on the table that hadn't been touched much but had already gone cold.
"Are you unhappy?" You were perfectly fine this morning.
Su Jin lowered her brows, her expression serious, hesitating about how to speak.
Shen Qianxue rarely saw her like this and was somewhat worried.
"What's wrong? I felt something was off about you in the lobby today."
Su Jin suddenly asked, "Why did you help him?"
The question seemed abrupt, but Shen Qianxue understood that "he" referred to the Seventh Prince.
Shen Qianxue didn't reply; that's a long story.
"Don't you like him?" Shen Qianxue asked curiously, as Su Jin seemed to harbor hostility towards the Seventh Prince.
Su Jin's expression hardened. "Why would I like him? He used your power to help him seize power, he..."
Before Su Jin could finish speaking, Shen Qianxue raised her index finger and gently pressed it against her lips.
"This is my own choice."
The entire Phoenix Pavilion volunteered to help Zhou Ji start his uprising, as if it were their mission!
A deep sadness welled up in Su Jinxia's eyes. "But why? The path you are taking is so treacherous, and you could easily lose your life."
Even if you don't die on the battlefield, you will die at the hands of the prince you trust most. Everything you do now will become a joke in the future!
Shen Qianxue looked at Su Jinxia earnestly and said softly, "I always thought you saw things so clearly and understood me."
Su Jin was speechless for a moment.
Shen Qianxue had a strong sense of righteousness. He helped Zhou Ji not only because of his feelings for Zhou Ji, but also because the people were suffering and the world needed a new ruler.
Zhou Ji was the most suitable future master in Shen Qianxue's heart.
Su Jin understood everything.
But how could she make Shen Qianxue understand that the Seventh Prince was not a good person and that believing in the Seventh Prince was the biggest mistake of her life?
Just like Su Jinxia believed Nie Qingyi back then, she regretted it for the rest of her life.
Su Jin sighed in the end. She had no evidence to prove that the Seventh Prince was not a good person, so there was no point in saying more.
Su Jin gently pulled Shen Qianxue's hand and had to change her words, "I just saw him today and suddenly felt scared, afraid that one day you will be hurt."
Shen Qianxue could understand; once war broke out, their heads would be on the line, their lives hanging by a thread.
Shen Qianxue felt guilty as she patted Su Jinxia's head.
If he couldn't provide Su Jin with a stable life, how could he selfishly take her for himself?
The decision I made this morning has wavered again.
Su Jinxia had no idea that Shen Qianxue had thought so much. She changed the subject and asked, "I heard that you and the Seventh Prince are like brothers. How is that possible?"
Su Jinxia knew nothing about Shen Qianxue and Zhou Ji's past in her previous life. She was very curious about what kind of feelings made Shen Qianxue willing to do anything for Zhou Ji and dedicate her life to him.
Suppressing her sadness, Shen Qianxue slowly began to recall.
“I have known the prince for more than ten years. I was only eight years old then, and he was just an eighteen-year-old boy.”
Have you known each other since childhood?
The feelings of youth are the most sincere, and Su Jinxia's heart skipped a beat.
"The prince was exceptionally intelligent. When he first showed his talent in the court, he was framed and the emperor, in a fit of anger, exiled him to Lin'nan. On his way to Lin'nan, he happened to see his father in danger and he saved his father. When the two of them returned, they were covered in wounds and blood. From then on, his father recognized him as his adopted son and promised to do everything in the power of Phoenix Pavilion to protect him in the future."
A life-saving grace is greater than heaven, and it was also my father's command!
Su Jin's heart sank even further.
"Although the prince called me his brother, he also watched me grow up. When I was young, I was naughty and disobedient, but he was diligent, frugal, humble and respectful. He often lectured me on profound principles. I was annoyed by him back then and often teased him, but he never got angry and still bossed me around, even more nagging than my father."
He's both a brother and a father figure...
Su Jin's heart sank to the bottom.
Shen Qianxue paused for a moment, then became melancholy.
"Later, my father passed away. Before he died, he entrusted Phoenix Pavilion to me, instructing me to take the safety of all people as my responsibility and help the prince to restore order to the court. Only then did I realize that my father and the prince had something to do with each other, and I slowly saw that the world was in turmoil and that someone needed to stand up."
Brotherly love, his father's dying wish, and the greater good of the nation—one mountain after another weighed down on Chen Qianxue, preventing her from turning over and forcing her to desperately move forward.
From the moment Shen Qianxue became the Phoenix Lord, he was no longer the Shen Qianxue who could do whatever he wanted.
Su Jin's eyes welled up with tears as she gently hugged Shen Qianxue.
In her past life, how heartbroken Shen Qianxue must have been when Zhou Ji stabbed her to death.
It makes me sad just thinking about it.
Su Jin gritted her teeth and tightened her grip on Shen Qianxue's back.
This time, I will definitely expose Zhou Ji's true colors as soon as possible, and prevent Zhou Ji from hurting you again.
Shen Qianxue gently hugged him back. Over the past ten years, some people have criticized him for not doing well enough, some have encouraged him that he could do it, some have cared for and protected him, and many more have placed their hopes on him, entrusting their lives and fortunes to him.
But no one has ever truly felt sorry for him.
Now that he has Su Jinxia, regardless of his identity, status, or responsibilities, he feels heartache and unease simply because he has also experienced the loss of loved ones and may face danger in the future.
How could he not love Su Jin, and how could he let her go?
Su Jinxia peeked out from Shen Qianxue's embrace, grinning widely, "Everything will be alright!"
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