How could Su Tiyue believe that?
In her heart, if it weren't for the shaman's prophecy, the late Crown Prince wouldn't have died, and the Empress Dowager wouldn't have been so concerned about Zhou Yuheng before her death.
Therefore, the shaman master was the murderer.
How could Su Tiyue believe the words of a murderer?
"Nonsense! Yue'er, this is no child's play, don't be so willful!" Su Sui's voice was louder than before.
"I will not marry, whether it's the Prince of Huainan or the Prince of Rouran, I will not marry... There are thousands of women in Beiliang, why is it always me, why do I always have to accept this so-called arrangement of fate?" Su Tiyue said harshly, but her eyes were red.
She did not mean to disobey her father.
But……
Su Sui glared at her and said sharply, "Don't think I don't know what you're thinking? Rumors about you and Master Xiao in the palace have been circulating for a long time. I didn't want to believe them, but there's no smoke without fire, and all the rumors seem to have some basis. And last night, I wasn't unaware of what you did at Lord Jiang's wedding banquet at Qianweilou..."
"Moon, I don't care about or ask what your relationship was before, but now that I've made it clear, you must break it off and have no further contact with each other."
Su Tiyue shook her head, her voice hoarse and sad, "Alright, since Father and Elder Brother already know, I don't need to hide it anymore... I love Master Xiao, and he loves me too. Besides, I believe that now, I have more options than just the Prince of Huainan and the Prince of Rouran..."
She said, "With Xiao Zhangyin around, I believe I have better options. I completely trust his abilities because he can protect me and our Su family."
"The Su family doesn't need his protection! Do you know how much blood he has on his hands to get to where he is today, how many loyal generals of Beiliang he has killed? Of all the people you could choose, why did you have to pick a bloodthirsty, cold-blooded demon?"
Su Sui slammed her wrinkled, aged hand heavily on the table, spilling most of the tea from her cup: "We really should have a shaman cast a divination for Master Xiao to see if he is truly a jinx, a harbinger of disaster for Northern Liang."
He was so angry he almost lost his temper, saying, "No, perhaps there's no need for divination at all. Master Xiao is a demon from hell. If the shaman's prophecy comes true, even if the late Crown Prince were still alive, he wouldn't be half as vicious and ruthless as Master Xiao..."
“Father, can you be reasonable? Neither Xiao Heye nor the late Crown Prince are those kinds of people… He had his reasons for doing what he did. Besides, I already knew what kind of person Xiao Zhangyin was before I fell in love with him… I am doing this willingly, and I have no regrets.”
Su Sui: "I think you've been bewitched by him, you're hopeless!"
"Cough cough cough—cough cough!" As she spoke, Su Sui coughed several times in a row, and her face looked extremely pale.
Su Lin stood up, walked behind him, gently patted Su Sui's back, and whispered, "Father, Yue'er needs to think this through herself. Why don't we give her some more time... I'll help you back to rest first, so you don't upset yourself."
Su Sui shook her head in disappointment, stood up, and slowly walked towards the door.
"Big brother..." Su Tiyue also stood up, about to say something, but Su Lin waved his hand to stop her.
Su Lin knew that since the incident had already occurred, arguing and fighting would only make things worse.
Sometimes, in family relationships, what hurts isn't the issue itself, but rather the family's attitude and level of tolerance towards each other when facing problems.
Arguing only turns a loving family into a hostile one, leaving the problem unresolved and the relationship broken.
Rather than this, it's better for each of us to calm down...
*
That day, Su Tiyue locked herself in her room and didn't go out or eat anything all day.
She sat on the soft couch by the window, her chin resting on the windowsill, from sunset to nightfall.
Look at the starry sky and the bright moon hanging in the sky.
The words he spoke with the Prince of Huainan and his father during the day kept replaying in his mind.
In fact, Su Tiyue knew in her heart that she would have to tell her family about her relationship with Xiao Heye sooner or later, and her father's attitude was within her expectations.
In the court, they were irreconcilable enemies. Xiao Heye harbored treacherous intentions, used extremely cruel methods, and indiscriminately killed innocent people.
Whether it was the Eastern Depot or the Embroidered Uniform Guard under him, they were always unscrupulous and lawless in their work.
Her father was a loyal and important official of the Northern Liang court, who could not stand those treacherous villains doing evil.
Su Tiyue couldn't imagine how the two of them would get along if they really married in the future.
They argued from the court to their homes, and then from their homes to the emperor.
...
Of course, that's a story for another time. The real question now is, how do we get past the King of Huainan and the Rouran prince?
She rested her chin on her hand and sighed deeply.
Su Tiyue rested her face on the back of her hand and leaned to the side to look at the black memorial tablet placed on the lacquered red wooden table in the room.
They brought back the memorial tablet of the late Crown Prince Zhou Yuheng from the palace.
"I've served you for so long, Your Highness the late Emperor, why don't you help me... give me some advice on what I should do?" Su Tiyue blinked and spoke to herself. A faint sorrow appeared on her delicate and intelligent face.
"Sigh... I think I've gone mad. I have so much to say, but I dare not tell my father and mother..."
These words may sound unbelievable, and some of the things we do are outrageous.
“I don’t want to be separated from him…” she murmured to herself, “I never thought that I would only be able to speak to a memorial tablet now.”
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