"Yan'er, I'm your brother, I'm your real brother!"
When she looked closely, Su Mengyan discovered that the man's face was covered in scars, and one of his legs was dragging on the ground, looking like it had been broken. She stared at the man in front of her blankly, and a horrifying thought came to her mind.
Was it done by Situ Yao?
Feeling the heartbeat of the person holding her, Su Mengyan trembled all over.
"Yan'er!" The man was about to pounce on her, but was kicked away mercilessly by Situ Yao.
"After leaving the palace, he went to the casino. Because he owed a large amount of gambling debts, his legs were broken. If he can't pay back the remaining money today, he may not survive this month." Situ Yao's voice was very indifferent when he spoke. It didn't sound like he was discussing a human life, but rather discussing yesterday's weather.
He looked at Su Mengyan, his eyes slightly raised, and asked softly: "So Yan'er, are you going to save him?"
Situ Yao deliberately imitated the man's way of addressing her. His voice was as cold as a beast growling in her ear. Su Mengyan felt like she couldn't breathe. She had no feelings for the man in front of her. She might not even recognize him on the street.
but……
When making a choice, she didn't want to watch someone die in front of her.
"Your Highness." Su Mengyan called him with a trembling voice, sounding like she was about to cry: "Your Highness, please save him."
Situ Yao was a little surprised. He looked at Su Mengyan, then at the man lying on the ground, and asked with a half-smile, "Yan'er means that she wants me to repay his gambling money?"
Besides the stakes, Su Mengyan felt that without Situ Yao's nod, this man wouldn't have survived the night. Her eyes welled up, and she spoke with a trembling voice, "After all, this is... after all, he's my brother. I, I can't bear it..."
She couldn't bear to watch a life disappear before her eyes, even though she knew it might be the requirement of the original work, she couldn't do it.
"Xiao Yan'er is so soft-hearted."
After a long while, Situ Yao finally chuckled, his words sounding like he was speaking to a doting lover. He helped Su Mengyan to stand steadily and asked gently, "What if I tell you that the condition for helping him pay off his gambling debts is that you are not allowed to meet him again in the future?"
"I promise!"
Su Mengyan did not hesitate.
Su Mengyan had no feelings for the man in front of her, and she didn't want to encounter such trouble again. As long as she didn't watch this man die before her eyes, she would probably never remember such a person in her life.
But she didn't see that Situ Yao's eyes turned cold.
"Okay, I promise you." Situ Yao patted her shoulder and said as if he was coaxing his lover, "Okay, Xiao Yan'er, go back to the carriage first. You can't even stand steadily, so don't try to be so stubborn here."
Su Mengyan agreed, turned around and left without any hesitation.
Situ Yao's eyes darkened gradually. He took off a brocade bag from his body and threw it at the man. The man ignored the pain and quickly opened the brocade bag. When he saw the white silver inside, the man grinned and said, "Thank you, sir, thank you!"
"You're welcome." Situ Yao didn't know what he was thinking of, and his tone softened a little: "This is what I promised her."
After saying this, Situ Yao turned around and left. When he was about to leave the ruined temple, a cold light flashed by.
The man behind him stopped fiddling with the brocade bag, and a little blood came out from his chest.
"Get it clean."
As soon as Situ Yao finished speaking, several figures in black fell down.
When Situ Yao returned to the carriage, Su Mengyan had not yet recovered from her shock. She trembled all over when she saw him and said, "Your Highness!"
"Don't be afraid." Situ Yao rubbed her hair, but his expression was not fierce at all: "I have done what I promised you."
Su Mengyan didn't feel comforted at all.
Whether it was Meng Lianlian or Concubine Liu, they were both necessary characters for the development of the plot and were on the opposite side of her. In addition, Su Mengyan was not seen with her own eyes, so her panic was not that severe.
But now she saw with her own eyes that the original owner's brother had become like this.
Su Mengyan couldn't help feeling a little scared.
I was afraid that one day the same result would happen to me, and that Situ Yao would suddenly turn against me.
This panic lasted for half a month, until Cui Mixue came to the East Palace again, Su Mengyan felt somewhat relieved. During this half month, Su Mengyan had been avoiding Situ Yao as much as possible, and would not meet him if she could avoid it.
Although Situ Yao also felt it, he didn't say much.
"Yan Yan." Cui Mixue noticed something was wrong the moment they met. She frowned slightly and asked softly, "Why do you look so bad? Did the prince do something to you?"
Her face was pale and her body was weak, as if she had been overly demanded. As soon as this thought came to her mind, Cui Mixue was frightened by herself. When she looked at Su Mengyan again, there was a bit more hostility.
If Situ Yao likes Su Mengyan, then Su Mengyan is undoubtedly his enemy.
"No..." Su Mengyan forced a smile at Cui Mixue: "I haven't seen the prince for a long time."
What Su Mengyan said was really not a lie. Since the last incident, she had hardly seen the prince again, nor had she been alone with him again.
Seeing Su Mengyan's serious expression, Cui Mixue finally breathed a sigh of relief. She smiled at Su Mengyan and said, "I saw that you didn't look very good, and I thought His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had done something to you. I'm glad you're all okay... So, Yanyan, are you sick?"
Currently, Su Mengyan is the most influential female official around Situ Yao. There are only benefits and no harm in having a good relationship with Su Mengyan.
"No, I just haven't been sleeping well lately." Su Mengyan no longer had the energy to deal with Cui Mixue and could only force herself to stay alert.
Fortunately, Cui Mixue didn't need Su Mengyan to speak this time.
Cui Mixue had come to see either Situ Yao or Su Mengyan. Ever since Situ Yao and Su Mengyan left the Cui family, Mrs. Cui had been resentful. Cui Mixue had so much dowry in her possession, yet she couldn't take it away. Mrs. Cui was envious, eager to have it back in her own hands one day.
When she thought of this, Mrs. Cui was moved.
She happened to have a nephew who was about the same age as Cui Mixue and was also unmarried. She kept whispering about it to Master Cui for a few days, and Master Cui was moved. Now everyone in the Cui family was thinking about marrying Cui Mixue to Madam Cui's nephew.
"She has a good idea. After I get married, my dowry will be hers again." Cui Mixue sneered with a hint of disgust on her face.
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