Soon, Xu Shi looked at Qi An with deep affection and said, "Ayu is right, I did it for myself."
“To me, Ayu is more important than anything else. This is a choice I made voluntarily, and it shouldn’t be imposed on Ayu. It’s my fault.”
Qi An raised an eyebrow. This bastard is quite shrewd.
Fu Gui hit the nail on the head: "He chose Nie Yuhuang for the sake of the Great Yu Kingdom. Compared to that, his official career is nothing."
Qi An said to Xu Shize, "It's good that you know. If you regret it, just say so. I'm not one to pester you. I'll set you free immediately without hesitation."
Xu Shi looked helpless: "Ayu, what you said really hurts me. If I could, I would dig out my heart and show it to you, then you would know how much I like you."
Qi An laughed and said, "Don't worry, I'll dig it up myself when I want to see it."
Xu Shi smiled indulgently: "Alright, whatever you say."
Fu Gui: "..."
Child, do you know what you are relying on?
After confessing his feelings, Xu Shize's eyes darted around as he began to probe the situation.
"Ayu, why haven't you left the palace for several days? What happened? How is Father's health?"
Qi An said calmly, "It's nothing, it's just that the Empress died and my father made me oversee the country."
"What?"
Xu Shize sat up straight immediately: "The Empress is dead? How did she die?"
Qi An said, "She poisoned my father, so I banished her to the Cold Palace, and then she died."
"She deserved it, Ah Yu, is Father alright?"
Qi An looked "grief": "Father... Father... Alas, in short, Father has made me oversee the country."
Seeing her reaction, Xu Shi was overjoyed. Was the Emperor of Dayu finally going to die?
Crown Prince Nie Ming is still young and a good-for-nothing, so Nie Yuhuang is acting as regent...
Haha, what does a woman know about politics? Governing a country is not like fighting a war. In the end, she'll have to listen to him in everything.
When the time is right, he will kill Nie Yuhuang, and then he can easily manipulate that good-for-nothing Nie Ming.
With his cooperation with Wumeng, they will have no trouble taking down Dayu.
What the generations of the Wumeng royal family had failed to achieve, Huangfu Shize was about to accomplish.
Xu Shi was lost in his excited fantasies, completely oblivious to Qi An's teasing gaze beside him.
In his previous life, after the old emperor died, Nie Yuhuang took over the reins of government, and Xu Shize had the same plan.
However, he did not expect that Nie Yuhuang was not only capable of fighting on the battlefield, but also of overseeing the country.
Even though she was crippled and confined to a wheelchair, she still ruthlessly defeated those who challenged her and subdued the court officials.
He had absolutely no room to intervene.
Moreover, she was extremely guarded, and because she was busy all day and never returned home, Xu Shize simply couldn't find an opportunity to make a move.
Of course, his hesitation also played a part, because as he pretended, he himself became somewhat involved.
So Xu Shi took a different approach and got involved with Nie Ming's empress, who was also the daughter of the prime minister, and had her give birth to his son.
In this way, even if he fails, the throne of Dayu will still belong to his son, thus seizing the country indirectly.
Or simply kill Nie Ming and the Empress, and let his son succeed to the throne.
In this way, Nie Yuhuang can continue to oversee the country, and Dayu will belong to their family of three.
Just as he was wavering, Wumeng sent troops without notifying him, and Nie Ming also approached him, wanting to seize power from Nie Yuhuang.
Xu Shi thought about it for a long time, but in the end, his desire for power prevailed, and he joined forces with Nie Ming to bring down Nie Yuhuang.
He comforted himself, saying that Yu Huang was only suffering temporarily, and that once he ascended the throne and made her his empress, he would make it up to her properly.
As a result, he conquered Da Yu, but before he could sit on the throne, he was pierced through the heart by an arrow from Nie Yuhuang.
All his scheming and planning in vain ultimately amounted to nothing.
At this moment, history repeats itself, and Xu Shi looks at Qi An with a determined expression:
"Ayu, no matter what happens, I will stand behind you. Don't be afraid."
Qi An asked again, "Just stand behind me? The Regent is hated by many; there must be quite a few who want me dead. What should I do?"
Xu Shize swore to the heavens, "Don't worry, Ayu, I will stand in front of you to protect you and will not let you get hurt."
Qi An smiled brightly, instantly brightening the atmosphere inside the carriage: "Having you is my blessing."
Xu Shi was captivated by her stunning smile and stared at her intently.
Xu Shize wavered. Maybe he shouldn't kill her.
Nie Yuhuang is pregnant with his child. At worst, he can cripple her martial arts skills, weaken her body, and force her to stay obediently by his side.
He had to admit that after being married to Nie Yuhuang, no other woman could catch his eye.
Although he had many other women, they were just for satisfying his needs. Only Nie Yuhuang could make him feel attracted.
She threw away the fancy melon seeds: "How dare he look at my sister An'an with such disgusting eyes! I'm going to gouge his eyes out!"
"Don't panic, a group of people are heading this way, and they're coming for me."
Upon hearing this, Fu Gui immediately calmed down, released his divine sense to perceive the situation, and his eyes lit up.
"They are assassins; they are here to kill you."
"To be precise, they came for revenge."
Fu Gui quickly realized: "They are from the Empress's maternal family."
"Yes. My sister died after I banished her to the cold palace, and I also killed my son Han Wei. Naturally, the Duke of Han wanted to get rid of me, the culprit."
The palace was under tight security, and it was Qi An who deliberately had these messages leaked to the Duke's mansion.
He didn't bring any guards on the way back to the mansion by carriage, just waiting for them to come and take revenge.
"A new broom sweeps clean, and let's start with the Han State government."
At this point, the carriage had veered off course and entered a secluded alley before suddenly coming to a stop.
Xu Shize was nearly thrown to the ground. After steadying himself, he scolded, "How did you drive the carriage? What if you hurt the princess?"
The princess sat perfectly still, without wobbling at all.
No one answered. Xu Shize, with a sullen face, lifted the carriage curtain. After seeing the scene outside, he froze instantly.
The driver, having completed his task, immediately wanted to escape.
A golden hairpin flew out of the carriage and pierced the coachman's nape, its tip protruding from his throat, causing drops of blood to fall.
The coachman fell off the carriage and died.
The carriage was now surrounded by a group of tall, imposing men. They were silent, their eyes filled with murderous intent.
"The Duke of Han really thinks highly of me, sending twenty assassins at once. I wonder if they are even slightly better than that good-for-nothing Han Wei."
Upon realizing their identities had been exposed, the assassins' eyes turned cold, and they raised their swords to attack Qi An.
Qi An glanced at Xu Shize, who was frozen in shock, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.
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