Chapter 137 I Will Help You
"I hope the princess will consider this carefully."
With the dagger across her neck, Rong Qing's breathing became cautious. She had never expected that she would fall into the trap of the man in front of her so easily. "You were just trying to trick me."
"The princess is smart." Su Cheng curled the corners of his lips and said nonchalantly, "I don't think I'm a good person, but I'm not completely bad either. If the princess is willing to treat me sincerely, I will definitely do my best to help you."
Rong Qing lowered his eyes and looked at her inconspicuously.
Look at her ordinary clothes. Even if she tried her best, how far could she get herself there?
"Princess, don't you trust me?" Su Cheng raised an eyebrow, a hint of amusement flashing in his eyes. "Besides me, does the princess have any other choice?"
Rong Qing looked unhappy and remained silent.
She really didn't expect that she would be the one who was in a difficult situation.
I actually got on a pirate ship...
Rong Qing sighed deeply, and under Su Cheng's teasing gaze, he slowly spoke, "I did poison the Northwest Khan."
Cai Lian's breath was held, and she subconsciously moved closer to her mistress.
Su Cheng raised the corner of his lips and asked softly, "Why did the princess kill someone?"
Rong Qing's face paled, a thin sheen of sweat forming on his forehead as he recalled something. "Because he's a complete lunatic! Before the marriage, most of the palace came to dissuade me, saying that the Northwest would treat me with courtesy because I was a Princess of Great Chu, and that the Khan would truly respect me."
"Damn respect!" Rong Qing couldn't help but curse, his eyes instantly reddening. "As soon as the marriage party left the Great Chu border, they were cut down by the Northwest Army. Most of them died. The one escorting the bride was Bai Moyan, the heir of the Marquis of Wuping. The only ones who survived that day were me and his personal attendant."
"The Great Khan dragged me out of the carriage and threw me onto a horse in front of everyone. He ignored my wails and tied me to the horse as he galloped back to the camp."
"I'm the princess of Great Chu... a princess!" Rong Qing's eyes were bloodshot, filled with hatred. "He took me back to the northwest, stripped me of my clothes in public, draped a sheepskin over me, and made me imitate the sounds of an animal, walking around their tents again and again."
Su Cheng paused, slowly put down the dagger in his hand, and listened quietly.
"I wanted to bite my tongue and commit suicide, swearing to die rather than endure this humiliation, but Bai Moyan was also tied up. If I disobeyed in the slightest, those devils would pull out one of his nails..."
Rong Qing closed her eyes and burst into tears. "He and I have been childhood sweethearts. If it weren't for this marriage, I would have been his wife! He has achieved four consecutive military feats. Just one day left! Just one day left... He will go to the palace to meet the emperor and ask for his permission for me to marry him."
Su Cheng frowned slightly and spoke hesitantly, "The princess was able to escape because the prince of Wuping Marquis exchanged his life for hers, keeping her in the northwest forever... right?"
"That's right." Rong Qing was trembling all over, and the corner of her mouth was bleeding from the bite she had done. "Mo Yan is dead. I didn't want to live on, but his confidants tried their best to escort me away. There were seven of us in the group, and now I'm the only one left."
"Princess, why do you insist on returning to the capital? What is your purpose?" Su Cheng looked at her intently, as if he wanted to see through her heart.
Eight years of humiliation, the death of his lover, and being abandoned, each of these things is enough to make a person collapse, but Rong Qing held his breath and fled back to the capital.
What is the belief that supports her?
"I have the military strategy map of the Northwest." Rong Qing raised his eyes and dropped a bombshell, "Eight years ago, the Northwest was defeated and unwilling to give up. They wanted to make a comeback. Mo Yan pretended to surrender and lay dormant for four years before stealing the map."
"The Khan of the Northwest has been planning for years. If this war breaks out, Great Chu will surely be defeated."
Rong Qing twitched his lips, his smile tinged with bitterness. "We were abandoned by the country and ignored, but Mo Yan always had his heart set on Da Chu. His only wish was for me to survive and personally deliver this blueprint to Yan Chong."
She actually called her father by his full name...
"Mo Yan is a good man. If he hadn't been implicated by me, he might have already become a Marquis of Wu and a new generation of national defense general."
Rong Qing leaned against the side of the carriage and poured out all his thoughts. "Even though I'm filled with endless hatred and wish to kill the entire Yan royal family and condemn those hypocrites to eternal damnation, I...but I have to consider Mo Yan's last wish. So even if it costs me my life, I'll hand this thing over."
There was silence in the car for a long while before Su Cheng's voice slowly rang out, "Princess, have you ever thought... maybe those family letters never fell into the hands of the emperor?"
"How is that possible!" Rong Qing instantly became furious and shouted, "The palace often wrote back to me, asking me to be patient and wait. How could I not recognize Yan Chong's handwriting!"
"Princess, listen to me." Su Cheng sighed softly and told her everything she had seen and heard during this period. "Now that the loyal prince is eyeing him covetously, and someone is secretly helping him, the emperor... may have already been under house arrest."
After hearing her words, Rong Qing was stunned for a long time, his body seemed to be frozen, stiff all over.
"I feel sorry for what happened to the princess. If the princess trusts me, I am willing to lend a hand."
Su Cheng's expression was firm and serious. "I am a nobody and my influence is not great. I can't do much, but I can find someone useful for the princess."
"If the princess is willing, I will arrange everything to protect her personal safety."
Rong Qing looked up at her, hesitated for a moment, and then nodded gently, "Why...are you willing to help me?"
"I can't really explain it..." Su Cheng lowered her eyes, her expression indifferent. "Maybe it's because the princess and I are both women, or maybe it's because the princess's experience is so pitiful. Whatever the reason is, I can't bear to watch the princess make the same mistake again and again."
Rong Qing paused, bit his lower lip lightly, and tears seemed to flash in his eyes.
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Zhao family
"Miss, slow down."
Cai Lian held Su Cheng's body steadily and led her out of the carriage.
The gatekeeper looked around and spotted the temple carriage, and hurried to greet it. "Miss, you're finally back! The master has been waiting inside the mansion for a long time and has asked me to come and watch over you. I'll ask you to go to the study to find him as soon as you're back." Su Cheng frowned, walked into the mansion, and asked softly, "Does father need me for something?"
The servant shook his head repeatedly and whispered, "To answer my lady, I don't know either. The master of the house has not explained it."
As she stepped over the threshold, Su Cheng brushed past someone. She was busy going into the mansion to find Zhao Hu and didn't notice that the person's eyes were always on her.
Until the beautiful figure walked away, the man had not come to his senses and was staring at the woman who was walking away.
"Third Prince, what are you looking at?"
The voice of the servant came from beside him, and Yan Mu reluctantly withdrew his gaze. Thinking of the stunning glimpse just now, he couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth, "Nothing, I just saw the original appearance of the little cat."
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