"Your Highness, you...you want me to become a concubine to the Prince of Chu?"
After nestled tenderly in Prince Xiao's arms for a while, Su Wanshi looked up at him in surprise.
She never expected that Prince Xiao would ask her to infiltrate Prince Chu's palace as an undercover agent for his sake.
"Wanshi, I had no choice. I know that the King of Chu has always loved you. If the King of Chu hadn't died, he would have taken even more revenge on me once he found out that you were with me."
"At that time, I will not only face attacks from the King of Chu, but I may not even be able to protect you."
King Xiao looked at Su Wanshi with a helpless expression, his eyes full of affection.
"But......"
Su Wanshi felt embarrassed and puzzled.
In his previous life, King Xiao was clearly very capable and resourceful, so why was he afraid of King Chu?
She couldn't understand it.
"Wanshi, if you can stay by the King of Chu's side and help me obtain information, then I will definitely ensure that the King of Chu will never recover in the shortest possible time, and I may even use him to bring down the Crown Prince."
When they've all fallen, and only I remain, Father will have no choice but to pass the throne to me. At that time, my position as Empress will be vacant, and I will certainly present you with a grand wedding procession to make you my Empress!
Seeing that Su Wanshi was hesitant, King Xiao immediately offered another tempting promise.
A hundred miles of red bridal makeup!
I'm appointing you as my empress!
These words exploded in Su Wanshi's heart. She never expected that Prince Xiao would make such a big promise to her!
For a woman, having a ten-mile-long red bridal procession is already quite good, but King Xiao actually said he would give her a hundred-mile-long... red bridal procession?
Su Wanshi felt like she was dreaming!
However, after the initial shock, she remained somewhat rational.
She knew that in his previous life, Prince Xiao was very fond of Chu Yun, so why would he be so kind to her?
Therefore, instead of showing any joy or excitement in agreeing to his request, she looked at Prince Xiao with a puzzled expression.
"Your Highness, what about Chu Yun? What are your plans for her?"
Chu Yun?
Upon hearing this name, King Xiao was stunned for a moment. He hadn't expected that Su Wanshi knew about his feelings for Chu Yun.
"She will become a concubine. Actually, Chu Yun is a distant cousin of mine. Her family was destroyed when she was young. I took pity on her and kept her by my side."
"I didn't like her that much. It was the princess's jealousy that led to the misunderstanding. Over the years, only you have captured my heart at first sight."
Xiao Wang lied with such naturalness, especially the affectionate look in his eyes when he spoke to Su Wanshi, which was captivating.
This is something he is extremely good at; otherwise, how could he have tricked Chu Yan into his hands back then?
"Really?"
Looking into Xiao Wang's affectionate gaze, Su Wanshi had already forgotten to think about whether all of this was too sudden or too abnormal.
"Yes, from the first moment I saw you, I knew you were the one I liked. But at that time, I always knew that the King of Chu was in love with you, so... I kept everything hidden."
King Xiao nodded.
That deep affection seemed to be telling a story of unrequited love that had lasted for many years, giving Su Wanshi the feeling that she had been secretly loved by Prince Xiao for many years.
She recalled her glorious days when, although she was only the daughter of a sixth-rank official, she was admired by many young men because of her personality, talent, and beauty.
At that time, it seemed only natural that King Xiao had secretly taken a liking to him.
Especially in her previous life, when she died, King Xiao gave her a proper burial.
This gradually convinced Su Wanshi of Xiao Wang's words, and she finally agreed to temporarily infiltrate the Chu Wang's side for his sake.
*
The next day.
Su Wanshi then tidied herself up and went to Xiao Churen's residence.
At this time, Xiao Churen was demoted to a prince, and the embroidered gold plaques of the Chu Prince's Mansion on the gate of the mansion were removed and replaced with "Chu Prince's Mansion".
"Useless!"
Su Wanshi stood at the door, glanced up at the large characters, and sighed inwardly with disdain.
Remembering her purpose, she still gently walked to the door.
"Go tell the Prince that I want to see him and ask if his promise to take me as a concubine still stands."
The servant quickly relayed Su Wanshi's words to Xiao Churen.
At this moment, Xiao Churen was irritably drinking with Qi Yinyin in the mansion when he heard this, and only then did he remember that there was also Su Wanshi.
"Let her in and talk to me!"
Xiao Churen waved his hand dismissively. He wanted to see what Su Wanshi wanted from him now that he had lost power.
In his eyes now, Su Wanshi is a social climber. Now that he has been demoted from a prince to a county prince, Su Wanshi should stay far away from him and seek a better match elsewhere.
But she actually said she wanted to be his concubine at this time?
Xiao Churen felt a little curious.
"Your Highness."
When Su Wanshi entered, she first looked at Xiao Churen, who looked somewhat haggard, with heartache, and then when she saw Qi Yinyin sitting next to her, a hint of jealousy flashed in her eyes.
"What brings you to me?"
Xiao Churen stared intently at her, not missing a single expression on her face, including the jealousy she felt when she first saw Qi Yinyin.
"Your Highness, I came to see you because I was worried about you. I thought about what you said last time for several days. As long as I can stay by your side, I am willing to stay here as a concubine."
Even if she loses the child, it's alright. Wanshi will definitely behave well and won't cause any trouble for the Prince before the Princess enters the residence.
Su Wanshi said with deep emotion.
"Really? You're really willing to stay obediently by my side like this?"
Xiao Churen had some doubts.
Last time, I personally forced her to take the medicine to miscarry. Su Wanshi struggled so fiercely. Doesn't she really hate me?
"Your Highness, Wanshi is already yours, and you are the only one for her in this life. If you don't want Wanshi, then Wanshi will only have the fate of becoming someone else's concubine."
As she spoke, Su Wanshi began to cry.
Looking at her tears, Xiao Churen suddenly thought of the time when he first saw Su Wanshi. It seemed that when he first met her, she was just as weak and pitiful.
"Alright, since that's the case, then you can come back anytime!"
Xiao Churen said irritably.
Although he doesn't really like Su Wanshi now, he still doesn't want her to become someone else's concubine.
It was as if his woman had been defiled by someone else.
Su Wanshi burst into tears of joy, "Thank you, Your Highness. Wanshi will definitely stay by Your Highness's side."
*
Su Wanshi has now settled down permanently at the Prince of Chu's residence, and Su Yu and the others naturally learned of this within a few days.
Although they were unwilling to accept that Su Wanshi was just a concubine, they had no choice but to accept reality.
Even though Xiao Churen was demoted from Prince of Chu to Prince of a County, his status was still much higher than theirs.
Just then, his son Su Xuanlang was going to take the imperial examination the following year, and he wanted Su Xuanlang to study at a better academy. He felt that he was not capable enough, so he could ask Xiao Churen for help this time.
So, Su Yu took Su Xuanlang to find Xiao Churen for help.
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