Su An was extremely annoyed and turned to glare at him fiercely. "The prince did not abandon me! Everything he did had a reason."
But she couldn't say that all those empty words she'd used to abandon him were just nonsense.
Otherwise, given the other party's stubborn and easily angered nature, they might even cut you down as well!
Looking at Su An's protective manner, Feng Chunlian's face showed a hint of nostalgia.
She smiled slowly, as if to ease the tension: "Back then, my late husband and I were just as deeply in love. It's just a pity that fate played a cruel trick on us, and he left me too soon."
However, her reddened eyes could not be ignored, reflecting deep emotion and regret.
“Miss Su, I hope you can persuade the Prince to treat the people kindly. The people are innocent and should not become victims of power struggles and corruption in this chaotic world.”
Su An was stung by her sorrowful expression and clenched her fist with mixed feelings.
Feng Chunlian's husband died in this chaotic world.
A drought disaster allowed many officials to enrich themselves, while countless people were displaced and starved.
Behind the red gates, meat and wine go to waste; on the roads, frozen corpses lie!
"I know, I will definitely persuade Your Highness to change your mind!" Without saying anything else, Su An readily agreed.
After a while, Su An confirmed that there was no problem with the medicine before carefully putting it into the mouth of the unconscious Fu Zhun.
The black robe hung loosely on his thin body, making him appear even taller and thinner, revealing the weight loss and fatigue he had experienced in recent days.
The room was dark and shrouded in darkness, but the temperature plummeted at night, and a chilling atmosphere quietly permeated the air.
Su An was half asleep when she unconsciously turned over and hugged Fu Zhun tightly next to her, greedily absorbing the warmth he was receiving.
After taking the medication, Fu Zhun became drowsy, sometimes waking up and sometimes falling into a deep sleep.
Feeling the warmth and softness against his chest, he woke up again with a movement of his throat.
He tilted his head slightly, looking at the girl's face up close. Her clear and delicate cheeks were about the size of a palm, and her slender waist was so small it could be grasped in one hand.
A surge of indescribable tenderness welled up in Fu Zhun's heart, and he subconsciously hugged Su An back, his palm gently caressing her soft waist.
However, his movements, though gentle, still woke Su An from her light sleep.
"You're awake?" Su An groggily opened her eyes and immediately met Fu Zhun's deep, unfathomable gaze.
Even in the dim light, his face still radiated a breathtakingly handsome beauty; his eyebrows were as black as ink, yet his complexion appeared frighteningly pale.
Su An's eyelashes fluttered in shock, and she hurriedly tried to sit up. "What happened? Has the aftereffect worsened?"
"Don't run away, holding you will keep you warm." Fu Zhun pressed his palm down slightly and gently hugged Su An into a tight embrace.
However, with just this one movement, his barely steady breathing became disordered and weak.
"..." A hint of reluctance and concern flashed in Fu Zhun's eyes. After a long while, he seemed to sigh silently.
He slowly took something out of his pocket, his low voice resonating in Su An's ears: "Xiao An, if I can't make it through this, you can keep this token."
"The token represents my identity and allows me to command my troops. You must protect yourself."
Su An hadn't yet recovered from the intoxicating words "Xiao An" when she suddenly heard these words, and her face turned pale.
What is this? Is it a dying message?
She sat up abruptly, staring blankly at him, tears welling up in her eyes instantly.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Has your brain been frozen?"
She swallowed the bitterness in her throat, pretending to be silent as she stuffed the token back into his robe. "Don't worry, you're tough enough not to die. Even the King of Hell won't take you. We'll both live well and we'll definitely get out of here."
Fu Zhun slightly twitched the corners of his mouth, revealing a superficial smile.
It must be said that the girl in front of me has no talent for acting. Her self-deceiving appearance is extremely stiff, which is both comical and endearing.
“Just in case,” he sighed.
At this moment, Feng Chunlian, who had noticed the commotion, came over and overheard these words: "Your Highness, with Miss Su taking such good care of you, you are sure to be blessed by heaven. I believe that heaven will not be so blind as to separate you."
These words struck a chord with Fu Zhun. His expression softened slightly, and with Su An's help, he sat up straight and nodded to Feng Chunlian.
"What is it?"
He naturally didn't believe that the Blood Lotus Sect leader had come to say something useless.
Feng Chunlian smiled with a sense of vicissitude and sighed softly, "Your Highness need not worry. I have no other intentions. I am just a little uneasy because I see that Your Highness is compassionate and empathetic."
“You are the Prince of Zhenbei, second only to the emperor. The disaster victims and the people need you. You cannot just die like this.”
A hint of sarcasm flashed in Fu Zhun's eyes as he looked at her calmly: "If you care so much about the disaster victims, why do you keep instigating riots?"
"Your robbing of the government's granaries may save your men, but countless disaster victims will be trampled and killed in the riots."
As he finished speaking, his eyes sharpened, turning cold and piercing: "Or is it that in your eyes, only your people are considered ordinary citizens, while everyone else is insignificant and their lives are not worth caring about?"
Although weak, his judgmental gaze gleamed with a chilling light, like that of a hawk, sending shivers down one's spine.
Feng Chunlian was not afraid of death, but she felt a chill run down her spine and let out a bitter laugh.
“Your Highness is right, but I also dare to ask Your Highness a question: if I don’t organize the refugees, will there be less burning, killing and looting by the scattered refugees? How many casualties will there be? I’m afraid the situation will be even more serious.”
She gritted her teeth and said firmly, “Our Blood Lotus Sect has rules. We have never taken a single needle or thread from ordinary people. We only rob the granaries of unscrupulous government officials.”
"This grain relieved countless refugees, preventing Jizhou City from being attacked by the masses and preventing those people from having no way out and launching an uprising. It is no exaggeration to say that our Blood Lotus Sect has maintained the vast majority of order."
These words, spoken slowly, startled Fu Zhun, causing his brows to furrow and a hint of doubt to appear in his eyes.
"Your Highness may only see the orthodoxy of the law, but has overlooked what the people truly need. Only when the people live a peaceful life can the world truly be at peace."
After Feng Chunlian finished speaking, there was a moment of deathly silence in the air.
Su An sighed and gave Feng Chunlian a push, saying, "I agree with the leader's actions. It was wrong to launch an attack on the government, but it was meritorious to feed the refugees and save countless lives from starvation. Fu Zhun, the leader cannot die, nor should he die."
"The people are like water, and the ruler is like a boat. If the leader is really executed by you, I'm afraid this small boat will truly capsize."
Feng Chunlian was the leader of many refugees and had already built up prestige, so she could not be easily touched.
Besides, they didn't do anything wrong; they were forced into this situation.
Fu Zhun pursed his lips and remained silent for a long time.
Upon hearing their final words, he clearly realized that he had been wrong.
“What you say is absolutely right. It was my narrow-mindedness that prevented me from seeing this aspect.”
His voice was heavy as he slowly said, "If we can get out of this secret passage, I will agree to peace talks and will make proper arrangements for the Blood Lotus Sect."
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