maid:"……"
Although the other person wasn't speaking loudly, it still felt like a bolt from the blue to her.
She never imagined that her childhood sweetheart would push her towards another man and demand that she use all her charm to entangle herself with him.
For a moment, she even doubted whether her choice was right or wrong.
Seemingly sensing her change in mood, Lian's voice softened: "Xiao Tuo, I know this is really unfair to you. If you don't want to, then leave the palace. I will also give up being the high priest. Let's wander the world together and live a carefree life. I think it won't be so easy for Wu Ding to catch us."
The maid was initially tempted, but upon hearing the last sentence, she calmed down completely: "Brother Lian, how could I be so selfish as to let your years of hard work go to waste? You are a highly respected high priest, how could I bear to let you live a life of hiding with me? Besides, the throne should have been yours, so why should I let you run away? Brother Lian, I like you, so naturally I will help you."
A flicker of joy crossed the man's mind, but his face betrayed a look of utter despair: "But this is too much to ask of you. No, we can always come up with another idea."
The maid reached out and pressed her hand to his lips: "There's no time to change the plan now. Don't worry, I'm willing to do anything for Brother Lian."
Lian excitedly grasped her hands: "It's all my fault for being so incompetent that I had to sacrifice my woman to achieve my goal."
Upon hearing the words "my woman," a hint of joy flashed across the little maid's face. She knew that her elder brother Lian was always reserved and had never publicly acknowledged anything. Now that she heard him say this, she felt that any sacrifice was worthwhile.
"It's not your fault. It's Wu Ding and his son who broke the rules and secretly passed the throne to each other, which is why you're in such a passive position."
"Xiao Tuo..." Seeing his childhood sweetheart so wholeheartedly considering his needs, even the most composed man was deeply moved. For a moment, he even felt reluctant to give away the woman he loved.
Since the High Priest is second only to the Emperor, why bother vying for the throne? It would be better to live happily ever after with the woman he loves...
The maid's heart pounded as her lover grasped her hand, her pretty face gradually flushed, and a warm and ambiguous atmosphere began to fill the air.
As the two drew closer, for some reason, the image of the king embracing her last night flashed through the little maid's mind, and her body stiffened for a moment.
This subtle reaction also startled Lian. He hurriedly let go of the other person's hand, cold sweat pouring down his face. He thought to himself, "Lian, you bear the heavy responsibility of the family. How can you forget the great cause because of personal feelings between men and women and let all the efforts of everyone over the years go to waste?"
If Xiao Tuo's virginity were lost, Wu Ding would surely notice something amiss and become suspicious, and all their efforts would be in vain.
"Xiao Tuo, you've been out for quite a while now, it's time to go back." Lian's eyes regained their clarity as she calmly spoke.
A hint of resentment flashed in the maid's eyes, but her mind was in turmoil, so she said nothing more, bid him farewell, and left.
Looking at her youthful and beautiful back, a trace of pain flashed in Lian's eyes. Clearly, how could he not have feelings for her, since they had been childhood sweethearts?
His fists clenched tightly, his eyes filled with hatred: "Wu Ding, one day I will tear you to pieces!"
After returning to the palace, the young maid was filled with trepidation, wondering how she could seduce that tyrannical king.
However, given that tyrannical and shameless ruler, I doubt he would even seduce me; he would probably do it himself.
Thinking about the scene between the other party and the Queen in the room yesterday, and the way they carried her to bed later, she became even more certain of this.
At this moment, Zu'an was not in the mood to make a move on her; he was about to attend a sacrificial ceremony.
The most important matters of state are sacrifice and war.
For the Shang Dynasty, sacrifices and wars were the most important things for a country, and this time the two things came together.
At this moment, almost all the high-ranking officials of the country arrived at the altar, and rows of warriors with long spears were densely packed around the outside of the altar.
Three thousand of them were elite troops brought from Fu Hao's fiefdom, while the other ten thousand were Wu Ding's direct subordinates, all of whom were extremely strong.
In ancient times, this was already a very large army. In the past, a thousand soldiers were considered a large force in wars, but this time the army exceeded ten thousand, which was truly unprecedented.
Everyone was serious and nervous, as no one knew how this battle would end.
After parting ways with Xiao Tuo, Lian rushed here. Xiao Tuo gave him the information too late, so he didn't have time to make any arrangements and could only follow Wu Ding and Fu Yue's ideas.
In any case, sending Fu Hao to war wouldn't affect his plans; in some ways, it would even make it easier for him to implement them.
He knew the significance of this battle for everyone. Although he secretly hoped that the king's army would be defeated and lose prestige, he did not show it at all, so as not to make anyone think that he was the one who interfered in the future.
The sacrificial ceremony was performed with utmost respect. After burning the tortoise shell, the cracks on it were explained that the gods' will for this expedition was to favor victory, which made everyone cheer.
Of course, he also played a little trick, not completely ruling out the possibility of failure, but cleverly adding some linguistic traps so that he could use them to shift the blame onto the king if he failed in the future.
An ordinary person would not be able to tell the difference, but Zu'an had become suspicious of him and, being on guard, naturally noticed something amiss.
However, he didn't say anything. He believed in Pei Mianman and also in the trend of history. He believed that Pei Mianman would definitely win a great victory in this battle, and all the high priest's conspiracies would fall through.
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