Chapter 123 I hope you can keep your promise!
With a loud bang, thunder exploded outside the hall, and Su Xianrou's scream was swept up by the sound of rain.
She subconsciously shrank into the shadows, but bumped into a warm chest.
Helian Cong's arms were wrapped around her waist like an iron hoop, and the gold thread on his dragon robe hurt her. In a trance, she remembered the way Helian Cong would hold her in his arms whenever there was a thunderclap in his youth.
"Don't be afraid, Rou'er. I'm here!"
His breath fanned across the top of her hair, carrying a faint scent of ambergris.
But this tenderness was like a blunt knife, cutting into her heart.
Su Xianrou raised her head suddenly, raised her hand and slapped him:
"Let me go! Have you forgotten that I am Xiao Beicheng's wife!" The sound of slaps mixed with the sound of rain outside the hall exploded.
Helian Cong's face was knocked to one side by the blow, but he still held her wrist tightly, his Adam's apple rolling across his throbbing neck.
"Do you hate me so much? If so, why did you ask for permission to marry me? Do you think that if Shu'er marries Xiao Nanyan, I will spare his life, huh?"
Su Xianrou's pupils suddenly shrank, and her rationality, which had just been shattered by the thunder, instantly returned.
She looked at her former lover, the bloodshot in her eyes, and turned her face away fiercely, the sandalwood hairpin in her hair brushing against his chin:
"Emperor's love is all about balance. You, Helian Cong, are no exception! Yan'er is no ordinary person either. If you fight, there will be no good ending! Only marriage can allow both of you to put aside your hatred and live in peace. Otherwise, one of the Helian, Xiao, and Su families will eventually be wiped out from the world, and this is not what I want to see!"
Helian Cong sneered:
"Rou'er, you're still as naive as you were twenty years ago! Xiao Nanyan is incredibly cunning, far surpassing his father, Xiao Beicheng! He's been keeping a low profile these past few years, simply wanting revenge for his father. In order to avoid upsetting you, I'm essentially raising a tiger to harm you!"
Su Xianrou suddenly shook Helian Cong off, hid far away, and tried to calm her heartbeat:
"In short, Helian Cong, you must not kill him! I will also do my best to prevent his revenge. Yan'er is in this Chunxing Pavilion, you must leave immediately! If you don't leave, I will call for help!"
Helian Cong's throat felt like a ball of blood-soaked cotton was stuffed in it.
"Rou'er, you are my woman! Could it be that you have forgotten that we..."
"shut up!"
Su Xianrou's face suddenly turned pale:
"Helian Cong, you are not allowed to mention the past again! Go away, go away! Otherwise, I will die here!"
Helian Cong's fingertips were almost touching the ends of her hair, but when he saw her take out a dagger from her bosom and put it against her throat, the blood in his body instantly froze.
It turned out that his Rou'er had secretly brought a sharp blade into the palace. Was she so decisive just to guard against him?
Helian Cong's throat moved, but he didn't dare to take another step forward:
"Rou'er...don't be impulsive. I'll just leave!"
His voice was slightly hoarse, and he looked dejected as he turned and left.
Su Xianrou stared at his back as he disappeared outside the hall, listening to her own violent heartbeat, and suddenly felt her fingertips go numb.
The golden hairpin fell to the ground with a clang. She could no longer hold on and slid down the wall...
However, before she could calm down, she heard a soft "bang" and the carved screen beside the bed suddenly split apart.
The cold wind that rushed out of the secret compartment carried the scent of cedar, and a figure wearing a veiled hat walked out.
"Why, do you want to rekindle your old relationship with him?"
"Who are you?" Su Xianrou's voice trembled, but when she saw the corner of her chin revealed by the fluttering green veil, she suddenly calmed down.
"Did you hear everything?"
The visitor smiled coldly, squatted down, and stroked her pale cheek with his fingertips:
"You are worthy of being the most beautiful woman in Yandu back then. Even though you are nearly forty years old, Emperor Tianqi still misses you so much!"
Su Xianrou knocked the other person's hand away and slowly stood up:
"I have already proposed a marriage to Helian Cong as you requested. By then, our secret will be forever sealed. Are you still worried?"
"Don't worry, of course I can! You and I are on the same boat. If the truth comes out, none of the Helian, Su, or Xiao families will have an easy time! But I'm also warning you, stay away from him and don't dig your own grave!"
Su Xianrou's body trembled, and tears quickly filled her eyes:
"You, why do you have to do this? We..."
The visitor smiled sinisterly, his eyes behind the green veil filled with malice:
"Shut up! You were the one who wronged me first! As long as the Xiao family and the Helian family are married, Helian Cong will never take his children and relatives into the harem! Your son had better behave himself, otherwise, Xiao Beicheng will be his fate!"
Su Xianrou dug her nails deep into her palms and said in a trembling voice:
"I just hope you'll keep your word and stop forcing me and my son! Tomorrow morning, we'll leave the palace immediately. I'll never enter the palace again in my lifetime!"
"I hope you can keep your promise!"
After the visitor finished speaking, he tapped the screen twice, the secret door opened, and the figure swayed and disappeared in an instant.
Su Xianrou held her pounding heart, and a line of tears finally rolled down.
"When will this cycle of revenge ever end... Yan'er, everything your mother has done is for you!"
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