Chapter 12
Yue Mingming was puzzled: "Isn't that old man an assassin?"
Su Dingrou shook her head: "Zong Wu told me that he was an extraordinary person, different from those who assassinated you."
"..." Yue Mingming asked weakly, "Sister Princess, don't you know that old man at all?"
"Although I don't know him, I believe in Zongwu." Su Dingrou said confidently.
Yue Mingming was speechless.
It turns out that this person is still a love-brained person!
Yue Mingming struggled to find the right words: "Sister, it's not that I don't want to help...but you know that prince. If he finds out, he'll definitely skin me alive!"
It would be easier for her to commit suicide than to release the person under Zhao Congyun's nose.
Su Dingrou said seriously: "Really? I thought he cared about you a lot."
Yue Mingming couldn't understand how she saw that. He just felt that the princess had probably become stupid in the mansion, with strange thoughts and abnormal vision.
...Thinking about it this way, could that guy surnamed Shen be a liar?
He hooked up with the naive Su Dingrou just to get close to the palace and let her find an opportunity to help save people!
Yue Mingming liked Su Dingrou very much and felt it necessary to check on her, so he asked, "Sister Princess, what exactly is going on between you and General Shen?"
Su Dingrou's smile faded slightly: "Is this important?"
Yue Mingming: "Since you want me to help you, I must at least confirm whether he is worth it."
Su Dingrou was silent for a while, then nodded. "Actually, there's nothing to be ashamed of... Zong Wu and I can be considered childhood sweethearts. I grew up in Sichuan, and his family was related to my parents. We were of similar age, so we studied together. I didn't think much of it at the time; I just got used to having each other's care.
"Later, my parents had an accident, and my grandfather sent someone to take me to the capital. He was worried, so he followed me all the way to the capital, and then he rode away quietly.
"From beginning to end, he said nothing, and because I was a girl, I didn't ask anything either."
Yue Mingming could hear the hard-to-disguise melancholy and regret in her indifferent tone.
From Sichuan to the capital, there were countless difficulties and dangers. The young man escorted her all the way and then returned alone. This is more touching than any confession of love.
Unfortunately, both of them were reserved and self-contained, lacking a little courage or luck, and were never able to break through that layer of window paper.
"What happened next?" Yue Mingming couldn't help but ask.
Su Dingrou said, "... Later, I married according to my grandfather's wishes and thought I would never see him again in this life, but he suddenly appeared in the capital and became a general in the patrol camp.
"You may not believe this... Before today, we had never met in private. In all these years, we hadn't even exchanged a single letter."
Yue Mingming was stunned. "Then why are you willing to take such a big risk to meet him and help him save people?! Aren't you afraid that he might change his mind or use you?"
Su Dingrou laughed self-deprecatingly and said, "I'm in this cage, and if I can be of some use to others, I'll be happy... As for where his heart is right now, I have no right to ask. If he's willing to come to me, I'm willing to help him."
The light in her eyes rekindled, and she said firmly, "Just consider it as repaying his kindness in sending me off for thousands of miles back then."
"So, no matter what conditions you put forward, I will agree to it as long as you are willing to help me!"
The earnestness in her eyes made Yue Mingming feel a little overwhelmed.
Yue Mingming thought to himself, this is not a repayment of favor, it is clearly the love that he longs for every day but cannot express!
Do you want to go crazy with them?
The next moment, Zhao Congyun's sarcastic face suddenly appeared in his mind. Yue Mingming shuddered and regained his senses in an instant.
Your life is more important!
But she couldn't bear to refuse, so she said tactfully: "Sister, you are the princess, it is definitely easier for you to rescue people in the mansion than me... Zhao Congyun doesn't trust me at all. Although I am in the Shen Garden, I am controlled by others everywhere. It is not what you see."
Thinking of this, she simply returned the favor and told Su Dingrou everything about the deal between herself and Zhao Congyun.
"I see." Su Dingrou nodded slightly, but her eyes were meaningful.
"He...wrote you a letter of divorce?"
Yue Mingming saw... envy in her eyes?
"You don't want to change your name and use it yourself, do you?" Yue Mingming joked.
"Do you think it's feasible?" Su Dingrou said seriously, "I'm very good at imitating other people's handwriting..."
Yue Mingming really couldn't help but burst out laughing. Seeing her bright smile, Su Dingrou also curled up the corners of her mouth.
A friendship of mutual appreciation suddenly developed between the two girls.
After laughing, Yue Mingming couldn't help but continue gossiping: "Since you don't like Zhao Congyun, why did you marry him?"
Su Dingrou's eyes dimmed. "We both got what we wanted... At that time, the Queen was preparing to arrange a marriage between him and Li Pingru, and I happened to be being harassed by a powerful scoundrel in the capital, so he went to my grandfather and discussed this marriage."
Yue Mingming remembered that the system did mention that Zhao Congyun had a fight with someone. It turned out that he was not impulsive because of love, but it was a premeditated deal.
She suddenly realized that all of Zhao Congyun's romantic affairs seemed to be done intentionally by him.
"...But Li Pingru still married him."
Thinking that all his plans were no match for the Queen's decree, Yue Mingming actually felt a little sad for Zhao Congyun.
"Well... from then on, he completely moved into the Ginseng Garden and, except for Uncle Dong, almost no one was allowed to enter." Su Dingrou suddenly looked at her: "For some reason, you became an exception, and that's why Li Pingru hates you even more."
Yue Mingming: "Why am I so unlucky!"
Su Dingrou sighed, "Originally, the three of us didn't bother each other, and things were peaceful. Now, you've been treated like a sitting duck by Li Pingru, and the prince is so unpredictable. I'm afraid your future will be difficult... I will do my best to help you, but even though I'm the legitimate wife, my family background is far inferior, so I'm afraid I can't protect you in every way."
Yue Mingming felt a warm feeling in his heart and his nose felt slightly sore.
In such a huge palace, she finally found someone who was willing to understand and help her.
She could see that Su Dingrou was not using this as a bargaining chip, but was really thinking about her.
A gentleman will die for his friend, let alone help someone?
Yue Mingming said passionately, "I'll help you with the thing you just mentioned!"
"Really?" Su Dingrou's eyes suddenly lit up. "I will definitely not let you be in danger... You just need to find out where they are being held, and leave the rest to me and Zong Wu."
Yue Mingming pondered for a moment and said, "Sister, I advise you not to get involved. The fewer people involved, the better... Just General Shen and I are enough! Don't worry, even if Zhao Congyun finds out, I have some ways to protect myself."
Su Dingrou shook her head and smiled bitterly, "I'm not afraid of anything anymore. I wasn't brave enough in the past, so I missed out on so much. This time, I want to advance and retreat together with you... and him."
The resolute look on her face made Yue Mingming's heart tremble, and suddenly he had a bolder and crazier idea!
"Sister, do you still want to be with General Shen in this life?" Yue Mingming asked slowly.
“…”
Su Dingrou was stunned for a moment, and a burning desire suddenly flashed in her eyes. It was a vivid color that Yue Mingming had never seen in her since he knew her.
"think!"
Su Dingrou bit her lips tightly, her tone more firm than ever before.
Thinking of my growing desire and my lack of rationality, I agreed to the meeting without hesitation just because I received his note asking for it.
Thinking that there are only two emotions left in life, regret and hatred, she kept imagining whether the ending would be different if she had spoken back then.
"Then I will help you get a divorce from the prince."
"...Why?" Su Dingrou couldn't believe it.
"If you leave, I can become the princess!" Yue Mingming smiled sincerely, but her tone was hard to tell whether it was true or false.
She remembered the upgrade task given to her by the system—
If Su Dingrou finds love, she will have the status of a princess, and her martial arts skills will increase accordingly. Li Pingru will no longer dare to treat her like a soft persimmon...
Kill four birds with one stone!
"But even if I leave, there's still Li Pingru..."
Yue Mingming said confidently: "I am confident about this. Even if Zhao Congyun chooses me, he won't choose that person!"
"It's a deal!"
Su Dingrou's eyes filled with tears and she nodded deeply. At this moment, she felt like she was alive again.
*
Zhao Congyun spent half an hour reading a thin document.
Uncle Dong finally couldn't help it and coughed lightly.
"If Your Highness is tired, you might as well rest early... If you can't sleep, you can also walk around the mansion. I see the lights are still on in Chenghuai Zhai, so he should not have rested yet."
“…”
Zhao Congyun pretended not to hear, threw the document on the table, stood up and walked to the window: "The moonlight is beautiful."
Then he walked out as if nothing had happened, not to the bedroom, but towards Chenghuaizhai.
Uncle Dong smiled and was about to follow when he heard Zhao Congyun's cold voice: "I'll go by myself... You don't have to follow."
Zhao Congyun's sudden appearance startled everyone in and out of Chenghuaizhai.
"Let me see how the princess dealt with Yue." Zhao Congyun said calmly, "Where is she?"
Yue Mingming, who should have been "dealt with", was eating melon seeds and chatting with Su Dingrou about all sorts of things.
She seriously suspected that someone had tipped off Zhao Congyun that she was enjoying a good life at the moment, so the creditor came to her.
Su Dingrou was also surprised. Since entering the mansion, she and Zhao Congyun had maintained a tacit understanding of alienation. Except for having meals together on important days, Zhao Congyun never set foot in her residence.
What happened today?
"Why is this guy never quiet for a moment?" Yue Mingming said angrily, "He won't regret it. He wants to drown me again!"
Su Dingrou smiled lightly: "Although he is cunning, he won't treat you like this. Let's go out and take a look, then we can make a plan."
*
Zhao Congyun was dressed in a green brocade robe, with a tall and graceful figure, which contrasted beautifully with the green bamboo in the courtyard.
It turned out that he stopped in the courtyard and did not enter the house.
Seeing the two people appear, his dark eyes flashed with a cold smile: "The princess is too kind and doesn't seem to know how to punish her concubines... In this case, I will take her back."
He turned to Yue Mingming and asked, "Are you planning to leave with me like this, or do you want me to find someone to take you back?"
Yue Mingming really wanted to throw a tantrum and stay here, but she had promised Su Dingrou, so she had to go back and find a solution.
Su Dingrou frowned and asked, "What are you going to do with her?"
The corners of Zhao Congyun's lips curled up: "...I have my own methods."
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