Chapter 287
Bai Ruiwen personally went to pick up Lin Ran to meet Wen Xin.
Wen Xin didn't put on any airs. In fact, because the other party was a girl, she even asked Fan Yi to build a pavilion under a big tree by the lake, and brought a lot of fresh flowers to decorate it. She also asked Bo Xu to make a lot of exquisite pastries to entertain her.
When it comes to girls, you should be more refined and romantic!
Lin Ran was flattered and, lifting her skirt, was about to respectfully bow to Wen Xin.
Wen Xin smiled and pulled her up, saying gently, "Sit down, there's no need to be so polite, I don't stand on ceremony."
Lin Ran carefully sat on the special stool prepared for the mermaid. She saw that the beautiful girl opposite her had gentle eyes and a clean, harmless aura. She had no prejudice or wariness towards her and seemed to be treating her as an ordinary friend.
Lin Ran felt much more relaxed, and the smile on her face was no longer so tense.
Bai Ruiwen dropped them off and left, leaving the two of them alone to talk.
As for Bo Xu?
Wen Xin wouldn't let him come out.
Lin Ran is Bai Ruiwen's friend after all. As long as she doesn't do anything to harm them, they should at least give her some face.
Unfortunately, Bo Xu had no liking for any mermaids. Every time he saw them, he would be filled with murderous intent, with a fierce and menacing aura that seemed ready to tear the mermaids apart at any moment, which was sure to terrify the mermaid girls.
Forget it, he should just stay home and listen to the Great Compassion Mantra!
Bo Xu: "..."
My darling wife is so heartless!
She had previously said she wanted him to come with her, but now she doesn't!
As expected, once you get something, you don't cherish it anymore. My darling wife is being so perfunctory with him now!
Has she found someone else and abandoned him?
While listening to the Great Compassion Mantra, Bo Xu, filled with resentment and malevolence, was sticking pins into effigies.
Anyone who dares to steal his precious wife will be utterly humiliated!
Xiao Jin: "!!!"
Even Buddha would be furious with the male supporting character.
Why don't you go and dig for wild vegetables?
Wen Xin pushed a cup of floral tea in front of Lin Ran. "This is jasmine tea. I don't know if it suits your taste. If you don't like it, you can have another drink."
Lin Ran quickly waved her hand, "No, no, I like it very much, thank you Your Highness."
Wen Xin smiled and took a sip of tea before getting straight to the point: "Brother Bai said you wanted to see me. Is there something you need?"
Lin Ran nervously gripped her skirt and took a deep breath. "I...I've come to beg Your Highness to save my life."
Wen Xin: "???"
Feeling guilty and ashamed, Lin Ran reluctantly told Wen Xin that the Second Elders were going to select a concubine for Bo Xu, and that she was one of the candidates for the imperial concubine.
Oh, and the higher-ups at the Mermaid Temple also coveted the powerful and outstanding genes of the Poxu!
Wen Xin: "!!!"
Did those mermaids eat too many plums every day, and their brains got stuck in the nuclei?
Are they really alright?
Knowing full well what kind of personality Bo Xu has, why did they still dare to do such a shady thing?
Is this courting death? Or is it just asking for it?
However, she wasn't too surprised, since she had already guessed it, but she was still amazed by the mermaids' ability to court death.
Wen Xin bluntly told Lin Ran, "If someone wants to die, not even a spaceship can bring them back."
Lin Ran: "..."
"Your Highness, my father and the others..."
Wen Xin interrupted her, "You come to me begging for my life, why don't you try to persuade your father and the others not to court death?"
Lin Ran cried, "I tried to persuade them, but it was no use! They wouldn't listen to me, thinking that what would a young woman like me know?"
Wen Xin: "..."
I really want to take a club and smash those stupid mermaids' heads!
She rubbed her temples, unsure whether to laugh or be angry. "So what do you want me to do? Do you expect me to persuade Princess Bo Xunna?"
Honestly, even if she were crazy enough to actually try to persuade him, would Bo Xu agree? Or would he just cause a huge uproar and wipe out the entire Mermaid Empire?
Lin Ran hurriedly shook her head, "No, no, advising the emperor to take concubines is utter nonsense. I don't want to be torn to pieces by the emperor."
Lin Ran trembled!
Wen Xin couldn't help but chuckle; this girl was quite clever and clear-headed.
She understands these principles, so why can't the Second Elder and other high-ranking merfolk understand them?
It was nothing but greed that drove him!
But do they even consider whether they can afford the price?
"I... I really have no other choice. I can't just stand by and watch my father and the others die, so I came to ask Your Highness for help."
However, this is also a form of moral blackmail; she...
Lin Ran lowered her head in shame and helplessness, unable to lift it at all.
Wen Xin: "..."
She really had no other choice.
Those mermaids all had knives to their necks, they were courting death, what could she do?
Lin Ran understood the Empress's expression and cried sadly, as if she were mourning her father in advance.
Wen Xin: "..." What a pure and filial daughter!
The mermaid girl choked up as she said, "Actually, when I left the Mermaid Empire, I already knew that we would never return."
Wen Xin: "..." She really couldn't respond to that!
Lin Ran wiped away her tears as she said, "My father and the others all think that taking a concubine is nothing. What impact will it have on the emperor if he sleeps with a few more women? Which high-ranking official doesn't have a wife at home and mistresses on the side? Besides, the emperor should be happy to take a concubine in a legitimate way."
However, not all men, like the Second Elder and his ilk, believe they have the right to enjoy the company of beautiful women once they gain power.
There are also some men who are loyal to their marriage and just want to stay by their side with their wives, loving each other without doubt.
Lin Ran also loves someone, so she understands that true love cannot tolerate a third person.
The fact that Huang Neng, after becoming the supreme ruler of the Mermaid Empire, turned around and abandoned his power to live in seclusion on this remote asteroid shows that he is different from those in high positions who pursue fame and fortune.
He didn't care about anything that the higher-ups valued.
What happened to those mermaids who tried to control him a hundred years ago? Isn't that enough to frighten them?
Wen Xin sighed: "A century has passed, and the shadow that Bo Xu left on them is still there, but it can no longer deter their ambition and greed."
Lin Ran was extremely distressed. "Your Highness, is killing really the only way to solve the problem?"
Wen Xin was about to say something when she suddenly covered her lips and gagged.
"Your Highness, what's wrong?"
Lin Ran hurriedly got up to help Wen Xin.
However, before she could get close to Wen Xin, she was knocked to the ground by a powerful force.
Bo Xu appeared out of nowhere, holding Wen Xin in his arms, extremely anxious, repeatedly asking, "Baby, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
At this moment, he had long forgotten the great power he possessed; he was just an ordinary man anxiously worrying about his wife.
Wen Xin frowned, feeling extremely nauseous, but unable to vomit anything, and dry heaved with a pale face.
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