Chapter 9 Quickly Wear! Strategies to Capture His Royal Highness the Crown Prince (VI)
The execution of Concubine Shu by the Snow King shocked the entire Snow Country. Concubine Shu was the eldest daughter of Marquis Jingguo and had great power in the empire. Her death filled Marquis Jingguo's heart with grief and anger. The already turbulent Snow Country once again fell into a huge crisis.
After learning that his daughter was beaten to death, Jingguo Hou could no longer sit still. He decided to take action to avenge Concubine Shu. He immediately took the Thirteenth Prince, who had been demoted to a commoner, out of the palace and contacted the people of the Fire Country.
They reached an agreement that Jingguo Hou would open the gates of his own territory and set fire to the entire Snow Country, forcing the Snow King to execute Feng Ziang in the name of punishing Feng Ziang, the male favorite of the country.
If the Snow King does not agree, the Marquis of Jeongguk will not withdraw his troops.
The Snow King was very worried when he learned of the plan of the Marquis of Jingguo. He knew that the power of the Marquis of Jingguo should not be underestimated. If he joined forces with the Fire Nation, it would bring great disaster to the Snow Nation. The Snow King decided to take action to protect the safety of the Snow Nation.
Under the order of the Snow King, Feng Ziang will be taken to the territory of Marquis Jingguo as a hostage.
Snow King understood that it was worth sacrificing a foreigner to save the whole country. Snow King came to the prison alone to visit Feng Ziang who was imprisoned. He opened the prison door and walked in front of Feng Ziang and said to him: "All of this has nothing to do with you, but you have to bear it. I don't want to do this, but I have no choice!"
Feng Ziang understood in his heart what the Snow King's purpose was, but he still felt uncomfortable in his heart. He was being sacrificed for the entire country. It was clearly your Snow Country's business. Even if I, Feng Ziang, died, the other party would still find an excuse. But there was no way he would be sent to give an explanation to the people of the Snow Country and Marquis Jingguo. Feng Ziang also didn't want to make things difficult for Han Shuangsi. If he ran away, Han Shuangsi would definitely become the target of public criticism.
Han Shuangsi was very melancholy in the Prince's Palace. He had already developed genuine feelings for Feng Ziang during this period of time. Now he was really going to send the person he loved to the battlefield of the enemy country to be a sacrifice. Han Shuangsi knew that even if Feng Ziang died it would not change Marquis Jingguo's determination to destroy King Snow, because Marquis Jingguo wanted his grandson, Concubine Shu's son, to sit on the throne of the emperor.
The reason why King Snow agreed to Marquis Jingguo's request was simply because he felt that a foreign man who came from nowhere had an unclear relationship with his son. If his son really became an emperor in the future and had such a man by his side, how could he reproduce offspring and the royal family would be caught in war again.
To the Snow King, Feng Ziang was a calamity and must die, because only in this way could his son become a ruthless emperor. The imperial family must not be bound by the affection between children and daughters. The higher the status, the greater the responsibility. He killed Concubine Shu to tell his son that anyone who threatens his position can be killed, even his most beloved concubine.
But Han Shuangsi is not as heartless as his father. At least at this age, Han Shuangsi cannot understand sacrificing the person he loves most for the sake of his own status. Although the emperor has great power and there are many concubines in the harem, he can find another one after losing Feng Ziang. As long as Han Shuangsi likes her, nothing is impossible.
The Snow King loves beauty because of this. At that time, he understood that emperors are different from ordinary people. Emperors cannot love only one person. What is more important to emperors is the country. So when the Snow King saw the queen being killed that day, he did not say a word, because he needed the power of the new queen, so he was silent even when he saw the woman he loved most being killed.
Soon after his lover's death, the Snow King made the person who killed his most beloved woman the new queen. From that moment on, the Snow King became completely numb.
So he didn't want his son to be like himself, so he had to make a decision for his son to solve this problem first. Marquis Jingguo wanted to kill Feng Ziang, which really helped him, but King Xue was wrong and his son was not the same person as him.
Han Shuangsi deeply loves Feng Ziang and is unwilling to give up his love. He tries to convince his father to accept Feng Ziang, but the Snow King does not back down. It is not worth it for a man. The Snow King will not allow his son, whom he has raised, to be influenced by a man unless he dies.
He told Han Shuang Si that as an emperor, he must put the interests of the country first and not be swayed by personal feelings. In order to make Han Shuang Si give up completely, the Snow King even planned a conspiracy to kill Feng Ziang at the Jingguo Marquis' place. No matter what, Feng Ziang must not be allowed to come out alive from Jingguo Marquis' place, and then put the blame on Jingguo Marquis. A national traitor killed a foreigner who fought for the Snow Country.
Han Shuangsi knew very well that this was a conspiracy, but he could not defend Feng Ziang.
He fell into deep pain. He understood the responsibilities and obligations of an emperor, but he could not give up his lover.
At this time, Marquis Jingguo found Han Shuangsi and told him that Feng Ziang was his enemy and must be killed.
Marquis Jingguo's words were very decisive, and his words made Han Shuangsi fall into deep thought.
He knew that Marquis Jingguo had always wanted to get rid of Feng Ziang because he was the murderer who killed Marquis Jingguo's daughter. If Feng Ziang had not been lurking in the Snow Country for so many years, how could Concubine Shu be easily eliminated.
Now if he, Han Shuangsi, does not take action, Feng Ziang will most likely be killed by Marquis Jingguo or by the assassin sent by his father.
Han Shuang Si was caught in a dilemma. He didn't want to lose his lover, nor did he want to betray his father and friends. However, he finally made a decision. He decided to protect Feng Ziang.
Han Shuang Si disguised himself as one of Feng Ziang's followers and sneaked into the prison where Han Shuang Si was imprisoned. He found Feng Ziang and told him that he must leave, otherwise his life would be threatened.
Feng Ziang also had different feelings in his heart. This man was willing to go against his father's wishes and save him. There were so many people in the deep palace who wanted to harm him, and he was willing to put himself in a dangerous position for a foreigner. But Feng Ziang loved Han Shuangsi deeply, and he knew that his decision was to protect her, so he rejected Han Shuangsi without hesitation.
Han Shuang Si looked at Feng Ziang's departing back, his heart filled with pain and helplessness. He knew that his decision would cause dissatisfaction from his father and Marquis Jingguo, but he also understood that he could not let his lover get hurt. The usually calm Han Shuang Si unexpectedly became so uncalm. This was completely different from the man who wanted to become an emperor with his decisive killing.
Looking at Han Shuangsi's refusal from that moment on, Han Shuangsi decided to go against his father's wishes and protect his lover.
He knew that this would be a difficult road, but he also understood that he could no longer let his heart be bound by responsibilities and obligations. He had to fight for his love. Han Shuang Si continued to pretend to be an accompanying guard and followed Feng Ziang to where Jingguo Hou was.
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