Shi Wuqing took a breath and took the most crucial step to gain popularity in this world.
She tilted her head, staring at her brother without blinking, and slowly said, "I have sent my sister out of the capital. She hates being constrained the most. She will definitely be free in the future. After I die, she can return to the Shi family."
Shi Yu was stunned.
Yu Yongning suddenly hugged Shi Wuqing tightly and asked, "What did you say?"
"Prince Qi's reputation has grown over the years, and he's already suspected of being too powerful to be trusted. His Majesty is clearly concerned, but instead of weakening his power, he's betrothed the Shi family's legitimate daughter, my sister, to him... The implication is pretty clear, isn't it?"
Shi Wuqing smiled bitterly and said, "The Emperor cannot keep Prince Qi, nor the Shi family. He wants to eliminate all the forces that threaten him. He doesn't dare to act rashly against Prince Qi, so he wants to start with the Shi family. After all, if the Shangshu Mansion and the Qi Mansion are married, Prince Qi will not be able to escape responsibility for the Shi family's mistakes."
Shi Yu looked at Shi Wuqing in shock. He could never have imagined that these imperial thoughts that he had never thought of would be spoken by his soft and well-behaved half-sister.
"The forces in the court are complicated and intertwined, and the power struggle is rippled. Now, my father's affairs have already begun - the emperor is going to take action against Prince Qi's Mansion." The moonlight penetrated the clouds and quietly fell on the girl. Her face was still stained with bright blood, but she was astonishingly beautiful.
Her eyes were clear and bright. "Mother's actions today were indirectly driven by me... That day when she came to see me at the palace, I deliberately angered her. In reality, I also wanted her to sever ties with me. I couldn't stop the emperor's engagement, but I also wanted to end any ties between the Shangshu Mansion and Prince Qi's Mansion. Because Prince Qi is the emperor's greatest concern, as long as my family takes the right path, we may be able to escape this disaster."
Shi Yu couldn't describe his current mood. He was in turmoil, not knowing whether to believe it or not. "Then what will you do? Even if the Shi family escapes, you have already married into Prince Qi's mansion. If Prince Qi falls, you will definitely not be able to escape..."
Having said this, his voice suddenly disappeared.
Because Shi Yu thought of what the other party had just said, "Wait until I die."
She never thought about living.
Shi Wuqing smiled faintly: "Master Shi, you don't have to worry about me. From the moment I made the decision to enter Prince Qi's Mansion in my sister's place, I have been prepared to die... If my death alone can bring peace to the Shi family, it doesn't matter."
"Where is Lingling? Does she know?" Shi Yu's mind was blank, and only his concern for his sister made him instinctively continue the conversation.
Shi Wuqing paused, her smile fading because of that person's name. Anyone could see that she cared about that person:
"Sister, she doesn't know. This was my own decision. That day, I asked Sister to talk, knocked her unconscious, and asked Auntie to send her out of the capital... Master Shi, don't worry. Sister is living well now. When things are settled in the future, she can come back."
“…” The room fell into silence.
No one expected that the truth would be like this.
A girl in the boudoir boldly deceived her superiors and subordinates, disobeyed the imperial edict, and with the belief of protecting her family, she knew the outcome clearly but still walked into a dead end without hesitation.
Where did she get the courage and determination?
How can I be sure that if I take this step, I will be able to protect the Shi family?
Whether she was discovered or not, she was doomed to die. Moreover, just like now, she would be misunderstood, hated, and despised by her family...
She might even be assassinated because of her relationship with Prince Qi.
Swords and knives brushed past her body, death was following her like a shadow, and the road ahead of her was dark, but behind her were her family whom she tried desperately to protect, and they hated her to the core.
At this moment, even Yu Yongning was shocked.
He couldn't help but recall the girl's almost pious tone that day, under the peach blossoms:
"I made a wish with the Buddha, wishing Shi Shuling to have a happy and smooth life, free from worries and illnesses, and to live freely and comfortably."
It turns out...she wasn't talking about herself.
She had already accepted her own ending, and only hoped that the person she protected with her life could live a happy and smooth life.
Yu Yongning was shocked, but also jealous of Shi Shuling.
She could actually receive such pure and profound care, and could actually make a person calmly accept his own death for her, yet still be afraid that she would not be happy!
Especially, the person who made such a wish was the one in his arms.
At this point, readers have politely greeted eighteen generations of Shi Wuqing's descendants.
[Bah! Disfigured and sold into a brothel? This is what you call a "good life"? Pretend, you white lotus! Just wait for the heroine to deal with you!]
After hearing what she said earlier, I almost believed it. If she hadn't said Ling Ling was doing well now, I wouldn't have realized it was a fabrication.
[Why don’t you write a novel? It’s such a waste of talent! ]
[Do you have any shame? Your selfish desires are being described as so great.]
Anyone who believes this is mentally retarded.
[Please stop being so disgusting! I curse your child to meet a woman like you in the future!]
But amidst the barrage of abuse, there were also one or two different comments.
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