"I won't come back..." The National Master always felt that these words were not that simple.
He continued to read.
"Actually, I'm not the Lan Shuang from before. It sounds absurd, and you might not believe it, but the dream I told you before was real. In my previous life, I married the Fifth Prince as you wished, and I played both the Crown Prince and the Fifth Prince in my hands. Back then, neither you nor I knew that the Fifth Prince was a wolf in sheep's clothing, and it was too late when we found out later."
"After the wedding, the Fifth Prince rarely touched me and even restricted me in every way. I almost lost contact with you. Later... I knew he was not a good person. I wanted to tell you, but he imprisoned me in the mansion. I was not allowed to go out and see anyone. At that time, I was pregnant again. I tried to escape several times but was caught and brought back. I finally found an opportunity to see you and wanted you to take me away, but you refused."
The Imperial Master was stunned. Past life? Dream?
The look in Lan Shuang's eyes when she told him about that dream appeared in front of him again, cold but sincere. It turned out that it was all true.
Is this what she didn't say?
He felt dizzy and almost couldn't stand, so he had to sit down by holding on to the table.
He clutched the letter tightly, and the more he read, the more frightened he became.
"...Later, the Fifth Prince set a trap to lure you into his trap and kill you. I sent you a letter, but it didn't get through, and you went anyway. That day, I threatened your life, and you ran away. Fortunately, I arrived not too late and arrived just in time. When the sword was about to stab you, I blocked it for you."
The Imperial Master felt a sharp pain in his chest and his face turned slightly blue.
"You picked me up and saved my life back then, and now I'm returning it to you. We owe each other nothing. I never thought I'd have a chance to start over again. In this life, I don't want to be your pawn anymore. I don't want to marry someone who doesn't love me at all. I want to be myself."
"Luckily, I did it in this life. I saved your life and married you to my beloved general. From now on, we will go our separate ways. I hope you take care of yourself."
"The Lan Shuang of the previous life is dead. I am just myself."
"Shuang'er..."
The Imperial Master stared blankly at the two lines of words, vaguely understanding something. Even though he didn't want to cry yet, tears had already fallen down, hitting the letter paper and blurring the handwriting.
"Ha ha ha ha--"
“Ahhhhhhhhh—”
The Imperial Master laughed sadly at first, but as he laughed he burst into tears.
Yuehan and Yueying, who arrived later, stood outside the door. Listening to the Imperial Master's crying, they looked at each other in panic, but they did not dare to go in and disturb him, so they just waited outside.
The Imperial Master was tired of crying and stood up, only to find that there were many letters in the box. He took out one and looked at it. The handwriting on it was slightly different, and it seemed to be from Lan Shuang when she was a child. He was stunned for a moment, wiped his tears and opened the box to read.
This is a letter expressing her true feelings, written by Lan Shuang when she was twelve or thirteen years old.
As she fell in love for the first time, her words were filled with admiration for him, and her girlish heart was hidden deep inside.
Maybe he had revealed it, but he pretended not to know.
The Imperial Master pressed the letter to his chest and suppressed the last tear.
He doesn't deserve it and he can't bear such deep affection and friendship.
After a long silence, he returned to his usual indifference, put away the letters, picked up the box, turned around and pushed open the door.
When Yueying and Yuehan saw him, they immediately said, "Sir—"
"Pack up your valuables and leave Kyoto immediately."
"Why?" Yue Han was puzzled: "We finally—"
The Imperial Master looked at him coldly: "No reason, go!"
"yes."
Yuehan and Yueying had no choice but to pack up their things. After preparing the carriage, the Imperial Master dismissed everyone in the mansion, took Yuehan and Yueying on the carriage, and left the city before dawn, disappearing without a trace.
After daybreak, the Fifth Prince ordered a raid on the Imperial Master's Mansion, confiscated a large amount of gold, silver, and jewelry, and arrested two unimportant people, who were released shortly afterwards. Finally, the Imperial Master's Mansion was sealed.
…
At this time, Lan Shuang had just fallen asleep not long ago. Her whole body felt like it was falling apart, and she lost consciousness as soon as she touched the pillow.
Xin Wujiang was quite energetic. He hugged her and closed his eyes for a while.
Suddenly, hurried footsteps were heard outside. He opened his eyes suddenly and saw Xueqing standing at the door and knocking.
Xin Wujiang immediately stood up, covered Lan Shuang with a quilt, strode out, and grabbed a cloak from the hanger and put it on.
"What is it?"
He opened the door and went out. Xue Qing whispered, "The emperor has passed away. Kyoto is in chaos right now. The old general asked the master to make the decision."
Xin Wujiang was not surprised by this at all, but he was a little unhappy that his sweet dream was disturbed. He said with a cold face: "Count the people in the mansion and follow me into the palace."
Xue Qing hesitated: "What does the master mean?"
Xin Wujiang curled his lips and smiled: "Of course, it is to support the new king and guard the palace."
"Yes, I'll do it right away."
Xueqing turned and left, and Xin Wujiang went back to his room to put on his clothes.
The movement was very gentle, but it still startled Lan Shuang.
Lan Shuang turned over in a daze and found that there was no space behind her. She couldn't help but turn around and close her eyes to scratch the empty space twice, and asked hoarsely: "Wujiang?"
Xin Wujiang paused, walked in quickly, knelt on one knee on the footstool, held her hand and kissed it, "I'm here."
"Is something wrong?" Lan Shuang struggled to open her eyes, with a faint red at the corners of her eyes still showing from the emotion she hadn't yet faded.
Xin Wujiang leaned over and kissed her forehead, then whispered, "It's okay, I'll be back soon. You should sleep well and you'll see me when you wake up."
As he said this, he straightened up and gently stroked Lan Shuang's eyes, and she closed her eyes. Seeing that she had fallen into a deep sleep again, Xin Wujiang put her hand back into the quilt, tucked the corner of the quilt carefully to make sure there was no air leaking, and then he lowered the bed curtain.
Then he got up and left.
…
Xin Wujiang took his sword, jumped on his horse, and the guards followed closely behind him. They headed straight for the palace with solemn expressions. The palace was in chaos at this time. The concubines and princes of each palace went to the emperor's bedroom after receiving the news. They were dissatisfied with the new emperor, the fifth prince. The ministers hurried over and knelt outside the palace, making a lot of noise.
The fifth prince was overwhelmed, but fortunately he brought a lot of guards with him, so he was able to control the situation.
However, those concubines were not pushovers either. They contacted their own maternal clans and demanded an explanation from the Fifth Prince. The Fifth Prince stood on the steps with a gloomy face.
"The late emperor has just passed away, and you're acting rashly here. Who gave you the courage?"
"The Fifth Prince ascended the throne as he wished. Is there a will? If not, the Crown Prince should succeed!"
"Where's the prince? We want to see the prince!"
"The Crown Prince colluded with the Empress to poison the late Emperor and has been executed by the late Emperor. If you do not believe me, you can summon the Imperial Physician and the Commander of the Imperial Guards to testify."
"Who knows if they were bribed by you?"
The virtuous concubine stood up and angrily scolded the fifth prince, "You have no evidence, and you want to ascend the throne now? It's simply a foolish dream. Who knows if you colluded with the imperial physician and the commander of the imperial guards to frame His Majesty?"
"Empress Xianfei, please be careful with your words. The late emperor's body is still warm. If you behave like this, aren't you afraid that he will appear in your dreams?"
Xin Wujiang shouted loudly, startling everyone.
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