Chapter 792 She Was Originally a Princess
At the same time, Nightshade led his men into the prison and rescued Consort Chang. The soldiers guarding outside the prison lay scattered in the rain.
Ao Xue suddenly appeared in front of Ye Ying. She was soaked to the bone, rain streaming down her face. Her sword was pointed in Ye Ying's direction. "Ye Ying, so you really did betray your master."
Night Shadow pretended to have his own difficulties and helplessness: "Aoxue, I have no choice. I have my own reasons. Please let me go! I will explain to you later when I have the chance."
Ao Xue said, "You want to just leave? Have you forgotten your promise to me?"
Nightshade was stunned. What promise?
He feigned a pained expression: "I'm sorry."
"I don't want you to say sorry. Tell me why you betrayed me. You clearly said you would stay with me and be good to me. Now that you're gone, what am I supposed to do?"
Ao Xue put down her sword, her emotions running high and she was in great pain, trying her best to portray herself as deeply in love and unable to extricate herself. "What's the point of me staying without you? I don't want to be separated from you, Ye Ying, do you understand?"
Seeing Ao Xue's insistence on having him, Ye Ying thought it was such a pity that she was such a pitiful beauty. He had come with a mission, otherwise...
Ao Xue suddenly said, "Take me away. What's wrong with you? I can help you. You said we would be together forever. These past few days you've been missing, I've thought about you every day. I've figured it out. I can't live without you." Even when facing the real Ye Ying, she couldn't say these words. Now, she felt like vomiting just saying them.
She must rescue the real Nightshade.
Nightshade thought it wouldn't be bad to take her with him. Such a beautiful and cool young lady, she and the real Nightshade were never together, were they?
Consort Chang said coldly, "She is Empress Jiang's person, you cannot take her with you."
Shu Lang said, "Let's go. Why are you arguing with her about love and romance? You want to die, but we don't."
Nightshade said, "It's not up to you to decide who I take with me."
"You..." The other party had a sword in his hand, and Shu Lang could only rely on him to survive, so Shu Lang did not argue with him anymore.
Ye Ying said, "Ao Xue, I'll tell you what I have to say when I leave the palace, but are you really willing to come with me?" He was also wary of any trickery.
Aoxue knew he didn't believe her, so she came alone without anyone else. She said, "I believe you have your reasons. You said you would marry me. If you leave, how can I marry you? When we were in the camp, you were the only one who was good to me. If you leave, I don't know what to do."
Her eyes hardened, and she looked determined to marry no one but him: "So I've agreed to marry you."
"Alright, I'll take you with me. Let's not talk here anymore. If the pursuers come, we won't be able to leave." He reached out his hand to Aoxue. If what she said was true, he would take her away; if she was trying to deceive him, he would kill her.
The other assassins went to kill Empress Jiang, and the guards also went to protect the Empress. They needed to rescue Consort Chang as soon as possible.
Despite feeling nauseous, Ao Xue placed her hand on his palm. If he dared to lay a hand on her, she would poison him. But she needed him to find the real Night Shadow.
In the end, nothing happened. The two of them seemed reluctant to part, amidst the sound of rain and thunder.
Shu Yan didn't want to leave at all. Once she left the palace, she would become a wanted criminal, and she wouldn't be able to be with the emperor anymore.
She hated Shu Lang and Chang Mingxiu so much for making her have such a disgraceful identity.
Shu Yan suddenly broke free from Consort Chang's hand and ran forward, "I want to see the Emperor. I have not rebelled. I am a concubine."
Consort Chang grabbed her arm. "Yan'er, come out of the palace with me. You can't stay here." She wanted to say she would take her to find her father, but she didn't know how to explain her relationship with Xie Kang. She would explain it to her slowly once they were safe.
Shu Yan refused to listen to her explanation. "I am not your bastard child. You killed me. I am the emperor's concubine, an empress."
The most honorable women in the world are those who enter the palace to become the emperor's women. Even as mothers, they are superior to others. Giving birth to imperial offspring can elevate a woman's status through her son. She has no desire to be someone else's illegitimate child.
At least she will be the prince's mother in the future.
“You and the late Emperor gave birth to me, so I am a princess. Why did you have an affair with another man and give birth to me?” She pointed at Consort Chang’s nose: “You are unfaithful to your wife, and now you are trying to run away with me. You have killed me.”
Shu Lang wanted to say something, after all, she was the daughter he had raised, and he had feelings for her no matter what.
Shu Yan pointed at Shu Lang's nose again: "I was originally your daughter, Minister Shu, and my father loved me. But why has it turned out like this? I dreamed of marrying the Emperor since I was a child. I wanted to be an empress. I'm so beautiful, I should have been an empress. If I were a daughter of the Shu family, and you hadn't gotten involved with the late Emperor's concubines, I could have been an empress. What am I now? Am I a shameful illegitimate daughter who can't be seen in public?"
She pointed at Consort Chang and scolded, "Are you stupid? You're as dumb as a pig! You've married the Emperor and become a Consort, and even given birth to a prince, yet you've made yourself so miserable. You're just a useless person. You didn't try to climb up the ranks after entering the palace, and instead went to the Cold Palace to have secret rendezvous with wild men. You have no ambition at all. I should have been the Emperor's child. It's all your fault."
She was filled with anger and resentment.
Upon hearing Shu Yan's words, Consort Chang felt a pang of shame. She could only feel sorry for Shu Yan, as giving birth to this daughter had made her status so awkward.
She secretly vowed in her heart: Yan'er, we will come back in the future, and Mother will make you a real princess.
When Aoxue saw Shuyan throwing a tantrum, it shattered her eardrums and opened her eyes. How could there be such a woman in the world? Why didn't Consort Chang drown her when she was born?
Both Ye Ying and Ao Xue are orphans without parents. They have experienced the bitterness and hardship of not having parents to protect them. Even if their parents were truly wicked, they both longed to have parents.
Ye Ying glanced at Consort Chang, "Your Highness, if she doesn't want to leave, let her stay and remain a consort. Let's see if the Emperor will still allow her to continue as a consort. What a troublemaker..."
Consort Chang gritted her teeth and slapped Ye Ying hard across the face: "What do you think you are, talking about your master like that?"
Nightshade was stunned.
Ao Xue was dumbfounded.
Suddenly, Fake Night Shadow clenched his fist, wanting to smash Consort Chang's head with a single punch. What was this old woman anyway?
In the end, he held back.
Ao Xue laughed inwardly; he was nothing more than a spineless lackey.
The next moment, Ao Xue suddenly stepped forward and chopped Shu Yan on the neck with a hand chop. Shu Yan instantly fainted in the rain, wasting her time.
Consort Chang, her eyes filled with heartache, wanted to punish Aoxue, "What are you doing?"
Aoxue grabbed Consort Chang's hand. "I am not your servant. You have no right to tell me what to do. Like mother, like daughter. If you don't leave soon, the pursuers will be here."
"You..." Consort Chang was so angry that her face wrinkled.
Ao Xue added, "I'm not doing this for you, I'm doing it for Ye Ying." She truly was doing it for Ye Ying.
Shu Lang said, "Yes, Your Highness, please hurry, Kang..."
Consort Chang glared at him. She was furious that her daughter had been raised like this; she would settle accounts with Shu Lang and Yang Mei sooner or later.
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