Chapter 339 Randomly Made-up Words
"Also, doesn't Master want his child to sit on the throne?" Song Zhuran touched her lower abdomen with one hand. "Ranran can help Master."
"After Master's important matters are settled and our child ascends the throne, Master and Ranran can live our own lives."
"Master, what do you say?"
"Why should we put other people's children on the throne as puppets?"
Chen Jie turned his head to the side. "Ranran, get dressed first."
"Why doesn't Master even glance at Ranran? Master always said Ranran was too young, but now Ranran has already come of age. Does Master dislike Ranran now that he knows?"
As Song Zhuran spoke, her eyes turned sinister, and she gripped Chen Jie's clothes tightly with both hands. "It's all Jiang Wan Ning and Song Zhu Yi's fault. Master, I'm going to kill them right now."
"Master, don't worry. Ranran only had that one time with His Majesty. Ranran will clean herself up."
"Is it alright, Master?"
Chen Jie raised his hand and pushed Song Zhuran away, "Ranran, listen to what your master has to say."
"You can't make any more rash moves and alert the enemy," Chen Jie said sternly. "And now that you're Consort Si Chun, what you should be doing is making Xiao Yu unable to leave you."
A hint of disappointment flashed in Song Zhuran's eyes.
Chen Jie's tone softened further as he said gently, "Once things settle down, our good days are yet to come. What's the rush?"
“You sacrificed yourself for your master, so how could your master despise you?”
Seeing that the disappointment and doubt in Song Zhuran's eyes had not yet subsided, Chen Jie patiently hugged her again, saying, "Alright, you know how your master has treated you all these years."
Song Zhuran wanted to say that her master's feelings for her in the past were not romantic, but she didn't want to admit it.
"Knock knock knock!"
The two were embracing when a knock came at the door.
"What is it?" Song Zhuran asked.
"Your Highness, the Empress has arrived."
Song Zhuran suddenly looked up and met Chen Jie's gaze. "Didn't she go back to the palace with His Majesty? Why is she here again?"
"This servant does not know either."
"Her Majesty is already walking this way, along with the Princess Consort of Langya."
"I understand. You may leave now."
"yes."
“I’ll leave through the back window first,” Chen Jie said. “Remember, it’s not time to break ties yet, so never confront them directly.”
"If you were to bring up what happened that day, you would simply deny it."
After Chen Jie finished speaking, he turned and jumped out of the window. Song Zhuran straightened her clothes and hair before walking towards the door.
Upon opening the door, they were directly facing the Empress and her entourage.
"Didn't my sister go back to the palace? Why are you back again?" Song Zhuran said softly, her voice tinged with a hint of languor.
"Wasn't Consort Chun supposed to be searching for medicinal herbs for His Majesty? What is she doing here?"
Song Zhuran was taken aback for a moment, "How did you know I went to find medicinal herbs for His Majesty?"
"Naturally, it was His Majesty who told me."
Song Zhuran naturally wouldn't listen to Empress Song Zhuyi's nonsense. Xiao Yu didn't want anyone to know about this matter from the beginning, including the Empress, so how could he let the Empress leave and come back today?
"What kind of tricks is Sister up to now?" Song Zhuran asked bluntly.
She tucked a strand of long hair behind her ear and played with it. "I was just about to go, but I suddenly felt a little unwell, so I came here to rest for a while."
"Since you are not feeling well, you should return to the palace to summon the imperial physician as soon as possible. Just now, I saw a shadow pass by in the direction of this house. It looked like... the prince consort."
Song Zhuran said seriously, "Sister, please don't label me without reason."
Empress Song Zhuyi smiled slightly and said nothing more, "Perhaps I am mistaken. Why is my sister in such a hurry?"
"Alright, I'm not teasing you anymore. The reason I came is because His Majesty received news that someone at today's wedding banquet would harm Yu Hai, and His Majesty has other matters to attend to and cannot come."
"Then let me bring a group of secret guards here, and let me take a look at you. Make sure you don't get targeted by assassins."
Song Zhuran narrowed her eyes, unable to tell which of the Empress's words were true and which were false.
"Why does my sister seem so unsurprised? Did she know all along that there would be assassins today?" the Empress continued.
"How would I know?" Song Zhuran said casually. "I'd like to ask you, sister, who gave you the information, and how accurate is it? Don't think you've been deliberately tricked."
"This news must be accurate."
"Not only that news, but that person also gave me some information. Would you like to hear it, sister? This information concerns the驸马 (the驸马) and Princess Nanli."
Song Zhuran's hand, which was playing with her hair, suddenly stopped, and her eyes were fixed on Empress Song Zhuyi.
"It seems my sister doesn't want to know," Empress Song Zhuyi said with a smile. "But it's nothing serious. It's just that the prince consort personally proposed to the woman he's asking for, so he must be truly in love."
"I heard that the prince consort even had his residence renovated specifically for this purpose."
"You're talking nonsense. The Prince Consort and His Majesty just finalized this agreement. How could that be?"
"Why is my sister in such a hurry?" Empress Song Zhuyi said calmly. "In my opinion, the consort has long wanted to marry you, otherwise he wouldn't have come to the Prince of Langya to ask for your hand in marriage, and this whole drama would have to happen today."
"Sister, listen to what you're saying? The Prince Consort and the Prince of Langya are cooperating?" Although Song Zhuran thought it was impossible, she still subconsciously looked at Jiang Wanning beside her.
Jiang Wan Ning smiled faintly, "The prince consort has indeed long wanted to marry that Princess Nanli, and even specially presented the prince with a fine jade pendant, which is said to have been obtained from the Western Regions in earlier years."
Western Regions, jade pendant.
Song Zhuran thought of the jade pendant she had given to the prince consort.
"Although the prince and the consort may have disagreements in court, the consort gave the prince many benefits besides the jade pendant in order to marry the princess of Nanli Kingdom."
"As for cooperation, it won't be a loss for the prince to marry either of the two consorts."
Song Zhuran clutched a lock of her hair tightly in both hands, as if she wanted to tear it off. "Hmph, you two came here just to put on an act for me?"
"Whether it's acting or not, my sister knows in her heart. No man can resist the temptation of the one he loves, but it seems that my sister has failed."
Empress Song Zhuyi's words struck a deep chord with Song Zhuran.
He just doesn't want to admit it.
"Song Zhuyi, Jiang Wanning, don't even think about provoking me again. I don't know what you're saying," Song Zhuran said. "I have to go find medicinal herbs for His Majesty, so I won't keep you company any longer."
Song Zhuran turned and left after saying that.
Empress Song Zhuyi watched Song Zhuran's departing figure, let out a long sigh, and quickly grabbed Jiang Wanning's hand, "Ningning, how did I perform just now?"
"Do you think she'd really believe anything we just made up?"
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