Chapter 140: There is a vicious tiger in front and a greedy wolf behind
Ji Suxian looked at Shang Yuwan at a loss, and Yao Lao sighed softly.
"Xiao Xu and I had anticipated this outcome, but we didn't expect you to be so upset."
Yao Lao's old eyes looked straight at Shang Yuwan. Although he looked completely different from Lu Xu, he still saw the shadow of Lu Xu on this child's face.
Lu Xu is a very smart and sensitive child. As her daughter, Shang Yuwan naturally couldn't figure out the strangeness of her mother's suicide.
Heart disease couldn't kill Lu Xu, and neither could prophecy.
The only thing that could kill her in this world was Emperor Chengming's unknown desire to kill Shang Yuwan.
"Everyone says you have a personality like Xiao Hu, but in my opinion, you are more like Xiao Xu."
If this continues, Shang Yuwan will sooner or later become like Xiaoxu before his death.
Yao Lao and Ji Suxian were worried, but Shang Yuwan actually calmed down, wiped the traces from his face, and smiled gently.
"It feels much better now that I've spoken out. You don't have to worry about me. I can handle it myself. The most important thing now is to think about how to deal with those jackals, tigers and leopards before and after returning to Beijing."
The monsters and demons in Kyoto were no less formidable than the enemies they were facing now, not to mention Zhao Xiang... Ever since the Zhao family was confiscated, aside from Zhao Zhouxing, who was beheaded, many other members of the Zhao family had been secretly eliminated. Perhaps the murderers were former enemies, or perhaps the Crown Prince was trying to silence them.
There are only two people left, Zhao Xiang and Liu Que. No news has been heard from them since then, as if they had disappeared from the face of the earth.
Shang Yuwan's actions simply didn't give herself enough time to breathe and relax. For her, the longer she thought about it, the more painful it became.
Ji Suxian and Yao Lao both noticed it, but neither dared to say anything. One was afraid of reopening Shang Yuwan's wounds, and the other didn't know how to comfort her.
Yao Lao knew more about the past events and could see more than Ji Suxian.
Because of Lu Xu's heart disease, Shang Yuwan learned to take care of others prematurely. What she thought and learned were not in line with the normal range of her childhood. She was always extremely clear-headed when dealing with things, but the pain she suffered was increasing day by day.
Back then, Shang Yuwan was such a young child. Ever since she could remember, she had been taught to take care of her mother, who suffered from heart disease. Because of this deeply ingrained belief, Shang Yuwan never acted like a normal child, acting like a spoiled brat. She cared for everyone around her, intentionally or unintentionally, and was praised for her sensible and polite behavior.
Among the hundreds of people in Zhenxi Prefecture, she is the only one who can comfort her mother who suffers from heart disease. Therefore, she has to bear the risk of her mother's illness at any time and anywhere.
When Lu Xu gets sick, he is either extremely depressed or extremely irritable.
Wouldn't Shang Yuwan feel wronged? Of course she did. How could a child of a few years old like to live a life of taking care of others all the time?
But before she could vent her grievances and resentment, Lu Xu died.
The grievance of being forced to be sensible, the unwillingness of being ignored when he was still young, the panic in the face of his mother's blood loss, the heartache after figuring it out... These hardships were enough to make people breathless, but Shang Yuwan managed to hold on and even acted as if nothing had happened most of the time, as if everything was just a passing cloud.
But in fact, her heart had already been scarred.
Even in a dream, Shang Yuwan was unwilling to become a shackle that imprisoned his mother, and would rather choose to let his mother go with his own death.
In Yao Lao's opinion, Shang Yuwan has already suffered from a heart disease, which is not much milder than Lu Xu's back then.
Why do these children have such a miserable life!
Shang Yuwan didn't know what Yao Lao was thinking. He turned to look at Yang Qianmo, who was unconscious on the bed, and asked, "Is there no other way?"
Returning to Beijing is imminent. If Yang Qianmo is awake, with his confession and the account books in her hands, she can nail Xiao Qingji and Xiao Tong to the pillar of shame for treason, clear the Shang family's injustice, and she also has a way to make him write out the Emperor Chengming's edict of repentance willingly.
But if Yang Qianmo can't wake up...that would be troublesome.
Yao Lao collected his thoughts and said, "This matter is not without room for maneuver."
Shang Yuwan turned his gaze and asked, "What's the solution?"
Could it be that this person is hiding some panacea?
Yao Lao raised his hand and pointed outside.
"Isn't Master Qiao here?"
When people mentioned Emperor Chengming, Ji Suxian's face turned unhappy, but Shang Yuwan understood immediately.
Qiao Ai was one of Emperor Chengming's secret guards, and by the looks of it, he seemed to be a rather prominent leader. Although Yuezhu's Longwu Army had stopped following them after Yao Lao delivered the old items, the secret guards were still following them, otherwise they wouldn't have found her and Xiao Qingxu so quickly.
Shang Yuwan had heard from Lu Heying the gossip that Yanmen City, Jishiditang and Dark Moon Pavilion had been completely controlled by the secret guards. Therefore, Yang Qianmo's existence would definitely not escape the eyes of Qiao Ai and other secret guards, and would definitely be reported to Emperor Chengming.
The Empress of Langjiang was having affairs with the Crown Prince and the Princess of Dayu, and their goal was to seize the throne of Dayu. Emperor Chengming would definitely not miss this golden opportunity to take advantage of the situation and kill someone. Even if Shang Yuwan used this person or something else to force him to write a confession of guilt, Yang Qianmo was still an important figure to him who could severely damage Xiao Tong and the Empress of Langjiang.
Compared with losing face once during his reign and preserving the country and people of Dayu, Emperor Chengming would definitely choose the latter.
"There's a vicious tiger in front and a greedy wolf behind!" Thinking of this, Shang Yuwan's eyes flashed with a gleam, "They have to admit it even if they don't want to!"
Once Shang Yuwan's mind started working, he no longer felt the heartache caused by the scars he had felt before, and he became as capable as he was before.
Ji Suxian and Yao Lao listened silently as she kept deducing the process and results of what would happen in Kyoto like a madman.
Judging by the time, the news here has probably spread throughout Kyoto by now. According to the latest news from Baijialou, this Shangliu Banquet is jointly attended by the Yu Dynasty, Quqi Kingdom, and Langjiang Kingdom. If Yao Lao was helpless and unable to wake the person in time, Emperor Chengming would not have waited idly for Yang Qianmo to wake up in three months, or even waited for news of her death.
Now, there are less than two months left before the Shangliu Banquet. Emperor Chengming may secretly give some "gifts" to Empress Langjiang, asking her to voluntarily send relief medicine or even an antidote for the Yan poison.
Otherwise, the Empress would have to be personally ripped off by Emperor Chengming. Don't forget, there have been numerous disturbances in Langjiang, both large and small, since the Empress ascended the throne—this is Tan Lang.
If this matter were to be fully exposed, not to mention the damage to Dayu's reputation, Xiao Qingji and Xiao Tong would be nailed to the pillar of shame forever. The worst result would be that they would drag a large group of people into the water and die with them.
But Empress Langjiang is different.
What she would lose was her life, her qualification to continue sitting on the throne... and everything she had planned for the women of Langjiang - Emperor Chengming was a vicious tiger to the Empress and Xiao Tong.
The evil tiger is more terrifying than the greedy wolf.
But......
The faces of the children studying in Dark Moon Pavilion flashed through Shang Yuwan's mind, causing a moment of hesitation to cross her face.
“Knock knock.”
A knock on the door interrupted Shang Yuwan's thoughts. She raised her head and asked, "Who is it?"
"It's me."
"And me!"
The voices of Xiao Qingxu and Xiao Qinggu came from the door. Shang Yuwan was about to go find him and Xiao Qinggu to discuss something, and he straightened the marks on his face, his hair and his clothes.
She quietly asked Ji Suxian: "Can you tell?"
Ji Suxian looked at her red eyes and shook her head.
As long as there are no clues, it's good. Shang Yuwan then got up and went to greet him with peace of mind.
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