Chapter 120: Oath of Wife
Upon hearing this, the queen's expression changed for a moment, but soon returned to normal.
"You guessed wrong!" She would not admit it even if someone guessed what she was thinking. "The princess is too confident."
"But even though you told yourself not to believe what I said, you still couldn't help thinking, could what I said be true? The emperor's favor for Prince Li was already extraordinary, and it was from the woman he loved the most. You know, Emperor Chi Yan has always felt guilty about Concubine Mei's death, and he has always wanted to make up for it, and handing over the country to Prince Li is the best compensation he can think of! Otherwise, Queen, you wouldn't have to go to so much trouble to ask the prince to marry Beishuo and find a strong backing for the prince, right?" Shu Wan looked at the queen and said word by word.
"How do you know..." The Queen's expression began to crack. Why did Shu Wan know that secret that no one else knew? "How do I know that it was the Emperor who killed Concubine Mei?" Shu Wan smiled, with a playful expression.
"You..." This time, the queen really couldn't sit still. She looked at Shu Wan as if she had seen a ghost, and even her lips were trembling. She was even now doubting whether Shu Wan was a human or a ghost, and why did she know everything?
"Empress, look, I have a shadow under the lamp. I am not a ghost!" Shu Wan pointed at her shadow on the ground and spoke with a raised eyebrow.
"Why do you know what I'm thinking?" The queen has begun to doubt her life. She no longer regards Shu Wan as a human being.
"Maybe it's because I have some special abilities, so I know what you are thinking! Or maybe my guess is more accurate?" Shu Wan lowered his eyes slightly.
"So you want to tell me that although you don't have any evidence, this is how you know what His Majesty is thinking?" As expected of the Queen, she quickly understood Shu Wan's meaning. At the same time, she was thinking that Shu Wan wanted to cooperate with her to save Rong Chen, but what could she do, because she believed that with Shu Wan's wisdom and courage, it would not be difficult for one person to rescue Rong Chen! "Yes, Queen, you are wise!" Shu Wan smiled, "I can indeed rescue the Imperial Master, but rescuing him alone is not enough. He is poisoned. The Emperor has given it. We must find an antidote first!" Shu Wan answered whatever she was thinking.
"You want me to find an antidote for you?" The Queen has gradually accepted the fact that Shu Wan can know what she is thinking.
"Yes!" Shu Wan nodded, "After all, as the queen, everything will be much easier!"
"But now you have laid all your cards before me. Why do you think I should agree to you?" The Queen wanted to see Shu Wan's reaction.
"If the Queen doesn't agree, then forget it!" Shu Wan looked indifferent, "I can go find the antidote myself, it'll just be a few days later. But the Queen should think clearly first, what is the current situation of the Crown Prince in the court? Are you sure you want to give up Blackwater City, a powerful ally? The Queen has already lost the support of Beishuo. If we lose our Blackwater City again, I'm afraid it will be very disadvantageous to the Crown Prince!" She really didn't understand why the Queen had to say so much nonsense.
"I can report you!" The Queen was a little annoyed by Shu Wan's threat to her. It was true that Shu Wan saved them and their son, but her attitude was too arrogant.
"Why did the Queen let me go back?" Shu Wan smiled. "The Queen can report me, but the consequence of doing so is that Prince Li will hold Rong Chen hostage and find the legendary wealth of Blackwater City that only the city lords of successive generations know about. Then he will continue to expand his power until he completely turns the Crown Prince into a powerless puppet Crown Prince. Besides, no matter what, I am now bearing the title of Princess Beishuo. A few days ago, Prince Li said he wanted to marry me. If something happens to Rong Chen, then marrying Prince Li seems to be a good choice. By then, I can become Prince Li's Consort, then the Crown Princess, and then the Queen. It doesn't seem like I will lose anything this way!" Shu Wan became more and more excited as she spoke, with an expression as if she had never thought of this before today. "What do you think of this idea, Queen?" She pretended to ask the Queen's opinion seriously.
"You, Shu Wan!" The queen was so angry that she was speechless. She finally understood the feelings of Cai Kun and Lord Zhang. What should she do if she wanted to strangle Shu Wan to death? "You said so much, but in fact, you only like City Lord Rongchen, don't you? If you can really give him up as easily as you said, why did you come all the way from Blackwater City and enter the palace under a false name?" The queen felt that Shu Wan was just bluffing, so she had nothing to be afraid of.
"The Queen is right!" Shu Wan blinked. "I seem... I really like that guy. But Queen, unless the wealth of Blackwater City is found, he will be fine. At most, he will suffer a little. And on the surface, the Emperor and Prince Li will not make things difficult for him. They will just give him a little poison to make him feel pain. As long as he is alive, there is still hope. Who can predict what will happen in the future? Unlike the prince, if he loses his life, he will have nothing!" Shu Wan did not lie to her. Without the Queen, she could still find the antidote. It just took more effort.
"Okay!" The queen closed her eyes and took a few deep breaths. "I will help you find the antidote, as a way of repaying your kindness in saving me in front of the palace today." She thought about it. Shu Wan had helped them so much, and this favor had to be repaid. Moreover, if she could take this opportunity to gain the support of Blackwater City for the prince, the prince's chances of winning would be much greater.
"Deal. If the Queen had agreed earlier, I wouldn't have had to waste so much time talking!" Shu Wan showed a smile that he thought was very kind. "Then I will help the Prince to seize the throne. Or, Queen, do you want to experience being a Queen Mother in advance?" Shu Wan stood up, said something that scared the Queen so much that her face turned pale, then turned and left.
When he reached the door, Shu Wan suddenly stopped and spoke with a smile.
"Yes, the Queen is right. With me, Shu Wan, here, Prince Li will have a hard time!"
Her smile made the queen feel eerie and extremely scary.
After Shu Wan left, the queen sat there alone for a long time without coming to her senses.
She was frightened by Shu Wan's remarks at first, and then she thought of the misfortunes that befell her prince today as being arranged by the Chi Yan Emperor. She felt sad and desperate, and after despair, she was filled with hatred for the Chi Yan Emperor.
She was the queen he married in a formal ceremony! The prince was his own son!
But in order to let Yuwen Yan ascend the throne, he actually put his wife and children to death! She has always known that the Red Flame Emperor has always been obsessed with Mei Fei, and he also dotes on Yuwen Yan. But she can't understand why the Red Flame Emperor would do such a thing! Since he is unkind, don't blame her for being unjust.
The queen's eyes were red, her hands were clenched tightly, and tears slowly gathered in her eye sockets.
Shu Wan had no idea of all this. She was led out of the Queen's bedroom by the palace maid.
What was somewhat unexpected yet reasonable was that Rong Chen and Fu Jin were still waiting for her at the palace gate!
However, no one knew where Yu Jianning had gone.
Shu Wan didn't care about it. He thought that Rong Chen must have sent him on another mission.
"Brother, where are you staying tonight?" Shu Wan said hello and was about to get on the carriage, but before he finished, he remembered this again, so he turned around and asked.
"Originally, a villa was prepared for me, but tonight, I decided to stay with the Imperial Master!" Fu Jin smiled, "After all, where is Sister Shuyin? She also lives in the Imperial Master's Mansion. I have something to tell you!"
"Okay." Shu Wan pulled the curtain.
Rong Chen suddenly regretted it. Why did he agree to Fu Jin's request to live in his house? Wouldn't this just make things difficult for himself?
Therefore, Rong Chen's face never looked better along the way.
It’s because Fu Jin is here that the little girl won’t talk to him!
Fu Jin also felt the coldness emanating from him and thought to himself that he had not offended him. He thought about it carefully again.
Yes, Rong Chen started to get angry after Shu Wan came out. It had nothing to do with him!
So he silently shrank his body, looked at his nose and his heart, and stopped talking.
After returning home, Rong Chen asked someone to clean up Fu Jin's room.
A few people stayed in the hall to talk.
Shu Wan took out the dagger that Fu Shuyin gave her and gave it to Fu Jin.
"If I had known that she would lose her life on this trip, I would never have let her come to marry!" Fu Jin's expression became sad. "After we parted in the palace that day, we will never see each other again!"
"If she knew in heaven that there was a big brother like you who cared about her in the world, she would be happy, right?" Shu Wan thought of the light in Fu Shuyin's eyes and her desire for life on the night she died. She said that Shu Wan was the only person in the world who cared about her and believed that her life was meaningful.
A stranger could make her act like this. If she knew that her blood-related brother actually thought of her and cared about her, she would feel comforted even in her grave.
"Shu Wanwan's mother!" Fu Jin lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking. After a while, he raised his head and handed the dagger left by Fu Shuyin back to Shu Wan.
"This dagger was left to Shuyin by her mother. To her, it is more important than her life. Since she chose to give it to you before she died, it is evidence that in her heart, you are more important than her life. So, I'll give this dagger to you!" He said sincerely.
"This is the only thing she left behind." Shu Wan was a little surprised that Fu Jin would say this, "Don't you want to keep it as a keepsake?"
"No need!" Fu Jin shook his head with a wry smile, "It's enough for me to remember her in my heart, nothing else is needed!" Seeing these things would only make him miss her more and drive him crazy.
"Okay then, I'll keep this thing for you first. If you want it in the future, you can always ask me for it!" Shu Wan took the dagger and said.
When Rong Chen heard this, he became extremely jealous.
From what he said, it seems that we will see each other more often in the future? How can this be tolerated?
When he was dead?
"Wan Wan, since the Beishuo Prince has said so, he will definitely never ask you for this dagger again. He is a prince, do you think he will regret his decision in the future?" Rong Chen was obviously trying to persuade Shu Wan, but in fact, the meaning of his words was very wrong. "Besides, Beishuo and Black Water City are so far away, you will never see each other again, right? It is impossible that the Beishuo Prince would go all the way to Black Water City just to get a dagger! Don't you agree, eldest prince?"
Shu Wan frowned and looked at Rong Chen with a complicated expression.
What the hell is wrong with this guy? Wanwan? Is he sure there is nothing wrong with his brain?
When did they become so close? Fu Jin was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help laughing.
"Miss Shu Wan, since you and Shu Yin have such a good relationship, and you took her place by mistake, then, how about we become sworn brothers?" Fu Jin thought. He finally understood why Rong Chen had become so strange since leaving the palace today. It turned out that everything had a reason. "From now on, I will treat you as my own sister. How about that?"
"Okay!" Shu Wan nodded quickly. Some people are just like that. They have a strong affinity with each other the first time they meet. "Then we can call each other brother and sister from now on!"
"Little sister!" This was the first time Fu Jin truly called Shu Wan "sister". Before that, she had called someone else that.
"Big Brother!" Shu Wan also called him Big Brother very seriously.
"Hey, from now on, we will share the good and the bad!" Fu Jin said as if promising.
Rong Chen: ...
He was being ignored again, wasn't he?
hateful!
"It's so late, isn't the eldest prince sleepy?" Rong Chen's voice sounded with resentment and murderous intent.
"Now that you mention it, I do feel a little sleepy!" Fu Jin smiled slightly.
"Someone, send the eldest prince to the guest room to rest." Before Fu Jin could continue speaking, Rong Chen couldn't wait to order them to leave. "Then give Princess Shuyin a new cup of hot tea and serve her a few plates of snacks. I have something important to discuss with Princess Shuyin!" He said the last sentence with particularly gritted teeth.
"Then I'll take my leave!" Fu Jin had no choice but to say goodbye to Rong Chen. The latter didn't say anything, but just snorted barely perceptible coldly, "Little sister, big brother will go back first!" Fu Jin didn't care about Rong Chen's attitude towards him now, and turned to say goodbye to Shu Wan.
"Brother, go to bed early!" Shu Wan quickly raised his hand and gestured for goodbye.
Rong Chen's nose was almost smoking.
"If there's nothing else, I'll go back first!" After seeing Fu Jin off, the smile on Shu Wan's face fell and she looked at Rong Chen coldly.
"Something happened!" There was an inexplicable sense of grievance in Rong Chen's tone.
"What's the matter? Tell me!" Shu Wan folded his arms and spoke with an impatient look on his face.
"Wanwan!" Rong Chen called her in a very artificial way, "You have been ignoring me for some time, but did I do anything to make you angry?" He blinked and asked knowingly.
Shu Wan was really amused by his words!
(End of this chapter)
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