Chapter 126: Distorted Views
In Shu Wan's opinion, Yuwen Yan valued the throne more than his life, and making it impossible for him to succeed to the throne was even more cruel than killing him.
"But now Prince Li holds military power and has great influence in the court. Judging from the situation today, I'm afraid he is going to start a rebellion!" The queen was still very worried. She would not be able to put her mind at ease until the matter was settled. "What can we do to prevent it from happening?" she asked Shu Wan.
"When the enemy comes, we will stop him; when the water comes, we will block it with earth!" Shu Wan said, "Use stillness to control movement, and remain unchanged in the face of ever-changing circumstances. Now the crown prince's succession to the throne is legitimate, and Prince Li will become a villain who usurps the country. Even if he doesn't care about his own reputation, there are still so many loyal ministers in the court. If they are not convinced, Prince Li will have no choice. He can't kill them all. If that happens, Chi Yan's court will be in chaos!" She carefully analyzed the current situation.
"Hearing you say that, I feel much more relieved!" The Queen thought about it and felt that what Shu Wan said was right.
"Empress!" Shu Wan suddenly called her.
"What's wrong?" The queen turned around.
"It was you who poisoned the late emperor!" This was not a question but a statement. She actually knew that there was no point in asking the Queen this question because she already knew the answer, but she just wanted to ask.
The queen was stunned for a moment.
"Yes, it's me!" Then, her expression and eyes became resolute. "The late emperor paid great attention to health preservation, and he dreamed that one day he would be able to figure out the art of immortality, and in recent years, he has been taking a kind of elixir. It is said that it was given to him by a Taoist priest with profound Taoism skills, who said that it can prolong his life. He takes it every day. Perhaps yesterday, everyone saw that I and the prince were wronged, so even if he was just doing a superficial job, he had to go to my bedroom to sleep. I took the opportunity to serve him the medicine and replaced it with a poisonous one. He was not on guard at all and ate it. Until this morning, the poison took effect and he didn't know what was going on. But before he died, I had told him the truth of the matter. You didn't see his expression. I didn't expect that he had been scheming against others all his life, but in the end, he was schemed against by others and lost his life!" The expression on the queen's face was a little hideous and distorted. There was no sadness in her eyes, but instead, it was full of the pride of a winner.
"You are husband and wife!" Shu Wan knew that this sentence should not be said, because from the queen's perspective, if she didn't do this, it would be them and their son, and the Gao family, who would die. So the queen did nothing wrong. Shu Wan just suddenly felt a little sad. They were married for life and had been husband and wife for decades, but in the end they fought to the death because of all kinds of calculations. Could decades of love between husband and wife not withstand this?
"No, he is not!" The queen smiled and shook her head. "To me, he is just the Majesty of Chi Yan and the father of my son. And to him, I am just a stumbling block on his way to helping King Li ascend the throne, a Queen of Chi Yan who cannot be deposed!" There was no love between her and Emperor Chi Yan anymore. What existed was only endless suspicion and calculation.
Perhaps, perhaps before yesterday, in a certain corner of the Queen's heart, she still regarded Emperor Chi Yan as her husband, not His Majesty, not the monarch, but simply her husband. Deep in her heart, she still held some desires that she herself was not even aware of.
But now, Emperor Chi Yan was nothing more than a stumbling block who deserved death, a stumbling block on the prince's path to succession to the throne. Such an insignificant person should be eliminated.
Shu Wan opened his mouth, but in the end, he said nothing.
"Shuwan, I can see that the Imperial Master loves you very much!" The Queen said with a smile, "I hope you can be happy!"
"Thank you. I will!" Shu Wan's eyebrows were curved, and when she mentioned Rong Chen, even the corners of her mouth rose unconsciously.
"By the way, I haven't found the antidote you mentioned!" The queen then looked at Shu Wan seriously, "Before the late emperor died, I asked him, and he said that he didn't have the antidote either, and the antidote was in the hands of Prince Li. At this critical moment of life and death, he would not give up his chance to survive just to hide an antidote, so this news must be true!" When Emperor Chi Yan was about to die, the queen told him that as long as he handed over Rong Chen's antidote, she would give him the antidote, but Emperor Chi Yan still insisted that he didn't have the antidote. Based on the queen's understanding of him, he would not lie at that time, so the antidote was indeed not with him, but in Yuwen Yan's hands.
This was also the reason why she specifically asked to go to the palace today. She wanted to apologize to Shu Wan in person.
Shu Wan helped her so much, but she didn't find the antidote that Shu Wan wanted as promised.
"Okay, I understand!" This result was also within Shu Wan's expectations, so when she heard the queen say this, she was not very surprised or disappointed.
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The situation in Chiyan has changed now. Prince Li and the Prince's party are fighting each other to the death. Officials from all factions are extremely busy.
At this time, Yu Wenyan was actually in the mood to ask Shu Wan out, and specifically stated that only Shu Wan could go alone!
Shu Wan thought about it and then decided to meet him.
"No!" Rong Chen stopped her without question, "Now that he knows your identity, it's too dangerous for you to go like this!" He could not tolerate Shu Wan being in any danger, not even potential danger.
"Don't worry, nothing will happen!" Shu Wan knew what he was worried about, but now, Yuwen Yan was not stupid enough to touch her. "The fight for the throne has entered a white-hot stage. At this juncture, he dare not touch me. Otherwise, even for the stability of the court, the ministers in the court will not allow him to succeed to the throne. Don't forget, in name, I am still the Princess of Beishuo! I just want to take this opportunity to explore the enemy's situation and intercept his next plan. Then we can deploy our defenses. Master Guoshi, don't worry, I have a secret weapon!" Shu Wan said with a relaxed look on her face, and she had a hunch that Yuwen Yan asked her out this time, most likely because of the poison in Rong Chen's body.
"That won't do!" Rong Chen refused to let him go no matter what. "Yuwen Yan is so crazy. What if he hurts you regardless of the consequences? No, you can't go!"
"Oh, Master Imperial Master!" Shu Wan tugged at Rong Chen's sleeve, with a hint of coquettishness in her voice, "Just let me go, okay? I promise that I will come back safe and sound, without even a single hair missing, okay!" She blinked her big eyes, revealing a pitiful look, as if she would cry if Rong Chen refused her request again.
"Silly girl!" Rong Chen hated to see her like this, so he could only agree with her, "Let's make a deal first, let Feng Ling and Yu Jianning follow you!" He was really worried if he didn't send two people to follow Shu Wan.
"Okay, no problem!" Shu Wan understood that if she didn't agree to bring Feng Ling and Yu Jianning with her today, then she would have no chance of going out. In that case, she could just bring them with her. As for whether they could meet Yu Wenyan with her at that time, that was not something he could decide.
Seeing that she was smiling playfully and didn't take the matter seriously at all, Rong Chen felt both angry and amused. What a heartless little girl.
Rong Chen warned and threatened Feng Ling and Yu Jianning to protect Shu Wan's safety. The general meaning was that if Shu Wan lost even a hair, they would not have to come back.
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Today, Yuwen Yan did not make an appointment with Shu Wan to meet at the palace, but made an appointment at a restaurant in the city.
"I wonder what business His Royal Highness Prince Li has asked me to come here today?" After sitting down, Shu Wan asked straight to the point. She didn't want to waste any more time with Yuwen Yan.
"Miss Shu, don't be anxious, have some tea!" Yu Wenyan had a smile on his face and poured Shu Wan a cup of tea.
"You don't have to drink the tea!" Shu Wan sneered, "Your Highness Prince Li is of noble status. I dare not drink the tea you pour!" She said with a hint of meaning.
"Shu Wan!" Upon hearing this, the smile on Yu Wenyan's face disappeared. "Is it necessary to be so sarcastic when speaking? I admit that I did send people to assassinate you before, but that was when I didn't know you. If it were now, how could I do it to you? Besides, you are fine, so why do you still have such great hostility towards me?" He knew what Shu Wan hated, but didn't he say it all? He didn't know Shu Wan at that time.
"So, King Li means that I should thank you for not killing me? Or should I thank God for letting us know each other now? So since you showed mercy to me, should I prepare a gift and go to your house to thank you?" Shu Wan was really shocked by Yuwen Yan's worldview. "Yuwen Yan, I thought you were shameless enough, but I didn't expect that you would refresh my perception of you without any bottom line? What's in your mind? So, for your own selfish interests, you can regard other people's lives as worthless? Are human lives so worthless in your eyes?" Yuwen Yan had the nerve to say that Shu Wan was not dead. If the previous Shu Wan was not dead, then how could the one sitting here now be a Shu Wan with a changed heart! Yuwen Yan owed the previous Shu Wan a life, he owed Fu Shuyin a life, and he owed so many innocent people a life.
How shameless was he to say such a thing? "Yes!" Yuwen Yan was a little angry, "Shu Wan, there is no absolute fairness in this world. Some people are born inferior. Their existence is destined to sacrifice for others. In addition, there are always some people who are born to sacrifice. For example, if you are born as a princess of a country and enjoy the worship of the common people, then when the country is in trouble, you should stand up and sacrifice your life for peace when necessary. The same is true for court officials who receive salaries from the court. If the country is in trouble, they have to sacrifice their lives for the country. As common people, they enjoy the protection of the court, but sometimes some necessary sacrifices are their lives!" Yuwen Yan felt that his thoughts were not wrong.
"How horrible!" Shu Wan looked at him in disbelief. "In my opinion, all people are born equal, and there is no distinction between high and low. But in your eyes, you actually look at all living beings like this? Yuwen Yan, you are horrible!"
"Equality?" Yuwen Yan seemed to have heard a terrible joke. "Then tell me, why are some people born with fine clothes and delicious food, never worrying about food and drink, born to be the best, respected and admired, and others have to kneel down to pay respect to them, but some people are born to be inferior to others all their lives, have to see all kinds of faces for a bite of food, and live cautiously all their lives? In the end, they don't have a good ending. Their life and death are in the thoughts of those powerful people. Shu Wan, tell me, what kind of fairness is this? Is this what you call people are born equal?" Yuwen Yan felt that Shu Wan's thinking was completely problematic. How can all living beings be born equal? In his opinion, people are born into different classes!
"Yes, we humans really cannot choose our own birth. Some people are born with endless wealth and glory. Their starting point is something that countless people cannot achieve even if they struggle for a lifetime. But even so, this is not a reason for them to be superior to others? It is still not a reason for them to ignore the lives of others. They just have bad luck. Why should they be sacrificed at will in the eyes of the powerful? Who made this rule? What kind of bullshit rule is this? In my opinion, people who have such ideas all have problems in their brains!" There are ways to remedy the irregular facial features, but the three views have been distorted to this extent. This is the first time Shu Wan has seen it. This is completely terminal and there is no cure.
"Okay, let's not talk about this!" Yu Wenyan saw that her thoughts were so deeply rooted, so he didn't plan to argue with her anymore, "Shu Wan, I asked you to come here today because I have something important to tell you."
"Indeed, there is no point in talking!" Shu Wan sneered twice, "I wonder why the King of Li went to such great lengths to call me here?"
"I have already said that I like you and would like to ask if you are willing to marry me!" Yu Wenyan did not use a questioning tone, but was stating a fact.
"Is it just for this?" Shu Wan had to admit that he was a little surprised. "Then there's no need to continue talking." Shu Wan said as he was about to stand up.
"Miss Shu, don't be so quick to refuse!" Yu Wenyan said calmly, "Why don't you listen to me, Miss Shu? What are the benefits of marrying me?" He looked very determined to win.
"I don't need to know!" Shu Wan glanced over, unwilling to see this disgusting face.
"If so, what if it can be exchanged for the antidote to the poison that Rong Chen was poisoned with?" Yu Wenyan remained calm.
"What do you mean?" His behavior was indeed extremely despicable, but it must be said that he really scared Shu Wan. With just a few words, he touched the tense nerve in Shu Wan's mind.
And Yu Wenyan obviously knew that Rong Chen was Shu Wan's Achilles' heel, so he dared to say this.
"How about it? Miss Shu, would you like to consider it?"
(End of this chapter)
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