Chapter 496 Extra Shang Yang [8]
After that, my days with Yelang were filled with joy.
We have eaten all the delicacies in the world and traveled to the beautiful scenery of Zhuyin. It is always interesting to see each other and we always have endless things to talk about.
But just two months before my coming of age, one night, I seemed to hear something I shouldn't have heard.
That night was particularly hot and stuffy. I tossed and turned on the couch, unable to fall asleep. Thinking that Yelang was afraid of heat, he might also be unable to sleep, so I thought about going to him to chat and relieve his boredom.
But just as I stood outside his door and prepared to knock, I seemed to hear the emperor's voice coming from the room.
[The fourth prince who was most likely to succeed the throne of Qi Dynasty has passed away. Now the people who are most likely to inherit the throne of Emperor Qi are the third prince Xiao Jingheng and the fifth prince Xiao Jinglian. If I can get close to them and become someone they can trust, then when the Qi Dynasty changes its master in the future, there will be someone by their side who can speak for Zhu Yin.]
I didn’t quite understand what he said, but Yelang seemed to understand it.
I heard the room was silent for a moment, then he suddenly asked the Emperor:
[If you want to have a say, then you have to be the one by my side. So, father wants to send a woman to the Qi Dynasty to be Zhu Yin's accomplice? ]
[Yes. But this woman must be someone we can trust and someone who is pretty. If we can't trust her, she will turn against us and cause more trouble. If she is not pretty, she will not be able to deceive people.]
The Emperor said this, he sighed deeply, and then said:
[I have decided to let Zhilan, who has never been in public, get close to the fifth prince, Xiao Jinglian.]
I was shocked when I heard this.
Jiang Zhilan was the emperor's most beloved youngest daughter, but he actually wanted to send his own daughter to an enemy country as a spy?
Yelang's reaction was similar to mine:
[Little sister? Little sister is only twelve years old now, and will be a marriageable girl in two years. How can father bear to send her to the den of thieves to be an insider? Wouldn't it delay little sister's life? ]
【In the face of national crisis, justice comes first. I have made up my mind, and Zhilan has no objection. Now we are still missing one person to be placed by the side of the third prince Xiao Jingheng. And I have the best candidate for this person. Shangyang, who serves you, is beautiful, thoughtful, and smart. She is also devoted to you, so it would be best to send her.】
My heart almost skipped a beat when I heard this!
Yelang even had a rare conflict with the Emperor:
[Father, do you know what you are talking about? My son and Yang'er truly love each other, how can you let her do such a shameful thing? ]
'Pop'
Before Yelang could finish his objection, a loud slapping sounded in the room.
Then, the Emperor roared in rage:
[Nonsense! You are the crown prince of Zhuyin, you should be prepared to sacrifice everything for the people of the world! Now I just want you to sacrifice an orphan girl, how dare you talk to me like this? ]
[Yang'er is not an orphan. As long as she has a son in this world, she will have someone to rely on! ]
Yelang changed his previous respect for the emperor, retorted, and then asked in a daze:
[So, father did not agree with his son's words at all, and did not intend to let Yang'er marry his son? All of this was just a plan by father to find a suitable chess piece to be placed next to the prince of Qi Dynasty? ]
[If you are willing to understand it this way, I have nothing to say. ]
When I heard this, I was so scared that I didn't dare to listen any further and ran away in a panic.
I was afraid that the Emperor would discover me, and I was also afraid that Yelang would see me, which made it even more difficult for me to cope with the situation.
I don't know what the emperor said to Yelang later, but after that day, Yelang acted as if nothing had happened and never mentioned to me a single word about going to Qi Dynasty to be a spy.
I understand Yelang's intentions, and he will never betray me.
But after thinking about it for several days and nights, my mentality changed.
I originally wanted to just pretend that I knew nothing, and continue being selfish like this, so that Yelang and I could have a good ending.
But I really don't want to embarrass Yelang, and I really want to do my part for my country.
To avenge my parents and to protect the ones I love.
I am a very contradictory person, but also a very determined person.
When I thought about it for a long time and finally made a decision, I didn't tell Yelang.
When I was one month old, Yelang cooked for me personally.
His cooking skills are not that great, but I enjoy the food.
Yelang said that he was going to marry me soon. He was very nervous and felt like a beautiful dream he had been having for a long time was about to come true.
Am I not the same?
But the day when this dream comes true may be a little later.
That night, I took advantage of his deep sleep and quietly went to look for the Emperor.
I want to tell him that I am willing to go to Qi Dynasty and be a spy beside Xiao Jingheng. I am willing to do my best for my country and my lover.
This is the responsibility that every Zhuyin person is born with.
My parents are like this, Yelang is like this, and so am I.
But I was still young at that time, and I felt reluctant and afraid.
I stood in front of the emperor's palace and hesitated for a long time.
His palace is the most magnificent, tallest and widest building in the whole of Zhuyin.
I stood on a high place, looking back and far away, seeing the thousands of lights burning in Zhuyin City.
The warm yellow dots look very much like the background color of sunflowers.
I think here is my hometown, my lover, my home,
I will return safe and sound.
Eventually you will see the candlelight and the sunflowers blooming.
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