Chapter 87 You Only Live Once
Ji Yun, no, Xue Lan kowtowed deeply with his hands on the ground.
"Xue Lan, thank you very much for your help, Your Majesty."
"Get up."
Su Ci signaled Yanyu Guyu with her eyes to go out and guard. She frowned slightly and looked at the person who stood up, then paused.
"Your face?"
Xue Lan smiled and nodded: "The prince has some people from the Jianghu who know some simple disguise techniques, so he dared to let Xue Lan take the risk to enter the palace and kowtow to the queen."
"Disguise?"
Su Ci walked up to her, squinted her eyes and looked at her, speechless.
It's just a change of hairstyle to a maid's bun, darker skin color, dark circles under the eyes, and a small mole on the chin.
What kind of disguise is this?
Not to mention people she was familiar with, even she, who had only met Ji Yun once, could recognize her at a glance.
"Well... there are many palace servants serving at the palace banquet. You'd better leave the palace as soon as possible to avoid being recognized."
"Don't worry, Madam. Xue Lan entered the palace as a maidservant of the Thai Palace and has a badge from the Thai Palace."
Xue Lan smiled and said, "Just now I ran into two eunuchs who used to work in the Palace of Beautiful Women. They didn't recognize me at first glance."
"Huh? You didn't recognize this?"
Su Ci looked at him suspiciously for a few more times, feeling very puzzled.
Movies and TV dramas are not deceiving me, the ancients were all half blind...
"Huh? That's not right..."
Su Ci reacted and raised her eyebrows in surprise: "You are living in the Thai palace now? The Thai king knows everything?"
"yes."
Xue Lan nodded slightly, looking rather conflicted. "After telling the prince the truth of what happened back then, I planned to take my family away from the capital, but the prince found out about my time in the palace and arranged for my family to move to Linjiang City, leaving me in the mansion..."
Oh, the domineering prince.
Su Ci leaned forward with a gossipy look on her face: "And then, is he going to marry you?"
“…”
Xue Lan's face turned pale, and he lowered his eyes and shook his head.
"Your Highness, you're joking. I'm of humble origin and was once a concubine. I wouldn't dare marry a prince..."
"Xue Lan, I took great pains to send you out of the palace and to get you a proper identity as a good peasant girl. I didn't mean for you to belittle yourself."
Su Ci frowned slightly: "I said that I saved you for selfish reasons. I need you to help me stabilize the King of Thailand. You won't forget it, right?"
"Your Majesty..."
Xue Lan hurriedly shook his head: "The prince is loyal to the court and His Majesty. What the queen is worried about will not come true. You can really trust the prince."
"Of course I believe in the King of Thailand now."
Su Ci smiled slightly. "Because he has already avenged his great hatred, and because you are still by his side, what about the future? You have known him for many years and know him better than I do. Can you guarantee that he will stay in the capital and be loyal to His Majesty for the rest of his life?"
“…”
There was a flash of panic in Xue Lan's eyes.
The prince is a solitary person. Now that his revenge has been taken, if he is no longer bound by constraints, he will probably choose to retreat far away from the martial arts world...
"Your Majesty doesn't have many capable brothers. The King of Thailand is a man of great courage and wisdom. If he were to be buried like this, wouldn't you think it would be a pity?"
Su Ci stared at the woman's subtle expression, her lips curled up slightly. "As for me, I am your majesty's concubine. We share honor and disgrace. My child will grow up in this land. Naturally, I hope that all the world's talents will be utilized by our dynasty, and that our country will prosper for thousands of years."
"And you, a maid born into the palace, were promoted to become a mistress because you protected the Queen Mother from bees. This is the dream of every maid in the palace. If you had any desire to curry favor with her, you only had to ask the Queen Mother for help. But you have carefully avoided all opportunities to interact with His Majesty, remained unknown, and willingly endured years of bullying. What was your goal?"
Xue Lan lowered his eyes, bit his lip tightly and remained silent.
Su Ci sighed slightly, "Life is not easy for us women. It's hard to find someone you like in this life. And it's even harder to meet again after being separated for many years and still miss each other."
"…are they attracted to each other?"
"Heh, Xue Lan, the fact that you can still live well after hiding in the harem for so many years is enough to prove that you are not a stupid person."
Su Ci tilted her head and looked at the bewildered man. "Do you think it's easy for you to enter the palace now? Ever since I was assassinated at the palace banquet last year, you should know how strict the palace guards are. If the King of Thailand hadn't risked his life to help you, you wouldn't have the chance to stand here and talk to me."
“…My Lady, I…”
Xue Lan clutched her handkerchief tightly, her expression complicated. "Actually, it was the prince who suggested that I go to the palace today. Otherwise, I wouldn't have dared to cause trouble for the queen."
"So, you still can't understand his heart?"
Su Ci raised an eyebrow and smiled. "He is now a minister who has made great contributions to suppressing the rebellion. It is the beginning of a bright future. But he knows what you are thinking and worrying about. He took the risk of sending you to the palace just to make you feel better after thanking me. Isn't this enough to show how important you are to him?"
"Xue Lan, you only live once. You are lucky to have met me and have this second life. If you still can't live as you wish, you will not only fail yourself and the King of Thailand, but also waste my kindness."
“…”
Xue Lan slowly bent his knees, placed his forehead on the back of his hands and knelt down devoutly.
"Xue Lan understands. I deeply thank the Queen for giving me a new life."
Yanyu sent the person away and came back with a hint of doubt in her eyes.
"Master, do you sincerely hope that Miss Ji, uh, Xue will stay in the capital? If someone recognizes her later, then you might be implicated as well."
Su Ci raised her eyebrows and smiled: "You don't understand. If the King of Thailand doesn't have a weakness, I really won't feel at ease."
"Uh, tied?"
Yanyu touched her nose and lowered her voice: "Master, why do you say it like you're tying a dog..."
"Ha ha."
Su Ci couldn't help but nod, "That's about right. Never underestimate a woman's influence. Since ancient times, heroes have always been tempted by beautiful women. That's why it comes from this."
In the original novel, Xuan Chen's blackening was caused by years of suppressed hatred, but it ultimately came down to lack of love. Xue Lan was his white moonlight in his dark period. Even if he suddenly became abnormal again in the future, Xue Lan could become the person to mediate.
…
The palace banquet ended successfully.
The court officials took their leave one by one. Xuanchen walked to Su Ci's seat and bowed.
"Thank you, my lady."
Su Ci smiled and nodded: "The King of Thailand is very polite."
The two looked at each other and understood each other.
Xuan Yi frowned slightly, stood up and held out his hand: "My beloved."
Su Ci looked at the jealous man appropriately, her smile became a little sweeter, she held his hand and stood up.
"Your Majesty, the sunset is beautiful. I would like to walk back and get a picture of the sunset."
"Well, I'll accompany you."
The emperor and his concubine walked hand in hand, their eyes intertwined and sparkling as they looked at each other, giving the illusion that they were the only two left in the world.
Xuanchen watched them leave intently, the image of the woman who sewed clothes for him under candlelight appearing in his mind.
After the great revenge was taken, the slightly empty and confused heart seemed to be quietly filled up bit by bit.
——
In March, all things come back to life.
The country cannot be without a king for a day, and the same goes for the queen mother. The issue of the vacant throne of the queen was brought up at the morning court.
The court was divided into three factions. Most of those who supported Concubine Liang, the daughter of Prime Minister Song, were senior officials of the older generation. They advocated the view that the order should be determined by status and class.
Most of those who support Concubine Shu are new ministers promoted by Your Majesty at the beginning of his ascension to the throne. They believe that Concubine Shu has made great contributions in giving birth to the heir and that the mother's status is due to her son.
The middle faction consists of people like Su Yan who are not in a position to interfere. They only have one thing to say: everything is up to Your Majesty to decide.
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