Chapter 285 I Have Never Thought of Betraying Your Majesty
"Your Highness," the commander of the imperial guards said with sympathy, "We are still in the woods—"
"Shut up!"
Concubine Zhang interrupted him and stared intently at Wei Si, "Wei Si, we've caught you red-handed, what else do you have to say?!"
The sudden surprise of catching an adulterer made Concubine Zhang so excited that she trembled all over.
She had served Wei Si as a slave for many years, and was finally freed and became an imperial concubine. Even the crown prince came out of her belly!
I thought I could get rid of the shadow brought by Wei Si from now on, but I didn’t expect that twenty years later, this woman would make a comeback!
Not only did it cause trouble for her, but even her precious daughter was overshadowed by Wei Si's daughter!
Now, Wei Si is seeking her own death, which saves her from having to do it herself!
Wei Si fell to her knees, covering her face and sobbing.
He Weizhou knelt beside her, his face flushed red.
Tonight, he was reckless.
He drank some wine with his colleagues and was walking through the camp alone when he happened to see Si Si sitting alone by the campfire, crying silently. Her delicate appearance without makeup in the moonlight made him feel as if he was back in the past.
Si Si is the girl he loves most in his life.
He was cowardly and incompetent at the time, and followed his father in betraying the court and Si Si.
Over the years, he would always dream that the prince of the previous dynasty was covered in blood and questioned him, asking why he ignored the life-saving grace and why he betrayed the Wei Dynasty.
He kept clarifying to him that he didn't mean it, and that everything he did was forced by his father. He didn't dare to disobey his father or disobey!
Fortunately, my father has passed away now.
He became the head of the He family and the prime minister of the dynasty.
Will he continue to be incompetent?
He didn't want to be incompetent anymore.
As if possessed by a ghost, he walked up and asked Si Si why she was crying.
Si Si told him that she missed home, her parents, and her brother and sister-in-law.
She said that the princess of the Wei Dynasty never took a concubine, and now she was abducted into the palace by her enemies and became a concubine. Her parents and brother and sister-in-law would definitely resent her in the afterlife.
She said she was ashamed and afraid.
That weak and helpless look instantly ignited He Weizhou's desire to protect her.
Perhaps it was the strong liquor or perhaps it was the emotion that drove him so much, he suddenly dismissed the palace maids and grasped Si Si's hand, "I'll take you away!"
He and Si Si walked through the camp, across mountains and along rivers.
At that moment, even the wind was free.
He felt that he and Si Si were like a pair of star-crossed mandarin ducks, who finally welcomed their love after twenty years of separation. They gave up their wealth and glory, and their family and relatives. They would flee to the ends of the earth, they would share life and death together, and they would complete the destiny that was not completed twenty years ago!
What a great love!
From childhood to adulthood, his father forced him to study and do homework, forced him to betray the court, and forced him to marry the emperor's sister. He became what his father expected him to be, but that was not what he wanted to be!
He likes Si Si.
When he was a child, he was punished by his father to kneel in the yard because he did not finish his homework. When Si Si and her royal brother passed by, the little girl was as delicate as a peony. She called him Brother He and secretly gave him a candy as a comfort.
The little girl's moon-white gauze shawl was blown up by the spring breeze and gently brushed his cheek.
The candy she left behind was very sweet, with the delicate fragrance of moonlight.
From that time on, he liked Si Si.
From the beginning to the end, Si Si was his moon.
He Weizhou had everything planned out. After escaping, he would find an ancient town like the Peach Blossom Spring with Si Si. He would marry her in a formal ceremony, and spend the rest of his life with her reading and painting every day, and they would spend the rest of their lives in peace and quiet.
Of course, he will also reflect on the mistakes made by the He family.
He will treat Si Si well and make up for the He family's crime of betraying the Wei royal family.
However, he miscalculated.
He drank and acted rashly, to the point of forgetting that the world now belonged to Xie Zhe.
He actually wanted to take Si Si away right under Xie Zhe's nose!
But, it doesn't matter.
Si Si did not have any relationship with him, and the most she could have ended up in was being banished to the cold palace.
At that time, he could find a way to arrange for Si Si to fake her death and escape, and then hide her in the mansion so that she would never be separated from him again.
As for himself, his deceased wife was the emperor's sister. For the sake of his deceased wife, the emperor would never take harsh measures against him.
Thinking of this, he glanced at Wei Si with tender affection and said, "Your Majesty, have you ever heard of the story of a broken mirror being reunited?"
Xie Zhe said nothing, looking at him with half-closed eyes.
Although He Weizhou is the same age as him, because he is a civil official, he stays indoors all year round. His skin is much whiter than his, and he exudes a sense of elegance from head to toe. He looks five or six years younger than him.
Wei Si knelt beside him, and the two looked a perfect match.
Yes, the fiancé arranged by the old emperor for Wei Si was He Weizhou, but Wei Si herself refused.
Xie Zhe's sunken eye sockets due to aging added a bit of sinisterness. He played with the rhino horn, and his thin lips slowly raised an unpredictable arc.
Empress Mei said, "In the past, during the chaos of war, the Chen Kingdom was on the verge of collapse. Fearing they would be separated, Xu Deyan and Princess Lechang broke a bronze mirror, each holding half, and agreed that if they separated, they could sell the mirror to find each other during the Lantern Festival. After the fall of the Chen Kingdom, Xu Deyan went through great pains to find Princess Lechang through the bronze mirror. However, by then, the princess had become Yang Su's concubine. Yang Su was moved by their love and ultimately helped them get together. This is what is called a broken mirror reunited."
Concubine Zhang covered her mouth and laughed out loud, "Prime Minister He, you're not trying to say that you and Wei Si are just like Xu Deyan and Princess Lechang in the story?! You want to ask His Majesty to grant you two a happy marriage?! What a joke!"
He Weizhou bowed his head to the ground, "I dare not ask Your Majesty for your permission. I just want to tell Your Majesty that Si Si and I are in love with each other. What we did tonight was the result of our love! I beg Your Majesty to spare Si Si for the sake of our past friendship!"
"An affair is an affair, and you're saying it so righteously!" Concubine Zhang rolled her eyes in disdain. "Scholars are really different!"
Xie Zhe's eyes were filled with gloom, and he slowly glanced at Wei Si, "What do you say?"
Everyone's eyes fell on Wei Si at the same time.
He Weizhou looked at her encouragingly, "Si Si, tell her all your dissatisfaction and grievances."
Wei Si was wearing a moon-white dress with wide sleeves embroidered with peonies. At this moment, she covered her red lips lightly with her wide sleeves. Because she was caught in a hurry, her hair was loose and disheveled, and a few strands of hair were soaked with sweat, and they were winding and sticking to her cheeks, making her face look cool and beautiful.
She raised her sparkling phoenix eyes, and the corners of her eyes gradually turned into an intoxicating crimson color.
In silence, she slowly crawled forward on her knees.
She gently tugged at the hem of Xie Zhe's black robe, looking up at him, "I have never thought of betraying Your Majesty... Lord He got drunk tonight and insisted that you forced me into the harem. He kidnapped me and threatened to take me away from Your Majesty. I struggled hard, but I was a weak woman and couldn't break free from Lord He... Thanks to Your Majesty sending someone to rescue me, I was able to return to you safely..."
The beauty choked with sobs.
The moment the last word fell, two lines of tears rolled down her cheeks.
The big tent was dead silent.
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