Chapter 278 Her Ambition
Lin Zhaoyue raised the corners of her lips slightly, a smile that seemed to be neither smile nor laughter: "Xiao Tingye."
His eyes moved slightly, and he turned his head to look at the person next to him.
She was looking ahead, but her eyes were not just looking ahead.
It was as if those eyes contained vast mountains and rivers, and another realm that was out of reach.
She opened her lips lightly, and each word fell like a pearl: "Don't you think that the power of speech held by these aristocratic families is too great?"
Xiao Tingye's heart trembled, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.
"They have monopolized many lifelines, becoming as immovable as a mountain." Lin Zhaoyue spoke slowly, "Tell me, how can we shake this mountain?"
Xiao Tingye's eyes deepened slightly, and the corners of his lips slowly lifted.
"The aristocratic families have been intertwined for nearly a thousand years. If Your Highness wishes to shake this towering mountain, it will be as difficult as ascending to heaven."
Lin Zhaoyue retracted her gaze, her voice devoid of emotion. "You're right. It's indeed as difficult as ascending to heaven."
She slowly turned around and walked towards the tent behind her, her crimson skirt fluttering in the wind. In the twilight, her back was like a tempered sword.
"Even if I can't reach the sky, I will pull it down. If you rely on others for a long time, you will become numb and think that this is the way it should be."
Xiao Tingye stared at her figure as she walked away, the firelight giving her outline a golden edge.
He clearly saw the ambition burning in those phoenix eyes, like a phoenix reborn from the ashes, spreading its flaming wings, the blazing light almost piercing through the dark night.
It was so bright and flamboyant, like a phoenix soaring into the sky, its roar was deafening and made people's hearts surge.
This is the real her.
Instead of Lin Zhaoyue, who covered up her ambitions for her brother and made wedding dresses for others.
He vaguely remembered that ten years ago, she had looked at the map of Daxia with a look of dissatisfaction on her face.
"Is the territory of Great Xia so small? Why can't it be bigger? I heard from my father that there has been another war on the border recently. If we can't win, we will have to cede more territory. By then, I'm afraid it will be even smaller."
Lin Ye was puzzled: "Why do we have to fight?"
Lin Zhaoyue: "Because only war can seize territory and expand territories. If you want others to not have the courage to attack you, you have to make them surrender. Only through repeated wars can they learn their lessons."
She touched the map. "Make them submit, forever be subordinates, and remember the cruel lessons of every war. To make the jackals remember the pain, you must break their fangs. Only then will they understand who is the master."
Lin Ye seemed to understand what he said, but not quite.
At that time, Xiao Tingye, who was standing in the other corner, saw a blazing fire in the girl's eyes.
One can see ambition in that small figure.
That kind of ambition also stirred his heart like magma, which seemed about to erupt.
It also made him seem to understand what he should do.
So, in the years that followed.
He lived up to every word she said that day.
However, she hid that ambition.
Lin Ye was promoted to the position of crown prince.
He always thought that Lin Ye was unworthy.
In particular, he knew very well that the way Lin Ye looked at her was never the simple look of a younger brother looking at his sister.
But because she cared about him, he couldn't just kill him.
He can only create some obstacles in the court.
Fortunately.
Those who let others down will eventually be abandoned.
Lin Ye is.
So is Lu Chenzhou.
She stepped out of her roles as sister and princess.
She is just her, Lin Zhaoyue.
Xiao Tingye took slight steps and followed slowly.
They always kept a distance from each other, walking one in front and one behind.
But at some point, the person in front had already stopped.
Only after he came to her side did she start walking again, slowly.
The two figures were still separated, but they were close enough to feel each other's breath.
The evening breeze blew by, carrying his whispers into her ears: "Your Highness, do you still remember when you were little, saying that you wanted the territory of Daxia to be even more vast?"
Her voice was as light as a flowing cloud: "It seems, I did say that."
He chuckled softly, his voice filled with an indelible tenderness: "So, has what I have done satisfied Your Highness?"
Suddenly, there was silence all around, with only the sound of rustling clothes.
She suddenly stopped and he stopped too.
She said, "Satisfied."
She added: "I have never said that you did not do well."
These words made Xiao Tingye's smile deepen.
"Then perhaps I can make Your Highness even more satisfied."
A kind of unspoken tacit understanding flowed between the two of them, as if destroying all the barriers that once stood between them.
The only thing you are honest about is what you think in your heart, no longer hiding or covering up.
The true feelings wrapped in the flash of swords and the emotions concealed by the games of the court were now laid naked before her eyes.
He knew what she wanted.
She also knew what he wanted.
They understand everything and don't need to be tested.
There is no need to explain it.
Lin Zhaoyue's heart also trembled slightly.
The corner of her mouth curled up, "Then, I will wait and see."
Xiao Tingye also smiled, but his eyes were fixed on her profile without blinking.
At this moment, it seemed as if what I had been seeking for many years had finally found a place to stay.
Those things that could only be hidden in the darkness have now completely come into the sunlight.
The secret hidden in my heart for more than ten years is no longer a secret now.
Lin Zhaoyue couldn't help but look at him. Xiao Tingye at this moment was someone she had never seen before.
The smile was even a little too innocent.
She had the illusion that the person in front of her had a different core.
[Wow, my eyes are wet.]
Is Lao Xiao swearing his loyalty to the princess?
[I'm so happy, who can be sweeter than you guys?]
[Who understands? Lao Xiao has really transformed from a gloomy male ghost into a sunny puppy]
[There's a sense of crawling through darkness and distortion for years, then being illuminated by the moonlight, finally being cleansed of all the dirt, and emerging from the earth to be reborn.]
[Sisters, please speak more! ]
【The princess is also reborn, okay】
[As expected, a good partner will help you evolve]
On the other side, Mu Ying originally planned to come and pick up the princess.
But when he saw the princess and Lord Xiao together from a distance, he stopped and did not move forward.
Feng Mian happened to come over at this time, "Your Highness, there is new information from Sheng Kingdom."
He was about to walk over, but was stopped by Mu Ying.
"Let's talk about it later. There's no rush."
Feng Mian looked up, and when he saw the scene not far away, he nodded and stepped back.
After a moment of silence, Feng Mian couldn't help but whisper to Mu Ying, "Will Lord Xiao really become His Highness's concubine?"
Mu Ying: “…”
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