Chapter 161 Su Jingxuan's Love

"You want to take revenge on His Majesty, so you want to marry my brother. Do you want to use the Su family and my brother to assassinate me?"

Su Jingyao's brows were furrowed, her eyes were sharp, and her voice was full of questions.

"Even on the day when the Queen Mother returned to the palace, you brought poison and colluded with the concubines in the harem to kill Lady Chu?"

"Yes, I hate him and I want revenge on him. I originally wanted to stay away from Minister Su, but if I want to take revenge on His Majesty, only you and the Su family can help me achieve my goal."

Qi Wanyin raised her head, her eyes filled with madness and determination, tears welled up in her eyes but she stubbornly refused to fall.

"So when a concubine in the harem contacted me to frame you, I agreed without hesitation."

Her voice was trembling, as if she had used up all her strength.

"Why can a promiscuous man get your love? Why do you love a cold-blooded emperor? Why should you give him happiness? He should be alone all his life."

Qi Wanyin screamed hysterically, her face distorted like a deranged lunatic.

She didn't know who was responsible for her tragic life.

She just wanted revenge. They had never experienced her pain, so how could they understand her pain? She thought she could let go of everything in the past.

But after returning to the capital, His Majesty's change of heart rekindled the hatred in her heart, which she could not forgive. If this world could be destroyed, Qi Wanyin would rather disappear with it.

"That's just your idea. He never hurt me."

Although Su Jingyao does not love Jun Zechen, Jun Zechen has never hurt her. Even though there were some frictions in the past and Jun Zechen made her "heartbroken", Su Jingyao would also plot against Jun Zechen and make him heartbroken.

Su Jingyao got what she wanted from Jun Zechen, and Jun Zechen owed her nothing.

But along the way, he hurt many women. Apart from Qi Wanyin, aren't those women in the harem pitiable?

Her eyes became a little complicated.

If Su Jingyao had a mentality of sympathizing with the weak, would she let Jun Zechen go? Or kill Jun Zechen?

If she lets Jun Zechen go, she will hurt herself. If she kills Jun Zechen, the country will be in turmoil and more people will suffer.

The current Jun Zechen is qualified for Su Jingyao both as an emperor and as a husband.

"You want to use your brother and the Su family to avenge His Majesty, but have you ever thought that everything you do will push the Su family into an abyss of no return?"

How serious a crime it was to assassinate the emperor in this era, would Qi Wanyin not know?

Once other officials in the court find any evidence against the Su family, the entire Su family will die.

"Doesn't His Majesty love you? Didn't he give up the harem for you? With you around, he won't harm the Su family."

Su Jingyao shook her head. Qi Wanyin was just making excuses for her selfishness.

Her real purpose was to alienate the relationship between Jun Zechen and her and she didn't want to see Jun Zechen happy.

Seeing that she was indifferent, Qi Wanyin asked again, "Aren't you afraid that you will end up like Miss Ling and fail miserably?"

Her voice became shrill with excitement.

Are you afraid? Su Jingyao is not afraid.

If Jun Zechen betrayed her in the future, Su Jingyao would kill Jun Zechen like Qi Wanyin did now, but Su Jingyao always left a way out for herself. Going all in is not her style.

So Su Jingyao could understand the hatred in Qi Wanyin's heart. If someone hurt her like this, Su Jingyao would do anything, but she would not be as crazy as Qi Wanyin and sacrifice herself.

Su Jingyao tilted her head slightly, a faint smile on her lips, but there was no smile in her eyes.

"No one knows what will happen in the future. Maybe when he betrays me, I will do the same as you."

Her voice was as calm as water.

Qi Wanyin was stunned for a moment as she watched the calm queen casually say such words.

Then he reacted, first with an expression of disbelief, and then with great sadness.

"Ha ha ha ha."

Qi Wanyin lowered her head and chuckled, her laughter was filled with sadness, but tears kept falling from the corners of her eyes.

"So... you don't love him."

Her voice choked, her laughter stopped abruptly, and was replaced by endless crying.

"This is all my life will be like. I hope the Queen will never fall in love with him."

Her eyes were empty and lifeless, staring into the unknown distance.

"I came here today for another matter. My brother wants to see you. Do you want to see him?"

Su Jingyao's voice broke the sad atmosphere. She looked calm and pointed at the wine on the table where Miaoyun had left it when she left.

"If you want to see my brother, drink this cup of wine after you see him. If you don't want to see my brother, you can drink this cup of wine now."

Assassinating the emperor was a capital crime, and no matter how pitiful she was, she could not escape it.

Qi Wanyin looked at the glass of wine with a blank look in her eyes, as if her soul had left her body.

She was sorry to Minister Su. There was no need to see him again. She didn't know what to say to him.

"Your Majesty, I am very grateful to Minister Su. Please say thank you for me."

Qi Wanyin walked over slowly, her steps heavy and dragging.

She stretched out her trembling hand, picked up the glass of wine, tilted her head back and drank it down in one gulp. Then she sat down on the ground weakly, her body limp as mud.

Su Jingyao stood up slowly and walked out of the lobby with an expressionless face.

She never regretted every step she took. No matter how pitiful these women were, Su Jingyao just made herself invincible.

No sympathy for the weak.

Her eyes were cold and firm, without the slightest wavering in her heart.

After leaving the county mansion, Su Jingyao got into the carriage, and her brother was already waiting inside.

"Your humble servant pays his respects to Her Majesty the Empress." Su Jingxuan bowed respectfully, with a hint of nervousness and anticipation on his face.

"Brother, get up."

Su Jingyao raised her hand slightly, signaling him to stand up, and she sat in the middle of the carriage with a calm expression and eyes looking forward calmly.

Su Jingxuan felt a little conflicted and clenched his hands unconsciously.

"Sister, can I go in and see her?"

"Brother, you don't have to go in. I gave her two choices: drink the poisoned wine after meeting you or drink the poisoned wine directly. She chose the latter."

Su Jingyao's voice was as calm as water, without a trace of ripples.

Su Jingxuan suddenly lost consciousness, his eyes became empty, and he muttered to himself, "It's still too late."

Su Jingyao saw this and looked confused, "Brother, do you like Qi Wanyin so much?"

Su Jingxuan shook his head. Ever since he knew what Qi Wanyin had done, he no longer liked her.

I just feel sad that how could a girl who was so beautiful and talented when she was young become like this?

He suddenly fell into memories, his eyes became soft and distant, and he began to speak.

"When my father taught the princes, I studied with them in the palace for a period of time. At that time, I met the Lord of Qingping County."

His gaze seemed to travel through time and space and return to the past.

"Although she was fostered in the harem at that time, her knowledge of etiquette was better than that of the princesses. One time, my father was called to the study by the late emperor and forgot about me. I was in the palace and could not leave without a token."

Su Jingxuan's voice was filled with deep nostalgia.

"It was the Lord of Qingping County who escorted me out of the palace with the Queen's token."

A warm smile appeared on his face, as if the scene was right before his eyes.

After that, every time he entered the harem, he would secretly observe this woman. She had a special identity. In the cannibalistic palace, she worked very hard. She studied hard, tried hard to be noticed by others, and tried hard to make everyone like her.

So she smiles at everyone like a little sun.

"Later...I knew she liked the Crown Prince at the time, so she told Daddy that she wanted to travel far away to study and left the capital."

"But after returning from her long journey, she went to Canglang because of His Majesty's refusal."

Su Jingxuan's voice became lower and lower, filled with helplessness.

He didn't know how he felt towards Qi Wanyin. He had been moved, but also felt pity for her.

Su Jingyao looked at her brother with complicated eyes. She had never heard her brother mention this past event.

It turns out that my brother has never fallen in love with other women for all these years because he has always had County Lady Qingping in his heart?

"It was not until this time when I went to attack Canglang that I saw her again. On the way back, I thought she had let go of His Majesty and was able to accept other men. When I was with her, I never concealed my love for her."

Su Jingxuan's eyes softened, as if he had returned to the time when he was traveling with Qi Wanyin, and there was a hint of regret in his voice.

"But after returning to the capital and meeting His Majesty, she still couldn't let go of her past worries."

His brows were tightly furrowed and a trace of pain flashed in his eyes.

"He even did so many wrong things, colluding with the concubines in the harem and the remnants of the evil."

Su Jingxuan's voice rose a few notches, with disappointment.

"I know her crime is unforgivable. I met her today just to tell her that no matter what she experienced in Canglang, I don't care."

His voice gradually became lower and his eyes were filled with sadness.

Ever since Su Jingxuan found out that she had hurt her sister and assassinated His Majesty, he knew that the two of them could not be together.

Today he just wanted to tell Qi Wanyin that she was a woman who deserved to be loved, and wanted her to leave with relief, rather than leaving with pain all over her body before death.

Su Jingyao couldn't quite understand her brother's love for Qi Wanyin. In fact, she couldn't quite understand Jun Zechen either, because Su Jingyao seemed to have lost the ability to love someone.

She frowned slightly, with confusion in her eyes.

But she is rich in theories, and although she cannot empathize, she can understand.

This is what is called redemption.

No one has loved Qi Wanyin in her life, so she lacks love. She has been trying hard to make everyone like her all her life.

As for Su Jingxuan, he was a child who grew up in love. He was the only male in the Su family. His father had high hopes for him, and he never lacked love.

A hint of emotion flashed across Su Jingyao's eyes.

After Su Jingxuan became an adult, many people in the capital wanted to marry into the Su family. Every year during the Flower Festival, countless noble ladies wanted to throw their handkerchiefs in front of Su Jingxuan.

But Su Jingxuan just disdained these women and turned a blind eye to the noble lady's advances.

It turns out that there is always a woman hidden in my heart.

"If my brother had told me these when he returned from the war, maybe..." Maybe she would have let Qi Wanyin go.

Su Jingyao lowered her head slightly.

She and Su Jingxuan have a very good relationship, and as her brother's sister, she will satisfy his requests no matter what.

Maybe Dad and Mom would be dissatisfied with Qi Wanyin's experience in Canglang, but Su Jingyao came from the modern era and didn't care about these things. As long as her brother liked it, what would be the difficulty in changing Qi Wanyin's identity and starting over?

As long as Qi Wanyin could let go of her hatred for Jun Zechen, or as long as her brother could pull Qi Wanyin out of the quagmire of hatred, perhaps things would be different?

But if Qi Wanyin can't let go of her hatred, Su Jingyao won't let her go either.

Su Jingyao initially thought that Qi Wanyin was taking advantage of the Su family and her brother, so she naturally didn't want Su Jingxuan to have anything to do with Qi Wanyin.

But even if Su Jingyao knew her brother's thoughts earlier, the one who really couldn't let go of everything was Qi Wanyin.

After all, Qi Wanyin originally wanted to live a simple life when she came back, and her brother was never in her plan.

This era places too much emphasis on a woman's chastity. Even if she were with her brother, she would always feel inferior and sensitive, and that would be a calamity she could never overcome.

Su Jingyao sighed softly.

That's why Qi Wanyin chose not to see her brother. To her, her brother was the light that illuminated her dark life, but it was too bright and would burn her to pieces. It would be better for her to just leave like this.

Su Jingxuan also let out a long sigh.

"I couldn't save her." His eyes were dim.

He missed her twice. Once was when he didn't keep her when she went to Canglang alone, and once was when he didn't notice that something was wrong with her and stop her when he returned to the Kingdom.

Su Jingyao didn't know what to say at this moment. Her father, mother and Su Jingyao all wanted her brother to find a woman of equal status, but only her brother himself knew what he wanted.

Qi Wanyin's hoarse scream just now did not make Su Jingyao heartbroken, but her brother's sadness at this time made her eyes misty.

He is her family, and Su Jingyao wants him to be happy.

But she could do nothing about matters of the heart.

Su Jingxuan looked up at his sister.

"Sister, she was wrong. From the moment she hurt you and took revenge on Your Majesty, she is no longer my love. Since she doesn't want to see me, I will let it go."