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Li Xi saw that his emperor had a gloomy face since he came back from Ci'an Palace, and secretly guessed that the conflict between him and the empress dowager had reached a point where it could no longer be resolved.
He sighed inwardly. When the master got angry, the people below him would suffer.
Zhao Qinglan sat in the chair without saying a word. He had been holding the brush in his hand for a stick of incense, but he hadn't written a single word.
He recalled Zhao Fanghua's every move, every frown and smile in Ci'an Palace, from the joy when she entered the door to the fear when she saw him, the distress after getting along with him, and finally the relief when the empress dowager asked them to leave.
Is he scary?
With a "click", the brush between the fingers broke into two pieces in an instant, and the vermilion ink splashed onto the rice paper in an instant.
Li Xi's heart skipped a beat and he quickly lowered his head even lower.
Zhao Qinglan said calmly, "Li Xi."
"I'm here." Li Xi quickly turned around to face Zhao Qinglan and bowed to speak.
Zhao Qinglan smiled faintly, putting on what he thought was his most amiable appearance. "Am I scary?"
Li Xi's mind turned over and over again, and finally he responded with a smile: "Your Majesty is the supreme ruler, and he has the majesty of an emperor."
"Yeah."
Zhao Qinglan was obviously very dissatisfied with this answer, but he didn't want to get an answer from Li Xi. He cared more about what Zhao Fanghua was thinking.
She was afraid of herself, so in order to avoid herself, she pretended to be sick and lived in the Princess's Mansion and Li Rongyuan.
She was also afraid of Shen Xiujin, so in order to reconcile with Shen Xiujin, she pretended to have a loving relationship with him and came to him every day to show her affection.
So, compared to Zhao Qinglan, she is more afraid of Shen Xiujin?
Zhao Qinglan smiled slightly and said, "Let's give it a try."
Shen Xiujin...
Thinking of this person, Zhao Qinglan frowned slightly.
If, as Li Xi said, Zhao Fanghua was afraid of him because of his imperial power, then why was she afraid of Shen Xiujin?
As far as he knew, Shen Xiujin and Zhao Fanghua had indeed done some disrespectful things to the eldest princess before they broke off their engagement. However, such things had happened throughout the dynasties. Some princesses were gentle and chose to swallow their anger, while others were strong-willed and not only broke off the engagement but also punished the princess.
But, how could Zhao Fanghua be so scared?
Furthermore, we cannot take lightly what Zhao Fanghua said on the Rebirth Festival, whether it was groundless nonsense or there was real evidence to support it.
As early as when the Empress Dowager arranged the marriage between Zhao Fanghua and Shen Xiujing, he had already figured out Shen Xiujing's background thoroughly. Although he was the son of a poor family, he had a clean background after all, and his three generations before him were all ordinary people in the capital.
Destiny's Child?
He touched the dragon head meticulously carved by the craftsman on the chair. There was only one destined child in this world, and that was him, Zhao Qinglan.
"Li Xi, I have two things for you to do immediately."
After returning from the Rebirth Festival, Zhao Fanghua also instructed Shuyu to do one thing, which was to find out as much as possible about Shen Xiujin.
It's not that she still has feelings for Shen Xiujin, she is really worried that one day Shen Xiujin will kill her after he ascends to the throne and becomes the prime minister, and suddenly change from the male protagonist of the upgrade flow to the male protagonist of the break-up flow.
Zhao Fanghua didn't listen to the entire book, but she vaguely heard that the novel ended with Shen Xiujing becoming prime minister and becoming both a teacher and a friend to the emperor, creating a beautiful story of a monarch and his subject.
Therefore, the key point of everything lies in the relationship between Shen Xiujin and Zhao Qinglan. Since the relationship between her and Shen Xiujin has reached a life-and-death situation, the only way is to start from Zhao Qinglan.
She drew a big circle for Zhao Qinglan and added three stars to emphasize it.
Alas, Zhao Fanghua threw the brush away, half-lying on the table, supporting his head with one hand and lightly touching the rice paper with his fingertips with the other hand.
"Zhao Qinglan... but he's also quite scary. What if I ever make him unhappy? Wouldn't I end up like Xiao Quanzi?"
As soon as the words came out, Zhao Fanghua immediately denied it. Zhao Qinglan shouldn't be so perverted as to directly murder his brothers.
But if she really wanted to torture herself, there were too many ways to do it, such as marrying herself to a playboy who was a spendthrift and then watching herself being bullied to death by her husband. There were such things in history.
Zhao Fanghua sighed. Life was hard. The original world was better. At least...
Zhao Fanghua lowered her eyelids, at least she didn't have to worry every day.
Otherwise... Zhao Fanghua sat up straight, a hint of ruthlessness on his face. Why not just go all out and kill Shen Xiujin directly? Wouldn't that be all right?
But Shen Xiujin is still an official now, right? Although she is the eldest princess, she is not so powerful that she can take human lives lightly, right?
If the truth comes out before he kills Shen Xiujin, then he will be the one to die.
well……
Zhao Fanghua sighed again and simply laid his upper body on the table.
I envy those heroines who travel through time and are reborn and are decisive and ruthless. No wonder I can play such a good hand so badly after traveling through time.
"Your Highness, Your Highness!" Shuyu's hurried voice interrupted Zhao Fanghua's sad and self-pitying mood.
Zhao Fanghua stood up and asked, "What's wrong? You look so flustered."
Shuyu rushed in to report something important, but upon entering the study, she saw her master covered in ink and was stunned for a moment: "Your Highness...you...this ink hasn't dried yet..."
Zhao Fanghua then realized that not only were there ink stains on his hands and clothes, but also on his face.
She was extremely upset and forgot that she was using ink, which would take some time to dry.
Shuyu hurried forward and asked the maid to help her wash and dress up, and she was in a panic.
After taking a bath, Zhao Fanghua sat in front of the dressing table, letting the maids wash and dress her up like a doll.
Zhao Fanghua looked at herself in the mirror and was a little dazed for a moment. She had really traveled through a book. She was now the eldest princess Zhao Fanghua, not the college student Zhao Fanghua.
She finally has a second life, and she wants to live well.
"By the way, Shuyu, what were you about to say just now?" Zhao Fanghua remembered that Shuyu had just hurried in, and there must be something important.
Shuyu bowed first before slowly telling the story.
"Your Highness previously instructed me to find out as much as I could about Chen Tanhua. When I went to collect my share, I heard that Chen Tanhua would be given a high position by the Emperor!"
This sentence exploded above Zhao Fanghua's head like a bolt from the blue.
"How is that possible?" Zhao Fanghua turned her head and asked loudly. Because the movement was too large, the maid who was combing her hair could not react in time and even pulled Zhao Fanghua's scalp.
"Hiss—" Zhao Fanghua asked, clutching his head. "Isn't he just an editor in the Imperial Academy? Why is he suddenly being promoted? Is Zhao Qinglan crazy?"
"Your Highness, please be careful with your words!" Hearing her own prince calling the emperor's name directly, Shuyu was frightened and quickly made a gesture to keep quiet.
Zhao Fanghua then realized what was happening and covered his mouth, secretly regretting it.
Shuyu looked around and confirmed that the maids around her had all been with Zhao Fanghua since childhood, then she breathed a sigh of relief.
"Chen Tanhua is already an outstanding writer and has extensive knowledge. The emperor has always favored him. In addition, the court is currently seeking talents. Now that he has caught the emperor's eye, his future rise to prominence is just around the corner!"
After listening to Shuyu's words, Zhao Fanghua's mind was filled with two words:
It's over.
This day has come so quickly!
It's probably too late for her to get rid of Chen Xiujin now.
Shuyu looked at Zhao Fanghua carefully. She saw that after hearing what she said, she seemed to have been drained of energy and spirit, like a puppet without a soul. She asked worriedly, "Your Highness, what's wrong?"
Zhao Fanghua looked at Shuyu, wanting to cry but unable to. "Shuyu, I'm done. I treated Shen Xiujin like that before. Someone as petty and vindictive as him will definitely get back at me fiercely in the future."
Zhao Fanghua also felt a little regretful. Knowing that he was the male protagonist in the book, he still did things in such a drastic way, leaving no way out for himself. But then again, did he really have to be a Ninja Turtle and be bullied by his whole family?
Shuyu was a little puzzled: "But Your Highness is the eldest princess, and has the support of the Queen Mother and the Emperor, why are you afraid of him?"
Zhao Fanghua shook her head. Shen Xiujin's aura as the leading man was too strong. He was beaten with fifty sticks and acted like nothing happened a few days later. His relationship with the eldest princess was in chaos, but he could still catch Zhao Qinglan's eye. It was really outrageous.
Zhao Qinglan? Support?
A thought flashed through Zhao Fanghua's mind. Yes, since everything Shen Xiujin has now was given by Zhao Qinglan, then as long as she builds a good relationship with Zhao Qinglan and then destroys the relationship between Zhao Qinglan and Shen Xiujin, wouldn't everything be fine? Of course, it would be best if Shen Xiujin could be killed secretly. Since she is worried about accidentally touching Shen Xiujin's male protagonist halo and being hurt in return, then let Zhao Qinglan do it.
The plan works!
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