However, if your sister-in-law falls into the water and you don't rush to pull her out, then you're an animal.
Therefore, Mencius said that anyone who is human would save someone, regardless of gender or kinship.
Su Wanwan understood the compassion he was referring to.
He was a cold-blooded and rational emperor, but also an ordinary man with normal emotions.
But the resentment and grievances she had accumulated over such a long time would not dissipate with just a word of "compassion".
She was still full of resentment: "Then you can't bear to kill her."
Whether Maggie lived or died, she didn't really care.
What she cared about was always this man's deliberate favoritism and protection towards Maggie.
You see, he can't bear to hurt Maggie.
Lu Xingjian patiently explained the situation in detail, but he did not back down.
“Maggie’s crime does not warrant death; in fact, it is a service to me.”
“If I were to kill her just to please you, would you even consider such a foolish emperor? I wouldn’t even be able to sit on this throne, and our whole family would be doomed sooner or later.”
She simply waited calmly for him to finish speaking, her expression serene and unassuming.
"Not a crime deserving of death? It's only been a few months since Yongshou Palace poisoned me, and you've already forgotten?"
"That was done by the Wang family; it was just a sniper hidden in Yongshou Palace."
hehe.
In his eyes, Maggie was just an innocent little rabbit, and all the bad things were done by others.
Su Wanwan couldn't listen anymore:
"You're done talking, now you can go. Don't bother seeing me out."
Lu Xingjian paused, then changed the subject, "Don't you want to know how the White Lotus Sect is doing now?"
These words caught Su Wanwan's attention, and she stood there without moving, waiting for him to continue.
Lu Xingjian stopped talking, rubbed his shoulders, and stretched.
"I'm exhausted. I need to rest for a while before I have the energy to talk."
Su Wanwan was too lazy to pay attention to him anymore and went back to her bedroom.
When she came out of the shower, she saw Lu Xingjian lying on the bed with his legs crossed. When he saw her come out, his eyes were fixed on her.
Su Wanwan turned around and walked out.
Lu Xingjian sprang to his feet, strode forward, and scooped her up in his arms. After placing her on the bed, he raised an eyebrow and asked...
"Didn't you want to hear about the White Lotus Sect?"
"I don't want to know anymore."
Su Wanwan looked at him blocking the bedside, her whole body tense, her tone a little cold, "If you don't leave, I will."
Lu Xingjian shrugged lazily:
“Look, I’ve taken a shower and changed my clothes. It’s so embarrassing to be kicked out like this.”
He leaned forward, whispered in her ear, and smiled.
"I'm afraid the news will spread throughout the palace and beyond, that the emperor is afraid of his wife. How can I then command respect?"
Su Wanwan leaned back, avoiding physical contact with him, her expression full of disgust.
"No, they have eyes, they're not blind."
Lu Xingjian narrowed his eyes slightly, a cold smile playing on his lips.
"You've earned the reputation of being a tigress, which doesn't sound good at all."
Su Wanwan pursed her lips, disgusted by his behavior:
"You've learned to be a scoundrel."
"I don't care about my mother, so you can spoil her even more generously. It's perfectly legitimate to depose her."
The topic returned to its original state, and for a moment the air fell silent.
Both of them sat on the bed in a stalemate.
After a long while, Lu Xingjian finally let out a cold sneer.
"Tomorrow I'll arrange a marriage for that Maggie, sending her far away. You'll see how I spoil her then, spoil her rotten!"
Su Wanwan paused.
This statement finally showed some sincerity.
With Lu Xingjian's tall figure blocking the way by the bed, it wasn't easy for her to get out of bed, so she simply lay down facing inwards to sleep, keeping a distance from him.
The man lay on his side behind her, a smile playing on his lips, and gently fanned her with the fan beside the pillow.
His gaze fell on her long, fair neck, and his eyes deepened.
Once her breathing became even and she seemed to have fallen asleep, he leaned over and kissed the back of her neck.
This angered Su Wanwan, who snatched the fan from his hand and threw it off the bed.
She has always been prone to feeling cold, and even though she wasn't hot to begin with, he fanned her until she felt a bit chilly.
But he persisted in his ingratiating flattery.
Su Wanwan sneezed as soon as she lay down. Just as she was about to pull the thin blanket over herself, a hot chest pressed against her from behind.
The man's hot breath brushed against her ear.
"My husband will warm you up."
"It's hot, stay away from me." Su Wanwan pushed him away in disgust.
Lu Xingjian's expression was not good. After thinking for a while, he squinted and asked:
"You've taken a fancy to Liu Qi?"
Will this implicate others?
Su Wanwan suddenly turned over and looked at him with a stern face.
"Your own heart sees everything as dirty."
Lu Xingjian put his hands behind his head, crossed his long legs, and sneered, "Then why do you insist on finding him?"
Su Wanwan pursed her lips, her gaze wary.
"How dare I use Zhang Zhong and He Jin, whom you gave me? I'd be sold out and still have to count the money for you."
"What can I say when you bring Maggie's child to me one day and demand a title?"
Lu Xingjian's eyes turned cold, and he sneered several times in anger.
She really didn't believe him at all.
Everything I said tonight was for nothing.
"Then how about you take her a bowl of abortion pills tomorrow?"
"Why would I be the bad guy? It's not like I'm the one who got her pregnant." Su Wanwan didn't take the bait at all.
Lu Xingjian was very impatient, and his tone was tinged with ruthlessness.
"Then I'll play the bad guy and have someone send her a bowl of abortion pills tomorrow to put an end to your worries!"
"No, then you'll feel sorry for me, and if you regret it and hate me, I'll be the one who suffers." Su Wanwan's tone was indifferent, unmoved by reason.
We've come full circle again.
Lu Xingjian looked exhausted: "What exactly do you want?"
Su Wanwan was silent for a while, "I just want to protect myself, so that when you change your mind, I won't be helpless and at your mercy."
Lu Xingjian's heart skipped a beat, his face turning cold.
In this boudoir, phrases like "waiting to die helplessly" and "being slaughtered by others" sound particularly jarring.
He had clearly done his best to protect her.
Su Wanwan raised an eyebrow and smiled sarcastically: "Can you guarantee you'll never change your mind? Even if you dare to, I don't believe you."
Imperial families are rarely generous with their affections.
If fathers and sons, brothers, and mothers and children can kill each other, how much more so can husbands and wives?
What's more, they were a couple who married later in life.
The bloody facts recorded in history books are there for all to see, and I believe Lu Xingjian knows them better than she does.
Having grown up in the palace since childhood and being well-versed in history, Su Wanwan naturally had a clearer understanding of the future.
Perhaps Lu Xingjian still has feelings for her and won't do anything to her because of Ma Ji.
It's possible that another woman might enter his heart in the future, leading to a bitter feud and a life-or-death struggle.
If Su Wanwan didn't have a son, things would be fine; she could sit comfortably in the empress's palace and watch the tigers fight.
But once you have a son, you have to get involved.
Otherwise, they will be swallowed up without leaving a trace.
She had no choice.
Moreover, the example of Empress Xia is still fresh in her mind, and she doesn't want to become the second Empress Xia.
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