Chapter 37: The dark eyes darkened instantly.
Yan Shu was immediately filled with doubts.
Could this be another test from Xiao Yu?
But why did Xiao Yu want to test her attitude towards Yan Qingwan? Now that everything in the past had been torn apart, Xiao Yu no longer wore that hypocritical and gentle facade towards her. Why should he care about the opinions of a little concubine who could be executed at any time?
What's more, Yan Shu didn't care whether Yan Qingwan was killed or not.
After all, her own death in her previous life was closely related to Yan Qingwan. If Xiao Yu really wanted to kill Yan Qingwan, Yan Shu felt that she would feel much more at ease if he just said a few vicious words.
To put it bluntly, once Yan Qingwan died, the dead end she faced in her previous life was bound to undergo significant changes.
But at this moment, Yan Shu could not respond so directly to Xiao Yu's question.
After all, she had just pretended to care about Yan Qingwan a few words before. If she nodded in response to Xiao Yu's words now, wouldn't it seem too strange?
What's more, Xiao Yu is so crazy now. If he can kill Yan Qingwan now, he might kill her next. Yan Shu doesn't dare to act like he is indifferent to human life in front of him.
So Yan Shu did not directly answer Xiao Yu's question, but just pretended to be confused.
"Wanji didn't seem to have done anything wrong. Why did the king suddenly want to kill her?"
The girl had a soft voice, and her dark, almond-shaped eyes were clear and distinct, with a little light in them, which seemed to reflect his meanness.
Xiao Yu narrowed his eyelids slightly, suppressing the gloomy and sinister look in his eyes.
He just knew it.
Her Shushu always protected others and was always cruel to those around her, but she was so cruel and decisive to him, only to him.
Seeing Xiao Yu's ambiguous expression at the moment, Yan Shu was also afraid in her heart, fearing that Xiao Yu would say something to scare her, so she immediately opened her mouth and told him the purpose of her trip to Changming Palace.
"Your Majesty, I came here to tell you something." The girl looked serious, and her words were also serious.
"Does the king still keep his promise last night to spare Qingtao's life?"
Yan Shu confirmed with Xiao Yu again, fearing that this person would turn against her.
Fortunately, he just darkened his eyes, and then continued to play with the girl's soft black hair, with a slightly cold tone.
"Since I've promised Shushu, there's no regrets."
It's just the life of a maid. If she wants to keep it, then let her keep it.
Yan Shu felt relieved after hearing this, and then she thought of the lazy palace servants in Baohua Palace today, and the leftovers sent from the kitchen.
It sounded like begging, but also like complaining.
"I know I committed a grave error against the king in the past. I dare not ask for forgiveness now. I only hope that the king will grant me more opportunities to atone for my sins in the future. I will cherish them."
Yan Shu spoke sincerely and honestly. Although these words were mostly for the purpose of saving her life, Yan Shu actually also really wanted to atone for her sins.
After she pushed Xiao Yu into the snake cave, she became restless every night, often dreaming of scary snakes and Xiao Yu's resentful eyes.
Every time she thought about it, Yan Shu felt guilty.
As she grew older, she realized that she shouldn't have believed Yan Ruxue's words so easily and pushed Xiao Yu into the snake cave, almost causing his tragic death.
So Yan Shu can now understand Xiao Yu's hatred for her.
If someone treated her like this, she would take revenge if she got the chance.
But after all, she was just a sixteen-year-old girl. Having suffered a tragic death in her previous life, she was really afraid of death in this life.
So she was wrong again in this life.
She chose to believe Empress Dowager Zhao Jing, thinking that their plan was foolproof, but she didn't know that Xiao Yu already knew everything.
She drugged him right under his nose and pushed him to Chu Yuan.
Xiao Yu must hate her even more than in his previous life.
But Yan Shu didn't know why Xiao Yu let her go so easily last night and even untied the chains on her ankles.
You know, he imprisoned her for a whole year in his previous life.
However, these gave Yu Yanshu a little more hope. As long as Xiao Yu was willing to give her a chance to atone for her sins, she would seize it.
So the girl opened her watery almond eyes and looked at Xiao Yu who was gently playing with her hair.
Innocent, naive, begging.
Xiao Yu's eyes dimmed slightly, and he raised his hand to cover his eyes.
Yan Shu's eyes darkened, and the man's slender fingers covered her eyelids. The coldness made her eyelashes tremble.
It was like two small brushes gently sweeping across Xiao Yu's palms, causing his heart to tremble.
Yan Shu had never had such a look on her face again since she had fallen out with him in her previous life.
At that time, she was filled with endless indifference and resentment.
But now Shushu still looked at her like this, which made Xiao Yu doubt, was his Shushu really reborn like him? Then why didn't she only feel disgust and hatred for him like in her previous life?
So Xiao Yu instinctively covered his innocent eyes. He was afraid that cold hatred would appear in them in the next moment.
Yan Shu was puzzled by Xiao Yu's behavior. After blinking, she raised her hand and gently supported his thin wrist.
"Your Majesty?"
The soft warmth from her fingertips gently fell on his wrist, causing a tingling sensation in his heart.
The girl's palm-sized pink and rosy face was mostly covered by his hand, revealing only her plump, bright red lips and small, white chin.
Xiao Yu's gaze shifted slightly, landing on the bright red lips that had just called him softly.
The dark eyes darkened instantly.
Seeing that he didn't move, Yan Shu didn't know whether he agreed with what she had just said or was thinking about something else, so she could only start talking about what happened in Baohua Palace today.
"Although Your Majesty has released me from my confinement, the servants in Baohua Palace have become much lazier than usual. I can't even manage the small kitchen anymore. The lunch I received today was truly unpalatable. I'm so angry that I came to tell Your Majesty."
Yan Shu could understand the palace maids' flattery and she was willing to turn a blind eye, but today's lunch was something she really could not tolerate.
If she had to eat such meals in the future, she would naturally be unwilling to do so.
Not to mention that she was a girl who loved to eat and had always lived a life of luxury, how could she bear such a gap.
After all, eating is the bottom line for Yan Shu.
In her previous life, she went on a hunger strike out of spite because she didn't face reality. Now that she has figured it out, since she is still alive, she must eat and drink well.
Naturally, the girl's sweet words fell into Xiao Yu's ears.
He frowned slightly, thinking of the time in his previous life when Yan Shu fainted from hunger strike. The palace maids did the same thing and dared to secretly mistreat her without his permission.
So during the time when she fainted, all the palace maids in Baohua Palace who dared to treat her harshly were punished by him.
Finally, a group of palace servants who would never dare to act recklessly were replaced from inside to outside.
But after Yan Shu woke up, she did not appreciate his kindness, but stopped her hunger strike.
He never thought that his Shushu would actually take the initiative to ask him for help.
A hint of surprise flashed across Xiao Yu's eyes, and then a feeling of both surprise and joy emerged in his heart.
However, besides being happy, the next moment when he thought of those lowly ants who were so audacious as to treat his Shushu harshly, a fierce look gradually appeared in the young king's dark eyes.
Just when Yan Shu and others were about to panic, they finally heard Xiao Yu's cold voice.
"Since you dare to be so negligent, then just kill them all."
How can a useless person be worthy of serving her?
If you don't cherish the chance to be with her, then you don't deserve to have a chance to live.
Yan Shu was shocked when she heard this. She immediately pulled down Xiao Yu's hand that was covering her face and cried softly, "Your Majesty, don't do that!"
She only complained this time to get Xiao Yu to come forward and make her life easier in the future, but she never thought of directly killing those palace servants.
After all, for Yu Yanshu, the crimes committed by these lazy palace servants were not unforgivable, so they only needed to be punished slightly.
I never thought that Xiao Yu would start talking about killing people.
This was a bit too brutal. Yan Shu was unwilling to let so many people die just because of a complaint.
So looking at Xiao Yu's dark eyes, the girl spoke softly again.
"They didn't commit a capital crime, so why did the king kill them?"
All day long, he either kills this person or that person, as if killing people can solve all problems.
Yan Shu really couldn't accept such a rough method.
However, Xiao Yu seemed to have not expected Yan Shu to speak up to stop him. His dark brows were slightly furrowed, and he was a little confused.
Anyone who dares to treat her harshly must die.
And how could his Shushu protect those lowly ants?
How could they be worthy of her protection?
Seeing Xiao Yu's expression, Yan Shu's heart trembled slightly. She was afraid of provoking his anger, so she spoke softly, "I just think that killing someone just because of such a small matter is really too cruel..."
The girl hesitated when she said this, and only then did she suddenly remember that if she was being cruel, then she was also cruel when she pushed him into the snake cave.
When she said this now, she sounded quite guilty.
Xiao Yu's gaze paused slightly.
cruel?
Those people deserved to die.
His compassion for Shushu was too overwhelming, but she was always unwilling to give him even a little bit.
But Xiao Yu finally concealed the murderous intent in his eyes, and with his slender fingertips he lifted the hair of the girl in his arms and smiled gently.
"Since Shushu doesn't want to hurt them, then let them live."
When Yan Shu heard this, she was afraid that Xiao Yu was just pretending to coax her, so she looked up again and said, "I am actually thinking about the king. If the king continues to kill people like this, it will be bad for his reputation if the news gets out."
Although Yan Shu really couldn't figure out Xiao Yu's personality.
But after all, besides resentment, she also felt guilty towards him.
If Xiao Yu were to be labeled a tyrant, how could the officials and people of Xiao State be satisfied?
When Xiao Yu heard the girl say "thinking about him", his dark pupils were stunned.
For his sake?
Could Shushu, who despised and hated him so much, actually think about him...
In an instant, dense and joyful feelings filled his heart and then spread out from his internal organs, causing Xiao Yu's tailbone to feel numb. The hand that was tightly wrapped around the girl's waist could not help but exert a little more force.
Yan Shu suddenly cried out softly, feeling that her waist was hurt by his pinch.
Xiao Yu came back to his senses and relaxed a little, but his slightly heavy breathing revealed that he was not calm at the moment.
Yan Shu felt his chest rising and falling, and looked over in confusion. The next moment, she retreated and touched the loose silk scarf that he had put on and was about to release.
After guessing what it was, Yan Shu's cheeks suddenly felt hot.
Weren't we just talking peacefully? How did he suddenly become a concubine?
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