PFC Chapter 765 The Princess's Marriage (9)
Chapter 765 The Princess's Marriage (9)
An Yi quickly appeared and asked anxiously, "Master, are you alright? What just happened?"
After he pressed the maid's pressure point to put her to sleep and left, he found that he could not hear any sound from inside the palace.
"I was about to enter the palace, but I was blocked by a transparent force and couldn't get in. Did Consort Yan hurt you? I'll go and get revenge on her."
Upon hearing this, Shangguan Xi found it even more amusing, as he hadn't experienced such an uncontrollable feeling in a long time.
He didn't think Xue Chanyi was saying these things because she liked him, and he didn't know what she was up to. He'd just have to wait and see.
"No need, go back." After saying that, he turned around and used his lightness skill to leave.
An Yi glanced at Jinglan Palace, hesitated for a moment, and then decided to obey the order.
*
Shangguan Xi, just from his name you know that he was once a prince on whom the emperor placed great hopes.
He was the younger brother of the late Emperor Shangguan Ji. The late emperor was sickly and died young, leaving behind very few children. He did not have time to choose an heir to the throne before his death.
Shangguan Xi was a puppet emperor chosen by Shangguan Xi. His mother was of lowly birth and died in childbirth after giving birth to him, so she had no power in the palace to help her.
When the young emperor ascended the throne, Shangguan Xi served as regent and acted as the acting governor, even though he was ambitious.
But over the course of ten years, the Kingdom of Lingjiang flourished under his leadership, and its people lived in peace and contentment.
He is exceptionally talented and possesses the ability to govern the world. How could he be willing to give everything for others and ultimately hand it over to them?
Shangguan Xi had long seen that the emperor's fear of him had become an obsession, and even if he really relinquished power...
Sooner or later, he will become the first person to be purged after the emperor has completely seized power.
Regent's House
Shangguan Xi sat by the window of his bedchamber, watching the dawn break outside.
"Your Highness, this is the medicine that the imperial physician prescribed for your internal injuries," Lin Han said as he carried the bowl of medicine in from outside.
"I don't need to take medicine." Shangguan Xi had no intention of taking any.
"Your Highness, An Yi said you were injured."
"It's just a minor injury." He could feel that Xue Chanyi had held back with that palm strike.
"I dare to speak frankly, but Consort Yan is a mysterious and unpredictable person. She injured you today. If she stays in the palace and joins the Emperor, she will definitely be a hidden danger."
After Lin Han finished speaking, he immediately volunteered: "I am willing to personally lead the men there. Even if it costs me my life, I will definitely deal with this person for Your Highness."
Even the prince seemed no match for Consort Yan, and An Yi also said that Consort Yan possessed strange abilities.
If fighting alone doesn't work, then team up; if that still doesn't work, then poison them.
Moreover, with the power of the Regent's Palace, there are plenty of ways and means.
"No need." Shangguan Xi shook his head slightly: "This person is still useful."
He had no intention of killing her, even though she had hurt herself.
He also had a vague feeling that killing Xue Chanyi wouldn't be so easy, and he was still curious about her true purpose.
Lin Han was puzzled. In the past, the prince was always ruthless and decisive when dealing with other people, so why did he not care at all when he was injured this time?
But he didn't think much of it. Perhaps this Consort Yan really had some special abilities, and the prince had his reasons for keeping her around.
*
"Liuli." Xue Chanyi called out to people as usual after waking up.
Upon hearing the sound, Liuli immediately lifted the bed curtains: "Your Highness, are you getting up?"
"Well, help me up."
Upon hearing this, Liuli immediately knelt down: "Your Majesty, this servant is guilty."
Seeing this, Xue Chanyi was puzzled: "What are you doing? What crime have you committed?"
“Last night, thanks to Your Majesty’s grace, I was allowed to lie on the outer bed to keep watch. However, I damned myself and fell into a deep sleep. I beg Your Majesty to punish me.”
When she woke up in the morning, she was stunned, not expecting that she had actually fallen asleep.
She saw the broken tea set and kettle on the ground and assumed that the Empress was thirsty in the middle of the night and had not been woken up when she called her.
Then the empress got up to pour herself some water, and accidentally broke something in the process. The more she thought about it, the more she felt that she had not served her well enough.
Upon hearing this, Xue Chanyi felt that she had successfully brainwashed Liuli with her mental power; this person was really too honest.
"Get up, I forgive you."
What happened last night wasn't her fault. She didn't release the pressure points that had put her to sleep because she felt it wouldn't hurt to let her get some rest.
"Your Majesty..."
"No need for further words. If you delay your mistress's meal and she goes hungry, you will truly be punished," Xue Chanyi said with a smile.
"Thank you, Your Highness. This servant will now help you to get up."
After lunch, Xue Chanyi ate fruit and flipped through a storybook.
Liuli fanned her from the side: "Your Majesty, news has come from Consort Yu's palace that she is alright. His Majesty even went to offer his condolences today."
"Mm." Xue Chanyi nodded.
"His Majesty spent the night in Liuhua Palace last night, and I wonder if he will go again tonight. I think..."
Hearing her words, Xue Chanyi felt a headache coming on and quickly interrupted her: "Liuli, why are you always concerned about which palace the Emperor goes to?"
Upon hearing this, Liuli began to kneel on the ground again: "Your Majesty, it was this servant who overstepped her bounds."
"Don't kneel. Don't beg for forgiveness all the time. Your mistress isn't an evil spirit."
"How could Your Highness be an evil spirit? This servant was just worried that my words might displease Your Highness."
“I’m not upset. Tell me about others. I’m tired of hearing about who the Emperor favors every day,” Xue Chanyi said.
Upon hearing her say she was annoyed, Liuli immediately said, "This servant will stop talking. Who would you like to hear from, Your Majesty?"
"Tell me about the Regent. You deal with people in the palace all the time, so you should know quite a bit."
Upon hearing this, Liuli suddenly became a little nervous: "Your Majesty, no one in the palace dares to speak ill of the Regent."
Although she had only been in Lingjiang Kingdom for a short time, she was somewhat influenced by the way people in the palace dared not speak freely when the Regent was mentioned.
People in the palace feared the regent more than the emperor.
"It's alright, it's just the two of us in this hall, feel free to speak."
Liuli thought for a moment: "I have only heard that the Regent has absolute power in the palace. Although the Emperor is in charge in the palace, it is actually the Regent who does not care. The ministers of the previous dynasty are both afraid of him and want to curry favor with him."
Xue Chanyi stroked her chin and said, "Flattery? Are the ministers giving gifts to the Regent? Or are they trying to send their daughters to the Regent's harem?"
"Your Majesty is right, but none of them succeeded. It seems that the Regent Prince doesn't care about their flattery and has used it to deal with many corrupt officials and those who do nothing."
"It sounds like the Regent actually has a pretty good reputation, aside from being frightening because of his power."
“That’s true, that’s all I heard. It’s just a little strange that the Regent has never married,” Liuli said, somewhat puzzled.
Xue Chanyi understood; a villain focused on his career probably hadn't thought about romance before.