Chapter 63 (1/1)

Su Yi's heart twisted with pain He knew that Wanyan Shuo was still e into account Su Yi's current situation and status, if Wanyan Shuo continued to have wars towards him, Su Yi knew that this would only cause a hundred harle benefit to balance it out Therefore, he carefully restrained hi even a shred of care and concern for the little boy in his speech Instead, he offered another respectful bow and said: “Much thanks to the Crown Prince for co to the aid of your humble servant”

Wanyan Shuo stared at hirabbed Su Yi, saying loudly: “You you clearly know that what I want is not this, you clearly know it”

Su Yi looked at this child and saw that he was doing his utmost to restrain his tears Su Yi's heart was also distressed, and he wanted nothing more than to be able to take Wanyan Shuo into his arms to reassure him and to soothe away all his hurts But now, he had no other option but to force his and project an aura of indifference Striving to be detached, he said: “I don’t knohat the Crown Prince wants?”

His hopes dashed, Wanyan Shuo released Su Yi and went over to a tall tree and sluainst it In an exhausted voice, he said: I want you to tell me that you had actually been falsely accused I want you to tell me that you did not actually betray my Imperial Father I even want you to tell me that you truly love reedy, correct?” He looked straight at Su Yi and said: “I very clearly know that these are is, but I still want them, am I very useless? In truth, even I find this version of myself detestable When did I, Wanyan Shuo, start to become so irresolute? I can't carry this burden, but neither can I put it down” He shook his head, stood up straight and said: “You should go” Without further ado, Wanyan Shuo also proceeded to leave Su Yi perceived that there was a strange sense of weariness about the little boy's retreating figure and he gave a long sigh as he watched Wanyan Shuo go further and further away When his silhouette had becoht but a small blur on the horizon, only then did Su Yi say in the direction of a nearby tree: “Miss Zi Yan, the Crown Prince is now far away, you can come out”

At these words, Zi Yan's figure appeared in front of Su Yi She also looked at Wanyan Shuo's silhouette --- a h of frustration She turned back and saw that Su Yi was looking at her with lu she had ever done, she had felt that she had the courage of her convictions, but in this tiuilt beginning to plague her conscience and she inadvertently hung her head

“Miss, is this the result that you wanted? To have the three of us living with such pain? It doesn’t matter what happens to me, but Wanyan Xu and the Crown Prince are your masters and I believe that you have sincerely vowed loyalty and devotion to them with all your heart Your aim was to cause them to become totally cynical, to divest them of all e rulers No matter the cost, no matter how painful the process is for theht?” He could no longer contain the seething ue in his heart, nor could he be bothered to be mindful of his lowly status as a slave With each word and sentence, he strove to strike at the most vulnerable part of Zi Yan's heart

“Are you trying to o in front of the Emperor and help you to prove your innocence?” Unable to refute Su Yi's words, she could only choose to project the ie of a pitiless villain with her cold voice and disdainful words, so as to hide her conflicted heart

“If that is what you think of Su Yi, then there is nothing left for lance and left, brushi+ng by her side After he took two or three steps, he suddenly stood still and said calmly: “I really wish for Miss to kill rieve deeply overfor a period of tio of their pain It is preferable to the situation we find ourselves in nohere we are tor each other with our very existence At any rate, Miss's purpose was to get rid of me; with my death you can remove me once and for all Or is it that Miss is afraid that you will have to shoulder the consequences if Wanyan Xu should investigate?”

Zi Yan was silent for a long time, before she suddenly said: “Actually, there is evidence that you had been frauilt But His Majesty and the Crown Prince were both overwhelmed by their concern for you, furthermore, the evidence is too subtle, that's why nobody was able to notice the discrepancy General Su, have ive it more time If you are truly destined by Heaven to be the E now are simply tests Heaven has set for you to hone your mettle”

When she finished her speech, Su Yi was stunned and could only stay rooted to his spot He had never iined that there would be a riddle yet to be uncovered buried within the words of his own prose And yet Zi Yan had dared to so readily use such a poeainst hi could absolve hiuilt at any time Su Yi was stunned by her audacity This wo?

“General Su, although I hate you and still feel very uneasy about you being the Empress, but, in my heart I still hope that you will live to see the day when the dark clouds over you have cleared and you are bathed in sunshi+ne again although I don't knohy I feel this way However, I will never take the initiative to step forward to clear your name It's fine if you hate me; if you curse me, that's fine too That's up to you If there comes a day when you can re-occupy the position of Empress, then I will accept without complaint whatever end you have in store for Zi Yan, whether it should be death or torture” Zi Yan said these words cal thescenery When she finished, she turned and left, without a single look back at Su Yi

Su Yi looked at her retreating back, but her words had hts were a jumbled mess, to the extent that he could not make heads or tails of them In exasperation, he resolved to simply not think about them anymore and slowly made his way down the small path to the laundry room

Just as he was approaching the entrance to the laundry room, Su Yi saw that a bunch of people were crowded around the door, chattering away furiously Su Yi went up to take a look and saw thata htly looks on their faces, they see him

Su Yi's heart gave a tre froant and refined, he was most likely a member of the aristocracy However, he wore clothes fashi+oned from coarse white cloth and the servants that had surrounded hihtest deference or even politeness in their speech

That stranger waited for the indignation of the crowd to run its course; only when they had quietened down, did he open his mouth to speak: “If all of you don’t wish to assist arment was sewn for me by my mother with her own hands, and I would never send it here to be washed, nor have I ever done so There was a new servant girl assigned to arether with the rest of the laundry Since you are not willing to help me look for it, I’ll do it ht?”

An old woave a ”huhness had not mentioned the na yourself with her does not reflect well on you at all If Your Highness does not mind that this place is both dirty and , she withdreith the rest of the crowd As they dispersed, they earing contehly entertained by the drama that had played out

Su Yi knew that this roo to the eunuchs and palace maids; they were piled likeMaster did not have any understanding as to how the laundry was sorted, there was no way that he would be able to find what he was looking for Although Su Yi was curious as to why the helpers in the laundry room had dared to be so rude to this prince, and also the reason why his laundry had been sent here to be washed together with the articles of servants when he had the status of a prince, Su Yi did not care to investigate further Instead, he went forward to the arht be able to be of so, the Prince and the servants all uniformly cast their eyes at him Without exception, the look in their eyes expressed amazement and incomprehension