Chapter 104 (1/2)
The two palanquins stopped at the same ti between Fan Jian and Chen Pingping, they quietly withdrew to a spot in the distance The palanquin passengers faced forward, and the people inside should have felt uncoely, neither the Priot out to see each other
So the palanquin passengers bowed to each other, like two friends clasping their hands in greeting, and like a bride and groo forth from the bridal roorieve too deeply” A gentle voice finally came from the opposite palanquin It was the Eldest Princess, co that fahtly It seeo He spoke quietly ”I arateful that you would concern yourself withsuch a distant tone of voice, the Eldest Princess's voice became soft and mournful ”This distance between us how can we speak of it? Why do you speak so forh came from the Prime Minister's palanquin ”Your Grace, I could not allow myself to become putty in your hands”
The other palanquin was silent, see ti? Though Gong was notthe New Year, and I still loved him just as you did how can I, a princess, have beco? To hell with it all you are sad Otherwise you would not be speaking withYour Grace because I wanted to say that I have givenoutside the palace walls, with only the lantern beside the Eldest Princess's palanquin scattering a few scarce beah to confirm that the woman inside the palanquin eak and delicate At thatthose words she becary After some time had passed, the Eldest Princess spoke with a voice as clear and cold as the winter winds ”She is hter! You cannot allow her to marry that Fan bastard!” Whether she was inside the palace or outside, the Eldest Princess had always presented an ie of utter frailty Who could have known that she would speak so forcefully?
”Can you disobey His Majesty?” Lin Ruofu's voice had somehow taken on a tone of self-reproach ”Besides His Majesty has inforhter That means that she is doomed to be considered a less-than-brilliant character”
The Eldest Princess spoke in a sad and poignant voice ”You really are going to do this”
Hearing this, Lin Ruofu felt nauseated ”Your Grace is worried about the royal purse,” he said with disgust ”That is not within the scope of my consideration”
The Eldest Princess's voice trembled ”If you won't consider it, then ill? I am a mere woman, and I live alone in the palace; do you think that the past few years have been easy forin his palanquin, Lin Ruofu was filled with loathing ”I have a daughter, but all year round, we cannot see each other, and can only glance at each other fro a father in this way has been easy for me!?”
The Eldest Princess tried toto be done about that I gave birth to her in secret, and I didn't have the heart to ruin your future She was raised alone Over these few years, I have arranged things for you in the palace, transferring money from the royal purse in secret for you to use Do you think nothing good of me at all?”
There was a coldness in the Prime Minister's voice He spoke in a low snarl ”My future? Ever since then, when have I ever wanted this kind of future? Back then, I was a poor scholar-minister, and now I have becohter I can never an to tremble ”But he is dead How could this be the future that I wanted? This is just the power that you wanted You weren't willing todown for the rest of your days didn't interest you, and you think I' this, the Eldest Princess was angry, her voice filled with tears and curses ”Lin Ruofu, this is the way that things are, and yet you cos If you really weren't willing, why didn't you say anything when you entered the Overwatch Council? Why didn't you feel sad when you entered the Hanlin Academy? When you were found a post at the Ministry of Appointments, why didn't you blaht ofstands in your way, and yet you take all your anger out onthe Eldest Princess's voice get louder and louder, Lin Ruofu's voice was calmed, but his words were incomparably bitter ”I would rather you were the shrew that you are, rather than being in the sorry state that you are in It makes me sick, did you know that?”
The Eldest Princess said nothing
”As for Chen'er's wedding, I have ated Fan Xian It doesn't matter what kind of person he is; at the very least, he is not an easy person to kill” Lin Ruofu spoke coldly ”I do not wish for hter to become a ”
The Eldest Princess spoke harshly ”Have you lost the plot? Gong has been ently rope in the Fan family Don't tell ping says? Who is Sigu Sword, and how could they come to the capital and kill people? We can't know for sure that Fan Jian isn't the mastermind behind the scenes”