147 The Truth Behind Qin Emperor (2/2)

Lin Jian nodded his head and reaffirmed her thought. ”She's the one who supplies the Qin Emperor with a lot of women. As long as she isn't the one who is at the receiving end of the cruelty, Huai Yi Empress doesn't mind to dirty her hands. She lives peacefully by offering a lot of women to the Qin Emperor.”

Yao Ling gasped in surprise. Living in that kind of environment was quite scary. She never thought that Huai Yi Empress was that scary and selfish. She didn't mind to kill a lot of women as long as her position in the harem was unshakeable.

Yao Ying said, ”To be able to survive and still has the Qin Emperor's love. It seems like Huai Yi Empress isn't a simple person at all.” She must have been a smart and calculative woman, to begin with.

”Of course!” Lin Jian said. ”Why do you think the Emperor sent her there? She's popular to be a smart woman, but at the same time... cruel. She always gets what she wants --- with every possible means. The Emperor has a headache trying to clean up after her, that's why he's happy when Huai Yi Princess agreed to marry the Qin Emperor. He's killing two birds in one stone[2] with that move!”

”Your half-sister... if she isn't a strong and smart woman, I don't think she can survive in that harem. Either she's tortured under the Emperor's hands or she's suppressed by the Empress --- she would live in hell every day!” Yao Ying shook his head in pity.

”That's a really pitiful way to live!” Yao Ling exclaimed. ”Even if she has a powerful background, I don't think she can avoid the way the Qin Emperor enjoys that type of pleasure! After all, as a woman... she needs to serve the Qin Emperor's needs --- sooner or later! Besides, the Han Kingdom isn't as powerful as the Qin Kingdom, so they don't need to give the Han Kingdom that much face.”

Yao Ling sighed. ”No wonder you want to save her this much! She won't end up well in that harem.” Yao Ling couldn't imagine how the women live on that hellish place!

”Is it okay for us to save and bring the Han Princess to our Shu Kingdom?” Yao Ying asked. After all, it would risk a war, if the other two countries found out about the princess' whereabouts.

Lin Jian nodded. ”Yes. That's why I will obtain her by any means, even if I have to risk war! I'm not going to sacrifice her --- just like how the Emperor sacrificed my mother!” Lin Jian said full of determination.

Yao Ying and Yao Ling looked at each other. It seemed like Lin Jian felt that he could redeem himself by saving Han Xiang. This kind of thought... it actually wasn't good to keep. They realized that they also needed to control Lin Jian in this mission. His recklessness might jeopardize the overall mission and endanger their lives.

Yao Ying didn't want Lin Jian to ruin his bright future or have a fall-out with the organization because of one Han Xiang. After all, they didn't really know anything about this princess. Everything that they knew was based on rumor. Whether she was kind or evil --- they didn't know for sure. It was rumored that the Shu woman was her mother, however... was that really the truth? Yao Ying knew that this wasn't the right time to ask those questions to Lin Jian. He was too emotional to analyze this mission with a clear mind. His emotions clouded his judgment.

”Don't be too impulsive!” Yao Ying decided to warn him in advance. ”We have to plan everything ahead of time. If there's a sudden change of event there, you have to talk with us! Do you understand? You don't have to do this all alone. Please remember that you still have us!”

Lin Jian was stunned by what Yao Ying said. Was he really that impulsive?

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[1]. There's more to this than meets the eye: a situation is not as simple as it seems to be.

[2]. Killing two birds in one stone: to succeed in achieving two things in a single action.