Chapter 12: Ah, the second male lead appears. (1/2)
Minister Zhu's residence
At the end of the first volume of”the Emperor's cunning bride,” the male lead and female lead killed the entire Zhu family and were crowned the Emperor and Empress. The first volume ended with Lu Yaozhu's sudden invasion of northern Wei.
Although Su Liya could not pinpoint what changed the plot, the prospect of the plot change gave her much hope. It showed that their future wasn't yet set in stone, she could still change everything.
If she prevented Zhu Fengyin from marrying the sixth prince, she could prevent her from going down the path of destruction. The same goes for her character Su Liya, if she could avoid Zhu Faye and their complicated relationship maybe she wouldn't end up the way the original Su Liya did in the novel.
Su Liya dropped the hairpins into the jewellery box and shut the lid. Zhu Fengyin had her back turned to Su Liya as she put on her outer jacket.
Su Liya walked to the small wooden cupboard opposite the dressing table and returned the jewellery box to its usual spot in the cupboard. As she did Su Liya silently contemplated if she should bring Zhu Faye's early return to the light.
However, Zhu Fengyin beat her to that ”Liya isn't the third brother back earlier than expected. In my past life, he came back after the Emperor's banquet”
Su Liya shut the cupboard door and turned around ”That's what I thought too… I don't know why he is back early but the change in the plot is not necessarily a bad thing”
Zhu Fengyin stepped away from the hanger and sat on the bed ”how do you mean?”
Su Liya looked around to make sure no one eavesdropped on their conversation. Since Tian Tian was due back anytime soon, Su Liya walked to the bed and sat next to Zhu Fengyin ”Scoot over” she whispered.
Zhu Fengyin shook her head, moved to the side and made more space for her. ”Here you go, is that enough space or do you need more space,” she said sarcastically.
Su Liya rolled her eyes and replied ”Ha Ha very funny! We don't have much time, Tian Tian will be here soon”.
Zhu Fengyin smiled and rubbed her nose gently.
”You look a little scared Liya, which is weird since I am the one that should be that scared since I am the one that got killed. You are safe since Su Liya and my third brother had an ambiguous relationship”
”An ambiguous relationship… please these three words should not be used with Su Liya and Zhu Faye in the same context”
”Why?” Zhu Fengyin asked eyebrows raised.
”Those two had a doomed relationship, hmph if you can even call whatever those two had a relationship.”
”Huh that's odd, didn't the two of them get married and had a child?”
”They did but how long would a relationship as toxic as theirs last. At her highest time of glory, Su Liya was killed by Zhu Faye”
Zhu Fengyin sat there agape, she tried to make sense of everything Su Liya said. The more she thought of everything, the more it all made sense to her.