Chapter 253 : You Rock, Highgod! 3 (2/2)

“Because you’re jealous of me!” Yue Yao suddenly spoke up. She couldn’t afford to bear the false crime of being an assassin, so these words had escaped her mouth in a moment of panic.

She regretted it immediately, but there was no way to take back her words. She could only bite the bullet and remain firm in her argument.

“Why would I be jealous of you?” Shi Sheng narrowed her eyes.

“General Cang Lan and I may be close, but we’re just normal friends! You don’t have to target me for such a small matter!” Yue Yao praised herself inwardly for being able to come up with this. ‘This should be fine, right?’

“Oh, but why would I target you because of General Cang Lan?” Shi Sheng’s tone remained calm.

Yue Yao was stupefied. ‘Why is this woman saying such unexpected things?’

“Y-you’re going to marry General Cang Lan, wouldn’t you—”

“But I(bg) don’t even know you, so how would I(bg) have known to target you?”

“Our Highness has only just reached Chang’An today—she hadn’t met Miss An yet, so why would she target her? On the other hand, Miss An made an attempt on our Highness’ life in the middle of the night! Fortunately, our Highness is somewhat trained in the art of fighting, otherwise…”

Bi Xi started crying.

Shi Sheng gave her a look of praise. ‘Now this is what I call a godly ally!’

She then turned to stare at Yue Yao coldly as she spoke, “Imperial Father did not send me(bg) to Chen to be treated this way. Since it has come to this, consider the marriage alliance void. I(bg) believe Imperial Father won’t blame me(bg) for this.”

Shi Sheng managed to link this matter to the marriage alliance in just a few sentences.

The Chen Emperor’s expression immediately changed. “Qing Guan, we(z) will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation for this incident!”

“No need. I’ve(bg) never experienced such a stain upon my honour.” Shi Sheng stood up, her gaze moving over to Cang Lan.

“Since General Cang Lan and Miss An both like each other so much, I(bg) shan’t be the villain here and get between the two of you, lest others say I(bg) know no shame.”

“I don’t…” Yue Yao shook her head. However, the facts were against her no matter what she said.

“Miss An, since you like him, you ought to bravely court him! Why resort to these sorts of methods?” Shi Sheng looked at Yue Yao. Her tone was calm, but there was malice in her eyes. “If you don’t take matters into your own hands, what you want will soon belong to someone else.”

Yue Yao felt like strangling Shi Sheng. ‘She’s doing this on purpose, right?’

Shi Sheng turned to curtsey towards the Chen Emperor. “Seeing as how Miss An is truly smitten, I do hope you can allow General Cang Lan and Miss An to be together, Emperor of Chen.”

“Little girl Qing Guan…”

“Don’t worry, I’ll persuade my Imperial Father,” she paused before continuing, “I didn’t agree with to this marriage in the first place. Since it can be resolved this way, it counts as a win for everyone. A forcefully plucked melon is not sweet[1], after all.”

The Chen Emperor stared at Shi Sheng. But in the end, he could only sigh. His biggest concern had been that Nanjin and Chuyang would team up.

But since this Princess had promised that relations between Chen and Nanjin would not sour due to this dissolved marriage, he had nothing to worry about.

“It is truly a blessing that you’re so magnanimous, Qing Guan…” The Chen Emperor praised her in gratification, as if she were his own daughter.

Shi Sheng’s expression didn’t change as she accepted the praise—though she didn’t plan on letting off the two leads, of course.

“I do hope you’ll allow them to be together, Emperor of Chen. After all, even I am impressed by the lengths Miss An would go to for General Cang Lan.”

“This…” The Chen Emperor looked towards Cang Lan hesitantly. The latter looked indifferent, his expression unreadable.

Yue Yao seemed like she wanted to explain, but she didn’t utter a single sound despite her lips moving.

Shi Sheng’s attitude was firm: If you don’t write the edict, this matter will not be settled!

The Chen Emperor didn’t know what this girl was planning.

They all had some reservations about whether or not An Yue Yao had really attempted to assassinate her. Regardless, why was she now insisting the Emperor write an edict to pair up Cang Lan and Yue Yao?

[1] This is an idiom that means forced relationships will not experience bliss.