sbdcsierra Chapter 257 People’s hearts are fickle
Chapter 257 People’s hearts are fickle
What should I ask?
Shen Zhishu looked puzzled.
"Last night you and the Queen..."
"Let's talk about business."
She spoke tentatively, but Yan Chu answered so quickly.
It was as if he was waiting for her to ask about them.
"Has there been any progress in the case?"
It seems that she is more favored than she thought.
Because looking at Yan Chu's expression, he was worried that he might have an opinion about what happened last night and be unhappy about it.
"One thing. We have indeed found the first crime scene in the cold palace. The queen is very efficient in handling cases. We should be able to solve the case within two days."
Yan Chu frowned.
"The queen is really amazing."
Shen Zhishu smiled and nodded.
"She certainly has her strengths."
"So the Emperor still admires the Empress, right?"
Shen Zhishu suddenly realized something.
Even now, she may have successfully snatched Yan Chu's favor from Su Rong.
But putting aside the love, Su Rong was still a capable person in his eyes, and he even still admired her.
How can this be good?
What she clearly wanted was for Yan Chu to hate Su Rong so much that he could no longer see any good in her.
Yan Chu raised his eyebrows slightly and curled the corners of his mouth.
"Shu'er doesn't care that I stayed in Jiaomu Palace last night, but instead cares whether I admire the queen?"
He looked confused, as if he couldn't understand Shen Zhishu's thoughts.
"That's certainly different. What I care about most is where your heart is."
She poked his heart lightly with her finger, her face serious.
Su Rong must get what she cherishes and wants most.
Yan Chu held her hand without hesitation, with a smile and a look of deep affection.
"I have never favored someone so openly. I think Shu'er actually understands my thoughts. The queen is smart and capable, and can do things for the court. To me, she is an official I admire very much, and a subordinate."
But you once liked her so much, and even promised to give her your one and only love and never look at other women again.
Is this also simply a feeling for subordinates?
Shen Zhishu felt that he was not telling the truth at all.
"Shu'er, before I met you, the queen was the most outstanding and capable woman I had ever seen. When I met her, I realized that there were such capable women in the world. So I admired her and loved her. I found everything she did novel and cute. At that time, in my eyes, I could not see anyone else except her."
But Yan Chu hadn't finished speaking yet.
He said it so sincerely, as if he wanted to tell her his secrets.
"At that time, you really couldn't see anyone else. When you first met me, you were extremely cold. Even though you later married me out of responsibility, you still treated me as if I didn't exist."
"At that time, I promised the Queen that she would be my only love in this life..."
"So the emperor really loves the queen so much that he dares to make such a vow. At least now, you say that you love me, but you have never made a promise."
Shen Zhishu interrupted him unhappily. He seemed to be speaking in a resentful tone, but he was actually very happy in his heart.
Because what he said is the truth.
If she hadn't been approaching him step by step, I'm afraid he would still have the same idea now.
"Shu'er, don't you think that kind of oath is ridiculous?"
Yan Chu was immersed in her questioning and had no idea what she was really thinking.
He asked earnestly.
"absurd?"
If you think it's absurd, how could you agree to it? And you actually did it in your previous life.
"For ordinary people, maybe it's possible. Even if I had always been just a prince, I could have done it. But before I married her, my goal was far more than that. So I was wrong to promise her something like that."
Yan Chu sighed deeply, his tone was very deep.
"I have three thousand beauties in my harem, not just for my own selfish desires. The civil and military officials in the court are always testing my attitude, so the concubines in the harem are related to the court. I cannot promise that you will be the only one by my side, but I will definitely regard you as the most important in my heart."
Shen Zhishu thought what he said made a lot of sense.
It was just the last sentence that I didn’t expect.
This made Shen Zhishu realize one thing.
A man's heart changes.
If I like you today, I will like someone else tomorrow.
Today you are the most important, but tomorrow you will find all kinds of reasons to explain that you are a thing of the past and no longer important.
But it is also undeniable that perhaps he is sincere at this moment.
"Shu'er doesn't believe it?"
Seeing that she was stunned and silent, Yan Chu asked softly.
Shen Zhishu smiled calmly.
"Why would Your Majesty need to deceive me about this matter?"
Of course you didn't lie.
But human hearts are the easiest to change.
The only thing to be thankful for is that she is different from Su Rong and does not have a strong obsession about who he loves.
What she wanted first was Su Rong's eternal damnation, and then power and wealth.
In the end, if you are lucky enough, it would be the best to get his unique love.
"Your Majesty, do you know who this Aunt Li is?"
Shen Zhishu changed the subject and was more concerned about what was happening at the moment.
"Yes, she must have gotten Concubine Yue's secret from Cui Wen, and she thought she had something on Concubine Yue, so she wanted to use this secret to get to the top. She has had contact with my mother a few times, and my mother has always wanted to get rid of Concubine Yue, so I guess she wants to join my mother."
Yan Chu also changed quickly.
One second he was explaining away his relationship problems, and the next he was talking about murders.
"So she probably died because of this, but I don't know who did it."
"Who does the Emperor suspect?"
Hearing him say that, the case is progressing too quickly.
Isn’t it almost time to find out the murderer?
"My mother and Concubine Yue are both suspects. I just hope it wasn't my mother who did it. Otherwise, given the Queen's temper, she won't let her go."
Yan Chu was silent for a moment.
There is no hiding anything, just say what is in your mind.
"I went to see my mother last night. Judging from her reaction, I'm afraid she is responsible for Aunt Li's death. So I think that instead of waiting for the Queen to find out the truth, it's better to think of a way to get her to stop pursuing the matter."
From this perspective, he has the same concerns as me.
"If she really finds out that far, I am only worried that some secrets will suddenly be exposed at this time. At that time, the secrets about the Cui family and Cui Wen will be revealed."
If the illegitimate child of Concubine Yue and Marquis Su was made known to the world, the Su family would be guilty of a heinous crime and all nine generations of the family would be executed.
Then will Su Rong just sit there and wait for death?
Shen Zhishu also didn't think that Su Junhou would obediently wait to be beheaded.
After all, in his previous life, he killed Concubine Yue personally in order to protect himself.
"Marquis Su has a large army under his command, and his Su family is guarding an important border fortress of the Yan Dynasty. We must be cautious."
Shen Zhishu said again.
She didn't quite understand these things, but she knew they were dangerous.
The emperor used to march and fight in wars and fought on the battlefield for many years. I'm afraid he thinks about things more thoroughly than I do.