The King of Qi laughed, "What's the matter? What I said was wrong? In your horse riding class that year, you deliberately switched the horses with your elder brother. Afterward, the horses went crazy. Fortunately, my elder brother had a hard head. Otherwise, their hooves would have kicked him in the chest."
The prince's chest rose and fell heavily, only now recovering from the terrifying killing aura.
The prince is not weak, but he is fundamentally different from the King of Qi, who has emerged from battles on the battlefield.
After all, the latter has countless times brushed by death, and his hands are stained with countless bloodstains.
The emperor interrupted their conversation. Everyone in the palace knew something about it, but the royal family didn't know the details. At this moment, when they heard the truth, their hearts were full of thoughts for a while.
Though the preference for legitimate over illegitimate offspring is strong, there's no reason to harm one's own brother. After all, the Crown Prince was only a child when that happened.
The emperor scolded the King of Qi for his nonsensical words and kicked him out of the hall. He also knew that this was caused by Su Jun.
Although he knew it had nothing to do with Su Jun, there was still resentment in his heart.
Time and time again, it's all because of something in the prince's harem. A minor woman named Zhang has emerged, and yet the princess consort is reduced to such a state of uselessness.
At this moment, Dong Shuang was also chatting with Su Jun about this matter.
Su Jun hesitated to agree to taking action against Zhang. Instead, he watched her smug expression with indifference.
Today, Dong Shuang finally understood the reason.
"Zhang's origin is suspicious. Dong Shuang, I want to know her background."
Dong Shuang frowned and squashed the shuozhen easily, but it would be troublesome to extract information from the shuozhen.
Su Jun rapped his desk, pondering the matter in his mind. He did not have a place to keep people.
This requires someone from the family to come over.
Su Jun was thinking about this when the emperor sent someone to invite her to a banquet.
After the banquet, Su Jun found an excuse to return to the East Palace alone. On her way, she chatted with Grand Princess for a few sentences. Her sister-in-law was the granddaughter of Grand Princess.
On the way back to the East Palace, there was a plum orchard along the route, and Su Jun noticed the blossoming plum blossoms.
Unknowingly, she abandoned the main road and chose to pass through the plum orchard.
Then she saw a person who shouldn't be here unexpectedly.
A person who had been bothering her for several days.
Cuan Huandao wore a turquoise round robe today, which weakened the ominous aura around him and added a bit of youthful vigor.
This was not the usual attire for the King of Qi, but it was common for the Third Prince.
Su Jun stood at a distance of ten steps, hesitant for a moment.
She should have turned around and left, but her feet were rooted to the spot.
Her expression remained calm on the surface, giving no sign of disturbance, but in reality, she was desperate to remember every nuance of Cuan Huandao's expression.
Only when one truly experiences the suffering of missing someone can they understand how hard it is.
In this sudden silence, Su Jun suddenly wondered if Cuan Huandao had missed her as much as she did back then.
Neither of the answers is good.
If it's true, Cuan Huandao will suffer too much. It's better not to get involved in such matters of missing someone.
If not, this is the best answer.
But Su Jun's true feelings disliked this answer; she detested it.
She longed to give Cuan Huandao a hug.
Soft snowflakes occasionally fell from the plum blossoms, painting the ground in pristine white. This path was secluded, with few passersby and no footprints.
Only the prints of a man's footsteps, Su Jun lowering her eyes, not knowing whether by chance, she happened to walk beside the prints.
Looking back, it seemed like there were a man and a woman walking together.
Cuan Huandao was surprised when he saw Su Jun. He only wanted to look through the plum orchard at Su Jun walking along the corridor, but he didn't expect her to choose this path.
He hadn't decided what to do next, and Su Jun had even made her maids fall behind, coming towards him alone.
Cuan Huandao dislikes every winter and everything related to it, but now he felt that the winter was too warm and too easy to indulge in.
The wind blew, stirring Su Jun's long hair and lifting her cloak and long sleeves.
Cuan Huandao's gaze was fixed. The words "weak as a breeze" instantly popped into his mind.
Su Jun was undoubtedly beautiful, but she was also extremely thin, thin to the point where Cuan Huandao couldn't believe it.
"Are you not doing well? Why are you so weak?"
The King of Qi ignored etiquette, wanting to know the reason alone.
A similar question, but at this time, Su Jun couldn't give the original answer.
Even if she couldn't possess Cuan Huandao, even if the closest distance between them was two steps apart, Su Jun still didn't want to advise Cuan Huandao to get married.
She didn't want to push Cuan Huandao into the hands of others so much.
Even though she knew that this was wrong, too selfish, her most secret desire was that Cuan Huandao should never marry.
Su Jun tilted her head and looked at the patchy plum branches, feeling truly despicable.
The air fell into silence.
Cuan Huandao's fist clenched in his sleeve. Is that because he is not doing well? Who is that person? Is it Zhang right?
"Don't worry, I will handle it."
Su Jun was surprised, "What do you mean by handling it?"
Cuan Huandao did not hesitate at all, saying, "I will handle Zhang. Don't be sad."
"This is a matter of the East Palace, and it is unnecessary for the King of Qi to take an interest. Please, the King of Qi should not interfere in the East Palace's affairs."
Cuan Huandao heard this cold words without the slightest hint of anger, and even muttered an explanation in a low voice: "I know, just this once. Zhang is too anxious, she wants to deliver a prince before you. I will deal with her. Is that okay? Next time, I will definitely not interfere."
False, next time Cuan Huandao will still do it, but he won't let Su Jun know.
Su Jun said calmly, "King of Qi, I can live my own life. If I don't want to kill her, there must be my own reasons. There's no need for you to worry about it."
Su Jun performed a family bow and was about to leave.
Her calm exterior concealed a tumultuous heart.
Su Jun's hidden desire for possession could have emerged just for a moment, but once she truly sensed that the King of Qi cared about her, Su Jun couldn't take a single step forward.
Because they are not suitable for each other, and everything about them is unsuitable.
The King of Qi marry her? This is a joke.
Would the King of Qi take her as his wife? Not to mention the bad reputation left behind by the King of Qi, would Su Jun even be willing to?
She wouldn't, she absolutely wouldn't.
And so on, this unclear situation……Su Jun is definitely not at a disadvantage. The only person who will suffer is the King of Qi.
The King of Qi now has no benefits, yet he is willing to actively interfere in the East Palace's affairs.
Then with just a few soft words from Su Jun, the King of Qi will willingly become the knife in her hand.
In the dream, the King of Qi even knows it's a trap but still wants to come and die, so he will definitely be willing.
But……
She shouldn't do this.
Su Jun also regrets doing this.
Her young lord has too much suffering in his youth. His mother passed away early, his father didn't like him, and his grandmother ignored him.
It's just because of her youthful companionship with Cuan Huandao and the memories they have, that the King of Qi is obsessed to the point of sacrificing his life.
Then now is the time to sever it.
Cuan Huandao still has a long life ahead of him. This period of youth should be his memories, not the shackles that will bind him for the rest of his life.
Cuan Huandao already has enough bad relationships. His wife and children should at least meet the basic moral standards of the world and have normal marital and paternal relationships.
Not the kind that would drain him, engaging in an affair with her and getting nothing in return, ending up alone, with no family or friends.
