mesbooks Chapter 293 Her friends turned against each other because of her (5)
Chapter 293 Her friends turned against each other because of her (5)
"Jiang Chixing, are you going to oppose me?"
Zhu Shixian's tone also turned cold.
Closest friends, those who have shared life and death.
These days, they can turn on you in an instant.
Jiang Chixing had been through life and death for Bai Ruofu, and now he was going to have a second chance. How could he let go?
"Your Highness, Afu is mine. We've known each other since childhood and cherish each other. If it weren't for certain entanglements, she would already be my wife!"
Jiang Chixing said this with the intention of making Zhu Shixian back down.
But Zhu Shixian seized upon the flaw in his words—
"Bonds? Ha, why make it sound so nice?"
“It was because you failed to protect Afu that she fell off the cliff. Jiang Chixing, you have already lost your chance.”
The two locked eyes, their tension palpable.
But since they were all patients, no fight broke out.
In the end they broke up on bad terms.
The next day, when Jiang Chixing went to court, he accused Prince Rui of taking away his beloved.
Prince Rui, however, said that she was his savior, his beloved, and his future Princess Rui, and that they were in love with each other.
emperor:"……"
The once peaceful imperial court became a battleground for the two men's jealousy and rivalry.
Not angry.
After the morning court session ended, Jiang Chixing and Zhu Shixian were left behind.
The emperor was disappointed in them, but did not want to be too harsh on them.
Because these two people were the pillars of the Zhu Dynasty.
Jiang Chixing went to the battlefield at the age of twelve and once led an army of 30,000 to defeat an enemy army of 200,000.
If it weren't for the fact that the old lady of the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion only had him as her legitimate son, and that the Zhu Dynasty was currently peaceful and prosperous, Jiang Chixing would still be able to shine on the battlefield.
Zhu Shixian—his younger brother, is ostensibly just a carefree prince, but in reality, he is his "know-it-all of the martial arts world," responsible for all sorts of shady missions.
It was thanks to the intelligence provided by Zhu Shixian that the emperor was able to understand the true situation of each official in the court, thus enabling him to better govern the Zhu Dynasty.
Moreover, Zhu Shixian's actions could not be made public; in the eyes of the public, he was just a wealthy and idle prince...
"Who exactly is this Bai Ruofu? Bring her here, I want to see her for myself!"
Jiang Chixing and Zhu Shixian: "..."
They all tensed up without prior arrangement!
Unexpectedly, the emperor wants to see Afu!
They're worried!
They looked at each other again, their eyes filled with resentment and regret.
I never expected this matter would involve Bai Ruofu...
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When Bai Ruofu met the emperor, she could clearly feel the intense heat in his eyes.
It's like looking at an old friend through her...
The emperor asked her, "Bai, Bai Ruofu... was your birth mother named Shen Liuli?"
Bai Ruofu nodded.
She was surprised that the emperor knew her birth mother's name.
With the emperor busy with countless affairs of state, how could he have time to care about the name of a maidservant's mother in the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion?
Unless, he and Shen Liuli are old acquaintances.
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Bai Ruofu's father was a deputy general under the Marquis of Wu'an.
His birth mother's name was Shen Liuli.
Born in Jiangnan, she is gentle and refined, a girl from a modest family.
The parents have a very good relationship.
So after her father passed away, her mother soon followed him in death.
Poor little Bai Ruofu was left behind.
It turns out that Shen Liuli was still the emperor's ideal woman.
The emperor once traveled to the south of the Yangtze River and was nearly assassinated during his incognito tour.
Shen Liuli took a sword for him.
This is why Shen Liuli's health remained poor afterward.
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Zhu Shixian was the late son of the late emperor and empress, and was twenty years younger than the emperor.
The emperor never imagined that he and Shen Liuli would have such a fate—
His younger brother fell in love with Shen Liuli's daughter.