Chapter 141 His Temptation

Chapter 141 His Temptation

"Not kill me?" Shen Nanzi looked up. "You had planned to kill me before?"

Xie Yan's expression froze for a moment, as if he had been pulled back to some memory.

Shen Nanzi realized that he did indeed intend to kill her.

"Heh!" Shen Nanzi chuckled softly.

Her and her brother's guesses were both correct, although she didn't know why he was saying that now.

Their initial choice was indeed correct.

Shen Nanzi wondered if he had been provoked in some way to say he wanted to join hands with her.

Xie Yu has already left the game; there's no turning back now. It's not like clothes drying in the sun that can be taken back just like that.

How can we join hands?

He was a little emotionally unstable at the moment; he was the kind of person you couldn't get to talk to even when he was drunk.

Shen Nanzi followed his lead and asked.

Xie Yan's breathing was still rapid. His long arms held her tightly against his chest, and his well-defined fingers stroked her slender back.

The scent of lily of the valley lingered around her nose, as if trying to meld her into her very bones.

He lowered his head, his forehead gently touching her temples, his warm cheek pressed against her delicate and smooth skin.

He rubbed against her cautiously, clearly wanting more, but he could feel her hands pressing against his waist.

He forcefully suppressed the surging emotions, only gently stroking her cheek with his lips.

The voice was unusually fiery: "Give me everything about your brother and let me handle it. Your brother will remain neutral."

"Once things settle down, I can guarantee your brother won't be implicated."

"What about Xie Yu?" Shen Nanzi asked.

With his brother gone, the remaining strength is less than half of his brother's, which is tantamount to sidelining Xie Yu.

"His kind nature makes him unsuitable for the treacherous court, and his removal from power is only a matter of time."

He released her, placed his hands on her shoulders, and his pupils seemed to burn with two flames.

It was scalding hot, yet wrapped in a layer of suppressed pain, clinging tightly to her face.

"If you plead for his pardon, I can guarantee that his power will not be damaged, and at least his current prestige will be preserved."

He gripped her hands very hard, making Shen Nanzi feel a little pain.

He's trying to win her over!

To be honest, Shen Nanzi was very tempted by Xie Yan's offer.

She didn't have many ambitions. As long as she had enough to eat and wear, her brother was safe and sound, and she and Xie Chengze could live a good life.

Xie Yu returned to being a carefree prince.

What Xie Yan said was exactly what she had been hoping for.

"What will happen to me and Cheng'er if you win?"

He was going to marry Xue Qingning, but once Xue Qingning became Empress, she certainly wouldn't tolerate him.

Her son will become an awkward figure.

A mother's status rises with her son's, and the son's status becomes intertwined with his mother's.

If her position as the principal wife is revoked, Cheng'er will become an awkward prince who is neither the legitimate son nor the illegitimate son.

If Xue Qingning wants to establish a crown prince, she must wait until she gives birth to a legitimate son.

No matter how much manipulation is done, Xue Hongrui cannot truly be placed under Xie Yan's name.

The royal family's dignity would not allow it.

Having a son can be easy or difficult, depending on how you look at it.

After giving birth, you also need to raise the child successfully and ensure it grows up smoothly.

During that time, Xie Chengze lived a life of compromise and caution.

Shen Nanzi herself couldn't live like that, nor did she want Cheng'er to live that kind of life.

Seemingly sensing her hesitation, Xie Yan said urgently:

"If you don't want to stay in Luoyang, you can go to my fiefdom with Cheng'er."

That's a lot...

He had made preparations in advance and had already arranged an escape route for her and Cheng'er.

It seems he didn't really want to be with her, but rather it was some kind of expedient measure.

Shen Nanzi raised her eyes and met his deep, dark gaze. "If I am unwilling to relinquish my position as the principal wife, what do you intend to do?"

A hint of surprise flashed in Xie Yan's eyes, and his pupils brightened slightly. "Why should I give in? You are my wife."

In Shen Nanzi's eyes, there seemed to be a sense of joy in her expression after she had agreed to his request.

If it's just a temporary measure, he will do his best to cooperate with whatever conditions she proposes.

The goal was for her to nod.

"I won't relinquish my position as the principal wife, and then I'll go to your fiefdom with Cheng'er. Is that acceptable?"

"Sure, whatever you like." Xie Yan seemed rather pleased that she was making conditions.

This made Shen Nanzi even more suspicious, as if Xie Yan at this moment was not as real as he seemed.

Such a willingness to grant requests.

Shen Nanzi scrutinized him. "I need to ask my brother about this. I'll give you an answer in a few days."

Xie Yan looked at her, his eyes seemingly also considering her.

She had always been wary of him, and her obedience made Xie Yan worry that she was just going through the motions.

"Tomorrow, you should inform your brother first. The day after tomorrow, I would like to meet with Grand Commandant Shen alone."

"What do you think?" His eyes, which were usually cold, now held a burning urgency.

Shen Nanzi saw this and was somewhat surprised. If he was acting, then his acting skills were a bit too good.

For the first time in so many years, the two have shown signs of collaboration.

Shen Nanzi didn't believe him; instead, she was skeptical and wanted to find out Xie Yan's true intentions.

"good!"

Her voice was neither too loud nor too soft, yet it resonated deeply within Xie Yan, leaving him with a sense of unreality and disorientation.

It went too smoothly.

Shen Nanzi was willing to accept his opinion, and regardless of whether it was true or false, he believed her first.

Everything will depend on his meeting with Grand Commandant Shen, since the decision ultimately rests with Grand Commandant Shen.

Each with their own thoughts, the two walked out of the bamboo forest.

Shen Nanzi was worried about Cheng'er and decided to go in the direction of Qihua Palace to look for him.

"Where are you going?" Xie Yan asked her.

"I'm going to find Cheng'er."

Let's go together!

Shen Nanzi didn't say anything else. After walking a little further, there would be loquat trees, and beyond that, there would be no way to go.

This means Seung-ah isn't here.

The two walked in silence to the front of the Abandoned Flower Hall.

Shen Nanzi glanced at it; it was still lost, but it looked like someone had cleaned it.

He couldn't help but glance at Xie Yan; this was the palace where he and his mother had lived.

I couldn't help but recall Xue Qingning's words: a woman who had been erased lives here.

But she learned from her brother that his mother was documented.

Why does it differ from what Xue Qingning said?

"Were you here just now?"

Xie Yan stood before the Abandoned Flower Palace, his eyes desolate and heavy, without tears or emotion.

There was a heavy pain, yet it was a calmness that didn't even bother to furrow one's brow.

Shen Nanzi couldn't understand it, but from Xie Yu's few words, she learned that this place bore witness to the hardships Xie Yan and her mother had endured.

"I've lived here since I can remember," he said, turning around and walking towards the loquat tree with his hands behind his back.

"My first good friend was Xue Yubai."

He stopped by a stone basin, and Shen Nanzi stopped as well.

This stone basin is very large, about half the size of a bed. It was probably used to feed fish or cultivate lotus flowers.

It has long been abandoned, and the rainwater stored inside has turned green and has a faint stench.

Some wild grass grew haphazardly.

"I almost drowned in there, and he saved me."