Jiang Yuhuan didn't know how he got out of the palace. He stood at the entrance of the palace in a daze, looking at the high palace wall behind him and the people coming and going on the street. Everything seemed to be in a dream.
How she wished that this was all a dream, how she wished that she was not the evil person who manipulated others because of her own imagination.
She stared at her hands blankly, as if they were covered in blood.
"Jiang Yuhuan."
In her daze, she seemed to hear someone calling her, turning her head mechanically.
She saw a carriage appear in her sight, and it gradually became clear from blur.
The carriage was hung with a wooden sign reading "Duanyang County Prince's Mansion".
The car curtain was opened, and Fu Shilast was sitting inside.
Liuyi jumped off the carriage and said to Jiang Yuhuan: "Concubine Jiang, get in the carriage."
Jiang Yuhuan nodded blankly and raised her feet to get on the carriage, but found that her legs were not long enough and Liuyi had no intention of preparing steps for her, so she used her hands and feet to climb up.
As soon as he sat down, the carriage started moving again.
There was silence in the carriage. After walking for a while, Jiang Yuhuan finally couldn't help but speak.
"Can you tell me what Princess Sumin, the Queen, the Queen Mother and the Dowager were like originally?"
Fu Shiju sneered when he heard this, "Aren't you afraid that I will lie to you now?"
Jiang Yuhuan shook his head.
She felt something was wrong about Princess Sumin at the time, but things happened one after another, and she had no time to think deeply about it.
After coming out of the Queen's place, she thought carefully about the people and things she had met.
Princess Sumin cried so sadly in the garden of the Princess's Mansion, which was completely different from her domineering appearance.
In a place where there are no outsiders, she is clearly a kind and sensible little girl.
But once outsiders are present, it's like a different person.
You must know that Princess Sumin is a vicious heroine in her book. She can live for such a long time because her mother is the eldest princess, the sister of the late emperor.
But she was also punished for provoking the heroine Ning Su, and she never appeared again until the new emperor ascended the throne.
The people at the banquet were invited by Fu Shiju, so the people Fu Shiju invited must be conducive to Fu Shiju's argument.
She also wanted to suspect that Princess Sumin was the person arranged by Fu Shiju, but Princess Sumin didn't look like she was faking when she was squatting and crying, and there was no acting flaw in her arrogant and ruthless appearance when facing outsiders.
It was a coincidence that she met Princess Sumin crying in a deserted corner, and it was not like Fu Shiju arranged it.
Let’s talk about the British duchess, queen mother, and concubine. It is impossible for these people to be on the same side as Fu Shiju, let alone to cooperate with Fu Shiju in acting.
The British princess' external temperament is as written in the book, but she has been pretending to be in the British palace, and Jiang Yuhuan can't figure out what her temper is.
The Queen Mother and the Dowager Princess, one is scheming and speaks with a mask, while the other appears normal but is actually very ill.
There is also Ning Su, who is not dignified and smart, but more like a weak little woman.
Perhaps because she was the heroine she chose, she had a certain connection with her in her heart.
She couldn't doubt what Ning Su said.
The facts were in front of her, even if Fu Shilu wanted her to see their different sides, she would no longer suspect Fu Shilu of cheating.
"Sumin's father died young. The eldest princess was too sad during that time to take care of her, so Sumin spoke late. Therefore, she was bullied a lot."
"The princess will also be bullied?"
Under the imperial power, there is a strict hierarchy. How could this happen?
"The most indispensable thing in the capital is the relatives of the emperor. Although the eldest princess is the elder sister of the emperor, she has no rights, and her husband's family is not a big family. There are many people in the capital who are looking for food, and the emperor cannot be at any time. Stand up for your sister.”
This makes sense. Jiang Yuhuan nodded, "Continue."
"After the eldest princess knew that she was being bullied, she asked her father to hire a secret guard to protect Su Min. After that, Su Min was rarely bullied, but her timid character has not changed. But in the 26th year of Tianbao... "Fu Shilu lazily raised his eyelids and looked at Jiang Yuhuan, his eyes piercing her like knives, "Su Min suddenly changed. She became arrogant and domineering, causing trouble everywhere. The eldest princess felt sorry for her being easily bullied, and felt that this was very harmful. So he didn't discipline him. So he made a big mistake later and was locked up in the mansion and not allowed to go out. The ban was not lifted until Fu Lingyi came to the throne."
Tianbao's twenty-sixth year is the point where the plot of her book begins.
"How do you know so clearly?"
"I rescued Sumin when she was bullied when she was young. I know what she is like best. Jiang Yuhuan, if you have a sister who sticks to you all day long, and suddenly one day speaks harshly to you, how would you feel?"
After Fu Shiju was deposed, people who had flattered him in the past turned to other places one after another, and some even flattered him and humiliated him with words.
Although Su Min did not have any political affiliation, he did this to Fu Shiju.
Jiang Yuhuan felt that she would be disappointed, angry, and helpless.
The person who was once the closest to me suddenly becomes like an enemy for unknown reasons. I want to repair the relationship but don’t know where to start. It’s very desperate.
In the end, I had to stay away, like a stranger.
"I..." Jiang Yuhuan found that her throat was dry and tight as soon as she opened her mouth. She seemed to owe a lot of debts, debts that could never be repaid.
Even so, she still had an unsolvable mystery in her heart.
Her throat rolled, "I believe everything you said. But how you explain your names and the relationship between everyone is exactly the same as in my book."
"At what occasion did you write this book?"
"dream."
One month before she wrote the book, she always dreamed of Fu Shiju.
I dreamed that Fu Shichang was planning for the throne, that Fu Shichang was making plans and clearing obstacles one after another, that he was cruel in his methods, and that he was cold-hearted when facing other people's pleas.
At that time, she was very repelled by his style, so when she was sorting out the fragments of the events in the dream, she set Fu Shiju as a cannon fodder, and the male protagonist Fu Lingyi as a man with great talents in governing the country and as gentle as jade.
She got inspiration from her dreams, perfected the outline of the characters step by step, and finally wrote the book.
Wherever you think of dreams and inspiration, it will become a knife that cuts at others.
She was immersed in her memories and didn't notice Fu Shiju's sinister eyes. She didn't withdraw from her memories until Fu Shiju spoke.
"Jiang Yuhuan, I really want to strangle you to death."
The veins on Fu Shiju's forehead popped out, and his eyes were filled with coldness.
His hands were bent into claws, but they could only be moved by his sides.
Jiang Yuhuan felt the real murderous intention, and hurriedly moved his butt to the door of the carriage, and said tremblingly: "You can't touch me because of the written restrictions."
Of course Fu Shiju knew, otherwise Jiang Yuhuan wouldn't be able to sit well now.
He gritted his teeth and suppressed his anger and tried his best to endure it, "Just because of a dream, you made up a storybook to control everyone?"
"I...I didn't know that I could control you by writing a little... storybook. To me, it is just a dream, the source of my creation..."
At the end, Jiang Yuhuan's voice became smaller and smaller.
She lowered her head and didn't dare to look at Fu Shiju. She didn't even dare to think about how seriously injured she would be without the suppression of the documents.
"Did our names appear in your dream?"
Jiang Yuhuan secretly glanced at Fu Shiju's hand, "I have yours, and the rest all popped up in my head."
At that time, she felt that her novel was going to be a hit, and everything went smoothly from conception to conception.
Fu Shiju calmed down and put his hands on his legs naturally. Jiang Yuhuan knew that the crisis had been resolved.
He said: "I don't know how you know their names, but these are not your words but the truth. Do you admit it?"
"I admit."
"Is it time to fulfill your promise now? Or do you think the current situation is good and there is no need to change it?"
"No."
If she had felt this way before, her control might not be bad in terms of the stability of her family and country. No matter what he is like in private, Fu Lingyi is at least an excellent king politically, and the Dai Viet Dynasty will only get better and better.
But after meeting Ning Su and Princess Sumin today, she deeply realized the sadness of being controlled by them.
They are living people, not puppets in her hands. They are qualified to live the life they want, instead of being imprisoned by her.
"I will do what I promised you, but you have to promise that after the control is released, innocent people will not be implicated in the power struggle."
As soon as he finished speaking, the carriage stopped shaking.
Fu Shiju stood up, bent over and walked out. When he passed Jiang Yuhuan, he paused and said sarcastically: "Jiang Yuhuan, you are so ridiculous."
Yes, it is indeed quite ridiculous.
Jiang Yuhuan closed his eyes and laughed to himself.
Wasn't she the one who implicated the innocent in the first place?
She considers herself not a broad-minded and righteous person, but she knows that in this feudal dynasty, if there is any turmoil, the people at the bottom will suffer.
She knew that she was not qualified to say that, but she didn't know Fu Shiju, and she didn't know what Fu Shiju would go to in order to seize power.
If the people suffered due to his seizure of power, then she, as the person who relieved Fu Shiju from control, was the chief culprit.
The last time she made a mistake, she was uninformed and hurt innocent people.
This time, she'll do whatever she can to avoid tragedy.
She adjusted her mood, got up and got out of the car.
Fu Shilu and Liuyi were nowhere to be seen outside.
She returned to the mansion and went straight to Jingxuanyuan.
I was walking in a hurry and accidentally bumped into someone.
Her shoulder hurt, and she looked at the person she bumped into while covering her shoulder.
"Who are you……"
The woman is dressed in the attire of a maid, with a heroic look on her face.
But today when Fu Shichun said that all the maids in the house were in the courtyard, Jiang Yuhuan had not seen her.
"Slave Zhongyuan." Zhongyuan was neither humble nor arrogant, even a little arrogant.
"I bumped into you, sorry."
Zhongyuan's eyes flashed and he said distantly: "Girl, there is no need to apologize. If nothing happens, I will go down first."
"Um."
Jiang Yuhuan looked at Zhongyuan's leaving figure, and suddenly a flash of light flashed through him.
She went to the study room, but was told that Fu Shichun was in her room, so she turned back to her room.
In the room, Fu Shiju was sitting at the table. There were pens, inks, paper and inkstones on the table, and his meaning was obvious.
