flstandardbreds Chapter 171 Are You Awake?
Chapter 171 Are You Awake?
I sat in front of the bed. Her face was as pale as paper, and she looked like a sick beauty. She tried to sit up weakly, so I quickly supported her and put a pillow under her back.
I approached her, her arms were skinny and covered with scars, shocking. I was about to ask, but suddenly I smelled a strange fragrance, and I was confused for a moment: "What kind of fragrance is Sister Wan wearing?"
When Shen Tingwan heard this, her face became unnatural for a moment: "There is no fragrance." She seemed to think that her explanation was a little pale, and continued: "Maybe it is the fragrance of medicine. Ever since Dingyuan Hou was exiled, the family has been so poor that they can't even afford to burn incense."
I nodded silently: "I think my sister is talking with full energy, she doesn't look seriously ill."
Shen Tingwan suddenly looked up at me, and I stood up: "Sister Wan, do you think my knife is still useful?"
Shen Tingwan's face turned even paler in an instant, and he said with trembling lips: "Ranran, you know everything?"
I chuckled, "You asked me to come here just to make Han Shi angry with me, right? You know that Ah Ce's life is hanging by a thread at this moment, and I will definitely vent my anger on Dingyuan Marquis Mansion for breaking their promise, so you asked me to come here, hoping to use me to wipe out the entire Han family."
Shen Tingwan lowered his head and smiled bitterly, "You guessed right. From the beginning, I went to you to inform on you, but I was just using you. I used you and Yun Hance to help me destroy Dingyuan Hou. If you are angry, just kill me."
I stared at her desperate look and suddenly asked, "You were lying to me when you said you didn't want to live anymore!"
Shen Tingwan obviously didn't expect me to ask this. She leaned on the pillow and said, "Ranran, I know I'm dying soon. I want to help Ziran get rid of all the people who bully him before I die so that he can live a good life in the future."
I couldn't sympathize with her, and I didn't even understand: "He's a man, and he has to rely on you, a woman, to fight for his life. Don't be too outrageous. Even if I help you kill Han today, are you sure he can live well?"
Shen Tingwan was surprised to see that I was not angry: "Don't you hate me? I was the one who schemed against you."
At this moment, Han Ziran served the tea. I took a look at the black teacup, which was neither new nor old. In order to give him face, I took the cup but did not drink the tea in it.
"Why should I hate you? The Dingyuan Marquisate abandoned A Ce. If you hadn't told me, A Ce would have died in the palace, and I would not have been able to wait for rescue and would not have survived. Although you used me, you did not hurt me." I patted Shen Tingwan's hand.
With tears in her eyes, she finally smiled: "Ranran, please help me this time. Help me kill Han."
It's not that I don't want to do it. I have to have a reason to have Han killed. If I kill Han for no reason today, will anyone think that I am dissatisfied with the emperor's will? When Yongle ascended the throne, did he want to kill all the meritorious officials? If he wanted to kill all the meritorious officials, Yun Hance would undoubtedly be the first one he wanted to kill. And I am dissatisfied with his will, killing Han will be an opportunity.
I comforted her: "Get well first, we still need to think about this matter in the long run."
After Shen Tingwan heard this, his eyes became almost crazy again: "Let's take a long time to think about it, let's take a long time to think about it, how can I have so much time to wait?"
I didn't blame her. All the hardships she had encountered in her life made it impossible for me to blame her: "If I take action first and kill her today, there will be a lot of memorials in the court tomorrow complaining that I am dissatisfied with the emperor for letting Han go so easily. At this moment, Ah Ce is not awake, and no one will protect me. But if she takes action first, I will have a reason to kill her."
Shen Tingwan didn't think of this at all: "Ace is not..."
I looked at her unkindly, and she immediately changed her words: "Didn't the Regent fight to the death to keep his throne? Shouldn't he treat the Regent with courtesy? Are you lying to me? You don't want to help me, right?"
There was resentment in her voice. I sighed. It was really hard to like her. She was still as crazy as before.
"You are too powerful to be your master, do you understand? Do you think all people are black or white? What if I help him? At this moment, Prince Yongping has been imprisoned, Prince Zhenbei is dead, and all threats are gone. Isn't Yun Hance the biggest threat?"
I analyzed every word carefully to her. In my previous life, I became a concubine, and I know the people in the palace very well. I am afraid that you can't help him, and I am also afraid that you are too strong to threaten him.
In the past, he hoped that A Ce would have more soldiers and stronger abilities to help him defeat Prince Yongping. At this moment, he might just hope that Yun Hance would not wake up, or even... I didn’t think about it anymore. The imperial family is the most ruthless.
"But Marquis Dingyuan is a traitor who is plotting rebellion and disrupting the government. He deserves to be implicated along with his entire clan. Why did the emperor let him go? If it weren't for the regent and the princess protecting him, he would have died at the hands of these traitors long ago."
Fortunately, before I entered the room, I asked Qinxian and Wange to guard outside, and told them not to let anyone approach. Otherwise, if Han heard what she said, it would be a disaster.
I took the tea that Han Ziran handed to me and poured it directly on her head. She looked at me in shock, and the tea flowed down her hair and onto her face.
"what are you doing?"
I chuckled. Shen Tingwan, I thought she was very smart, but I didn't expect her to be so stupid.
"Are you awake? If Han heard what you just said, what would the emperor think?" The tea was slowly poured out. I put the cup on the table, leaned over and whispered, "It's easy to kill her. Why rush it?"
Shen Tingwan wiped the water off his face and said, "There will be a chance. I hope you won't lie to me."
I nodded, watching her finally regain some of her sanity, but I was still a little worried.
"Princess, I made some snacks. Would you like to try some?" Han's voice came from outside the door.
"The princess doesn't eat outside food, please go back, Madam." Qinxian immediately refused.
I patted Shen Tingwan's hand and said, "Sister Wan, I'm leaving first. Take care of yourself."
Shen Tingwan's eyes didn't leave me. I turned around and went out. Han was still standing in the corridor with a plate of snacks. I took a look at the lovely emerald green, crystal clear and soft snacks, which made me drool.
It was obvious that Han was so poor that she could barely afford to eat, so how could she have the spare money to buy such exquisite snacks?
Fortunately, Yun Hance and I have been together for a long time, and I will not eat anything given by outsiders.
I smiled and said, "I appreciate Madam Han's kindness, but Ah Ce told me not to eat food from outside." She asked me to smile and get closer to her, "I'm afraid it might be poisonous."
Madam Han's face froze, and she immediately grabbed a piece and put it in her mouth: "Princess, how dare I poison you?"
I was surprised and said, "I just said that, why did Madam Han take it seriously? Of course I believe Madam Han."
Madam Han's face immediately turned black with anger, but she soon changed her expression again: "Princess, you have also seen the decline of the Marquis' Mansion and how Ting Wan has suffered a lot. You are very close to Ting Wan, so you will definitely not bear it."
I nodded and said, "When I returned to the capital, no one looked up to me. They all thought I was of low status and seduced Ah Ce, and they were unwilling to have close relations with me. Only Sister Wan would come to see me. Now that she is so sick, I feel really distressed."
Han wiped her tears and said in a sad voice, "Who said it wasn't true? Not to mention the princess, I feel sorry for her too. She was born in the Imperial Tutor's Mansion, but she was abused by her stepmother. She didn't enjoy happiness for two years in our family before our family fell into poverty again."
I sighed and said worriedly, "I will ask the doctor who treated Ah Ce to come and check on Sister Wan tomorrow. If he can cure her, I will be relieved."
When Han heard this, she immediately became anxious: "Princess, this can cure the body, but not the heart. In our environment and conditions, when will Tingwan's illness be cured?"
When I heard this, I immediately realized something and said, "Mrs. Han is right. I will take Sister Wan to the palace to recuperate for a while, and then send her back when she recovers."
Han was stunned by the shock, and I whispered, "I just saw that Third Master Han is also very weak. I think he has a deficiency. I will take him back to recuperate."
When Qin Xian heard this, she played the elegy and was about to pick them up, but Han immediately ran over to stop her: "You two girls, there's no need."
I looked at her curiously, and she finally couldn't help but said, "Princess, please say a few good words in front of the emperor and let my husband return to his post. Now that the regent is in danger of death for the emperor, the emperor will definitely listen to you."
My eyes widened. What was she thinking? Reinstatement? She just said it so eloquently? Why would she think that? What did she think I was?
How can I have the face to ask the emperor to withdraw his order?