After reading my mind, Daddy, why don't you smile?

Chapter 484: Revealing old scores

"Shangguan Shu!" She looked at him questioningly, her voice tinged with tears, "Didn't you say that my father loves my mother?"

Shangguan Shu's eyes were full of heartache. He wanted to hold her in his arms, but Zhao Ying dodged him. Shangguan Shu said solemnly, "Perhaps the emperor does not love the queen, but he needs Prince Ding more."

Zhao Ying was shocked when he heard the voice.

She murmured, "Yes, my father needs my brother Prince Ding to inherit the throne, so what Prince Ding is right is right, and what he is wrong is also right. Prince Ding sent Concubine Gui to share his favor, so he did as Prince Ding wished. Whoever supports Prince Ding will be promoted by him, and whoever opposes Prince Ding will be opposed to him, you, me, and my greatest support, my mother..."

Zhao Ying's breathing was weak and short, and sadness was obvious between her brows.

Shangguan Shu took a deep breath, suppressed the pain in his heart, and stretched out his hand to comfort Zhao Ying, but the moment he touched her, he met Zhao Ying's eyes which suddenly raised.

There was a sense of emptiness in Zhao Ying's eyes, like a clear and waveless lake, making it impossible to tell whether he was sad or happy.

She said, "You don't have to comfort me, I'm fine. If I am defeated by such a small matter, it will be a joke for me to dream of that position."

She looked indifferent, "I actually feel sorry for Zhao Xi."

Shangguan Shu was puzzled, "Why?"

"Because he will not only lose his sweetheart, but also me, his own sister."

"I really regret it. When I first discovered Zhao Xi's identity, I should have dealt with Qi Dongqiang in secret to prevent her from alienating my brother and me and implicating our mother."

"It was obviously Qi Dongqiang's fault, but in the end I still have to bear the responsibility for killing her."

"The past cannot be retrieved, perhaps this is destined..." Shangguan Shu said calmly.

Zhao Ying glanced at Shangguan Shu in surprise, not understanding why she heard such discouraging words as "accepting one's fate" from his mouth.

"Ying'er, don't you think this is more interesting?" Shangguan Shu then took Zhao Ying's hand and wrapped it gently. The warm breath passed through her skin and flesh to Zhao Ying, and Zhao Ying's restless mood inexplicably calmed down a little.

"This is a gambling game. No one knows who will win or lose before the color cup is revealed. Maybe the dealer has used all means to determine the winner, but the players... at worst, they can just flip the table."

"Don't worry, the throne will definitely be yours."

Shangguan Shu's eyebrows were gentle, he gently curled his lips, his tone was tender and firm, "The children are still waiting for you to personally confer titles on them. Wan'er and Yue'er will be the most honorable princesses in the Great Chu like you. What titles should be given to them... This time, they will definitely live in peace and happiness for the rest of their lives."

Zhao Ying gazed deeply at Shangguan Shu. He was looking forward to their future, but his expression seemed a little... dazed.

Zhao Ying's heart suddenly ached. She frowned and felt a little flustered. Why was she flustered? She always felt that Shangguan Shu was not in a good mood tonight. She asked directly, "Shangguan Shu, what's wrong with you? Did something happen?"

Shangguan Shu was stunned for a moment, then smiled faintly. His handsome face showed no signs of abnormality. "Why do you ask that?"

"I...I feel like you're hiding something from me."

Shangguan Shu raised his eyebrows, curled the corners of his lips wickedly, deliberately changed the subject, and teased, "If you don't trust me, you can tie me to your bed, I'd be happy to do that."

"You!" Zhao Ying was speechless to Shangguan Shu.

She rolled her eyes at him and turned her head away in reproach.

Shangguan Shu's smile faded, and he stared at the face in front of him that had been haunting him, his eyes in daze.

Zhao Ying...his Ying'er.

It turns out that those strange images that flashed through my mind unintentionally in the past had actually happened.

He wanted to tell her...

Would this make her feel less resentful and hateful towards him?

Will she forgive him because he once loved her so deeply?

I really want to know the answer.

But now is not the time, he has to deal with Zhao Yao, he has to completely break the curse that shackles their fate and give them a peaceful life.

Shangguan Shu reached out and tucked the hair behind Zhao Ying's ears. He said softly and distantly, "Zhao Ying, I love you. I really love you."

Zhao Ying pursed her lips, suppressed the joy in her heart, and deliberately said indifferently, "You are so fluent in speaking. You must have told Zhao Yao about it many times before!"

Shangguan Shu frowned, his eyes moved from her hair to her face, and he said seriously, "I never told her."

"Who knows... It's impossible that the girl will love you wholeheartedly without you saying anything?" Zhao Ying said, looking at Shangguan Shu's righteous expression, she suddenly remembered that she was like this. Shangguan Shu had never said that he loved her before, but he was very good to her, so she automatically thought that he loved her, and then she made such a big joke.

Zhao Ying thought of what happened before, and she lost all desire to flirt. She pushed Shangguan Shu's hand away, drooped her face, and ordered him to leave. "Go away. I'm tired and need to rest."

Shangguan Shu's breathing stagnated. Looking at Zhao Ying's cold little face, his heart ached and a strong sense of grievance covered him.

He knew that Zhao Ying was thinking about the past again. He had no way to refute it in the past, but now, he wanted to tell her that he also had his own difficulties. Shangguan Shu said with difficulty, "Ying'er, please listen to my explanation..."

Zhao Ying took direct action, pushed him out of the door, and was about to close it, "I don't want to listen."

Shangguan Shu held the door open with his hand. "My story with Zhao Yao is not what you think. I will explain it to you later. Please give me some time."

Is there room for explanation?

Zhao Ying suddenly pulled her lips into a smile, lowered her voice, imitated Shangguan Shu's tone, looked at him sarcastically, and said, "Huai'an, you are the most important woman in my life. Zhao Ying can't compare to you at all!"

boom!

Shangguan Shu stood there, as if struck by lightning.

Zhao Ying imitated more and more vigorously, "After I succeed, I will make our Ziyin the crown prince... You two adulterers should be tied up and thrown into a frying pan, then fished out and put in ice water, and finally stewed into tiger skin and human meat..."

Zhao Ying became angrier and angrier as she spoke. At first she was just joking, but later she was really angry. Seeing that Shangguan Shu was upset, she slammed the door shut and almost pinched Shangguan Shu.

"Go away, I don't want to see you lately!"

There was a clang.

Shangguan Shu knocked on the door and said anxiously, "Ying'er, Ying'er!"

Suddenly, a burly old woman jumped out from behind.

Behind him, she said faintly, "My Lord, go back..."

Shangguan Shu was startled by the sudden sound. He turned his head to look at Nanny Li behind him and gritted his teeth secretly. Sooner or later, he would have to deal with this annoying old woman!

Shangguan Shu left the princess's mansion reluctantly.

Then... I went to the dark cell with a feeling of resentment. It was all Zhao Yao, all Zhao Yao!

If he couldn't kill her, he would make her live a life worse than death!

Zhao Ying was sulking alone in the room until Shangguan Qingwan brought Shangguan Qingyue to find her, and then her anger subsided.