Consort of a Thousand Faces

Chapter 507 (2): Unyielding Personality (unedited)

“It’s hard to say; we’re afraid that he will have to continue lying down for the rest of his life.”

“What?! My brother is crippled?” Unable to accept the blow, Xie Liuli kept stumbling backwards, so Su Xi-er swiftly supported her.

“Commandery Princess, it’s more important for the Commandery Prince’s life to be out of danger.”

Xie Liuli stood in a daze for a long while before she finally knelt on the ground with a thud, muttering in agony. “It’s all the fault of power; power kills people. If Elder Brother had decided to let things go earlier, how would things have come to this?” She looked up at Pei Qianhao. “Prince Hao, let me request you to help me do something. Back then, you asked me to help you do something, and now, please help me.”

Su Xi-er glanced towards Pei Qianhao. She is probably referring to the time when he asked her to refuse the marriage in front of everyone.

Pei Qianhao’s expression remained unchanged as he indifferently replied, “Say it.”

“Prince Hao, I beseech you, regardless of my brother’s reaction, you must remove all this power. I will take him away to lead a life of isolation in the mountains, and I will look after him for an entire lifetime.”

I really detest power. If I had the choice, I would rather be born in an ordinary family.

Pei Qianhao originally had the intention of taking back Xie Yun’s power, so he directly nodded. “This Prince will promise you.”

“Many thanks, Prince Hao.”

The imperial physicians at the side were taken aback. With Commandery Prince Xie fallen, chaos will definitely ensue in the court. The officials originally following the Commandery Prince Xie are now...

At that thought, they couldn’t help but glance at Pei Qianhao. There’s going to be a sweep done across the court soon. Among those who will remaining, other than the neutral parties, the rest will probably be Prince Hao’s faction.

Beimin’s skies are going to change. A major upheaval and change in power is about to occur. Prince Hao will soon completely wield all of the power in Beimin.

While all the imperial physicians were occupied with saving Xie Yun, Su Xi-er grabbed Pei Qianhao’s hand and led him outside the room.

“A-Jing, what on earth is the matter with Brother Hu?”

Pei QIanhao took her into his arms and gently patted her head. “Xi-er, Rong Qing already married two years ago. His wife is now pregnant, and she will be giving birth in about four months.”

Even though Su Xi-er had already guessed the truth, she was still shocked. She tightly embraced him and lowly murmured, “How can one believe a childhood promise?”

“Xi-er, if you and I had met when we were children, and we had made a promise, we would have been able to stay by each other for an entire lifetime.”

Su Xi-er raised her head to look at him. “How would you know? Rong Qing looks like you; who knows if the two of you have some blood relations. The same...”

Pei Qianhao immediately cut her off. “You’re not allowed to doubt this Prince. If I say so, then that’s the case. If I say I’ll wait for you, then I’ll definitely do so.” His unyielding personality was acting up again.

“Alright, in our next lifetime, after we make a childhood promise, you must wait for me.” Su Xi-er smiled.

How fortunate I am to have met him in this lifetime.

“Silly woman, we will never be separated, and that includes our next lifetime; what ‘wait’ is there to speak of? If I leave, I’ll surely take you with me.”

Su Xi-er’s eyelid twitched. “You want me to elope with you? You’re not allowed to. I will definitely be an obedient daughter and not make my parents angry in my next lifetime.”

The corners of Pei Qianhao’s mouth curved up, and he rubbed against her. “As you wish.”

While the two of them were tightly hugging each other, they heard a soft cough from Situ Lin who had left Xie Yun’s room.

“Imperial Uncle, Imperial Aunt, pay more attention. Commandery Prince is still in the middle of receiving emergency treatment inside. You must show a worried expression, just like this Emperor.” He scrunched up his face to show his deep concern, only to elicit a laugh from Su Xi-er.

“Your Majesty, while this Prince hasn’t been around for a few days, you almost committed a grave mistake.”

Situ Lin immediately lowered his head. This matter had indeed been due to my negligence and carelessness. If not for Imperial Uncle helping me in time, I’m afraid that things in the rural areas would have been difficult to handle.

“Imperial Uncle, I will be more careful in the future.”

“This Prince will reclaim all of Commandery Prince XIe’s military power and enable more integration within the army; the military rules will be more strict and clear. By the time you come of age and the military power is passed to you, they will definitely be made up of valiant and competent soldiers.”

Su Xi-er saw that Pei Qianhao’s eyes were filled with determination. Reclaiming the military power just to return a better army for Situ Lin. Among all the countries, there’s no one who supports the Emperor so wholeheartedly like him.