Chapter 17: Don’t Desire What Doesn’t Belong to You

Noblewoman Bai was overjoyed, “Good, this is great news, who has Ziyu set his sights on?”

Her Ziyu had reached the age of marriage, but because of his awkward status, the Emperor hadn’t thought about bringing it up, and no one had volunteered to marry their daughter to him.  It had been delayed until now.

“It’s the third Miss of Prime Minister Wang’s family.” He said.

Noblewoman Bai’s hand trembled as she poured tea.  She pretended to be calm and motioned for the palace maids to leave.

“Ziyu, you’re being foolish. What kind of status does Prime Minister Wang have? His students and former officials are all over the court.  His two sons-in-law also hold important military positions.  You want to marry his daughter, aren’t you afraid that someone will harm our mother and son?”

Noblewoman Bai cried, “Our mother and son have survived until today because we are cautious and avoid trouble.”

“Mother, but I…” Li Chen wanted to explain, he had no desire for the highest position, it was just that the third Miss was different, she was different from all the women in the capital.

He just wanted to…

Li Chen smiled wryly, yes, what did he want to do?  If he married her, not to mention whether the third Miss would be willing or not, even if she was willing, he was insignificant, in this chaotic court, could he protect her?

“Mother, I understand.”

Noblewoman Bai handed him a cup of tea, “Son, it’s all my fault, I’m useless, I have no family support, I gave birth to you and only made you suffer with me.”

“The Crown Prince is powerful, the second prince’s mother is favored, I’m just a palace maid, I can’t give you anything.”

She could see that Ziyu truly admired the third Miss of the Prime Minister’s mansion, but unfortunately, the Prime Minister’s mansion had immense power.  If Ziyu married the third Miss Wang, others would have ulterior motives because of their mother and son, and they might not even be able to keep their current peaceful life.

“Mother, that’s not what I meant.”

Noblewoman Bai said with a bitter smile, “Ziyu, you have to remember, there are many things in this world that don’t belong to you, don’t ever desire them.”

“Yes.”

Li Chen left the palace.  He sat in the carriage, sunlight streamed through the gaps in the curtains.  He reached out to grab it, the sunlight appeared and disappeared as the carriage swayed.

It’s alright, there are too many regrets in this world, it’s not just him who wants something he can’t have.

He was worried that the Xiliang assassins wouldn’t give up, so he arranged for a few clever and capable death warriors to secretly protect Wang Baochuan.

At that time, Wang Baochuan arranged for the servants in the mansion to secretly investigate Bai Yu’s whereabouts, but they found nothing.

She thought that Bai Yu must be from the capital since he was so familiar with it, but he had disappeared without a trace, as if he had vanished into thin air.

She recuperated in the mansion for a few days, and Xiaolian’s fright had improved a lot since she returned.

“Miss, do you remember Mr. Xue?”

Xiaolian was helping her fix her hair, and she suddenly brought it up.  Wang Baochuan nodded.

“Mr. Xue’s father was killed in his home, in a civilian house in the south of the city.” Xiaolian shuddered at the thought, someone dared to kill people in the capital so casually.

Wang Baochuan was shocked.  She thought that in her previous life, Xue Ren was killed because she and Xue Pinggui were close.  In this life, she had tried her best to avoid Xue Pinggui, but his father was still killed!

Could it be Wei Bao?

She was uneasy.  If so, it meant that Xue Pinggui’s life trajectory couldn’t be changed no matter what.  Whether she was there or not, his father would be killed, he would join the army, marry Dai Zhan, and become the King of Xiliang…

“What about Second Sister?” Wang Baochuan asked abruptly.

“Second Miss is embroidering flowers with Madam.” Xiaolian answered truthfully.

Wang Baochuan instructed, “When Second Sister goes back to the Wei mansion, remember to tell me.”

If Xue Ren was destined to be killed by Wei Bao, then Xue Pinggui’s sister, Xue Qi, should still be at the Wei mansion.  She wanted to see Xue Qi.