Chapter 610 (1): Do You Believe It
Su Xi-er watched the fire which continued burning at the peak, noticing at the sa ti that there was no one else around. This ant that Situ Li’s n were likely all dead, and he would be unable to turn the situation around at this point.
“Third Imperial Prince, you can still choose to surrender now. Why fight one another when the sa royal blood flows in your veins?” Su Xi-er walked up to him as she spoke.
Situ Li laughed and retrieved a hairpin that was hidden within his sleeves. Under the bright moonlight, Su Xi-er was able to tell that it was sothing that belonged to the deposed Empress. She rembered touching the sa object when she had stayed in the forr’s repose palace.
Situ Li looked at the hairpin before turning his gaze back to Su Xi-er. “You should recognise this.”
“Of course. But you were very different at the ti, Third Imperial Prince.”
“We’re still people on the sa path; after all, didn’t you take revenge on those that hard you after occupying soone’s body and obtaining a new life? Ning Anlian, Yun Ruofeng, and so many of the older officials in Nanzhao’s court.” Situ Li had dealt with Nanzhao for many years, and he had thus been familiar with Ning Rulan’s position in the court. It was just that he had never expected the sa Ning Rulan to beco his opponent one day.
“One should never be rciful to those who harbour ill intentions, but you’re the one who’s disturbing the peace this ti. Rebelling against the Situ Imperial Family and stirring up trouble in the court.” Su Xi-er stared at him, her eyes gleaming under the moonlight.
Those eyes reminded Situ Li of his own mother, soone who had been able to persevere through all the hardship she was put through, and this was why he had decided to look out for her back then.
He had never seen Ning Rulan’s face on any of his secret visits to Nanzhao in the past. He had only ever seen her from behind, a figure which embodied elegance in that red dress of hers, and soone at the centre of any crowd.
“Trying to convince this Prince to surrender?” Situ Li mocked as he continued studying the hairpin in his hand.
“There’s no point in continuing the fight. All the sishi you have painstakingly raised over the years have tragically died. The law states that n who commit treason are not to be given proper burials. Their bodies will be abandoned in the wilderness.”
Situ Li remained calm. “I’ve given them food and shelter, so that’s good enough. They all would’ve died without , so the only difference is that they were able to live a little longer. What’s wrong with that?”
Feng Changqing could no longer watch in silence. “Though they are sishi, they are still human. Imperial Princess, there’s no need to spare the Third Imperial Prince if that’s what he thinks.”
“Your Imperial Princess is really benevolent,” Situ Li scoffed. “A kind princess who would break the tendons of those who commit mistakes and abandon them in the wilderness. You talk about being rciful, and display your virtuosity with Nanzhao's new policies, but they're all just a cover.”
Feng Changqing frowned at this, but Su Xi-er stopped him before he could say anything in retort.
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