Emperor Yantai’s evaluation of Fu Shen was “loyal to the world but not to the monarch”. Although he imagined Fu Shen to be overly ambitious, this statement was quite accurate. Fu Shen had been willing to bow to Emperor Yantai out of old feelings, but it was different with Sun Yuanduan. Just because of the new emperor’s treatment of Fu Ling, Fu Shen would never let it go.
Moreover, Emperor Yantai was still safely in Shu Prefecture. Fu Shen’s previous non-interference in succession did not mean he would not intervene in the future to determine who would sit on the throne.
Zhao Xicheng was drenched in cold sweat by Fu Shen’s words, feeling he shouldn’t have brought up Yan Xiaohang and that they should have just discussed how to attack Chang’an.
General Zhao didn’t understand the relationship between Yan and Fu, nor could he grasp Fu Shen’s intention of keeping Yan Xiaohang. However, the legend of “court dogs harming the loyal” was too deeply rooted, so he coldly assumed Yan Xiaohang was being punished for his previous misdeeds.
“I understand the lord’s meaning,” Zhao Xicheng said sincerely. “Since Master Yan has no objections… I’ll follow the lord’s arrangements.”
A light laugh suddenly broke the silence. Yan Xiaohang slowly raised his head, meeting their gazes with a mirthless smile: “Fine. Let’s do it this way.”
After Zhao Xicheng left, Fu Shen dropped his cold expression and shook his head, laughing: “Master Yan, it seems your reputation is truly bad. You’re so easily discarded without hesitation.”
Yan Xiaohang also shook his head: “I never thought ‘forceful seizure’ would happen to me one day.”
“What forceful seizure?” Fu Shen said. “Don’t slander me. It was clearly a proper marriage.”
Yan Xiaohang couldn’t help but laugh, his heart melting like water, stickily moving in for a kiss. Fu Shen kissed his lip corner, but was bitten back by Yan Xiaohang, who firmly pressed him on the wheelchair and kissed him thoroughly.
A few days later, the battle for Chang’an officially began.
Behind him, a sudden sound of wind breaking came. He glanced back with his peripheral vision and saw a cold blade slashing diagonally towards his back, where the protective deputy was trying to rush forward to save him.
