Chapter 763: Memories (2)
"I can help you leave together."
"But he’s not alone. He still has his parents and sisters in the residence. If he disappears with me, the Yu family won’t let his family off. If Your Highness can send away a servant, can you send their entire family away without anyone knowing?"
"Besides, Your Highness should know that the Yu family helped the emperor because a daughter of the Yu family will take the title of the princess consort. If I leave, can Your Highness really ensure that you can convince the Yu family? Even if you convince them, can you be sure that the Yu family will sincerely help the emperor? Are you really going to bet on that?"
"What do you mean?"
She said, "Your Highness has someone you like, and so do I. Your Highness can’t marry the person you like, and I can’t marry the person I like. In that case, why don’t you marry me? After we get married, we’ll live our own lives and not interfere with each other."
Her words tempted Xuanyuan Ce. He thought of his mother kneeling in front of him and begging, as well as his brother who was doing his best to protect him.
If he was careless, one false move might lose the game. He could not afford to gamble.
He asked uncertainly, "Are you really not interested in me?"
"Jiang Tao," Madam Yu said. "His name is Jiang Tao. If Your Highness doesn’t believe me, you can investigate."
Xuanyuan Ce went to investigate. Just as Madam Yu had said, in the few years that she was abandoned by her family clan, Madam Yu was often bullied. It was this man called Jiang Tao who helped many times. The two of them usually interacted very closely. As time passed, it was not impossible for them to develop feelings for each other.