Chapter 784 - Chapter 784 Chapter 784 Below One Person Above Ten Thousand
Chapter 784: Chapter 784: Below One Person, Above Ten Thousand People Chapter 784: Chapter 784: Below One Person, Above Ten Thousand People Xuexue’s fingernails, hidden under her sleeves, dug deeply into her flesh, using the pain to remind herself not to act rashly. Her enemies were of noble status, and she couldn’t strike until the time was ripe; otherwise, her foster parents would lose their lives because of her impetuousness.
The tragedy of her past life could not be allowed to repeat itself.
Indeed, the Fourth Prince’s mother was the reigning Empress, and her own father was the Prime Minister, a man second only to the Emperor himself.
It was because of the Empress’s powerful maternal family that she was able to sit securely on the throne of the Empress within the Harem.
Not even the Emperor dared to shake her position lightly.
Even though the Empress did many outrageous things to pave the way for the Fourth Prince to become the Crown Prince,
the Emperor and the Empress Dowager mainly turned a blind eye to her actions.
Such trifles were insignificant compared to the stability of the state.
And for this reason, the throne of the Empress remained firmly in her hands.
Perhaps it was the pain in her arm that helped Xuexue regain some composure and a bit of sanity.
“As a servant lady who grew up among the common folk, I’m used to the life in the countryside. To me, there’s nothing terrifying about a tiger. I’ve grown up untamed and simply treated it as if it were an ox to ride, nothing more surprising than that,” Xuexue said indifferently, her expression detached.
After all, facing her enemies from a previous life, it was good enough that she hadn’t broken down; how could she chat with them cheerfully!
As soon as Xuexue finished speaking,
a stir went through the crowd below.
They had never seen a young lady speak so calmly about a tiger, claiming to treat it as nothing more than a mount like an ox.
Zhang Ruixuan, oblivious to Xuexue’s detachment, replied enthusiastically, “Miss Situ, perhaps someday you could visit my abode? I would be quite eager to see that large tiger for myself.”
“No matter what, a tiger is still a beast, and I fear it could harm the Fourth Prince if its animal instincts take over,” Xuexue retorted.
Zhang Ruixuan’s lips curled into a smile as his eyes sparkled with mirth looking at Xuexue, “No worries, with the Miss present, I believe there will be no issues. Besides, since you’re just back in the Capital, as a Prince, I can show you around to get acquainted with the place.”
As for Zhang Ruixuan’s over-familiarity,
Xuexue was not the least bit interested; moreover, she was well aware that the reason Zhang Ruixuan approached her was due to the power held in her father Situ Yongjie’s hands.
Zhang Ruixuan was a man of sinister and ruthless schemes, always with ulterior motives behind his actions.
Seeing that they were getting along, the Empress Dowager was also very happy. As a senior official in the court and serving under the War Prince, the Royal Family forming a marital alliance with Great General Situ would make the state even more secure.